As the summer begins to wind down I'm trying to cram in all my fun, summer manicures. I've kept it pretty standard throughout the past few months -- reds, pinks, and a Bikini So Teeny manicure or two but lately I've been craving something brighter.

It could be that I'll be switching to darker colors soon or the fact that I have a tan so the neon polishes look so much nicer, but something in me is screaming for brightness. It's also a little weird because it's mid-August and I don't even care that pumpkin spice season is around the corner which is very unlike me.

Anyways...this week's manicure is a newer Olive & June shade called 'Guava Gloss', from their new lipgloss finish collection. When they announced a lipgloss collection, I truly thought Olive & June was releasing lipglosses but jokes on me, because they weren't.

I told you last week that we were in for a marathon of Olive & June manicure Monday posts... and this week it's all about the new quick dry shade for summer 'Melon'. 

There are few things that feel like summer more than a bright peachy, orange manicure. It reminds me of summers when I was a teenager, the beach, and being tan. It reminds me of Florida vacations, late nights and back to school season.

I haven't found a shade that truly matches that feeling in a while so when I saw Melon pop up on Olive & June's website... and as a quick dry shade, I was immediately sold.

The Olive & June Quick Dry polishes are some of the best out there. I was very skeptical when they first launched because I was less than impressed by Essie's quick dry formula; how could a polish truly be quick drying? But Olive & June really changed that.

I've been wanting to add more summer colors in the formula to my collection because I found myself constantly reaching for this formula over the original and I needed more options. I placed a hefty order a few weeks ago and have been trying them out...and they're perfect, as usual.

This summer I've really been focusing on more neutrals, pinks, and reds and staying away from the bright greens and blues. If I want to get a little fun in the sun, I'll reach for a peach shade so I made sure to get one of everything.

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I have been obsessed with all things pink and that is including my nails.

I am definitely in the midst of transitioning my entire life to the Fall season but I'm not yet ready to stop wearing bright nail colors.

What inspired this post is one of my favorite Essie colors, Haute in the Heat. It's the ideal summer nail color because it's the perfect hot pink with almost a raspberry tint to it. I've been wearing it nonstop and I was just feeling it this week.



The formula is a really good one in the fact that it applies really beautifully and evenly. The formula isn't great in the fact that it's one of the ones that easily chip.

Below are a few other pink colors that I've been loving to rock on my nails this week.