Nail Polishes Worn: December 2023

Orly Crash the Party // Nails Inc Great Queen Place // Orly Smoke Jelly // ILNP Orbit

OPI Rhinestone Red-y // Cirque Last Unicorn // Polished for Days Doom Buggy // ILNP Rainy Days

Emily de Molly Never Found It // Fancy Gloss Christmas Party // Barry M Berry Cosmo // Orly Spark

   

Same Prompt One Decade Later Nails: Gradient

Today I am sharing my of the prompt 'gradient' a decade on from the original which you can see here.

Base Polish | Barry M - Berry Cosmo

Flakie Polish | Orly - Spark

2013 Version;

   

Nails: Top 5 Winter Polishes 2022

As today is Yule, the Winter Solstice signalling the start of the official winter season in the Northern Hemisphere I thought now would be a good time to share my top five winter polishes. I have done similar blog posts in previous years 2021 (here), 2020 (here), 2019 (here), 2018 (here), 2017 (here) and 2016 (here).

Nails Inc Pudding Lane // A England St. George // Orly You're on Sapphire // Barry M Berry Cosmo // Orly Naughty

Pudding Lane - I seem to wear more white during winter than summer, either way its a good base for snow based nail art. This is an off white cream finish polish.

St. George - A good dark green holo polish.

You're on Sapphire - A dark blue shimmer, quite an icy shade.

Berry Cosmo a dark purple but clearly is a purple not a black, cream finish polish.

 Naughty - And finally a deep oxblood cream polish, winter is a time I reach for dark polishes more often.

   

Swatch: Barry M - Cosmo Berry

Colour: Dark Purple
Finish: Cremé
Opacity: Two Coats
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 10ml

Halloween Nails: Purple Gradient Bats and Witches Hats

Dark Purple Base | Barry M - Vintage Violet
Light Purple Base | Barry M - Berry Cosmo
Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Stamping Plate | Born Pretty Store - Halloween L005

Nails: Shattered Glass

I used Leighton Denny's Diamond Rose on my Ubermat and once it had dried I peeled it off and cut it on to shards. Then stuck them to my nail with top coat.

Base Polish: Barry M - Berry Cosmo
Shards: Leighton Denny - Diamond Rose

Ubermat

Nails: Berry Holographic

Base Polish: Barry M - Berry Cosmo
Accent Polish: A England - Sleeping Palace

Dotting Tools

Nail Polish Battle 2016: Purple Polishes

Over the past year the purple polishes seem to have been the colour which I have gotten the most of.

Essie - Virgin Snow // Barry M - Vintage Violet // Barry M - Berry Cosmo // Leighton Denny - Raspberry Affair // Nails Inc - Clarence Avenue // Champneys - Plum // Champneys - Mulberry // Sally Hansen - Plum Luck // W7 - Chocolate Pudding // Barry M - Nightshade // NYC - West Village

Breaking down this category was difficult, I ended up with Nails Inc, Sally Hansen and a Barry M. All are darker purple colours.

Clarence Avenue won however because Nails Inc have the best brushes in my opinion. Flat and wide with a curved cuticle which means little to no clean up with is great. This polish is clearly purple where as the other two are very dark, especially the Barry M one, it almost looks black.