My real reason for going into New Look was to check out the shoes. I wanted black jelly sandals but all the size 5's had gone, and I was about to head out the door when I saw the Stargazer nail polish rack.
I have seen Stargazer before - I think it was in Adhoc on the King's Road and for about twice the price. And this stuff is probably not worth twice the price (ie, in New Look its about £2 or thereabouts)
I randomly chose two - and I have to admit to you all that I cannot stop looking at them. I think the intense brightness makes me smile.
I got the imaginatively names 102 and 104 - basically a "bright ass" yellow and a neon pink.
On the train home I couldn't wait and tried the 104 - wow! Neon pink with an undercurrent of lilac. Ignore the nails - they need chopping - concentrate on the colour! :)
I love it but it's definitely not presentation-friendly so I have just removed it - no staining to report - and I will wait until the weekend.
Do you have any neon polish recommendations? I know Essie have a collection out that is all neons - anyone tried that?
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That pink is gorgeous!!
wow, the colour is so bright and vibrant! I'm still a sucker for Nails Inc's Bristol and South Molton Street (very boring neutrals!) but this has inspired me to be be a bit more adventurous :)
Oh iv got a few of there polishes, great for there prize and the colour are 'make me smile' colours x
Oh iv got a few of there polishes, great for there prize and the colour are 'make me smile' colours x
I adore the Essie neon collection this summer, its even better than last summer's! It has a neon yellow, a purple, and two pinks. You must check it out!!
i have 3 of the neon colours from essie...i just spent £43 on nail varnishes today...mad. i got 2 pinks and a purple, purple is a bit rubbish even though it looks amazing in the bottle but the pinks r nice colours. a bit weird though as they come out matt.
wow that pink is amazing!!
I say skip the Essies... the formula isn't so great. I have Funky Limelight and Flirty Fuchsia, and while both shades garner me lots of compliments, they're quite labour intensive. Flirty Fuchsia took 3 coats to look opaque, whereas Funky Limelight... ugh. You can build and build that stuff all day, layer after layer, and you'll still see through to the nail bed underneath! On me it only works with a perfectly smooth opaque white shade underneath, which means 2 coats of white, then 2 coats of Funky Limelight, then a topcoat to make it shine. They have, as a previous commenter already noted, a matte finish. I think mattes look nice in dark or rich colours but for brights it just looks off somehow, imo. Oh, and for some reason, they always flake off my nails in huge chunks within 24 hours of application! Probably because they take so many coats to look good. Ugh!
Different but gorgeous!
Neon ass yellow was my favorite!!! I love the pink.
I know what you mean about bright or gawdy stuff make you laugh. Me too. Makes me feel like a kid. I love that!!!
woah -- those sure are neon!
I'm way to afraid to try yellow polish ... always think it's going to come off looking like I have unhealthy, stained nails! (of course it won't --- I'm just insane).
The pink is gorgeous.
I have Essie's Flirty Fuschia and I don't entirely recommend it. The color is great and the coverage isn't that awful. It has a really weird semi-matte tacky finish. But those colors you got look great!
My fav neons are OPI Pompeii Purple (well it's neon-ish), ChG High Voltage Pink (love it) & Orly Passionfruit! You just need a shiny top coat with neons and they are lovely!
Those look gorgeous!
Color Club has a neon collection. Some of the colors are just a bit hard to apply. But the colors are gorgeous!!
ooooo I will have to nip into New Look soon. I agree with Beeks, skip Essie. However I use Nina Ultra Pro, and that it awesome neon colours. You will get it from Salon Service's/Sally's.
I've never tried these but I think I will... I never really think of new look for things like these as I thought they would just be cheap but these look really good :) I've been buying some new polishes for summer so I think I might invest in a few neons to brighten up my collection :) Great Post xx
Spehora by OPI have some very bright, flirty colors in the Digital Diva collection I think it is.
http://www.sephora.com/browse/brand_hierarchy.jhtml?brandId=OPI%20for%20SEPHORA&contentId=C20517
the colours look great!!!
i have a neon pink from China Glaze....it's Pink Voltage! Such a gorgeous color....I don't wear it too often, but when I do, I can't stop looking at my nails :)
I got it as Sally's in Shaftesbury Avenue....
They are very pretty!
I know a very good neon nailpolish, they are from fanatica cosmetics (I don't know if you can get them in the UK, I'm from Holland).
But I have a pink one en when I have them on my toe-nails it really "pops".
Here's a link to a picture of the nailpolishes:
http://cosmetica-fanatica.de/bilder/CF16.JPG
That bright ass yellow looks pretty lol! Will you post pics after you've tried them?
Oh I forgot to add: I have China Glaze's The Wow Factor Neon collection. It doesn't have a yellow in it but it has two pinks, a blue, green & purple and they're all bright ass neon lol. Application is smooth, bright & you only need 2 coats. :)
i have only tried the neon pink by essie and i absolutely loved it, it was bright, even brighter than the ones by stargazer. I got soooo many complements on it, definetely worth checking outt. =)
Ive tried 2 nail polishes from New look and i hated them!! But i LOVE them colours!!
I have Essie Punchy Pink and I absolutely love it! It's the most amazing neon pink colour, super bright!
It needs 3 coats, but the neon formula dries in no time, so it's not an issue at all!
It also dries matte, so you would need a top coat to make it shiny! :)
It's worth trying it imo...
I get compliments when wearing it! :)
This sounds like a mini review, huh? lol :P
xx
Love the pink!!
I was going to buy essie neons but they were fairly expensive so ended up going for barry m :)
They have a neon pink, yellow and green which are fab! I wear the neon pink all the time (prob not appropriate being a teacher but owel hehe) and i love it :) xx
Ooo I was just blogging this week about wanting a neon pink polish. I saw a lady with hot pink toe nails and I WANT. Was a flat colour and not metallic but I will still have to check the stargazer shade out.
I use to LOVE their eyeshadows and pink hair dye when I was a punk.
i have the 104 and i love it, can get a bit gloopy after 1-2 months but whatever, this is just straight on awesome
omg that pink <3
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