Essie Skittles

Sort of.  I swatched these yesterday after swatching $OPI Caught With My Khakis Down.  That day was just not a great swatching day.  Originally I started out with Essie Turquoise and Caicos on all my nails, but as you can see there is now only one on the middle nail.

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