Essie - Avenue Maintain (Madison Ave-hue Collection, spring 2013) with Nubar - Berry Blue Crush (Candy Crush Collection, spring 2014)

Day three:  today we have a character from Essie's Madison Ave-hue Collection '13....Avenue Maintain.
It is a very intense sky blue creme (Parisian light blue as Essie calls it), very happy and bright.
I paired it with Nubar Berry Blue Crush, the smaller blue glitters are sort of ton sur ton and the pink ones jump right at you!

Essie - Avenue Maintain & Nubar - Berry Blue Crush

This was two heavenly coats of Avenue Maintain (like butter) and one Berry Blue Crush layer....I should have doubled (or tripled) up on topcoat to get the end result more smooth.... next time, I will do so.

Pahlish - Olea Europaea (fall 2013)

Day 2: Pahlish Olea Europaea.
Love this polish, I was sold on the name alone! Love the colour as well: a perfect mossy olive green with a holographic flash. The formula was OK but I needed an aqua basecoat, I had some issues with the wear when I used Sticky base and Poshé topcoat. Using my Fnug aqua basecoat and Fnug topcoat making an enormous improvement in wear.

Pahlish - Olea Europaea

This was two gorgeous layers of Olea Europaea.

Nubar - Orange Slice Crush (Crushed Candy Collection, spring 2014)

Let's see if I can make it the second time around ;-)
Day 1: Nubar Orange Slice Crush on Essie Luscious Lips.
I really like this colour combo, the orange glitter is happy and sunny and the pink ones POP and give the polish some umph.

Nubar - Orange Slice Crush

This was one coat of Orange Slice Crush: the glitter payoff was perfect...I do not think you can get it to be opaque though...it definitely is a topper.

Essie - Luscious Lips (Cute As a Button Collection, Summer 2009)

Day 5: Essie Luscious Lips, a sheer but buildable milky pink (on the warm side of pink).
This was three not too streaky coats of Luscious Lips.

Essie - Luscious Lips

There are those days that you are simply in need for a squishy light pink: then give Luscious Lips a try, it is very cute and wearable.

OPI - I Just Can't Cope-acabana (OPI Brazil Collection Spring/Summer 2014)

Day 4: OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana from the Brazil Collection.
A lovely workable yellow creme.....it could have been a little bit more fresh or lemony to my taste, but that aside.
This was three coats >I think<

OPI - I Just Can't Cope-acabana

Very summer appropriate: LIKE.

OPI Amazon...Amazoff (OPI Brazil Collection Spring/Summer 2014)

Day three: OPI Amazon...Amazoff.
The dark one out of the Brazil Collection: it's a green teal or a teal green with slight silver pearl/shimmer.
And *spoiler alert* it is a BIG, BIG, BIG stainer, so triple up on base coat!

OPI - Amazon...Amazoff

This was two easy coats. Although I was a bit hesitant about this shade being possibly to harsh on me...I liked it a lot and I found it not unflattering at all.

OPI Live, Love, Carnaval (OPI Brazil Collection Spring/Summer 2014)

Day 2: OPI Live, Love, Carnaval  from the Brazil Collection.
It is a hot coral on the reddish side of coral, nice and creamy, no hidden shimmers.
This was two fairly easy coats.

OPI - Live, Love, Carnaval.

I love corals and this one will be even more lovely with tanned skin this summer.....I can see it on my toes on the beach as well...!