Fiesta on My Fingertips: Essie Ole Caliente

Today’s manicure is Ole Caliente from the Essie Navigate Her Spring Collection.  This was also the very first Essie nail polish.  It was sent to me for Easter in a Secret Bunny exchange a while.  I was so tickled to get this polish that I couldn’t wait to put it on.  Essie Ole Caliente had been on my wish list for a while. 


Ole Caliente is a hot pepper red crème polish.  Two coats covered my nails nicely and I topped it with a coat of Poshe topcoat.  I wore this manicure a day or two and then decided to try to extend the life a little by adding some cute stickers gifted to me by another friend.  Pay no attention to the boo-boo on my thumb.

I really liked this polish.  I have heard that some people have had problems with the formula of the Essie polishes.  I wasn’t really sure what to expect so I didn’t have any preconceived notions how this polish was supposed to behave.  I try to approach each polish with an open mind. And since I didn’t experience any problems I have added several new Essie polishes to my collection since. 

Brand          Essie
Name         Ole Caliente
Polish Type         Creme
Color                         4 (it’s red, duh!) 

color scale of 1 to 4

                   1 – utter crud
                   2 – not so great
                   3 – pretty but…
                   4 – Lovin’ It
Wear                         3                 

wear scale of 1 to 4

                    1 – chippy, chip, chip
                    2 – don’t wash dishes in this
                    3 – lasted longer than my deodorant
                    4 -  Only super glue is stronger

So what do you think or Essie Ole Caliente?  Does it make you want to Fiesta or Siesta?