Summer Loving Nail Polish Edition

Now that SUMMER is on our doorsteps (Well from the weather in Durbs lately, you would swear it's not) and you know we gots to get our nails did to evoke those #summervibes Here's some of my favourite nail polish shades for summer:

First up is the Essence The Gel polish in You and Me a beautiful lavender colour, two coats gives u maximum effect. Very pretty and likely to flatter most skin tones. I think this would work well as a pedi colour too.
Also I used this polish without any topcoat and it lasted a good 5 days with very minimal chipping.

Next up we have a beautiful aqua shade called Juicy from Avon cosmetics if you can't get your hands on this, Essence, Sorbet and Essie have similar colours. This is the perfect pedi colour, I use it for an accent nail when I do a manicure. It's fun and bright and would complement many other colours for some cute nail art combos.

I got the Sorbet Sweet Sixteen set for Christmas last year. It really is an ideal gift for any nail polish lover like myself. There are so many cute colours with different textures. Melting Moments is one of my favourites, it's a pale nude pink. This colour would suit many skin tones. It's a very romantic colour, I think it would also go really well with a metallic rose gold accent nail.

Found the next gorgeous colour at the freshly stocked Essence stand at Dischem it even says new on it... There was only 1 left so needless to say I grabbed it pretty quickly. It's a peachy, pink nude that looks oh so fresh and cute. This seems like it would be a perfect base for a multitude of nail art designs. This shade is called Rosewood Forrest, I know! the name is as pretty as the polish.

If you know me, then you know this next colour is as bright as my personality. This one again is from Essence (what can I say, their nail polishes are awesome) it's a Matte tangerine colour and screams #summervibes. Its called Va Va Voom This colour need no accents, it stands loud and proud on its own. I sometimes put a glossy top coat on and it just makes it look a lil more special. Sinful Colours also has a similar shade called Boogie Nights, which was one of favourites for a while.

Now this last colour called Serendipity is my all time favourite it's like a greyish lilac colour and can pass off as a cool neutral, no suprises that it's from Essence Cosmetics too. It will flatter many skin tones and can be used with a multitude of colours for those of you who like to mix up their mani.

What's your summer nail polish faves, share with me below and I just might try them out❤️

Pretty Posh Polish Catrice Luxury Lacquers Million Brilliance

Every and any self-respecting beauty addict knows that glitter nail polish is a must have in our beauty stash. I love me the odd feature nail or 2 or 3.

I bought these Catrice Luxury Million Brilliance Nail Polishes from Takealot.com you could also buy them from Dishcem. They were on sale for R33.00 each for 11ml (normal price R63.00). I got the following shades gold 07 Stars and Stories, silver 01 Its Showtime & bronze 06 Bronze Upon A Time. How totesadorbs are these names... another thing I love about Catrice cosmetics. I always love using base coats before applying glitter polish as it gives it a better back ground to pop. So I used this mauve colour from design cosmetics which can be found at Edgars for R17.00 yes that’s pretty damn affordable.

The polishes are awesome, thick enough so you get a good amount of glitter on your nail with each swipe yet thin enough to prevent clumps. I used about 1.5 coats on each nail and you’ll see below the polish is quite dense and I imagine it could be used on its own with a clear base coast. (This makes it easier to take off the polish.)

I know many people don’t like glitter polishes because of clean up but honestly if you just soak a cotton paid in nail polish remover and let it sit on the nail for about 10 seconds you can have the glitter off quite easily. Some also suggest using elmers glue or liquid latex under the polish but seriously, ain’t nobody got time for that.

The pics speak for themselves. I heart these polishes, looking forward to doing some glitter ombre’ or hearts nails soon. Keep your eye out for those posts.