I've been posting my nail art on Instagram for over 2 years now so I wanted to write a series of blog posts (hopefully bi-monthly) just to recap on my different looks, plus I thought it would be fun to see which colours and styles I've used the most.
I'm starting things off with the white and yellow polishes I've used. Now these aren't two of my favourite colours, and I don't actually own many polishes of either colour, but I've still got a few different pieces of nail art to show using them.
LEFT: 1 coat of Rimmel London Crack Your Colour 'Break the Ice' over 2 coats of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails 'Buff' (December 2014)
Not the best crackle polish I've used, not sure how it would look over a darker base as its formula is quite thin.
RIGHT: Floral water decals over Barry M Silk 'Pearl' (March 2014)
The decals were purchased from eBay and turned out very subtle once on the nails but they still looked pretty and vintage.
LEFT: 2 coats of Sally Hansen Sugar Coat 'Sugar Fix' with Rimmel London Space Dust 'Shooting Star' as a gradient (December 2014)
This was my nail art for Christmas day, I wanted something that resembled winter and snow and I think this turned out quite nice, plus I'm a sucker for textured polish!
RIGHT: 2 coats of Barry M Silk 'Pearl' with Barry M Gelly 'Plum' to stamp with over the tips (July 2014)
This was my first attempt at nail stamping and it didn't turn out great, I believe the stamping plate I used was just a cheap one from a bargain shop.
LEFT: 2 coats of Barry M Gelly 'Coconut' with Sally Hansen Sugar Coat 'Red Velvet' applied over a stencil (March 2015)
This was my belated Valentine's nail art, the stencils were just ones from eBay and didn't turn out great originally so I had to touch them up by hand.
RIGHT: 3 coats of W7 'Salt and Pepper' with Rimmel Pro Matte Finish Topcoat (July 2014)
The formula of this polish was rather thin so took a few coats and I didn't like it shiny so I added a matte top coat and it looked quite funky.
LEFT: 2 coats of Sally Hansen Sugar Coat 'Sweetie' with Sally Hansen Sugar Coat 'Sugar Fix' plus silver studs on the accent nail (December 2014)
I decided to toughen up these delicate colours by adding a couple of studs to the accent nail.
RIGHT: 2 coats of Models Own 'Banana Split' with a matte topcoat, then Barry M 'Lady' as an accent (June 2014)
I was disappointed with both the formula of Banana Split, it was quite thin and patchy, and the scented effect, you could hardly smell the banana scent to start with and it went away not long after.
LEFT: 3 coats of W7 'Fluffy Duck' over a clear base (March 2014)
I just loved the name of this W7 polish! Unfortunately I wasn't impressed with the formula as it was very thin and it still looked patchy after 3 coats. Over a white or yellow base I imagine it would look a lot better and pop even more though.
RIGHT: 3 coats of Spoiled 'Designated Driver' with Avon Colour Trend 'Gold Flecked' at the base of the nails (thumb, fore and little finger) and 2 coats of Orly 'Luxe' on the accent nails (May 2016)
Designated Driver is a lovely egg yolk yellow but the formula is poor, very thin and not 100% even after 3 coats.
Does anyone have a favourite white or yellow polish that they use? I have bought a couple more since these but they're in my 'To be used' box.
All nail art in this post was originally posted on my personal Instagram account @clare_e
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