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 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?