NOTD: O.P.I Kermit Me To Speak

It's been a very long time since I last did a Nail of the Day post, but frankly when you're interning (or just living life really) the strong talons you once had tend to transform into pathetic flaky stumps. In between coating them with rose hip oil at night to destroying them with sellotape and frantic typing by morning, a no fuss nail colour was needed and Kermit Me to Speak from the Muppets Most Wanted Collection caught my eye.

This duochrome formula can lean pink in some lights and olive green/gold in others. I am a sucker for these shades, but this O.P.I offering is by far the most wearable. One coat is enough for a subtle sheen, but I used two for a more intense look. It applied evenly and faultlessly, so I feel less bad about not having long nails any more as the variation in colour from my little finger to the index leaves a cool, quirky effect.

For someone who used to wear Topshop nail polish in Moonshine religiously, this is a more sophisticated version and looks amazing with my skin tone. I find it hard to pull off versatile nail colours but this to me is work appropriate with a bit of play thrown in for good measure. What do you think?

Candice x

NOTD- Nails Inc's Bluebell

Have you ever been against the idea that absolutely any colour can be worn on the nails? I used to reject this theory, only wearing black, purples and dark greens as I knew they worked well for me.  After slowly coming round to the effect of neon orange on my nails earlier this year, I'm trying to buck the trend - albeit with little baby steps. Throughout spring and summer I've been tempted by pastel blue shades that I feel are far too stark to work for my skintone (Topshop's Pool Party and Essie's Absolutely Shore spring to mind). Luckily, I managed to get my perfect blue shade thanks to a freebie in June's Instyle magazine.

Nails Inc's Bluebell is a tad purple toned, but still looks bright enough on its own to be considered a true blue pastel shade.  To get the purple to show up more, I layered the polish on top of Essie's Chinchilly, which despite its hyped status, is itching to get more use as it looks extremely muddy next to my golden toned skin. I always use Sally Hansen's Double Duty as base and top coat as it makes my polish super durable, sometimes lasting a whole week without chipping! This has been one of my favourite nail colours this summer and I think I've found the perfect combination for a low maintenance girl like me.

I always recommend Nails Inc polishes as they are long lasting and I have always been impressed by their formulas. What are your manicure must haves? Have you been making the most of the magazine freebies this season?