My Nail Polish Picks For Autumn

I love dark nail colours. I'm really excited to start wearing them again but its been a bit of a shock to the system since I've literally lived in L'Oreal's Opera Ballerina for the last 5/6 months! After looking through my nail polish box I picked out some shades that have been locked away for the last year or so. As far as I'm aware all these shades are still available and seem to suit most skin tones. I'll add links beside each one if I've swatched it in the past.

Leighton Denny Supermodel | Nails Inc Porchester Square | Ciate Iced Frappe | Essence Irreplaceable | O.P.I We'll Always Have Paris | O.P.I My Private Jet | Rimmel Hot List 

Leighton Denny Supermodel: In my mind Supermodel can be worn through any season. Its the perfect neutral and goes with any outfit or skintone. The formulation is great and it lasts well too.

Nails Inc Porchester Square: Like Supermodel, Porchester Square is a pretty easy colour to wear. Its not going to clash with other colours. Usually greige type shades have a slight purple tone which I like on other people but on me it just makes my hands look like they belong to a dead person. I dont have that problem with Porchester Square so this is a great shade for anyone with fair skin. (link)

Ciate Iced Frappe*: Very similar to Porchester Square but slightly lighter with more lavender. I'm still able to wear it without looking like a corpse. (link)

Essence Irreplaceable: The cheapest of the bunch but the quality matches the rest! Essence can be hard to get hold of in the UK, I'm in Northern Ireland and managed to find a huge Essence stand in a local chemist. Irreplaceable is in the same colour family as Porchester Square and Iced Frappe but shot through with gold shimmer which makes it a bit different.

O.P.I We'll Always Have Paris: My 'grown up' polish. A gorgeous deep, rich shade that makes your hands look polished. Looks brilliant on shorter nails with a glossy top coat.

O.P.I My Private Jet: A gunmetal grey shot through with teeny tiny flecks of holographic glitter. The glitter isnt over the top and the holo isnt overly noticeable but its just enough to liven up an otherwise boring colour.

Rimmel Hot List: A dirty purple and great dupe for the more pricey Paradoxal from Chanel.

I'll do a few NOTD's using the colours I havent already swatched.

Do you own any of these shades?

*PR sample

NOTD X2

Nails Inc Magnetic Effect Polish (Trafalgar Square)

This polish is Gorgeous! The photo doesnt do it justice though, I've tried every angle and lighting but it doesnt come across as it does in real life. I'm hoping these magnetic polishes will make people forget about crackle/shatter, I cant stand it (even though I own a few) I'm not fussed on the whole ring finger mani either, I like my nails to be one colour so wasnt too excited over the whole magnetic polishes and wasnt going to buy any but I'm so glad I got these.

With Flash.

Without Flash.

From Left To Right.. Kensington Caviar Topcoat (this topcoat deserves a full blog all to itself!) I know it isnt new but it came in my magnetic set and it's the first time I've tried it.

Houses Of Parliament. (purple)

Big Ben. (gold)

Trafalgar Square. (gunmetal)

My fav from the collection is Trafalgar Square, If you were only going to buy one, I'd recommend this one without a doubt. It's so glossy and the two shades of silver look as if they're melting into eachother. I've had it on for 3/4 days now and there hasnt been any chipping or tip wear, last night I just applied another coat of Kensington Caviar to freshen it up a bit. Big Ben is the most subtle of the three and nothing worth getting excited over, it's a nice polish but not really to my taste. Houses Of Parliament is somewhere in the middle for me.. I dont love or hate it.

I got this set from QVC for around £20, not bad when it costs over £50 on the highstreet.

The Next Polish Is Nails Inc - Porchester Square

I got this in the ASOS sale for £6.95

In the bottle it looks like a taupey grey but on the nails its more grey than anything else. As usual it was even coverage and fully opaque after 2 coats but it did start chipping after a day. I love greys but I expected a bit more from this shade, it doesnt really stand out more than any other grey I own but overall, it's a good polish and I'm sure I'll be wearing it quite often.

Has anyone else tried the Magnetic Polish? Whats your fav of the three?

xo