Nail of the Day: Trophy Wife

I recently acquired Essie's "Trophy Wife" - a shimmery green-blue polish. It looked a lot more green in the bottle than on my nails, where it looked like a rich, sparkling turquoise. This disappointed me slightly, only because I have a dozen turquoise polishes but if you don't, this colour is stunning! Bright enough for summer but rich enough for fall. Not quite green, not quite blue. It's just a beautiful colour. It's application is similar to most of my other Essie polishes (with "Fiji" being the exception), meaning it takes two or three coats until it is opaque and smooth. But if you have the patience to apply those coats, wait for each one to dry, and not accidentally mess them up before you're done - it's worth it! Essie always makes up for their formula in their colours.

These pictures were taken in artificial light thanks to all the thunderstorms we've been having here lately...The polish is a lot more green than shown in the pictures.