Nail Polish Battle 2024: Orange

Today's battle is orange polishes;

Nail Kind Desert Sunset // Orly New Horizons // Orly Yam It Up // Orly Erupt to No Good // Orly Earthfire // Emily de Molly Haunted Vibes

I whittled the six down to three;

Earthfire is a very bright but deep orange;

Erupt to No Good is a medium orange shimmer with a golden glow;

Which means that Haunted Vibes is the winner. It is a grey to orange magnetic, the orange is slightly duochrome to gold and green. I really liked the contrast between the black and the orange when using the bar shaped magnet;

  

Topic Tuesday: Favourite Holiday Topper

I've not many holiday toppers but Fancy Gloss Christmas Party is one I plan on wearing again this year.

  

Nail Polish Battle 2024: Red

Today's battle is red polishes;

Orly Golden Waves // Orly Take Flight // Nails Inc St James // Orly Rustic Root // Cuticula Burning Embers // Orly Velvet Ribbon

From the six red and brown polishes I chose my top three;

St James is a bright red cream finish polish, a great basic for nail art;

Burning Embers is a dark red dense flakie polish, I don't have any other red flakie polishes so it is a good addition to my collection;

And finally Rustic Root which is the winner, it is a brick red which has a bit of a shimmer;

  

Nail Art: Snowman

Base Polish | Orly - Fresh Powder

Blue Polish | Nails Inc - Baker Street

Red Polish | Nails Inc - St James

White Polish | OPI - Alpine Snow

Nude Polish | Barry M - Lychee

Brown Polish | OPI - Espresso Your Inner Self

Lilac Polish | Barry M - Berry Ice Cream

Black Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Stamping Polish Black

White Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Stamping Polish White

Green Stamping Polish | Barry M - Enchanting

Tree Stamping Plate | UberChic - Jingle All the Way

Accent Stamping Plate | Born Pretty Store - Christmas L002

Matte Topcoat | Barry M - Matte Top Coat

  

Nail Polish Battle 2024: Purple

Now that it's December, it's time for my annual nail polish battle. I find it interesting to look back over the year at the new polishes I have acquired and seeing which ones are my favourites.

Since last years nail polish battle I have 73 new nail polishes which is  seven less than last year. Today's battle is purple polishes;

Cirque Colors Cool Blast // China Glaze Pure Imagination // Orly Alloy Matey // Orly Indigo Skies // Whatcha Psychedelic // Polished for Days Doom Buggy // Swamp Gloss The Alpha and the Beta // Orly Starlit Shale

I went through the eight purple polishes and picked out my top three;

Cool Blast is a cornflower leaning purple shade with pink flakes;

Indigo Skies is a cool toned mid purple cream polish;

Meaning Psychedelic is the winner of the purple nail polish battle, it is a purple to blue magnetic multichrome with iridescent flakes.

  

 

Nail Polish Swatch: Orly - Last Run (Apres Ski Winter 2024)

Colour | Navy

Finish | Cream

Opacity | Two Coats

How Much | 18ml

Brush Type | Paddle

Collection | Apres Ski Winter 2024

Vegan | Yes

Cruelty Free | Yes

Purchased From | Orly UK