Summer Nails under £5!

During the winter months, I'm like most ladies - I love a good classy dark nail (burgundy being my colour of choice). But when summer rolls around, the bright colours start to appear out of my box of nail polishes - yes I have a box - as I think it looks a lot more summery, and a little cuter too! Today, I'm going to share with you my favourite summertime nail polish shades - all £5 and less!

Barry M Nail Polish in NP305 Pink Flamingo - £2.99

My first favourite is this gorgeous pink from Barry M. In my younger years, say 15-17, I was obsessed with Barry M nail polishes and I build up quite a collection! The good thing about these polishes is that they're super cheap, and the colour range is incredible. The only thing I would say though, if you're used to a thicker/wider brush from the likes of Models Own/Essie, you might find this a little hard to apply, as the brush is really thin. However! If you get it right, it's definitely worth it - Pink Flamingo has been my new best friend!

Rimmel London 60 Seconds Nail Polish in Funtime Fuschia - £3.69

My next favourite is this gorgeous fuschia from Rimmel. I adore bright, bold nail colours in the summertime and this fits the bill perfectly! The brush is a lot wider than the Barry M one, which makes application a whole lot easier, and the colour is amazing - I only needed one coat to get the colour above! Rimmel claim this dries in 60 seconds and usually I'm a little dubious about trusting that - there have been times in the past where I've painted my nails with a '60 second' nail polish and I've ended up getting it all over everything! However, this lives up to it - quick-drying and a gorgeous colour, what's not to love?

Models Own Hed Kandi Nail Polish in Beach Party - £5

This is a nail polish that everybody seems to love. I've seen tons of reviews on this, and no one seems to have a bad thing to say about it! It is the most gorgeous fluorescent orange colour - and I mean fluorescent. It's so bright, I think it might actually glow in the dark. I can't get over how lovely it is though! Like all the Models Own polishes, they go on effortlessly, and the colour is incredible - the colour above is after one coat. I've always loved Models Own polishes, and this is no exception!

Colourpop Turquoise Nail Polish - £1.99 (no link, sorry!)

I remember picking this nail polish up AGES ago. During my younger teen years, I'd buy all my nail polishes from New Look, just because that's what all my friends did, so I did too. It's a lovely turquoise colour, which I absolutely love during the summer - summery and beachy all in one! I'm not sure if New Look still do these nail polishes, but they've always been really inexpensive and in super cute colours - if you can find them, try at least one!

Seventeen Lasting Fix Nail Polish in 'Tropical Island' - £2.99

This may just be my favourite colour of all, it's a beautiful coral/peachy colour, which, like the name suggests, reminds you of being on a beach somewhere... Pina Colada optional. Unlike the others, this requires two coats to get to the colour shown above, but to me that doesn't matter - the colour is so lovely, I'd paint and paint and paint to be able to wear it! It has a little bit of sparkle in it, not so much it's obvious, but it gives a little bit of shimmer that makes it even more summery - a definite winner from me!

Have you got any favourite summer nail polishes? What are your favourite shades in the warmer months?

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