Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Serum No. 5 Krypton-Brite Swatch

Sorry I haven't been around for a few days.  I've been trying to spend some more time with my son, so I've been going a couple days longer with the same mani instead of painting.  But today I have a swatch of Serum No. 5 Krypton-Brite for you!

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Serum No. 5 Krypton-Brite, three coats no topcoat

I purchased Serum No. 5 Krypton-Brite through Llarowe along with several other polishes.  I'll tell you what, this polish is worth every penny!  The formula is pretty smooth for a neon polish, and doesn't dry too quickly when you are applying it.  I was actually quite surprised!  I have three coats on my nails, but only because I bumped a couple of my nails so I smoothed them out with another coat.  O.O  Whoops, lol.  Hey, it happens!

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Serum No. 5 Krypton-Brite, three coats no topcoat

This is with no topcoat.  Since it's a glow in the dark polish (ooooo sweet!) it can be a bit gritty when it dries, but you can topcoat without affecting the glow in the dark effect.

So, Krypton-brite is obviously a neon green cream polish, and it glows white-ish in the dark.  This is a really fun color and easy polish to work with.  It is self-leveling, which is always nice, and the perfect consistency to work with.  It dries relatively quickly too.

I took a couple of photos in the dark, but I realized I really need to work on my photography skills in the dark, lol.  These were quick snaps with my iPhone 6 camera.  The polish glows whiter than these pics show, and also glows pretty bright with minimal light exposure.  Next time I will try using my LED gel curing light to get a brighter glow.

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Serum No. 5 Krypton-Brite, shown glowing in the dark

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Serum No. 5 Krypton-Brite, shown glowing in the dark


What are your tips and tricks for photographing glow in the dark polishes?  Anyone with an iPhone 6 that can share your experience?
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30 comments:

  1. Makenna DriscollFebruary 17, 2015 at 4:09 PM

    *sigh* yet another for the must-have pile... How did you capture the glow so well?! I've been struggling with it, and just bought a blacklight for the job...

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    1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 2:35 PM

      Hehe, I'm sorry for enabling! :-p Actually, I was surprised how well the glow showed up for the short amount of time I held my nails under the light. It was actually pretty bright in person! I think it's just a good glow-in-the-dark formula. I have a blacklight but I used it once and gave up after I burned myself, lol.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 17, 2015 at 4:11 PM

    I love this! I like the green shade and the fact that it glows in the dark is a great bonus! I'll be checking this out for sure!

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    1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 2:35 PM

      Thanks! It definitely caught my eye right away!

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  3. UnknownFebruary 17, 2015 at 4:30 PM

    Gorgeous swatch, Dancer! <3

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  4. UnknownFebruary 17, 2015 at 7:19 PM

    I have the pink one from this collection. I need to try it. I love this green, it's so limey!

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    1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 2:36 PM

      It is such a fun shade! I can't wait to see the pink one!

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  5. SavannahFebruary 17, 2015 at 7:33 PM

    I love green polish, so of course I love this! Nice swatch :)

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  6. Naked Without PolishFebruary 17, 2015 at 7:35 PM

    I'm a lover of all things green! This is fantastic!

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  7. UnknownFebruary 17, 2015 at 10:31 PM

    Such a bright green! Love how it glows in the dark!

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    1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 2:36 PM

      I adore bright polishes, so this one was right up my alley!

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  8. Manna's ManisFebruary 17, 2015 at 11:57 PM

    I love that green

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  9. acidiciceFebruary 18, 2015 at 12:40 AM

    Very stunning! I also cover up bumps with an extra coat sometimes ;) I completely fail at photographing stuff in the dark, but willpaintnailsforfood has a blogger bootcamp post series, one of the posts is on photography and she gives tips about this. If I remember correctly you need to set your ISO really high, charge your nails and then snap. Or the ISO must be low...I can't remember exactly, but I'm 80% sure it's high :)

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    1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 2:37 PM

      Haha, thank you for the suggestion! I'll check out her blog post! And thanks for the nail love! =)

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  10. Polished HippyFebruary 18, 2015 at 12:57 AM

    I have a shirt this color! Love bright greens.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 2:38 PM

      I do too! My son's room is painted this color, and when it was in the process of being painted before the carpet was down, it actually glowed out the bottom of the door!! Crazy!

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  11. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 1:25 AM

    Oooh I love this!

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  12. AlpsnailartFebruary 18, 2015 at 4:33 AM

    Beautiful Swatch.

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  13. Anita@StyleThoseNailsFebruary 18, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    Though green is not my fav but ur swatch is perfect. Glow in the dark wow. Go through piggielove blog for tips n tricks to click

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    1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 2:39 PM

      Oh, that's right! I forgot she does a lot of GITD manis and her photos are always flawless. Thanks for the suggestion!

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  14. BlingfingerFebruary 18, 2015 at 9:53 AM

    What a bright color! Love it!

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  15. EmberlinmoonFebruary 18, 2015 at 10:53 AM

    I've recently become addicted to Serum no5 glow polishes. They are gorgeous!

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    1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 2:40 PM

      I may take a trip down the rabbit hole with these..... O.O =)

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