This week I am wearing another oldie: Framboesa (raspberry), from Colorama.
I really enjoy the berry shade, which keeps me on the reds, but the burgundy shade makes it a bit more autumnal.
Having used the Miss Sporty nail polishes in the past weeks, I found this one quite thin to apply, so had to do three coats!
Still, looks good – very shiny and goes perfectly with my Diva MAC lipstick!
A couple weeks ago, I bought a few nail colours from Miss Sporty – a classic red, an iridescent purple, a hot pink to replace and oldie and… I floated towards my very first new season nail colour, a dark mettalic gray. I am very sure I will be wearing it soon and it will feature on the “nails of the week” – have applied it, just to try it on, and it looks fab!
I haven’t really seen that much in terms of nail colour tendencies so far on the web, apart from a mention on Vogue, but by digging a bit I think my bet is on a multitude of ash tones, especially graphite, charcoal and matte greys. Midnight and cobalt blue, pearlised deep mocha, greige and metallic/iridescent green also seem to be popping up. I would also count on deeper reds – berry, burgundy and even maroon.
Chanel‘s Black Pearl, Blue Satin, Graphite and Particuliere, as well as Dior‘s Underground, New Label and Perfecto and Illamasqua‘s Bacterium, Viridian, Propaganda and Phallic(!) really fit the bill (all pictured on the right). I will be definitely looking for more affordable options to test!
I have to confess I am a little bit sad that the super brights are getting a rest for the colder months and although it does make sense, I remain a big fan of glowing nail colour – I shall miss the flaboyance of summer in that sense. I do prefer warm colour on my talons – but I suppose red will always be there to comfort me!
Red. My nail colour passion really lies with reds. It is, hands down, the colour you are most likely to see on my nails throughout the year. It’s sexy, it’s classic and it goes with everything.
There is no hue discrimination – they can be orange-reds, pinkish-reds, deep red, burgundy red, blood-red, purplish reds, metallic reds, you get the idea – I just love them all.
This week, I am wearing, for the first time, a red from Miss Sporty‘s lasting colour pro-brush line, which promises a “shock proof, chip and scratch-resistant formula which delivers 7 days durable colour with a high-shine finish”, apparently. The high-shine I can definitely see, still to trial the action men properties of this nail varnish in the next 7 days.
I found it a bit thick to apply, but the “pro-brush” is good – its shape really aids application. It is great value, at the moment, two bottles for £2.99 at Superdrug.
And of course, it is red – a vivacious tone of red, which I am really enjoying seeing on my nails after cheating on the scarlets with more trendy colours in the past weeks!
This week I am once again going for an old time favourite in gorgeous summery bright pink.
The fact the sun finally showed its rays over the weekend really inspired me, and I thought my nails deserved yet another bright colour splash, to keep the mood going, as if I knew we were doomed to have a grey Monday.
This nail polish was bought ages ago and it is by Colorama, which I think is the best nail polish brand in the world (in terms of duration, ease of application and price), from their “artistic” range, in “Rosa Pink”.
Love it!
This week I have reverted back to a nail polish I was obsessed with a couple months ago, I wore it for at least 3 weeks in a row! It is close enough to coral, slightly more orange, like a very ripe peach.
Aptly called Juicy Peach, this shade is from H&M and it comes in a tiny bottle, it was the very first time I used up a bottle of nail polish in my life – and I liked it so much, a replacement has been bought already!
For £0.99, it is a steal, the consistency is good to apply, it lasts and the colour is truly great!
Love this glittery purple nail polish I had long forgotten about. It’s by Colorama, in Roxo Metálico (I bought it in Brazil quite a while ago – and the clue is in the name, which translates as metallic purple. I know – sounds more exciting than that in Portuguese!)
My bf chose it yesterday – and I think it is great – I know it is not a trendy pastel, a hot coral or a classic red, but it certainly has a place in my life! Plus, the fact it is 3 years old and the consistency is still the same – it gives a smooth, thin, perfect coat – makes it worth a go!
Orange crush - Miss Sporty quick dry!
When I saw the Miss Sporty nail varnishes on sale (2 for £4), I could not resist, even though , I confess, I thought they wouldn’t be too good. I ended up buying 4 (this one, classic red, lilac and mint green)
I am pleased to say I was mistaken, because they are quick dry, they are quite thick, but even with two coats, it lasts all week!
This almost neon pink meets orange/coral is great on. I even have it on my toenails.
So Many Lovely Things 