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The Nail Colours That I’ll Be Rocking This Winter

…and there’s not a red in sight. SHOCKER.

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Back in the summer I went through a real ‘can’t be arsed’ period with nail polish. I always have some kind of colour on my toenails because there’s no one on the planet I want to subject to seeing my BFG-like talons unpainted, but with fingernails sometimes I like to let them breathe (at least that’s what I tell myself when actually it’s just plain laziness). Recently though, I’m back in the nail polish game. It was a manicure at DryBy (would highly recommend) that lit a fire in my belly for varnish again and made me realise that there’s nothing quite like a perfectly polished set of nails when it comes to accessorising. In fact Mark was enquiring the other day as to why nail polish is even a thing and I love it because it’s not only an extension of your outfit (I mean, it even adds a touch of glam to my purple dressing gown), it gives the chance for some ‘TLC Time’ and that’s always a good thing.

This winter though, I’m shunning the classic reds and instead pulling out some berries, blues and greens. Let me talk you through…

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Let’s talk through the boring cliché colour first – Smith & Cult Nail Polish in Dark Like Me. It’s basically CHANEL’s Rouge Noir but with a slightly more rounded, and therefore easiest to use, brush. Deep, dark and one of those ‘Is it black or is it purple?’ shades, it’s a trusty one that I always go back to around this time of year.

Navy isn’t really a colour I experiment with much, but Smith & Cult’s Kings and Thieves is one that I can quite happily wear for weeks on end. I’ve played around with more black-based navy shades in the past, but this is a true royal blue and it definitely translates that onto the nail. You’d think that a colour like this would be a real pain the backside to apply, but actually with this formula all I need are two decent coats to reach full opacity.

Right onto my favourite, which will be no surprise if you follow my Snapchat, Instagram Stories or YouTube – yep, it’s Smith & Cult Feed The Rich. I never thought that a green nail polish would be my bag, but this creamy teal with a touch of grey is the nail colour that I keep reapplying time and time again. It’s an interesting one. It’s one of those colours that you can’t quite work out, but you also can’t stop looking at.

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You’ll notice that all of these picks are from Smith & Cult, which is basically my go-to brand when it comes to nails (aside from a few colours I own from Sally Hansen, Essie, Nails Inc and CHANEL). I mean, it doesn’t hurt that they’re easy on the eye in the bottle, but the formula is a dream too. Creamy, opaque and I find that it lasts pretty well on my nails. Hey – if you’re going to do the green nails thing, it needs to remain a chip-free zone or else things might start getting a bit BFG…

Photos by Lauren Shipley


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