Recent additions to my nail polish collection

(Left-Right) Barry M 'Strawberry Ice Cream', Barry M 'Navy', Barry M 'Peach Melba', Barry M 'Mint Green', Essie 'Cute as a Button', Essie 'Fiji', Essie 'Dive Bar', Essie 'Fear & Desire', Deborah Lippmann 'Across the Universe'

This post is now severely out of date and I have posted on a rather large portion of the polishes mentioned but I thought i should post it anyway just in case anyone was interested in seeing the other polishes that I had been buying and had not yet posted on.

Over the summer I was away from home for quite a while (7 weeks to be exact!) and I was missing the majority of my trusty nail polish stash so I couldn't resist making a few additions to my collection and thought that you might like to have a little look at the polishes that I chose. It may seem like a lot but like I said, I was away for quite a while and some of them were on offer.

Deborah Lippmann 'Across the Universe' which I got from House of Fraser for £16

I've looked for this one for a while now, I saw some swatches online which got me very interested and I finally found it last week. I used it as soon as I got it home and I really like it, its very unique. I've done an individual post on it already so check that out.

Barry M 'Mint Green' which I bought from Superdrug, 2 for £5

I have very few green nail varnishes but this one just attracted my eye straight away and I was hooked, my two favourite colours this spring were mint and coral and it was on offer so I thought, why not? In Superdrug it was 2 Barry M nail paints for £5 and I think Boots may have a similar offer on at the moment.

Barry M 'Strawberry Ice Cream' which I bought from Superdrug, 2 for £5

i really don't have too many light pink colours like this and i thought it would be a very nice, kinda effortless colour for me. I've applied it once and I have to say I didn't love the formula but I was tired so perhaps I was just painting badly. I hope so because I love colours like this I just never really pick them up.

Barry M 'Navy' which I bought from Superdrug, 2 for £5

I thought this one would be great for autumn and winter, as you can probably tell from my past posts I love blues and this is a wintry alternative to my favourite summer turquoises and teals. I also have a sneaky suspicion that this may be a pretty good dupe for Chanel 'Blue Satin' which I also own - i'll keep you updated with a comparison post when I get around to using this.

Barry M 'Peach Melba' which I bought from Superdrug, 2 for £5

I put this on my nails the very first day that I got it. I really love this colour for summer and it reminds me of Essie's 'Tart Deco' which I also really love. Its a pretty light, peachy pink. I've used it and application wasn't perfect but it wasn't terrible and I really love the colour.

Essie 'Fiji' which I bought from Boots for £7.99

I've already done a post from this one and I like it, not sure I love it though. It's a nice neutral that's pretty and versatile for summer. I imagine that it would look amazing with a tan but alas my fair skin will probably never know the joy of looking sun-kissed. I

do think i'll end up wearing it a lot though, because it will go with everything.

Essie 'Cute as a Button' which I bought from Boots for £7.99

This is that polish that i've picked up many times, always loved, but never quite got around to buying because I have so many similar shades but I finally got around to buying it when I was away. I love the colour and I love the name. Sadly, it hasn't been worn yet just because of the amount of corally pinks I have but i'm sure i'll get around to wearing it soon.

Essie 'Fear and Desire' which I bought from Boots for £7.99

This polish is lovely and bright, it was perfect for the (unusually) hot UK summer. i wrote about this quite a few posts back, its perfect for us pale girls - its about as bright as I can go without my hands looking dirty. I think that Chanel's 'Holiday' is still my favourite summer orange though.

Essie "Dive Bar' which I bought from Boots for £7.99

I almost can't believe I didn't already have this colour, it screams me in autumn and winter. its a lovely, moody, blackened shimmery teal that I think will be perfect for cold winter days, the shimmer stops it from looking dull. This one has a lot of depth, I really like it.

So a bit of everything really, there were a few shades I didn't really need (although, the eternal question springs to mind - who ever really needs a nail polish?) but i've been working hard so I thought why not treat myself. there have been quite a few additions since this, mainly because of the new Selfridges beauty hall, so i'm sure i'll be doing another one of these posts in the not too distant future.