[Color Club] The Lime Starts Here

This one’s from their Wicked Sweet Collection, a bright neon green. It’s lime-scented, too.

It’s gorgeous! Needed four (thin) coats to be opaque, or, alternatively, a white base. It was definitely worth the effort.

I did an accent nail with Orly Here Comes Trouble. This photo was taken outside spontaneously (explains the dry cuticles), on our way to my little one’s violin teacher.

I thought the bag (Oktoberfest Bag 2010 by George Gina & Lucy aka GGL) would match perfectly with the neon green.

[Dior] Paradise (Electric Tropics)

I was happy getting my hands on both “Catwalk Duos”, Aloha and Paradise, and compared to Mimosa, it was very easy. Both come in a box with the Dior Top Coat.

My usual “lid reflects camera” problem – I was still wearing Mimosa, as you see.

The formula is fluorescent and jelly-like. Paradise is actually a bright neon pink; combined with my olive skin, it looks a bit like coral. I’m also happy with the top coat, which dried quickly and gave the mani a glossy finish.

With flash, very late at night. This is two coats.

Natural light, you’ll recognise the visible nail line (I like this with this polish). It’s much more brighter actually.

Update
Here’s another mani from July 2011.

[Essie] Summer Minis 2010

Pretty Edgy, Demure Vixen, Haute As Hello and Knockout Pout.

You probably know them already, but I made a bargain regarding the Summer 2010 cube by Essie; the outer packaging was missing but the four polishes were immaculate.

Pretty Edgy. Bright green and the most notable of the combo.

Haute As Hello is a neon coral which dries with a satin finish.

Same with the pink Knockout Pout; it’s got a satin finish too.

Demure Vixen gave me a surprise. I didn’t like it in the bottle since it seemed to nude to me. But it looked very beautiful on my nails with its shimmery beige and lilac finish.

[China Glaze] Flying Dragon (Neon)

In the bottle, this looks gorgeous and unique – a bright neon purple with blue and fuchsia/berry glitter. Quite extraordinary, though.

Application is easy and the varish dries very quickly. However, it looks a bit darker on the nails (compared to the bottle) and less glittery, which is a bit of a shame, since it’s so beautiful… To be honest, I expected a brighter, sparklier result. A topcoat might help; I didn’t use one because this was only a swatch. Surface is slightly gritty too.

With different, more cloudier light.

[Barry M] Acid Yellow

Between neon yellow and lime, pretty bright colour.

Two coats and still quite sheer.