Summer Nails to Share

E is out at a sleepover.  And I'm watching 2 of my nephews.  So the boys (M & nephews) are hanging out in the basement.  Hubby is here, too.  So there's a lot of boy-ness going on in my house right now, with just me & Lucy to keep up the girl quotient.  Fortunately, she has a pink collar.

What to do?  Let's talk nail polish...especially some fun summer shades.  Sorry I'm so late in posting these, but I was...uh...yeah, taking that blog break.

What do I have to share?  3 of the 4 shades in Essie's Spring Resort Collection and 1 shade from Sephora by OPI's Havana Nights Spring Collection.

Guest-nailing for me here are E's toes.  This was a really fun pedi to do.  Next time, I'm adding white polka dots.  On alternating toes, are Sephora by OPI in Havana Dreams ("sheer pale sky blue") and Essie Turquoise & Caicos ("a flirty & pretty tropical aqua").  I love doing the every-other-nail look on E.  Too young for me, but perfect on my almost-8-year-old.  And I love these colors on E - such a perfect pedi for going to the beach.  But neither of these applied well. For a little girl's nails, they are fine, but I tried Havana Dreams on my fingers and it was a bit streaky.  Then again, I have found that to be the case with some of the Sephora by OPI pale colors (especially Run With It, which I *love*, but it just never applies right).  And I think the Essie T&C would really need 3 coats on a grown-ups nails to be even. 

Such cute little toes!!

Next up, my pedi.  Let me pause to note that I got the Essie colors as a set of 4 minis.  When you look at the pic, I just want you to realize that it's a mini-bottle and that my feet really aren't that big.  This is Essie Lapis of Luxury ("a dreamy ocean blue").  This one applied pretty well.  I realize the names are supposed to mesh it into the collection, but it reminded me of a cornflower blue crayon - very pretty blue (not quite as turquoise-y as it looks to me on my computer). Not sure if it's too bright for me...we'll see.  Maybe as a mani color with navy toes? 

And finally, my fave from the collection - Playa Del Platinum ("an elegant & sheer sandy gray") here on my fingers.  For a pale color and for an Essie, it actually applies really well, and I've worn it at least once since then.  Love it.

Hope you have a bit of a girlie weekend...that was mine!  I think I should leave the boys downstairs and take my girlie-pup upstairs to watch a chick flick.