Essie Turquoise and Caicos Nail Polish Review

 I've been watching a lot of think pieces on Black Friday shopping. So many people are saying the deals are horrible this year and Black Friday deals are largely a thing of the past. I had no idea what Black Friday was until I was in high school and we moved back to the states. Then I started seeing the commercials and hearing more about it and how people would start camping early in the morning for deals. I've never done that...but I do remember one Black Friday when I was in college I did go out one Black Friday. Of course, I didn't make it to the store until around 6:00 p.m. when all the sales were over....so they didn't have anything.  The only other time I went out was to get some pots I wanted from Le Creuset in the outlet mall and it was absolutely insane. I have never gone out for Black Friday again. But I did manage to pick up some stuff on my wishlist for a discount through online shopping so I can't complain too much. 

But back to the nail polish.

Essie claims:

Frolic in the sublime waters of this flirty nail polish. vibrant, tropical aqua nails refreshes the mind, body and fashion wardrobe.

I bought this color as a replacement for another color I LOVED! In the store I thought this was similar enough..and I was wrong. The color I loved was For Audrey from China Glaze. I guess they still make it so I probably just coulda just repurchased. 

This color is pretty...I wouldn't really call it turquoise. Maybe a muted sea foam green.  It's very pretty. I will definitely use the whole bottle- but I prefer the China Glaze For Audrey polish. I loved that Tiffany Blue shade. 

My bottle is pretty old..so I have the old Essie brush. I definitely prefer the newer brushes. They have majorly upgraded them. The formula is OK. It's very thin and streaky for that first coat but the second coat builds slightly better.

I think the color looks best with three coats but takes significantly longer to dry so I will probably stick with just the two coats and rock it streaky.

As for wear, it does OK. It depends on your top and base coat. But generally Essie wears a little better on my nails than other brands. Maybe I can get three chip free days with the proper prep.

I did a sloppy job painting my nails- I painted them in the dark again and I guess dented them. Oops.

I do currently have it on as a pedi color- it's just OK. I have other colors I favor more as a pedi color in my collection. It looks more blue than green in the pics....so it doesn't photo true to life.

Overall, I'll happily finish up the bottle but won't buy it again.