Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Summertime Neon

I could not wait to Remove my old mani and replace it with one of my new China Glaze neons. The first one I chose to wear is I'm With the Lifeguard, a bright neon green with light green yellow shimmer.

It applied well in two coats which also gave me full coverage! I found the formula to be a little thick and it got a bit goopy the longer the top was off the bottle. It was easy to apply but I would consider dropping some thinner in the bottle before the next use keep the formula manageable.


As usual it dried to a matte finish which was quickly corrected by a nice coat of Seche Vite. Now it's nice and shiny :)  and the shimmer really makes this polish glow!

I had actually applied this in a rush before going to bed so it wasn't my best application, but I can't remember if I wrapped the tips with topcoat or not. Either way only a couple of days in I got some subtle tip wear, but you can hardly tell. The photos are actually on day two of wear with the "tip wear" visible. Not all that noticeable.


This is a pretty cool shade, the only other neon green I own is Claire's mood polish which changes yellow... Also my only yellow neon lol. I have honestly been intimidated to buy these bright neons in the past because I know they are a pain to apply and maintain especially in the summer. They usually need to be built up to five+ coats on their own or paired with a white base. I'm super glad I choose these neons though, none of that seems to apply, it must be the shimmer.

Do you have any polishes from this collection? What are your favorite neons?

3 comments:

  1. This looks pretty on you! Good to know that this was only 2 coats.... The few neons I own look like they're opaque when I first apply them, but then later I notice vnl (Sinful Dream On!).

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  2. Wow this really seems to glow! Looks amazing!

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  3. I fell hard for all the CG neons in this collection despite I said no - I was only going to pick a few. I have like you, yet to wear any of them. I am ready for a polish change on toes this weekend so thinking it will either be this one, the red one, or the darker of the 2 purple ones first for me (that is if I don't cave to a glass fleck or a blue which have been calling my name of late)

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