Nails: Rock / Metal Hands

Pretty - Leather Look Black
Barry M - Silver Foil Effect
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Nail Polish Battle 2014: Black + Silver

Every year I do a battle of the nail polish, this year I have changed it up to using only new polishes for 2014. That way I can go through the polishes much easier. On to today's battle, looking at black and silver polishes;

 Pretty - Leather Look // Essence - Black is Black // Leighton Denny - Steel Appeal // Barry M - Espresso // Nails Inc - New York Noir

While I really liked the brush on the Essence polish the one coat opacity of the Nails Inc makes it the winner. Which is a shame because it was free with a magazine!

 

Moving on to the silvers, I didn't get many this year!

CK - Silver Streak // Barry M - Silver Foil Effect

The winner is the Barry M, because it is much less streaky and as an added bonus it is great for stamping with. 

 

Swatch: Claire's - Leather Look Black

Colour: Black
Finish: Leather Look
Opacity: Two Coats
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 9ml

I have one other black textured polish, seventeen's rock hard nail effects. They look relatively similar but they feel different, Claire's is smoother and won't click tights where as the Seventeen one has a rougher texture.

Swatch: Pretty - Leather Look Black Nail Polish

This a a Poundland brand of nail polish. it claims to be a 'leather look' polish however in my opinion it isn't. To me it isn't textured enough to be a leather polish, it is much more along the lines of a black denim look polish.

Colour: Black with Silver Micro Glitter
Finish: Semi Matte, very slight texture
Opacity: 2 Coats
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? I guess 15ml
Anything Else? Very Potent Smelling

Nail Polish: Battle of Blacks, Greys and Pinks

If you would like to see which nail polishes were battling it for the blacks, greys and pinks last year then click the colours to be taken to a new page. This year the battles will only be using the new polishes I have gotten since last year. Which is why Black, Grey and Pink have been joined as I didn't seem to have as many of these this year.

Seventeen - Rock Hard Nail Effects - Black | Claire's - Black Leather Effect | Nails Inc - New York Noir

Winner is:
Nails Inc and Kate Spade New York Noir, who could resist such a classic cream black polish

Now a couple of grey polishes

La Femme - Grey Cream | Ciate - Vintage

Winner is:
Ciate Vintage, I like this one as it is darker in tone to the La Femme.


And finally the new pinks:

La Femme - Mocha Pink | La Femme - Pink Cream | Models Own - Pink Blush | La Femme - Figg

Winner is:
La Femme Figg, reason is this is a much more dusky pink with a hint of lilac than the others. Less in your face.

33 Day Challenge: South America

Polishes Used
Claire's - Leather Look Black
Yes Love - K036
Color Club - Almost Famous
MUA - Blue
Sally Hansen - Lavender Cloud

52 Week Challenge: Fabric

Leather is a fabric, right?

OPI - Obscurity