NOTD: Estee Lauder Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Shimmering Bronze

Another part of Estee Lauder's summer 2011 offering, Shimmering Bronze is a gorgeously metallic sparkling bronze with a warm, pinkish undertone.  I've always shied away from brown based polishes, but this one is an absolute cracker - there's plenty of gold and red microsparkle going on in there, and it looks quite nice against my cool-to-neutral toned skin.  This is three coats; the polish itself is rather thin, and whilst two coats looked opaque in most lights, you'll need three to truly banish any visible nail line.

The most impressive thing about this polish, though, is not the colour.  It's the wear.  I wore this shade for a staggering six days last week - tipwear crept in slightly at around day four, but didn't become overly noticeable until day five, almost day six.  That makes this polish the best wearing I have ever tried - I am immensely impressed.  If you like bronze colours, then you should absolutely, definitely buy this.

Available from May on Estee Lauder counters and on their website, Shimmering Bronze will cost you £14 - spendy, but due to the amazing wear and flattering colour, totally worth it in my opinion!

Disclosure: PR sample