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July 27, 2012

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/.

June 25, 2012

BB Couture Eye Candy Women collection swatches


BB Couture Busty Bombshell. Three coats. My favorite from this collection! I'm quite the sucker for olives.


BB Couture Feathered Vixen. Three coats.


Hard Candy Hot Pants over Feathered Vixen. One coat. These names go together don't they?


BB Couture Junk in the Trunk. Three coats.


BB Couture Scorching Strawberry. Three coats. The formula was a bit runny for me.


Flormar U27 over Scorching Strawberry. One coat.


BB Couture Sweet Silicone. Three coats.



BB Couture Trim and Tasseled. Three coats. I've seen other swatches of this and it is purple. Not sure what that is about. No one does the microglitter in jellies quite like BB Couture. My favorite one is Hermosa Surfer Girl.


Revlon Mint Fizz over Trim and Tasseled. One coat.

June 22, 2012

Overseas polish swatches



Ardent Lady AR06 Reflex Blue. Three coats.


Finger Paints Sapphire Shimmer over Reflex Blue. One coat.


Ardent Lady AR07 Reflex Green. Two coats.


OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air over Reflex Green. One coat. 


Diana Red Shining. Two coats.



Diana Pinky Stone over Red Shining.


LA Splash Sparkling Oceanspray. Three coats. Not a foreign polish, but I layered one over it!


Diana Blue Cubic over Sparkling Oceanspray. One coat. Another swatch of this one here.


Kiko 277. Three coats.


Diana Pink Cubic over 277. One coat.


Peripera WH805. One coat over black.



Etude House Extreme Pink (PK021). Three coats. One of my favorite polishes. I've posted about this one before here but I just wore it again recently.

June 13, 2012

Forever 21 Love & Beauty swatches

I do not know the names to these. The labels on the back of the bottles just say "blue" or "pink glitter." I purchased these about a month ago and I believe they should still currently be on the website.



Light Blue. Three coats.


Bubble Gum. Three coats. The formula was a bit thick.


Coral Multi over Bubble Gum. One coat.


Blue Purple. Two coats.



OPI Sugarplum Yum Glitter Topcoat over Blue Purple. One coat.


OPI Love is a Racket. Two coats. This one was really hard to photograph. It is so glowy it freaks out my camera.



Pink over Love is a Racket. Two coats.



I've done a comparison with Pink and OPI I Lily Love You. These are all over black. Pinky (left) and middle are F21 Love & Beauty Pink. Ring and index are OPI I Lily Love You. Pinky and ring are one coat while middle and index are two coats.


OPI I Have a Herring Problem. Two coats. I didn't even do any clean up! Perfect formula.


Multi over I Have a Herring Problem. One coat.



OPI Don't Toy With Me. Three coats. This is from an old holiday collection.



Pink over Don't Toy With Me. Two coats.


Lynnderella Very Pretty Vampire over Don't Toy With Me. One coat.