Essie - Bikini So Teeny

Hi everyone!!  Happy Monday!  I had quite a rough weekend traveling, between cancellations and delays.  Thankfully, the hubby and I were still able to enjoy the beautiful wedding of a friend.  And now, I go right back to work.  I hope I make it, lol.

I recently won four colors (minis) from the Essie Summer collection on Instagram from @aveyou.  One of the colors in the pack was Bikini So Teeny, a beautiful periwinkle blue with shimmer.  Since it's Monday, I decided to share it with you to take your blues away.

The formula for Bikini So Teeny was pretty good.  It was slightly streaky on the first coat, but evened out nicely with the second coat.  My problem with it though, was that the shimmer didn't translate to the nail :(.  I was really looking forward to the nice shimmery blue I saw in the bottle. I hate when that happens.  In these pics, I used Essie All in One Base and two coats of Bikini So Teeny, no top coat.

Artificial Light

Artificial Light

Because I was craving some shimmer, I decided to add a coat of my go-to shimmer top coat.  You guessed it, Pure Pearlfection.  So here it is with a coat of PP and a coat of Seche Vite.

Artificial Light

Natural Light
Like the beautiful flower in my mom's garden?

I like this version so much better.

What do you guys think of Bikini So Teeny?  Have you grabbed anything from this collection yet?

Be sure to check out the other blue posts from the lovely ladies participating in this challenge:

Gosia from Life in Color!
Marta from ChitChat Nails
Stephanie from Sincerely Stephanie
Mandy from Chameleon Stampede
Mihaela from Lacquer Buzz