Summer Neon Nails

We've had a few gorgeous Spring days so I had to pull out my neons to celebrate. Everything about neon screams warm weather, beaches and outdoors. I used Orly Neon Heat on my index and pinkie, Miss Ashleigh And it Was All Yellow for my middle finger and China Glaze Towel Boy Toy for my ring finger. I made up the neon glitter, unfortunately neon often bleeds so I won't be making this one for sale. I finished it off with some neon studs. It just makes you feel warm doesn't it?

Have a great weekend, Tx.

Neon Flower nails

Trying to hurry Spring weather up with this bright design. The rain has stopped but it's still cold here brrrr. I love pink and green in all shades together so for this look I used Orly Neon Heat and butter London Jaded Jack. The yellow flower centre and polka dots are Miss Ashleigh An it Was All Yellow. I free handed the flower and just love how this design came together.  I cannot wait for warmer days :)

Have a great day, Tx

AN Monday - theme anti-work appropriate

My anti-work appropriate nails feature the gorgeous but searingly bright Miss Ashleigh's And It Was All Yellow. It's the ultimate neon yellow!! I teamed it with Dove grey and love how they look together. The dots were done with a dotting tool and the stripes by using vinyl decals. I think it's a great look but not one that could be worn to many jobs.

Kind of a great bright start to the week, hope your week is a good one, Tx

Ann - Nailovelogy http://nailovelogy.blogspot.com/ or @annvsv

Astrid - @lovessweetas

Briana - @briemmara

Christinemay - @xtinemayyy or Nails at 2am http://nailsat2am.blogspot.com/

Elissa -@tenlittlenubs and Ten Little Nubs http://tenlittlenubs.blogspot.com/

Erin Wu -  @erinzi and Erin Zi’s Nails http://www.erinzi.com/

Holly - @nails_by_holly

Jennifer @jennlojko

Julia - Fancy Nails and Cups of Tea http://fancynailsandcupsoftea.blogspot.com/

Kate - Pimped Out Nails http://pimpedoutnails.blogspot.com/

Kelly - @kellyskolors and Kelly's Kolors! http://www.kellyskolors.com/

Lily Jinks - @lilyandjinks

Loz - Polish Patterns http://polishpatterns.blogspot.com/

Tracy - @oliviajade19

Naomi - @nadeekay and Nananaisnails http://nananaisnails.blogspot.com/

Nicki - @celestialcosmetics

Relle - @lazylacquerista or Lazy Lacquerista http://www.lazylacquerista.com/

Sarah Claire - @shattermeclaire or Shatter me Claire http://shattermeclaire.blogspot.com/

Sylvie - @smudgedpolish

Tammy - @ohmygoshpolish

Tammy G -@lightlylacquered and Lightly Lacquered www.lightlylacquered.com

Tara - @lokislacquer or Loki’s Lacquer http://www.lokislacquer.com/

Tash Birch - @tashisdead

Theresa - @itsallaboutpolish or It's All About the Polish http://www.itsallaboutthepolish.com

Aussie Nails Monday - theme - recreate a mani someone else in AN has done this year - Neon zigzag nails

This week's theme was lots of fun, we have so many talented ladies in our group that the decision of which one to do was hard. I chose to take inspiration from the talented Tracy @oliviajade19 on Instagram. I used different colours and added a matte top. I'm in love with the matte look right now :). I used Kester Black French White for my base and filled in the zigzags with China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy (orange), Orly Neon Heat (pink), China Glaze I'm with the Lifeguard (green), China Glaze Towel Boy Toy (blue) and Miss Ashleigh And It Was All Yellow. I hope you like the final result as much as I do :)

Ann - Nailovelogy http://nailovelogy.blogspot.com/ or @annvsv

Astrid - @lovessweetas

Briana - @briemmara

Christinemay - @xtinemayyy or Nails at 2am http://nailsat2am.blogspot.com/

Elissa -@tenlittlenubs and Ten Little Nubs http://tenlittlenubs.blogspot.com/

Erin Wu -  @erinzi and Erin Zi’s Nails http://www.erinzi.com/

Holly - @nails_by_holly

Jennifer @jennlojko

Julia - Fancy Nails and Cups of Tea http://fancynailsandcupsoftea.blogspot.com/

Kate - Pimped Out Nails http://pimpedoutnails.blogspot.com/

Kelly - @kellyskolors and Kelly's Kolors! http://www.kellyskolors.com/

Lily Jinks - @lilyandjinks

Loz - Polish Patterns http://polishpatterns.blogspot.com/

Tracy - @oliviajade19

Naomi - @nadeekay and Nananaisnails http://nananaisnails.blogspot.com/

Nicki - @celestialcosmetics

Relle - @lazylacquerista or Lazy Lacquerista http://www.lazylacquerista.com/

Sarah Claire - @shattermeclaire or Shatter me Claire http://shattermeclaire.blogspot.com/

Sylvie - @smudgedpolish

Tammy - @ohmygoshpolish

Tammy G -@lightlylacquered and Lightly Lacquered www.lightlylacquered.com

Tara - @lokislacquer or Loki’s Lacquer http://www.lokislacquer.com/

Tash Birch - @tashisdead

Theresa - @itsallaboutpolish or It's All About the Polish http://www.itsallaboutthepolish.com

Electric You a collaboration collection from Celestial Cosmetics and Color4Nails

Tadaaa!! I'm so excited to bring you this bright and beautiful collection of holos. Electric You is a collaboration from Nicki, the creative genius behind Celestial Cosmetics and Sisi the brains behind color4nails. This collection is based on a play on words with Electric You coming from the Electric Zoo Festival which is an annual electronic music festival held over Labor Day weekend in New York City. These bright electric colours are synonymous with the event. Some pics below to see what I mean.

Now onto the polishes!!! Application was a breeze with all of these polishes, I wore an aqua base and no top coat.

This is Adrenaline a bright neon green and my favourite from this collection. You can see the linear holo power where the sun hits but this polish also looks fabulous in the shade. I wore 4 thin coats, 3 would have been plenty for opacity but I added one for good luck. 

Next is Singularity, now this neon purple/magenta will remain a prototype as it didn't make the grade but it was too nice to be taken out all together. Personally I had no problems with my bottle, the only very small issue was some black specks that only showed in photographs. That's a bonus for you as this beauty will be sold at $8. I am wearing 3 thin coats.

This is Inception and my second favourite. The holo force is strong in this one :) (apologies for the bad Star Wars pun). It is a really pretty neon blue, I don't always love neon blues but this is gorgeous! I am wearing 3 thin coats.

Aaaaand next is the fabulous Tantrum. A super orange neon that reminds me of Fanta  amped up a lot :) This also has fabulous holo rainbows and doesn't the holo just look so so right with neons? I am wearing 3 thin coats.

This yellow/orange neon is Trip. Fantastic name!! It has fabulous holo rainbows that dance in the sun. I am wearing three thin coats.

The last of this collection is Merge, a super bright pink neon that is just so pretty. I know another pink I like, maybe I'm coming around to pink... The holo isn't as strong in this one as others but is still definitely there as you can see in the photos. I am wearing 3 thin coats.

Sadly that's the end of the collection but wow what an awesome bright collection! The Electric You collection releases on the 1st July from Celestial Cosmetics at $12 each and Color 4 Nails .

Neon Half Moons

Summer is still very much here and nothing speaks of summer more than neon. I love how they contrast against the black. The neons I used are index Miss Ashleigh And It Was All Yellow, my middle finger is China Glaze I'm With the Lifeguard, ring is China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy and my pinkie is Towel Boy Toy.

I used reinforcement labels as shown below to make the moon shape, Make sure your base colour is completely dry, then first put the labels in the back of your hand to make it a little less sticky. Then apply to your nail and press all edges down to stop the polish bleeding. Paint, count to ten and remove the sticker. Then all you need to do is one coat of topcoat and you're done :)