Autumn Nails

Here in Australia it is currently Autumn, meaning I get to start bringing out my darker nail polishes (though you can wear whatever colour in any season). I love this time of year when it’s starting to get colder after struggling through the heat of Summer, now we can enjoy hot drinks and hearty meals while snuggling up with a blanket.

Essie After Sex is a beautiful sultry pearlescent burgundy, it has to be one of my favourite reds to wear. I find that I need two coats of this polish to get an even colour across my nails, the light shimmer catches the light beautifully and would look wonderful on everyone.

OPI You Don’t Know Jacques! is a colour that I never thought I’d actually like, it’s a pretty taupe colour that can look plain or boring. I know many people don’t like this polish, but personally I do because it’s different and I had no other colour like this one.

China Glaze Dress Me Up, when I brought this polish I thought it’d be one of the run of the mill nude/mauvey colours. However the colour is even more beautiful when applied, it has a muted pink finish which only needs one coat but I apply a second coat to give it a richer look.

OPI Mrs. O’Leary’s BBQ is simply the best blackish red/deep oxblood red I've ever used, I use this colour all through autumn and winter because it’s stylish and chic. A big plus is that the colour doesn't get blacker and darker with every extra application, like some dark nail polishes can.

What nail polishes are you enjoying right now?

Favourite Summer Nail Polishes

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Summer has just ended for us here in Australia, but I still want to share the nail polishes that I found myself grabbing for the warmer months.

Essie Neo Whimsical is a Rose-Plum Purple pastel that I love wearing all year round, I will say that the first coat will apply horribly. It will be streaky and there will be bald patches, but once the second coat is applied all of that evens out and the colour looks fantastic.

OPI Not So Bora-Boraing Pink is a pretty pink, one coat gives a mauve tinged iridescent sheen while two coats gives you more of the deeper dusty rose colour.

Essie Mint Candy Apple is a creamy pastel green which looks superb with a tan or if you have olive undertones, the polish is opaque and this surprised me as I have tried numerous other pastel polishes and many of them are streaky when applied but this one glides over the nails.

Butter London Dahling is a beautiful a deep, dusky-pink. Usually brighter polishes are typically summer friendly but I love this colour for anytime, it will suit anyone who has pinky undertones though I’m cool and I still love this colour.

Essie Pink Lemonade is not only a name that I love but the polish is a peachy pink with micro gold shimmer, the finish is a frost which is nice. This polish is sheer but the colour can be built up with a few coats.

What nail polishes do you like to wear during certain seasons?