#2014BloggerChallenge Nail Favourites

The theme of the #2014BloggerChallenge this week is nails! Now, I'm awful with nails. I can't grow them long because then it makes it difficult to play my violin (plus long nails really creep me out) and I've only recently started painting my nails often and taking an interest in nail polish. Today, I wasn't sure what to do with this topic as I'm not very good at nail art and I can barely paint my nails as it is, so I thought that I would do a post on my favourite nail related things. Some of these polishes are no longer available however I will try and find similar products. Hope that you enjoy!

1. Boots Essentials Cotton Wool Pads £1.39
2. (similar) MUA Nail Polish in Bold Blue £1.00
3. Barry M Matte Nail Paint in Black Espresso £3.99
4. Collection Gothic Glam in Deadly £3.19
5. Barry M Nail Paint in Clear £2.99
6. (Marks and Spencers Polish in Dark red - similar) Essie Winter Collection in Shearling Darling £5.99
7. Superdrug Beauty Essentials Nail Polish Remover £1.09

I always use the Boots Baby cotton wool pads as you they're quite soft but still remove makeup and nail polish effectively, I prefer using the cotton wool pads to remove my nail polish as I find that with cotton wool balls the fibres tend to come apart and so easily stick to other bits of nail polish which make it a pain.

I am a BIG fan of the MUA range which you can purchase in Superdrug, I have several of their products and even though admittedly some of the products are a bit hit and miss, a good majority of them are good quality at a great price. I love this bright blue colour in Spring and Summer and seeing as it's coming up to those seasons, I wapped it out again in eager anticipation. I find that the polish doesn't chip too easily and with two coats it does provide a solid colour. Strongly recommend checking out their polishes!

The Barry M Matte Nails are all that I wore throughout December and January, I did a blogpost on another shade of this polish (available here) and soon after I picked up the shade in Black and I honestly love it. They're not ridiculously expensive, especially as there's normally 3 for 2 deals at Boots and Superdrug and they don't chip for a few days. I also feel just a little bit cooler wearing black polish.

Another of my favourite polishes is the Collection Gothic Glam in Revenge. I did a blogpost on this here so  I won't ramble on too much, but I do still love this. It's perfect for a more formal occasion and adds a little bit of 'glam' to a look!

I used to use a Sally Hansen base and top coat, which was very good however it was quite expensive so I started using the Barry M base and top coat instead and it does almost as good a job but at much less of a price. It adds a high shine to a polish and does increase the amount of time that the polish stays on the nails for! I really like this product and if you're looking for a new top and base coat, try this!

Finally in the polish picks is this nail polish that I actually received in a gift set so I linked a similar one. It's just a deep red that is perfect for winter-y days. I like the whole burgundy trend, especially in terms of makeup. I also feel pretty hot when I have painted red nails, I'm a loser, right?

My final favourite is the Superdrug Nail polish remover. I know that MammafulZo uses the acetone-free version of this remover, however I find that this one is great. It's a large bottle and lasts a really long time and removes nail polishes really effectively. It doesn't dry out my nails and it's super super cheap. I definitely recommend trying it out!

Those are my nail favourites, thanks for reading! Have you tried any of these products? Leave a commend below!

Beth xxx

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