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Last week I blogged about my top 5 lipsticks for Spring and I thought today I'd share with you my favourite nail polishes. I will admit, usually I only wear a burgundy or red polish throughout the whole year and ignore spring trends but this year it's been different. I've been wearing more colour polishes and I'm loving it. Barry M's Strawberry Ice Cream was a favourite of mine when I was in secondary school and I fell in love with it again. The only downside is because it's a pastel shade it does require a good 2 or 3 coats. Next up is the polish that I'm wearing right now, Rimmel's Rose Libertine. It's just a perfect coral pink shade that just looks so feminine and beautiful. It dries super quick too which is always an added bonus. 
MUA's U Rock is a shade that unfortunately isn't available anymore but a lilac shade is perfect for Spring. It just brightens up any look and isn't too overpowering. My final pick is from Miss Sporty's Clubbing Colours range. Green Lemmon 330 is a gorgeous shade and it has a wide brush which makes application so much faster.

What are your favourite nail polishes for Spring?

I've heard so much about Makeup Revolution but until last week I'd never tried any products until I bought this nail polish last week. It's a beautiful shade for Autumn and it was only £1 and as a student I'm even more drawn to bargains! This is similar to Barry M's Raspberry but more pink toned. Nail polish always chips quickly on me no matter what top coat I use and this lasted about 4 days before chipping which is good by my standards!

What's your favourite Makeup Revolution product you think I should try?
(From left to right)

I'm not usually one for changing up my nail polish every week with a different colour and throughout this year I've had Essie's Bahama Mama on my nails, as featured here in my NOTD post. However, now it's summer I'm more prone to changing up my nail polish and these are my 5 picks for summer. All of them are £5 or under which means they're all a total bargain!

I'm sure I'll end up buying a few more over summer but this is what I'll be sticking with at the moment.

What's your favourite summer polish?
Now the weather in the UK has improved slightly I wanted to start painting my nails with more summery colours to match the weather.


Today I have Revlon Scented Nail Polish in Stawberry Cream as a base colour on all my nails and then Butter London's West End Wonderland on my ring fingers. It's a super pretty combination that is summery but also has some glitter as well, which I think is the perfect combination!

The Revlon Scented Nail Polish in Stawberry Cream is the first scented polish I've ever tried, and I am quite impressed. It still has the nail polish scent when you open the bottle, however once it's applied to your nails it does smell like strawberry laces. Although this scent only lasts for a few hours it's still a fun bonus for a nail polish. I do love the colour of the nail polish, but one coat was not enough at all. After one coat of polish it was extremely streaky and looked horrible, but after a second coat and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat it looks a lot better. These Revlon Scented Polishes are available in Boots for £6.49 and are limited edition and have a few other shades in the range.



I decided to apply Butter London West End Wonderland on an accent nail just to make my nails a little bit more fun. It has a lovely formula and dried quite quickly as well. It is £10 which is a bit steep for a nail polish, however I'd really consider purchasing another Butter London nail polish because the quality is great and the shade range is also brilliant.


This is the end result of my nails. I absolutely love them and I'll definitely be wearing this combination of polishes more!

Have you tried any of the Revlon Scented Polishes?



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I decided to take part in the 30 Day Snap which Louise (Sprinkleofglitter) came up with and she invited all of her readers to join in, so I'm going to try and do it and stick to it.
(From left to right: Coral, Bright Pink, Fushia, Raspberry)

 Day #22 | Painting My Nails

 So today hasn't been particularly eventful. I worked 9-5 as always on a Saturday and now I'm home and the weather is awful so I'm going to paint my nails and then watch Harry Potter whilst drinking some Coffee. I love the Barry M Nail Paints so I shall choose one from the photo above to paint my nails with today.

 How are you spending your Saturday?



Since the weather still isn't brilliant in the UK, I thought I'd make my nails look pretty and sparkly to make up for the awful weather!


First of all I applied my ELF nail polish in 'Mint Cream'. It's only £2.50 and such a gorgeous colour! I applied two coats of this, and let it dry.


Then once 'Mint Cream' had dried I applied two coats of this gorgeous polish, Nails Inc 3D Glitter Polish in 'Fitzroy Square' which I love. I completely forgot I even had this in my collection and I was so excited to use it! It's a bit more expensive than the ELF nail polish as it is £11, but it's so pretty that it's worth it!


 Finally I applied a coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat (which is a bit of a mouthful!) because I absolutely hate waiting around for my nails to dry. Once I've applied this they're dry to the touch in about 30 seconds. This is £5.99 but for me, it's worth it entirely.


This is how they look when they're finished! I am so in love with the colour and how sparkly and pretty they are!

Do you enjoy wearing sparkly nail varnish?
I've had this post in my drafts since January which is ridiculous and I'm not sure why I haven't posted it before! Anyway, I'm doing a review on the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint in 'Pomegranate'. When I first got this nail polish I'd not seen anyone blog about it or it mentioned in any Youtube videos, however now I'm seeing reviews a lot more. I think I bought this when it was released and so there weren't many colours avaliable, however now there are 13 different colours. They are currently £3.99 and are available from Superdrug or the Barry M website.



The packaging is almost identical to the normal range of Barry M Nail Paints with the square base on the bottom which fits nicely into storage next to each other. I am so glad I bought this, it's absolutely amazing. It's so glossy after two coats, the only thing is it can stain your nails a little if you don't apply a base coat.
'Pomegranate' is such a beautiful colour as well, and even though it's not a typical Spring colour I know I'll be wearing this a lot. I'm hopefully going to pick up some of the other shades next time I can!

Have you tried the Gelly Hi Shine Polishes?
 I went into Primark the other day and ended up buying a few pieces of clothing and a few other bits (which I should be doing a haul post on) and one thing I made sure I picked up were some of the nail varnishes. I reviewed one of the 'Angelica' nail varnishes back in October and I love it so for only £2.50 I had to pick up more.



These are the two colours I decided to pick up. There was a fair sized stand with so many different colours which I was really impressed with. The packaging is quite simple, but I don't look it looks cheap. 






The first nail polish that caught me eye was the one called 'Tantrum'. I think this looks beautiful on the nails and when the light catches your nails you can see the mix of purple, pink, orange and gold tones which is gorgeous.






I picked up this nail polish in the colour 'Angel' because it reminded me of the Models Own Nail Polish in 'Indian Ocean'. Unfortunately I do not have the Models Own nail polish otherwise I would compare them, but from looking at photos it looks quite similar! This is quite sheer if you only apply one coat, but after two coats it's absolutely gorgeous. 




This is what the nail polishes look like after 2 coats and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat over the top. Both of these Primark nail polishes dry quite quickly which I find really important for me when I'm buying nail polishes since I always manage to smudge them whilst they're drying, but I didn't have a problem with these (even before applying the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat. Without the top coat I have found they do chip (at least on my nails) within about 3 days but then again my nails aren't in the best condition which doesn't help.

If you're near a Primark I would definitely recommend you pick one or two up and there is a good choice of colours to pick from.

What's your favourite nail polish at the moment?
I don't usually stick to the 'on trend' nail colours for each season, but I do love the darker polishes for Autumn and Winter. These are my 5 favourite polishes for this season, they are quite similar (and two are the same, so technically I've got 6 favourites).






This is the first polish that I love wearing, especially in Autumn. I'm not sure of the name of the polish, so I know that's not helpful, but on the bottom it says 43 so I'll try and find out and update this later. It was about £1.99 from B&M.




Next up is a No7 Stay Perfect Nail Colour, this has to be one of my absolute favourites. I bought this using a No7 voucher so it was only £2, but it appears they've lowered the price of these polishes and now they're only £5.50 (they were previously £7). This shade is Blackberry - 60. It's such a gorgeous colour, has a large brush making application quicker and lasts about a week before chipping. This has some shimmer which makes the colour look even prettier in the light.



Max Factor Mini Nail Polish in Cloudy Blue - 18. I've already made a separate post here on how much I love this nail polish, so there's not much else I can say that I haven't already said. It's just a beautiful deep blue that looks gorgeous on the nails.


Nails Inc is a well respected brand which many people love and trust. This nail polish is called Piccadilly Circus and is a beautiful deep red with a hint of pink. It's long lasting, the formulation is great and I like the packaging since it's slightly different to other polishes. Although these polishes are more expensive than the others, for £11 you do get a good quality polish and it's definitely worth it.

Now here's where I sort of 'cheat' with the top 5, I have a dupe for this.


It's this Barry M nail polish. I haven't blogged about Barry M before but I do love the nail polishes. There's such a large colour range and they're inexpensive at only £2.99 each. Last Autumn this was my favourite polish to wear and I know a lot of other people love it too. It's in the shade Raspberry and it is a beautiful deep red colour.



Finally, this is another No7 Stay Perfect Nail Polish, but this time it's in the shade Highlands Mist - 180. This isn't technically an 'Autumn shade' but I think it's pretty to wear nevertheless. I prefer to wear this when I want to brighten up my outfit or when it's been particularly bad weather (which it usually is in England). It has the same formulation as the other No7 Nail Polish I mentioned earlier, and once again it's £5.50.


These are generally the nail polishes I will reach for in Autumn and Winter, there's no extravagant colours in there but I prefer to keep things simple.

What are your favourite nail polishes for Autumn and Winter?
I'd never tried Max Factor nail polishes, until my friend got me some for my birthday. I am absolutely in love with this one which is Cloudy Blue. It's one of the mini polishes, but I'll definitely re-purchase it. It's available in Boots for £3.99. 



It's easy to apply (even though I'm rubbish at painting my nails) and it dries fairly quickly too which is a bonus since I hate waiting around for my nails to dry. If you apply two coats and a top coat, it lasts for about a week (well it did on me anyway, I know nail polish lasts differently on everyone).

Has anyone else tried Max Factor nail polishes?