Recently on the nails...

1. My nails for the wedding reception mentioned in my last post. I used Essie 'Blanc', Orly 'Glowstick' and a few random brights.

2. Beach themed nails! I based these on an image I spotted on Tumblr and looking back on them I'm in love with them. The sandy colour is Essie 'Sand Tropez'. How appropriate ;-)

3. I don't necessarily get along with bright, vibrant blues like this, but there's something special about & Other Stories 'Twill Blue'. 

4. Oh, how long I spent on these nails! I used my Rio nail art pens over Essie 'Blanc' and Rimmel 'Double Decker Red'. I think I prefer the white background to the red though.

5. Glitter and ombre, how exciting! I intended to wear this design to the wedding reception but when I compared the colours to my dress, they weren't bright enough. I'm still not in love with plain ombre on my own nails though.

6. Bourjois 'Amande defile' (which I can no longer open after only one use, excellent packaging there Bourjois...) with white striping over the top made for a gorgeous, pastel design that I thoroughly enjoyed wearing. 

7. Orly 'Glowstick' and Nails Inc 'Portobello' with a kind of tribal design... making bright and neon a little bit 'edgier'?

8. Rimmel's 'Tangerine Dream' with white stripes and plain rhinestones. This is another design based on an image I saw (this time on Instagram) though I'm not convinced the rhinestones look brilliant on shorter nails. Not a bad design though. 

Please let me know if you'd like a tutorial on any of these designs! I have plenty of time and polish on my hands at the moment, so I'd love to do some if you guys would like :)

Thanks for reading,

Rachel x

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Worth Hunting Down: Orly 'Glowstick'

What? -  Orly nail polish
Shade? - Glowstick, from the Feel the Vibe collection (now discontinued, boo!)
Price? - £6.99 for 18ml
Where? - From this Ebay seller

I would describe Glowstick as the perfect highlighter yellow. And I've always liked yellow highlighters the best, so chances were I'd love the colour anyway. Whilst it's true there are other companies selling neon yellow polishes, I kind of feel that Orly really missed a trick here. With their expansion into Boots selling minis (which aren't exactly worth their price but that's another story) and with no drugstore companies selling good neon yellows, I think this shade could have been good for them. 

With summer coming up, I think this is going to be one of my favourite polishes and for the £8 that I paid I definitely feel like I got my money's worth. In these photos, I applied two coats of Essie's 'Blanc' underneath to give it a proper base and found this the best way to get the most out of the colour. After all, we'd usually use a highlighter on white paper wouldn't we?

Do you like a good neon? Have you tried this or anything similar? Can you recommend a good Glowstick dupe? Let me know in the comments below!

Thanks for reading,

Rachel x

Twitter: rachelizabethxo

Personal blog: estoy mejor sin ti

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Email: rachel.soshedances@gmail.com
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