Essie - Island Hopping

I picked up Island Hopping from Olympia Beauty in 2013, Essie had a stand that year and I bought a ton of polishes but this one really took my eye. There are a couple of things I didn't know about the polish before I bought it which makes it slightly more interesting! Island Hopping is from an Essie collection that was in collaboration with the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas which has always been my dream holiday destination! Another shade in the collection I should have guessed is well loved - Bahama Mama. The formula is a dream to work with, a really smooth creme. Two coats and it's opaque, since my birthday I have had acrylic extensions on my nails, for many reasons. The main on being that I can't seem to get gel polish to stay on my nails (looking perfect) for a long enough time and I had to redo them every other week, due to my work being a nail tech and the fact that my nails have never been very thick, long or strong. The extensions I have are sculpted acrylic only - no glued on tips and they look incredibly natural. Anyway, back to the polish! I had my nails infilled this week and have been wearing Island Hopping on my nails, so many people have complimented me on the colour. In these pictures it comes across as a dusty dark pink, but in some lights it looks more of a light purple mauve. I think this shade could be passed as an Autumn or Spring shade, it's understated but still really lovely to look at. I can see myself wearing this shade a lot more this year, it's a little rediscovery for me. What do you think of Island Hopping?