I can't believe Christmas has been and gone already but alas I hope you all had a brilliant day and that your celebrations are ongoing. Happy Boxing Day to all. This post is for all the nail polish lovers out there, I actually picked up a few shifts over Christmas (double money!) and as a result had to leave my nails unpainted which I detest. I don't know what it is, but having painted nails is directly correlated to my overall mood, much like bubble bath quota. I have stumbled upon a beautiful nail polish that is like Christmas in a bottle, it was gifted to me via Influenster's latest VoxBox. Check out Friday's post for all of the other Rimmel goodies I received. Onto this perfect nail polish.
It is called Ruby Crush (£4) from the Precious Stones Collection. It is a super glam high coverage top coat and of course Ruby Crush is a gorgeous glittering ruby red with silver glitter. It has that gritty glitter polish finish and is quite buildable. I love how true red it is and the red to silver ratio is just perfect like 65:35. Not too much of one or the other, just the perfect balance. Enough red to scream it's Christmas and enough silver to make it holiday, but not enough silver to make it cross the line into tacky territory. I feel like I used far too much alliteration here.
My favourite thing about the polish is the brush. I prefer wider brushes as it makes applying the polish really quick and easy, just two swipes and you are done. You have covered the whole nail. Above you can see the shape and size of the brush as well as what one coat of the nail polish looks like. It can be quite sheer, thus can be used as a topcoat. I am definitely interested to see what it looks like over other colours and if you don't want a solid over the top red silver explosion you can do a light wash of the colour. One thick coat or two normal coats is more than enough.
PROS
CONS
- Intense and great colour
- Buildable formula
- Affordable
- Excellent wide brush applicator one of my all time favourites
- Easy to remove which is atypical for glitter polishes, this one I can literally peel off using my nails
CONS
- Flaky (in just one day wearing two coats)
- Chips easily (in just one day wearing two coats)
- Needs a top coat
What is your favourite colour to wear on your nails?
Love ❤
Kiran
This polish looks perfect for the holidays! Great alone or over another shade x
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Completely agree with that assessment, such a great shade. Thank you for reading and happy holidays! Xx
DeleteThis polish looks beautiful! It's so sparkly and pretty. I haven't painted my nails in a while which is a shame because I absolutely love painting them (I suppose I'm just too lazy). This is definitely a shade that I would try!
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I love painting my nails too, nothing makes me feel better than a great nail polish/mani. Thank you for reading. Happy Holidays Alicia xx
DeleteThe shade is so stunning! I've seen Rimmel polishes before but I never thought to pick them up. Definitely will do now xx Nikita
ReplyDeleteYou definitely should, their brushes are fabulous! Xx
DeleteThat colour is so pretty! Where do you work where you can't have your nails painted?
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I work in a hospital Jennifer :) xxx
DeleteOMG this is such a beautiful polish!
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Glad you think so! Happy holidays Lisa x
DeleteThat shade is really cute!! Perfect for the holidays :)
ReplyDeletexx Alyssa | STYLE VANITY
Such a great colour! Thank you for reading xxx
DeleteThis is a lovely, Christmassy colour! At the moment, I'm enjoying wearing all sorts of shades, I don't have a favourite anymore x
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Painting my nails somehow makes me feel put together! This is a lovely shade, annoying that it flakes though :(
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I LOVE that shade, and sooo perfect for this time of year and all the festivities!!
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Ahhh, the quality! That's ashame. It's so pretty in the bottle. Love the color. Would definitely add a top coat. Thanks for your honest opinion.
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