Category: Nails

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s kind of in the air, isn’t it – that mood shift towards deeper, more moody shades palettes? OPI’s newest collection, Muse of Milan, is absolutely hitting the spot in terms of projecting emotional colour, the sort we instinctively respond to as the seasons shift. Quite honestly, I want all of these colours on…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I remember being scathing about Nail Kale when it first arrived as a concept – I just don’t think nails respond to kale or show any particular benefit from the inclusion of greens in treatment oil. Nails just – or at least mine do – want moisture for that lovely flexibility and smoothness that…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] My nails are having their moment as they always do in summer before crumbling to stumps when the weather changes. Oils and supplements really help so I’m keeping going with that in the hopes that maybe this autumn, they’ll stay strong. In the meantime though, I’m really enjoying the Nails Inc output (apart from…

[purchase] Although Manucurist is a French brand, I bought this before I went to Paris because cleaner formulations in this category are seeing a big rise in popularity. Nail polish, originally, wasn’t much different to car paint, but as we’ve seen from one of my favourite brands, Kure Bazaar, ingredients such as corn, cassava, potato…

[unpaid/sample/ad/affiliate] Well, the news is that I’m not hot :-(. I’ve watched the video on the Nails Inc site of this in action and mine is nothing like it whatsoever. The colours are completely different and I can barely get a whisper of colour changing on mine despite running under hot water and sticking my…

[unpaid/giftedexperience/affiliate/ad] As we all know, beauty services suffered enormously during the lock down – they still can’t offer a full complement of treatments – but happy to say that my trip for a manicure was just the best tonic and a chance to see how things are being done differently. I haven’t actually had a…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Who knew Nails Inc has been around for 21 years! Somehow it still feels like a relatively new brand to me. This is a nimble brand – constant re-invention and innovation have kept it at the forefront of the nail game and it used to be that you couldn’t open a magazine without finding…

So, 2013 was peak nail! It seems so much longer ago that we were all utterly obsessed with everything nails… and then suddenly, without warning, the whole trend collapsed. DIOR was particularly inventive with nails – remember the Golden Jungle nail set they brought out which gave a khaki crackle glaze over a golden shade…

[unpaid/sample/ad]  This duo is part of the Nails Inc Summer Collection so hasn’t even launched yet but if you like to go bright when the sun shines, it’s one to pop on your beauty list. These shades just stop short of neon territory but they’re still very bright. The sell is – and therefore the…

[unpaid/ad/samples] I really look forward to new releases from KURE Bazaar – they’ve got such an eye for colour editing and seem to catch seasonal moods really well. Now that my nails are in much better condition again after a brief weird spell, I’m enjoying painting them again (currently a bright red). This selection is…

[unpaid/ad/affiliate/sample] I think I’ve got one more nail set to show you from my catch up with Nails Inc after this one but they’re a very prolific brand so I’ve no doubt summer will bring even more. These are – as you might gather from the name – meant to replicate that mother-of-pearl sheen than…

[unpaid/ad/sample] I’m sticking to the hand and nail theme today and I’ve loved using the Essence Jelly Nail Polish Remover with it’s strange gin-meets-pineapple-meets-paintstripper scent! I’m flagging it especially because of the jelly format – it works exactly the same as a regular remover but is rather thicker and as someone who has tipped over…

[unpaid/ad/affiliate/sample] Anyone remember the ‘mannequin hands’ nail trend a few years ago where nails were exactly matched to skin tone for a shop mannequin seamless look? This is the perfect kit for that trend if you fancied reviving it and these are to your tone, but really they’re intended for a darker tone ombre nail…

[unpaid/ad/samples/affiliate] It’s a shame I didn’t have the sunny day for photography these spring toned polishes deserve but I’m wearing Blue Siesta right now and love the injection of mid-bright colour. What’s so nice about these delicate shades is that they’re fully pigmented but pared back on tone. Based on nature shades – think neutrals…

[unpaid/ad/sample/affiliate] I’m 100% convinced that crystals bring absolutely nothing to the beauty party but that doesn’t stop me liking the sentiments behind this duo – to be more mindful and positive. Anything that brings a feeling of well-being from me-time is great with me and if it’s paying attention to yourself via your nails then…