Summer Shades

With the current influx of sunshine and heat we've been having, I thought I would do a post about the best shades to rock this Summer. Whether its neons for poolside, or pretty pastels. I'll cover it all here in this post. So keep reading for some colour infused inspiration.

You might want to tighten the purse strings because if you're anything like me, you'll want to head straight out and get them... ALL.

I thought to make it fun and easy I would group them into colour groups. So if you're looking for the perfect summer *insert colour* you can see a range from various different brands and price brackets to suit your summer polish needs. 

First up GREENS: 

From Left to Right: 

Essie - Mojito Madness (beautiful apply green - £8.00)

Maybelline Colour Show - Green With Envy (minty blue green -  £2.99)

L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche - Pistachio Drage (super pastel mint green - £4.99)

BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine - Greenberry (beautiful teal shade - £3.99)

E.L.F - Mint Cream (perfect mint choc chip ice-cream shade £2.50)

Secondly BLUES:

From Left to Right:

17 Lasting Fix - Mint Choc Chip (blue toned mint - £2.99)

Perfect Hollographic - Blue ( imagine holographic with a blue tone to it)

BarryM Nail Paint - Pure Turquoise (pefect teal/turquoise colour - £2.99)

BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine - Blueberry (sky blue but super shiny - £3.99)

Thirdly YELLOWS: 

From Left to Right: 

17 Lasting Fix - Sherbert Lemon (pastel lemon - £2.99)

Sinful Colours - This Is It (super small gold glitter - £1.99)

Maybelline Colour Show - Electric Yellow (yolky yellow - £2.99)

Next ORANGES: 

From Left to Right 

Essie - Orange Its Obvious (bright orange without being neon - £8.00)

BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine - Mango (mid tone orange - £3.99)

China Glaze - Orange Knockout (SUPER neon orange matte finish - £4.38)

Next PINKS: 

From Left to Right: 

BarryM Nail Paint - Bright Pink (Barbie pink shade - £2.99)

BarryM Nail Paint - Fuchsia (mid pink with red undertones - £2.99)

Sinful Colours - 24/7 (NEON matte finish Barbie pink - £1.99)

Lush Laquer - Haywire (pastel pink with chunky neon glitter - $6.00)

Essie - Tour de Finance (iridescent mid pink - £8.00)

Next CORALS: 

From Left to Right: 

Maybelline Colour Show - Urban Coral (red toned pink coral - £2.99)

L'Oreal Paris Resist and Shine - 455 (Iridescent pink coral - discontinued I believe)

E.L.F - Mango Madness (Orange toned peach coral - £2.50)

Natural Collection - Antique Coral (perfect iridescent coral £1.99)

Next PURPLES/LILACS: 

From Left to Right: 

17 Lasting Fix - Parma Violet (pink toned violet - £2.99)

L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche - Nouvelle Vague (SUPER pastel lilac - £4.99) 

BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine - Prickly Pear (glossy lilac - £3.99)

So, there you have it, a colour wheel of summer shades, hope this post is useful and gives you some polish inspiration for the summer, and what colours and shades you can access on the hughstreet. Most of these polishes I bought whilst on offers or for the more higher-end brands such as China Glaze which is imported and Essie I bought off eBay but the prices listed are the prices you would find in store. 

Matte About Glitter

This is a fun look that I created to update an ageing mani that I had been wearing for a couple of days. This is a great way to brighten up a mani quickly if you don't quite have enough time, or patience to re-do a new nail look.

Simply using whatever paint you already have on your nails. Touch up any chips and apply a matte top coat to create a smooth matte surface for the glitter.

Taking your favourite glitter or simply a glitter in a colour palette that will accentuate your base colour, apply to ring finger and thumb all over. For an extra pop of fun, apply dots near your cuticles in either the same glitter or a different type as I did here, for an extra fun twist.

Nail Polish:

Barry M Nail Paint - Cappuccino
Essie - Matte About You
Maybelline Colour Show Brocades - Black

Smooth Sailing

I recently went on eBay to find Essie nail polish without paying £8.99 a bottle. I know that the colours that come up on eBay won't be the latest ones and I'm fine with that as you can still get your hands on beautiful shades even if they are a year or two old. I like to consider them Essie classics!
I already got my hands on Tour de Finance in T J Hughes for £1.99 and I love it, and now managed to get my hands on Smooth Sailing off of eBay for £1.59, although it is mini size it packs a lot of punch in colour!
A mauve shade with blue undertones its finished with a silver shimmer. Its formula is nice and thick without being gloopy so perfect for a quick one coat if in a rush! Im loving Smooth Sailing.

Going Gaga!

Inspired by Lady Gaga and Talia Castellano a.k.a on YouTube as 'taliajoy18' I went out and finally get some nail glue and experimented with 3D accessories for blinging up my nails.
I also finally managed to find a matte top coat so I can make my polish matte if I'm feeling so inclined that day. They only had the Essie version but atleast I know it's a decent quality. I got it from Boots for £8.99.