Saturday, 30 May 2015

Color Club Pastel Neon collection and NotD



Hello, today I would like to show you a collection from one of my favourite polish brands - Color Club! 

The Pastel Neon set is one of their Spring 2015 collections and contains seven polishes, all with 80's roller disco-themed names. Here they are, without and with flash:

L-R: Under the Blacklight, 'Til the Record Stops, Meet Me at the Rink, Diggin' the Dancing Queen, Feathered Hair Out to There, Hot-Hot-Hot Pants, Disco's Not Dead

Below I am wearing Under the Blacklight which is my favourite from this particular collection - it definitely lives up to its claims to be a pastel neon! It's a lemon sorbet yellow in some lights with a slight hint of neon green in other lights. 

  
Pictured without and with flash. Two coats with Seche Vite top coat.

So far I've tried three of these polishes, and I've found them to be less pigmented than other Color Club polishes of similar colours that I own and love. Some require three coats, whilst others only needed two. 

In the bottle, 'Til the Record Stops looks almost identical to London Calling (which is my favourite ever polish and can be seen here) and I was reeeeally hoping it'd be a dupe. LC is really hard to get hold of as it was part of a limited edition mini set :(
However, on the nails 'Til the Record Stops is quite a bit lighter and nowhere near as pigmented - it needed three coats. To be honest I'd class LC as a pastel neon and TTRC as a straight pastel.

I expected a little more from this collection - they weren't quite up to the high standard of previous Color Club polishes. Whilst being easy and smooth to apply they need thicker coats due to being less pigmented - but this is a common issue with pastels.
With the exception of 'Til the Record Stops they all lean more towards the pastel side than neon, which is a shame as I love my neons, but they are still super pretty :) 

What do you think of this collection? What's your most favourite pastel or neon polish? 

Love, Sarah Nailsfromnothing xx

Sunday, 7 September 2014

NotD: Color Club 'London Calling'


Another Nail of the Day, this time from Color Club. This is my all time favourite polish - London Calling. It's a pastel mint green polish with a hint of neon. It's very special!

Flash off and on, two coats of London Calling with Seche Vite top coat.

This polish is the one I always get compliments on from both men and women. It's such a beautiful shade, and I haven't seen any other polish like it. The formula, as with all Color Club polishes, is amazing.

As far as I know it only comes in a mini size, it was part of the limited edition Wanderlust collection that was made for Birchbox. I bought the collection from the Birchbox store but sadly it's not available any more :(

Do you love this shade as much as me? What's your favourite Color Club polish?

Love, Sarah NailsfromNothing xx 

Friday, 5 September 2014

China Glaze haul & NotD: China Glaze - Neon and On


I'll keep this one short and sweet and let the polishes speak for themselves :)
Here's my latest nail mail - 7 lovely China Glaze polishes!

Left-right: Feel the Breeze, Neon and On, Petal to the Metal, Bottoms Up, That's Shore Bright, Too Yacht to Handle, Highlight of my Summer

Most of these polishes are from the On the Shore Sunsational collection. They were £3.99 each from Nail Polish Direct. Their prices are very competitive, shipping is free and my orders always get dispatched and arrive quickly.

I had a hard time choosing which one to wear (at one point I had one on each finger) but I finally settled for this one as I can't resist a neon. I'm truly hooked on neon polishes at the moment! Here is Neon and On:

Here I am wearing two coats with Seche Vite top coat. The photos are taken with flash both off and on. Neon is pretty hard to photograph accurately, but this picture came out quite well. This polish is a peachy-pink in some lights and a bright neon pink in others. I adore it! The first coat goes on a little streaky but it evened out with another coat.

What do you think of this shade, and China Glaze polishes in general? Are you a fan like me? 

Love, Sarah NailsfromNothing xx