Top 3 nail polishes for Summer

Happy Thursday! I hope you've been enjoying my Summer series :)  So far we've covered blushers, foundations and today it's the turn for nail polish!  Oh, and lets not forget the Summer TAG I created that went live yesterday too :)

Personally I tend to stay away from dark colours in the Summer.  When it's all warm and perfect for summer dresses, I tend to lean towards brights or pastels, which is where this little selection comes from.

Essie Cascade Cool

I really adore this pink for many reasons, first off, it looks like strawberry or raspberry ice cream, yummy!  It looks amazing on any skin tone, and I love the quality of it.  It's great at disguising ridges and almost giving your nails a fake look, like they're perfect and glued on :P  It lasts really well, very long wearing before chipping and as with all Essie nail polishes, the applicator is decent too.

M&S Limited Collection in Pale Peach

Such a pretty shade!  I love having this on my nails, it looks great with really pale skin like mine and despite it's budget price (around £2 if I recall) it lasts really well and has a decent price.  Here's a tip, if you have this shade, or one like it, get hold of Chloe by Zoya - it's the perfect top coat for it - it's coral with holographic sheer fragments in it, very very pretty.

Tanya Burr nail polish in Little Duck

Ok, not only does this have a very cute little name but it's an absolutely gorgeous colour that makes me really happy to look at :)  I'm not a big fan of glitter polishes anymore, just because they're a nightmare to remove, that's why you'll find that most of my favs are cream shades.  Teal nail polishes are probably my favourites, or shades like Essie's mint candy apple - they're all gorgeous!  They make your hands look summery and pretty and personally, they just put me in a better mood as I see them moving across my keyboard while I'm writing blog posts or tweeting.

So there you have it, my top 3 nail polishes for Summer!  Whilst this series is pretty much at an end (for now), I will be doing another series in a few weeks which will be similar, but looking at other products like eye shadows and lipsticks etc, I hope you've enjoyed it :)

What's your favourite nail polishes for the Summer months?

 

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Tanya Burr nail polish

 Riding Hood - £5.99*

 Little Duck - £5.99*

Bright and Early - £5.99*

Being a YouTuber myself, albeit, a much less successful one than the lovely Tanya Burr, I love that she's launched her own line of nail polishes and lip glosses, it's amazing that just through sharing her thoughts and tutorials on makeup has brought her so many wonderful opportunities - much like Fleur de Force (probably my favourite, sorry Tanya!), MissGlamorazzi, Zoella, Sprinkle of Glitter etc.

When Tanya announced her collection - it's safe to say most of the blogging world was very excited, and eagerly awaiting it's launch!  Today I'm reviewing 3 of her nail polishes in Little Duck (how cute is that name!?), Riding Hood, and Bright and Early.

Lets start with the packaging - they're simple, elegant, nothing that different from other polishes, but I really do love her signature logo, that's a lovely touch.  The glass bottles feel very solid, and have quite a heavy bottom!  The applicator is decent, it's quite long, holds product well and the bristles aren't all splayed out (that's what I don't like about the MUA ones, I know they're only £1, but the bristles are rubbish!).

Next up, the formulation.  Now, I don't have the strongest nails, they're pretty weak, so polishes don't last very well on me as a rule.  Each of these lasted about 2-3 days on my weak nails without a top coat. When teamed up with my Essie good to go top coat, I got about another 1-2 days out them, which for me with my terrible nails is really good!  

The teal shade (Little Duck) probably had the worst coverage for one coat, it was very streaky, but with a 2nd coat it was completely fine - all pics above were with two coats which gave perfect opaque coverage.  I'm not sure I have a favourite of the three, they're all beautiful and colours I'd naturally wear, the red is stunning, a real classic red, the teal is very similar to Essie's mint candy apple and the coral, well the coral is just gorgeous, so perfect for spring :)

All in all these are lovely - the quality is definitely as good as Essie, but a little more purse friendly, I'm looking forward to trying more of the range out, well done Tanya!

To pick up these shades, just head over to Beauty Chamber where they're £5.99* each :)

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