Swatch: Essie - Bikini So Teeny Collection

Hi ladies! I'm back again with another 'collection' post for you. This time it's the Bikini So Teeny collection from Essie which was released as their Summer 2012 range and is described as  'a collection of bold summery shades in shimmer and high gloss finishes'. I don't know if it's just me, but I always find Essie polishes to be a bit too thin not that it affects the application too much, I just think they're a little bit runnier than the formula from other 'salon brands' such as OPI and China Glaze.
Anyway, enough of the pointless typing, I'm sure you're wanting to see some swatches! This has quite a few photos, so I have included a jump break.

MORE SWATCHES AFTER THE JUMP

Challenge: Day 10 - Gradient Nails

Hi ladies! We're officially 1/3 of our way through the challenge! How are you all doing? I'm loving looking through the inlinkz posts and seeing all your amazing designs! So Day 10 brings us to Gradient Nails, now call me a total newbie, but I have NEVER done a gradient nail before, shocking I know. So a couple Youtube videos later, I was ready to take on the challenge. I started off with 2 coats of OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls then using a make-up sponge, I painted stripes of Essie - Fear Or Desire, Essie - Off The Shoulder and NYC - Lexington Yellow on to the sponge and patted it all over my nails.

What do you think to my first Gradient attempt? I'm actually pretty pleased with how it turned out! Remember to add your link to the inlinkz form below so I can browse your entries for Day 10 too! For those of you wanting to add the inlinkz to your own posts, click here to be taken to the google doc with everything you'll need for the next 30 days!