Nail Polish Battle 2018: Winner!

So the top three were A England's Briarwood, Danglefoot Polish Oh Plesiosaur and A England Moth A Fairy.

A England - Moth A Fairy was the first polish to be eliminated, because it was the lightest of the three and I do prefer darker polishes.

The next two were very difficult to chose between. I do love both of the polishes, but I chose Danglefoot Oh Plesiosaur for second place because of what I have been wearing the most recently.

Which of course means A England - Briarwood is the winner of my nail polish battle 2018. I chose this one because it really has been one I have been wearing a lot of recently. I even wore it as is which is rare for me. It's the perfect autumnal holographic polish.

  

Nails: Festive Tartan

Some seasonal tartan and stag head nails inspired by badgirlnails on Instagram.

Cream Red Polish | OPI - Adam Said "It's New Year's, Eve"
Shimmer Red Polish | OPI - Let Your Love Shine
Silver Polish | Essie - Beyond Cozy
Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Tartan Stamping Plate | BeautyBigBang 05
Stag Stamping Plate | Born Pretty Store BPL-032

  

Nail Polish Battle 2018: Top Three

After eight different polish battles today I have my top three from the top eight.

Barry M - Cream Soda // A England - Peaseblossom Fairy // A England - Anne Boleyn // A England - Briarwood // A England - Moth A Fairy // Danglefoot Polish - Oh Plesiosaur // Born Pretty Store - Taj Mahal // Nails Inc - Rainbow Hooves 

Choosing the top three was difficult as I do like all of them. I do seem to have a holographic theme to my top three polishes this year!

I chose A England - Briarwood because it is a beautiful autumnal holographic polish which I have been wearing a lot recently.

Danglefoot Polish - Oh Plesiosaur is a charcoal polish which is super holographic in finish.

A England - Moth A Fairy is another holographic polish. This one is lighter though, very much a grey holographic polish.

  

Nails: Grey Knit

Base Polish | Barry M - Chai
Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black
Stamping Plate | Messy Mansion M40

4mm Silver Studs

  

Nail Polish Battle 2018: Red

Only six new red polishes this year;

OPI - Adam Said It's New Years, Eve // OPI - Sending You Holiday Hugs // OPI - Bogota Blackberry // A England - Anne Boleyn // Barry M - Opulent // Barry M - Extravagant

It wasn't too hard to chose my top three;

OPI - Adam Said It's New Years, Eve is a warm toned cream finish red, great for this time of year.

Barry M - Extravagant is a deep maroon shimmer red polish, something which is a bit of a twist on a traditional red.

And the winner is A England - Anne Boleyn! I really do like this polish, it is a darker red holographic finish polish. It is warmer than a stark red, dark but not so much you don't know it is a red.

  

Nails: Top 5 Winter Polishes 2018

Seeing as the winter equinox is rapidly approaching on Friday I thought I would share my top five winter polishes for 2018, I have done a similar post in 2017 (here) and 2016 (here).

OPI Desperately - Seeking Sequins // A England - Briarwood // Leighton Denny - Be My Berry // Essie - Mind Your Mittens // OPI - Ornament to be Together

OPI Desperately Seeking Sequins - Below is worn over a copper polish, but during the winter season I would wear this over a black polish or even over a silver to add a bit of glitter. Tis the season for glitter after all!

A England Briarwood - Spoiler alert for my nail polish battle for 2018, Briarwood comes in the top three. I am wearing this polish quite a lot, it is dark but you can still tell it isn't a black. It is also holographic which makes it something you could wear as is rather than using it as a plain base for nail art.

Leighton Denny Be My Berry - Would it be a winter top five blog post without a red? I have over 40 red polishes and this one stands out. It is a red which leans slightly dark with a red shimmer throughout it. Great for the festive season.

Essie Mind Your Mittens - This is a beautifully deep green polish, this year I have already used it in nail art. Deep forest green, nice for pine trees! If you don't usually wear a darker polish then this is the time of year to try it out.

OPI Ornament to be Together - While I have already had a silver polish in my top five that one was a glitter in a clear base. This one isn't a glitter, this is a shimmer polish which does have some very fine holographic pieces. This with the glitter polish would make for easy New Year's Eve nails.