Fire, fire.

So to go with my black dress, black heels, black tights and grey blazer I've decided to brighten my birthday outfit with a touch of red. (Otherwise it just sounded like I was dressed for a funeral, oops!)

All nail polishes I own seem to disappear in this house. Ta-da - the magic of sisters, aye. So I've already ended up buying about 4 red nail polishes in the past 6 months. I am a major fan of the colour red! However, I've never found a red nail polish I've been truely happy with. Be it from the colour being too dark or the polish itself not applying to well. 

This time I think I've found it in the form of Collection 2000's Lasting Colour Nail Polish in shade 5 Fire Engine. As you can tell by the name it's quite vibrant and I adore it. 

(Not the greatest picture, hey-ho. But it's such a lovely colour! Promise my hand isn't bigger than me or that pale.)

I applied two coats as directed and it just has a lovely texture. I find a lot of nail polishes are often too thick but this was just perfect. I wasn't too keen on the shape of the brush itself, I just seemed to get it everywhere but this might just be down to the shape of my nails? 

I'm hoping this product will stay near enough true to it's claim of "upto 10 days wear" as it would be lovely to have a nail polish that I didn't have to touch up every couple of days. I applied a Sally Hansen top-coat just to be extra safe. 

I would definitely recommend this to anyone & if the other shades match up to this one I will certainly be adding more to my collection!

I also purchased Rimmel London's Lasting Finish Lipstick in (2645) Alarm. I previously owned Rimmel's Moisture Renew (I can't remember which shade - but it was a red) which was okay, but didn't last me too long as I broke the stick on a night out. Boo. It was a lovely colour but I ended up re-applying it half way through a night out. I haven't yet tested how long this will last on a night out but it does claim to deliver "upto 8 hours staying power".

(Again not such a good photo. I will take another to replace this as I'm not in a patient mood today, oooops)

I love how easily it applied to my lips. Literally just glided along with a silky, smooth feeling to the lips. It also had a faint candy like scent (I'm not sure if that was intentional but it was quite pleasant!) Such a lovely bright, shiny colour! I can't wait to wear it out for my 18th which is 2 days away. Eeeeeee! Just wish this product would make me look as beautiful as Zooey Deschanel. I can dream? xox