Rimmel Metal Rush Royal Blue + BM -223

Hello!

Have you guys seen the new multichromes by Rimmel? I'm not sure how many there are but I spotted this one called 'Royal Blue' and had to have it. It's part of a new range called Metal Rush which is being promoted as '...unique metallic nail technology that changes tone with your moves'. This polish definitely lives up to the statement and flashes from pink - blue - green. The polish is quite sheer but builds up very well in two coats. It's also not very brush strokey which can be an issue with metallic finishes.

And because I cannot not stamp...

I stamped using Barry M Gelly - Blueberry. Thanks for reading!

Hits Dreamer

Here is another beauty from the Hits Mari Moon collection, Dreamer.

Ah just perfect.

Hits Cutie Pie

There is absolutely no denying that Brazilian brand Speciallità create some of the most stunning polishes ever to grace my nails. I've previously shown you the Hits Phenomena Collection which were multichromatic glitters similar to Ozotic Elytra. Today I want to share the first of eight multichromatic shimmers polishes from the Hits Mari Moon collection.

This is Cutie Pie.

2 coats over a black base with no top coat

All the Mari Moon polishes need to be seen in person as I have made no attempt to capture all the different colours the polishes shift through, however, what you see in the bottles is pretty much translated onto the nail. The main colours which you will see in Cutie Pie is teal and magenta. I had no issue with the formula, it went on smoothly and dried fast between coats.

Do you guys love these polishes as much as I do? Which ones do you have?
Thanks for reading!
*These polishes were generously gifted to me by the wonderful Barbara. Check out her blog for swatches of other wonderful Brazilian polishes.

Hit Phenomena - Borealis

Ready for the final polish from the Hits Phenomena collection? Well first I want to tell you guys some news (feel free to ignore next paragraph if you're here for the polish).

I don't really divulge a lot of personal information on my blog but as you guys may know I finished my degree about a month ago and I have been patiently waiting for my results. Today was results day and................ I got a FIRST !!! Holy-moly!!! it still hasn't really sunk in. To say I am pleased in an understatement but I feel I bloody deserve it because I worked hard even though I did worry at times that I spent more time painting my nails than revising lol! So now I have told you that I can also tell you I had a conditional offer for a job I really wanted a month ago as well. The condition was passing my degree and as I have managed that I also have a job whooop! I'll not be starting for a while so plenty more posts to come!!! So yeah I am happy and I have been in the pub since 2pm and have just got back and I'm waffling.... blah blah!

Ok Borealis is up there with Moonbow as my fav polish out of this collection. It's gold, green, blue shift gives me a warm fuzzy feeling every time I look at my nails. I love these colours. They remind me of Chanel Peridot which I adore so anything that reminds me of that is a winner.

What is you fave polish out of this collection?

Hits Phenomena - Afterglow

Bonjour! Hope everyone has had a good start to their week. This morning I was very excited to receive the new Bundle Monster plates which I bought using my Amazon vouchers. Apart from the two plates I have from Born Pretty I don't have any other plates and looking at some of the images I'm overwhelmed at how intricate they are! I cannot wait to try them out but I must warn you I still suck at stamping so it might be a while before you see any manis! Have any of you guys bought the new plates?

Getting back to the polish, Afterglow is a lot more subtle than the other 3 polishes in the Phenomena collection. Shifting from purple/navy to pink to orange the multichrome effect of the glitter it less obvious but that may be because the colours are quite dark and I have put it on a black base. And because of this it was the hardest polish to photograph! One swipe of this is enough to give good coverage but for the photographs I used two plus a coat of Seche Vite. Enjoy!

Afterglow and the rest of the Phenomena polishes are available to buy online from Llarowe.
Just Borealis to come so stay tuned!!

Hits Phenomena - Air Glow

Judging from the response I got to yesterday's post it seems that people are still absolutely loving the Hits Phenomena polishes. Not really surprising considering how unique these glitters are and how awesome they look on the nail.

So let's cut to the chase, here is Air Glow, number 2 of 4.

There are not as many shifts in colour as Moonbow but still stunning! I feel this should have been called fire glow as it reminds me of the warm glow of fire, shifting from mainly burnt orange to gold, but with hints of magenta for the eagle-eyed. Once again I have layered two coats over a plain black polish and added a coat of Seche vite. You'll be please to know that these glitters are not very hungry but they are a bitch to remove! These polishes are available to buy online from Llarowe. Watch out for Borealis and Afterglow, they're coming soon.

Splashing Around!

TGIF!!!
And yup I'm still wearing Hits Dreamer. It's been 3 days and I simply cannot get enough of it. There's also been minimal tip wear which is why I've been wearing it longer than usual and not felt the urge to remove it.

So today I want to show you what I noticed whilst washing my hands.

Droplets of water refracting the light and bringing out the different colours of the polish

So pretty!

Ok that is all for today! Thanks for reading.

Hits - Dreamer

This polish has well and truly quashed any yearning I had for the long discontinued SH Prism - Garnet Lapis. The multichromatic display on my nails has distracted me all day and even now as I type I'm not looking at the screen but at my nails! How on earth do they make polishes of such beauty and why the heck can't a UK brand make something like this? Yeah okay so Models Own released the Beetlejuice collection but it is nothing compared to the Hits Mari Moon line!

On to the swatches...

Blue/purple dominant colour

I resorted to using my really old half broken compact camera for the next lot of pics because for some reason it's much better at capturing multichrome polishes. Unfortunately it's also great at making my cuticles look ugly!

Bit too much cuticle oil.

Shifts from blue-purple-maroon-orange and a whole lot more in between!

The thick formula and fat brush with its wild bristles (might just be this bottle) meant I had a little trouble getting it to spread evenly which consequently meant I had to apply two generous coat. Because this polish contains the nasty chemicals it dries pretty fast and to a very high shine.

I want to thank Barbara over at http://www.flickr.com/photos/barbkitty/ for sending this to me! Look what you've started! I now want them all!