China Glaze Summer Neons Swatches & Review Part I

Summers collections are my favorite collections of the year!

Actually I should say neon collections. And although I know I've probably already said the same thing about the vampy Fall/Winter, sparkly Holiday or mysterious Halloween releases, there's just something about these eye-searing shades that instantly brightens my mood.

Let's begin with the first part of the review with :

• Under the Broadwalk
• Beach Cruise-R
• Orange you Hot
• Sun Kissed
• I'm with the Lifeguard
• Splish Splash
• Ride the Waves

Under the Broadwalk is a very bright magenta jelly. It's a beautiful, happy, shade and has the most perfectly even formula ever. I used two coats here but you might need three. It's super glossy on its own so no topcoat in these swatches. 

Beach Cruise-R is another magenta but a tad lighter than Under the Broadwalk. It also has a nice bluish shimmer that makes it look cooler. Formula was even better, probably the best of the entire collection, perfect consistency and regular coverage. You're looking at 2 coats plus topcoat.

Orange you Hot is as its name suggests a hot orange LOL. Rather yellow based and bery bright. Another gorgeous orange this year but a shimmer this time. Formula was, again, amazing at 2 coats.

Sun Kissed is your typical highlighter yellow. I don't think it could get any more neon than this and truth be told, I never thought I'd actually wear such color on my nails but after a couple of minutes, I got used to it and actually enjoyed it very much. It's eye-searing and so saturated! The shimmer definitely adds another dimension. Formula was a bit thicker than the others and I think you might need 3 coats for a perfect "non streaky" look. I used 2 very careful coat here.

I'm with the Lifeguard is a lime green shimmer neon. It has the same consistency as Sun Kissed, a bit on the thick side that is, but zero streakiness. This is 2 coats.

Splish Splash is a beautiful Superman blue blue shimmer. I'm not sure this qualifies as a neon but it's a gorgeous color nonetheless and a self-levelling 2 coater!

Ride the Waves is completely different from Splish Splash. It's a truly amazing Royal blue jelly but a bit too sheer I'd say. I used 3 coats here and I could still see a tiny bit of visible nail line but I couldn't find it in me to apply a fourth. Drying time was good but not as fast drying as the neons ;-)

And here are a couple of comparisons :

Beach Cruise-R on middle and pinkie
Under the Broadwalk on ring

Beach Cruise-R on middle and pinkie
Under the Broadwalk on ring

Ride the Waves on middle and pinkie
Splish Splash on ring

Ride the Waves on middle and pinkie
Splish Splash on ring

I hope that you liked this first part of the China Glaze Summer Neons, stay tuned tomorrow for Part II i.e. the pinks!!!

ChinaGlaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde. China Glaze naillacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply storesnationwide. For more information, visit: www.chinaglaze.com.

ChinaGlaze® Summer Neons will be available at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide in June 2012.

*these products were provided to me for review*