Nail Polish Battle 2016: Nude and Grey Polishes

 Champanys - Nude // Nails Inc - Green Park Mews // Nails Inc - St Alban's Grove // Essie - Cocktail Bling // Barry M - Chai // OPI - Liv In The Gray // OPI - No More Mr Night Sky

While nude polishes have there place in my collection, they aren't something I prefer especially comparing them to darker colours. I really like the flat, curved cuticle brush on the Essie polish. It is a good opaque cream.

However Liv In The Gray is the winner, a dark grey colour which isn't dark enough to make it mistakable for a black.

Stamping Plate: MoYou - 417 (Xmas Style Design)*

This rectangle stamping plate is from MoYou and has 20 single nail images on it. It has a plastic backing to protect you from sharp metal edges.

All of the designs stamped across well, the random splodge on the trick or treat pumpkin was my fault as I got the stamper covered in extra polish. Some of the images are also on the round plate MoYou 94.

Here are a couple of designs I have done using this plate:

Spider Webs

Gingerbread Men

Snowmen

£6.99 -MoYou

Nail Polish Battle 2016: Blue and Green Polishes

Barry M - Sugar Apple // Sally Hansen - Mojito // Barry M - Cardamom // Nails Inc - Hyde Park Court // Champneys - Wisteria // NYC - Water Street Blues // Kiko - Cerulean Blue // Make Up Gallery - Sapphire Blue

I managed to break down this category to two blues and two greens. Wisteria is such an odd colour, I think I would describe it as being cornflower blue. Kiko is very vivid and a great pop of colour.

That said I chose Cardamom as the winner as it is such a unique colour, it is a dusty green toned polish. Lovely formula as well.

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Base Polishes: 
Leighton Denny - Raspberry Affair
Kleancolor - Holo Chrome 94

Striping Tape
3mm Rhinestones

Nail Polish Battle 2016: Chrome Polishes

I don't think a nail polish battle I have done up until this point has included a specific chrome category. This year I got a set of Model's Own ones which is why there is a special category this year.

Models Own - Chrome Silver // Models Own - Chrome Rose // Models Own - Chrome Gold // Avon - Peach Frost // Models Own - Chrome Blue // Models Own - Chrome Indigo // Models Own - Chrome Mauve // Models Own - Chrome Cerise // Models Own - Chrome Green

I managed to eliminate the other polishes leaving chrome silver, chrome gold and chrome indigo.

Finally the winner is chrome indigo, I like this one as it is quite a unique shade. I have a few different silvers and golds yet none this particular metallic shade.

Swatch: OPI - Kiss Me Or ELF

Colour: Purple
Finish: Shimmer
Opacity: Two Coats
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 3.75ml