Friday, January 31, 2014

Neon outlines

Neons! And some more neons! 

Because eff-you winter that's why ;) 

Those winter blues keep trying to drag me down but I've been using neon polishes to fight them off and so far I'm succeeding! Neon outlined nails have been on my to-do list for about forever... and I'm not sure if these are a fail or not quite yet so let's see what you guys think :) 

I started with a base of Wet n Wild Black Creme. When that was dry I outlined with OPI Alpine Snow first so the neons would pop. Looking back now I probably should have outlined with some white acrylic paint because it wouldn't have been so thick, ehhh oh well. Then I used China Glaze Pool Party, China Glaze Orange Knockout, Orly Highlighter, and China Glaze I'm With The Lifeguard to finish the outlines. I used some Poshe for top coat and the design was finished. 






I really liked the idea of these nails, and I have to say I got quite a few compliments on them but I just wasn't happy with them. I had to do some back painting with the black to get the outlines nice and thin and it just made them too thick right near the edges -_- Not even top coat could smooth it out. *sigh* I suppose I'll just have to be more careful next time. 

What do you guys think? Fail or not?
Thanks loves :) 

11 comments:

  1. I always love how neon looks with black! I think it looks amazing.

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    1. Me too! They always seem to pop more when they're paired with black! Thank you so much Katie!! :)

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  2. These looks so striking - really effective, love them!! x

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  3. I love the slightly 3d effect of the thicker neon lines!

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    1. Thank you so much Julianne!! :) I wasn't sure I liked them but I do now ;)

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  4. I love the slightly 3d effect of the thicker neon lines!

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