For my first 'nail of the day' (NOTD) I decided to go for a pretty, simple, summery nail with some glitter for fun. The weather is still pretty awful here in the UK, regardless of the fact we should be getting towards summer. So I decided to brighten things up with my nails (and possibly encourage some sunshine).
To go bright I went for a peachy orange colour nail varnish from the Rimmel London Lasting Finish I <3 Fruities collection (a bit of a mouthful I know!), in the shade 053 Apricot Punch. As I had gone with a fairly plain manicure i decided to add some sparkle to my forth finger on each hand in the form of Rimmel London's Rock Your Colour glitter top coat in 002 Disco Gold.
Now let me start with Apricot Punch. I bought this about a year ago and loved the colour in the jar, but on application i realised it looks a rather different shade. Its quite a bit brighter and more orange than in the jar and the application isn't the best ( you need nearing 4 coats which is pushing it I'd say), so i put it away. Recently, I decided I really like the colour after rediscovering it so put up with the slightly streaky non-pigmented application and give it another chance. No surprise the application hasn't magically improved and i have noticed the fruity scent when dry (which I cannot make my mind up about, if you don't like scented beauty products though I can guarantee you will hate this).
The glitter however is great, i got this as a gift last Christmas and am half way through the bottle (my house mates do love it too though). It's a fine gold glitter with blue/green reflex in a clear base. It's a great top coat and doesn't feel rough from the glitter. If you are looking for a more concentrated glitter to have a glitter covered nail this isn't the varnish for you, but if you want it for a topcoat like i have use its perfect!
Overall, I love this nail look but think I will have a love hate relationship with Apricot Punch and will not repurchase it if/when it runs/dries out. However I will definitely be trying to repurchase Disco Gold.. lets hope it doesn't get discontinued!
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What do you guys think of rimmel nail polishes?
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Lots of Love HF x
