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Autumn is the time not just to pull out the knitwear, but also the deeper nail shades too. Whilst I have reviewed a couple of the polishes pictured above before on my blog, I think this is the best time of the year to really showcase them.
Pastels are also a growing trend for nails (and indeed coats!)... although I am yet to venture into this myself. The colours everyone seem to be raving about, are pastel blue and pinks.
For now, I am playing it safe with my chocolately, purplely and general all round "autumny" shades. The great thing about these shades though, is because they are not super dark and actually have a bit of warmth in them, this means they are fairly wearable on pale skin.
A great way to test if a nail colour is suitable for your skintone, is to hold the bottle against your hand or arm in the shop (providing the lighting is fairly natural). If you feel the colour washes you out, simply go for one shade lighter and see how you get on. Remember, the darker the shade... the more difficult it is to pull off (not that it can't be done!)
Let me know in the comments section or on twitter @paleskinmakeup if you have any nail colour suggestions for me this season!
Gone
are the days of only having one possible finish with nail polishes. The
crackled nail effect has been around for a little while now, and
perhaps one of the most noted brands that have done this is OPI. I was
lucky enough to receive their Gold Shatter nail polish as part of the
Elle goodie bag from the Clothes Show, for which I paid £2 for and got
around £30 worth of products essentially for free. Not to mention a tonne of Elle
Magazines! To buy this normally however, it would set you back £11 plus
postage if like me, you don't live near an OPI stocklist.
I first applied my trusty collection 2000 basecoat, followed by 2 coats of a black Barry M nail polish. I should say that normally I would never wear a black nail polish on it's own against my pale skin, as I find it incredibly draining. However, given I was pairing it with a gold polish, I felt black would be the best option as not that many colours would work with such a bold top coat.
After letting my black nails set for a good 20 minutes so that they were
touch-dry, I applied the gold overlay. I really wasn't sure what to
expect, and was fascinated to see the polish literally break away from
it's itself infront of my eyes. However, I noticed some nails struggled
to separate and had started to dry with just one split down the middle,
so I had to push some of the polish away myself in order for it to give
the crackle effect. This was a little disappointing, as on my thumb in
particular... it had really worked well, yet a couple of my nails had
hardly moved so the results were a little uneven.
Overall, I am not sure whether I like this product or not. It's not what I would typically go for within a nail polish look, however it's always fun to try new things and different effects. I think it's definitely down to personal taste whether this look is for you or not. As for the price point, £11 is quite steep however I think you can definitely tell within the quality of the brush and the way the bottle is designed also, it feels more luxe that my regular high street bottles that's for sure! This is definately a product for those who like to mix things up.
Interested in buying this polish? You can find it here
