Essie - Power Clutch (Brand New Bag Collection Fall 2011)

For Fall 2011 Essie came out withe Brand New Bag Collection. I purchased a few colours I found interesting, this was one of them. It's called Power Clutch. It's a deep grey with a tinge of green to it. Greys seem to be the 'it' colour this Fall, almost all the big polish brands have a grey in there Fall lineup. Last week I did a comparison of some of them, (click here) to read it. 

Application was very good. It took 3 coats for me to get a pretty nice opacity and I finished with one coat of Seche Vite top coat. I'm obsessed with greys. Love em to death. I think they are grey for work or really anything.

The Brand New Bag Collection consisted of 6 polishes (Pictured below from left to right)

Carry On, Very Structured, Power Clutch, Lady Like, Case Study, & Glamour Purse

Essie nail polish is $9 CAD or $8 US and can be found at London Drugs, Wal-Mart or online e-tailers. 

Fall 2011 Trends: Dark Grey

This season brings some grey weather and some grey nails. I love this trend, because its versatile. This look can easily be taken to work and then to a night out. Neutral colours like grey are prefect for two reasons: 1. You don't have to worry about your polish clashing with your clothes  2. If you don't have the time to change your polish often grey polish can easily carry you through the week and not clash with anything that comes up. This season had many collections that had a dark grey in them. They ones I'm comparing are all described as dark grey cremes with zero shimmer to them.

From left to right:

Deborah Lippmann - Stormy Weather  (Fall 2011)

CND - Asphalt

Essie - Power Clutch (Carry On Collection Fall 2011)

China Glaze - Concrete Catwalk (Metro Collection Fall 2011)

From the swatches you can see that all are very similar. The only one that is noticeably very different is Essie's Power Clutch. To me that Deborah Lippmann and the China Glaze are the darkest and are virtually identical. The CND is also a lot like Deborah Lippmann and China Glaze but is slightly in direct like a tone lighter. Essie's Power Clutch is the lightest of the bunch and a tad bit green compared to the other three. Out of direct light they are all very close. 

Deborah Lippmann is sold in Canada at Murale, Holts, and select boutiques. You can see my post on this polish (here). It was $20 CAD.

CND is a little harder to find in Canada. Mine is from an e-tailer and it's been probably about a year since I've bought it so I don't remember exactly what I paid for it. They retail for about $8 CAD. 

Essie is now in drug stores and very easily accessible. Essie including there new collections can be found in Wal-Mart, Shoppers, and London Drugs. They are about $8 CAD. 

China Glaze can be found in Chatters and salons. They are about $7 CAD. 

Final thoughts, nobody really needs all of these colours. Deborah Lippmann, China Glaze, and CND are very close in colour. I would say pick one to see how you like it.