Category: Nails

[unpaid/ad/sample] I flagged a few weeks ago that icy blue for nails is a spring thing this year. I like the idea of it well enough but just not sure about the reality! I find it always the case that when edgier shades look challenging on fingers they can be quite at home on toes…

[sample/affiliate] Well, my interest in nails has been well and truly woken by this set from the Inc.Redible arm of Nails Inc! What an absolute joy these products are. Not for one second do I think infusing nail polish with avocado and peach oils will make one jot of performance difference but it’s a chance…

[sample] As a general rule, my nails are in good nick these days thanks to supplements which have made such a difference. However, in about November, they just had some kind of break-down, flaking and snapping off. Consequently, I haven’t tested any nail polish other than on my toes since then because my talons haven’t…

[productsample] The new Treasured Moments collection from CND is so perfect for transitioning into autumn shades. I mean, you can wear what you like, when you like but I find my colour mood shifts with the seasons and I just want different things. The shades here are not so autumnal that you feel wintery –…

[productsample] Greetings From The Riviera! That’s the name of this bright and breezy nail collection from Isadora. There isn’t a single colour here that I wouldn’t be happy to put on my nails. I know I’ve said many, many times that this polish is easily one of my favourites because of the vibrancy of the…

[productsample] And here’s that blue again! I’m really drawn to these swimming pool-cornflower-sky shades at the moment and Soreno is no exception. The accompanying shades, French Rose Glow and Rose Milk Glow are the sort of colours that a few years ago I would have not made house-room for but these days I actually prefer…

[productsample] I actually couldn’t believe my eyes when I opened up this collection. The night before I’d been craving blue toe nails and had to settle for a blue that I’m not quite happy with (D&G) because it’s not exactly the right vibrant blue I wanted. The very next morning, exactly the right blue appeared!…

[productsamples] I know of old that pastel shades never show up well in nail swatches, particularly not white, which is just a stretch too far for my camera! It’s a fairly classic bridal collection, although a first for CND which is surprising. I think my favourite is Forever Yours which is a blush pink but…

Over the bank holiday weekend, me and Mr BBB went to the V&A to see the Mary Quant exhibition. Of course, the majority of it was fashion (so much of it so wearable today) but my eyes lit up at the beauty section. I know there was a Mary Quant store in Duke of York…

[productsample] I’ve been a fan of Solar Oil for years as a reliable conditioning nail oil that really works. I don’t say that I’m the best at remembering to use it, mind you, but when I do, the effects are noticeable in terms of more flexible, conditioned nails. A pen form of Solar Oil is…

[productsample/affiliate] I’m always happy for an Isadora nail arrival. I don’t paint my nails nearly as much as I used to but if I do, nine times out of ten, I pick from Isadora, Kure or Chanel. There aren’t many other nails brands that feature in my stash any more. I think I say the same…

My camera is struggling to pick out the reddish tones in these colours – they’re more apparent in the swatches. I love a nude nail but I’m just not sure that these haven’t gone a bit, er, Elastoplast. Or, maybe they’re supposed to – after all, there are only so many ways you can play…

It would not be nearly Christmas without an Isadora sparkle nail drop – this brand does some of the best nail polishes available and this selection has put me in a glitter nail mood. The downside of glitter nails is that they’re such a pain to remove. When beauty world was a peak nail, the…

I think I might be in danger of becoming low maintenance! Since I discovered tone matching UKA Base Coats, I haven’t used nail polish – we are talking at least three weeks here which is unheard of. It’s a Japanese range and naturally, with an attention to detail that can only come from that country,…