Guest Post: Top 5 Nail Polishes by Charlotte from Charbuckss

Good morning my lovely readers :) Another brilliant guest post today, from the lovely Charlotte from Charbuckss! I love love love Charlotte's blog, and I think you should definitely go give it a look! Now onto Charlotte for a lovely nails post! 

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So first I must introduce myself, I'm Charlotte and I blog over at Charbuckss. It's a combination of my first and last name if you were wondering, and it just so happens to sound very much like a certain iconic chain of coffee shops. I live in Bedfordshire, England in a small and unexciting market town that I'd really love to get out of. I've just turned eighteen and have a love affair with nail polish. I blog about a variety of things, whatever's taking my fancy at the time really. I blog about nail art A LOT, I write recipes and I do a lot of lifestyles posts about my days out and holidays. In the past year I've managed to travel to Los Angeles, Barcelona and Poland, so if any of those places float your boat then be sure to check out my blog!

Thank you Anastasia for giving me the opportunity to guest post on your blog. Seeing as we're now in the lovely -ahem- season of Autumn, I thought I'd share my top five Autumn nail polishes (naturally). Now, just for the record, although Autumn is full of berry and nude shades, I'm never one to lock away my less 'Autumny' nail polishes. After all, sometimes the weather just needs a coat of bright nail polish to cheer it up!

The Top Five (L-R)

1. Models Own Peacock Green

2. Models Own Utopia

3. Models Own Beth's Blue

4. Models Own Betty Blue

5. Barry M Raspberry

It's a well known fact on my blog that I'm a lover (and slight addict) of Models Own nail polishes. So it was inevitable that the majority of my top five would be from that brand. I love the variety of shades, and the quality of the polishes. Beth's Blue and Utopia are two of my all time favourites, and are great for wearing all year round. Before I discovered Models Own I loved Barry M, and Raspberry is still one of the colours I still keep wearing, especially around the Autumn and Winter time. 

So, I hope you enjoyed this post and once again thank you Anastasia for having me on your lovely blog. If you do decide to check out my blog, then hopefully I'll meet you in the comments very soon! 

What are your favourite Autumn nail polish shades?

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Thank you so much for this lovely post Charlotte, I love Models Own as well! 

What is your favourite nail polish brand?

NOTD: Rimmel 053 - Apricot Punch and Essie - 534 Sequin Sash

Rimmel 053 Apricot Punch (£1.99) - Bodycare, Essie 534 Sequin Sash (£9.99 for a set of 3) - TK Maxx

I have a massive love affair with the colour orange, I adore it and I miss my old room with my bright orange feature wall so when I was painting my nails for the upcoming sunny weekend (we all check the forecasts!) and the Lush event I went with this lovely Rimmel shade but when I put the shade on my nails, it seemed really harsh so I frantically checked all my polishes for something to tone it down. I recently bought this Essie shade from TK Maxx for £9.99 with another Essie shade and a Barielle polish and I thought I could be onto something. I was. It toned down the harshness in one coat and gave it a beautiful shimmer. I think I may use this on top of a few polishes to see what kind of effect it has on them! 

What do you think of this combination? You picked up any Essie polishes in TK Maxx?

FASHION: NOTD - Rimmel: Green with Envy

Good evening my dears, hope you're having a lovely weekend and it's not raining too much where you are! I thought it was about time I did a NOTD post and here's my first! 

Rimmel 60 Seconds - 819 Green with Envy

Wow, sorry about the condition of my hands, working in the food industry is a killer!

I love the undertones in this polish!

As soon as I put this polish on my nails, I was in love. The formula is lovely, not too thick or thin, and the brush I adore. I'm not the best at painting my nails and the brush really does make it a lot easier. 

In the light, it seems more blue than green whereas, in the house I found it to be darker so it's a chameleon, I love it. I also loved that I found a bigger bottle than usual, 12ml bottle in Poundland for £1 instead of £2.99 for the 8ml bottles or £3.69 for the 12ml. BARGAIN.

As for the 1 coat and 1 minute drying time, yeah, it was quick, but not that quick, and this was 2 coats. I never really thought it would only need 60 seconds to be frank but the shade makes up for it. It has definitely become my favourite nail shade!