Anyway, I still have a few more spring and summer collections to post, so here we go! One more awesome collection from one of my favorite brands.
Color Club Electro Candy.
Again, I must post a disclaimer about these images. Neons are impossible to photograph. I took (literally) fifty pictures of each color and only one or two were even remotely close to the real life shade. They do something weird to my camera- the colors get warped and they glow and look frighteningly radioactive. I think my pictures came out okay this time, but in real life these polishes are all brighter and, uh, neon-er?
Electro Candy. Neon pink with turquoise shimmer. Just when you thought there was no possible way to make one more neon pink and try to call it different- they did! It is different! It's outrageous glowing neon pink with fine turquoise shimmer! Electro Candy is right- this looks like neon colored candy with an electrical current running through it.
Pure Energy. Neon blue with green shimmer. This color is the color of a tank full of electric eels. Or... something like that.
Ultra Violet. Neon purple with blue/green overlay. This color is incredible. My pictures do not do it justice. It is bright neon purple with this outrageous blue and green flash that flickers and catches the light in interesting ways. It is a little more purple looking in real life and it is positively mesmerizing. I can't stop staring at it. I'm going to go ahead and call this my favorite of the collection.
Volt Of Light. Bright highlighter yellow with blue/green shimmer. This almost seems to have a touch of green in it as well. I was not looking forward to trying to apply this yellow polish, but to my great surprise, it applied like a dream! Not streaky, not thick, not anything like any neon yellow I've ever worn. It must be the shimmer in the formula that keeps the polish thin!
Tangerine Scream. Neon OSHA orange with light colored shimmer. I can't quite tell what color the shimmer in this is- it's silvery white at one angle and kind of light green or yellow at another angle. The color is much richer and more neon than my picture suggests. It's not a pale orange by any means!
What A Shock! Neon green with blue shimmer. Ah, the problem child. The polish that tested my breaking point and my patience! The polish that almost cost me a new camera (because I wanted to throw it out the window). This is a super bright, super glowy neon lime green. For whatever reason, my camera can't pick up that color. It's an awesome color and I wish that I was able to capture its beauty. It is brighter, lighter, more green-green than yellow-green and has a hint of blue shimmer.
These polishes are a little bit on the sheer side, so I did three coats of each color. And since these are neon, they dry matte so I am also wearing Color Club's Vivid Color Intensifying Top Coat in each of these photos. If you like the matte look for these shades, skip the topcoat.
The Vivid Color Intensifying Topcoat (which has a number 10 next to it on the label but I'm not sure where that ten belongs in the name...) seems to be very similar to the Milky White French Manicure Basecoat. It's clear with just the faintest hint of ultraviolet blue tint. Milky White French Manicure Basecoat has a more noticable UV Blue tint compared to this.
The Vivid topcoat is not a traditional quick-dry topcoat like I'm used to. It is fairly fast drying, but the texture is very thin, unlike Seche Vite or Poshe which are very thick. The texture of the topcoat is even thinner than the polishes- almost watery- and dries to a high shine finish.
The formula of the polishes themselves is excellent. Neons are generally known to have a thick, sometimes chalky formula. Some neons, like neon blues and purples, don't have this characteristic, but neon pinks, yellows and oranges often do. The Color Club neons don't have this issue. They are perfect. They are smooth, non-streaky and not too thick. They apply easily and dry quickly. Other than the sheerness of the polish, I had no application trouble.
Color Club has amazed me once again with a unique, fun and interesting collection of polishes. These neons are not like other neons- the blue-ish shimmer in them makes them look ALIVE! They have depth, they have movement, they have sparkle. They are AWESOME. Easily the best collection of neons I own. The combination of great formula and innovative color makes these neons perfect. Especially perfect for a neon-lover like me who is a little tired of seeing duplicate colors constantly being released.
Overall, awesome collection. A unique spin on the done-to-death (but I still love it) neon polish. Improved neon formula is a bonus. I don't think there's anything I don't like about this collection! I just wish I could find a way to photograph these properly....
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