So peaches isn't technically correct but its a little bit catchier than satsumas with white dots. I blogged about my new Gel Shine Barry M nail varnishes a few weeks ago but I love this one so much it's making a return, this time with a friend.

Normally reserved for my poor attempts at french manicures, my white Natural Collection nail varnish has now found itself a spot in the limelight. (These "witty" puns are getting worse and worse. Sorry.)

This design has probably been done so many times by other (far more artistic) people but it's such a good design to do when you've got a pretty boring morning ahead of you. Which I did have on Sunday.

I am forever painting my nails - without nail varnish, my man hands look even more manly than these pictures depict. Honestly, they're huge. As you can see, I've struggled a bit with smudges but that has more to do with the fact that a) I'm a massive fidget and b) that I have an overactive dog to contend with than the design itself. Oh, and the fact that my man hands really aren't that steady.

Still, I'm looking forward to trying a lot more nail designs this spring and summer. I tend to opt for block colours in winter because my hands are almost always covered with gloves; spring and summer are when I like to experiment a little bit more, with lighter colours and more interesting designs.

If that's not an incentive for this awful wintry weather to disappear, I don't know what is!

Jade :)