Essence "Choose Me!"

OMG I AM IN LOVE. i saw this polish at Ulta while returning "Decadence" and instantly bought a tiny $0.99 bottle. i'd never purchased this brand before. the foil is so dense in this polish and reminds me of micro-flakies. it's basically a blue jelly base with green micro-flakies = teal foil. i don't even LIKE blue polish...i only own one or two other blue polishes. but this instantly became one of my favourite polishes.
i learned later that this polish is a dupe for Zoya "Charla", OPI "Catch Me In Your Net", and Orly "Halley's Comet", but i think i'll stick with Essence. here's why: i actually did a quick manicure in the car after buying this. i had to be at work in 15 minutes and my nails were bare. they even had cuticle butter on them. the brush turned out to be great too, not too stiff, not too long, wide enough. i brushed on two coats and this polish was dry to the touch in--i kid you not--five minutes. with no top coat. here's a pic from the car:




when i got home from work, i redid the manicure properly. a photo from the next day: