Nails: Glitter Contrast

Polishes Used:
Black | Barry M - Black
Purple | Hare Polish - Midsummers Midnight
White | Barry M - Cotton
Pastel | SJ Polish - Fairy Dust

Halloween Nails: Witches Broom

Base Polish: UNT Peel Off

Base Polishes: 
Barry M - Black Forest
Barry M - Cotton

Glitter Polishes:
SJ Polish - Fairy Dust
Hare Polish - Midsummers Midnight

Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store 81
Stamping Polish: MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black

Top Coat: Glisten and Glow

Nails: Top 5 Autumn / Fall Polishes 2017

Here are my top five nail polish for autumn 2016, if you are interested you can see the 2016 version, 2015 version, 2014 version and 2013 version.

Hare - Midummers Midnight // Leighton Denny - Blueberry Bloom // A England - Gloriana // Nails Inc - Hyde Park Court // Laquerlicious - Burnt Marshmallow

Hare - Midummers Midnight // Leighton Denny - Blueberry Bloom // A England - Gloriana // Nails Inc - Hyde Park Court // Laquerlicious - Burnt Marshmallow

First up is Hare Polish Midsummers Midnight, this is a glitter which can be layered up or worn as a topper. It is a deep purple and green glitter polish in a blackened base. This is good for Halloween, I imagine that any purple or dark glitter would work well for this time of year.

Second is Leighton Denny Blueberry Bloom, a deep maroon shimmer type polish. It is dark with a twist so not as harsh as a straight up black coloured polish. The shimmer in this really makes it stand out.

Thirdly is A England Gloriana, a beautiful burnt orange glass flecked shimmer polish. This one is perfect for autumn, as the temperature begins to drop the leaves on the tress begin to change colours and I think this reflects that season change. Great for Halloween too!

The forth polish is Nails Inc Hyde Park, a repeat from last years choices, it is a muted cameo green cremé shade. Again it is reflecting the changes in nature at this time of year.

The fifth and final polish I have chosen is Laquerlicious Burnt Marshmallow, the brand is now known as Polish M. Burnt Marshmallow is a milky white base with various sizes and shades of brown, orange and black glitter. I like this for this time of year because while it is white it is also full of darker glitters which are nice for Halloween. The colours in it do remind me of burnt marshmallows.

Have you got any favourite polishes for autumn / fall?

Swatch: Hare Polish - Why So Igneous

Colour: Green and Purple Glitter in purple tinted base

Finish: Square Large Glitter and smaller hex glitter

Opacity: Two and three coats shown above, layered below. More of a glitter topper polish.

Brush Type: Standard

How Much? 15ml (0.5fl oz)

Over Collection 2000 - Electric Dreams

Swatch: Hare Polish - Midsummer's Midnight

Colour: Purple, Blue, Green

Finish: Multi Shape Glitter in a blackened base
Opacity: Three Coats for full opacity, but you could layer this
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 0.5fl oz (15ml)

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.

Halloween Nail Challenge: Skeletons

The challenge prompt today was Skeletons, I have stamped some sugar skulls along with a little skeleton on my nails for this.

Base Polish: Hare Polish - Midesummer's Midnight
Stamping Polish: Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster 413

Halloween Nail Challenge: Witches

This one is quite similar to the nail design I did last year, much simpler this time though:

Base Polish: Hare - Why So Igneous?

Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster - BM209
Stamping Polish: Stargazer - Silver Chrome

Nail Polish: Battle of the Alternative Glitters

This category is mainly Indie Polishes with a couple of other glitters thrown in for good measure.

 Coverband - Sticks and Stones, W7 - Salt n' Pepper, W7 - Mosaic, A England - Lady of the Lake, A England - Tristam, A England - St George, A England - Bridal Veil, Hare - Midsummer's Midnight, Kleancolor - Blue Satin, Orly - Sunglasses at Night

Getting these polishes down to only three was quite difficult. In the end I settled on Coverbands Sticks and Stones as it is different and works over any base colour. I adore Midsummer's Midnight but only really works over a darker base.

 

The winner of this battle is A England's Lady of the Lake, because well it is purple and looks stunning in all of its holographic glory twinkling in the sunlight.