NYE NOTD: Rimmel- Precious Stones - 001 Diamond Dust

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 001 Diamond Dust

More bling and glitter as promised, what more could you want at this time of the year?? :):)

This is a fun polish to wear if your heading out for New Years Eve..

Let me introduce you to my friend.....

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 001 Diamond Dust.... I hearted this polish long before I ever saw it with my own eyes... So I couldn't WAIT to get it on my pinkies.. I reviewed/ showed off its sister on the blog here

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 001 Diamond Dust

It took me two goes of application of this to manage to get photos so that i could show you.

The first time it took 3 coats to make it opaque and I didn't bother with a top coat.. .BIG MISTAKE..

I done my nails before bed, woke up and they were totally chipped!! Not good!! 

Take 2, I used base coat, 2 coats of polish, followed by a topcoat for good measure.. I took 2 photos that evening in the car (just in case) thankfully it lasted this time and took the rest of the photos the following day at lunch time in the proper light...

I took A LOT of photos of my nails with this on trying to catch the glitter in different lights... 

Are you ready to see all the photos???

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 001 Diamond Dust

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 001 Diamond Dust

 This polish like is lil sister is lovely BUT I had tip wear almost immediately and chips in less than 24 hours.

BUT if its a quick fix of glitter that your after for a night out over the Christmas/ New Year OR if (like me) you change your polish a lot, then the chippage factor won't bother you too much.
Its a lovely party polish.

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 001 Diamond Dust

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 001 Diamond Dust

These Rimmel polish's cost €5.49 each or are on offer in Boots at the moment in their 3 for 2 range.

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 001 Diamond Dust

These were taken at night in my car pre chippage

Night Shots

Glitter at night

Christmas Nail Art - Red Xmas Jumpers

Happy Christmas Eve everyone :)

I'm gone a bit Red mad this Christmas it must be said, but for me Christmas is  RED..

So this time I decided that I would do red with a Matte top coat and do a little free hand design on top..

These are a little messy, but over all I'm happy with them, I was going for a Christmas decoration/ jumper type design.

What do you think? What kind of mani will you be wearing on Christmas Day? Leave a link in my comments and I'll check out your nails



Here are a few of my Christmas nails form last year..
 Click here for snowman nails
 here for Santa and stripes
 here for Christmas presents,hats & Trees
 Here for Reindeer nails & Snow Flakes 

What I used

Rimmel 030 Double Decker Red

Rimmel 030 Double Decker Red

• Essences studio nails better than gel nails base sealer, 
• Rimmel 030 Double Decker Red, 
• Rimmel Pro Matte Finish, 
• Essence french tip liners, 

Christmas NOTD: Red - NYC 226 Madison Avenue

Red Red Red, when I think of Christmas and if I had to describe it as a colour, I would definitely pick red and not just because of good old Santa Clause but because its a nice, bright, fun and vibrant colour and its classy.

NYC 226 Madison Avenue

NYC In A New York Colour Minute Madison Avenue 226 is a lovely bright red. its cheap and cheerful.
its a two coater and has a shiney finish even without a top coat (bonus)

I did use a topcoat, just because I suffer from extreme tip wear from tap tap tapping all day long at work!!
But if you wanted a quick fix with a fab finish in one little bottle, then I would recommend you pop into Sam Mccauleys and pick this up

NYC 226 Madison Avenue

Do you like?? its plain and simple and i did have the urge to jazz these up with designs but time wasn't on my side!! BUT I will defo be re-painting these fingers and getting my nail art on soon.. .watch this space... :)

NYC 226 Madison Avenue

WHAT I USED 

NYC 226 Madison Avenue + Poshe Topcoat

NYC 226 Madison Avenue + Poshe Topcoat

NYC 226 Madison Avenue

Christmas NOTD: Rimmel- Precious Stones - 002 Ruby Crush

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 002 Ruby Crush

Christmas is almost here, Woooo Hooooo and not that I need an excuse to have blingy shiney glittery nails, this just happens to the the purrrrfect time to show off Rimmel's new glitter polish Precious Stones - 002 Ruby Crush

I read a few reviews on this polish and was loving the look and the glitter and was mad to try it out.

AND when it was on 3 for 2 in Boots PLUS a free gift, well, it would have been rude not to pick it up, all in the name of Christmas you understand ;)

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 002 Ruby Crush

I was cursing myself that I didn't use my Essence peel off base coat under this, It needed 2 coats to be opaque, I must say i do like the brush on the Rimmel polish's, makes application nice and easy, you do need to wipe excess polish on the side of the bottle, but you need to do this with most nail varnish's, so its by no means a complaint.

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 002 Ruby Crush

The finish has a grainy, sandy feel to it, so I did top mine off with a top coat to make it shiney..

I liked the sparkle from this and thought it was super Christmassy

Up close photos so you can see the glitter specks..... 

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 002 Ruby Crush

Rimmel- Precious Stones - 002 Ruby Crush

My only complaint with this polish is that I had tip wear almost immediately, and it started to chip in less than a day! BUT for going over over the Christmas this is definitely a winner in my books.

Christmas & Glitter & Sparkle = Christmas Christmas Christmas :):) Luv it 

Have you tried out the new   Rimmel- Precious Stones Collection yet?

WHAT I USED 

• Essence studio nails - Better than gel nails top sealer
• Rimmel- Precious Stones - 002 Ruby Crush
• Essence quick dry top coat

NOTD: Christmas Nails- Purple - Catrice 38 Vino Tinto

Catrice 38  Vino Tinto

The silly season is upon us and aswell as wearing my Christmas jumper everyday and my jingle bell earrings, I have been trying to jazz up my nails also (any excuse says me :) heehee)

So I decided that I would start with smart but simple and Catrice 38-Vino Tinto fitted the bill, its a dark purple/ burgandy kinda colour.

This took 2 coats to be opaque, and a top coat to make it smooth and shiney. I liked this colour on, its work friendly and also classy if you don't want to have crazy glittery nails at your work party. (save it for a night out with the girls)

Catrice 38  Vino Tint

Its looks black in some light and purple in others, I tried to catch the colour with my camera, but it was didn't work out so well!! But you can see what a lovely shade it is all the same.

Catrice have increased their prices this year to €2.79 but they're still good quality and still cheap cheap to buy. I like the brush and the application can be a bit blobby if you don't brush off the excess on the side, but other than that I can't fault Catrice. its still up there as one of my favourite brands

Catrice 38  Vino Tint

Here's the offical info about this polish:

Catrice brings you Vino Tinto. A Dark Brownish Purple Creme. 

Thanks to the new Gloss Booster technology the next generation of Ultimate Nail Lacquers is extremely convincing with a high-shine finish perfect coverage and ultra-long durability. With the innovative reservoir brush you can colour your nails with just one stroke. Free of formaldehyde toluene or phthalates.

3-free cruelty free 10mL with an incredible brush.

Catrice 38  Vino Tint

What do you think?

WHAT I USED

Catrice 38  Vino Tint + Poshe Topcoat

• Catrice 38  Vino Tinto
• Poshe Top Coat