blanket print nails

01/18/2012

Color: Splash of Grenadine (Essie)
Retail Price: $8.00 (USD)

This shade is from Essie’s summer 2010 Resort collection. It is a pink-toned purple with a creme finish. Even though it’s from a summer collection, I think it’s easily a spring shade as well. I like that the nail polish doesn’t really look pink or purple, but sort of sits on the fence between both colors.

The formula for this shade was a little tricky to work with. Even though it seems fairly opaque, it actually applies very streaky. You’ll need to let each coat have a lot of time to fully dry so that you consecutive coats can build up the manicure to proper opacity. In the photo above, I am wearing three coats.

Honestly, I go back and forth between loving and hating this shade, but I think most of my negativity comes from the formula for Splash of Grenadine! Overall, I think this shade is fairly unique and versatile, and definitely bright enough to really make a statement in your spring or summer wardrobe.

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