Well, I am officially done with my first year of law school. After countless centipede invasions, seven exams, four papers, two slips on ice, and one hellish winter, I am no longer at the bottom of the figurative legal totem pole.
To celebrate the end of finals, I decided to treat myself to a manicure and pedicure at Nails & Co. in Rocky River. Nail salons as a whole tend to be more expensive here, but they offer more services with the basic package and pay closer attention to detail. I swung by the Ulta store in the same shopping center to pick up some new polishes. Here’s what I came away with:
L-R: Essie Tart Deco, Essie Peach Daiquiri.
For some reason, the colors in the bottles are really deceptive – Tart Deco actually reminds me of cantaloupe and Peach Daiquiri is sort of a watermelon/coral shade.
Swatch of Essie Tart Deco under natural light.
See what I mean? The bottle color totally does not match the real color (or the picture from their website, to boot). I have a thing against pictures of feet so I am omitting a swatch of Peach Daiquiri, but it turned out to be exactly the summer color I was looking for. I really wanted California Coral because it looks more opaque, but since it was sold out everywhere Peach Daiquiri made a nice second best option.
Cute cute polish! You’ve inspired me to get a mani/pedi this weekend. When are you back in Cali?
Thanks! I have no idea, seeing as to how I have no idea when I start working. Definitely sometime mid-June, and I might try to swing by LA. I will give you a call for sure!
You’re right, the colors *are* a tad deceptive…but your nails look lovely!
I have a hard time wearing coral, but those colors are so cute! I’ll keep my eye out!
Thanks! I find that OPI is pretty true to the bottle, but Essie can be way off. Corals are definitely hard to pull off, since they can lean so many different ways (orange, pink, red). I think the orange-y corals work best for darker skin tones and the pinker corals work better for lighter ones.