Nail Polish Swatch: Nails Inc - Taken for Granite

Taken for Granite is a special effect polish, you layer up dabbles of the quite transparent polish over a base colour to create a marble effect on the nails.

Colour | Purple

Finish | Marble Effect / Jelly

Opacity | Not designed for opacity, also good for leadlight nails

Brush Type | Paddle Style

How Much | 14ml

Collection | You're So Marbellous

Cruelty Free | Yes

Vegan | Yes

   

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

   

Same Prompt One Decade Later Nails: Watercolour

Today I am sharing my of the prompt 'watercolour' a decade on from the original which you can see here.

Purple Polish | OPI - Feelin' Berry Glam

White Polish | OPI - Alpine Snow

Accent Polish | Nails Inc - Taken for Granite

2013 Version;

   

Nail Polish Battle 2022: Toppers and Glitters

Today's battle is glitters and topper polishes, I have 12 in this category;

Barry M Meringue // Rimmel Mermaid Fin // FUN Amethyst // DRK Splendor // Nails Inc Taken for Granite // Orly Bubbly Bombshell // Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle // Fancy Gloss Candy Cane // Deborah Lippmann Across the Universe // Fancy Gloss Sapphire Shards // Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance // Bright and Polished Black Dots

This category is a catch all for anything slightly different, so it's difficult to pit a shimmer topper against a glitter or thermal. After some thinking the following are my top three;

Amethyst ended up in third place, it is a ghost flakie topper in a amethyst colour. It looks particularly nice over a black.

Candy Cane is a glitter thermal, going from pink to red with red and white glitters. It's very much a Christmas appropriate polish.

The winner of this round is Sapphire Shards, which is another thermal going from light blue to dark blue with small blue flakies within. Rather than specifically Christmas appropriate this can be worn during winter and throughout the year.

   

Nail Art: Purple Marble

White Polish | Nails Inc - Pudding Lane

Purple Shimmer Polish | Quixotic - Morning Glory

Marble Polish | Nails Inc - Taken for Granite

Stamping Polish | MoYou - Stamping Polish - Purple Rain

Stamping Plate | Nicole Diary - 076