The Polish Collection: Top 5 Blues ~ BettyBeaut

My nail polish collection is pretty.. well its pretty big. I'm constantly getting nagged at for buying new nail polish but I just can't help it, there's still some shades I don't own!

I'm going to do a mini series of posts for you lot to delve into my nail varnish shelves and pick out my favourite and most wearable shades.

This weeks collection is the Blues, probably my biggest so whittling this down might be tricky.

1. Nails Inc. Baker Street. £11

When this shade crept onto the scene last summer I had to have it. Around the time there wasn't really a 'Drug Store' alternative so I made the plunge and spent a whole eleven pounds on this one. Back then, well actually still, £11 is a lot for me to spend on Nail Polish, I think because I change my nails so often there's no need for me to spend a fortune on a lasting formula, also as I mentioned in a previous post, all you ever need is a coat of Seche Vite and your sorted.

Anyway, Baker Street, its bright, its blue, it stands out and catches your eye, it goes with so many different colours clothes wise, its a good summer alternative to a pastel shade. I now own the Essie version and another I got in a Glossy Box, however this was my original so it's my number one.

2. Loreal Color Riche Les Blancs in shade 852 Pistachio Dragee. £5

This is one of the newest additions to my collection, it is one of Loreal's new releases that you've probably seen around the blogging community. It is a pastel blue/green colour and its just SO nice. It's summery, it's simple, again it can be teamed with a number of different outfits and it is bang on trend right now.

3. Chanel Le Vernis in Azure 657 £17.35

Okay, yes I did just say I don't spend a lot on nail polish, this was a gift from my friend from his holiday to Mexico.
Azure is more on the turquoise side of the spectrum. It has a duochrome finish so can look different in different lights. It has a metallic foil finish and it is just stunning. I definitely don't own another polish like this, although the new BarryM aquarium range I think has just brought out a similar offering called Pacific. Whether or not I'd have splashed out on it at the time I don't know but I am so happy my friend did. It's nice knowing there's a little bit of luxury on my nails too.

4. Ciate Power Dressing 063 £9

This was out of my Ciate Mini Mani Month Advent calender 2012. It is a simple, but gorgeous navy blue shade. Whenever I wear this I always get compliments, and until I got this it was never a colour I felt I was missing. Anyone who doesn't have a navy in their collection really should go out and get one. It looks expensive, it's smart, simple, its a less boring version of a black nail. Ciate's formula is fool proof. The brush is the perfect size, you need about two coats and they dry pretty quickly too.

5. Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Greenberry 303 £3.99

Okay, so I was debating if this was a green or a blue, decided on blue, then read the name of it. It's a turquoise so for this reason its a blue. I remember seeing this nail polish on a blog months before it was released and constantly checked the shelves in my local boots until that one day came where I got my hands on it. I'm not the worlds biggest fan of the Gelly formula. I find it really difficult to work with, and it takes AGES to dry, in the days before me and Seche Vite met it actually put me off wearing it, however the colour is gorgeous. It is so bright, and again you can wear it with a lot of different colours and it wont clash. If anyone knows of a similar colour with a different formula I'd love it if you could leave it in the comments.