“She wore an itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny, yellow polka dot bikini!” The lyrics from that old Brian Hyland song my dad used to play always pops into my head every time I see China Glaze Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.

At this point, I’m just one nail polish away from swatching and reviewing every single colour in the incredible China Glaze Poolside Collection! (It really is my favourite neon collection of all time. If you can get your hands on it, do it!)

Since yellow nail polish is notorious for being Streak City, I decided to try a trick that I usually mention to others, but never tried myself – layering over a white to build opacity faster.

For this yellow, it did the job quite well on that front, haha, but it also posed a major problem, which I’ll get into later in the post.

Note: My cuticles are super dry in all of these photos. Sorry if they gross you out, but the day I took photos, I was washing my hands a lot, and I wasn’t good about wearing lotion. :S

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You’re seeing way more pink nail polish on Swatch And Learn than ever before – it’s a record!

Although my true love is purple and my true lust is green, neon pink nail polish is what makes me weak in the knees like SWV. And as we’re approaching the summer, I crave neons like a juicy, grilled steak.

China Glaze Shocking Pink is a polish I recently purchased, but it’s an old colour. If you don’t already have a neon-pink polish, I highly recommend this one.

When I wore this manicure last week, a bunch of people at work were asking me about the colour. This is certainly a shade that attracts a lot of attention.

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