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.  

Sally Hansen: Mint Sprint

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I was a bit shy at first to try out the mint green trend so I figured I'd go with a safer option.  I figured that this darker minty green would be better suited for my skin tone.  Of course, now I am completely in love with colors like 'Mint Candy Apple' and 'Minted'.  

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If you're like me and you're a bit wary about the whited out mint colors, this is the perfect transitional shade for you.  It comes off as more of a green color but there are definite tinges of mint in the base.  This polish (along with the other Sally Hansen ones that I've tried) goes on really nicely and is practically opaque in one coat. 

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While the shape of the bottle might be a little odd, I LOVE the Sally Hansen brushes.  All of the brushes are the same no matter what collection or line the colors are from and I couldn't be happier.  They remind me a lot of the wider OPI brushes and while they might be too wide for some people I personally think that these wider, stiffer, denser brushes make for easier application.  

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*natural sunlight, 2 coats, Canon T3.