5 Shades of Summer

Following on from my recent post Summer Beauty Buys I thought I would do a series of posts related to summer beauty and fashion, look out for a summer skincare routine, maybe haircare routine, summer lookbook and many other ideas I've been thinking about. This post is going to be all about my five favourite nail polishes I have been wearing this summer and what will probably be on my nails for the rest of summer too!

The first one is from Tanya Burr's cosmetic range which she launched earlier this year, the colour is 'Little Duck' and it is the perfect duck-egg blue. This colour is one of my favourite colours anyway so when I bought it I knew I was going to love it for summer, the colour compliments a tan and the formula is long lasting and chip resistant.

Recently I have been loving a nice nude nail and this Barry M polish delivers the perfect colour- not too yellow and not too pink and I think it would suit all skin tones. The formula is not the best to work with but not as bad as some Barry M polishes I've tried, it is a little thick and gloopy and the brush does leave some streaks but after two generous coats it leaves a fully opaque glossy finish.

This OPI polish I got in my June Birchbox, hence the adorable miniature size, the colour is 'Kiss Me I'm Brazilian' and comes from OPI's Brazil collection that celebrated the World Cup. I am not going to lie, the formula is terrible, I definitely wouldn't buy an OPI polish after experiencing this one, it is so hard to apply and I found it nearly impossible to do without leaving a horrible streaky mess. Why is it in my favourite summer polishes?... I am just in love with the colour, a sort of bright medium pink that would look amazing with a tan, I haven't come across a similar shade by a brand that I know I love like Essie or Jessica - if you have any recommendations, drop me a comment below!

Next is Essie's 'Roarrrange'; the newest one to my nail polish collection, I bought this recently (see it here in my Summer Beauty Buys post) and I already know that it will be on my toes for the majority of the summer! It is a fabulous bold orange, and as with all Essie polishes, it is super easy to apply and chip-resistant too. 

Finally is another Essie one, in the shade 'Mezmerized'. I adore this royal blue colour at the minute; it reminds me of the sea, being on holiday and little Greek islands. It looks great on both fingers and toes and is the perfect shade for summer.

What are your favourite nail shades this summer?