Here’s another old goodie from the OMG collection, the light beige FYI. I had been wearing only two coats for a couple of days, and before I took the photos I added a third coat.
This is a wonderful polish when you want something discrete, but where there’s still some fun action going on. I love how fast drying these polishes are!
To be able to try as much neons as possible before I’m back to work I chose to use two of the Summer Neons polishes in one manicure, the purple/fuchsia Beach Cruise-r and the highlighter yellow Sun-Kissed. Sun-Kissed ended up with for coats on most nails, and Beach Cruise-r was two coats. I wasn’t really thinking about the thicker formula when I started applying it so it did pool a little here and there, but it looked OK in the end, except some VNL with Beach Cruise-r. It didn’t dry very fast, but I used Seche Vite and took it easy for about an hour before bed, and it did survive the night.
First photo with a bit of sun:
I couldn’t quite get the color to show up right for Beach Cruise-r, it’s slightly more purple than what it looks like here.
Next one is taken when it was cloudy:
And the last one with flash, where you can see more of the shimmer in Beach Cruise-r:
They’re both wonderful colors, Sun-Kissed is really a bright neon yellow with beautiful shimmer. Beach Cruise-r is a bit more shy, I would almost call it a work safe color even, as it’s not that super bright (but still beautiful!).
As I wrote in my previous post I got my new polishes just before I was going away on a trip, so I decided that a couple of them could accompany me on that. I chose to wear Surfin’ For Boys on my tips, and I’m With The Lifeguard on my toes.
I found the formula to be a little thick, but I thought it looked OK after two coats. There was a tiny bit of VNL but it didn’t bother me at all. They dried to a semi-matte finish and I added a coat of Seche Vite on top.
Surfin’ For Boys is an insane neon coral shade with shimmer, I don’t have anything like it in my stash.
This shade was really hard to capture on photo! It’s a bright red coral, I think I got close enough on these photos.
And on to my toes. I try to keep them at a safe distance from you so you won’t get a foot shock =)
I’m With The Lifeguard is a shimmery green neon, and I think the color looks pretty accurate here:
A perfect color for your toesies!
I know it’s already near the end of Summer now (at least in Sweden), but it’s not too late for neons just yet!
A while ago I placed an order at Transdesign, and they showed up the day before I went on a little trip. When I saw these babies I got a total neon overload, and my fiance probably thought I was going crazy when I started talking to the polishes and caressing them.. =)
I ordered six polishes from China Glaze’s Summer Neons collection:
L-R: Flirty Tankini, Surfin’ For Boys, Orange You Hot?, Beach Cruise-r, I’m With The Lifeguard, Sun-kissed
I also ordered three more polishes from different collections:
L-R: Color Club Metamorphosis (Take Wing collection), China Glaze Man Hunt (On Safari), Wicked Style (Electropop)
These polishes are all gorgeous, but the one I totally fell for was Surfin’ For Boys, I love the glowing coral shade!
Finally I’m posting something for Kerstin’s Holo Friday! Here’s an old favorite of mine, the gorgeous dark pink QT from the now legendary OMG! collection. I wore this a while back, but I’m pretty sure I settled with three coats as I usually do. A dark hot pink holographic polish, can it get any better?
Here’s a few shots of this beauty in the sun:
Such a beautiful polish!
I had big plans for my nails for Midsummer back in June, unfortunately I had a nasty cold so I had to stay home and celebrate on my own, but at least I had a fun manicure to look at =)
I decided to do a Skittles manicure with colors that more or less matched the dress I was supposed to wear.
I decided to do the colors in the reverse order on my right hand.
The polishes L-R: Lovie No. 93, H&M Bella’s Choice, KleanColor Mango, China Glaze Gaga For Green, China Glaze Dance Baby
I think I applied about three coats of each polish, Mango needed four to get even.
And here’s a shot with the dress:
I’m all for happy colors now!
I was pleasantly surprised by this polish. I thought it would be hard to apply and greens like these aren’t really my favorite, but I ended up loving it! Gaga for Green is a medium soft grassy green, with a formula that I guess is somewhere between a regular creme and a jelly. I applied three coats and then Seche Vite on top. Here’s a couple of shots of it in the sun:
There’s a tiny bit of VNL but it didn’t bother me at all.
I’ll definitely be wearing this one again!
It’s past dinner time here so I’ll just throw in a quickie today for Holo Friday. It’s one uneven coat of Milani Hi-Tech on top of China Glaze Gaga For Green (I’ll show that one on it’s own some other time). Green and happy! I was in a hurry when I did this so it’s not the polish’s fault =)
I bought this polish since it’s purple, and I just couldn’t resist it with such a name, I have a little weak spot for all things gothic =) Anyway, this is a medium purple with a discrete shimmer in what I think looks blue/purple. You don’t see much of the shimmer on the nails, but it gives the polish some extra depth. The shade varies a little between a warm and a neutral/cool purple depending on the light. The formula is a little thick, but it was still pretty easy to apply with two coats for full coverage, and as usual I finished it with Seche Vite.
This photo is taken outside without sun.
In the sun it looks warmer (duh..), and you see more of the shimmer here.
I took this one with flash, it’s easier to see the blue shimmer particles in this one.
It’s a very nice purple that I’m sure I’ll use again!
I’m taking a little break from my Easter preparations to show you my contribution to Kerstin’s Holo Friday, Milani Cyberspace layered on top of China Glaze Midnight Mission. I had been wearing the dark blue Midnight Mission for a few days before I added a coat of the light blue holographic polish Cyberspace from the Milani 3D collection. I really like the dark blue shade this combination gave.
Fortunately the sun was out so I could get some decent photos.
The scattered holographic effect is wonderful, I didn’t really manage to capture all of its beauty.
And finally a shot in the shade:
Tonight I’ll be working on my Easter manicure, I’m thinking of going with yellow and pink. Do you have any plans for what to wear on your nails for Easter?
Name: Martina Karlsson
Age: 30
Lives in: Kungsbacka, Sweden
Height: 160 cm
Hair color: Brown
Eyes: Green with a touch of blue
Favorite colors: Black, purple, hot pink, teal, silver
Occupation: Systems developer
Pets: Two cats, Lakrits and Sisco
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