Fluorescent Friday

Happy Friday, everyone! Just a short post today to show you some W7 fluorescents I got in July. I wanted to be brave and try out some really bright colours - for me! - so here they are.

Left to right: Fluorescent Pink, Fluorescent Orange, Fluorescent Yellow, Fluorescent Green

I layered these over white to make them pop, as I've seen so many bloggers recommend that. The formulas are not too bad, a little goopy, but the brushstrokes are really visible to the naked eye almost like a frost finish. The pink and yellow were two coats, the orange and green needed three.

They are bright in the sun though, and you can't see the brushstrokes here. Huzzah!

Don't mind my thumbnail, I was practising the technique that Chalkboard Nails used for her abstract brush strokes manicure.

Overall I think that these are ok. The pink is by far the best formula and colour, with the least visible brushstrokes. I think these would be fun to use in a dotticure or other patterned design though. Maybe I should try some neons next - what do you think? :)

Returning to work made easier

I'll be honest - I don't really like my job, but I'm grateful to have one when so many lovely people don't and I try to remember that on the bad days! It helps if you come back from a week off to a haul like this too:

L-R: W7 - Glittery Red, Glittery Gold, Glittery Silver, Blue Diamonds, Green Dazzle, Fluorescent Yellow/Green/Pink/Orange, Cosmic Latte, Glittery Black, with OPI - Plugged In Plum and DS Extravagance. Huzzah, new polishes! Sorry about the photo quality, my point-and-shoot is sometimes a bit subpar. I think a better camera is going on the birthday wishlist.

I picked up these OPI minis in the Lena White sale, partly because they were also offering free postage and I'm a sucker for that. I've wanted to try one of their DS colours for a while now and I'm pretty excited about swatching Extravagance!

Glitter polishes are a bit of a weakness of mine and these minis came in a set. The poor things don't have official names! There's a pink-red sheer with silver glitter (seen over a red creme in yesterday's NOTD post), a gold sheer with silver glitter, a clear with silver glitter and a dark grey sheer with silver micro glitter. That last one is similar to my OPI - Metallic 4 Life, but the OPI polish has different glitter sizes (and more of it).

I wanted to try fluorescent/neon-like polishes as a bit of an experiment but didn't want to spend a lot of money on colours I may not wear, so I stuck with W7 as they were a very reasonable £1.66 each. I'm hoping to swatch these soon and will probably layer them over a coat of white to make them pop.

Glitters! Not much explanation needed here, I loved the colours. Both are in a clear base so I'll probably layer them over something else. The last polish, Cosmic Latte, is another gap-filler for my stash if it makes the cut - I like it in the bottle but I'm not sure how well it'll suit my skintone. All W7 polishes were bought from Katys Cosmetics.

Have you treated yourself this month? Tell me your favourite purchases!

Charlotte

Spotted: Maybelline on offer, 2 for £4

Maybelline nail polish, two for £4 at ASDA. Includes the Forever Strong Pro and Express Finish 40 Seconds ranges, ends 26th July. I picked these two:

Cosmic Flash - the glitters in this shift from green to blue to purple depending on the light. This really brightened my day, I keep tilting it this way and that to look at the colours.

Nude Rose - a creme finish light rose pink that should fill a gap in my collection.

They had a gorgeous turquoise shimmer, but I have two of those already. Most of the shades are in the pink - purple part of the spectrum but there were a few brighter colours if that's your thing. Sorry I didn't take a picture of them all, I'm feeling a bit exhausted and didn't think to snap them!