Rainbows… and neon. I mean… before I even start typing up this post, you basically already know that I’m in love with this colour scheme that OPI has developed for their Summer 2019 collection!

With the Summer Neons collection, you’re getting the full rainbow spectrum (I’m classifying the pink as red really) and while they’re neon, there’s also a hint of softness to the shades which makes them very enticing.

As all the shades have a neon edge to them, they do require a little more layering than I usually have to do with OPI’s polishes. There’s a translucency to the base, but thankfully they do actually layer without any issues. For all of the nail swatch photos below I have three polish layers on without a base or top coat. In practice, I found I actually preferred to wear 4 or 5 layers of the polish (and it STILL layered nicely then) with a shiny top coat on top. The texture of the polishes is occasionally slightly matte, so adding the top coat bumped up the shine factor which is how I prefer to wear my polishes.

V.I.Pink Passes is a luminescent medium pink that definitely dries down a bit of a satin-matte finish.

Orange You A Rockstar is a bright shiny coral-orange – I absolutely LOVE this shade!

PUMP Up The Volume is a bright sunshine yellow that has a bit more sheerness to it. When I wore this for a full week I ended up putting five layers on to achieve complete opacity.

Dance Party Teal Dawn is another one with a bit more of a translucent base – so layering it is a must. The colour screams seafoam to me.

Music Is My Muse was very difficult to capture on camera because it’s so, so vibrant in real life and I feel like all of my camera settings were muting it down. This colour is BEAUTIFUL!

Positive Vibes Only which is a bright, vibrant purple.

Final Thoughts

The OPI Summer Neons collection is fulfilling my need for vibrant rainbow neons this summer. When I initially saw the collection online I just about gasped with shock because they were so, so beautiful. I do find they need to be layered quite a bit so that my nail bed doesn’t show through, but I’m happy to do it since it results in such a vibrant colour. It’s also really nice that they layer so easily without disturbing the layers underneath, so that makes layering a non-issue in my eyes (just a bit more time consuming is all).

My favourites are PUMP Up The Volume (I can’t get enough of yellow lately), Orange You A Rockstar, and  Positive Vibes Only. Which do you like the most?

The OPI Summer Neons can be purchased on nailpolishcanada.com for $10.99 CAD each.

The products featured in this post were sent to me for consideration.