Nail Polish Battle 2014: Pink + Purple

Not nearly enough purples have came my way this year!

 Leighton Denny - Pillow Talk // Leighton Denny - Crushed Grape // Barry M - Bikini // OPI - Do You Have This Color in Stock-Holm? // W7 - Purple Rain

Firstly I chose my two favourites from this section, both of these are gorgeous cream colours. Bikini is the lighter of the two, and has cute limited edition packaging.

The winner has to be the OPI, a beautiful colour which translates two or three shades lighter on the nail than in the bottle. I prefer darker purples.

 

Swatch: Kleancolor - Midnight Seduction 170

Colour: Holographic glitter (pink, silver, blue) in clear base
Finish: Holographic
Opacity: The photo is two coats over ELF Chocolate, difficult to reach a full opacity without being too many thick coats.
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 15ml
Other: This polish has a very potent smell.

Nail Polish Battle 2014: Reds

Looking at the new red polishes of 2014

Nails Inc - Optic Flame // Barry M - Crush // Sally Hansen - Potent Port // Jacava - Red Velvet // Leighton Denny - Vamp

Barry M's Crush is a really nice colour but I find it chips so quickly on me. Also Vamp is a gorgeous colour but it leans very dark which while I do like, it isn't red enough to win the red category! So the winner is Red Velvet, a tone or two lighter than Vamp and very clearly a deep red.

 

Pick n' Mix 52 Week Challenge: Glitter Topper + Crinkle Tape

Polishes Used:
Collection 2000 - Electric Dreams
Stellar - Ayla
Essence - Black is Back