Neon & On & On | China Glaze's Pool Party & Celtic Sun

Just because summer's (almost) over doesn't mean we have to put away our bright and downright neon polishes, does it? Welp, not for me. I've been wanting neon nail polishes for the longest time and not just neon but down right highlighter color neons. Were you ever that kid in class who got so bored they started marking their fingernails with a highlighter? I totally was, and that's the sort of thing I wanted in a nail polish; bright and fluorescent, so much so that your eyes kind of hurt to look at it, aha! Well, I found those qualities in these two gorgeousnesses (I dare you to not skip over that word and actually read it, haha) by China Glaze. I'm not sure which one to start with as they both make me incredibly excited, but I guess I'll start with the one first in the picture. Pool Party is a vibrant and hot coral. In the bottle it looks pinky-coral, but on the nails it takes on a more orange-y coral. Celtic Sun is just straight up highlighter juice. It's as of you took apart you highlighter pen, removed the ink well bit and just melted it, haha. It's a flourscent and in your face yellow with little tints of lime green. These colors are quite bright on their own, but imagine how they'd look with a white polish as base? Although these colors are absolutely fun they can be a bit tricky to paint on. The China Glaze brush isn't the best around and it's a bit longer than most so it can go a bit flimsy. It's also on the thinner side which can make it difficult to get an even coat on the whole nail without it looking streaky. These polished dry a bit matte, so this would be one of those polishes you don't skip top coat with. Without a good base and top coat, these bright China Glaze polishes just won't look their best - and that's not to say you even need a white base underneath, just some solid base and top coats. Overall, I'm in love with these polishes. I got them for $4 at a Sally's Beauty Supply in Canada but I'm sure wherever you can get China Glaze polishes you can find these two beauts shining like the sun on the display! Summer may be coming to a close, but it's not over yet, so I'm taking advantage of the time I have left to wear these!

What is your favorite neon nail polish?

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NOTD: China Glaze Agro

Why can we never have a smooth transition from summer to fall? It went from 80 degrees to 55 in 12 hours flat! I'm bundled up in bed with fat socks, sweat pants and the softest t-shirt I own. It took all I had to walk two feet to my desk to paint my nails, and then take some pictures to share with you lovelies! The color I have on my nails today is Agro by China Glaze from their Hunger Games collection that came out in March. I was 99% sure this color was still available but it's not, sorry!

So Agro is a gorgeous, dark, olive-y green. It's got yellow and olive shimmery undertones, as well. I've been waiting all year to find a reason to wear this. It never screamed 'summer' and it was too late to wear it for 'spring', haha. I'm calling this the 'lovely Fall green' It looks great indoors and in natural lighting. The shimmers really enhance the polish. The formula is great; not too thick, not too thin. It's opaque in one coat, but as always I used two.

If you're at all looking at this polish and thinking "I need that and have nothing like it!" I suggest taking a look at Butter London Wallis. Butter London has a great formula and the colors are quite similar! Also, NARS Mash is like an exact dupe!

What do you guys think? What are some of your favorite green polishes? I'm on a look out for more!

NOTD | Nebula Nails

Are nebula nails relevant anymore? If not, then I have jumped on the bandwagon way to late. I was stumbling upon a ton of nail video son YouTube and their seemed to be a common theme of nebulas and space. My younger sister and cousin said this to me, and I quote "How very hipster of you..."I thought that was quite funny because then they also called them "tumblr nails". I really liked how this came out! It looks cooler in the sunlight and muddy in the shade (hence, why there is no shade picture, haha) Not your average "summer nail" but it's great nail art to do when you have a lot of time on your hands! Like me on this long weekend whilst watching Camp Rock. So cheesy!

Here are the colors I used:

• Revlon ColorStay Base Coat
• China Glaze Smoke & Ashes
• Sephora by O.P.I. Mermaid to Order
• Butter London Knackered
• China Glaze Hook & Line
• Color Club 
• Wet & Wild Shine 460D
• Revlon ColorStay Top Coat

Have you ever tried out these nebula nails; recently or back when it was cooler? I'd love to see pictures!

xo

Review: China Glaze 'Capitol Colors' Riveting

When China Glaze first even announced that they were going to create nail polish based on The Hunger Games I fan-girled like no other. When they finally came out with the colors, I fan-girled some more! I loved all the colors and would have snatched them all if I could! The collection came out in March. I'm reviewing it because it's still available on most sites that sell China Glaze polish and also, I thought this was such a beautiful color to wear for the summer! The color I'm reviewing today is Riveting!

With Flash

Riveting is a bright orange color that reminds you of the orange in a flame. It also hase shimmers of orange, tangerine and gold which look gorgeous in the sunlight! I would say this polish needs two coats to get the full opacity like you see in the bottle. The formula was very easy to work with, the brush just glided on the nail

Without flash/Natural Sunlight

The reason I bought this color back in March was because I just knew it would be such a lovely summer color for a manicure and a pedicure! If you haven't got a lot of oranges in your collection, defintely try to snag this one!

xo