Nail Polishes Everyone Should Own!

Going through my ridiculously excessive nail polish collection, i realised i only used half of the colours in there. When picking a polish i tend to go back and re-use my favourites time and time again, so i've put them all in little collections. Here are the nail polishes i think everyone should have a selection of!

CLASSY NUDES

OPI - Samoan Sand      -         Sally Hansen - Shell We Dance     -        Boujois - 03BCBeige  

Nudes are essential for any nail polish collection! They are great for when you just want to feel oh so classy! These kind of colours are perfect for formal events, job interviews and situations where you don't want to be rocking a glittery bright nail.

The OPI polish has more of an orange/peach undertone and is very glossy, it takes about 2-3 coats to get this to the colour it looks in the bottle.

The Sally Hansen polish has a very pink undertone. It's a good colour for the topcoat on a french manicure and is nice and shiny. This polish is quite sheer and it requires a good 3-4 coats to get its full colour shown.

The bourjois polish is brown undertoned. Its fairly cheap and only requires 2 coats to look lovely.

SULTRY REDS

No7 Stay Perfect red     -     Nails Inc - Luminous Red       -      Jess Red        -       Nails Inc - St Martin's place

Red polish is great for when you want to feel slightly sexy yet still fairly girly and classic. There is a mixture of reds you can go for, slightly more burgundy less in-your-face reds or the full works POP look at me reds, here are my favourites:

The No7 Stay Perfect red has a lovely metallic sheen to it, its not too bright and covers nicely. It is a good quality formula but needs a good topcoat as metallic polishes tend to chip easily.

The Nails Inc red was actually free with some toothpaste (not my regular toothpaste but who cares, free polish!) This one is also metallic however the colour is slightly brighter than the No7 red.

The plain bottled polish is actually from Poundland. It is from the old Jess range which has now been rebottled with logos on the front. This is definitely an IN YOUR FACE red but its gorgeous! A couple of coats are needed  but its ridiculously shiny for only £1.

The Nails Inc burgundy is perfect for those of you who don't want to blind people by your bright nails, it is nice and classy and the Nails Inc formula is great. Wear a base coat underneath  this one particularly as it will stain natural nails.


NEUTRAL GLITTERS

Rimmel - Finish Touch Glitter      -      Avon - Opal Effects        -         Nicole OPI - Make U Smile         -        Barry M np351

These are possibly some of my all time favourite polishes ever! Who can't resist girly sparkly nails.

The Rimmel Finishing Touch is a slightly milky glitter with gold flecks in. The glitter particles are small and shine a bluey colour in various lights. This polish is very thick so only one coat is needed but it looks lovely.

Avon Opal Effect polish contains giant iridescent flakes. This polish is cool toned and thick. I found the best way to use this was pick individual flakes out with a dotting tool and place them exactly where i wanted onto my nails.

The Nicole OPI collection polish is my all time favourite. It has silver hexagons (they appear circle shaped from regular eye distance away) in a clear base. Its so shiny and so sparkly, its just amazing!

The gold glitter is from Barry M. This is another amazing glitter, it contains gold flakes, and smaller hexagon holographic shapes, this makes it look much more 3D than a plain gold glitter. It comes out nicely and isn't too thick however it hasn't lasted as long as some of my other glitters, it dried up fairly quickly.

PRETTY PASTELS

Revlon - Stay Classy       -      Nails Inc - Sheraton Street      -      Sinful Colours - Unicorn        -        Nails Inc - Spring Mews

Pastel polishes are great for Spring (or in my case Summer, Autumn and Winter too). They give off a nice girly look but can be switched up and picked to match any accessory or item of clothing you are wearing.

The Revlon pink is a lovely neutral pastel, its pretty and pinky with a few nude undertones. The brush in this bottle is great for people who have long or thin nails as its small, so you have a lot of control.

The Nails Inc blue is my all time favourite. It looks so unusual on nails, as it isn't as bright as baby blue yet its still so lovely. I'd recommend this colour to anyone, trust me you will get so many compliments on it!

The Sinful colours polish is a nice pastel yellow, it's not too bright and not too pale making this colour great for summer. It also looks good with a really nice tan.

The Nails Inc green is fresh and definitely a spring colour. It gives a gentle pop to your nails without being too bright.

BASIC NAIL CARE

Nails Inc Due - Hyde Park Basecoat, Albert Bridge Topcoat,      -      Boujois - So Perfect! Basecoat, 30 Second Gel Topcoat

Having a good top coat / base coat is essential for long lasting amazing looking nails. It gives shine and also protection to your nails.

The Nails Inc duo are amazing! They dry ever so quickly. The base coat honestly protects your nails really well from staining and breaking and the top coat seals the polish in for a long lasting manicure.

The boujois polishes are also good! These are a cheaper alternative to the Nails Inc polishes. The base coat is slightly thin however if you really needed the protection again staining you could wear two coats. The topcoat is a gel and is great for making your nails look like real gel nails. Its long lasting and has an amazing brush.





I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know which polishes you own that you think everyone else should buy! :)