When I first decided to do the 'Summer Picks' tag, I didn't think I would bother posting about nail polish. I decided to tonight because I cannot make up my mind about which face/cheek makeup products to share with you!
I have a large collection of nail polishes, amassed over the years. My collection is no comparison to the one I had in 7th/8th grades though. Back in the day, nail polish was the business. I had every color imaginable and loved loved loved to wear it. In high school and college I got tired of it, and usually only wore clear polish or a shimmery white or pink. Gradually as I got more and more into makeup and cosmetics, I began to grow a brand new nail polish collection.
It was hard for me to pick just a handful of favorite polishes for the summer months - so I didn't. I picked several handfuls!
I've divided them into categories to make looking at them a bit easier.
Glitters:
- OPI Nail Lacquer in Simmer & Shimmer (Burlesque Collection)
- OPI Nail Lacquer in Teenage Dream (Katy Perry Collection)
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 4860-24 Shooting Star
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 4860-05 Rockstar Pink
Why pick just plain old silver or gold glitter when you can pick color? These are my faves, alone or on top of other polishes!
Shatters:
- OPI Nail Lacquer in Black Shatter
- OPI Nail Lacquer in Turquoise Shatter
- OPI Nail Lacquer in Blue Shatter
- Barry M Nail Paint Nail Effects in 316 White
Shatters look phenomenal over top of complementary or contrasting colors. You can really create some awesome mixes - my favorite being the white shatter overtop of a blue.
In the picture above it looks like the Blue and Turquoise shatters by OPI are very similar in color - they're not! I just just the lighting!
Regular Polish:
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 4830-17 Hot Magenta
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 4830-10 Strawberry Icing
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 4860-06 Sun Kissed
- Wet 'n' Wild Fast Dry Nail Color in 224C The Wonder Yellows
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 4860-02 Green With Envy
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 4830-22 Lime Lights
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 6213-07 Turquoise
- Essie Nail Lacquer in 752 Turquoise & Caicos
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 4830-11 Lavender Envy
I am a huge fan of color, especially bright color, so it's no surprise that all of the polish colors I picked in this category are really bright and crisp!
I love Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color. It is extremely affordable and comes in a huge array of colors. Wet 'n' Wild is another brand of cheap polishes that I'm starting to get in to.
While I like high end polishes, I really can't afford to buy them all of the time. Essie is almost $12.00 per bottle where I live - which is even more expensive than OPI! I only pick up Essie when it goes on sale.
What are your summer nail polish picks? Did you pick any of the same colors as me?
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