Nails: Top 5 Summer Polishes 2020

Summer Solstice was on Saturday and so I thought I should get around to sharing my top summer polishes for 2020. These are the polishes from my collection I will be reaching for, if you don't have these exact ones then something similar would do.

If you are interested you can see my summer picks for 2019 here, 2018 here, 2017 here, 2015 here and 2014 here.

Barry M - Lemon Sorbet // Miss Sporty - Orange Crush // Orly - Glowstick // Danglefoot - Bones // Kiko - Cerulean Blue 295

Lemon Sorbet is from this spring's Rainbow Reload collection, it is a more pastel yellow so a bit easier to wear than a brighter yellow such as Barry M Banana Split.

Miss Sporty Orange Crush, I don't know if Miss Sporty still exist as a brand but a coral polish is always good for summer. This one is somewhere between a pastel and a bright.

Orly Glowstick is a very new polish to my collection. While this is a yellow it is a straight up highlighter neon polish, unlike Lemon Sorbet. Neon's again are something which I am more likely to wear in summer than winter.

Danglefoot Bones, is another new polish to me. It is a very bright 'burple' colour with a fuchsia shimmer running throughout it. While this is great for summer I also think it would work in winter.

Kiko Cerulean Blue 295, isn't one I have worn in a long time which is a shame because it is nice. Cerulean Blue is a very bright, sky blue polish.

  

Nails: Orange Summer Gradient

Leighton Denny - Just Perfect
Miss Sporty - Orange Crush 306

Make Up Sponges

Pick n' Mix 52 Week Challenge: Bright and Happy + Patchwork

Barry M - Key Lime
Miss Sporty - Orange Crush
Sinful Colors - Verbena
Color Club - Warhol

Models Own / Wah - Black Nail Art Pen
0.2mm Black Sharpie

GOT Nail Challenge: Peach

The Golden Oldie Challenge is back again and this week I am using Miss Sporty's Orange Crush from September 2012 and W7's Black which first was hauled in April 2011. Not sure if you would describe this as lace or knuckle dusters...

Miss Sporty - Orange Crush
W7 - Black

Dotting Tools

GOT Nail Challenge: Peach

Peach; for this challenge I chose to use Miss Sporty - Orange Crush 326 which first made an appearance on the blog in September 2012, the flames are ELF's Cranberry which was from September 2010.

Base Polish: Miss Sporty - Orange Crush 326
Stamping Polish: ELF - Cranberry
Stamping Plate: MoYou London - Roxy Collection 01

33 Day Nail Challenge: Dots

Today is the beginning of a new nail challenge I am participating in, there are 33 challenges over four months, so not as intense as the 31 day challenge I did in January where there was a new challenge every day. If you want to read more about the challenge, or join in then you can do so here.

Base Polish: Miss Sporty - Orange Crush (326)
Stamping Polish: W7 - Black
Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster 211 (BM211)

Tri-Colour Nail Challenge: Green, Coral and Purple #4

This is the final of the tri-colour nail challenge, using this set of colours. You are set three colours and you select three polishes to represent each colour. Four days, for different manicures using said polishes.

I also used a topper; Nail Pop - Sequin Effect

These are the three polishes which are to be used for these challenges. Expect to see three more for this month. La Femme - Mint Cream, Miss Sporty - Orange Crush 326, Color Club - Mrs Robinson.

Tri-Colour Nail Challenge: Green, Coral and Purple #3

This is the third of the tri-colour nail challenge, using this set of colours. You are set three colours and you select three polishes to represent each colour. Four days, for different manicures using said polishes.

Stamped with W7 - Black using Bundle Monster stamping plate BM205.

These are the three polishes which are to be used for these challenges. Expect to see three more for this month. La Femme - Mint Cream, Miss Sporty - Orange Crush 326, Color Club - Mrs Robinson.

Tri-Colour Nail Challenge: Green, Coral and Purple #2

This is a new nail challenge, you are set three colours and you select three polishes to represent each colour. Four days, for different manicures using said polishes. I ended up doing this for the second challenge:

I used Nail Pop - Sequin Effect as the topper.

These are the three polishes which are to be used for these challenges. Expect to see three more for this month. La Femme - Mint Cream, Miss Sporty - Orange Crush 326, Color Club - Mrs Robinson.

Tri-Colour Nail Challenge: Green, Coral and Purple #1

This is a new nail challenge, you are set three colours and you select three polishes to represent each colour. Four days, for different manicures using said polishes. I ended up doing this for my first challenge:

These are the three polishes which are to be used for these challenges. Expect to see three more for this month. La Femme - Mint Cream, Miss Sporty - Orange Crush 326, Color Club - Mrs Robinson.