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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Shinespark Polish Swatch And Review: Reformulated 80's Neon CollectionPart 2

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have part 2 of my swatch and review of the reformulated 80's Neon Collection by Shinespark Polish, you can see part one HERE. As I stated in Tuesday's post, Shinespark Polish originally released this neon collection back in March for her spring launch. As a new indie, Molly got a lot of feedback from her testers, swatchers, and customers about her neon collection - some of the feedback was lack of opacity in certain shades, some requiring up to 4 coats for full opacity, other feedback was that many were hoping to watermarble with their 80's neons and were having difficulty. She took the 80's Neon Collection back to the drawing board and completely revamped the formula on this beautiful collection. She added pigment to the 4 coaters, changed the suspension base to make them easy to marble, and she added a color - Totally Teal!

I purchased the original 80's collection back in March and loved them as they were so when Molly asked me to swatch and test the watermarble capability of her reformulated version, I gladly accepted! So let's get into the second half of this collection, shall we?

Swirl watermarble using Glam Green, Totally Teal, Bouncin' Blue, and Psych'd Purple

Glam Green

The fifth polish in the collection is Glam Green, a fluorescent neon green creme with subtle micro shimmer throughout. This swatch shows 3 coats plus topcoat and no white undie. The photo makes it look almost pistachio but its not quite that light in person, its actually a little deeper but definitely a wearable green. It would look FAB in a pedicure with a tan. Again, as has been the case with all of the reformulated versions of this collection, this formula is on the thicker side but I didn't experience any difficulty applying in thin coats.

Totally Teal

The sixth polish in this collection is Totally Teal which is a newly released shade that was not available in the original 80's Neon Collection. I love that she added a teal! Totally Teal is a bright blue leaning teal creme with a jelly-like finish This swatch shows 2 coats plus topcoat with no white undie. Looking at the swatch now, I am sure that a 3rd coat would have brought complete opacity but in person, it looked opaque with 2 which is why I left it like this for the photo. A little VNL doesn't bother me but a 3rd coat would easily take care of it. The formula on this one was nice, a little thinner than the others in the collection and very easy to apply.

Bouncin' Blue

The seventh polish in this collection is Bouncin' Blue, a bright cornflower blue creme with subtle micro shimmer throughout. This swatch shows 2 thin coats with topcoat and no white undie. Ughhhhh this blue is everything that is right and good in the world. I love this color and kinda just want to take a bath in it. Too much? Well...its really pretty. Don't judge me! The formula was a little thicker on this one like most of the others but applied nicely in 2 coats.

Psych'd Purple

The final polish in this collection is Psych'd Purple, a vibrant orchid creme with subtle micro shimmer throughout. This swatch shows 2 coats with topcoat and no white undie. The formula on Psych'd Purple is identical to the others in the collection - thicker but easy to apply. Each of the polishes in this collection self levels well and leaves no bald patches or brush strokes behind.

That concludes part 2 of my two part review of the newly reformulated 80's Neon Collection from Shinespark Polish. I really enjoyed swatching these and playing around with them for watermarbling! You can pick up this collection for $55 for the full sized set, $24 for the mini sized set, $8 for full sized individual polishes, or $3.75 for mini sized individual polishes.

What do you think of the colors in this collection? What's your favorite neon shade?

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**These products were sent to me free of charge in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.**

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Shinespark Polish Swatch and Review: Reformulated 80's Neon CollectionPart 1

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a swatch and review of the newly reformulated Shinespark Polish 80's Neon Collection. This collection was originally released in March by Shinespark Polish and consisted of 7 colors - Pumped Pink, Radical Red, Outrageous Orange, Yuppie Yellow, Glam Green, Bouncin' Blue, and Psych'd Purple. After receiving some feedback that some took 3-4 coats to become opaque (I'm looking at you Yuppie Yellow and Glam Green), she decided to change up her formula. She recently redid this to add more pigment so they were more opaque and she added a teal color. She also changed suspension bases so now....THEY WATERMARBLE! YAAAAAAS! Who doesn't love a neon collection that watermarbles?

Pumped Pink, Radical Red, Outrageous Orange, and Yuppie Yellow

Flower design with Pumped Pink, Radical Red, Outrageous Orange, and Yuppie Yellow

I personally purchased the original 80's neon cremes but Molly asked me if I would swatch the newer version and watermarble with them. I was absolutely honored to do so as she is a good friend of mine and I love her polishes! So let's get started with the swatches! All photos are taken inside my light box, the difference between the swatch with the bottle and the swatch without comes from the slight angle change of my hand.

Pumped Pink

The first polish in the collection is Pumped Pink, a neon Barbie pink creme with subtle micro shimmer throughout. My swatch shows 2 coats with topcoat, no white undie. Look how bright! The formula on this one is a bit thicker than the original formula but I had no trouble doing two thin coats for complete coverage.

Radical Red

The second polish in the collection is Radical Red, a neon coral-ly red creme with subtle micro shimmer throughout. My swatch shows 2 coats with topcoat and no white undie. This one is easily one of my favorites of the collection and has been since the original release of this collection. It is so very bright in person and applies evenly with no streaky spots in 2 thin coats.

Outrageous Orange

The next polish in the collection is Outrageous Orange, a true neon orange creme with subtle micro shimmer throughout. My swatch shows 2 coats with topcoat with no white undie. This one reminds me of those orange creamsicle ice creams that I used to get from the ice cream truck in the summer. Again, the formula on the newer ones is a tad thicker than the original version but they go on easily in thin coats.

Yuppie Yellow

The fourth polish in the collection is Yuppie Yellow, a fluorescent highlighter yellow creme with subtle micro shimmer throughout. I ADORE this polish. I usually stay away from wearing yellows because they clash with my skin but this one is phenomenal. My swatch shows 3 coats with topcoat with NO white undie.

That concludes part 1 of my two part review of the newly reformulated 80's Neon Collection from Shinespark Polish. I will have part 2 up later this week to show the green, teal, blue, and purple. You can pick up this collection for $55 for the full sized set, $24 for the mini sized set, $8 for full sized individual polishes, or $3.75 for mini sized individual polishes.

What do you think of indies reformulating existing collections?

Thanks for reading!