Nail Polishes Worn: January 2025

January saw me wearing a lot more gold than usual;

Orly The Floor is Lava // ELF Copper // Nail Kind Moroccan Sunrise // OPI Feel the Chemis-tree

Orly Fleece to Meet You // ILNP Bitten // Orly Liquid Vinyl // KbShimmer Love at Frost Sight

W7 Chocolate Pudding // Nails Inc Baker Street // Mooncat Fool's Gold // Color Club Pucci-liscious

OPI Dazzling Dew Drop // Nails Inc Luminous Red Metallic // Emily de Molly Waiting for the Sun // Barry M Pink Paloma

  

Topic Tuesday: National Squirrel Day Nail Art

Base Polish | Orly - Fleece to Meet You

Metallic Accent Polishes | ELF - Copper, Nail Kind - Moroccan Sunrise

Squirrel Polish | Barry M - Charcoal

Squirrel Nut Polish | Barry M - Gingerbread

Stamping Polish | MoYou - Stamping Black

Stamping Plate | UberChic - I Always Fall for Autumn

  

Nail Art: Copper Chemis-tree Dots

Purple Polish | OPI - Feel the Chemis-tree

Bronze Polish | ELF - Copper

Dotting Tools

  

Nail Polish: Finish Those Bottles

I keep seeing people posting their "pan that pan" posts about finishing eyeshadows and so thought seeing as its a new year I could attempt at finishing some bottles of polish. I went through my collection and picked out 10 bottles to aim to finish in 2025 and marked the fill lines;

OPI Alpine Snow // OPI Ornament to be Together // Leighton Denny Girl's Best Friend // Nail Kind Moroccan Sunrise // ELF Copper // W7 Fluorescent Green // Nails Inc Baker Street // Leighton Denny Falling Stars // OPI Feel the Chemis-tree // OPI Holidazed Over You

My bottle of OPI Alpine Snow was from December 2018 which I used up and the full sized bottle I'm using up is from December 2019.

OPI Ornament to be Together is a mini from the advent calendar 2017, I also have the full size of this so want to use up the mini.

A full sized bottle of Leighton Denny Girl's Best Friend I got this during December 2014.

Nail Kind Moroccan Sunrise is the most recent to my collection from December 2023 to come into the finish the bottle challenge.

ELF Copper is the oldest polish in the challenge, from before August 2010. The formula on this may have changed so it doesn't dry properly but need to wear it to test it out more.

W7 Fluorescent Green is from 2012, a neon pearlescent polish. It is very strongly scented and so want it used up.

Nails Inc Baker Street was from December 2016, its in the older design bottle and I have dupes the same as this.

Leighton Denny Falling Stars was from the QVC auto delivery in December 2015.

OPI Feel the Chemis-tree was another mini from the 2017 advent calendar, I also have the full sized bottle of this.

The final polish is OPI Holidazed Over You, another from the 2017 advent calendar.

  

Nails: Glitter Lines

These nails were inspired by a YouTube video by Nona Philippa.

Polishes Used:
Glitter Base | ELF - Copper
Glitter | Sally Hansen - Copper Penny
Maroon | Jacava - Red Velvet
Sheer | Miss Sporty - Goth Me Black

Striping Brush
Striping Tape
3mm Rhinestones

Nails: Animal Print Pants Outta Control

"This is how I roll, 

animal print, pants outta control, 

It's Redfoo with the big afro. 

And like Bruce Leroy I got the glow!"

Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO

Polished Used:
Barry M - Matte - Crush
Barry M - Matte White
ELF - Copper

Stamping Plates: Bundle Monster BM221, BM223
Stamping Polish: W7 - Black

Swatch: ELF - Copper

Colour: Golden Copper

Finish: Metallic

Opacity: Two Coats

Brush Type: Standard

How Much? 10ml

33 Day Nail Challenge: Europe

"If euro replaces the pound
It's still likely to be shiny and round
Rich may switch the way they feel rich
but not the man who's alive
or the man who has drowned
Keeping pound only makes sense"

Root of All Evil - Beautiful South

Polish Used: OPI - Honk If You Love OPI
Thumb: Models Own - True Blue, ELF - Copper
Ring Finger: ELF - Machine Green
Stamping Plate: Cheeky Stamping Plate 54
Stamping Polish: Ebalay - Rose Gold 004

Time Period Challenge: Ancient Mayan

Other than the Mayan calendar running out late last year to be honest I hadn't heard of the Mayan times. However after a spot of research I came up with this, based on the calendar. Clearly not as intricate as the original but enough for a nod in that direction.

ELF - Copper