Revlon: Coastal Surf

'Coastal Surf' is a bright true blue creme that reminds me so much of the ocean.  It goes on smoothly in 2 coats and was just as vibrant as it is in the bottle.  The fact that it goes on just like it is shown in the bottle is great because I find that a lot of times with bright colors you either have to use a white base coat or a ton of coats before you can get the true color to show through.  Do you have any favorite shades like this that I should try out?  

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 *natural sunlight, 2 coats, Canon T3.  

Essie: Turquoise & Caicos

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If you apply this color in two thin coats, you get a beautiful tiffany blue turquoise color that's perfect for the summer.  I had always heard a lot about this polish but never really looked at it in the stores or anything since I wasn't too big a fan of blues and greens back then, I stuck loyally to my baby pinks, reds, and nudes.  Let me just say, I am so happy I've finally started to branch out into other colors...better late than never!

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This closeup shot really shows how creamy and almost jelly the consistency of this polish is, it looks nice and opaque and stays on for days!  I think I wore this polish for about a week straight without noticing any chipping or smudging, which is quite a feat when you're talking about a girl who changes her polish normally 3x a week.  

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This is a shot of my sister's nails, she liked the color when I bought it so we had matching nails for a while.  I'm not a huge fan of nail art, I like my nails plain and creamy but she decided to add this pink tribal stripe effect on her ring finger that actually looks really great with the 'Turquoise and Caicos' color.  

*natural sunlight, 2 coats, Canon T3.