Essie- Smokin' Hot (Ft. Revlon by Marchesa)

As you may or may not know, the house of Marchesa has teamed up with Revlon to design a collection of nail strips inspired by Marchesa couture dresses. As baroque style is very big this fall, the collection is selling very well at CVS, which is the only place I know of that the strips are being sold. Each package contains 18 strips with various designs and sizes and they retail for $10 USD each.
To go with my strips, I also picked up a bottle of Smokin' Hot by Essie. This one is not a seasonal polish, but I think it goes well with fall and winter clothes. It was a good compliment to the strips I used on a few nails. The color is a dark gray with just a little bit of brown, but somehow it worked well with my black "jeweled noir" nail appliques.
Essie formulas have a tendency to be too thick. This results in minimal tipwear, but if the formula starts pooling, (especially on smaller nails), all the laquer can peel off at once on your nail, leaving an awkward gap in your design.
The nail strips are quite strong and high quality, similar to Essie's SleekSticks nail stickers. Unlike lower quality ones, they are actually quite flexible and conform to the nail without problems. Tipwear is pretty minimal, but be sure to place them correctly when putting them on as they do not like to move once they make contact with your nail.