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Beauty Spy: Rimmel Lycra Pro Nail Polish

Our Beauty Spy, Makeup Artist and Beauty Writer Christina Houghton, tested some new additions to the Rimmel London LYCRA® Pro Nail range, including a top coat that makes any polish matte! Here’s what she thought of them.

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Rimmel London LYCRA Pro Nail Polish

Product: Rimmel LYCRA® Pro Nail Polish and NEW LYCRA® Pro Matte Finish Top Coat, $11.99 each

What it does: The latest additions to the Rimmel London LYCRA® Pro nail colour palette promise a smooth and super glossy finish for up to 10 days, and the new LYCRA® Pro Matte Finish Top Coat boasts the power to mattify any nail polish - can’t wait to see that!

First impressions: I love the brush, it fits perfectly on my nail and gets into all the little areas other brushes usually miss.

Performance: The matte finish top coat is such a cool idea! It gave my nails a whole new look, definitely a keeper. The polish went on fantastic and dried quickly. It lasted a good 7 days without chipping, not the full 10 days it claimed, but still great results.

Application tips: When using the matte top coat make sure you apply it right down the sides of the nail, otherwise you’ll be left with shiny edges (not such a cool look, as I found out).

To sum it up… the brush was my favorite thing! I was amazed at how fast it took me to do my own nails and how truly professional it looked.

All products reviewed by Christina Houghton. Want to know more about Christina? Click here!

How we review: Our reviews are honest. If we really don’t like a product, we won’t review it. We’re not here to rant. We just want to give some straight up advice that will help you make good decisions about how to spend your hard earned cash!




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7 days without chipping, not bad at all!
Posted by Wild1 "on" 04/04 "at"06:10 PM

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