Spring & Summer Nail Polishes

As it's been a bit more sunny and "Spring" like in England for the past couple days, I decided to make a post on what nail polishes I will be wearing this Spring/ Summer! I'm a girl who loves bright nails and I really look forward to this time of the year where I can wear my colourful nail polishes. I have chosen 5 of my absolute favourites which I have loved wearing so far and probably will do so right through the Summer!

Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in "Prickly Pear" (Review) LINK

Barry M is one of my favourite brands for nail polishes and this year they have released some amazing new finishes and effects! My first Spring/ Summer favourite is this gorgeous lilac shade in "Prickly Pear". This shade is so pretty and has a glossy finish which means you can have amazing looking nails without a top coat. Lilac has always been one of my favourite nail polish shades and I think it will look great all through Spring and Summer.

Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in "Blueberry" (Review) LINK

Yes another Barry M Gelly polish, but I just find the colour range of these polishes right up my street! "Blueberry" is a bright, bold blue which looks stunning on the nails after 2 coats. I've really been into blue nail polish recently and "Blueberry" has to be one of my favourite shades! 

Nails inc. in "Royal Botanical Gardens"* (Review) LINK

I don't think I could ever get over how gorgeous this nail polish is! "Royal Botanical Gardens" is a bright cool mint shade and is part of the new "Trend Shades" by Nails inc. I think this shade will go perfectly with a tan and is one of the nail polishes I'm thinking about taking on holiday with me in July! This shade is so bright and colourful it just screams "Summer", I had to put it in my top 5!

Essie Nail Lacquer in "To Buy Or Not To Buy" (Swatch) LINK

I bought a set of 4 Essie polishes from TK Maxx last year and "To Buy Or Not To Buy" was the one that stood out to me this most. Again, this is a lilac/ lavender shade but is much lighter than "Prickly Pear" and has tiny blue shimmers running through it. Essie polishes have an amazing formula and their brushes make it so easy to apply, a big must have during the Summer when you want neatly painted nails. This is a really pretty pastel shade that is perfect for this time of the year!

Essie Nail Lacquer in "Off The Shoulder" LINK

 This is one of the newest polishes in my collection (read the haul HERE) and has jumped straight on to my "favourite nail polishes" list! "Off The Shoulder" is a hot pink shade which has something about it that makes it look amazing on my nails! It's bright but not too in your face and just looks really pretty and girly. Pink nail polish is such a staple shade to wear during the Summer and this polish is my new go to one this year!

So these are the polishes that I think will look perfect this Spring and Summer! Barry M, Nails inc and Essie have to be my favourite nail polish brands. The quality and colour range of each of the brands is amazing and I think they are well worth trying out!

What is your favourite nail polish for Spring and Summer?

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Nails Of The Day | Once Upon A Time

Left to right - Revlon 910 Barely Peach | Revlon 762 Plum Attraction | Barry M 210 Once Upon A Time

Today I have a autumn/ fall type nail look that I think would be great for Bonfire night! The little strands of purple and silver look like mini fireworks and add texture to your nail.

I have a layer of Barely Peach by Revlon as my base coat and then 2 layers of Revlon's Plum Attraction. This is a lovely plummy purple colour with blue and pink shimmer running through it. It has a very glossy finish so I didn't bother with a top coat today! 

I then applied 2 layers of Once Upon A Time by Barry M to my ring fingers. Chunky glitter polishes can be hard to work with because you can get a lot of the clear nail polish, but not a lot of the glitter. My advice is to apply a normal coat of the glitter polish and then take some of the glitters that are sitting inside neck of the bottle. These won't have much nail polish on them, so you can stick them to your wet nail allowing you to easily have more glitters on your nail. If you kept layering up the nail polish, it would get too thick and either smudge easily or peel off a couple hours later.

Hope you like this nail look!

Amie ♥

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Barry M Nail Paint Collection

So I thought I would start off the blogging series with a little nail varnish collection. Barry M nail paints are one of my favourite nail varnishes in the high street shops. They are inexpensive at £2.99 a bottle for a ‘standard’ nail paint, £3.99 for an ‘effects’ nail paint and new to their nail varnish line, the magnetic nail paints at £4.99. You can purchase them at Boots and Superdrug in the UK and Barry M's website.

In total I have 20 Barry M nail paints which I’ve accumulated over the past year or so and I'm still collecting!

I love the colour range that Barry M provides and the majority of the nail paints are an opaque consistency (there are a few that need 2 or 3 coats to bring out the colour in the bottle).

Silver jewellery box from Fenwick

I organise my nail paints in number order (sad but true)

I keep my nail paints separate from my other nail varnishes in this silver jewellery box I got for Christmas last year. However, it’s nearly full so I’m looking into other ways I can store my mini-collection.

Left to right: red wine, raspberry, shocking pink, strawberry icecream, limited edition from Boots (no name) and berry icecream

Left to right: coral, peach melba, mushroom, dusky mauve and navy

Left to right: black multi-glitter, limited edition silver glitter, hologram, pink iridescent, once upon a time and gold

Left to right: instant effects foil (gold), instant effects (crackle in black) and instant effects (crackle in white)

 

My favourite colours are Raspberry, the purple/ pink limited edition from boots and pink iridescent, but each one holds a place in my heart.

Barry M have brought out a few more glittery nail paints recently and the only one I’ve managed to try is black multi-glitter so I am waiting to be able to buy some more pretty soon. I totally would recommend these nail paints to anyone as the quality is so good for the price!

I hope you enjoyed my first blog. Sorry if the pictures are not that great quality (camera broke a few week ago and have not got round to buying a new one). I’m going to see how the blogging goes and maybe invest into a new camera!

Amie ♥