Nails: Top 5 Winter Polishes 2022

As today is Yule, the Winter Solstice signalling the start of the official winter season in the Northern Hemisphere I thought now would be a good time to share my top five winter polishes. I have done similar blog posts in previous years 2021 (here), 2020 (here), 2019 (here), 2018 (here), 2017 (here) and 2016 (here).

Nails Inc Pudding Lane // A England St. George // Orly You're on Sapphire // Barry M Berry Cosmo // Orly Naughty

Pudding Lane - I seem to wear more white during winter than summer, either way its a good base for snow based nail art. This is an off white cream finish polish.

St. George - A good dark green holo polish.

You're on Sapphire - A dark blue shimmer, quite an icy shade.

Berry Cosmo a dark purple but clearly is a purple not a black, cream finish polish.

 Naughty - And finally a deep oxblood cream polish, winter is a time I reach for dark polishes more often.

   

Topic Tuesday: Non-Traditional Christmas Polishes

Non-Traditional Christmas Polishes; Fancy Gloss Sapphire Shards is icy blue thermal with metallic blue flakies and Leighton Denny Pillow Talk which is a berry cream polish.

 

   

Nail Art: Pine Trees

Green Polish | Barry M - Pine

Silver Polish | Barry M - Silver Foil Effect

Stamping Plate | Dixie Plates - Christmas 2021

   

Nail Polish Battle 2022: Dark Purple

Next up I am looking over my dark purples, I've split the purples in to two as purple is the colour I appear to have bought this past year.

Femme Fatale Cave of Wonders // Kathleen and Co Graveyard Shift // UberChic Don't Hex My Vibe // Vanessa Molina Dark Opal // Paradox Crocus Sativus // Danglefoot Evil Robot Lady // Danglefoot Apocalypse // Glisten and Glow Cats and Bats // Cadillacquer Purple Lights // FYNO Nirvana // Cat Tail Bloody and Bruised // Orly Plum Noir // OPI Abstract After Dark

As with the light purples it was tricky to choose only three from the 13 in this category. Went with a magnetic, flakie and a tri-thermal.

In third place is Graveyard Shift, a multichrome magnetic which looks better in person than in photos.

In second is Crocus Sativus (Saffron) which is a jelly violet base with pink flakies and scattered holo.

Finally in third place is Bloody and Bruised, my first tri-thermal polish. It is a cream thermal changing from plum, blue to lilac. I hope the thermal doesn't die soon in it.

   

Nail Polish Battle 2022: Light Purple

Today I am looking over my lighter purples, I've split the purples in to two as purple is the colour I appear to have bought this past year.

Prism Polish Heists Are Dumb // Barry M Party Ring // Orly The Snuggle is Real // Barry M Hibiscus // Barry M Bitter // Orly Crash The Party // Polish Molish Fairy Peas // Barry M Gummy Bear // Orly Alexandrite By You // DRK Warm Breeze Cozy Beach // Ard as Nails Sea Sapphires // Barry M Cherry Tart // Jen and Berries Yes My Gatekeeper // Nailed It Turnip Head

Picking my top three was tricky, however I ended up with a cream, a glitter and a flakie.

Third place is Gummy Bear which is a mid purple cream, not as visually interesting as the other two.

Sea Sapphires is second, my first polish from 'Ard as Nails. It is a cobalt jelly base packed with fuchsia ghost flakies.

Meaning the winner is Fairy Peas, which is my first Polish Molish. I found the round green glitters quite different from other glitter polishes. Fairy Peas is a purple jelly base with pink flakes and circular green glitters.

   

Nail Polish Battle 2022: Yellow, Orange and Gold

Today I am looking at the 14 yellow, orange, gold polishes, majority of them are from Barry M;

Models Own Goose // Barry M Yellow Flash // Barry M Dandelion // Barry M Crown // Barry M Syrup // Barry M Treacle Syrup // A England Flaming June // Barry M Honeysuckle // OPI Espresso Your Inner Self // Orly Touch of Magic // Barry M Gaze // Barry M Launch // Barry M Defiant // Danglefoot Champagne Supernova

I don't often reach for these shades, but ended up picking the following for the top three.

In third place is Flaming June, it is a very bright but autumnal holo polish.

Second is Touch of Magic, its a warm bronze tone, almost a rose gold shade.

The winner of this round is Champagne Supernova, very much an autumnal polish which I have worn a few times during the past few months. Brown, orange, red, green duochrome with scattered holo.