Polishes Worn: April 2023

During April I seem to have worn more typically spring shades, and also the new Barry M Gelly's.

Orly Meet Cute // Polish Molish Meadow // OPI Feelin' Berry Glam // Nails Inc Taken for Granite

Goose // Dove // Duck // Swan

Magpie // Avon Purplicious // Nails Inc One Tough Cookie // Emily de Molly Waiting for the Sun

OPI Alpine Snow // Barry M Scarlet // Barry M Blue Guava // Barry M Cactus

Barry M Calla Lily // Barry M Forget Me Not // Barry M Cherry Pie

   

Nail Art: Matte Mini Eggs

Thumb | Models Own - Goose

Index Finger | Models Own - Swan

Middle Finger | Models Own - Magpie

Ring Finger | Models Own - Duck

Little Finger | Models Own - Dove

Matte Topcoat | Barry M - Matte Top Coat

   

Nail Art: Matte Lilac Egg

Polish | Models Own - Swan

Matt Polish | Barry M - Matte Topcoat

  

Nails: Top 5 Spring Polishes 2022

Barry M - Prickly Pear // Barry M - Periwinkle // Models Own - Swan // A England - Angel Grace // Barry M - Holographic Sunburst

On Sunday it will be the Spring equinox, and so I'm sharing my Spring 2022 nail polish picks.

I have done this type of post before which you can see 2021 here, 2020 here, 2019 here, 2018 here, 2017 here, 2015 here and 2014 here.

You don't need these specific polishes, but these are ones that I want to reach for during Spring. I seem to have gone for all pastel polishes this year again, with a lot of purples.

Prickly Pear is a brighter pastel lilac shade, it is cream in finish and opaque in two coats.

Periwinkle is a spring offering from Barry M from earlier this year. It is a very light blue cream polish opaque in two coats.

Swan is a lilac crelly with black speckled glitters, opaque in three coats from a 2014 collection. Something very Easter appropriate about these types of polishes.

Angel Grace is a vivid holographic polish, which looks good in direct sunlight, again opaque in two coats.

Holographic Sunburst is another choice from Barry M, it is also holographic but not as vivid as Angel Grace. Looks good in direct sunlight and is opaque in two coats.

  

Nail Polish Battle 2021: Glitter, Flakie, Shimmers

Now that it's December, it's time for my annual nail polish battle. I find it interesting to look back over the year at the new polishes I have acquired and seeing which ones are my favourites.

Since last years nail polish battle I have 78 new nail polishes which is ten more than last year. Today I am looking at the new 11 glitters, flakies and shimmers.

Bow - Blinder - Flash // Nail Artisan - Nobody Move! // Polish Me Silly - Glow Girl // Polish Me Silly - Glow For It // Polish Me Silly - Candy Glow // Models Own - Dove // Models Own - Duck // Models Own - Swan // Lumen - Crystal Cave // Cure Nails - Disco // Emily de Molly - Deadly Secret

Choosing my top three wasn't too difficult;

Polish Me Silly Glow Girl - I spent a good few months at the beginning of the year looking for a dupe for a purple, blue clear flakie polish I had seen and liked. Finally saw this one was in stock and it met my flakie need.

Emily de Molly - Deadly Secret is a black shard glitter in a clear base, something unique, I got more recently for Halloween based nail art. I've seen a lot of spooky polishes that have shard glitter in them, rather than buying a lot of different polishes buying a topper means can use with polishes I already own.

Which means that Bow Blinder Flash is the winner of this nail polish battle. The finish of the polish looks like a standard glitter but when a light is shining on it the polish glows. Flash reactive, similar to cat eyes on the road which is a very unique finish polish to my collection.

  

Nail Polish Swatch: Models Own - Swan (Speckled Egg 2014 Collection)

Colour | Lilac

Finish | Crelly, Black Matte Glitter

Opacity | Three Coats

Brush Type | Flat, Wide, Rounded Cuticle

How Much | 14ml

Collection | Speckled Egg 2014 Collection