Natural shimmer nails

This is just a quick post to show you what I am wearing on my nails at the moment. I have been quite busy over the last few days as I had an interview yesterday for an internship I really reallllly want to get! So I had been preparing for that and not really thinking about blogging. But now it’s done I guess it’s just a waiting game, but fingers crossed! Anyway these are the nail colours I chose, which I have never put together before but I actually love them. They are still quite natural but not boring and the glitter is very subtle. It has great iridescent colours that show in the light too (the pictures don’t really catch it that well.)

The base colour is by Nails Inc and is called Eagle Street. It is quite hard to describe the colour but it’s a bit like a dusty pink with taupe and toffee shades to it. Then on top of this is the Barry M in Pink Iridescent. I find it hard to just put one colour on my nails lately and keep looking through my glitter shades to see what I can layer over the top, although it’s a bugger to get off and I never learn! 

Top 5 summer nail colours

If there is something I have a lot of its nail polishes... I think I’m a bit of a hoarder! I also think a nail polish and its colour can show what mood you are in and your personal style. I was going through my collection deciding what colour to change my nails and thought I would share some of the colour I have and what my top 5 summer colours are.

1.      I picked this colour up recently when I was at Westfield at a makeup store called KIKO and this colour was on offer. It’s a lovely coral/red colour with tones of orange, which is nice and bright. This polish goes on really well and has a great glossy finish to it. It also lasts a long while without chipping so I am impressed and now want to try another from this brand. 

2.      This next one is from Beauty UK that I got in Superdrug. It was really cheap and to be honest it isn’t really a great polish as you have to apply a fair few coats to get a decent colour and it takes ages to dry. But the colour looks great afterwards and is perfect for summer.

3.      This Barry M is one of my favourite as the colour is gorgeous and reminds me of being on holiday. The colour is called Peach Melba and the pastel colour looks really nice when you have a tan as it is quite bright. The only thing I don’t like about Barry M nail polishes is they chip very easily. I have only had this nail polish on a day and it already has a small chip – Bad Barry M! Although they don’t cost much so what do I expect?

4.      Next is my L’oreal polish in number 602 and it’s the first nail polish I had tried from L’oreal and I have to say it’s not bad. I was after a turquoise/mint colour for a while and was struggling to find the perfect one, until I found this beauty. The colour is a really cool mint green and the colour paints on quite strong. I have had a lot of compliments when wearing this one and it is another nice pastel colour.

5.      The final colour in my top 5 is this Nails Inc polish called Exeter Street. I only have a couple of Nails Inc nail polishes but they are definitely my fave in terms of how they apply and how well they last! This is a really nice nude shade with a hint of beige/mushroom. This colour is really nice to wear everyday when you don’t want a colour but don’t want bare nails!

Have you tried any of these colours? What are your summer favourite colours – I’d love to know!