China Glaze – Poolside Summer 2010: Swatches and Review
Hello neons! 
Today it snowed again here and the package with China Glaze’s Poolside nail polishes couldn’t have come to a better time. I love winter.. I really do but after weeks of snow where you almost can’t leave the house unless you like to fall down on the streets its enough.
But these bright nail polishes cheered me up. 
Before your eyes will start to hurt because of the enormous brightness of these neons please be aware that they are even brighter IRL. Cameras can’t capture the brightness of neons accurate and also computer screens put their head down in shame when it comes to neons.
Flip Flop Fantasy
three coats
Unfortunately I only have one picture of Flip Flop Fantasy. The lighting on my window even though the sky was cloudy was still too bright. The glowing of this nail polish freaked my camera out. The glowing outshined the skin around my nails and it looked scary. I only could take one decent picture in the shade with no direct light hence the blurriness. This is really bugging me because I always want to make sure that my pictures are sharp. 
But on the bright side the color of Flip Flop Fantasy in this picture is pretty close to IRL. The only difference is that Flip Flop Fantasy is even brighter IRL. Neon coral with a bit of pink deliciousness!
Kiwi Cool-Ada
four coats
Kiwi Cool-Ada is a medium fluorescent green. My camera luckily had less trouble with this one. This nail polish of course is even brighter IRL as well.
Pool Party
three coats
Pool Party is one of my favorites from this collection. It is a warmer pink with more yellow. Think Sugar High but as a bright, bright a bit darker neon. Again this nail polish is much brighter IRL.
Due to its crazy glowing in direct light I had to take pictures of Pool Party in indirect light too and this was the only sharp one.
Sun Worshiper
four coats
Another one of my favorites from this collection! Sun Worshiper is a gorgeous light neon orange. IRL it does look a bit lighter and of course 100 times brighter.
Towel Boy Toy
three coats
Towel Boy Toy is my favorite from the Poolside collection. I am wearing it right now as my manicure!
It is the only nail polishes with shimmer in this collection. The other five nail polishes have a creme (with a bit jelly?) formula. The base of Towel Boy Toy is a bright medium blue with a hint of teal. The shimmer is very subtle but gorgeous. Towel Boy Toy is a bit darker IRL. My camera had a bit trouble with this color too and even with color correction I couldn’t get this color 100% accurate.
This nail polish is less neon than the other nail polishes from this collection. But I know this neon-blue phenomenon from my highlighters. The blue was always the less neon highlighter.
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
five coats
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini is so pretty.. but also so sheer. After the fourth coat I still had a visible nail line so I had to apply a fifth coat. The color is fun though and of course much, much brighter IRL.
The application on the lighter neons like Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Kiwi Cool-Ada or Sun Worshiper was a bit tricky. These neon nail polishes dry to a semi-matte finish and they dry quick. You have to hurry a bit with the application or it will get even more streaky.
On all pictures I am wearing a coat of Seche Vite on top.
Do you already have a wishlist from this collection or are you not a fan of neons?
Newly added: Poolside swatches on MAC foundation shades
Flip Flop Fantasy
Kiwi Cool-Ada
Pool Party
Sun Worshiper
Towel Boy Toy
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
The color of the swatches in this graphics is based on my daylight swatches.
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Want them ALL!
Towel Boy Toy and Kiwi Col-ada looks awesome. Beautiful swatches, btw.
I want Flip Flop Fantasy, Towel Boy Toy, and Sun Worshipper! Thanks for these great pictures and review!!
OMG these are all GORGEOUS! I need these asap!
Wow! I’m wanting them all
Thanks for the swatches.
I want Sun Worshipper! Great swatches :]
I want them all!!
I’m not a neon fan but you did an amazing job on those swatches!
I see that Germany is nothing better than North of France (we’re not that faraway)! It’s also full of snow on here and winter really sucks for us polish swatchers, ah ah!
Anyway, I’m still not sold on neons yet (I’m afraid it’ll make my NW15 skin looks like a corpse’s skin) but the orange is monstruously appealing to me. Danke für die schöne Fotografien! <3
I throw you a snowball! Hee hee.
Thank you all! ♥
@Suzanne: *nods* This collection is so much fun!
@laquermanic: Towel Boy Toy is really a beauty. Love the shimmer!
@Euridice: great wishlist!
@SoVeryFabulous: According to China Glaze’s press release Poolside will be available April 1st 2010 but I hope they will release it sooner! *crosses fingers*
@Aubree:
Perfect wishlist!
@Laura: Sun Worshiper looks really great. I still have little sprinkles from swatching on a sheet of paper in front of me and the sprinkles from Sun Worshiper stand out the most. Its so bright!
@Laura Buchan: Perfect list as well!
@april brooks: Yes neons are a bit tricky because they are uber bright.
@jellynat: *throws another snowball* I have to go grocery shopping tomorrow morning. Hopefully the streets are not slippery.
Very pretty, love those colors!
How you managed to put on 5 coats of polish PLUS a topcoat and not get bubbles is beyond me! DDDD:
Hello Doll,
I was just wonderinq where did you buy the Fabu nail polishes there gawgesss & i can’t find them anywheree.
Write Back,
CrystaL ♥
Am besten mag ich Sun Worshipper, und ich denke nicht dass ich ein anderes aus dieser Kollektion bestellen würde. Ich bin nicht genau ein Neon-person, aber Sun Worshipper irgendwie ruft meinen Namen =)
I love this collection! I may have to purchase the whole lot! Its calling my name!!!! Thanks for the great swatches!
Wow..these really are very bright. Not sure I could swing these on my fingernails but they would make for a really fun pedi. Sun Worshiper and Towel Boy Toy are on my wishlist.
Wow… Neon Bright! Now that’s some serious color. I’m sure this collection could be a pick me up to anybody. Flip Flop, Pool Party, and Towel Boy are on my list.
Yes, enough of winter!! These neon swatches are awesome!
I love Flip Flop Fantasy and Sun Worshiper <3
OMG! These are gorgeous! LOVE them!
I have already decided that I need every one of these polishes. They are so cool and amazing… and … and neon. Just great. Well done china glaze.
I need these so much it hurts – in a good way.
Your swatches look amazing.
@Tenns these colors are so much fun!
@fuwari Because they are neons and the coats dry quicker it worked very well. I waited a minute before I applied another coat and I also waited a minute before I applied Seche Vite.
@Crystal I got these nail polishes from the manufacturer for consideration. According to the press release they will be available in April.
@Deniz Sun Worshiper: *Deniiiiz.. Deniiiiiz!* Der Lack ist wirklich schön.
@Kayla You are very welcome!
@Taki They look like really great pedicure nail polishes, yes.
@PolishedPrude These bright, bright colors really can cheer you up. Great list!
@Susanne We got more snow today.
But weather forcast says that it will be warmer this week. I don’t mind the cold. Do not want warmer weather!
@Beauty addict They are! *nods*
@Crystal Polish Yes this is such a fun collection!
@Cucumpear Thank you!
Need aspirin? 
Wow, these are stunning! I love the bright pink and coral, and Sun Worshipper is amazing too!
Loving Sun Worshipper, Kiwi Cool-Ada and Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.
@Marce Bright pinks and corals are always lovely, yes.
@Peachy Sun Worshiper looks like it could be the best seller of this collection, doesn’t it?
After your pictures I must have pinks and orange…and i thought I´d skip them all. Thank you for swatches!
I love them I certainly want a couple of them. Nice swatches!
These are all awesome!! Love them on you
@Day Oops! You are very welcome!
@Diana Thank you!
@Michele Aww thank you! *blushes*
hello,
may I know how much are the series?
Cherie: Do you mean their retail price? They have a suggested retail price of $6.50 each but are available for less at etailers like head2toe or transdesign.
I would have jumped on all of them if it hadn’t been for the fact that I’m a one-coat-woman. I have not patience whatsoever, and I absolutely hate it when I have to do more than two coats. It’s kinda sad since most gorgeous polishes need more than one coat, but you know…
Shamini: I can understand that.
These dry very quick even with a lot of coats because they are neons but I don’t like regular sheer nail polishes that need a lot of coats to get opaque too.
Awwww! Just can’t get enough of swatches of this collection!
They are SO lovely! 
My favorites are : Sun Worshiper, Towel Boy Toy and Pool Party. If I had ChG closer, in a drugstore near me, I’d probably buy all of them, lol.
Thanks for swatches, they’re lovely!
Ohhh, Kiwi Cool-Ada and Sun Worshiper, I can’t wait!
Thank you Vesna!
<3
I hope the Poolside collection will be released soon, Sarah!
Beautiful swatches!! I was wondering where you purchased these, because I wanted to purchase them but we don’t have them around here yet. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Anastasia!
The Poolside collection will be released on April 1st. I was sent this collection by PR for consideration.
Love towel boy toy! Btw, is flip flop fantasy similar to high hopes from up and away collection? And, for mani pedi in the summer, towel boy toy or grape pop? (:
Flip Flop Fantasy does remind me of High Hopes but they are very different because Flip Flop Fantasy is a neon, M.
For a summer mani pedi I would say Towel Boy Toy but Grape Pop is stunning as well.
i’m dying to get yellow polka dot bikini and kiwi cool-ada.
and btw i think it is so cool that you put the swatches on the different mac foundation colors. that is such a good idea!
Absolutley love these colours! It’s been very hot here in the UK the past few days so the weather is really making me want these. Definatley going to be placing an order.
Fantastic swatched by the way!
Love the blog xoxo