Topic Tuesday: Favourite Unconventional Summer Colours

I quite like wearing black polish anyway but in the summer wearing a holographic black is nice as in sunlight makes holographic come to life.

   

52 Week Nail Challenge 2022: Texture

This week's prompt is 'inspired by a texture'. For some reason I don't have the original 2012 version.

Base Polish | Barry M - Goji Berry

Silver Polish | A England - Ascalon

Matt Polish | Barry M - Matt Topcoat

Stamping Polish | Dance Legend - Sticky Stamping Black

Stamping Plate | Beauty Big Bang 05

  

Halloween Nails: Coffins and Pumpkins

Dark Base Polish | A England - Nocturne
Silver Base Polish | A England - Ascalon
Stamping Nail Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Purple Accent Polish | Ciate - Cabaret
Orange Accent Polish | Nails Inc - Optic Flame
Grey Accent Polish | Essie - Cocktail Bling
Green Accent Polish | Barry M - Cardamom
Stamping Plate | Born Pretty Store BP L099

Nails: Holo Polka Dots

Base Polish: Essie - Licorice

Accent Polish: A England - Ascalon

Dotting Tools

Nails: Holo Half and Half

These are more like my idea of summer nails, holo polishes always look better in direct sunlight I think.

Polishes Used:
A England - Bridal Veil
A England - Ascalon

Born Pretty Store - Chevron Tape

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Films

Base Polishes: Essie - Cocktail Bling, A England - Ascalon
Stamping Polish: MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster 421

Pick n' Mix 52 Week Challenge: Taupe + Paisley

Base Polish: A England - Ascalon
Stamping Polish: MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster 315

GOT: Textured Nails

I used Barry M's Countess from October 2013, A England's Sleeping Palace from August 2013 and A England's Ascalon from July 2013.

For these nails I began by doing a gradient with A England Ascalon and Sleeping Palace. This turned out to be a very subtle gradient. I then added some striping tape and used Barry M's textured Countess over the top of the striping tape and then I removed the tape revealing the pattern below.

A England - Sleeping Palace

A England - Ascalon

Barry M - Countess

Striping Tape

Nail Polish: Battle of Indie Polishes

Last year I didn't have a separate battle for the indie polishes, instead they were in with the holographic's or alternative glitters. I don't have the biggest collection on indie polishes, but these are the ones I have acquired this past year.

KPT - Color Therapy | Ninja - Girly Floam | Hare - Why So Igneous? | A England - Ascalon | A England - Sleeping Palace | A England  - Ophelia | A England - Jane Eyre

And the winner is:
Very difficult to chose here, as much as I really like Ophelia and Jane Eyre in general they look black on the nails, which I do like. However Sleeping Palace is going to win this battle because it is a charcoal lilac holographic which is visibly holographic even in standard lighting.

Nails: Skittle

Fore Finger: W7 - Black, Kleancolor - Blackout
Middle Finger: A England - Orphelia
Ring Finger: A England - Orphelia, A England - Ascalon, Stiping Tape
Little Finger: W7 - Black, Black Flocking Powder

Swatch: A England - Ascalon (The Legend)

Colour: Warm silver, almost a duochromatic finish, moving to a lavender
Finish: Scattered holo
How Much? 13ml
Cost? £9
From? A England