Essie Summer 2024 Sol Searching Nail Polish Collection Swatch & Review || KELLI MARISSA

[@becboobear]

First impression from the colors alone… it’s giving lemonades.

[@KelliMarissa]

Ooh yes! I can see the citrus vibes. Now looking at them I'm seeing a lot of sunset colors too 😅

[@staceyferrie2349]

I agree

[@brittneyhoyt9530]

Agreed

[@becboobear]

After seeing them swatched, however, it’s giving summer sunset and it’s giving beach 🤣

[@KelliMarissa]

Haha yesss def beach sunset 💅💅

[@MsGeorgia630]

Agreed!

[@theoneandonlyfo]

i love a good color story, but because i own so much polish, i very rarely allow a color story to influence me to buy a whole collection. my exception is the ilnp harvest collection, which i bought when my collection was much smaller, so i definitely justified getting the whole thing. but yeah, i do love to see really solid collections.

[@KelliMarissa]

Color stories really just inspire me, not just with the actual nail color but with what I could wear in my makeup or clothes to complement them too!

[@SylenisCrafts]

The Harvest Collection was SO beautiful. When I was taking my first look at indie/boutique stockists they had the Harvest collection on their site's banner and I was just SOLD totally.

[@theoneandonlyfo]

@@KelliMarissa that's a great point! i'm pretty bad at coordinating my outfits with my nails, but i do love color palettes for making jewelry and art! such a great takeaway.

[@theoneandonlyfo]

@@SylenisCrafts i think it's the only full collection i have. it just spoke to me so fast, i bought it while it was still on preorder!

[@daryacastro1614]

This is SO much a Starbursts collection

[@cardboardlions9044]

This color story definitely gives me late late summer vibes. Very pretty!

[@KelliMarissa]

Ooh yeah I can see this for a perfect august vibe!

[@CallMeGussie]

2:44 idk ... it's a summer collection, but these are all spring colors, except Sol Searching, which is giving autumnal. Nice colors & tbh would wear them all but after ODing on pastels for the last couple of months I'm in the moody mood for bold colors, foils, and neons 🤷‍♂️ if these are still shelf warming at CVS next spring I'll grab the leftovers.

[@LH-ci1bn]

I think this is a solid transition spring/fall collection but I prefer summer in-your-face all year long.

[@pizzaandnailpolish]

Summer Sunset!! That’s what I see. They look beautiful together. 🌅

[@KelliMarissa]

Yesss the more I look at them the more I think sunset on the beach!

[@amandastillman8352]

This collection reminds me of the Painted Desert. I will definitely be getting a few shades.

[@KelliMarissa]

Ooh I'd never heard of the painted desert but I just googled it and you're so right!!

[@randomharts]

These colors make me think of a summer sunset while sitting on a beach 🏖️ I love them🥰

[@rhondaorberson9664]

LOVE Glisten to Your Heart! I wouldn't normally think of a "sand" color as beautiful, but this one is! Meditation Heaven is a great summer shade The color and formula is really close to Wet N Wild's My Butter Half (one of my all time faves)

[@jennifergoodwin2844]

Hi Kelli. Your enthusiasm for nail polish has inspired me to go back to doing my own weekly manicures. I have been going to the salon for many years, but now I enjoy finding new polishes to try myself & my nails are a lot healthier. So, thank you. Have you made a video on manicure & polish basics? I'm thinking for someone starting out or ideas for putting together for a gift etc.

[@countrygirl7402]

I see sunsets and sunrises in this. I am a 100% a color story or collection person.

[@angiemiller188]

Give me the mountain view anytime. Love the collection.

[@heavymetaljess_]

These colors felt like they're colors in the print of a sun dress. Cute.

[@tanhome7]

Not what I would be attracted to for summer for me personally but I agree that Essie has improved their formula and brush over the years. You’re the most perfect nail swatcher out there Kelli 💅🏽

[@jenniferanneken9112]

I love color stories, but I typically buy individual colors. Essie is my go-to impulse buy brand. If I'm at the grocery store, bored going through the food isles, I'll hit the cosmetics and grab a bottle of Essie to brighten the mundane.

[@KelliMarissa]

They really are so tempting, those little store displays always catch my eye hahaha

[@meisbrenda]

At first I was a little hesitant, but looking at the application and then at the final collage, I must say… I love this collection! 😍

[@pastelveon]

this color story is super pretty!!! i love how the story gives me summery sunset vibes, i love ittt

[@KelliMarissa]

Yesss I'm def seeing summer sunset now!!

[@iluvjpm]

I bought Breath in Breath Out, I also love Sunrenity and the yellow, but I have a lot of those rosy shades and yellows. Definitely a lit up skyscraper view.

[@darrellwendyjenkinson8972]

I'm a mainstream gal but this is only because I have very little patience to wait for anything coming thru the mail/delivery! Today's colors are great---would love to see It's All Bright layered over a darker color.

[@MirandaLeighVlogs]

The thumbnail gave me sunset vibes. And the glitter sand polish would look so beautiful as an ocean nail art look

[@KelliMarissa]

Ooh yes I should try a little oceanic gradient!!

[@georgiastewart4479]

Hi Kelli, loving Sun-Renity ☀ and Sol Searching. The whole collection is different and pretty. Mountain View for sure, I live in the city, and am so over it. Have a great week

[@cheyenne21577]

I do Love a Color Story. But I also love a good chaos mani (totally random/skittle) 😊🎉

[@bc_2024]

1,2 are so spring~Maybe I like them individually.

[@rezzy8590]

Color stories never really mattered to me, just individual colors. I'm still an individual color person but after getting into makeup, like eyeshadow palettes, I have a new appreciation for color stories. On top of that, HT was the first experience that a color story actually "tells a story" or invokes a feeling. The standout for this is the vacation collection. I display all of my boxes but that one gets a little vibe corner to itself.

[@pggysu]

This is one recent collection that has me loving every color. I love all your swatch and reviews, too. I'm not creative enough to be a color story person. I'm too right-brained for that. But I do see immediately what polish colors complement and contrast to wear together. Guess that's the analytically minded view. I'd love to trade for a day to see what being creative feels like. But I do happily recreate designs. 😊

[@lorilou1436]

I live in Michigan but was in Virginia a little town in the mountains called fancy gap. I fell in love with that place. When I'm ready to retire that's where I wanna do it at.

[@elizabethwilders4690]

I love this color story and mainstream polishes hold my heart 💙 don’t get me wrong indies are amazing but my mainstream are so affordable and easy to get and don’t sell out as quickly and a lot of my mainstream creams I can stamp with also. I agree with another comment and it does give lemonade vibes or summer sunset too.

[@sapphireseptember]

I like buying whole collections. Also generally buy mainstream/boutique brands as they're easier to get hold of, especially in the UK. (Orly being the bulk of my collection, followed by ILNP.) That colour story is so pretty! Definitely giving summer sunset vibes!

[@MsGeorgia630]

Love this pallet. I prefer to be able to run into a local store and grab a polish. Essie has been my go to lately. I just recently tried their jelly polish on my toes and I love it. Plus I have gel, acrylic and dip allergies😢 so regular polish is for me.

[@anonymousperson4214]

I'm pretty much with you on the views. I've lived the wilderness mountain thing, and I like seeing a city from reasonably high up in that city. Where it changes for me is that I don't like seeing skyscrapers from a ground floor (or very low floor) apartment because it just feels like I'm very on display if my curtains are open. Higher up that's not a problem :) Ironic when you consider I'm afraid of heights, but I just don't look down while right up against a floor to ceiling window and I'm fine.

[@JeniferJamesFarrell]

I like this color story! That metallic reminds me of gold or metallic leather sandals. I love Essie for wearing solid cremes and often do one coat of an indie over them.

[@laurabolen4809]

If the yellow wasn't there I would think Fall. I do like the Glisten To Your Heart the best. Ha. I would love the mountains but with a fan blowing. lol

[@shruthiLife]

Glisten to your heart and it's all bright are my favorite but although breath in breath out shade was not looking like a summer collection I really like that shade to and kelli if it also a promotion but you always say what is in your heart and what you think about it and i really like that from you and that's y I watch your all video

[@SurprisedPikacheesecake]

mountain view big time for me! and collections are important to me. i'm unlikely to just grab a couple if the whole set isn't speaking to me unless something really knocks my socks off. these are cool, definitely a unique color story but nothing stands out and not my vibe overall so thankfully i'm safe lol

[@rachel820]

I usually go for just a few polishes in a collection. It's very rare to like a complete collection.

[@itsanastacia]

They aren't bad. I like the first 2 and the last one is nice. I'm not a big color story person. If I like a color, that's it. Lol I live in suburbia, so I guess I like it quiet. No mountains are needed. Lol I like to see the sunset, and I'm good. 😊

[@MoodysMood-lt6wh]

Nice collection. I tend to look at individual colors as I don’t tend to purchase full collections.

[@denisenj7648]

Ocean for me. I could sleep on the beach day and night.

[@sparklywastaken1426]

Oh, that’s a lovely colour story!

[@KelliMarissa]

It really is!

[@sharibc3597]

I just recently got rid of a lot of my cremes, I just don’t wear them often. And now everyone is putting out beautiful cremes! 😂🤦🏼‍♀️ Now I gotta check what shades I have because I may need these! Surprisingly enough I really liked the yellow! But my favorite was the sand shimmer! ❤

[@meganthings]

It kind of reminds me of the oasis store in stardew valley 😅

[@KelliMarissa]

Ya know what, I never played that game but it absolutely seems like my vibe lol

[@dinayoung9966]

Sol Searching is very autumnal. Very pumpkin-y.

[@mariapajamas]

Geez, I really like these colors even before seeing the swatches. These are so cute and fun.

[@carolgerstmann4852]

I really like thay essie is 8 free now. This is kind of autumnal in my mind. I do like the 2 yellows.

[@TheMome58]

I love this colour story and I'm definitely a colour story person. Having said that I don't actually own many Essie polishes, but I will look into these, my faves are the dusky rose & the champagne colours. Great review as always Kelli, thank you ❤xxx As far as sleeping it has to be dark & quiet, so city wouldn't be good for me, so I choose mountains to look at after I've woken up 😂😂

[@clancymullins5316]

Skyscraper for me. It's funny, I live across the street from a trauma ER hospital and am so used to noise don't think I could live in quiet.

[@laurabarre8694]

I love this collection. Planning on getting it.

[@joycejohnson8502]

Oh I love the subtle colors in this collection! I’m a total collection person.

[@MartinaIlg]

To be very honest, I sometimes get so lost in essie and their releases, especially with some releases only being in EU, some only in Target or Ulta or whatever xD you never really know what will come, especially when their gel couture line gets involved xD So for example I had no idea that this is a summer collection 😂 but it looks pretty, sunset vibes and I am into it. And the shimmers are STUNNING, I might get them 🥰

[@fairykeileyshobbies]

I like the color story but the thumbnail image looks darker. I'm cool toned and don't feel this collection is for me. Thank you for your honest review 😊😊

[@tanniedavidson2514]

I'm not super jazzed on this. I'm to the point in my collecting that it has to be really different to attract me.

[@rhondaarmstrong1405]

Beautiful polishes. I just love polishes. ❤❤❤

[@TheGoodbyeGirl]

Mountains for me, I am a very bad light sleeper and any noise wakes me up. I lived in London for 2 years, worst sleep of my life.

[@brittneyhoyt9530]

Beautiful colors

[@SmooochyFace]

I live on a mountain. My backyard is the mountain. I love it and would never trade it for a city. I love the silence of the night, I love the view, and I love the hiking trails right outside my door. As for this Essie collection, it’s just “meh” to me.

[@etaylorw]

You’re so funny. “It lets me know if I’m doing a good job” Says the best swatcher on here. That’s right I said it, Cristine!!!! 😂 no I like both of them but sometimes I need a chill Kelli and simply makes me wanna say “stop. You stop it and settle down. Nope! Don’t touch that. Just stay still until the little hand moves 3 spaces”

[@ritarabaa8338]

Beautiful colors ❤

[@KelliMarissa]

They really are!

[@kendrahostler6211]

Will you be releasing a video of the beachy brights 2 from Zoya this week? They have a sale on the collection until the end of the month and wanted to see your review! I’m very intrigued by this collection!

[@kayleetran1214]

i mostly like shimmer polishes but the solid ones looked so pretty

[@KelliMarissa]

The formulas just made them so good 😅😅

[@kimfrederick7710]

The color story is nice, I'm noticing that most of not all of the colors are dusty in color. I just bought my first yellow to try to see if it looks good on my skin tone. I'm not sure if will, I might have to do 3 coats like you. Thanks for all your swatches

[@KelliMarissa]

Honestly I don't mind doing 3 coats with yellows because it really is worth the effort, I love that bright yellow pop when a polish is fully opaque haha!

[@snowpuppies1]

This feels more like a summer->fall collection to me tbh.

[@KelliMarissa]

Hmm you might be right about that 🤣 the light orchid threw me off

[@snowpuppies1]

@@KelliMarissa I get that, but the desaturation pulls even that color more toward fall (although it could feel like a January color)

[@Phoenixtelstar]

Well I can’t say this collection is for me but I agree that the collection as a whole look nice together. Fun fact answer, Mountain View. Thought I’m not a morning person so I’d be ugh 😩 either way.

[@Hunter_Ostrin]

2:30 see that just feels more like a fall color to me

[@stephro74]

This collection is giving major "beach ball" vibes!

[@lisapierce525]

I don’t generally look at the color story, unless I love the whole collection. You know I have only one collection! I can’t wear the orange and yellows but I love the first two shades, especially the second one. Shades like that aren’t always what I reach for but good to have when you’re in the mood. It kinda reminds me of sweater weather!😂 My daughter would say it’s a grandma color and I hate that phrase. Probably because I’m a grandma. I’ll take the quiet Mountain View any day of the year. I can listen to the low sound of a tv or radio sometimes but generally I prefer quiet and dark as possible. I’m in the middle of doing my first smoosh mani but I’m going to try a gradient too. Just trying to learn!😂

[@chocolatedoughnut1305]

Love the video! Just want to let you know that the affiliate link on screen is perfectly covering the name of all of the polishes as you search them lol

[@KelliMarissa]

Oh gosh I'm sorry haha I'll remove that!

[@nasalhazel1]

Late 80s/early 90s Desert Southwest home collection colors, the yellow is a bit of an outlier.

[@JessieLee_]

Hey Kelli ❤ I love Essie my love started with Essie’s Penny Talk (it’s been a long time since they came out with it) and “It’s all bright” reminds me of it. I have question 🙋🏻‍♀️ what would you recommend for a ridge filler base coat? If you see this I’d really appreciate your advice. Thanks 😊

[@simple_naildesigns]

Beautiful collection 🧡

[@KelliMarissa]

Glad you liked these too!!

[@BeyondPolish]

We love them too!!

[@KelliMarissa]

❤️❤️❤️

[@bellemieux]

I just buy individual nail polishes I personally don't care about the color story. Whatever time I buy a new polish should almost looks the same 😂 I like what I like. I would prefer the mountains ❤️

[@KelliMarissa]

Haha fair enough, I think most people feel the same 😅😅💅

[@3rin817]

Mountain view 100%

[@bluecobaltsteph2689]

Interesting. My fave is Glisten to your Heart although I think Essie Sand Tropez is a better sand color (and also matches my kitty’s fur ❤). But it’s simultaneously a nice color story and kind of a snooze fest UNLESS worn as a skittle. So I prolly wouldn’t buy the collection but actually 😮😮😮 go to a salon and let them do the skittle. Like pretty all together, but don’t need. Although that shimmer ……..

[@bluecobaltsteph2689]

FYI I rarely let a salon touch my fingernails except the one damaged nail that needs a gel nail. They do it wrong!! Sometimes they don’t cap the ends or use a good QDTC!!!!! 😂😂😂

[@bluecobaltsteph2689]

Mountains with very nearby city. Like L.A.???

[@neyisek6928]

Individual polish girlie

[@tainadelcaribe]

This feels like a Barbie collection, but less flashy.

[@KelliMarissa]

I can totally see it!!

[@haleywxrks506]

It reminds me of a flag that can be waved by some women in June. Google sunset flag. (Trying to avoid hate comments.❤)

[@KelliMarissa]

Oh please don't feel a need to censor yourself to appease haters! My community is very kind and I doubt they would ever say something mean - and if they did, I have lots of spam filters (and the ability to delete stuff if it gets past the filters haha)

[@tracyhoverson8294]

I love Essie, but this is probably not a collection for me. I also think I’m a color story girl. It’s beautiful looking at the collection as a whole.

[@cynthiajfaulkner8655]

I have no Essies. I think mountains. I’d really prefer ocean.

[@AnastasiaBurchick]

I really enjoyed these colors honestly. But what basecoat is with them? I honestly have tried essie basecoat and wasn’t impressed for myself so i was wondering do you have a preference for basecoat or can you mix brands for basecoat with out issues

[@KelliMarissa]

You can definitely mix brands when it comes to base and top coat!! My personal fave is the Orly bonder 😅

[@AnastasiaBurchick]

@@KelliMarissa same thats my ultimate fav base coat my second favorite is actually dazzle dry base… i swear its magic that makes anything on top dry faster.!

[@AnetteL.Nielsen]

I was also on the not buying Essie for years for the same reasons as you 😊 and then I got 2 last year and I'm still not impressed. They were streaky... it's not the same series as the ones you reviewed though. Can't remember the name but it's the taller thin bottles... I sleep very light, so I'd prefer the mountain view 😊

[@bellemieux]

They have such beautiful neutral colors but they are so streaky!!!

[@KelliMarissa]

Tbh I'm not a big fan of that line (the expressie line) - it really can be hit or miss and tbh I don't love that tilted brush LOL

[@AnetteL.Nielsen]

@@KelliMarissa I agree. And I'm never going to buy from that line again. I'm wondering if I can put the polish itself in another bottle 🤔 I emptied a OPI Base Coat a couple of months ago and I didn't throw it away.

[@ChrisT-fh9vu]

What is your favorite nail polish brand for their formula?

[@MariaPetrescu]

Have you seen Essie's Midsummer 2024 collection? Definitely has more summery vibes than this one, which strikes me as a transition collection between spring and summer.

[@KelliMarissa]

Ooh I haven't, let me look that one up!

[@MariaPetrescu]

@@KelliMarissa I was trying to find a link for you, but weirdly I can only find this limited edition on Swedish websites (I live in Sweden). Not sure if it's just a regional release!

[@Loranah]

I'm not really a color story person and this collection is not really colors I'm drawn to. Regardless of the time of year, I'm drawn more to darker purples, blues and greens. I like to be different and don't really go for pinks and reds.

[@KelliMarissa]

I do love me some deep purples and blues anytime of year!!

[@slendersera]

It just needs a red, and they could call it a Starburst collection.

[@KelliMarissa]

Omg you're right this is a starburst collection 🤣🤣🤣 maybe that's why I like it

[@lbr88x30]

😂

[@piratejennish42]

This is a swing and a miss for me on all accounts. I don't like neutrals/pinks and the yellow to me was made for Easter. I don't really do a lot of plain creme formulas either though. I tend to think of polishes individually because inevitably there will be at least one color in the collection that I don't like. Mountain view for sure. I hate cities. I need TV and fan, I definitely can't sleep in silence, my brain doesn't shut the heck up.

[@werneckg]

Do you have any affiliate links for europe?

[@KelliMarissa]

Unfortunately I do not :(

[@RachelMcIntyre-pk1gt]

Sorry, but no thanks. The yellow is the cutest of all. I’m not into any of the others. Of course, your swatches are pro.

[@KelliMarissa]

Hey no apologies necessary! Honestly I'm surprised I like these, not my usual style so I get it 😅

[@EllisBell]

❤

[@KelliMarissa]

🥰🥰🥰

[@NailsfromAtoB]

I do love when a collection has a good color story because it scratches an aesthetic itch in my brain. I'm definitely a mountain and sounds of nature person though. I don't mind occasional city noises but mountains ftw 🏔️

[@ReillyWilde]

Mountain View hands down. ⛰️ I’ve lived near mountains a few times- the view is so relaxing! 🎂

[@KelliMarissa]

It is lovely to look out at a beautiful mountain!

[@aquariaaustin2077]

The polishes are... Huh? But I'm sure they're good for some other people. Just not my jam. Fun Fact. Why choose? Plenty of major cities around the world have both views, if you can find the right neighbourhood to get the view.

[@KelliMarissa]

Haha so true!!! I feel like I get the best of both worlds!

[@civey37]

It’s like, a lesbian flag collection 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@KelliMarissa]

Omg you are so right, it is 🤣🩷🧡🤍