Nails Reviews
Nail news and reviews including polishes, styles and treatments from the best known nail beauty brands and new niche finds. Here you’ll find nail launches, exclusives and stories as well as some of my best loved finds.
OPI Shine Bright Advent Calendar
[unpaid/sample/ad/affiliate] There aren’t all that many options for nail lovers when it comes to advent calendars so I’m happy to see this one from OPI. I like mini polishes because…
KURE Bazaar Winter Shades 2020
[unpaid/sample] Low key, pearly metallics are the perfect nail frostings for winter tips. I got a surprise this morning to find frost on the roof, so I’m guessing any time…
Mavala Charming Colours
[unpaid/samples] I’m always happy to see Mavala polishes – especially shades that are so right for an autumn mood. Named for cities around the world (and so glad to see…
Jimmy Choo Seduction Collection Nail Colour
[unpaid/sample/ad/affiliate] £50 is the lipstick tipping point for me – it feels like it’s just too much for any lipstick. But, I guess that we are talking about products built…
Ciate London Mini Mani Month 2020
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Nail lovers get neglected at beauty advent calendar time which is why I’m pleased to see that Ciate Mini Mani Month is back. What’s notable about the selection is…
Kure Bazaar New Nail Shades
[unpaid/sample] Kure is an absolute favourite of mine – I love the fact that they don’t release dozens of new shades all the time but instead pick just a couple…
OPI Muse Of Milan Part 2
[unpaid/samples/affiliate/ad] So, here’s the second part of the OPI Muse of Milan collection – on point for an autumnal mood although I am struggling to appreciate the orange-browns. I love…
OPI Muse of Milan Collection
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s kind of in the air, isn’t it – that mood shift towards deeper, more moody shades palettes? OPI’s newest collection, Muse of Milan, is absolutely hitting the spot…
Nails Inc NailKale Superfood Nail Oil
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I remember being scathing about Nail Kale when it first arrived as a concept – I just don’t think nails respond to kale or show any particular benefit from…
Nails Inc Don’t Stop Be-Leafing Set
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] My nails are having their moment as they always do in summer before crumbling to stumps when the weather changes. Oils and supplements really help so I’m keeping going…
Manucurist Green Nail Polish
[purchase] Although Manucurist is a French brand, I bought this before I went to Paris because cleaner formulations in this category are seeing a big rise in popularity. Nail polish,…
Nails Inc Are You Hot Or Not? Colour Change Nail Polish
[unpaid/sample/ad/affiliate] Well, the news is that I’m not hot :-(. I’ve watched the video on the Nails Inc site of this in action and mine is nothing like it whatsoever.…
Manicures – How They Are Now
[unpaid/giftedexperience/affiliate/ad] As we all know, beauty services suffered enormously during the lock down – they still can’t offer a full complement of treatments – but happy to say that my…
Nails Inc Plant Power Collection
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Who knew Nails Inc has been around for 21 years! Somehow it still feels like a relatively new brand to me. This is a nimble brand – constant re-invention…
DIOR Nail Sparkling Powders 2013
So, 2013 was peak nail! It seems so much longer ago that we were all utterly obsessed with everything nails… and then suddenly, without warning, the whole trend collapsed. DIOR…