still really good

the color is not as deep / rich as you would expect looking at the bottle. Partly because it's a really thin formula. It took me 3 coats to get a darker colour, but still not quite how it shows in the bottle. Still a really nice colour though. Reminds me of crushed velvet.

The brush is a much thicker brush than I expected from Essie - which is a good thing!! I usually find Essie brushes to be really thin and wimpy. My brush was a little lopsided though - it's off to one side like it isn't put on straight. But not too bad that it's unworkable.