I have a lot of aqua nail polishes, so really, I bought China Glaze Too Yacht to Handle from the Sunsational Collection just for the name.
It makes me think of a smug nail polish with its nose turned up thinking that it’s all that and a bag of chips. And I picture it wearing a J Crew sweater tied around its neck.
Hehe, snobbery aside, Too Yacht to Handle is a wonderfully bright lacquer that really spells summer to me. I can see how this would flatter a lot of different skin tones.
If you’re ever feeling down in the dumps, one way to squeeze out a smile is to paint your nails with a bright neon nail polish. It never fails to work for me!
Recently, I bought 6 shades from the China Glaze Sunsational Collection – all the cremes. And I’ve been wearing a bunch lately.
The first manicure I wore was China Glaze Neon & On & On! It’s a very bright Barbie pink. Although I’m not crazy about pinks, when it comes to neon nail polish, it’s one of my favourite kinds to sport.
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of the texture nail trend. It’s different, and because it’s not sharp, I can get down with it.
The China Glaze Texture Collection due out in May features 6 shades! You’ve probably already seen early swatches of these floating around the blogging community, but I always like to share official press-release information with my readers in case you haven’t.
These China Glaze Texture polishes don’t seem to have any sparkle in them, so the texture is more predominant.
The blue, orange, and lime green caught my eye first. What about you? Are any of these shades stand-outs in your nailphile book?
I know that a lot of you have been highly anticipating this collection.
Well, China Glaze sent me the official China Glaze Hologlam Collection Press Release & Promo Pictures, so now I can share them with you!
I’m really excited to try these and to see how they compare with the holographic nail polishes that China Glaze has put out in the past.
Out of the 12 shades, I’m naturally drawn to When Stars Collide, OMG A UFO, Don’t Be A Luna-Tic, Take A Trek, Strap On Your Moonboots, and Galactic Gray.
What about you? Which ones are you interested in the most?
China Glaze Budding Romance is the geese-poop green from the Avant Garden Collection for Spring 2013.
You know I’m a fan of green nail polish. (I think I’ve mentioned it, oh, just a bazillion times!)
Swampy, dirty greens like this are by far my favourite! To me, they’re unusual and edgy. They’re the ‘ugly pretty’ that I’ll never get sick of. You don’t see them nearly as often as kelly, lime, or hunter greens, so they’re more special.
Ogre snot. Baby’s poop. Yeah, this is what I like. So lady-like, I know. Haha! 
Pretty recently, I asked on Twitter if any of you had suggestions for nail-art designs to do on my friend.
I got a lot of great suggestions, but I settled on a simple gradient as well as dots.
Here’s the Glitter Manicure…on a MAN that I created!
Haha, originally, I was thinking about making this manicure more masculine, but as I started painting, it ended up being girly.
Although pink nail polish isn’t my favourite, I absolutely am cray-cray about neon pinks!
Confession time from a greeeen fieeend: This may be shocking, but I actually like neon pink nail polish better than neon green nail polish.
My birthday’s in February, and when I was thinking about what I should sport on my nails to be festive, at first I thought of using glitter.
But then I remembered how much I loved doing freehand pink and blue leopard nail art before. (I could’ve worn that manicure for a month because I never got sick of it.)
Since it’s been a long time since I last wore leopard nail art, I decided to try it out with a different combination. So here’s the birthday manicure I came up with: Freehand Neon Pink, Silver & Black Leopard Nails!
With the silver base, I think it gave this manicure the bling I desired for it to be festive. But because there’s no glitter, it’s super easy to remove.
All the nail polishes I used are by China Glaze: Shocking Pink (one of my favourite neons), Liquid Leather (my go-to black that I’ve almost finished an entire full-size bottle of), and Millennium (a metallic silver that can also be used for nail stamping).
I will most likely do more leopard manicures because this nail art is soooo easy and fast to do. Plus I like how you don’t need a ton of different colours or nail tools. Although intricate nail designs wow me, I really enjoy sharing designs on here that everyone can replicate, no matter what your skill level. Nail art should be enjoyed by everyone, not just those who can afford to buy all the supplies or who are professionals.
And what I love about the leopard pattern is that it’s not meant to be perfect. The imperfections are what make it cool to look at. (It totally is in harmony with my philosophy that happiness is more important than perfection.)