Drool Britannia - Rimmel Metal Rush Polishes

Hi Goddesses

A couple of months ago, Rimmel released a small range of Metal Rush polishes.  They are all duochromes, which isn't anything too surprising, except that duochromes aren't really that often seen on the UK High Street, so a lot of UK nail babes got very excited.  Let's have a gander.

Purple Reign is my absolute favourite.  This polish is STUNNING.

This is a ruby to purple duochrome and it just ... argh, it sings to my heart, it really does.

I could sit and stare at this polish all day, and actually, I have haha.  It's just amazing, like an exotic parrot.  I love how it touches on every colour in that pink-purple-magenta spectrum.  Delish.

Royal Blue is interesting.  I didn't LOVE this one, or rather, I half loved it.

I love this when it reaches the dusty steely slightly purple hued blue, but I am not so keen on it when it's in the more petrol / teal hued state.

That said, this is quite an unusual colour shift, not one that I've seen in other duochromes, and it is lovely enough, unlike ....

Pearly Queen.  OMG, what happened here? My eyes, my eyes!  This is just ghastly.

In the bottle, this is a lovely nude shimmer which reminded me a little of OPI Rent.  Super swirly, like fairy blood.

On the nail - wow, where does all that yellow come from?   I  suspect it should be gold shimmer, but all I see is neon highlighter nastiness.  And no, it didn't look better over black :/

Still, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, especially when one of them is SUCH a winner.  Enjoy xx :)

Swatch-a-rama - The Pink Stuff

Hi Goddesses

This morning I am emptying the PINK polishes out of the vault.  There are a lot of lurkers here, most of them have been hanging around for a year, waiting for their moment in the spotlight, but it would be wrong to deprive them, wouldn't it?

We start with Cult Nails Untamed from last year's collection.  This is a pretty bubblegum pink with shimmer.

Eventually I decided this was too girly for me, but if pink is your thing, this is super pretty.

ManGlaze LesbiHonest - one of my favourite pinks.  This is a matte one coater and the colour just sizzles.

I use this so much.  It's a great polish to have for art as it's so opaque.  There is nothing I don't love about this polish.

OPI Miami Beet - wow, what a polish, and it IS the colour of beetroot juice!

Another love of mine, I use this polish a lot as a contrast.  It's also deliciously dramatic.

I've got it paired here with OPI Koala Bear-y, another perfect pink.

OPI Your Web or Mine - gah - hideous - this one should have stayed in the vault lol.

Whimsical Ideas by Pam - Nancy's Birthday.  This is a really popular and sought after polish, but I was a little underwhelmed.

Nothing to do with the polish itself, which is as lovely as you would expect from Pam, but purely because I am all CandyShop-duped out.

And finally Lynnderella - Matter of The Heart.    I bought this for the squares, but wasn't quite so crazy about it once I got it on.

And just look at this car crash!  Jeesh!

Lol - enjoy, and have a great and lazy Sunday.  We're back to a full blogging schedule this week, and there is a LOT coming atcha, so sit back and prepare to have fun :) xxx

Red Purple Indian Lush Love

Hi Goddesses

Well, it's like this:  I didn't know what to call the post, and there is something vaguely Indian about this design that reminds me of beautiful Saris so ..... sticks out tongue :)

The base of this mani appeared on this blog some time ago.  It's a lovely gradient between 2 Barry M Gellys - Blood Orange and Blackberry.

I dithered for a while over what to stamp on it, and eventually I decided I had to use this pattern from Konad m63.

I bought this plate purely because of Jacki from Adventures in Acetone.  For the longest time, she had an awesome mani in her title bar featuring this design, and it just looked so wonderful, I wanted to recreate it myself.

Sometimes the best manis happen by accident, and that's definitely what happened here.  There's just something about this colour combo and this stamp that I love.

Enjoy xx :)