My Nail Varnish Collection: an introduction
Friday, April 01, 2016
I love nail varnishes. So much. Caring for my nails and decorating them with pretty colours, delicate patterns or even detailed designs is a more-than-just-weekly routine for me. I used to bite my nails really badly, right to the very end; I'd completely ruin them when I was bored or anxious. I tried stopping with the gross tasting nail varnish liquid, learnt about how bad it was for you to bite them but nothing was really cutting (ha) it. That is, until I began painting them; because me being the perfectionist I am, did not want to ruin them! Voila! A solution!
Thin brushes and top coats, Glitters, Dark colours
Cool bright colours, Warm bright colours, Pastels
my swatches, cool colours and warm colours
I did actually have a count all of my nail varnishes recently and lets just say it's closer to 100 than you (and I!) would have thought. I have tried so hard to not end up with duplicate colours that I have had to get these little swatches to use so I can keep track of all the colours I have. This nail swatcher setis such a good idea, because the amount of purple nail varnishes I have is honestly starting to get insane. Although, can one ever have too many purple nail varnishes in their life?
I have had this nail varnish obsession for about five years now, and I have upgraded from the cheap under-$5 varnishes to the nicer-end brands. I think my favourite brands at the moment are Essie and Sally Hanson, purely because of the pigmentation and the wide range of colours. What I love most about Sally Hanson nail varnishes is not only the varnish themselves, but the brush that you apply it with is such a full brush that holds a lot (a LOT) of liquid but it doesn't drip it everywhere.
just a few of my nail art designs of recent times
What I want to know from you guys reading, is what would you like to know about my nail varnish collection? I would like to do a series of posts (obviously not all at once!) about my favourite colours, and some design tutorials; but what else would you like to see?
- Louise x
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