Topic Tuesday: Favourite Summer Stamping Plate

So far this year I seem to have been reaching for XL-001 from Beauty Big Bang. It is a rectangle plate with large images which are good for longer nails. It has fruit, shells and leaves on it.

 

  

Nail Art: Duochrome and Leaves

Base Polish | Tonic Polish - Peacock Parade

Glitter Polish | W7 - Green Dazzle

Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - White

Stamping Plate | Born Pretty Store - Autumn L002

  

Nail Polish Swatch: Danglefoot - Tears in Rain [PPU July 2019 - Rewind]

This polish had been on my list since I missed out on it in June 2019. 

So thank you to the person destashing it!

[Indoors, Flash]

Colour | Denim Blue, Burnt Orange / Red Shimmer

Finish | Holographic

Opacity | Two Coats

How Much | 10ml

Brush Type | Flat and Wide

Collection | PPU - Weather June 2019

5 Free

Vegan

Cruelty Free

[Indoors, No Flash]

[Daylight, No Flash]

  

Nails: Top 5 Summer Polishes 2021

Summer Solstice will be next Monday and so I should get around to sharing my top summer polishes for 2021. 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 2020 here, 2019 here, 2018 here, 2017 here, 2015 here and 2014 here.

Barry M - Pineapple Punch // Dystopia - Couldn't Miss This One This Year // Orly - Synthetic Symphony // Polish Me Silly - Glow Girl // AJ Nails - Peacock

Barry M Pineapple Punch this polish was released earlier this year and its very bright yellow, clearly not neon but bright enough.

Dystopia Couldn't Miss This One This Year is a photochromatic polish which means in sunlight it changes colour. Great for summer as there isn't much sunlight here the rest of the year.

 

Orly Synthetic Symphony is a bright purple polish, quite bold and very difficult to photograph.

Polish Me Silly Glow Girl a flakie topper, I like it over black as it shows off the blue, purple, pink colour shift.

 

AJ Nails Peacock is very much a neon green, one that is opaque in two coats and no white base coat required.

  

Topic Tuesday: Favourite Nude Polishes

I'm not someone who wears a lot of nude polishes, looking at my collection I've chosen the top two I like.

Nails Inc - St. Albans Grove and Barry M - Peanut Butter

  

Nail Art: Dry Brush Pink and Purple

Pink Polish | Barry M - Watermelon Juice

Purple Polish | Barry M - Dusky Mauve

  

Stamping Plate: Born Pretty 91

I bought this stamping plate myself. It is a traditional round shape that comes with a blue protective sticker and backed with branded backing. It has 11 smaller nail images and one full sized nail image.

All of the images have stamped across easily and I have used it in two sets of nails;

[Coffee Make Me Smile]

[Coffee Time]

  

Nail Polish Swatch: Danglefoot - Oh Plesiosaur 2.0

Recently Danglefoot have reformulated the Dino Mite Collection, this is Oh Plesiosaur which originally was more of a charcoal shade compared to this version which is more of a deep purple. I will compare the two at the end.

[Indoors, Flash]

Colour | Deep Aubergine

Finish | Holographic

Opacity | Two Coats Shown

Brush Type | Flat and Wide

How Much | 10ml

Collection | Dino Mite

[Indoors, No Flash]

[Direct Sunlight]

Oh Plesiosaur 2.0 // Oh Plesiosaur

 

  

Then and Now Throwback Nails: Red Skittle

Originally I did these nails in 2010, not difficult to recreate but I think I have improved my painting technique. I didn't still have the original polishes used but used similar ones.

Index Finger | OPI - My Wishlist is You

Middle Finger | Barry M - Hot Chilli

 Ring Finger | Ciate - Mistress

Little Finger | OPI - Gingers Revenge

Thumb | OPI - Adam Said "It's New Year's Eve"