Neon Vs Pastel Nail Art

Following my last post about the Model's Own new collections, I felt that they were a little too plain for my liking so here is some nail art I did

These are my pretty chavtastic neon leopard print nails. I used the pastel shades for the lighter sections and used a Model's Own nail black nail art pen for the detail

These are DEFINITELY not my finest work but I hope you can tell that these are based on love heart sweets. The colours and the smells reminded me off them so I just drew on some hearts and shakily wrote some classic cheesy love heart quotes! 

Neon VS Pastel

This summer, neon is the trend of the moment. It stormed London fashion week and it is now an essential. Pastels have always been a summer favorite, and are a subtle way to make your hands look pretty and sun kissed for summer.

Models Own have done both ranges, and I want to know which YOU will be wearing this summer??

Neon is a very bold way to get yourself noticed, but as I said before, it is the trend of the summer. The Models Own range of polishes are bold, bright, and beautiful. The green and yellow colours are definitely the  colours you'd have to be brave with. the purple is actually not too in your face and quite pretty, and the pink and orange are both pretty toxic, but I absolutely LOVE them all. I probably wouldn't wear them all together, but I think individually you would make just as much as an impact.

The Models Own pastel collection are really somthing special. Not only are they really pretty bright pastel shades, they are also SCENTED! You may ask why you would want scented nail polish, and quite honestly I don't really know why, but if you can, then you may as well! The scents are subtle and actually do smell of what they're meant too. They are not overpowering so you won't feel sick every time you waft your hand past your face. I think the fruit pastel range is really cool and I also LOVE these too.

So please comment and let me know which is YOUR favourite and why!

*I bought these nail varnishes myself

Barry M Textured Nail Varnish

I am THE biggest fan of Barry M and I can quite honestly say I think I own nearly every colour that there is! My newest purchases were these new textured colours, which have a grainy sand effect in four cool pastel shades which are very current for Spring (which is taking its time!) They are similar to the Nails Inc concrete and I think they will be really popular. My personal favourite shade is the pastel green which is just a bit brighter than the others. I'm not usually a fan of yellow on my nails because it makes my skin look sallow but this textured effect was quite forgiving! My nails are not in great shape at the moment so it didn't last very long, maybe 3-4 days, but they sand texture doesn't catch on tights or hair which is the question everyone has asked me when they have seen it. I would recommend these if you love your pastel colours, but what something a bit different! Boots have a deal on at the moment when you buy 2 you save a pound, which is great for an already very cheap brand. I love Barry M because it is affordable but also because it is great quality and has the most exciting range of colours.

*I bought all these nail colours myself