Essie Naughty Nautical

   After purple, teal is probably my favorite color.  It also happens to be the main color of my favorite sports team, Go Sharks!, so that's a nice bonus.  What this really means though, is that I'm always a sucker for a new teal polish.  Especially one with sparkle.

   Naughty Nautical is the name sake polish of the Summer 2013 Naughty Nautical collection.  This is a blue-leaning teal with silver micro-shimmer.  It's almost a crelly polish, but is just a little too opaque.  The formula is on the thin side, but application was good.  I used 2 coats of polish over Finger Paints base coat and no top coat.

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Essie The Girls Are Out

   How's everyone's Monday going so far?  Today I have another polish from the Essie Naughty Nautical Summer 2013 collection to show you.

   The Girls Are Out is a plum crelly with silver microshimmer.  The shimmer is more noticeable in this polish than in Sunday Funday.  I found the formula to be thin and that it likes to pool and drag on the nail if you have too much on the brush.  I definitely recommend thinner coats to avoid this.  Otherwise though application is good.
   I used 2 coats in the photos below over Finger Paints base coat.  I was good with two coats, but some of you might prefer 3.

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Zoya Tracie and Meg

   Today I bring you the last set of polishes from the Zoya Beach and Surf collections.  These two are definitely my favorites from the collections.

   Tracie is the only non-creme in the Beach collection.  It's a pistachio green with silver microshimmer.

   Unlike a lot of microshimmers, the one in Tracie shows well on the nail giving a nice pearl-like finish to the polish.  But it does mean you can see brushstrokes, so you'll want to be careful with application.  The formula and application were both great, aside from the brushstrokes, and Tracie dries bottle color.  I used Finger Paints base coat, 2 coats of polish, and no top coat.

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   Meg is a celery colored metallic foil with silver shimmer from the Surf collection.  Zoya calls Meg a mermaid green which might be the best description.  It's a little hard to pinpoint the exact shade of Meg.

   Meg is the most foil like of all the Surf polishes.  It shows any flaws you have in your nails so I would recommend a ridge filling base coat.  Brushstrokes show on this one as well, so again be careful with application.  The formula is ok on Meg, but the 1st coat goes on a bit streaky and you need to use thicker coats for best application.  I used Finger Paints base coat, 2 coats of polish, and no top coat.  Meg also dries to bottle color.

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   Because it's the most foil like, Meg is super shiny, even without top coat.  As I said at the beginning, these two polishes are my favorites from the Summer collections.  If you like greens, I definitely recommend grabbing both of these.

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were sent to me by the company for consideration.

L'Oreal Safari Chic

   A few months ago L'Oreal introduced a whole new line of Colour Riche nail polishes.  I want to say there are around 42 new shades that are widely available at most drug stores and other mass retailers.  L'Oreal claims the polishes give a 10-day wear, but I haven't tested this.  If any of you have I would love to hear your results in the comments below.

   I bought 2 colors from the line that looked the most interesting to me.  The first I'm going to show you is Safari Chic.

   Safari Chic is a sage green polish with a micro-shimmer of silver, pink, and either blue or green, I had a hard time trying to decide which it is, or if it's a combination of the two.  You can see the shimmer in the bottle, but it really doesn't translate to the nail.  On, Safari Chic really looks like a creme.  The polish dries much darker on than in the bottle.  But I had no issues with the formula or application.  Pigmentation was good and I only needed 2 coats for full coverage.  I used Beauty Secrets Ridgefiller for my base and no top coat.

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   I like the color a lot.  But I'm a bit disappointed that the shimmer doesn't show on the nail.  The shimmer is what made the polish appeal to me.  Without it, I feel the color is more familiar and similar to other polishes I have.