Essie Summer 2013: Naughty Nautical Nail Colour Collection (Part II)

So, as I've mentioned, I've been thoroughly impressed with Essie's collections lately. I was totally in love with their Resort collection colours, and then I saw their Summer shades rolling out in May and was further elated. I realize that swatches of Essie's Fall collection are popping up online already, but I'm still in full-on Summer colour mode, and Essie's Naughty Nautical collection totally fit the bill for me. I ended up buying all six shades from the collection when I was perusing Nail Polish Canada because it was cheaper when you bought all of them together. But, while I am completely in love with the other three polishes from Naughty Nautical (review here), these three left me rather underwhelmed... not because they're not pretty, but because they're just not that unique.
Rock the Boat, The Girls Are Out, and Full Steam Ahead

Rock the Boat is a light cornflower blue with iridescent shimmer flecks in a jelly-cream finish. It has a fluid consistency, but is on the thinner, more watery side. It goes on smoothly and evenly, without any pulling or bubbling. The first coat goes on a bit streaky, but it is completely even after a second coat. It has medium pigmentation and will reach opacity in three medium coats. It is lighter and less vibrant than Essie's Bikini So Teeny, much lighter and less purple-toned than Essie's Lapis of Luxury, darker and more purple-toned than Essie's Borrowed & Blue.
The Girls Are Out is a medium-dark vibrant cool-toned magenta-fuchsia with iridescent shimmer flecks in a jelly-cream finish. It has a fluid consistency without being too thick or too runny. It goes on smoothly and evenly, without any pulling, bubbling, or streaking. It is completely self-levelling. It has high pigmentation and will reach opacity in two thin-medium coats. It is darker and brighter than Essie's My Better Half, much more pink than Essie's DJ Play That Song, and slightly darker and more magenta than Butter London's Disco Biscuit.
Full Steam Ahead is a light dusty lavender with iridescent shimmer flecks in a jelly-cream finish. It has a fluid consistency, but is on the thinner, more watery side. It goes on smoothly and evenly, without any pulling or bubbling. The first coat goes on a bit streaky, but it is completely even after a second coat. It has medium pigmentation and will reach opacity in three medium coats. It is less pink than Essie's Under Where?, cooler than Essie's Bond With Whomever, and warmer than Butter London's Muggins.

Okay, can I just point out how many similar shades to these that Essie has put out recently? Like, I had to do a double-take with these three because they looked so similar to Essie's Spring collection. And their Wedding collection. The only thing that really sets these apart from the others is the awesome prismatic shimmer that looks like glass flecks. That isn't to say that these polishes aren't pretty; these are just too reminiscent to all the Spring collections that came out just a couple months ago. Also, if you like your nail polish to look opaque, be prepared to put in the time and effort with Rock the Boat and Full Steam Ahead, both of which are quite runny and need at least three medium coats. Of the three, I feel like The Girls Are Out is the only one that's really worth getting, because you can wear it all year 'round, and the shimmer flecks actually pop out quite a lot more over the darker, brighter magenta background. Plus, it has a lovely formula, going almost opaque in one coat. But the other two are just riding the coattails of their Spring sisters.