Neon Brights, Love or Hate?

When the neon trend for SS13 came to light, I was extremely skeptical. Neon colours scare me, they’re bold and eye catching and for someone who likes to go about unnoticed, highly impractical.

I don’t know what happened inside my brain in the last week or so, but it has suddenly decided that this neon trend is the perfect trend for me. I’ve been obsessed with the bright neon greens, oranges and pinks lately. I went on a massive shopping spree very recently and decided to stock up on some summer items. The majority of which are bright neon colours.

I thought I would show you a couple of my favourite pieces I’ve seen knocking about in the high street, and also let you look at one or two of the pieces I’ve bought of late.

So lets start with the clothing items. I recently bought a neon pink, oversized tee from River Island, which I absolutely love! However it must have sold out online because I couldn’t find a picture of it anywhere and I haven’t had time to take a picture. But to be honest it’s just a plain neon pink t-shirt, nothing fancy.

There are so many skirts and shirts around that you can get to inject a bit of neon into your wardrobe. I love the neon lime colour and there are so many skits available ranging from skater to mini. They are perfect for everyday and night time, depending on what you pair it with. Both of these skirts are available from www.riverisland.com

 

Topshop is one of the major places to visit if you are looking for neon. They are currently doing a range of simple vest tees in neon’s, perfect if we ever get any very hot weather.

As some of you might have realized by now, I love accessories. There are so many scarves, bags and shoes to choose from in neon brights. I recently bought the neon

lime satchel from Topshop.

This satchel comes in a whole range of colours to suit everyone. I fell in love with this as soon as I saw it in the shop; I very nearly bought two because I couldn’t choose between this and the orange one.

I’ve also seen a few scarves, which are light enough to wear in the warmer weather. Zara have some gorgeous colours at the moment, I particularly like the Coral one.

River Island also has a neon lime snood that I very nearly bought and to be honest probably will in the near future. 

Finally, there’s makeup. Mainly nail polishes. All the nail polish brands tend to bring out summer collections around the May-June time. The collection I’m most looking forward to however, is the Barry M Gelly Nail Paint’s summer brights collection. The collection will be released in Superdrug on the 5^th June and Boots on the 12^th June. 

 

Tell me what you think of the neon trend, love it? Or hate it?