How to Make Your Neon Nail Polish Brighter

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How to Make Your Neon Nail Polish Brighter

Everyone loves to have bright neon nails but these nail polishes are always thin and gross here is how to make them pop and look great!!

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Sometimes you feel like painting your nails a bright neon color, but these neon polishes always seem to be thin and never turn out really neon and bright. Here is how to make them really pop!

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Starting off, paint your nails with a base coat. I used two base coats, the first, Orly basecoat. This is a great base coat because it make the colors brighter....

Starting off, paint your nails with a base coat. I used two base coats, the first, Orly basecoat. This is a great base coat because it make the colors brighter....

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Next I used Orly rubberized basecoat, which helps to bond and grip the polish to your nail, causing it to stay longer!

Next I used Orly rubberized basecoat, which helps to bond and grip the polish to your nail, causing it to stay longer!

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Then, paint a thin coat of white onto you nails.

Then, paint a thin coat of white onto you nails.

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After letting the white dry, paint 2-3 coats of your neon nail polish. I used a neon yellow.

After letting the white dry, paint 2-3 coats of your neon nail polish. I used a neon yellow.

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Finally paint a top coat to protect and give a great shine to your nail!

Finally paint a top coat to protect and give a great shine to your nail!

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Here is a picture of my nails. On one foot I painted only 2 coats of the neon polish and on the other, I did this design. Big difference!!

Here is a picture of my nails. On one foot I painted only 2 coats of the neon polish and on the other, I did this design. Big difference!!

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Here is the finished look! Super bright and neon!!!

Here is the finished look! Super bright and neon!!!

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Base coat

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Neon polish color

Top coat

Alyssa James

That you used I mean

Alyssa James last month

Alyssa James

Cool do you have to have the same brand of base coats

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Maddie

thanks! @Waverly

(author) 6 months ago

Diamond Thompson

I have absolute neon pink nail polish and its bright

Diamond Thompson 9 months ago

Diamond Thompson

Nicee

Diamond Thompson 9 months ago

K Bo

I don't paint my nails much, so this would have never occurred to me. It's a really great technique!

K Bo 9 months ago

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Emily Tozer

Is that white on white? The colour name

Emily Tozer 8 months ago

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