Spring Nail Polish Picks.

I usually wear my Red Carpet Manicure Gel nail polish, but recently (over my Easter holidays) I've been giving my nails a break, and have been using 'normal' nail polish again. I've rediscovered some old favourites and also a new one, so I thought I'd do a little Spring round up of my favourites! 

The majority of these are all from Nails inc. The two with silver lids are from the Alexa Chung collection and are Uptown (pink) and Battersea Park (green). These two are pretty much wear-anytime shades for me as they're colours but are pretty neutral at the same time. The formula of these is amazing, they're long wearing and apply really well. I also love the packaging - I really can't fault these at all. 

The other 3 Nails inc picks are from the Gel Effect line. They are: Lexington Gardens (purple), Hyde Park Place (Light grey) and Porchester Square (Nude beige). The formula, application, packaging and brush on these is amazing, I literally love these polishes, they're my all-time favourites as they're just so good! Porchester Square is easily my most-worn shade as it's just so easy and wears really well. Hyde Park Place is similar but is a grey and equally as beautiful and chic on the nails. Lexington Gardens is a bright purple, that I always get loads of compliments on every time I wear it! 

Next is a drugstore offering from Rimmel. This is the Rita Ora polish in Oragina. This is a beautiful bright pastel orange, that looks so spring/summer to me. The only thing I don't like about this one is the lasting time, as it only lasted a couple of days before it chipped. However these are very affordable and there are some beautiful pastel shades to choose from. 

Last but not least is my Illamasqua speckled nail polish. These were limited edition a couple of years ago, and are so pretty for the spring. I have a few of these, and love them all, but I included the mint for this selection as mint is such a pretty spring shade! 

So those are my Spring Nail Polish Picks, have you tried any of them? x

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Nails inc. Porchester Square Gel Effect

Nails inc. Porchester Square 

You might remember seeing this in my London Beauty haul post, and I thought I'd give you my thoughts on it. So many of my favourite bloggers love this classic Nails inc. shade and I thought it was about time I tried it. All Summer I've been working somewhere where I wasn't allowed to wear nail polish, so I'm thrilled to be able to wear it again. It's the little things. 

I've been wearing this polish almost constantly since I picked it up, as it has phenomenal lasting power. I've been using it alone (no topcoat) and get a good 5 days before any chipping. I've never had such lasting results from the regular nails inc. polishes.

The Gel formula is excellent. It's not as glossy as some other polishes I've tried, but it does give a nice long-lasting shine. I really love the lasting power as I've already said, and the pigmentation is so even. I've used two coats for full opacity but there's no streaking at all. I found it really easy and quick to apply, which is good as I hate faffing around with uneven polishes!

Overall I'm really impressed with this polish, so much so I've already picked up another shade, Hyde Park Place. (more on that soon)

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