Essie Lapiz of Luxury

Continuing on my Resort theme, I've got this pretty cornflower blue from the 2010 Resort collection to show you. This was released in the same collection as Turquoise & Caicos and both were the standout winners of that release. So much so, that they were both added to the permanent line.

Even 5 years later, this colour is still so on point. It's a cross between a periwinkle and an ash blue with the same squishy jelly finish that T&C has.

It's been a long time since I've pulled this colour out and I forgot how pretty it is! It's the kind of blue that could really be worn year round.

The formula is thin and watery just like Turquoise & Caicos. It looks like it won't have any opacity with the first coat but the second kind of surprises you and covers fairly well. I still needed a third coat to even everything out and cover the visible nail line, but short nails could probably get away with 2 coats. It's a jelly-like formula, so it kind of has that watery squishy look to it, but it also gets fairly opaque. While it has almost the exact formula and application of T&C, I would also say it's just slightly better. 

As far as comparables, Essie's Boxer Shorts is the closest thing I have in my collection. It's a shade brighter and also much more opaque with a totally different creamy formula. For some reason Boxer Shorts didn't have any staying power though, so you'll only be able to find it in a clearance bin clearing out old stock or on ebay.

Left to Right: Essie Suite Retreat, Essie Boxer Shorts and Essie Lapiz of Luxury

Lapiz of Luxury is such a pretty fresh shade for Spring nails and you should be able to find it anywhere that sells Essie.