Shades that are shown on the bottom photo are: Orange Blaze, Striking Pink, Red Shock and Electric Blue. All the shades have small shimmer in them which gives a bit more dimension to the nails and some added shine.

These come in their classic square glass bottles with black plastic tops. In each is 10 ml of product and regular price is 5.90€, but they're currently on offer for 3.30€. 

Let me just clarify that these are definitely not neon colored nail polishes. Usually neon nail polishes have a very bright neon color and need to be applied over white base to truly show the vibrant effect of neon color. These are definitely not neon colors, I would call them vibrant shades.

That being said, these can be worn on its own and they look just as vibrant. The shimmer in them makes them a bit more interesting and also gives them colorful sheen that sparkles in the sun.

Shimmer is small, so they're not hard to take off. Because of the shimmer I also find that they last a bit longer than usual gel like nail polishes. Formula is a bit on the transparent side. They remind me of gel nail polishes and you'll definitely need two coats to get full vibrancy of the shade. Even with two coats the formula will still let your nail see through a bit.

They lasted around 3 days on me, which is a good staying power for my nails. I have really weak and chipped nails. 

Striking Pink

Bright fuchsia pink with pink and blue shimmer. It looks like a regular bright pink, but small blue shimmer in it gives it a very cool purple blue sheen. 

Orange Blaze

Bright orange with light orange and pink shimmer. Bigger light orange shimmer looks almost look a bit golden, while small pink shimmer in it gives it a pink sheen. It still looks more golden orange when you apply it on the nails.

Red Shock

Pinkish red with pink and gold shimmer. It's more of a raspberry red shade, which looks a bit pinkish and similar to Striking Pink. But this one is warmer and has a bit of a golden sheen to it and looks more red.

Electric Blue

Bright blue with blue shimmer. It's a truly electric blue shade that has a cool tone to it.

I like the fact that Avon loves to add a spin on regular creme nail polishes. They often use glitter to create a bit of a different look to nail polish. These are definitely wrongly named neon, because are in fact not as bright as a true neon shade. I would say these are vibrant summer inspired nail polish shades. The selection is small and I would definitely add some brighter shades like yellows or greens. Formula is nice and it's fairly long lasting. If you find yourself in this small selection, definitely get some. 

My absolute winner and the most unique nail polish shade has to be Electric Blue. I just adore this vibrant blue shade. Shimmer in it makes it unique and perfect for when you want your nails to stand out. As I've been researching colors in my study time, I can guarantee you, you'll get lots of compliments, because apparently blue is the most loved color among most Europeans. I don't find other three shades as unique, but to each he's own. I always said I'm not a lover of blue and I've recently found four new blue nail polish shades that I just adore. 

*Products were sent to me.

Če na spomlad takoj pomislimo na pastele, potem so neon odtenki tisti, ki nas spomnijo na poletje. Poletje je polno živahnih odtenkov oblačil, močnega sonca in seveda tudi barvitih nohtov. Sama nisem velika oboževalka neon odtenkov, vendar se tu in tam najdejo tudi na mojih nohtih. Avon je v svojo zbirko dodal linijo štirih novih živih odtenkov. Linija se imenuje Magic Effects Neon.

Odtenki, ki so prikazani na fotografiji so: Orange Blaze, Striking Pink, Red Shock in Electric Blue. Vsi odtenki imajo majhne bleščice, ki dajejo lakom malo več 3D dimenzije in hkrati dodaten sijaj. 

Laki se nahajajo v klasičnih kvadratastih stekleničkah z črnim plastičnim pokrovom. V vsakem je 10 ml izdelka in redna cena je 5.90€. Trenutno jih lahko dobite za 3.30€ (tukaj).

Najprej moram razjasniti, da ti laki vsekakor niso pravi neon laki. Po navadi imajo neon laki zelo živ odtenek barve, ki se večkrat nanaša preko bele podlage, da je neon odtenek res viden. Ti odtenki vsekakor niso neon. Sama bi jih mogoče poimenovala kot barvite žive odtenke. 

Avonovi laki se lahko nosijo sami po sebi, brez kakršne koli podlage. Majhne bleščice v njih jih naredijo bolj zanimive in dodajo barvni podlagi malo barvnega sijaja, ki se še posebej lepo blešči pod sončnimi žarki.

Bleščice so zelo majhne in jih ni težko odstraniti. Zaradi bleščic se mi zdi, da so laki tudi bolj obstojni kot navadni. Formula je rahlo prozorna in me spominja na gel lake. Vsekakor boste potrebovali dva nanosa, da bo lak v celoti enakomerno pokril noht. Tudi po dveh nanosih je noht še vedno rahlo viden. 

Na meni so se laki obdržali okrog 3 dni, kar je zelo dobra doba za moje nohte. Imam namreč zelo slabe in cepljene nohte.

Striking Pink

Živa fuksija z roza in modrimi bleščicami. Izgleda kot navaden živ roza odtenek, ampak majhne modre bleščice mu dajo hladen vijolično moder sijaj.

Orange Blaze

Živo oranžna s svetlo oranžnimi in roza bleščicami. Večje svetlo oranžne bleščice izgledajo skoraj zlate, med tem ko majhne roza, dajejo odtenku roza sijaj. Na nohtih odtenek izgleda bolj zlato oranžen odtenek.

Red Shock

Roza rdeča z roza in zlatimi bleščicami. Je bolj malinasto rdeč odtenek, ki izgleda skoraj bolj roza in podoben Striking Pink. Ta je toplejši in ima zlat sijaj, prav tako pa je sam odtenek bolj rdeč kot roza.

Electric Blue

Živo modra z modrimi bleščicami. Gre za pravi živo moder odtenek s hladnim podtonom.

Všeč mi je, da Avon rad preseneča s svojimi laki. Večkrat ustvari drugačne kolekcije, ki niso tipični kremni finiši. Predvsem rad dodaja bleščice, ki imajo same po sebi zanimiv efekt. Ta kolekcija se po mojem mnenju napačno imenuje neon, ker odtenki vsekakor niso pravi neon odtenki. Gre za bolj žive odtenke lakov, ki so črpali inspiracijo iz poletnih barv. Nabor je majhen in sama bi vsekakor dodala še kakšen živ rumen ali zelen odtenek. Formula je dobra in dokaj obstojna. Če se najdete v naboru odtenkov, vam vsekakor priporočam, da kakšnega preizkusite.

Moj absolutni zmagovalec je Electric Blue. Obožujem ta živ moder odtenek. Bleščice v njem mu dajejo unikatnost in naredijo nohte še bolj opazne in zanimive. V času šolanja sem preučevala barve in se naučila, da bi naj bila modra najbolj pribljubljena barva med Evropejci. S tem odtenkom boste zagotovo navdušili veliko mimoidočih pogledov. Ostali trije odtenki se meni osebno ne zdijo tako posebni. Vedno sem trdila, da nimam rada modre, pa sem v prejšnjem mesecu našla kar štiri modre odtenke lakov, ki jih naravnost obožujem. 

*Izdelki so mi bili poslani.

First manicure is one of those that I see a lot around the internet, but I was recently admiring it on Mateja's nails. It's pretty simple to do, if you do it right.

I started by painting my nails with a red wine nail polish shade (Revlon Vixen). When it completely dries (I was a bit too impatient), apply small pieces of tape to create the triangle shape on my nails. This part is always tricky on my nails, because I can never make it look perfectly even. Once you have this just paint your sparkly nail polish (Avon Magic Effect Liquid Sequin Dazzle) over it and quickly remove the tape, before the nail polish dries. Voila. Now you can apply top coat and make it even more shiny.

For the second manicure I applied lavender nail polish (Kiko Nail Lacquer 330) on my thumb and ring finger. On my index and pinky I applied dark violet shimmery nail polish (Models Own Roxy) and on the middle one I applied sparkly silver nail polish (Avon Magic Effect Liquid Sequin Sequin).

Then I used the same sparkly silver nail polish and applied it on all purple nails as different sized dots to make it appear as a Christmas tree ornaments. The I used the opposite purple shade and drew strings coming from the upper part of the nail down and I created a little bow to make it look like they hang down. I also drew some really simple wavy lines and dots on the ornaments. 

On my ring finger I wanted to create Christmas tree. So I used the same tape as in the first manicure and then I used some smaller decorative nail tape and put some lines across it. I applied sparkly silver nail polish over it and quickly removed the tapes. I also drew a little star at the top with dark violet nail polish. To make it look more perfect, I finished with lots of shiny top coat.

For this one I went a bit more candy or cookie like. I applied brown nail polish (Kiko Nail Lacquer 322) on my thumb and middle finger. On my index and pinky I applied light pink nail polish (Maybelline Colorama 77) and on the ring finger I applied white nail polish (Revlon Nail Enamel White on White). 

On the thumb I drew snowflake design with white nail polish. I also added different sized dots to represent falling snow. On my middle finger I drew a wavy line to make it look like a Christmas tree. In between the lines I drew small dots for the ornaments. 

For the ring finger I used sparkly pink nail polish (Avon Magic Effect Liquid Sequin Glitterati) and I drew diagonal lines to represent the candy cane pattern. On my other pink painted nails I also applied glittery pink nail polish on the tips of nails to make it look like a frosting on top of cupcakes or something like that. Finish with top coat. It should look yummy and inviting. 

The last manicure is the most minimalist and still looks like you put some effort in it. I used black nail polish (Maybelline Colorshow 677 Blackout) on my thumb, index and pinky. On middle and ring finger I applied sparkly gold nail polish (Avon Magic Effects Liquid Sequin Glimmer). 

Then I applied matte top coat (Kiko 3 in 1 Mat Fortifying Fast Dry Base and Top Coat) over the black nails. Over gold nails I drew two black lines to represent wrapping paper and then I drew small bows to make it look like wrapped presents. I also applied top coat over these gold nails.

The beautiful sparkly nail polishes are the newest Magic Effects range added to Avon. They are called Liquid Sequin. The range currently has four different shades. 

Sequins usually look like hexagon shapes and those are in these nail polishes. It looks like sequins in the nail polish with a colored base. Some even have added small shimmer. 

The formula is in between being liquid and thick and it applies nicely, although sequin parts can sometimes slide over with your brush, so you need to assemble them on the nails and pull them in all directions to make it look even. You do get a nice amount of hexagons with just one coat.

One coat looks more sheer with some, while others are already opaque enough.

Two coats cover the nail, but can also look a bit thick with some of these. The finish is shiny, but also a bit 3D, because of the bigger hexagons. 

Glitterati

Glitterati has a pink sheer base. In the base are bigger blue hexagons and smaller silver hexagons, which actually have a multi chrome sheen to them, so they look different colors at different angles.

Sequin 

This one is very interesting. It has a transparent base with lots of small silver shimmer. Hexagons in it have different colors: silver, gold, blue, green, pink and copper. This one is actually a bit more opaque because of the small shimmer, so one coat can be enough.

Dazzle

This was the first one that caught my eye. It's the pretties one in the bottle. The base is dark blue purple. In it are bigger pink hexagons and small copper shimmer. The combination looks so pretty, especially over darker nail polishes. This one is also very opaque in just one coat, because of the dark base. 

Glimmer

Glimmer is the most subtle of these. It has a shimmery gold base. In it are middle sized silver hexagons with multi chrome sheen. One coat is pretty sheer and two look best, although you can apply just one coat over other colored nail polishes. 

They look great on its own or as a statement nail among your other colored nails. They also look really pretty over other colored nail polishes. All of these have pretty sheer bases so one coat is still gonna let the base polish be seen through. Especially Glitterati and Dazzle are great for layering over darker nail polishes. Sequin and Glimmer look better on its own although you can still use it on top. Those have more shimmer in it and are therefore are a bit less seen through. I also like if you apply top coat over them, because it makes them extra shiny and it looks more smooth.

A very pretty glittery effect nail polishes. I hope you liked my manicure ideas. Maybe I gave you some inspiration for today and tomorrow, if you're still deciding what to wear on your nails. Which one of these is your favorite?