13 December 2025

Nail Polish Battle: Miscellaneous

This is the last battle, and the category is everything that didn't fit elsewhere. There was 17 polishes in this battle;

KbShimmer Ex-Static // Orly On A Break^ // Orly Bohemian Child^ // Orly Chillax^ // Barry M Silver Stardust // Barry M Lavender Lights // Mooncat Fool's Gold // Orly Lost in the Maize^ // Orly Acid Trip^ // Orly Party Popper^ // Rogue Arson // Barry M Aqua Aura // Chamaeleon Little Mermaid // ILNP Mad House // ILNP Radioactive // Cirque Mood Ring // Emily de Molly Shadow Brew

Working out my top three wasn't too difficult, I ended up going with a photoreactive / solar polish, a duochrome crackle and a magnetic.


In third place is Shadow Brew, it doesn't look that good in the photo but as I wore it velvetised there was a good flip between black base and the aubergine shimmer;


Second place is Arson, its a duochrome crackle which I've not seen before;


Which means the winner is Little Mermaid, my second solar reactive polish. I don't often buy them because like thermals the pigments die. I like this polish in both forms so whichever it dies in I will still wear. It transitioned really fast in the summer sun and I would wear it more often but its not often sunny, particularly this time of year in Northern England.

 
Sunlight / Indoors

  

12 December 2025

Nail Polish Swatch: Rogue - Arson - Crackle


Colour | Red / Gold / Green
Finish | Crackle, Multichrome
Opacity | One Coat over Barry M Crush
How Much | 12.5ml
Brush Type | Paddle
Vegan | Yes
Cruelty Free | Yes
Purchased From | Rainbow Collection

  

11 December 2025

Same Prompt One Decade Later Nails: Holo and Snowflakes

Today I am sharing my of the prompt 'Holo and Snowflakes' decade on from the original which you can see here.


Base Polish | ILNP - After Hours
Stamping Plate | UberChic - Holiday Jingle

2015 Version;


  

10 December 2025

Nail Polish Battle 2025: Pink and Red

Today I am looking at the seven pink and red polishes that came into my collection this year;


Pink and Red's aren't something I really enjoy wearing and so working out my top three was easy;
Orly Yeah, For Sherpa^ // Orly Cran-Barely Believe It^ // ILNP Roulette

For some reason my photos above weren't colour accurate, if I am to wear a pink it would be Yeah, For Sherpa;


Between the top two I think that Roulette is the winner, a magnetic, holo, copper polish;

 

  

8 December 2025

Nail Polish Battle 2025: Nude, Orange, Pink and Yellow

Today I am sharing the 14 polishes that are nude, orange, pink or yellow.


Orly Totally Clueless^ // Orly Shaggin Wagon^ // Barry M Limoncello // Orly Leave Britney Alone^ // Orly So Fetch^ // Orly Cowabunga!^ // Orly Hunky Dory^ // Barry M Pink Paloma // Barry M Peach Spritz // Orly Most Definitely^ // Orly Juicy Velour^ // Orly Night Fever^ // ILNP Brightside // Orly Light My (Camp) Fire^

There were a lot of polishes to whittle down in this category, nude and yellow polishes were easy to remove but the oranges were harder. In the top three there was a cream, a holo and a shimmer;


Barry M Peach Spritz // ILNP Brightside // Orly Light My (Camp) Fire^

But for me the winner had to be Light My (Camp) Fire^, it is a deep orange base with a bright copper shimmer which really does look glowy;


  

7 December 2025

Shopping: November 2025

After no purchases in October there was the auto delivery of Orly 2000's Colorpass that came this month;


Juicy Velour // Leave Britney Alone // Chillax
Flip Phone // Rolling with My Homies // So Fetch