A WINTER'S NAIL: TOPSHOP AUTUMN/WINTER HOLIDAY POLISH

I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at TopShop make up's Christmas nail colours and thought you might like to see...  I love the muted, on-trend 1970's colours from the Smoke & Mirrors collection (above) with their gorgeous art deco, Empire State Building style packaging. 

And how stunning are these hard wearing metallics?  Such a great range of shades too which all come in the quirky signature TopShop polka dot bottles which are so fun.  

There are also a few more fashion shades added to their long-lasting, affordable nail varnish range - these are so new they don't have names yet but rest assured, they are hot hot hot!  Not long to wait now...

MODELS OWN - SMASH, CRACKLE AND *POP*

Models Own has collaborated with the uber cool taste shapers at WAH Nails to produce Smash Up, a far more affordable, widely available version of the cult crackle gloss, OPI Shatter - and in plenty more colours too!

Just £6 from your local stockist or the Models Own website, this slick varnish dries to give an edgy, splintered look and better still, you paint it on top of whichever colour nail varnish you want to show through so you can make your manicure go further by whacking one coat of this over the top when it starts to chip.

The Models Own range comes in a rainbow of colours - my trial was a rather dull - sorry - 'classic' black Smash Up on top of a silver polish but there are plenty of combinations I can't wait to try... get yourself down to Boots, pick some up and have a crack!