Although I own plenty of Rimmel's nail polishes for some reason I'm never drawn to them when choosing which colour to paint my nails. I can't think of any particular reason either as to why I often overlook them. They come in lots of different shades and types from long lasting, 10 days wear and 60 seconds dry.
I recently entered a twitter competition to win a nail goody bag (apologies if you follow me on Twitter, I can never resist a competition especially when it's beauty related!). As a result a package arrived on Friday with four polishes inside.
First of all I was excited to see that Rimmel have changed the brushes on some of their nail polishes. There is a handy little label on the outer 'lid' (can't think of a more suitable word!) to tell you what sort of brush is contained within. The two Lycra Pro finish polishes have a 'Maxi brush'. I've taken a picture below but I absolutely love this idea, instead of your normal rounded brush it's a flatter denser shape. This really makes sense, I don't know why I haven't seen this being done before. When using a round brush you make it flat on application anyway but this flatter design makes for a much better coverage on the nail. I definitely found it alot easier to apply. The 60 seconds polish had a similar flat brush but was much smaller in size, I imagine this is due to the idea that you're using this polish when in a hurry therefore it makes for a more accurate application than using the larger brush.
Please excuse my not so perfect application but I wanted to show you how easily/quickly these varnish's could be applied.
On to the nitty gritty. First off was Rimmel's Lycra Pro polish in 500 Peppermint. The idea behind this formula is that it's 'long lasting, chip resistant and anti-fade' for up to 10 days. I really loved this colour. This was my favourite of all the shades I swatched. I am a sucker for cooler colour's in the summer (although bright coral's often rear their head also) as I find they always make my hands look quite tanned, although this may just be in my head. Peppermint is a minty green shade, it's a gorgeous finish with not a lot of shine which suits it perfectly. The below is the colour after 2 coats. I applied all of these quite quickly (the sun was going in fast) but I didn't seem to make any major mishaps, this is a massive thumbs up to the brush and consistency of the product.
My second favourite colour was Rimmel's 60 Seconds polish in 805 Grey Matter. The idea behind these polishes are that they are a 1 stroke, 1 second, easy application polish. Yes, they are easy to apply but it takes more than 1 stroke for my liking and this means they aren't quite a 60 second drying polish. Having said that though it is a gorgeous colour and well worth the wait and the two coats. Grey Matter is a muted white grey, it is a lot lighter than Barry M's grey and probably the lightest grey polish I own/have seen. A lot of people won't touch grey's or black's in the summer but I quite like the look of grey polish with bright jewellery.
There's something quite sexy and vixen-esque about red polish isn't there? Whenever I apply it I feel instantly more confident and I have no clue as to why. I'm not going to knock it though. Rimmel's I Love Lasting Finish in 30 Double Decker Red is a bright, vibrant, telephone/post box red. I blooming love it. It took me years to be daring enough to try red nail varnish but the more vibrant the better for me, it's such a good all round shade and this is a brilliant red. This is only 1 coat too, all that colour in one application, it's luuuuuverly.
Rimmel's Lycra Pro in 307 Grape Sorbet was the only one I wasn't so taken with. I'm not good with metallic pink's or purple's and I wouldn't pick this up off the shelf. I find the finish too much for me although a quick google search showed a lot of love for this on make-up alley. I guess it's a bit like marmite. It didn't dry very well and I completely bodged up my second finger (as you can see) by applying a second coat. I just can't warm to the metallicy sort of streaky looking end result. Sorry Rimmel but it's just not quite my cuppa tea.
All in all I'm really happy with the polish's, it's made me now go back to my stash and relive the love for the colour's I have bought. I am just about to paint my nails with their 60 Second polish in 405 Rose Libertine (a very gorgeous pink).
Rimmel's nail polishes can be found in Boots and retail for between £2.99 and £4.59. The Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish nail polish is currently on offer at 2 for £4.
What are your favourite Rimmel nail polishes?
xoxo
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