Rimmel london lasting finish

Product review Rimmel London lasting finish - 080 Black cab 

This product can be purchased in the UK for £2.99 which is reasonable, considering on the day purchased I had a budget. This is a 8ml bottle of polish which is descent. I purchased this product roughly about 2 months ago, which is pretty good. I added a small drop of nail polish remover to the polish which brought it back to life, it had the same consistency. If you add in to much nail remover it will dry up within a couple of hours. Overall it is a great product as promised it give you a lasting high intense shine. It works well with konad.  

I could only come up with one down side:

At the end of the day you get what you paid for, The colour isn't bold therefore you will needed to apply to coats of nail polish. The consistency of the polish is thin but dry's quickly. However I still like this product and I might be tempted to by it again.

Arabian Night

In order to brighten up your Arabian night just add sparkle

I'm currently waiting for my nails to grow, so i've been taking cod liver oil capsules which really works. I have fake nails which are the wrong size, I didn't realise they where coming from China so they took forever to come small rant over :phaha. So I wanted to make Konad more interesting therefore I used an Ombre background, In order to tie the ombre in I chose white to stamp a design. 

Equipment Needed:

• Moyou - Image plate 
• No7 - Red polish
• Rimmel London - Black
• Sally - Hanson
• konad - Stamper and Scrapper, white polish

Ooh My Ombre

Spice up your ombre with a shimmery white background. Ombre works best with vibrant colours for example neons.

Equipment Needed:

• Rio professional - shimmery White, neon Yellow and Green
• Sponge
•  Sally Hansen -Base coat top coat 

Blue Veins

This design is pretty crazy but why not go all out. This design was intended to be water spotting however it took a turn for the worsts, however I tried to make the best out of it. I do quite like this ideas but I think that it is badly executed. This design is made fabulous by the top coat, it has a beautiful shine that is enhanced due to the ombre background.   

Equipment Needed:

• Cup
• Misguided - Blue nail polish
• Rio professional - White and Orange polish
• Sally Hanson Base coat + Top coat
• water

Royals

I have named this design Royals because it ooze’s sophistication and elegance. If you like a modest and chic design to wear look no further. This is a design to wear to work, college or for everyday. I used red acrylic paint because it's a lot easier to work with, it doesn't dry so quickly therefore you can paint roses's with ease.

Equipment Needed:

• Maybelline colour show - White
• Rimmel london -Black
• Red acrylic paint - purchased at the works uk 
• Paint brush 

IM THINKING OF CHANGING THE NAME OF THIS DESIGN, ANY SUGGESTIONS. WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED  

Thank You x 

Formal attire

Let you sophistication dazzle with this monochrome nail design. These nails would look adorable in a white blouse or a houndstooth skirt. Try this nail design and there will be plenty of compliments coming your way.



Equipment needed:

• Essie - White
• Black- Rimmel London
• Sally Hanson - base coat + top coat 

Grids and Roses

I've been trying to upload this post since yesterday, because this is such a cool design. I only painted the grids and roses design on two of my nails because no matter how hard i tried it wasn't working. This design is fabulous the black is bold whilst the blue is calm and comforting, which creates a wonderful contrast.

My apologies I spent ages trying to take a better picture of my nails but then I gave up sorry.


Equipment Needed:

• Acrylic Paint - Blue
• Essie - White
• Masking tape
• Paint brush
• Rimmel London -Black Cab
• Rio professtional - Blue
• Tooth pick
• Sally Hanson - double duty top coat + base coat

Roses's are Red

Guess who's getting better at painting roses's ................wait for it ............wait for it mee!! :) One hand took an hour but I think it was well worth it. Roses can be hard to get uniform but practice makes perfect. I don't normally wear black nails but red is bold and dominating. 

Equipment Needed:

• Acrylic paint Red - purchased at the works 
• Rimmel London - Black Cab
• Rio Professional - Green 
• Sally Hansen - Double Duty top + base coat 
• Paint brush 

Houndstooth

I can now announce that flower week is over, I tried to produce more design but it was awful, therefore I am sincerely apologetic.
my current love affair is with houndstooth, its so elegant and sophisticated. The simplicity of this design is fabulous. Black and white is now officially my favorite colour combination to work with. Im still an amateur when it comes to Konad, but after deep breathing and a lengthy rampage I can say that it's an excellent product once used correctly.



Equipment Needed

• Essie - White 
• Black Cab - Rimmel london 
• Houndstooth - konad 
• Sally Hansen - topcoat and base coat 
• Konad - Stamp and scrapper

Spring Daisies

Daisies are one of my favorite flowers there yellow to white ratio is beautiful. Daises against a pale blue background really help them to stand out. At the moment I am really working on my flower technique so bare with me, there will be more flowers to come.

Equipment needed:

• Rio Professional - Blue, Yellow 
• White - Essie 
•  Toothpick 
• Sally Hanson - Topcoat and base coat 

Neon Rave

These nails pretty much sum me up complex, artistic, enthusiastic, committed and playful what you wear on your nails is a reflection of your personality. So don't hesitate to try knew things sure sometimes things go wrong but work with it and you will be surprised. 

Equipment Needed:

• Essie - White
• Brush
• Rio professional - Black, Pink and yellow
• Tooth pick  

Humbugs with Roses

Yes. yes I did use masking tape in order to create the black stripes, I am just bad at it. i'll work on it promise :p This nail design is gorgeous I just hope I did it justice. The black and white contrast is bold, it really holds its own against the lushes red. To be honest it took me a few times to do this design but it was well worth it. The hardest part other than the stripes where the roses it was hard make red bloops resemble a beautiful delicate rose.

Equipment needed:

• Essie - White
• Brush 
• Rio Professional -  Black 
• Masking tape
• N07 - Red
• Tooth pick

Cherry Blossom

Im currently taking a break from everything abstract. I saw this design on google and I thought that it was amazing, this design is inspired by robinmosesnailart. I love the beautiful ombre pink and red because it adds depth and complexity. If your thinking about creating this design, it's important to consider the sizes of the cherry blossoms.


Equipment Needed:

• Essie - White
• Rio professional - Brown, Pink and Red  
• Tooth pick 

Soldering effect

Inspiration Alexander McQueen under the sea collection 

Yesterday I posted a caviar nail picture, which lasted a day however throughout the day beads fell off. I glued my caviar bead but surprisingly it didn't damage my nails, but the beads took forever to take off. I took off the beads and left the remaining nail polish on my nails, I then layered black and white polish onto my nails before adding a shimmery topcoat. These nail ideas are open to interpretation so they wont be everyones cup of tea.

Equipment Needed:

• White polish 
• Black polish - Rio professional 
• shimmery top coat - O.P.I last friday night 

Caviar Rock Star

My room is now covered in Caviar beads hence the containers, However whilst doing this manicure I had a lot of fun. At first when I finished my nails I wasn't overwhelmed, but when I removed the misplaced nail polish and looked at them in natural light I was really happy. Right after putting the caviar onto my nails they fell off, therefore I used nail glue this is not recommended but I didn't have and top coat. Personally I prefer my Caviar manicure without a top coat because it looks more 3-D. I don't really wear black polish so I through in some silver.

Equipment Needed:

• Black polish - Rio professional 
• Caviar - Ebay 
• Container x2
• Sally Hansen - Top coat + Base coat  
• Sally Hansen - Nail varnish remover
• Nail glue - Boots

Splendid Splash

I only painted three of my nails because my over nails chipped during the week, As a result they are short. I love this splatter design because it's 3-D (My nail polish was lumpy) and interesting how the colours overlap and merge into each other. This design is so fun to produce experiment with the colours and the height of the straw.

Equipment Needed:

• Misguided - Deep Blue
• Sally Hansen - Base coat and Top coat
• Rio Professional - Neon Pink, Pink and Blue
• Straw

Cheerful Cheetah

Cheer up your nails with these bright colour nail polish, Add a some glamour to your nails with this shimmery cheetah print. This design is super fun and funky and easy to produce.

Equipment Needed:

• Sally Hansen Base coat and Top coat 
• Rio Professional ( Blue, Pink, Yellow, Orange)
• BarryM black nail pen
• Colour show white nail varnish

Colourful Crackle

This design is easily my favourite nails to wear, the design looks complex however it's simplistic and easy to produce. Add a twist to crackle nails by firing it up with vibrant neon colours.

• Crackle Effect polish is called (Camden) by Nails inc.
• Silver - (Cambridge terrace) by Nails inc.
• Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow and Orange 

Neon Rainbow

This design is playful, bright and funky. Nails to impress everyday look

Designs (Left to Right):

• Hounds tooth 
• Arrow 
• Triangle 
• Parallel lines
• Heart

Equipment needed:

• Barry M nail pen
• Yellow, Pink, Orange, Green, Blue (varnish) - Models Own

Monochrome

Simply Lovely nails that are fun and easy to do. In order to get the best result for a newspaper transfer, soak the newspaper cut out into water for 2 minutes them press it against your nails for 15 seconds. This will give you a bolder transfer. 

Equipment Needed:

• Essie - White nail polish 
• Rio Professional - Black 
• Newspaper 
• Water 

Linear Legacy

Have fun with this every day nail design, The design features bold lines with a hint of colour and sparkle. This design looks particularly good with long nails, but feel free to experiment and add your own twist. This design was inspired by nail-art-101.com image is called zig zag nail art, where a lady painted her nails with a clear glitter nail polish and painted on black zig zags. I loved her design therefore I tried it but my zig zags were horrendous so I tried it with lines.


Equipment Needed:

• BarryM black nail pen
• O.P.I last friday night
• Rio Professional; Blue, Green and Orange
• Sally Hansen Base coat Top coat

Ocean Tiger

These nails are inspired by tiger print. To create this look start by painting your base coat then apply blue nail polish to your nails. With a sponge gradually apply different shades of blue to your nails, go over the individual colours a few times to make them blend together. Now you are ready to paint on your tiger strips, leave your nails to dry before applying a top coat.

Equipment:

• Sponge 
• Deep blue by misguided 
• Rio Professional - Black nail polish and three shades of blue
• Sally Hansen Base coat and Top coat

Colourful Caveman

I currently have neon fever because I am in love with the bright vibrant colours. This nail design was supposed to be strip nails but as you can see my skills are non existent, so me being me I painted black lines over the top and called it colourful caveman.

Equipment  Needed:

• Rio Professional - Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Yellow and black 

Pink Flamingo

This design is super cute and simplistic, having said that it is every effective and easy to achieve. 

Equipment Needed:

• BarryM pink polish
• Essie white polish
• O.P.I teenage dream glitter pink

Rebel french tips

Unleash your inner rebel and tattoo your french manicure to give it a monochrome effect. This adds depth to your manicured nails as well as a contrast.


Equipment 

• MUA white nail varnish 
• Base coat top coat Sally Hansen 
• Barry M black nail pen 

Under The Sea

This Marble effect has been created with a plastic sandwich bag. The finish is a top coat of Last friday Night by O.P.I which gives a shimmery blue effect, complete with a glittery gold and pink border.
This nails are so cute and adorable.

Equipment

• O.P.I Last night 
• Misguided deep blue
• Rio Professional pink and white

Glamorous Galaxy

This galaxy nail art is out of this world and really easy to do. Add a bit of sparkle to your fingertips and try this awesome design.

Equipment 

• Sponge 
• O.P.I - Not like in the movies (background colour)
• O.P.I - Last friday night 
• Rio Professional - glittery silver, gold

Abstract floral

This is another recycled design it derived from my last post (soldering effect) I filled in the empty sections with white and then layered 3 colours. This nail design took me a every long time to like. As soon as I applied the design to my nails I said no but it grow on me. It's a bit chaotic but I bet nobody else has done this design.  

Equipment Needed:

• Rio professional - Black, Pink Orange Yellow 
• Essie - White
• O.P.I last friday night 

Furry Feather Manicure

This is my first attempt at a feather manicure. I used a plain pink feather in hindsight it shouldn't be in strips it should be a full feather and statically placed, preferably with a print because the nail design looks more complex and interessting. When I applied the top coat it looked shabby, because the feather weren't flat. In conclusion I love the idea of a feather manicure I'm just not that good at it. The manicure last quite a long time so it defiantly worth trying.


Equipment Needed:

• Feathers 
• White Nail polish by O.P.I
• Sally Hansen Base coat and top coat 

Graffiti

These nail designs started off as a bit of a disaster therefore it gave me the opportunity to get creative, I find it more enjoyable when a design is done on the stop rather than a lot of thought. I like this design because it's bright, playful and abstract however you will either hate it or love it.

Equipment:

• Essie - White
• Rio professional -Blue, Pink, Orange and Yellow
• Nails inc - Crackle effect
• Toot pick

Ancient Aztec

Aztec is very trendy at the moment, it makes the cutest nail design against a bright and playful background.

Equipment Needed:

• BarryM Nail pen 
• Sally Hansen Base coat and Top coat 
• Rio professional (Blue, Pink and Yellow 

Neon-Tastic

Brighten up your nails with these vibrant neon nail varnishes, with colours that are so eye catching you are bound to catch peoples attention therefore you will receive compliments. Get creative and paint different linear designs on your nails.


Equipment 

• Rio Professional - Neon Pink, Yellow, Orange 
• Sally Hansen two in one base coat and top coat 

Gymnastics leo inspired

Yesterday I posted ruby slippers and today I really wanted to try to produce marbling without water. I used the method of applying blobs of nail polish onto a sandwich bag, with a toot pick I then incorporated the colours together by swirling the tooth pick into the various colours. I found it hard to peel off the nail varnish from the sandwich bag. 

Equipment Needed:

• N07 red nail polish 
• Glitter Dust 
• Nails inc. silver
• Essie white

Ruby Slippers

I am in love with this glitter dust. Super easy to apply and I had so much fun applying the dust to my nails. I brought this product because I like the texture of the glitter dust. I adore the intense shine when the light hits your nails you cant get that in a bottle of glitter polish. Be careful not to apply to much glitter to your nails, scoop up the glitter with tweezers and drop it on top your nails.

Equipment Needed:

• No7 Red polish 
• Cheng Xin glitter nail kit purchased found at ebay 
• Tweezers 

Jazzy Ombre

Jazz up the fabulously trendy ombre nail technique with a bold design such as hearts, aztec and cheetah print. In oder to enhance the design and make it more divers.

Equipment

• BarryM black nail pen 
• sponge
• Rio Professional white and 3 shades of pink

Crying paint

I love this design because it's fun to wear due to the contrast of sparkle. The silver background is rudely interrupted by a burst of colour giving a paint dripping effect.

Equipment

• Silver nail varnish nail inc.
• nail drip colours are from Rio professional 

Crazy Crackle

These are a few ideas that you create with crackle nail polish. In order to make your crackle nail polish stand out, use it on top of a shimmery background.

Equipment Needed:

• Nails inc. Electric Avenue (Thumb)
• Misguided Deep Blue
• O.P.I Not like in the movies (Far right)
• O.P.I Crackle nail polish
• Nails inc. Old queen Street (second left finger)

Read all about it

News paper transfer nails are super easy and fun. This nail design technique is very versatile. In order to make your nails extra cute cut out images and different text fonts from a magazine, as a result your nails will look more complex.

Equipment needed:

• Essie Mod sqaud pink nail varnish
• Sally Hanson - Base coat & Top coat
• Newspaper
• water 

Cheeky Cheetah

Apply this chic cheetah print to your nails with a hint of glitter for that extra bit of sparkle. It's quick and easy to produce. Cheetah print is so diverse try it with different colour combinations and techniques, for example Ombre this will add more depth to the nail design.

Equipment

• BarryM black nail pen
• Rio Professional Nail varnish gold and silver

LOve yOu mOre

This photo shows that I have painted my nails with to BarryM nail polishes, I like these two nail polishes because of the glossy finish it create an intense shine. In order to finish this design I draw to love hearts. 

Equipment Needed:

• BarryM Fuchsia - Pink
• BarryM - gelly prickly pear - Purple

Sample of Moyou image Plate 04

This week I am so excited because my Moyou nail plate (London 04) came as well as my konad stamp and scrapper yhh!! To be honest when I first tried to stamp a design on to my nails I failed miserable, I completely missed my nail that was disappointing but I wasn't disheartened so I kept trying.

Now I can make more cool funky designs for you to see once I've received my fake nails in the mail, which I don't actually wear personally but it's easier to create designs on a regular bases. I currently own two colours of nails polish blue and red, So shopping is in order I think.

• konad stamp and scrapper
• Moyou plate (london 04)
• N05 red nail polish 
• Misguided polish blue

Marble Me Purple

This goergeous marble nail design is abstract and endearing. The colours used in the design complement each other. This design  is really easy to produce although it looks complex.  Practice is key it took me a few attempts in order to get the best results, your nails will be a topic of conversation this design is definitely one to try.

Equipment 

• Plastic bag 
• Tooth pick 
• Misguided blue nail varnish
• Rio Professional (pink, pale blue and white)

Tribal Effect

This design consists of an array of bold symbols. This design allows you to be artistic and free.

Equipment

• Silver nail varnish from nail inc.
• Black barry M nail pen 
• Rio Professional purchase from Amazon (orange, yellow and pink)

Magazine Transfers

These nails are awesome despite the low quality my apologies. When I found out that you can use a magazine to transfer images onto your nails I was so excited, then I flicked through a magazine and found superman it was epic. (so I was a little bit to happy) I transferred the image using water, The longer you press the image against your nail the better the image transfers. I was really happy that superman came out so perfectly this is defiantly a technique to try I love it.

Equipment Needed:

• Essie White nail polish
• Sally Hanson - Base coat & Top coat
• Magazine
• Water 

60's Retro

These Retro nails are super bright and ultra funky. Brighten up a dull rainy day with these sensational nails. This design can be done with a plastic sandwich bag in order to merge the colours together. This is easily one of my favourite techniques because it's easy and quick to produce. On the left hand side the black border is optional I just wanted to combine different techniques.

Equipment needed: 

• Essie - white for the background 
• Rio Professtional - Black
• Rio Professional - neon pink yellow and orange

Rio professional can be purchased on Amozen.co.uk, the nail varnish features a thin long brush and a pen if you remove the lid. This a cheap polish so it wont last as long even with base coat and top coat, but it is good for tutorials.