Ciate - Corrupted Neon Manicure (with video!)

Hello lovely readers!
I was so happyhappy when I received these new neon kits from Ciate since I love Ciate and these little boxes looked very appealing! I think today's post will be a little word/photo heavy, but it really is necessary.

And hey, I made my first video for you guys, haha :D It's below all the pictures..
Let's see a little "teaser pic" to start it all up...

You can get this kit in 4 different colors. I put these pictures together from their own pictures, but the yellow one is called 'Megaphone' on the box itself instead if 'Mega Foam', so I guess they made a clerical error, but wether it's on the boxes or on their commercial picture I don't know.

I got Shout Out (pink) and Megaphone/Foam (yellow).

Let's have a look at Shout Out to start with! 

   Normal light

UV light

As you can see, every piece in Shout Out react to the UV light which means you got more options than in the yellow kit - but we'll get back to that! The pink polish in Shout Out is called Electronica and it sure is neon!

 Oh my cuticles are dry today! Bummer. And my hand looks super lame in the picture below. Ahaha :D

Littlefinger: 2 coats of the polish alone
Ring + middle finger: Polish and glitter 
Index finger: Polish, glitter and UV top coat






After applying top coat it gives a textured sugar coat look. It has a rough touch, but looks really great.
Close up comparison:

And time to see how it looks under UV light....

On this picture I only have the UV top coat on my thumb, a regular top coat on my index, no top coat on middle&ring and only polish on littlefinger. As mentioned before all pieces in the Shout Out kit react to UV, but the UV top coat gives a whiteish look, whereas the polish/glitter alone gives an orange look.

If you want to keep the orange look I recommend using a regular top coat. At least it's good using one to seal the glitters.

And now let's take a closer look on Megaphone/Mega Foam (?!)

Unlike the Shout Out kit, it's only the UV top coat and the glitter that react to UV light.
We will have a closer look on that after some pictures in daylight!

Picture -->
Index: UV top coat
Middle: regular top coat
Ring: no top coat
Little: only polish

So, the little finger with only the polish on it is just dark and dull.
Ring & middle finger were NOT looking good. When the base polish is not reacting to the UV light along with the glitter it gives a very uneven look.

They really should have made the polish UV responding, like in the Shout Out kit.

I will recommend ALWAYS to wear this yellow one with the UV top coat since it smoothens it out. At least every time you wear this while clubbing ;) And then of course, you can use the UV top coat over any polish!
You could also get creative with the top coat and show off a design that is only visible under the ultraviolet lights. Dots, stars, stripes, hearts, words, you name it!
Aren't the colors nice?

And then we got the videos....!

I am just showing how to apply the neonglitter so nothing special really, and the second video is a speedy one with image only if you like that better ;)

I think that UV top coat is fun and I really love the textured look the glitter creates. What do you think about this kit? :)
                                  
Anyways thanks for reading, and I'll see you soon again!
Goodnight, 
- Marie

For my Danish readers: Sættet kan købes i Magasin og Sephora samt i andre udvalgte butikker fra juli, samt på Glambox.dk til en vejledende pris på 160 kr. Produktet er sendt til test hvilket dog ikke har farvet min mening om produktet.