essie Summer Colors -- Beyond Neon!

A few weeks back I wrote about essie’s Neon Collection which I still think is one of the best collections (I wear the pink shade “Short Shorts” on my fingers and the orange shade “Mini Shorts” all the time), but I’m loving their current seasonal collection as well. I’ve been alternating the louder neon colors with the more classic summer colors…they’re just really fun, happy colors for summer:) Also they’re great for both day and night which is key for everything from makeup to clothing to accessories during the summer months. As all of essie’s polishes always are, these colors are long-lasting (I’m a pretty active person and I’ve gone a week without reapplying), and you only need one coat. If this was a Steal vs. Splure post, essie would be the counter-part to Chanel…of course Chanel will always be number one in my book — from quality to packaging they’re just tops — but essie has some truly innovative shades, great quality, and they’re just $8!!! But unlike your typical Revlon and such, there’s something undeniably cool about essie — I have so many friends who only shop designer whether it be makeup, clothing or otherwise, and even lot of them will wear essie. I actually think a lot of that has to do with the fact that besides delivering an amazing quality product (their top coat and base coats are also wonderful — they help protect your nails and make taking off your polish so much easier — also nothing beats a little top-coat shine!), essie comes-up with the absolute cutest names for their colors — Check-out the names they gave their summer colors after the jump!!

Guilty Pleasures — pink strawberry

My Place or Yours — pink rose

Escapades — reddish coral (this one’s my fav!)

Risky Business — red with a dash of tangerine

Secret Stash — fuschia

Movers & Shakers — hot pink (if Short Shorts is too neon for you this a notch down, but equally fun and flirty).

….don’t let the scandalous names fool you, even more demure gals could pull off most of these shades. Check-out these close-ups!