Transition Into Autumn // Nails

Yay nail polish yay! I love Autumnal shades so following on from this post I'm here to show the nail polishes I'm going to be wearing throughout the next couple of months.

Nude Nails

 

On the first day of Autumn I decided to do my nails to go with the transition from Summer to Autumn. I didn't want to go for a dark colour right away but just something in the middle so I opted for nude nails with a gold accent.

Holographic Nails - Topshop Winter Frost

I have found another gem of a nail polish, this time it's Topshop's Winter Frost, a silver holographic. It is absolutely gorgeous. It's one of those nail polishes where you just can't stop staring at your nails and before you know it your work shift has ended, oh yes. Cue a thousand photos of my nails:

Gettin' Miss Piggy With It

Sometimes you just fancy tacky, red, glitter nails. But is it so tacky when it's OPI? It's not, right? ... Right?
Oh well, either way I love this polish. it consists of red glitter particles and then large chunks of silver and red glitter. I, like a fool, did not put a base colour on which would have been the best option, so what you see is five coats of this. Yes, five. But glitter dries basically instantly, so it's okay...she tries to justify.

This lovely polish is from the Muppets for OPI Collection which was released for the Holiday Collection back in 2011.

Hope everyone is doing well!

-Kiran xo

Hand and Nail Care

I love doing my nails so in order to ensure they always look their best, I have a certain nail care routine.

Once or twice a month I will buff my nails using this Superdrug Nail Buffer - buffing your nails strengthens them and brings up the natural oils to the surface of the nail, leaving a clean nail ready for polish. I file my nails twice or sometimes three times a week as my nails grow pretty quickly so they need filing down so I have a nice shape and I don't have crazy long nails. Filing also helps with prevention of the breaking and splitting of the nails. The nail filer I am using at the moment is one from Ciate. If my cuticles are looking a bit rough, I use Sally Hansen Problem Cuticle Remover to get rid of any pesky hang nails and dry skin.

For a base coat I use OPI's Nail Envy which is amazing. It helps strengthens nails and helps them grow. I have naturally strong nails and I have a long nail bed, but using Nail Envy helps my nails keep their strength. After I apply my polish and my nails have dried I use Ever Since Mineral Cuticle Oil which moisturises the cuticles. I recently got L'Occitane Shea Butter and I use this on my cuticles whenever I feel like they need a little more TLC, and I am loving this.

To moisturise my hands during the day I use my beloved Soap and Glory Hand Food which I also use on my cuticles. At night I use Garnier Nourishing Hand Cream - I like this cream, it's not too heavy but I feel it doesn't moisturise my hands as well as Hand Food but it's fine for night time.

And finally (we're nearly there) I use Cutex Moisture Guard Nail Polish Remover to get rid of my nail polish - it has acetone in it which isn't the best thing for your nails but it removes polish so much more quicker.

So there we go, my complete hand and nail care routine.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend :)

-Kiran xo

Bond Nails

You know when you paint your nails and you just can't stop looking down and staring at them? Yup, well that's how it is for me and my nails right now. I recently got my hands on Golden Eye and The Living Daylights from the James Bond collection for OPI and I knew from one look at the bottles that I was going to love them, and I do.

Golden Eye is just the most stunning gold, glittery colour ever! I have two coats on and oh my gosh, I just find it so stunning. It's one of the best gold polishes I have ever seen, kudos to you, OPI. The Living Daylights is also an absolutely gorgeous glitter polish, it consists of large chunks of green, silver and copper glitter and it looks beautiful combined with Golden Eye and I know it will look beautiful with other colours.

Before I apply nail polish, I always put on a base coat, and the one I am using at the moment is my mini Nail Envy by OPI. For my cuticles, I use a mineral oil by Ever Since, I really like this oil and not just because it smells like almonds...

Okay so that is all for today and my ramblings on about gold and glittery nails (which I will most probably wear on New Years Eve!). I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

-Kiran xo

Manicure Monday: Red Royalty

My dear friend Marta gave me Dior's polish in Red Royalty, it's such a beautiful colour! I'm only wearing one coat, yes one coat. The lighting (bathroom lighting, heh) makes the red look lighter than what the colour actually is which is a shame, but it's a deep red, so pretty. I don't usually like red nail polish on me, but blood reds and royal reds I like. On the accent nail, I put on a coat of OPI's Gettin' Miss Jiggy With It (God, I love that name) and this polish is from the Muppets Collection.

Have a good week!

-Kiran xo