It's not often that a new nail product will break its way into my favourites, I tend to stick with the products that I know and love, Seche Vite I'm looking at you, but I seem to have been finding quite a few recently that are making their way to the top of my stash and changing up my routine completely.
Firstly, this Leighton Denny glass nail file, which I have been lusting after forever from Leighton Denny. I don't take the best care of my nails, all too often the moisturisers and cuticles are forgotten but the thing that I really neglect is filing. Both the sound of nails being filed and the feeling make my blood run cold, so anything that gets the job done quicker is a winner in my books. I have to say, every now and then it does squeak across the nail *cringe* but apart from that it really has no faults. It feels more gentle on the nails than a typical nail file, files quicker as you can go in both directions and not damage the nail - I don't think I will ever be going back. Plus, with the lifetime guarantee that comes on these things, I don't think I will ever need to!
Next, some polish recommendations. Ever since the news that NARS were teaming up with Philip Lim to create a limited edition collection of nail polishes I had been itching to try them out, so when I managed to land a bottle of the shade Wrong Turn, I was over the moon. With trademark high quality formulas and a gorgeous gunmetal, metallic gray finish, this color is a stunner and I can already tell will become one of my autumn staples. To finish off, I have been loving Orly's Glosser, which is a top coat designed to add shine to your mani, and boy does it deliver. I've had several people ask me if my nails are gel after using this and it really does make your nails appear as if they have been coated in a thin layer of glass or something, it's that good. My only gripe with it would be that it doesn't cut down the drying time as much as Seche Vite does, so it's reserved only for when I have a long time to do my nails perfectly, and not for when I am trying to rush out the door!
So, those are my nail favourites as of late, and I think it just goes to show how important it is to break out of your rut and try something different. Have you discovered any great products recently?
