Monday, January 21, 2013

Nail of the Day: Black Satin & Rainbow Connection

Nail of the Day:
Rimmel Last Finish Pro in Black Satin and 
OPI Rainbow Connection


Today I bring to you a fun little combination I came up with the other night.  I recently purchased my first bottle of completely black nail polish.  WOAH.  Really?  Yes.  Really.
I've never been much of a black and neutral nail polish kinda girl.  In my book, the brighter and more obnoxious, the better.  At least when it comes to my nails.  So it's no surprise that when I attempted to paint my nails plain black the other night, my fiancĂ© glanced at them with a look of surprise and a hint of disgust.  
He never sees me with non-bright nails!  I just had to add some color.

And so, this combination was born.

On top of the Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Black Satin, I painted two layers of OPI Rainbow Connection from the Muppets Collection that came out in late 2011.  
Side-note: I am IN LOVE with the Muppets, as they bring a huge sense of nostalgia to my life.  So this collection of polishes was my dream come true and I received seven (yes, seven) of them from my stepmom for Christmas last year!




The Rimmel polish has a very smooth application.  The brush is one of those flattened type of brushes, which I like.  The polish did require two coats to get a nice, opaque finish but I find that this is true of most polishes.




Rainbow Connection is such a cool polish to me.  It is literally full of rainbow colored hex-shaped glitter pieces in a variety of sizes immersed in a clear polish.  It is fairly easy to apply and getting the glitter to spread and look evenly distributed is a little bit easier than some other polishes I have tried.




The combination of these two polishes reminds me a little of space and I've gotten a few random compliments on them around town.

I'm looking forward to trying this combination with some of the other Muppets Collection polishes I own.  In the collection, there are quite a few glitter polishes similar to Rainbow Connection in a few different colors; namely Fresh Frog of Bel-Air, Divine Swine, Gone Gonzo, and Gettin' Miss Piggy with It.  I'm sure there will be future posts of these combinations as I own the preceding four polishes.  :D




Are you a fan of combinations of polishes like this?  Have you tried something similar?  
Let me know!



13 comments:

  1. I love it! I am following you <3<3

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    1. Thanks so much! Follow returned :D I will surely enter your giveaway!

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  2. They look gorgeous! Black nails with glitter is my favourite combination xx

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    1. It is definitely growing on me...still a little too dark for my liking but it's super fun!

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  3. Oooo! I just love the OPI glittery polish! I might just have to get me some!

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    1. It's a really fun polish! All of the other in the collection are amazing as well. This one is definitely my favorite though! :D

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  4. I love using combination polishes. The OPI Rainbow Connection is lovely, I particular like it with the black.

    Lovely blog by the way, i'm a new follower.

    Thank you for leaving a comment on my blog, much appreciated.

    Kimberley x

    http://kimberley77.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you for following! I believe I am following yours as well, I will double-check! I am enjoying your blog very much as well! :D

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  5. A view black polish as just a palette to put glitter and bright colors on to make them pop! I love the Muppets too - Beaker is my favorite! I really with I would have got The Balm Muppets eyeshadow palette :(

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    1. Beaker is my favorite too! One of the colors in the collection is Meep Meep Meep! It is a beautiful color, especially for the holidays! I came across The Balm's Muppet palette recently on google and was so sorry I missed it! Ohhh well, perhaps there will be another Muppet movie (fingers crossed!) and they can do some more special edition products! :D

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  6. This is GORGEOUS! Loooove that sparkly top coat! Such a pretty look! Thumbs up from me! :D
    Hannahmariebeauty.blogspot.co.uk
    Xx

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    1. I did something along these lines http://hannahmariebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/007-golden-glitter-nails-opi.html I just love glitter!

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    2. Thanks Hannah! They are so fun, I'm looking forward to doing a variation on them with the other colors! :D I'm on my way to check out your post now!

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