Favourite Summer Nail Polishes

I paint my nails at least once a week if not more. I have always found painting my nails was the perfect excuse to sit down and watch TV without doing anything else because I had to sit and wait for my nails to dry--of course! Summer is the absolute best time to play around with bright nail polishes and funky patterns. Lately I've been rocking two colours on my nails (5-year-old style), which I personally love because I have the hardest time choosing what ONE colour I want to put on my nails.

I've also really been diggin' Essie nail polishes even more lately, and they have a summer line I'm dying to try. I find that this brand's polish has the perfect consistency; a mixture of liquidy and yet still thick enough that it is perfectly pigmented on your nails after just two coats. The only colour that I've had more trouble with is the light pink "Fiji" colour which can come out streaky unless applied with a very careful hand, and three coats of polish.

Otherwise recently when I made a trip down to the US I found some cheaper nail polish brands at Wal-Mart that have also been great (especially when they only cost $2). While these tend to chip faster than higher end nail polishes (such as Butter London and OPI) I'm not bother becaused I love painting my nails so much. Most weeks' I'm happy once my polish starts chipping because it gives me an excuse to paint my nails again.

Anyways, below are some of the polishes I find myself reaching for again and again this summer season, hope you enjoy!

From left to right: 'tart deco', 'lapiz of luxury', 'mod square', 'fifth avenue', 'play date', 'coat azure' 

From left to right: Salon Perfect 'Perky Pink', butter London 'Slapper', love & beauty 'Cucumber Melon', ZOYA 'Julie'

P.S. I think one of the best jobs in the world must be creating names for nail polishes... I absolutely love how clever all Essie names are, and the British flair of butter is what helps me choose from their awesome selection of colours

xxCarli