Sunday, May 23, 2010

Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

I am super in love with my mani, but super upset that pics do not capture its awesomeness. The problem lies in the fact that I used neons (China Glaze - Poolside specifically) for this mani and we all know how hard it is to photograph them. The neon glow and brightness doesn't translate to digital pics, but I will try to explain as we go.
:c)

I started with a base of pure white creme. This allowed me to do less coats of the neon and really made the color pop. Next I painted two coats of China Glaze - Yellow Polka Dot Bikini. Holy cow is that bright! Super neon, hi-liter yellow. I wore this out to see friends the other day and in dim lighting my girlfriend asked if it glowed in the dark! Nope, just super neon!

For the dots, I knew I would be using three different colors and wanted them to look random which actually takes some calculating. To make sure I got the pattern right, I used my polka dot image from Konad plate M79 with white polish first on all the nails. Then I went over the dots with a dotting tool and China Glaze Sun Worshiper, Pool Party and Flip Flop Fantasy.

Besides the fact that my pics don't show off the neonness, they show some white around the dots where I didn't necessarily cover my white base dots fully, but in real life I swear you don't see it. I am staring deep into the dots on my hands and I don't see the white spots. It's like this:

See what I mean? But it actually looks really cute and bright in real life. I hope you can picture it in all its glory!

Have a great Sunday!
-Elaine

12 comments:

  1. That is super awesome! I don't know if I'd have the courage to wear a neon mani. I suppose I should try it some time. Your effort didn't go to waste, this looks lovely.

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  2. She wore and itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polk a dot bikini...
    Love it, bright and fun just like the wearer!

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  3. that is adorable! i have a dotting tool somewhere, but have yet to break it out, you have inspired me!


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  4. This is SO awesome Elaine! I just love it. I want to try it myself now!

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  5. This is beyond awesome, I LOVE it!!

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  6. I heard they do glow under black light... haven't seen anyone test it tho

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  7. Midge - They sure do! I have seen it. Awesome stuff!
    :c)

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  8. i love polka dots!! oh my! and the combination on neon yellow! this is really awesome! :D

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