Topic Tuesday: Shop Your Stash

I don't have a favourite "romcom" but here are some of the polishes I would wear throughout February. 

Orly Sea Blossom

NailKind Tempt Me

Barry M Scarlet

OPI Adam said "It's New Year's, Eve"

Orly Velvet Ribbon

   

Topic Tuesday: Favourite Reds

My go to reds are Barry M Scarlet and OPI Adam said "It's New Years, Eve".

 

   

Then and Now Throwback Nails: Red Skittle

Originally I did these nails in 2010, not difficult to recreate but I think I have improved my painting technique. I didn't still have the original polishes used but used similar ones.

Index Finger | OPI - My Wishlist is You

Middle Finger | Barry M - Hot Chilli

 Ring Finger | Ciate - Mistress

Little Finger | OPI - Gingers Revenge

Thumb | OPI - Adam Said "It's New Year's Eve"

  

Topic Tuesday: Quintessential Festive Polish

Red polishes are quintessential festive polishes for me. For cream polishes I like OPI Adam Said... and for a metallic I like Leighton Denny Be My Berry.

 

  

Nails: Red Tartan

Red Base Polish | OPI - Adam Said "It's New Years, Eve"
Purple Base Polish | Sally Hansen - Belle of the Ball
Silver Polish | Nails Inc - Sound of Sequins
Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Stamping Plate | Beauty Big Bang 05

  

Nails: Remembrance Poppies

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: 

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. 

At the going down of the sun and in the morning 

We will remember them.

- Laurence Binyon

I have done remembrance nails previously in 2013, thought it was time to wear poppies again.

Black Polish | A England - Camelot
White Polish | Jacava - Vanilla Slice
Red Polish | OPI - Adam Said "It's New Years, Eve"
Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Stamping Plate | Born Pretty Store - Texture - L002

  

Nails: Festive Tartan

Some seasonal tartan and stag head nails inspired by badgirlnails on Instagram.

Cream Red Polish | OPI - Adam Said "It's New Year's, Eve"
Shimmer Red Polish | OPI - Let Your Love Shine
Silver Polish | Essie - Beyond Cozy
Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Tartan Stamping Plate | BeautyBigBang 05
Stag Stamping Plate | Born Pretty Store BPL-032

  

Nail Polish Battle 2018: Red

Only six new red polishes this year;

OPI - Adam Said It's New Years, Eve // OPI - Sending You Holiday Hugs // OPI - Bogota Blackberry // A England - Anne Boleyn // Barry M - Opulent // Barry M - Extravagant

It wasn't too hard to chose my top three;

OPI - Adam Said It's New Years, Eve is a warm toned cream finish red, great for this time of year.

Barry M - Extravagant is a deep maroon shimmer red polish, something which is a bit of a twist on a traditional red.

And the winner is A England - Anne Boleyn! I really do like this polish, it is a darker red holographic finish polish. It is warmer than a stark red, dark but not so much you don't know it is a red.