Neon or Not?

Hey ladies!

If you follow me on Twitter, you may know about this...I went to my tanning salon a while ago and as soon as I walked in, the first thing that caught my eye was the nail polish the girl at the counter was wearing. It was not pink, not red, not orange. I don't even know what to call that color, maybe a mix of the three? All I knew was it was so pretty and I wanted to make it part of my ever-growing nail polish collection. So I right away asked the girl what brand/color it was. Her response was "Ahh it's one of those cheapo brands, I think it's Milani or something". I don't discriminate when it comes to nail polish, I love many cheap-er brands' nail polishes! She said she didn't know the name, but that it was one of those neon ones. So I swung by Target and scoured the Milani rack however I didn't see anything that looked quite like hers. I ended up getting these two instead.

I love Neon colored nail polishes, I am actually drawn to anything that's neon. What can I do, I am an 80s child :)
My thoughts...

First of all, it's kind of hard to tell the true colors of these nail polishes just by looking at the bottles as the bottles are already colored themselves. So what you see isn't necessarily the color in the bottle. This was the case with Awesome Orange. I am very disappointed by Awesome Orange, this color doesn't even look neon to me! It is orange and it is bright but not neon in my book. A total different color comes to my mind when I hear "neon orange". As you can see from my pictures, 1 coat of this color won't do much (1 coat is so lame!) and neither will two coats. Formula of this color is also very runny compared to Pink Hottie which is much more consistent. It goes on quite streaky and I hated that. Even after 2 coats and top coat, it looks like my nails were painted by a 4 year old. It just looks really messy even though I paid extra attention.

1 coat, 2 coats, + Top Coat

Pink Hottie on the other hand is more accurate. Application was smooth for the most part but I did experience some streaking, definitely much less than I did with Awesome Orange. With only 1 coat, white tips of my nails are visible but it's not as bad as the orange one. With 2 coats, whites are invisible. I actually enjoyed this color, it looks pretty with a top coat. Reminds me a bit of China Glaze's Shocking Pink, which I love!

1 coat, 2 coats, + Top Coat
 I don't think I would repurchase these nail polishes. In stead of getting two of these, I would rather get one nail polish from OPI which never disappoints. These Milani polishes are $4.99 at Target in case you'd like to know.

16 comments:

  1. Those don't seem really neon to me, but they still look great (=

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  2. They look "almost neon" to me but both look cute on your fingernails.:D

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  3. ooooo LOVE the pink one its so summery and fun

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  4. Pink hottie is so pretty! I actually have that polish too but haven't worn it yet :)

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  5. Both of those colors really pop against your skin tone! I am not very adventurous when it comes to nail polish, but I really like these.

    I am with you on the "I'd rather buy OPI" thing. Some beauty items are worth paying a little extra for! (That said, I do love my Sinful Colors Polish in 'Beautiful Girl'!)

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  6. Pink hottie is really nice, it's going to look great when you're down in Turkey getting all tanned! We don't have milani up here in Canada, but how are the brushes are they thick like OPI?

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  7. The pink one is really pretty! I want to get the Milani neon polish that is sort of a teal/aqua color. It is so pretty!

    Thanks for sharing :)

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  8. @Gaby I know right?! I wonder what Milani was thinking when they put the word "Neon" on these bottles lol!
    @ Marie, thanks girl! :)
    @ Amira, pink one is really pretty, too bad we're almost in fall oh well I'll still wear it in winter! :)
    @ ellamarie84, oh you do? cool! I hope you like it :)
    @ Kate Gene, thanks girlie! You said I always leave some of the most positive comments but you do too! :) I appreciate it! I love OPI, I don't think I ever bought a bad nailpolish from them, seriously! But I agree with you, I love Beautiful Girl as well even though it's only $2! Sinful Colors has greatly improved their nail polishes, I remember the times when they were horrible! :)
    @ Obsessed.Makup.Addict, ohhh I cannot wait! Pink one look cute w/ my polka dot bathing suit too! :) Oh goodness, I'm so stupid I forgot to put the photos of the brush! lol No they aren't, they are thinner with less bristles than OPI brushes :/
    @ Alina, is that one from the Neon collection?? I love teal/turquoise/aqua nail polishes! :) Your welcome, thanks for your comment :)

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  9. I can't choose, I love them both!!!
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    Xx

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  10. I love such bright shades, stunning!

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  11. I like it! Besides, summer is almost over - wear the heck out of bright colors while you can :)

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  12. @ Anna, wish I could say the same, Pink one is ok though! Lovely blog btw! ;)
    @ Get Gawjus! I love brights too just wish they were really neon! Oh well :)
    @ veflexra, I know right! I'm bittersweet, this summer went by so fast!

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  13. I need Pink hottie! I heart super bright colours xx

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  14. @DesignerSpray, if you can pay just a bit more $, I'd say get China Glaze's Shocking Pink. Much much better quality and brush :)

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  15. Having just got back from Greece this week, I can tell you that neon polish is totally hot there!! But it's SERIOUSLY NEON, like day-glo, blindingly bright...
    I picked up two bottles of some (unknown) euro brand in a super bright pink and orange. I liked the look while i was there, but now I'm a bit scared to wear it now that I'm back home in Canada. They're BOLD!

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  16. @Gaby I know right?! I wonder what Milani was thinking when they put the word "Neon" on these bottles lol!
    @ Marie, thanks girl! :)
    @ Amira, pink one is really pretty, too bad we're almost in fall oh well I'll still wear it in winter! :)
    @ ellamarie84, oh you do? cool! I hope you like it :)
    @ Kate Gene, thanks girlie! You said I always leave some of the most positive comments but you do too! :) I appreciate it! I love OPI, I don't think I ever bought a bad nailpolish from them, seriously! But I agree with you, I love Beautiful Girl as well even though it's only $2! Sinful Colors has greatly improved their nail polishes, I remember the times when they were horrible! :)
    @ Obsessed.Makup.Addict, ohhh I cannot wait! Pink one look cute w/ my polka dot bathing suit too! :) Oh goodness, I'm so stupid I forgot to put the photos of the brush! lol No they aren't, they are thinner with less bristles than OPI brushes :/
    @ Alina, is that one from the Neon collection?? I love teal/turquoise/aqua nail polishes! :) Your welcome, thanks for your comment :)

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