On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Essie Just Stitched from the Cashmere Matte Collection

My beautiful Grandma Mimi passed away last Monday. I detailed some of my favorite memories of her in this post -- and mentioned how much I appreciate our shared love of beauty. My grandma always, ALWAYS had her nails done -- and they were usually a beautiful shade of pale pink. I decided to honor her memory with a pale pink manicure of my own, and I chose Essie Just Stitched.

Essie Just Stitched is originally from the Cashmere Matte Collection that was launched in 2015. The Cashmere Matte shades were actually among some of my favorites that Essie ever created! I am typically not a matte nail polish fan -- I like it glossy, glossy, GLOSSY. But these shades were just so, so perfect. Like Comfy in Cashmere, for example -- I mean, look at that shimmery purple!

I love the addition of the shimmer in this pale pink polish.

But I'm here to talk about Just Stitched today. Just Stitched is a beautiful pale pink shot through with turquoise shimmer. Two coats yield even, perfect, opaque color. As you can see, I didn't leave it matte -- while it looks nice that way, I preferred it glossy with top coat. But it can definitely be worn either way.

Shimmer on.

This is one of those colors that's very ladies who lunch but with a twist. I'm typically not really a pale pink nail polish fan, but the addition of the turquoise shimmer kicks it up a notch and gives it that je ne sais quoi element.

Essie definitely knocked it out of the park with this one.

I think my grandma would have loved this color. I hope that I've done her memory proud by wearing it for her.

Essie Just Stitched retails for $8.50 at beauty.com.