Nail Polish Battle 2017: Top Three

Having now gone through all of the various categories this post is pulling together all of those winners and then working out what are the top three polishes I have acquired in 2017.

Barry M - Cotton // Barry M - Holographic Lights // A England - Rose Bower // A England - Spirit of the Moors // Barry M - Copper Dreams // A England - In Robe and Crown 

Cotton is a great staple white, however useful it may be in my collection it isn't going to win this battle, it just isn't exciting enough.

Rose Bower, is a stunning vivid pink polish, I don't usually like pink polishes but this one is pretty special. Not special enough to win though, because it is ultimately still a pink.

Copper Dreams, a great autumnal duochrome but for me it isn't that extra bit special enough to make it to the top three.

And so the top three of 2017 are;

Holographic Lights // Spirit of the Moors // In Robe and Crown

One last post to come to find out what my top nail polish of 2017 is.

Nails: Red Reindeers

Polishes Used:
Creme | Essie - Shall We Chalet
Glitter | W7 - Red Dazzle
Stamping Polish: Ebalay - Rose Gold 004
Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store 192

Nail Polish Battle 2017: Blues

The blue category is large with nine polishes.

Barry M - Huckleberry // Barry M - Sky Blue // Barry M - Elderberry // Barry M - Blueberry // Nails Inc - Baker Street // A England - Order of the Garter // A England - Spirit of the Moors // Barry M - Blue Jade // A England - Proserpine

I did manage to get them down to my top three;

Nails Inc - Baker Street // A England - Spirit of the Moors // Barry M - Blue Jade

Baker Street blew up a few years ago when Beyoncé wore it. It is a cream finish polish which is quite vivid.

Blue Jade was a late comer in to my collection, it is nice I think for this time of year, a deeper blue than Baker Street but it is a bit more of a smoky blue.

Spirit of the Moors was one I was gifted for my birthday, it is a bright blue which holographic. Which if you have been following this series you will know is one of my favourite finishes.

Stamping Plate: BeautyBigBang - 13 (Christmas, Snowflake, Snowman)*

 

This is a rectangle stamping plate from BeautyBigBang. It is 6cm by 6cm, it comes in a cardboard slip and with a blue plastic protective layer which you peel off. It also comes with a branded backing which stops the edges from being sharp.

 

The stamping plate comes with nine single images and three full nail images.

I found all of the images stamped across well and the larger full nail images are long enough to use on longer nails which for me is a bonus. I didn't find that I needed any special techniques to get these images to stamp, easy to work with.

Here are some nails I have done using this plate;

[Gingerbread Snowmen]

[ELF Gift Nails]

You will be able to see all of the nail art I have done using this plate here once the posts go up.

I have a 10% off code "ERA10" which you can use on the website if you would like.

Nail Stamping Plate Xmas

BeautyBigBang - £2.96

Nail Polish Battle 2017: Purple and Green

Purple and green polishes are today's 'battle'.  There are 12 in this section which made whittling them down more tricky.

Barry M - Fondant // Barry M - Dark Side of the Shroom // Barry M - Slip Stream // Barry M - Oasis // Barry M - Kiwi // A England - Whispering Waves // A England - Love is Enough // Barry M - Watermelon // Danglefoot Polish - In the Library with a Nail File // Barry M - Purple Hex // A England - In Robe and Crown // Barry M - Cocoa

So the three I chose were;

Barry M - Oasis // Danglefoot Polish - In The Library with a Nail File // A England - In Robe and Crown

Oasis is a dusty purple cremé polish, a very basic polish but a staple.

In The Library with a Nail File, this was the last edition to my polish collection in 2017. It is a duochrome, shifting from purple to green, with a couple of flakies thrown in there for good measure. As it is a duochrome is it hard to photograph that shift.

Can you believe these two are the same polish!?

As beautiful as the previous two polishes are, In Robe and Crown won the round. Holographic nail polishes are my favourite finishes, this one is a deep purple, verging on aubergine. Stunning!

Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster Holiday Collection H02 (BMH02)

This stamping plate is backed with branded backing, so it doesn't have sharp edges, each plate has six images on them.

BM-H02 has three single images on them and three full nail designs. This plate is winter and Hanukkah themed. All of the images stamped across well and I like the trees and should use it soon.

You can see all of the nail art I used this plate in here, once I have used it that is!