Essie In The Cab-ana

Hi you guys! Hope this week is treating you well, and you're hanging on! We're already half-way to the weekend. :-)

Wrapping up the Essie Resort 2013 Collection today, I've got the last of the set of four polishes to share with you. In the Cab-ana is a cool-toned bright blue with slight hints of dustiness and aqua in a creme finish.

This was a challenging color to capture exactly right, with the hints of dustiness and aqua being quite shy. In real life, this is just a shade more muted and more teal than what you see in the pictures. In The Cab-ana has a great formula, applying onto the nails easily in thin and even coats. It's also quite pigmented, so you need just the standard two coats for opaque coverage. Just a note since it's blue - I'm happy to report that there's no staining upon removal. :-)

Now that I've tried all the colors, I'm thrilled by how much I love this collection. Each color is a lovely and well-done take on its respective color family. My favorites are In The Cab-ana and First Timer, but I think the whole collection is really quite beautiful. I'd love to know what you think of this collection. What are your favorites and will any be making it into your stash?

You can find In The Cab-ana on Essie.com, at your local nail salons and drug stores, and at big name retailers like Target and Macy's for $8 for 0.46 fl oz.

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Essie Under Where?

Hi you guys! :-)

Continuing with the Essie Resort 2013 Collection, I've got another pretty shade to share with you today. Under Where? is the quintessential lilac creme, leaning just slightly more pink than blue.

I'm a little slow, but this is the one whose name finally made me realize that all the polishes in this collection have slightly naughty names lol. :D Pink-leaning lilacs tend to be more forgiving against my skintone than blue-leaning lilacs, so I'm a big fan of this shade. Formula-wise, this is a trickier one in the collection. It's thinner and streakier than the rest. The first coat is definitely very patchy, though the second coat does a lot to help with that, and that's what you see in the swatches. You can probably do a third coat if you want it extra smooth, but I'm ok with just two coats.

You can find Under Where? on Essie.com, at your local nail salons and drug stores, and at big name retailers like Target and Macy's for $8 for 0.46 fl oz.

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Essie First Timer

Hi you guys! Hope your Monday is off to a good start. :-)

I've got another fun color from the Essie Resort 2013 Collection to share with you today. First Timer is a cool-toned medium minty green with a creme finish.

This is a really pretty and unique green. :-) Depending on the lighting, it can look more aqua or more green. It seems relatively light in the bottle, but once on the nails, it appears darker and more of a medium green... not sure why that is lol. The formula is good, coming out in thin and even coats that are nicely pigmented and that dry to a glossy shine. The first coat is a little streaky, but the second coat smooths everything out and reaches opaque coverage.

You can find First Timer on Essie.com, at your local nail salons and drug stores, and at big name retailers like Target and Macy's for $8 for 0.46 fl oz.

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Essie Come Here!

Happy weekend! Hope yours has been filled with lots of fun and relaxation. :-)

I'm so excited to have the Essie Resort 2013 Collection to share with you, and I wanted to kick it off today with the first of the bunch. Come Here! is a bright rich red-coral with a creme finish.

This is such a great summer color. While there are a lot of coral polishes out there, there's a certain intensity and depth to this color that makes it stand out from the rest. On the coral color spectrum, I would say this one is about as red as you can go while still retaining coral status. The formula is lovely—smooth, even, and pigmented, making application a breeze. Two coats is all you need for total opaque coverage. 

You can find Come Here! on Essie.com, at your local nail salons and drug stores, and at big name retailers like Target and Macy's for $8 for 0.46 fl oz.

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