Turquoise and Caicos

No time this weekend to do nail art :( My family is in the process of moving so that has been tiresome along with homework and work...trying to stay positive though! I did buy some sponges so I can attempt glitter gradients and ombre sometime in the near future!

The good news: one of my little sisters graduated high school today so a new polish for the occasion was necessary.

Seen below is Essie Turquoise & Caicos. This name makes me think of how nice it would be to just sit on a nice island with a pretty drink in my hand. A girl can dream, right?

In artificial lighting

The formula was a bit watery and required 3 coats. I am home for the week and forgot my base coat at school, but I did use Essie No Chips Ahead top coat as usual. The color is amazing! It is a subdued turquoise shade; a beautiful mixture of blue and green.

In natural lighting

This week should be fun. Only two days of class and some fun events planned for the holiday weekend. Yay for a 4 day weekend!

Loyally Lacquered,
Caitlin

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Polish of the Week

Graduation tassel and Hip-Anema

Hi Everyone! Sorry for the short post, but I have been super busy. Definitely a bittersweet weekend: sisterhood retreat was so much fun but I also had my last chapter meeting as an active sorority girl :(  I'm getting ready for a busy week ahead as well. Just picked up my cap and gown for graduation next week! Now time to focus on my three final exams and then I'm done with my undergrad!

My polish this week is Essie Hip-Anema. My awesome friends got me some graduation presents and this polish was among them. I must say I am obsessed with this color. It is very similar to OPI MonSooner Or Later if you have that one in your collection. Shown here is 2 coats with 1 layer of OPI Top Coat. The formula is great and goes on very nicely.

Photo with natural light

Hip-Anema is part of the Essie Madison Ave-Hue Collection. Below is the whole collection with the exception of Bonding With Whoever. I just have so many pale purple polishes that I couldn't bring myself to buy it. Also, Go Ginza is already in the purple family so I definitely didn't need two purples from the same collection.

L-R: Hip-Anema, Madison Ave-Hue, Avenue Maintain, Go Ginza, Maximillian Strasse-Her

Let me know what you think! Off to study for finals! Have a great week :)

Loyally Lacquered,
Caitlin

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