19 June 2024

Nails: Top 5 Summer Polishes 2024

Summer Solstice is tomorrow and so I'm sharing my top summer polishes for 2024. These are the polishes from my collection I will be reaching for more often.

If you are interested you can see my summer picks for 2023 here2022 here2021 here2020 here2019 here2018 here2017 here2015 here and 2014 here.


Pucci-licious is showing up lighter below but the bottleshot is more colour accurate. It is a bright, almost neon purple cream.


Wild Fig is a bright almost neon shade, not a barbie pink but still bright.


Rinse and Repeat is a bright summer-y blue shade.


Twiggie is showing up much more bleached in the swatch below, it is a bright spring green cream.


Glowstick is again not showing up colour accurate, it is a highlighter yellow, very neon and bright cream.


   

18 June 2024

Topic Tuesday: Favourite Nail and Hand Care Products


Below are some of my favourite nail products;


Intense Hand Cream | L'Occitane 25% Shea Butter
Typical Hand Cream | L'Occitane Amande
Cuticle Oil | A Certain Becca cuticle oil, various scents
Cuticle Remover | Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover
Nail File | Orly Crystal File

   

17 June 2024

Nail Polish Swatch: Orly - Take Flight (Cloudscape Summer 2024)


Colour | Orange Leaning Red
Finish | Cream
Opacity | Two Coats
How Much | 18ml
Brush Type | Paddle
Collection | Cloudscape Summer 2024
Vegan | Yes
Cruelty Free | Yes
Purchased From | Orly UK

   

14 June 2024

Nail Polish Swatch: Emily de Molly - Throwing Shade (Magnetic)

The swatch shows the polish magnetised velvet style.


Colour | Purple with Blue Magnet Pull
Finish | Magnetic
Opacity | Four Coats Shown
Brush Type | Flat and Wide
How Much | 12ml
Vegan | Yes
Cruelty Free | Yes
Purchased From | Rainbow Connection

   

13 June 2024

Same Prompt One Decade Later Nails: Silver Accent

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


Silver Polish | OPI - My Silk Tie

2014 Version;


   

12 June 2024

Nail Art: Purple Fluid Swirls


Purple Polish | Orly - Indigo Skies
Dark Purple Polish | Barry M - Oasis
White Fluid Polish | Baroness X - White Lace

   

11 June 2024

Topic Tuesday: Favourite Wedding Polishes


Something typical would be Orly Sea Spray, a cream with a pink shimmer, or for something darker something like a black jelly polish like Miss Sporty Goth Me Black.