Nails: Top 5 Summer Polishes 2017

Seeing as this past week it was the Summer Solstice I thought I should share my top summer polishes for 2017. If you are interested you can see my summer picks for 2015 here and 2014 here.

Claire's - Dizzy // A England - Whispering Waves // Barry M - Papaya // Cupcake Polish - Berry Good Looking // Nails Inc - St John's Way

Claire's - Dizzy // A England - Whispering Waves // Barry M - Papaya // Cupcake Polish - Berry Good Looking // Nails Inc - St John's Way

Claire's - Dizzy;

Summer calls for neons and glitter, this polish ticks all the boxes.

A England - Whispering Waves;

Holographic polishes are stunning year round, however in direct sunlight they really come in to their own. This is a beautiful turquoise.

Barry M - Papaya;

Orange is a typical summer choice, this is less in your face than a neon but still summer appropriate.

Cupcake Polish - Berry Good Looking;

As I said with the A England, holographic polishes look great in sunlight. This is a stunning purple packed with holographic particles.

Nails Inc - St John's Way;

This glitter is pastel so much less in your face than the one from Claire's. It has small white hexes, shards, and string glitter as well as very fine peach glitter in a clear base.

26 Great Nail Art Ideas - Going on Holiday

Not going on holiday, however these gradient nails have quite summer feel to them.

Base Polishes:
Nails Inc - Star Street
W7 - Sheer Lemon
Stamping Polish: MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Stamping Plates: BP-L053, BP-66

Swatch: Sally Hansen - Carnivale 843

Colour: Orange
Finish: Creme
Opacity: Two Coats
Brush Type: Flat and Wide
How Much? 14.7ml

Nails: English Summer Rain Seems to Last For Ages

Always stays the same, nothing ever changes, 

English summer rain seems to last for ages. 

Always stays the same, nothing ever changes, 

English summer rain seems to last for ages. 

Placebo - English Summer Rain

Base Polishes:

A England - Encore Margot

A England - Whispering Waves

Stamping Polish: MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Stamping Plates: Cheeky 36, Born Pretty Store 13

Swatch: Leighton Denny - Hot Under The Collar

Colour: Orange
Finish: Shimmer
Opacity: Three Coats
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 12ml

Nails: Holo Aqua Gradient

Base Polishes:

A England - Encore Margot

A England - Whispering Waves

26 Great Nail Art Ideas - Water

Base Polish: Nails Inc - Primrose Hill
Stamping Polish: MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Persian Turquoise
Stamping Plate: Nail Craze 02

Swatch: Barry M - Pink Punch

Colour: Pink
Finish: Cream
Opacity: Two Coats
Brush Type? Flat, Wide, Rounded Cuticle
How Much? 10ml

Review: MoYou Stamping Nail Polish - Purple Rain*

MoYou Stamping Nail Polish - Purple Rain

This special nail polish is a polish designed specially for stamping, although you can use it as a standard nail polish. MoYou describe the colour as "the perfect mix of mauve and grey, with a purple undertone" which is how I would also describe it. The colour on the swatch is colour accurate rather than the bottle shot.

The brush is flat and wide.

The bottle contains 12ml.

MoYou Black and White stamping polishes are my go to stamping polishes, they are opaque and show up well on any base colour. Purple Rain is also opaque and stamps over light base polishes, which hopefully shows in my nail art below:

[MoYou Purple Rain + MoYou 128]

[MoYou Purple Rain + MoYou 128]

Overall this is a good stamping polish, opaque, stamps well, and definitely covers a lighter base polish.

Purple Rain - £6.99

MoYou

   

[I was sent this polish to review, this doesn't influence my opinion]

Swatch: Leighton Denny - Dash Of Lime

Colour: Green
Finish: Shimmer
Opacity: Three Coats
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 12ml