Hi everyone, here I am with a new nail polish collection from OPI for the summer and this one is really special because it is a collaboration between OPI and Converse! You can get your favorite neon colors on your nails as well on your shoes :D

Apparently these shades were inspired by music festivals and the DJ pair Dren and Angel.

 

 

Any idea how your neon polish will look if you go clubbing? Yes, it will glow under black light!

I had fun playing with China Glaze Heat Index (Sunsational collection) and some stamping!

On the above photo, I'm holding my hand under a black light bulb ;) It's fun to see that neon polishes get even more attention under black light than in regular lightening conditions! Look at that glow!

I did some nail art with The New Black set called Bright Lights, Big City. This set is part of the Subculture Contemporary Neons line and contains 2 polishes (4mL/0.125 Fl.Oz. each).

Let's have a look, shall we?

 

 

What about some nail art with polishes from The New Black?

Today I have the set called Tabolid Sensations to show you! This set is part of the Subculture - Contemporary Neons collection and is made of 2 polishes: a super bright fuchsia creme and a coral with a beautiful gold shimmer.

The New Black polishes are free of toluene, formaldehyde, camphor, and DBP. Each polish holds 0.125 oz/3.7 mL of nail polish.

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I hope you all had a nice weekend!

Today I have swatches of Essie DJ Play That Song (Neon 2013) collection! I received them  as part of my essie girl prize. This collection is made of 6 neon polishes but essie forgot to send me Bottle Service, a medium hot pink. So keep in mind that there is one more shade in this collection.

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I am excited to show you my first Wicked Polish! I've been wanting to try polishes from this brand since a long time and I was lucky to be able to get some colors from Harlow & Co's last restock. And Katie from Harlow & Co is such a sweetheart because she added Fairy Blood Splatter to my order for review purpose. Thank you, sweetie!

 

 

 

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I have a fun combination to share with you. I wore it a few weeks ago but couldn't find the time to post it. I bought the OPI neon mini set called "outrageous neon". This set contains 4 neon polishes in yellow (Ridiculously Yellow), orange (Formidably Orange), pink (Riotously Pink), and purple (Seriously Purple) plus a white base and a top coat.

 

I wore Ridiculously Yellow for 2 days on its own and I enjoyed it a lot, which seems quite incredible for me because I usually don't wear such eye-catchy polishes! And then I added one coat of OPI Black Spotted on top and wore it for a few more days like that :D

 

 

I will do a full post about the OPI neon polishes when I have time. In summary, you have to apply first a white base polish. I didn't use the white that comes in the mini OPI set because I think it's difficult to apply. The OPI neons are easy to apply, except the purple, which is a bit more difficult to manage. So here, I applied one easy coat of Ridiculously Yellow over a white base and then added a coat of Black Spotted. You can see more details about Black Spotted here.

 

I am super happy with this yellow neon! I like it a lot and it's such an unsual color for me! I had a  lot of remarks (nice remarks :D ) when I wore it! and I think Black Spotted looks great over it!

 

 

Purchase info:
OPI polishes can be purchased in professional nail salons, certains pharmacies, and beauty supplies.

For Switzerland, you can search for licensed retailers here.

 

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I did this manicure as part of the Sunday Nail Battle, which is organised by Odile from Odile Sacoche, and Andreia from 10tubes, with also the participation of Pshiiit, whose you must all know!

 

The theme of this week was Graffiti nails and we had to use neon polishes.

So here is what I came up with.

 

 

I have a new brand that comes directly from Portugal to show you today and it's called "Purple Professional". No no, they don't do only purple polishes, that's just the name of the brand :D

Let's go directly to the pictures and I'll add my thoughts about them afterwards!

All pictures are 2 coats of polish, without top coat!

The first one that I got is number 15. It's a a muted and dirty teal creme polish. It dries to a glossy finish and was super easy to work with.




The second one is number 44 and is a bright, almost neon, pink. It's a bit funny because in the bottle, it looks like a darker berry shade, but once on the nails, it really pops! It's a very cheerful and summery color! It dries to a satin finish. This is probably due to the fact that it's almost a neon. I didn't use any top coat so that you can see the satin/matte finish.




And the last one is number 43, a vibrant coral leaning to the red side of coral. It's also a very pretty color, another way of wearing red polish.





The brush is very nice to use. It's a wide, thick brush. Each bottle contains 10 mL of polish.




I was really curious to try this brand as I haven't heard much about it. I've just heard of it from Betty who blog at Betty Nails and she was saying some great things about it.

This brand was a really nice surprise because the quality of the polishes is great. They are 3 Free, easy to apply, not streaky at all and have a good pigmentation. I used 2 coats here for all of them and didn't apply a top coat. I am really happy with the dusty teal because I don't have such polishes in my stash and I love the color. It might be close to OPI Thanks a Windmillion but I don't have it so I cannot compare them. The bright pink is so cheerful and easy to apply, I am pretty sure I'll wear it a lot!
If you have the opportunity to try this brand, don't hesitate because I'm sure you will love it! Their formula (at least the 3 polishes I tried) are just so perfect!

Purchase info
Purple Professional polishes are sold only in Portugal at the moment but they will export their brand internationally soon. You can find here a list of places to shop in Portugal. You can have a look at their official website if you want more information or drop them an email at info@purpleprofessional.com. You can also follow Purple Professional on Facebook. If you're outside Portugal and want to order some polishes from this brand, you can leave a message to Paula on Purple Professional Facebook page.

Product(s) in this post was(were) provided by the company for my honest review*

Do you like neon polishes for summer?

I must admit I didn't have any neons before I got this nice purple neon from Born Pretty. I've always wanted to try neons (especially since a lot of brands are lauching neons this year) but I was scared it would look too bright on me. I'm rather on the classical side with my overall look. So when Born Pretty offered me to try one of their products, I directly went to the neon polishes section because it was a great opporunity to try one of them!

The complete name of this polish is "Glow in UV/ LED Light Fluorescent Neon Nail Art Polish #02" and the brand is CH Nail.

Final verdict:  It's not a real neon but it's a very nice bright purple polish. I used 2 coats here over a normal base coat. I didn't apply a white base coat before applying it because I wanted to see how it looked on its own. However, I think it will look brighter if you apply a white base coat first. This polish is a bit on the thick side. The first coat was a bit patchy but the second coat smoothed everything out. So it was alright. On the nails, it looks more fuchsia than in the bottle. In the above pictures I used a top coat because it dries a bit matte. I didn't have the opportunity to try it under UV & LED lights but it's supposed to glow under such lightening. You can see it here.
Finally, I think it's a very nice polish and I'm glad I got to try it!

Here are the different colors you can find in this collection.

CH Nail polishes can be purchased from Born Pretty Store. The specific neon polish I used in this post can be found here.

You can find a lot of different nail art items at Born Pretty. Shipping is free worldwide!!

You can also use my coupon code to get 10% off your order: AB5X31

*Product(s) in this post was(were) provided by the company for my honest review*

Yay, another Candy Mani! I'm really addicted to this kind of mani. It's so juicy and summery looking.
For an explanation on what is a Candy Mani and more info on how to do one, please go here.

So for the base, I used Essie Haute as Hello (Summer 2010). It's a bright coral/peachy nail polish with a neon finish. It dries matte as most neons :p I'm not a neon sucker that's why I decided to do a cany mani with it in order to hide the neon finish under a juicy and glossy jelly. It gave brightness and a summery look to the nails but allowed me to circumvent the inconvenient of the too flashy neon finish. The color itself is really pretty and like it very much.

The application of Haute as Hello was a bit tricky because it's on the thick side but if you're careful it's all right. It's very opaque but you will need 2 or 3 coats to have an even finish.

I've got to try other combo (not necessary a cany mani) with Haute as Hello because I really like the color! Maybe with stamping I would like the neon finish better! I've got to try that!

Now let's add some glitters! I used the gorgeous and very festive Sparkle-icious (OPI, Burlesque collection, holliday 2010).It's a mainly a gold glitter polish but it contains also some pink, blue glitters.

I added the last picture because you can really see the sparkles and glossy look on this blurry picture (esp for the index and middle finger). And it represents everything I like about candy manis. You can see the glitter embedded into the jelly and you've got this sparkle from within impression!

I also really like the look of In The Spot-Light Pink over Sparkle-icious. The glitter has a completely different look under the sorbet/jelly. Even the color of the glitters look different! I find it funny!