22 December 2020

Topic Tuesday: Quintessential Festive Polish


Red polishes are quintessential festive polishes for me. For cream polishes I like OPI Adam Said... and for a metallic I like Leighton Denny Be My Berry.

 

  

21 December 2020

Nails: Top 5 Winter Polishes 2020

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 2019 (here), 2018 (here), 2017 (here) and 2016 (here).


Red Dazzle was the first polish I picked, would it be the festive season without a red? I thought a glitter would be really good, and I have had this for over five years so time to use it again!

W7 Red Dazzle

Nightshade is an almost black cream polish, while red and sparkle is nice for this time of year a dark polish is nice for new years, particularly with a glitter gradient.

Barry M Nightshade

For a glitter gradient I like using Born to Sparkle, it is a rose gold hex glitter with small standard glitter in a clear base.

OPI Born to Sparkle

And because it is nice to have something that isn't as in your face this season, French Rose, I think this would be a nice nude pink polish on someone with a darker skin tone than me but on me this is a dark enough polish that doesn't come off as nude. You could also use Born to Sparkle on top of this.

Barry M French Rose

Finally Let Your Love Shine is a beautiful glass flecked deeper red polish, this one is more traditionally festive than the Red Dazzle above. I haven't worn this polish nearly enough!

OPI Let Your Love Shine

  

19 December 2020

Nail Polish Battle 2020: Orange


I didn't have many orange polishes, I could easily eliminate one of the Barry M's as they are dupes for one another. The shade is nice for summer but I found myself reaching for it more over Halloween month.

 

My Italian is a Little Rusty is unique to my collection, it is a deep rusty toned orange which is nice for Autumn. 


Which means the winner is If You've Got it Haunt it, a mid toned orange holographic polish. I did try and come up with my own holographic orange over Halloween but it didn't come out as good as this one.


  

18 December 2020

Nails: 3D Snowflake and Knitted Pattern

First attempt at 3D nail designs.

Nail Art 3D Snowflake and Knitted Pattern

Peel Off Base Coat | UNT - Ready for Take Off
White Polish | OPI - Alpine Snow
White Glitter Polish | Ciate - Halo 089
3D Gel | Born Pretty Store 3d Painting Gel - After the Snow