Nail Art: Duochrome and Leaves

Base Polish | Tonic Polish - Peacock Parade

Glitter Polish | W7 - Green Dazzle

Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - White

Stamping Plate | Born Pretty Store - Autumn L002

  

Nail Art: Cadbury Mini Eggs

I did do these nails in 2013, I think these are an improvement!

Index Finger | Barry M - Huckleberry

Middle Finger | Leighton Denny - Girls Best Friend

Ring Finger | OPI - Alpine Snow

Little Finger | W7 - Sheer Lemon

Speckle Polish | Barry M - Cocoa, OPI - Alpine Snow

Matt Polish | Barry M - Matt Top Coat

Dotting Tools

Rainbow Connection - Mini Silicone Mat

  

Nails: Snake Skin Print

Base Polish | W7 - Metallic Saturn
Stamping Polish | Models Own - Chrome Gold
Stamping Plate | Nicole Diary 172

  

Nail Polish Swatch: W7 - Metallic Saturn

I recently was using this polish and realised the last swatch I had done of it was nine years ago in 2012!

Colour | Yellow / Green / Peridot 

Finish | Metallic

Opacity | Two Coats

Brush Type | Wide and flat

How Much | 15ml

  

Nail Art: Spring Equinox Skittle

Index Finger | Barry M - Huckleberry

Middle Finger | Leighton Denny - Girls Best Friend

Ring Finger | OPI - Alpine Snow

Little Finger | W7 - Sheer Lemon

Thumb | Barry M - Rose Hip

  

Nails: Top 5 Spring Polishes 2021

Barry M - Rose Hip // Barry M - Huckleberry // Leighton Denny - Girls Best Friend // OPI - Alpine Snow // W7 - Sheer Lemon

On Saturday it will be the Spring equinox, and so I'm sharing my Spring 2021 nail polish picks.

I have done this type of post before which you can see 2020 here, 2019 here, 2018 here, 2017 here, 2015 here and 2014 here.

You don't need these specific polishes, but these are ones that I want to reach for during Spring. I seem to have gone for all pastel polishes this year.

Rose Hip is a very light pink cream shade which is pink enough not to just look white.

Huckleberry is a light blue shade, lighter than a Tiffany blue and again blue enough to to look white.

Girls Best Friend is a light lilac cream polish good in two coats.

Alpine Snow has to be my favourite white polish, opaque in two coats which is great for a white.

Sheer Lemon is my final choice, a light yellow polish which despite its name isn't sheer.

  

Nails: Top 5 Winter Polishes 2020

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 2019 (here), 2018 (here), 2017 (here) and 2016 (here).

W7 - Red Dazzle // Barry M - Nightshade // OPI - Born to Sparkle // Barry M - French Rose // OPI - Let Your Love Shine

Red Dazzle was the first polish I picked, would it be the festive season without a red? I thought a glitter would be really good, and I have had this for over five years so time to use it again!

Nightshade is an almost black cream polish, while red and sparkle is nice for this time of year a dark polish is nice for new years, particularly with a glitter gradient.

For a glitter gradient I like using Born to Sparkle, it is a rose gold hex glitter with small standard glitter in a clear base.

And because it is nice to have something that isn't as in your face this season, French Rose, I think this would be a nice nude pink polish on someone with a darker skin tone than me but on me this is a dark enough polish that doesn't come off as nude. You could also use Born to Sparkle on top of this.

Finally Let Your Love Shine is a beautiful glass flecked deeper red polish, this one is more traditionally festive than the Red Dazzle above. I haven't worn this polish nearly enough!

  

Topic Tuesday: Same Name Different Polish

Purple Rain seems to be a popular name for a nail polish, also Purple Reign.

W7 - Purple Rain // MoYou - Purple Rain

 

Leighton Denny - Purple Reign // Rimmel - Purple Reign

 

  

Topic Tuesday: Least Favourite Colour and Why Buy?

Today's question is how many of your least favourite colour do you own and why do you buy them?

This was a toss up between yellow and pink, but I would wear some pinks as is so I have to say yellow is my least favourite polish colour.

Barry M - Lemon Sorbet // W7 - Sheer Lemon // China Glaze - Werk It Honey! // Barry M - Banana Split // Color Club - Almost Famous // Barry M - Mustard // Barry M - Butterscotch

I have seven yellow polishes, and I have bought them because I do use them. The lighter ones are nice for spring accents, or reverse stamping and the darker two are nice for autumn type nail art designs.