Left to right: 2 coats Essie Splash of Grenadine, 5 coats Turquoise and Caicos, 3 coats Smooth Sailing, 2 coats SoG
Turquoise & Caicos: Yes...5 coats. Did anyone else have as much trouble with this as I did? It was kind of streaky, but the formula isn't thick so I don't think it needs thinner. I think it could've been opaque in 3, but I couldn't get it to be even. :/ After a painstaking 5 coats, I nicked two nails and a piece of dried Smooth Sailing fell off the brush onto my index. So I gave up and decided to swatch my other Essies. Turquoise & Caicos is such a lovely color so it's a shame that mine had a sucky formula. My picture makes it look kind of aqua, but it's a green leaning turquoise with hints of mint. I grabbed the last one at Ulta, so maybe I got a bad one.
Smooth Sailing: Definitely opaque in 2. I just did 3 for the pics. It's a periwinkle blue with mint green and pink shimmer. It's the same shimmer in Coat Azure, only it's a lot more noticeable in Smooth Sailing. I don't know if it's cause it has more shimmer or because the color is darker. Either way, very pretty.
Splash of Grenadine: Opaque in 2 coats and went on like butter and was super shiny. It's really gorgeous! Not much else to say. ^^
Hope you're all enjoying the weekend!
Liz
I don't have T&C but I remember reading on RebeccaLikesNails that she found it to be a pain too. Such a shame because it's a beautiful color! :(
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
ReplyDelete5 coats? I think I would just give up. But then.. it is a gorgeous colour!
ReplyDeleteBecause I'm a glitter/shimmer junkie, I'm loving Smooth Sailing!
Gorgeous colors!!
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad about Turquoise & Caicos... I have it but I haven't used it yet so I'm not sure what's going on with that!
ReplyDelete5 coats! That is insane. I hate it when nail polishes take that long to dry. I do love the other colours though! You made smooth sailing look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow 5 coats?? That's crazy but the colors turn out great!
ReplyDeleteWow they're all such gorgeous colours! Too bad some of them took so long to paint on to become opaque. At least you did get some beauties out of it!!
ReplyDeleteYour mani is gorgeous!! I love Splash of Grenadine!! I've been thinking of buying it...
ReplyDeleteI've just seen on your profile you're half Korean! haha Great! I just did a Korean mani today (I'll post it soon!) cos I'll fly to Seoul next month!lol yay!
Haha cool, I'll check out your post when it's up. You're so lucky to be going to Seoul! I can't wait till I go there again, especially to do some major hauling at the Nfu Oh Store. Hehe, oh and I'm full Korean. I was just born in the States. ^^
ReplyDeleteI love Smooth Sailing too! It's a lovely color and the formula was great. :)
ReplyDeleteI had the exact same problem with T&C so I don't use it anymore. I found that Orly Gumdrop is close enough in color so I use it instead when I crave the bright aqua!! I sooo want Smooth Sailing!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know! I think I'll look into Gumdrop. :D And Smooth Sailing is gorgeous and the formula was great. You should get it! :)
ReplyDeletepretttty!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait, too! I've already spotted the Nfu Oh's headquarter! :p I'll go to join my bf who is already there since last week...miss him;; ...
ReplyDeleteI'll post my mani just before I leave (beginning of August) as a vacation post lol
oh!! sorry for the "half" :p
Smooth Sailing is gorgeous~!!
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