NOTD: Pastels and Gems

Hello lovelies! As you may be able to tell from the vast amount of nail of the day posts I have been writing recently I am loving painting my nails at the moment! I was feeling a bit experimental last night so decided to go for something a little different this time!

I used Essie's Lilacism to paint 8 of my nails which is a beautiful pastel lavender colour. I then painted my ring finger on my left hand with Barry M's Peach Melba and my pointer finger on my right hand with Barry M's gorgeous Mint Green. Then, not satisfied that my nails were quirky enough I did a kind of french tip design on the two accent fingers, but instead of using the conventional white polish I used nail gems instead! (Purchased from Superdrug for about £2 for 150.

What do you think? I know it won't be to everyone's taste but I think it's quite a nice change - very Spring/Summery!

Thank you for reading! Hope you are all having lovely days!
xxx

NOTD: Peach Melba

Morning lovelies! Sorry it's the second NOTD post in a row but I am in LOVE with this polish! It's by Barry M and it's the gloriously beautiful Peach Melba. This is my absolute favourite spring/summer colour and is bang on trend with the latest pastel takeover!

Barry M does the most amazing array of polishes, from neons to glitters to crackles. You name it, Barry M will do it and all for a delightfully small price of £2.99 (RRP). They are stocked in Superdrug, Boots and on the Barry M website (link) if you are from the UK. If not however, don't fret! Asos stock a selection of products from the range too, which although is a UK website, does ship internationally! Hooray! Link here!

Like all the other Barry M nail paints I have tried (quite a huge amount!) this one applies evenly and easily and only takes two coats for a completely opaque finish. I completed the look with a bit of sparkle on my ring finger courtesy of NYC's 101A White Lights Glitter which I purchased last year in LA for about $2. Not bad at all! I then, as always, painted a layer of Sally Hansen's Mega Shine for a topcoat which I have to say was kind of expensive (around the £7 mark) and is just ok, nothing special at all!

I can't wait until I'm a bit more tanned as this looks amazing against a tan!

Thank you for reading beauties! xxx

NOTD: Blue My Mind

Afternoon Petals! How is everyone? Today's NOTD post features one of my absolute favourite nail polishes in my collection - not just for colour but for consistency and versatility as well! I present to you Blue My Mind by H&M. The colour is a brilliant royal blue which I think can be worn all year long from Winter to Summer because it's a great fun colour but isn't too bright or crazy to wear in the colder months. Would you agree?

I bought the polish last summer from a H&M store for a measly £2.99! Not bad at all considering the quality! It goes on almost opaque in the first coat but I always do a second one just to be sure. It's also so easy to work with and has the right mix between being thick enough that it stays in place but not in any way gloopy.

I found what I'm sure is the same polish on the H&M website but the name has been changed to Something Blue. Here is the link. 

 What do you think? Do you enjoy it as much as me? What are you wearing on your nails at the mo?
Thank you for reading! Abi xx