November 2019 Favourites

November is always one of the quickest months of the year.  This year it was jammed packed with my gymnastics competitions (and the usual gymnastic training), catch ups with people, and my daughter's birthday and party....just to name a few things.  It basically has been non stop which is why it feels like the quickest month ever.  I imagine December will go pretty quickly - but before we start talking about December let's wrap up November first.

Nail Art
How embarrassing. I’ve had yet another month with no nail art. Did I mention that November has been crazy busy?

Mainstream Polishes
It’s definitely been a quite month with nail polish too but I did get to play with the new Jessica Cosmetics Tea Party Collection and I’m a huge fan.

Indie Polishes
The indie girls have done it again this month. I honestly don’t know how I am going to narrow down my favourites at the end of the year.

Bettie Pain Silent Night (The Indie Spectrum)
I had the pleasure of trying my very first Bettie Pain polish this month and what a polish to start with.  Silent Night is stunning (and still available if you are interested).

Emily de Molly Hidden Meaning (The Indie Spectrum)
Yet another love of mine from The Indie Spectrum box this month.

Emily de Molly November Releases
Again, Hayley has killed it again this month. Sooooo many amazing polishes (and heads up: next month is full of more amazing polishes.  I’m currently swatching them now - literally. I have one of the polishes drying on my nails as I type).

Grace-full Nail Polish Christmas At Hogwarts Collection
This was a good collection but there was only a few that really stole my heart - Christmas At Hogwarts, Yuletide Ball, Silver Sparkler and Dumbledores Present.

While it has been a very busy month for me it has also been a good month full of good polishes.  Definitely not complaints from me.  What have you been loving this month?

Before I wrap up this post I just wanted to quickly talk about December.  On Monday my daughter is scheduled for surgery.  As you can probably imagine my focus will 100% there and on her recovery so nails will be taking a bit of a back seat.  I will do my best to try and stay some what active but I may disappear for a bit.  I will be back as soon as I can.  I will have a couple of Polish Pick Up shades to share with you next week (these posts will be scheduled in advance).   See you all soon xx

November 2018 Favourites

I can' get over how quickly this month has gone by!  It seriously has popped up out of nowhere.  I also can't believe that there is only one more month left for 2018.  I really need to start thinking about my yearly favourites (and working towards the goals I set out at the start of the year - eek).  Yes I know there is still plenty of time but I really struggle to narrow down my favourites each month, let alone doing it for a whole year!  But that is a job for Future Tracy.  Today I can just focus on all the things I have loved throughout November.  Let's take a look shall we?

Nail Art
I have had another really quite month when it comes to nail art.  Then again, it has been a really quite month for me blogging wise.  Anyway, I do have some nail art favourites from this month.

Stamping Plates

It's been a good month for stamping plates!

Uberchic Beauty Art Deco Flair Stamping Plate

I love this plate (which I am sure you could have guessed seems it is in my favourites for this month).  It has some really great images on here and it stamps beautifully.

Image from Uberchic Beauty

Uberchic Beauty Moroccan Delight Stamping Plate

When you have trouble deciding which images to use first then you know that it's true love.  This is easily one of my favourite Uberchic plates that I own!  I seriously love all the images and can't wait to play with it more.

Image from Uberchic Beauty

Mainstream Polishes

I have just finished swatching the OPI Nutcracker & The Four Realms Collection, however as I haven't actually shared it on my blog yet I'm not going to include my favourites this month.  There have been two mainstream collections that I have shared this month and I have favourites from each.

China Glaze The Grinch Collection

I am a huge fan of this collection.  There are so many great polishes and I love that the bottles have the cute little Grinchs on them.  My favourites from this collection are Who Wonder, You're A Mean One, Lukewarm Wishes and Resting Grinch Face.  
 

OPI Metamorphosis Collection

I'm not 100% sure if this collection was ever released here in Australia but it really should be.  It's so gorgeous!  I'm so excited to play with these some more.
 

Indie Polishes 

It's been a bit of a quite month on the indie front....well for me anyway.  But naturally there is still lots to love.
 

Grace-full Nail Polish So What (Polish Pick Up)

Once upon a time, I use to not like thermal polishes (in fact - I still don't like swatching them, they never do what you want them to do).  But wearing them is so fun.  I loved wearing So What.

Grace-full Nail Polish Sweet Treats Collection

As much as I love glittery/shimmery polishes I am always going to be a such for cremes and Grace-full Nails Polish's new Sweet Treats Collection is AMAZING!

That brings us to the end of November.  I do have some really good polishes to share with you in December so stay tuned for that!

November 2017 Favourites

Monthly favourites time seems to have popped up really quickly again.  I know I say that pretty much each month but November really has flown by.  Quite possibly because it has been a busy month for me.  December is even crazier.  I have filled my blog planner for the month so there is at least one thing that should stay on track next month.  As I am still working my way through my goals that I set at the start of the year, December is going to be quite stamping focused, rather than nail polish.  At this point in time I only have three collections of polishes sitting in my polish racks.  Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself here.  Let's talk about the things that I have loved this month.

Nail Art
It's been quite the month for nail art for me.  There have definitely been quite a few manis that I have loved.

Stamping Plates
As I mentioned earlier, I have a bunch of new stamping plates to get through.  I did manage to swatch my way through some new ones over the last month and have fallen in love with a few.

Dixie Plates Marble Stamping Plate
Who doesn't love marble nails?  And what better way to get them than with the Marble Stamping Plate from Dixie Plates.

Lina Nail Art Supplies I Foil In Love 01
This is such a great plate.  I am a huge fan of all the images.  This is definitely a "me" plate.

Image from Lina Nail Art Supplies

Uberchic Got Chevron 01 Stamping Plate
If I had to only pick one stamping plate that I loved this month, then this would be it.  This plate is perfection if you ask me.

Image from Uberchic

Stamping Polishes
I'm obsessed with Hit The Bottles stamping polishes.  They have such a HUGE range and they work beautifully.

Indie Polishes
Again this month, the bulk of my polish favourites come from indie brands and two brands in particular - Emily de Molly and Grace-full Nail Polish.  I have had to be really tough on myself when it comes to picking my favourites.

Emily de Molly Fairy Wings
Fairy Wings is easily my favourite from the Pixie Garden Collection.  It's such a stunning colour and a great formula.

Emily de Molly November Releases
Ok so this one was really tough.  Hayley's November release was full of gorgeous holo polishes with amazing formulas.  But I was tough and narrowed my favourites down to four - A Veiled Promise, Dark Enlightenment, Deafening Silence and Look Up, Look Sharp.

Emily de Molly 
I recently did a small swatch spam and fell in love with quite a few of the polishes - Bring The Light, LE54, LE56 and Perception Is Key.

Grace-full Nail Polish Vintage Christmas Collection
There were three stand outs from Grace-full's Vintage Christmas Collection for me.  Belnickle, Chet and Rosy Glow.  Seriously, all gorgeous polishes.

Mainstream Polishes
Moving onto the mainstream brands.  There were a few that I fell in love with this month.  Again, I had to be tough on myself and really cut these back.

China Glaze The Glam Finale Collection
There were three standouts in this collection for me - New Year New Boo, Santa's Side Chick (which came as a huge surprise for me) and Teal The Fever.

Essie Fall 2017 Collection
This is a great Fall Collection and two of them stole my heart - Saved By The Belle and As If.

OPI Feel The Chemis-tree
This polish is hands down my favourite from the Love OPI, XOXO Collection.  It's such a stunning polish.

And that wraps up November.  Now bring on December!  Let me know what polishes you have been loving you this month.