Lucky Dip

Otherwise known as "the challenge, week 5". I went with 'the lucky dip' because it is very much like putting my hand in and seeing what I'll get. And quite scarily, I often get a surprise!

On my left hand this week is a colour that came as a rather big surprise. I remembered that I had it - it's a sort of red/maroon/burgundy - but I had forgotten what it is called. The name has practically come off the sticker, but I can still read it. And imagine my surprise when I discovered it was named after one of my favourite cities - this week, on my left hand, is Edin-burgundy.

Not the best colour, I have to say. I love red, but I prefer reds that shimmer or sparkle - this one is a creme, so it does neither. And I know from experience that this one is not fun to get off. The red just goes everywhere and stains my fingers until I have spent ages wiping everything in sight with nail polish remover.

On my right hand, is the much more favoured Don't Socra-tease Me. Unlike the red, this is a great colour! I suppose you could call it coral or melon or something, but basically it's an orange with a pink shimmer. It's from the Greek collection and it is an amazing colour. It also won't stain my fingers when I try to remove it on Saturday.

What I do love about owning Edin-burgundy (and believe me, this is the only thing) is the fact that I managed to buy nail polishes named after the two cities I have lived in. I am not sure how many more colours I have named after cities, but I suspect they might give me some indication of where I should move next...

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And now for Week 6 - I meant to post this two weeks ago now, but what with one thing and another, I didn't get the pictures uploaded until yesterday. And as the next lot of colours were so uninspiring, I didn't really want to give them their own blog. So they have to  piggyback onto Edin-burgundy.

 Week 6 was a very boring week. I pulled out an iridescent white, called "Think it's Pink? Pastel" and a nude called "Embrace".

 And honestly, nude is the best word for Embrace. It left my right hand looking like I didn't even bother painting it. I alternated the pinky nail just for something different, but honestly, I shouldn't have bothered. It just made me look a little lax with my nail polish.