Essie - Swing Velvet

I picked up Swing Velvet at Professional Beauty London 2015 (if you didn't see my haul, you can check it out here.) it wasn't a shade that I had ever seen before, or ever read a review on or seen on any blogs. I was instantly curious and it was so pretty I had to buy it. Usually I'm I don't like red nails on myself, I love them on others but this one just took my eye at the Essie stand. I would say it's a metallic plum red. In dull light it looks like a wine colour and in daylight it's just a gorgeous bright metallic red. It really does look like velvet! Unfortunately my camera doesn't pick up the metallic tone, but it's really beautiful. Swing Velvet is a shade that could be worn all year round but I can really imagine wearing this on a night out, it's so striking and just looks really posh! It applies like a dream due to the metallic, and is opaque in two coats but you could paint three just to be safe. I am so glad I found this polish, I can't wait to wear it.