Nail of the Day: Essie Bikini So Teeny

Today's nail of the day is Essie's Bikini So Teeny from the Summer 2012 collection

2 Coats, Natural Light

It is a light blue polish with a hint of purple in it. The color is interesting because it is too blue to be a true periwinkle, but too purple to be a sky blue. Similarly, it is too dark to be a pastel and too muted to be neon, but it looks both bright and light on the nails. It also has a very small amount of silver shimmer. It is visible in the bottle in the picture below, but on the nails it is so subtle that it disappears altogether.

Nail of the Day: Essie Fiji

Today's nail of the day is Essie's Fiji.

3-4 Coats, Natural Light

This is a popular color from Essie, which is a brand well known for their huge range of nude and light pink polishes. Fiji is a white-based light pink with a creme finish. Cameras tend to pick up the white in this polish better than the pink, so it is a touch more pink in person. I think it would complement all skin tones, but looks especially great and really stands out next to a tan. This is the same effect that a white polish would have, but the touch of pink makes it less harsh and more feminine in my opinion.