Nails: Top Five Winter Polishes 2024

As today is Yule, the Winter Solstice signaling 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 2023 (here), 2022 (here), 2021 (here), 2020 (here), 2019 (here), 2018 (here), 2017 (here) and 2016 (here).

Orly Spark // China Glaze Sleeping Under the Stars // Nails Inc St James // Emily de Molly Never Found It // Fancy Gloss Cold Weather Blues

Orly Spark, is a copper flakie in a clear base polish;

China Glaze Sleeping Under the Stars, is a dark purple with a faint pink shimmer;

Nails Inc St James, a basic red cream finish;

Emily de Molly Never Found It, green to red thermal;

Fancy Gloss Cold Weather Blues which is now two years old and it still transitions;

  

Nail Polish Battle 2023: Winner!

The top three of 2023 were;

Cold Weather Blues // How Polarizing // Orbit

Working out the winner was difficult.

Orbit was the first to go, it isn't massively unique to my collection. I do like it though, just similar but a bit different ILNP Eclipse but grey rather than black.

In second place Cold Weather Blues, I think this came second because of it being a thermal and the pigment doesn't last forever in those. It is a white to blue thermal with hex, micro and snowflake glitters.

Which means the 2023 new to my collection polish is, How Polarizing. As this is magnetic there isn't a shelf life to it which means I can enjoy it as is for as long as I have it. Its a navy magnetic polish with scattered holo particles.

   

Nails: Top Five Winter Polishes 2023

As Thursday was Yule, the Winter Solstice signaling 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 2022 (here), 2021 (here), 2020 (here), 2019 (here), 2018 (here), 2017 (here) and 2016 (here).

Barry M Icicle // Emily de Molly Isolate // Fancy Gloss Cold Weather Blues // Paradox Polish Crocus (Saffron) // ILNP Orbit

Barry M Icicle

Emily de Molly Isolate

Fancy Gloss Cold Weather Blues

Paradox Polish Crocus (Saffron)

ILNP Orbit

   

Nail Polish Battle 2023: Top Three

Below are the eight polishes which won each of their battles;

Orly Written in the Stars // Barry M Sunflower // Barry M Poinsettia // Fancy Gloss Cold Weather Blues // KbShimmer How Polarizing // Orly Metamorphosis // Orly Stop the Clock // ILNP Orbit

Some of these were easy to get ride of, especially Sunflower as its currently December and its too bright for me at the moment. While I have chosen my top three currently I'm unsure which will win.

So the top three of 2023 is;

Cold Weather Blues is a white to blue thermal with hex, micro and snowflake glitters. Such a nice winter polish and I'm hoping the thermal pigment stays alive for some time to come.

How Polarizing is a navy magnetic polish with scattered holo particles.

ILNP Orbit is a grey to red ultra multichrome polish, similar to ILNP Eclipse but grey rather than black.

   

Nail Polish Battle: Glitter, GITD, Jelly, Thermal

This category is a catch all for all other new polishes which haven't fit in to other battles.

Fancy Gloss Violet Ghost // Fancy Gloss White Ghost // Barry M Sprinkles // Cirque Colors Snow Angel // Emily de Molly Isolate // Fancy Gloss Whiteout // Emily de Molly Cosmic Love // Fancy Gloss Rust Shards // Orly Wing It // Orly Spellbound // Orly Wild Card // Fancy Gloss Evil Pumpkin // Fancy Gloss Evil Alien // Orly Oasis Jelly // Fancy Gloss Cold Weather Blues // Fancy Gloss Evil Witch // Orly Mystic Jelly // Orly Smoke Jelly

As there was so many in this category it took some time to work out the top three;

In third place is Wild Card which is a purple, green, black hex glitter topper polish. It is a great one for Halloween month;

The second place polish is Wing It, a black bat shaped glitter with micro black glitters. This is very unique to my collection and although it takes some dabbing to spread across the nail it is definitely worth it;

Choosing the winner was really hard, Cold Weather Blues is a white to blue thermal with hex, micro and snowflake glitters. Such a nice winter polish and I'm hoping the thermal pigment stays alive for some time to come.