Taking a mini-break

Like most bloggers, apart from the fortunate few who can call this their day job (don’t worry I realise it’s probably not as glamorous as I’d like to hope), I maintain Polly Polish in my spare time. Lately though there’s not been so much of it. It’s really putting me on edge to be honest, because there’s some awesome things I want to share, from nail art, to beautiful new polishes and of course the remainder of the wrap battle but one of the hazards of having your own little web company is that sometimes your spare time is sacrificed in order to keep up with the work – there’s a definite plus side to having a lot of work I know! I’ve realised that a lot of the anxiety about not keeping the blog up to date comes from the pressure I put on myself and constantly panicking about not having written enough posts, so I’m taking a tiny break from it. I’m removing the pressure to write posts – I’m the one that creates the pressure so I must be the one who can take it away, that’s the theory anyway. It’s only for the next two weeks, but I hope that if I let myself off the hook then maybe my work time will be more productive, so that when I come back to it after the conference we’re running next week I will be refreshed and ready to play catch up.

So I’ll be back soon. I promise. And thank you for not giving up on me.
x

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Wrap Week: Now The Nails

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Now The Nails wraps

Day three of Wrap Week and today we have Now The Nails.

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Polish Days: To Boldy Go

Polish Days 'To Boldly Go' Nail Art

Polish Days – To Boldly Go

Whether it’s sci-fi or sci-real (yep, I’m going with that terrible wording) it fits the theme for June. Maybe you’re a Trekkie, or perhaps a Star Wars fan, or maybe just a lover of all thing sci-fi. Maybe you love space and dreamed of being an astronaut. Perhaps like me you just haven’t gotten around to doing a galaxy manicure and this would be a good excuse to give it a whirl.

I wouldn’t call myself a Trekkie, but anything sci-fi provides the best escapism for me. The further the subject matter is from reality the easier I find it to switch off, to get my brain away from work.

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Inspired by: My favourite book

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Nails inspired by Jessica Hische’s Jane Eyre artwork

This is a super quickie bonus post for today. If you know anything about my life outside of the lovely world of polish you’ll know I’m a digital designer, and you might also know that my favourite book is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. There are a few designers that I admire, and one in particular who has designed not one, but two covers for Jane Eyre publications. I’ve bought a couple of Jessica’s prints in the past which means I’ve interacted with her mum (endearingly dubbed ‘momager’ as she manages Jessica’s email and admin essentials) and Jessica asked if anyone who has interacted with her could cheer her up as she’s had a bit of a shitty time of it. I don’t know if pictures of nails will cheer her up, I hope so, but either way I thought it might be nice to show that her talented daughter doesn’t just inspire digital designers, but also geeks like me who get equally excited about nail polish and books as well as all things related to my day job.

Hope it helps xx

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Nails inspired by Jessica Hische’s Jane Eyre artwork

One or more of the products used in this post were sent for review.

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Wrap Week: Elegant Touch

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Elegant Touch wraps ‘Patterned Colour Wash’ and ‘Leopard Aqua’

The second instalment of the Wrap Battle Week puts the spotlight on Elegant Touch wraps.

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Polly Polish is the alter ego of a twenty-something part Australian, part English lady living in London. This blog serves as a justification for her vast and ever growing collection of nail polishes.
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