Friday 2 May 2014

Let's be NE-honest...

...if neons symbolized the beginning of summer, then I should still be wearing dark polish. In retaliation of the tretcherous weather (rain, clouds, rain, wind, rain) we've been having in Canada as of late, I've painted my nails the brightest neon possible.


To do this mani I painted my nails a base coat of bright white, 2 coats, then let dry. Then I took a triangle make-up sponge and dabbed on the colours to blend them into each other. I let my nails dry in between coats, and I believe I ended up doing 4 coats of dabbing for maximum neon-ness. I did not apply a traditional top coat, but rather a clear 'natural' polish as I find this helps the blending process without adding a thick top layer (you'll see in my next post why I didn't want to do that... yes... this mani is actually the beginning of another, what else is new).



This was shot with my arm in front of the indirect light, so think 2x the shade. The neon really pops in the shade:



Polishes used:
- China Glaze 'Sun worshiper' (neon yellow-orange)
- Nails Inc. 'Portobello' (neon orange-coral)
- Orly 'Hot shot' (neon pink-red)
- Finger Paints 'Pop art purple' (neon fuschia-purple)
- Orly 'Pointe blanche' (white used as base coat, not pictured - oops)


1 comment:

  1. On the blog there is someone who painted her nails a base coat of bright white 2 coats before drying them. Brillassignment.co.uk reviews are popular among communities. Then she took a triangle shaped make-up sponge and applied on the colors to mix them into each other. She also let her nails dry in between coats, and believes that I ended up doing 4 coats of applying for all-out neon-ness.

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