The Trend
‘Glow in the dark’ or phosphorescence is a chemical process
that has been incorporated into many products for marketing purposes and to captivate
buyers. The upcoming trend these past few months has been glow in the dark nail
polish! On Instagram you can find countless photographs of glow polish swatches
and fabulous glow in the dark designs. After all, what better novelty is there
to have with you all the time than nails that glow!?
In order for the polish to work, the polish is applied to
the nail and must be exposed to some form of light for a few minutes. The polish
will continue glowing, even after a few hours.
The Brand
Polish Me To Go has become a popular indie nail polish
brand, which specialises in glow in the dark polishes. Each polish is hand
blended and there are many amazing colours available. From pretty pastels to
bright neons, there is a vast range to choose from. You can buy the polishes in
singles or as a set, as minis or full sized.
Customers in USA
International customers can purchase these glow
polishes from the distributor ‘BeautySoFly,’ here.
The Polishes
These polishes were purchased by me from BeautySoFly. This
is the Pastel Mini set which consists of 6 mini 5ml bottles in a range of
pretty pastel colours.
The Review
All swatches consist of 2 coats of a white base, Sinful Colors 'Snow Me White,' and 2 coats
of the glow polish. The photographs below were taken in artificial white light
and in the dark.
(Note: These polishes also have unique glows under UV light
but these are not considered in my review.)
'Snow Glow'
This is a beautiful polish that applies white and glows a
light blue. I was most impressed by the fact that the polish gave a blue glow.
The glow itself was fairly decent but did not leave me astonished.
'Oh Cool Blue'
Compare the previous polish to this one, which applies as a
pastel blue and glows light blue. The glow on this polish left me amazed. It
was bright, fun and both the raw and glow colours were amazing.
'Yell, Oh Mint!'
I would have to say that this is my favourite polish in the
set. It applies as a pastel yellow, something I would describe as a faded
highlighted yellow, and glows a freakishly awesome green colour.
'Pinky Promise'
This polish applies as a cute baby pastel pink and glows as
a very pale pink. I was not left very impressed by the glow of this polish but
at the same time, the raw pink colour is so cute!
'LOVEnder'
This polish applies as a pastel purple and glows as … a very
feint white? I so wanted to love this polish because the raw colour was my
favourite one by far. I think the colour is so unique, lying somewhere between
a lavender purple and baby pink. However, the glow on this was quite dismal.
'Honey My Dew'
The Verdict
I have to say that I really do enjoy the novelty of glow
polishes! These Polish Me To Go polishes all applied matte, streak free and
dried fairly quickly. I absolutely adore the naming of ALL the polishes, both
relevant and cute. The raw colours in light were true to it being a 'pastel polish set'. The glow of some of the polishes were amazing and bright, while
others did not work so well.
One problem I did come across was that the glow formula
would settle to the bottom after a period of sitting idly. The bottles did come
with 2 mini metal balls, but I found that I had to shake the bottle vigorously
for it all to blend.
Overall, I would recommend this polish set to anyone who
loves pastels and wants to try the glow trend! You can also buy the polishes
individually, and if so, I highly recommend Yell Oh Mint and Oh Cool Blue!
The next step up from having plain glow nails is to do
designs on them. Draw a picture for a silhouette effect, or even combine the
polishes for a rainbow glow! In the picture above I combined ‘Yell, Oh Mint’
with the Batman sign which I find so suitable and fun!
You can visit Polish Me To Go on Instagram for a collection of glow polish designs done by various Instagrammers!
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