Layla Ocean Rush polish swatch

Layla Ocean Rush. Three coats over Make Up Store Aqua Fix. I am always hesitant to wear holos that require an aqua base since I've had so many problems in the past. The MUS Aqua Fix seems to be working for me compared to other brands. I did not get any cracking or any lumps. Unfortunately, this one chipped on me within the first 12 hours.

OPI Spark de Triomphe over Ocean Rush. One coat. I used a light hand since this glitter is quite dense but still easy to apply.

Indies: Candeo swatches

Candeo Glacier. Three coats. I wish I didn't get a bad bottle of this because I loved this one so much. All the glitters sunk to the bottom and shaking did not do any good. I kept my bottle upside down for a few days before doing this swatch. I did contact Melinda and she was sweet enough to send me a replacement bottle of Old City! Woo hoo! Good customer service is a priority for me. 

Avon Sequined Turquoise. Three coats. I purchase this last winter and I believe it was limited edition.

 Candeo Divebomb over Sequined Turquoise. Two coats.

 
NYX Girls Sea of Cortez. Four coats. This is not a Zoya Charla dupe. Sea of Cortez has green and gold while Charla does not. 

Candeo Divebomb over Sea of Cortez. Two coats.

Candeo Orchid. Three coats. The big hexes were a bit hard to get out. 

OPI DS Exclusive. Two coats. This is a really bad picture, but I didn't have sunlight at the time. It is holo indoors as well as in sunlight. I guess it shows the base color pretty well? 

Candeo Orchid over Exclusive. Two coats. 

Sally Hansen Freeze. Three coats. I had to decant this one immediately because I hate the insta dri brushes so much. It was wonkier than normal so it made it impossible to apply. I just picked this one up recently so you should still be able to find it stores. It was in a display so I believe it is limited edition, but don't quote me!

Candeo South St. over Freeze. Two coats. I think I need to try this one over black. I wasn't really liking it over Freeze. 

La Femme Galaxia. Two coats. 

Candeo Sprouse over Galaxia. Two coats. This is my favorite of the Lynnderella Connect the Dots types only second to the original. It has silver and blue glitters as well as holo shimmer. 

When I showed Mr. Janimal this, he said he saw a wrench and a skateboard. Haha.

Candeo Poison Frog over Elixir Lacquers Tricky. Two coats. A swatch of Tricky can be seen here. I suspect they might be made from the same pigment. It was a perfect match.

Candeo Poison Frog and Lynnderella She Lived in a Swamp. I did not expect Poison Frog to be so sheer so I sandwiched She Lived in a Swamp to make it more opaque. Two coats of PF, one coat SLiaS, and then one coat of PF.

Candeo Plumage over Revlon Guest List. One coat.

Candeo Plumage over Sephora by OPI I'm So Sari! One coat. A swatch of I'm So Sari! can be seen here.

Sally Hansen In a Flurry. Three coats. I purchased this one along with Freeze. They are from the same display.

Candeo Old City over In a Flurry. Two coats. Love this one, especially the bar glitters!

Candeo Mallard over A-England Princess Tears. One coat. A swatch of Princess Tears can be seen here.

Candeo Mallard over Cirque Vaudeville. One coat. A swatch of Cirque Vaudeville can be seen here. 

La Femme Esmeralda. Three coats. 

Candeo Mallard over Esmeralda. One coat.

Candeo Joker over Smitten Hydrangea. One coat. A swatch of Hydrangea can be seen here.

I was very impressed with the ones I purchased. It is hard to pick a favorite, but I especially loved Joker, Mallard, Glacier, and Old City. The formula was very good on all of them, except for the sheerness of Poison Frog. I did not have to add thinner to any! Orchid, Sprouse, and Mallard did settle a bit, but nothing a good shaking didn't fix.

Candeo can be purchased from: www.candeocolors.com and also from Llarowe: http://shop.llarowe.com/.

China Glaze Good Witch? revamped

China Glaze Good Witch? Three coats. I purchased the Wizard of Ooh Ahz Collection Returns a few years ago and this was one of the polishes. A huge frosty mess. I decided to spruce it up with some glitter!

OPI Teenage Dream. Two coats. All better! I even like how it looks now.

Ulta exclusive OPI The Flowers Are Blue-ming! swatch

OPI The Flowers Are Blue-ming! Three coats. This is a limited edition Ulta exclusive polish. It is a bit gritty so a few coats of topcoat will be needed. This is also a dupe for Nicole by OPI Me + Blue. I really miss the days when OPI would actually make new exclusives and not rebottle old colors, although I will take this bottle over the Nicole by OPIs any day.

Zoya Twila over The Flowers Are Blue-Ming! Two coats. Love bar glitter!

Sephora by OPI Indian Summer 2012 collection swatches

Sephora by OPI Henna-thing is Possible. Three coats.

OPI Movin' Out over Henna-thing is Possible. One coat.

Sephora by OPI I'm So Sari! Three coats. I love this one!

Candeo Plumage over I'm So Sari! One coat.

Sephora by OPI Looks Like Rain, Dear. Three coats.

Sephora by OPI Only Gold For Me over Looks Like Rain, Dear. Two coats. I found the glitter pretty sparse.

Sephora by OPI Seriously, It's a Naan-Issue. Two coats.

The other two from the collection that I do not have are What Aura Gonna Wear? and Paisley Attention To Me. No formula issues with any of them.

OPI Beauty Brands Exclusive If You Pink So...

OPI If You Pink So... Two coats. I recently picked this up at Beauty Brands and I believe this is their summer exclusive. Last year it was Teeny Weeny Pink Bikini. At least it is not a rebottled Ulta exclusive! Rebottle Dazzled by Gold at least OPI!

Hello Kitty Pink Sprinkles over If You Pink So... One coat.

And I wanted to do something special for my readers who have stuck it out with us. I have purchased an extra bottle of If You Pink So... All you have to do is leave a comment with your email address. If you are a follower you can get an extra entry, so just leave your follower name in the comment as well. International ladies are welcome! I will leave this open until next Saturday. The giveaway has ended. Thank you to everyone who entered!

Chanel Diwali swatch and comparisons

Chanel Diwali. Three coats. Nice formula. This is a limited edition nail polish from the Paris Bombay makeup collection.

Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow over Diwali. Two coats.

From left to right: Illamasqua Swinger, Chanel Diwali, OPI Glitzerland, and Orly Luxe. Two coats for Swinger and Luxe and they also had the best formula. Three coats for Diwali and four for Glitzerland. Pinky (left) is Luxe, ring is Glitzerland, index is Diwali, and index is Swinger.

I love gold foils! I also have a few others, but they did not look similar enough for the swatch. I can still swatch them if anyone is interested. Deborah Lippmann Believe, OPI Dazzled by Gold, and OPI Designer...De Better! I also thought I still had Barielle Gold Digger, but I can't find it at the moment. I have posted a swatch of it before here.

Indies: HARE polishes swatches

Halloween 2011: The Creeps

I have two out of the four that were released. The other two are called Bio-exorcist and Heffalumps. You can see swatches and more details about the collection here.

Hare Dead Man's Bones. Three coats.

Hare The Monster. Three coats. This one is pretty gritty and needed a few coats of topcoat to become smooth. I also added thinner to this one because it was really thick and hard to apply.

Spring 2012: Planet Springtime

Hare Asteroid Turf. Three coats. The reason behind the name from Nikole: The name for asteroid turf makes me giggle because one of my best friends grew up with black ASTRO TURF carpet in his bedroom and it was just so weird. I always called it asteroid turf.

Kleancolor Green With Envy over Asteroid Turf. One coat. This one turned the pink glitter orange!

Hare Cosmo Blossoms. Three coats. I really love this one!

Hare Leap Light-Year. Three coats. The big silver square glitters sink, but having the bottle upside down for a while before applying fixes it right up! There are some formulation issues with this one, so it will not be offered in the future sadly.

Urban Decay ID over Leap Light-Year. One coat.

Hare Star Tropics. Three coats. This one also suffers from the sinking glitter and will not be available in the future.

CND Sapphire Sparkle over Star Tropics. One coat.

Hare Twilight Savings. Three coats. The glitter is a little hard to get out of the bottle, but totally worth it!

BB Couture Diamond Dust over Twilight Savings. One coat.

Hare Supernova Springs. Three coats, but probably could have gotten away with two. This one has a very dark purple base.


These next three are the original Leap Light-Year, Star Tropics, and Twilight Savings but the small silver square glitter were a little melty/curly. Nikole was awesome enough to send replacements which I have pictured above. The curling is pretty slight to me so I have swatched them anyways.

OPI Speak For Your Elf. Two coats. An Ulta exclusive from the holiday collection 2011.

Leap Light-Year over Speak For Your Elf. Two coats.

Star Tropics. Three coats. 

Kleancolor Blue-Eyed Girl over Star Tropics. One coat. I didn't shake this one up enough so it mostly just gave the look a blue tint.

Twilight Savings over OPI I Don't Give a Rotterdam. Three coats of the OPI and two coats of Twilight Savings. I forgot to take a picture of I Don't Give a Rotterdam! Oops.

Hare can be purchased from her etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/HAREpolish