Mavala Chilli and Spice Collection- Bamako, Bali and Trinidad

There's no denying that I'm a little bit of a bore when it comes to nail polishes and most often sticking to Nude and natural shades, I've promised myself to try my best to branch out in to a little more colour this coming Summer. 

Mavala have a new collection for Summer 2013 and consisting of six new shades, the Chilli and Spice Collection offers a variety of bright, standout colours to see you through the summer, be it on your hands or feet.

Bamako*, Bali* and Trinidad* are three of the six shades and although I must admit they aren't tones I would typically go for, they are lovely colour additions and are really lovely formulas to use.

My favourite of the three is probably Bali, a hot Pink shade that I imagine will be the perfect brightening colour for Summer, followed by Bamako which I think will look absolutely lovely with a tan. Trinidad is quite a creamy dark Blue shade, which is a colour I personally wouldn't normally pick out as I find really hard to wear, although I certainly will try to as it dries beautifully shiny and is a little more out of the box for me, which will probably make a nice change. 

I've always been pleased with Mavala polishes and my collection has grown somewhat over the past year or so, and these three additions follow suit with the nice, easy to apply formula. The opacity they offer is fantastic and I find one to two coats provides the perfect shiny finish. Drying time is reasonable and well within my criteria and they stay chip free for a relatively good time too- a few days without a topcoat which for my nails, is great.

  Mavala polishes are free from parabens, formaldehydes, toluene, camphor, cellophane, animal ingredients and heavy metal and homed in the tiniest, cutest of bottles and costing only £4.50 each, I think they're well worth giving a try.

The Chilli and Spice collection is available to buy now, alongside the huge range of shades that Mavala already offer in Boots, Debenhams and John Lewis.

What do you think of Mavala polishes? Have you tried any and do these shades stand out to you?