Showing posts with label Neon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neon. Show all posts

Yellow Neon Comparison

Yesterday I showed you Illamasqua Rare - a perfect highlighter yellow! I said that it is the best I ever tried and as a proof I have this comparison for you today. On the picture you see Color Club Get Your Lem-on (GYL), Illamasqua Rare (R), China Glaze Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (YPDB) and China Glaze Electric Pineapple (EP), which is not a neon, but I only have three :) I used three coats on all of these so that you can see how well they cover. Illamasqua is fully opaque. The other have visible nail line. Illamasqua is the most expensive of them all but you get what you pay for. If you are looking for a true highlighter yellow neon, I recommend the Illamasqua.

Illamasqua Rare

I got so many nice comments on my previous post showing you Illamasqua Collide. Looks like it is just the right time to show you neons :) So I have another one for you. This time it a neon highlighter yellow - Illamasqua Rare. I love it, so easy to apply and it really is a true super bright neon. This is three coats on the picture. Of all the neon yellows I tried, this is my favourite!

Illamasqua Collide

This summer the weather sucks...at least in the Czech Republic :( So I told myself that I need a mani to cheer me up a bit. Could there be anything better than a bright pink neon? I have Illamasqua Collide and I was very surprised how easy it is to work with. Neons are hard to apply....well, not this one. I used three coats and it was not streaky and I had full coverage. No need to use white underneath or apply very thin coats and wait for them to dry. I love it! What is your favourite pink neon?

Color Club Wicked Sweet Collection 2011 - Swatches and Review

The first time in my nail polish life I got the chance to try scented polish. I was excited about it and scared at the same time :) I usually don´t have problems with scented cosmetics, but nail polish? I couldn't believe that it could work. And guess what? It does. Here they are one by one (some of the bottles are stained with a green nail polish that broke in the package, sorry about that).

GET YOUR LEM-ON
This is a very bright sheer yellow with shimmer. On the picture are three coats and still very visible nail line. I think it would be better layered over white.

THE LIME STARTS HERE
Wow, such a beautiful neon green. And you really don´t hear me say "beautiful green" very often. Three coats.

I ALWAYS GET MY MAN-DARIN
This is maybe my least favourite, I think it didn't work very well with my skin tone. Still the formula was great, a bit sheer but not runny. Three coats.

YUM GUM
This smells so nice! Like bubble gum. I love it! This polish is fun and so summery. It had great coverage, this was two coats. Must have for pink lovers that like bubble gum :)

RASPBERRY RUSH
Another beautiful vibrant shade. This was again three coats.

GIMME A GRAPE BIG KISS
Great to see a purple in this collection and I liked its scent too. There is some VNL on the pictures after three coats but wasn't noticeable in real life.

WICKED SWEET
I love this color. I think it is a dupe to Color Club Pure Energy which I wear a lot so I am happy to have it in a version with a nice scent. Three coats again. Just look at the shimmer, don´t you love it?

Overall a great collection. But beware, the polishes really have a scent, if you don´t like scented cosmetics, you might not like these. I liked it :) I also liked the choice of colors. Nothing unique here, they are the safe summer colors but I don´t mind. I love wearing neons and brights in summer. The Lime Starts Here would be a great pedi color, I can´t wait to try that.
As I already wrote, the formula was great. Some of these are sheer, so you would maybe like to use a white polish under, but they are not runny or streaky.
So what do you think? Are you going to get any or you don´t like scented nail polish?

* the product(s) in this post were sent to me by the manufacturer or their PR company

China Glaze Kiwi Cool-ada versus Color Club What A Shock!


With spring coming I thought you might like to see some fun and bright colors. So I compared two green neons for you. They might look the same in the bottle but once you apply them on the nail you can see the difference. Color Club What A Shock! (WAS) has shimmer and much better coverage than China Glaze Kiwi Cool-ada (KC). On the pictures I used two coats of each polish. Neons dry matte so you you should apply a top coat at the end. Any other tips for a bright green neon polish?

Color Club What A Shock!

With all those Christmas manis and collections why not look at this beautiful neon. I already showed you some neons from Color Club and so far I love them all. I love the shimmer in them. What A Shock is a bright green neon. The application was great and so was the coverage. Three thin coats were just fine.

Color Club Tangerine Scream

What about something to cheer you up? :) Today I want to show you this beautiful bright orange neon polish from Color Club. I love to wear neons for fall/winter. They are so happy and remind me of the summer days I used to wear them. And a big thank to Kellie! She got me the whole set so stay tuned for more :)
I will be off for a week. I need a vacation :) Having a full time job and blogging is really hard but I love it. I have some posts planned for you. When I come back I will announce the winner of the giveaway, sorry it is taking so long.

Eyeko Punk and Chi Chi Polish Swatches and Review

Eyeko has two new limited edition polishes and I got the chance to try them out! Although I am a big fan of dark and vampy colors for fall there is nothing better that a bright pink to cheer up those cold and rainy days. And Eyeko Punk is not just bright, it is super bright!



Eyeko Punk is nearly a neon. It doesn´t dry matte but satiny. Still if you want it to shine, just add a top coat. The polish is super creamy and very well pigmented. I think you could do just one thicker coat, I did two. Honestly I think this polish is my new favourite bright pink (I think it will replace Essie Pink Parka, will do a comparison soon). I LOVE it!

The second new polish is Chi Chi. It is a warm pink glitter. I think this one will work best as a top coat, so I tried it on top of Punk polish :) It looks very pretty, don´t you think?

Both polishes are already available on the Eyeko site for £3.50 each. I really recommend you get the Punk Polish. I like it so much :)

* the product(s) in this post were sent to me by the manufacturer or their PR company.

Misa Girls Night Out - Three Different Ways!

Something to cheer up your Monday! This polish was fun :) I took a lot of pictures of it. The problem was I didn´t know which to show you. I decided that I will show you three and you see for yourself what you like most.

So we start with Misa Girls Night Out, a very vivid neon. The color is pink but with a hint of purple. I was amazed with the application. Neons are hard to apply but this one went on so nice and creamy. On the picture I have two coats and as you can see there is still VNL. I also didn´t use a top coat so the finish is semi-matte.

Now you know how I hate VNL...I just can´t help myself. So I did a very easy trick to hide it. I used ManGlaze Matte Is Murder and a piece of tape. It was quick. So here is an inspiration for those of you, who like to add something extra to your normal polish.

Now if you still think it is not enough and you want to play a little bit more, go on and have some fun with stamping. I used a glossy black polish and Bundle Monster plate BM12. Again, very easy and looks pretty.

Love Purple!

Yesterday Kellie did a post with China Glaze Flying Dragon and reminded me of how much I love this polish! So I ran  to make a mani with it and decorated it with some hearts :) Isn´t it just gorgeous? Hope you all have a great Friday.

ManGlaze nail art

Yesterday I had time to play with my polishes a bit more, so I tried to do a ruffian mani using Color Club Ultra Violet and ManGlaze Matte is Murder. I have never made one before, so as one could expect, it ended up as a major fail :( Well nobody is perfect. I tried to hide the imperfections with some stamping and actually like it like this a lot!


What do you think? Any tips and tricks how to do a nice ruffian are welcome :)

China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy with Konad

It is raining outside and it will for another week, that sucks! I decided that I need a mani to cheer me up and the choice was Flip Flop Fantasy from the Poolside collection. This color is really so much fun, it is so positive :) Black konad looks great over these bright colors, so I went for something simple and summery. Image from plate m28. Oh and guess where China Glaze is from? Yes, California!


Detail of the konad image from plate m28:

Color Club Warhol (Poptastic Collection 2010)

Another really bright neon polish for this summer. Nothing special, but if you like neon pinks like me, you will like this one too :) I have three coats and of course a clear top coat, as this dries matte.

Další výrazná neonka na letošní léto. Nic uchvacujícího a co by tady už předtím nebylo, ale jestli podobné láčky máte rádi, bude se vám líbit i tento :) Mám tři vrstvy a samozřejmě nechybí ani bezbarvý nadlak, protože zasychá matný.

China Glaze Towel Boy Toy with Konad

Towel Boy Toy is my favourite from the newly released Poolside collection (my swatches here). I thought it would be fun to decorate it with some Konad. I also really wanted to try out the new Konad plates, so this is M78. I really like the way it looks like :)

Towel Boy Toy je mým oblíbencem z nové Poolside kolekce (fotky celé kolekce zde). Napadlo mě ozdobit ho razítkováním, hlavně už jsem chtěla vyzkoušet nové destičky. Použila jsem tedy M78. Výsledek je super, moc se mi líbí :)

China Glaze Poolside Collection - Video

While swatching this fabulous collection I also made a short video for you. The colors are very accurate, so I reccomend you put on your sunglasses before watching :) Hope you it helps you deciding.
If you missed my swatches you can have a look here.

V průběhu focení téhle kolekce, jsem pro vás natočila i krátké video. Odstíny jsou v něm velmi věrné, a proto doporučuji před shlédnutím nasadit sluneční brýle :) Doufám, že vám pomůže v rozhodování.
Na fotky na nehtech se můžete mrknout tady.

China Glaze Poolside Collection - Swatches and Review

China Glaze is launching a brand new collection of six neon shades for this summer. The release date is April 1st, so it is about time for some swacthes :) All of these will make you stand out of the crowd. They are bold and very bright. You will not believe how bright they are, until you see them in person.
edit: video of the whole collection - very accurate colors!
Application: neons have some specifics, you need to know about. First of all, they dry matte. To get the shine, just apply a layer of topcoat. I used Seche Vite on all the pictures. Second, try to apply these in thin coats and always let each coat dry completely before applying the other. This way you will prevent streaks and missing patches of color.
Application tip: try to apply your neon on a coat of white nail polish. This way you can prevent VNL and make the colors pop.

China Glaze pro tohle léto přichází se zbrusu novou kolekcí šesti neonových laků. Kolekce vyjde 1. dubna, takže akorát tak čas na nějaké fotky v akci :) Všechny odstíny z této kolekce vás učiní nepřehlédnutelnými. Jsou výrazné a velmi zářivé.
edit: video celé kolekce - věrně zachycuje odstíny.
Nanášení: neonové laky mají určitá specifika, o kterých je lepší vědět. Zaprvé zaschnou matné, to ale spraví jakýkoliv průhledný nadlak. Já jsem na všech fotkách použila Seche Vite. Zadruhé doporučuju lak nanášet v tenkých vrstvách a každou nechat úplně zaschnout. Tímto způsobem se vyhnete pruhování a nepravidelné aplikaci.
Tip na nanášení: zkuste nejdříve nalakovat nehty bílým lakem a pak teprve nanášet ten neonový. Barva tak líp vynikne a nehet nebude prosvítat.

YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI
Very bright neon yellow. A bit hard to work with, I had to do four coats. I think white polish under would solve the problem. Still nothing one can´t handle and the result is worth it. It really shines!

Zářivá nonová žlutá. Úplně jak zvýrazňovač na nehtech. S tímhle se mi pracovalo nejhůř z celé kolekce, byly zapotřebí čtyři vrstvy. Přesto nic, co by se nedalo zvládnout. Výsledná barvička stojí za to!


SUN WORSHIPER
A beautiful neon orange. This will make a great pedi color. It was also a bit harder to work with. But I expected that and again used four coats.

Nádherná neonová oranžová. Tahle barvička bude perfektní na nožky. Taky se s ní hůř pracovalo, ale to jsem čekala a znovu použila čtyři vrstvy.


FLIP FLOP FANTASY
I love the name of this bright coral neon. It is a lot on the pink side and I just love that. This applied very nice, three coats.

Ten název je prostě dokonalej! Opět velmi zářivá barvička, korálová neonka. V téhle je hodně růžové a to se mi moc líbí. Dobře se nanášela, tři vrstvy.


POOL PARTY
This stuff is radioactive! I think it is the brightest of the whole collection. A hot pink neon. I will be wearing Pool Party a lot in the summer, I am sure of that. Great application, had no problems. Three coats.

Tenhle kousek je snad radioktivní! Myslím, že je to nejzářivější lak z celé kolekce. Výrazná nonová růžová. Tuhle budu v létě nosit hodně často, tím jsem si jista. Perfektní aplikace, žádné problémy. Tři vrstvy.


TOWEL BOY TOY
Another great name for a polish. This is the only one with shimmer and I wouldn´t call it a neon, although it dries matte. It a beautiful blue with shimmer. I added a picture in the sun, so that you can see it. My favourite of the collection. Three coats.

Další povedený název pro lak. Tenhle je jediný s odlesky, ani bych ho nenazvala neonovým, i když zasychá matný. Přidala jsem fotku na sluníčku, aby byly odlesky vidět. Pro mě jednoznačně nejhezčí lak z celé kolekce. Tři vrstvy.


KIWI COOL-ADA
Neon green, very bright. This applied very nice, although four coats were needed. I don´t have anything like this and again it will be a great pedi color.

Další velmi výrazný lak. Neonová zelená. Dobře se nanášela, i když byly potřeba čtyři vrstvy. Podobný lak ve své sbírce nemám a opět i tady platí, že bude super na pedikůru.


Overall I really like this collection. Some of them were harder to apply, but if you follow the application tips, you are ok :) In this collection, you get all you need for summer. Fun, bright neon colors, that will make you always stand out! Can´t wait to walk on the beach with these beauties!
P.S. too bad there is not a purple neon, but I want a purple polish in every collection, so don´t listen to me :P

Celkově se mi kolekce moc líbí. Některé laky jsou sice horší z hlediska nanášení, ale když budete postupovat, jak jsem psala na začátku, tak bude vše ok :) Kolekce obsahuje vše, co na léto potřebujete...veselé, zářivé barvičky, díky kterým nikdy nezapadnete v davu. Už se těším, až se s nima projdu po pláži!
P.S. škoda, že kolekce neobsahuje i neonovou fialku, ale já chci fialový lak v každé kolekci, tak mě neposlouchejte :P

* the product(s) in this post were sent to me by the manufacturer or their PR company.