polishSWATCHES: Review of Rimmel Play Fast Nail Color in Killer Queen

fabulousfashion — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:05:52 -0800

The week before Christmas I had the opportunity to do a review of Rimmel Play Fast Nail Color in Killer Queen and I thought I'd share with you my two cents on what I liked, and yes disliked about this particular polish. First, let me start off by saying that this was my first time ever using or should I say swatching this particular brand of polish. I have used Rimmel Play Fast Scene Stealer as a color for a design, but have never actually swatched this particular brand before.

I believe this polish costs me around $3 and I purchased this color (Killer Queen) and Scene Stealer as well from my local Target store when I was actually suppose to be on a polish buying strike... Go figure!

What I liked about this polish was the color and the overall look of it once it was applied. The formula wasn't watery and didn't seem inconsistent, but when applying you should do exactly as the name implies... Play Fast! You have very little time to manipulate or play around with the polish when applying due to it's quick drying nature.

I don't really consider myself a packaging girl, but I do seem to like this bottle. The name of the polish is clearly displayed on the front and it's not your average round or square bottle. What I didn't really like about this polish, in all actuality, really had nothing to do with the polish itself, but the brush. I'm not really a fan of the brush... at all!

I don't know if it was me, but it did not go along my edges very well and it left them looking somewhat choppy. I'm the type that likes an easy application and little to no cleanup once done and with this brush I would have to go back and really clean up along my edges. So, I've decided that when using this polish I'll use an artist paint brush instead.

Overall I would rate this polish 4.0 out of 5.0 strictly based off my issues with the brush, but the polish itself is of very good quality.

With one topcoat of Seche Vite this particular polish lasted around 5 days without any additional touchups.

polishSWATCHES: Blast from the Past "Neutral Nail of the Day"

fabulousfashion — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:08:56 -0800

BLAST FROM THE PAST "Neutral Nail of the Day"

I honestly have no idea where the inspiration for this Nail of the Day came from. It was actually the first time I played around with the brush portion of the new nail brush/dotting tool combo that I had actually been having for months prior to using. I was actually really pleased with the turnout and received several compliments on it which really made me proud. It's very rewarding when others seem to like you creativity. Hopefully my skill will continue to develop and I'll progressively get better at it. It's proving to be really therapeutic for me.

L-R: OPI Rapid Dry Topcoat, Sally Hansen Nail Protex, OPI Shim-Merry Chic, Rimmel Play Fast Scene Stealer, Goldie (no name polish) from BBW

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polishSWATCHES: Review of Rimmel Play Fast Nail Color in Killer Queen

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