Showing posts with label Magenta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Magenta. Show all posts

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/.

July 11, 2012

Nails Inc Nail Jewelry swatches



Nails Inc Princess Arcade. Three coats.



Nails Inc Piccadilly Arcade. Three coats.



Nails Inc Royal Arcade. Three coats.


Nails Inc Burlington Arcade. Two coats over black.


Revlon Street Wear Prism over Burlington Arcade. One coat.

More Nails Inc glitters! I can't complain. They all had nice coverage except for Burlington Arcade. These can be found at Sephora. 

July 10, 2012

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.

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.