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Essie Power Clutch

Everyone’s got their thing when it comes to being stressed out and procrastinating.  Me? I do grooming.  My preliminary qualifying exam for my doctoral program was a week-long take-home analysis, to be picked up at 9am on Monday, and dropped off at 5pm Friday. It was a marathon exercise, during which I slept very little and somehow churned out a 50-page coherent document.  Somewhere around day 2, when I started to lose my focus, I would take a step back, and pluck my eyebrows or something.  When it came time to turn in the godforsaken thing and throw back a few beers with my cohort-mates, everyone marveled at how I didn’t look totally ragged after all was said and done (and yes, in a fit of complete frustration and wordblock on Thursday, I flat-ironed my hair).

Anyway! I’m in the midst of prepping for my final defense, what did I do? Paint my nails in what is the most perfect fall color.  Essie Power Clutch.  On me, it reads a deep charcoal…like a great charcoal men’s suit…but when I’m out in the sunshine, it takes on a deep military green undertone.  It’s a nice alternative to the Essie Wicked that I tend to wear, which feels a little vampy sometimes.  Power Clutch is a wonderful neutral.

Coverage was good…2 coats were opaque, and I followed it up with a new topcoat I’m trying (Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri). Let’s hope it lasts for at least a few days without chips!

*Update: The Sally Hansen topcoat was a flop – I had chips in 2 days! This teaches me to stray from my beloved Essie 3-Way Glaze (or Essie Good-to-Go for a somewhat faster-drying topcoat).

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