Neon Yellow, Black and Holo Silver Lightning Bolts!

Having just reviewed Revlon Starry Pink and Whimsical - two very nice but very girly colours - I had something of a craving for the complete opposite. Turns out the opposite of pastel pink nails are eye-punchingly neon yellow nails with black and silver holographic lightning bolts and I <3 them.

First up, a white base coat as I had a feeling that the yellow would be a little patchy. Next, two coats of American Apparel Neon Yellow. Let me say now that if you've been looking for a perfect yellow highlighter colour, look no further. It's not possible to overstate how yellow this is. It's so awesome. Application was a little iffy but that's what happens with neons. This wasn't worse than any others. Next, coat of Seche Vite and wait for this to try properly so the tape doesn't pull up the yellow. Cutting a lightning bolt shape in a pre-palm-stuck piece of tape, I added a coat of Rimmel Black Satin, my favourite black topped with another coat of Seche Vite. Finally, the piece de resistance, a coat of Nfu-Oh 61, a super pretty silver holo. I've actually had this one in my drawer for a while as I tried it months ago and it just wasn't holo at all. I didn't add a top coat to this one which seemed to help keep the rainbow.

The Verdict: I love taping manis, especially those in neon and holo flavours. The taping on this one could be neater but it looks cool a bit messy. Also don't have enough good things to say about American Apparel Neon Yellow or Nfu-Oh 61, they're both so awesome, in their own ways.

Review: Nicole by OPI A Million Sparkles is Accurately Named

It's amazing what you can find when you wander around at night. My favourite time to go shopping is ridiculously late and I'm extra happy when it pays off. I've been looking for Nicole by OPI A Million Sparkles for a while now at that couldn't be more up my alley if it tried. I finally managed to find it in a Shoppers last night and it really does live up to its name. A Million Sparkles is a predominately blue glitter that has an amazing ability to look like a foil after a couple of coats. Combine that with gold, silver and pink bar glitter and you have a winner. It's seriously so sparkly I got distracted from what I was saying at lunch today. Application is decent but you really need four coats to get completely opaque coverage. That's ok, glitter dries fast. It's a little rough too but nothing Seche Vite can't fix. The Verdict: Yay glitter! If, like me, you like sparklies to the point where it's the biggest tag on y

I'm a Proper Mermaid This Time Beeeeaches

Ermerger guys, I don't have any glitter on me! Well, I do, just on my nails. I always have glitter on me. And cat fluff. It's funny how often my bf comes home with glitter in his beard. That means it's been there all day... Anyway, new nail vinyls mean something a bit different. I swear I'm not actually obsessed with mermaids, it just seems like it... Anyway, again, shall we?

Overlaid Red, Black and White Gradient Nails!

Ever since I did this mani recently I've been wanting to do a better version. The colours seemed like they would work together but it just didn't turn out how I wanted. I wanted to try again and decided to learn from my original mistakes. For example, make sure you use a super opaque creme polish on your top layer, don't bother with horizontal stripes and using thicker lines looks cool too.

Polish All the Nails

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