Today I was rocking Ruby Pumps polish by China Glaze, a gorgeous red glitter that brightened both my all-black outfit and my disposition. As pretty as this looks in the bottle, it’s so much prettier on the nails; the red glitter under its bright red jelly base sparkles and shines without looking too over the top. I found it really easy to apply, too -- I gave it two coats over a Nails Inc base coat, skipped the top coat and was still happy with the finish. I noticed a bit of tipwear today on a couple of nails so I’ll give it the full works next time, which will be soon, because this colour just makes me really, really happy.
But as much as I was loving my nails, I had a sudden brainwave that would make them even better.
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| This picture does not do either polish any justice! |
This stuff rocks! It applied in no time at all and dried in seconds to leave a really cool, snakeskin type effect on my nails.
Unfortunately I failed to capture its beauty in these photos, but I completely adore this combo. I think it looks great with how short my nails are at the moment and it helps that it’s the party season, when you can be a little more tacktastic than usual.
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| Trying to show you how my nail looks compared with the illustration on the bottle... |
I’m not sure it’s one I’ll be wearing all year round, but for me, it feels very right for right now.
(My bottle of Ruby Pumps was a gift from my friend Toni -- bought, I think, in a Dundalk salon -- but you can purchase from Amazon here, at £7.95 plus p&p. Barry M is widely available in Boots, Superdrug and other stockists around the country and, according to beaut.ie, the Instant Nail Effects comes in at €5.95.)
*Post title: Lyric from Liz Phair, ‘Mesmerising’
