Nail Art: Christmas Wrapping Paper

Red Polish | Nails Inc - Luminous Red Metallic

Stamping Polish | Avon - Peach Frost

Stamping Plate | Dixie Plates - Christmas 2021

Matte Topcoat | Barry M - Matte Topcoat

   

Nail Polish Battle 2022: Green

Today's battle is green polishes, I don't have too many within this colour category.

Barry M Eucalyptus // Barry M Key Lime Pie // Barry M Fizzy Apple // Barry M Super Smoothie // Orly Whispered Lore // Cuticla Dragon Glass // Whatcha Love and Tragedy // Barry M Tarragon

Fizzy Apple is a deep bright green, a unique tone to my collection.

Choosing between the top two was difficult. I ended up picking Dragon Glass for second place, it is packed full of flakies.

In first place I've chosen Love and Tragedy, inspired by 90's movie Titanic. It is a very busy polish, magnetic, multichrome with flakies.

 

   

Nail Polish Swatch: Whatcha - Love and Tragedy [PPU July 2022 - Rewind]

Colour | Green / Purple / Blue Multichrome Magnetic, Gold Iridescent Flakes

Finish | Multichrome, Magnetic, Flakie

Opacity | Two Coats over a black

Brush Type | Flat, Rounded Cuticle

How Much | 10ml

Vegan | Yes

Cruelty Free | Yes

Theme | The Nineties - Titanic

Purchased From | Polish Pickup UK

   

52 Week Nail Challenge: Violet

This week's prompt is 'Violet'. Here is a link to my 2012 version, as well as the image below my 2022 version. Also my white stamping polish changed colour when I top coated for some reason.

Base Polish | Paradox Polish - Crocus Sativus (Saffron)

Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - White (base tinted it purple)

Stamping Plates | Dixie - Christmas 2021, MoYou London - Scholar Collection 06, Nicole Diary - L13

2012;

   

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 Polish Swatch: Barry M - Patience (Nail Vault 2022)

While there are a few bright reds within the Gelly range, Patience is most similar to Passion Fruit, but Moment from the Vault collection and also Hot Chilli. I've compared them below.

Colour | Warm, Tomato Red

Finish | Cream

Opacity | Two Coats

Brush Type | Paddle Style

How Much | 10ml

Vegan | Yes

Cruelty Free | Yes

Purchased From | BarryM.com

Hot Chilli | Moment |  Patience | Passion Fruit