Full Steam Ahead or All Washed Out?

Today, we have Full Steam Ahead from Essie's summer collection. This picture kind of makes it look better than it does in real life.

I generally don't wear purples, as I find they wash me out quite a bit. There's nothing specifically wrong with this colors, and it's pretty much on par formula-wise with a lot of other Essie offerings. It just isn't doing anything special for me, you know? You want something that's really going to pop out going to say, "Look at me, I'm super awesome!" If I'm going to wear a purple, it should do something more interesting than just exist.

I do so hate a nail polish bust. Le sigh.