Topic Tuesday: Favourite Speckled Polishes

I don't have a lot of speckled finishes, I think my favourite two would be from the Models Own Speckled Egg collection. The green one Magpie and the blue one Duck.

 

   

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 Polish Battle 2022: Blues

Today's battle is blue polishes, and I have 11 to whittle down.

Barry M Periwinkle // Barry M Blue Frosting // Glisten and Glow Minty Fresh // Models Own Duck // A England Faith // Wildflower Stolen Flame // Orly You're on Sapphire // Barry M Silent Cove // OPI Isn't it Grand // FYNO Ecstasy // Deborah Lippmann Lady Sings the Blues

Not sure what happened to the photo of the top three, I've picked two flakies and one magnetic;

The first to go was Ecstasy, while I really like it using a magnetic takes some effort to use whereas flakies aren't so much effort.

In second place is Minty Fresh, it is a light blue base with blue metallic flakies. It is very unique within my collection.

So the winner of the blues is Stolen Flame, it is more of a blurple than a standard blue and is packed with flakies and micro holo glitters.

   

Nail Art: Matte Duck Egg

Polish | Models Own - Duck

Matte Topcoat | Barry M - Matte Topcoat

  

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

Colour | Blue

Finish | Crelly, Black Matte Glitter

Opacity | Three Coats

Brush Type | Standard

How Much | 14ml

Collection | Speckled Egg 2014 Collection

  

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.