Neon Mermaid

I decided to take my gradient mani from my Poptastic collection post and add to it. I had first seen this collection on +ohmygoshpolish page on Instagram so it iwas only fitting that I tried to recreate her beautiful mermaid inspired mani. I went in with Opi's alpine snow and Gal Cosmetics plate GA14 to stamp on the scales. Instead of Inm Northern lights in gold I used the silver that I had for a subtle sparkle.

Base and Top Coat

I have tried out a million different base and top coats. So many that my head spins. Some are great, some are horrible, and some just in between. I had always been a fan of Opi's nail envy. My nails within the past couple of years had been splitting on the edges peel a lot. I used nail envy for about a year and was pretty happy with the results. I still had peeling but not like I had before. I recently picked up something new within the last couple of months and boy has it made a difference. I had seen several people on Instagram talk about Duri's rejuvacote and decided why not. I picked it up in my local Wal-Mart. After a week of using it I noticed that my peeling had started to look so much better. I have been using it non stop since I purchased it and now I have zero peeling or splitting. As far as top coats everyone praises Seche Vite as the holy grail of top coats but I strongly disagree. Now don't get me wrong it is still pretty darn good but I have found something so much better. Glisten and Glow HK Girl Top Coat shines where Seche Vite falls flat. It dries super fast just like Seche Vite, doesn't streak nail art, but the biggest difference is that it doesn't shrink your polish like Seche Vite. In case you don't know what shrinking means it's when your polish pulls away from the edges. Even with capping the edges of my nails I would still see shrinking. It would be very frustrating to spend all this time painting your nails and doing designs just to see it ruined a few hours later. You can order their top coat off of their site here. I'm sorry for such a long post but I really wanted to give details about why I use the products I do.

Holy Holographic Batman

I have become OBSESSED with holographic polishes lately and as far as I am concerned the best out there are by Color Club.  Which is also becoming my favorite polish in general. I have both holo collections but am only swatching one at a time here and there. Today I have Miss Bliss. It's this beautiful dusty pink shade. I was afraid looking at the bottle that it wouldn't be very bright but on the nail it's more visible. I can not wait to use all of the other holo polishes.

Poptastic Collection 2014

My order of the new Color Club Poptastic Collection 2014 came in today and of coarse I couldn't wait to play with them. There are 6 new colors to this bright collection. They all have an iridescent shimmer to them. Without a white base underneath they are a bit on the sheer side, but can be built up. First up is Not-So-Mellow-Yellow which is this fluorescent yellow that has a hint of green in it. Next is Foxy Mama, a highlighter orange color. There are two pinks in this collection. First one is Peace, Love, and Polish which is more of a bubble gum pink color. Kapow! is more of a strawberry pink shade. Right on is more of a bright violet shade. Lastly Bell Bottom Babe is a denim shade and also my favorite right now.