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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Thrifty Thursday! Hard Candy Crush on Pink

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Yep, still rockin' the Hard Candys for Thrifty Thursday! Tonight I have another from the Crushed Chrome Collection - Crush on Pink.

Crush on Pink is a shimmery, foil metallic rose/antique pink with tons of sparkle - and copper flecks! No issues at all with the formula or application. Two coats and no top coat for the photos.

Hard Candy Crush on Pink

Love the copper flecks in this one. What do you think? Do you have this one yet?

Hard Candy polishes are available at Walmart Stores nation-wide and retail for $4.00 each.

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Thrifty Thursday! Starring Hard Candy Crush on Caribbean

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Continuing with my lil Hard Candy series I seem to have going for Thrifty Thursday, I have Crush on Caribbean to show you this evening.

Crush on Caribbean is part of their Crushed Chromes collection and it's a foily, metallicy, shimmery blue-leaning teal with gold shimmer. Very shimmery and sparkly in person. No issues at all with formula or application and I used two coats and no top coat for the photos. The base is actually a crelly base (you can see in the cuticle area where the flecks aren't prominent but it builds in only 2 coats!)

Hard Candy Crush on Caribbean

What do you think? Have you tried any of this line of Hard Candy polishes yet?

Hard Candy polishes are available at Walmart Stores nation-wide and retail for $4.00 each.

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Thrifty Thursday! Starring Hard Candy Piece of Papaya

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I'm back with another thrifty polish for Thrifty Thursday! This one is Hard Candy Piece of Papaya and it just may be my favorite so far.

Hard Candy Piece of Papaya

Piece of Papaya is part of their Itzy Glitzy Collection and it's a warm-toned, coral-leaning peachy pink with tons of gold shimmer. I used two easy coats and no top coat for the photos. No issues to report at all.

The brush is medium wide and flat, making it apply perfectly. The bottle is taller and skinnier and I was afraid it 1) would be easy to tip over and 2) would have a wand that was so long it would have too much on it to "wipe off," but I had no issues with either one. The formula is great and I had zero issues. Two easy coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. It was perfectly smooth to the touch. Wear on it was good - I had minimal tip wear and no chips. (I didn't use a base coat or a top coat.)

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Thrifty Thursday! With Hard Candy Crush on Raisin

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Happy Thursday! Tonight I have another Hard Candy polish for Thrifty Thursday - Crush on Raisin.

Crush on Raisin is part of their Crushed Chrome Collection and it's a bit hard to describe. It's sort of a, well...raisin is as good as anything I suppose. The copper flecks inside really make it interesting and most of the time it reads as sort of an antique rose copper.

The brush is medium wide and flat, making it apply perfectly. The bottle is taller and skinnier and I was afraid it 1) would be easy to tip over and 2) would have a wand that was so long it would have too much on it to "wipe off," but I had no issues with either one. The formula is great and I had zero issues. Two easy coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. It was perfectly smooth to the touch. Wear on it was good - I had minimal tip wear and no chips. (I didn't use a base coat or a top coat.)

Removal was easy, but sort of like a foil polish only not quite as difficult.

Hard Candy Crush on Raisin

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What do you think? Have you tried any of this line of Hard Candy polishes yet?

Hard Candy polishes are available at Walmart Stores nation-wide and retail for $4.00 each.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Thrifty Thursday! Starring Hard Candy Crush on Tin...with Dog

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Happy Thursday! Tonight I have another Hard Candy polish for Thrifty Thursday - Crush on Tin.

Crush on Tin is part of their Crushed Chrome Collection and it's a bit hard to describe. It's sort of a charcoal/golden/green/metallic/glass fleck/foil. LOL - how's that for a description? It reminds me of something but I haven't quite put my finger on it yet. If you guys know, please let me know in the comments!

The brush is medium wide and flat, making it apply perfectly. The bottle is taller and skinnier and I was afraid it 1) would be easy to tip over and 2) would have a wand that was so long it would have too much on it to "wipe off," but I had no issues with either one. The formula is great and I had zero issues. Two easy coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. It was perfectly smooth to the touch. Wear on it was good - I had minimal tip wear and no chips. (I didn't use a base coat.)

Removal was easy, but sort of like a foil polish only not quite as difficult.

Without top coat...

Hard Candy Crush on Tin

With top coat...

Hard Candy Crush on Tin

And this is what's going on while I'm trying to get photos...

Hard Candy Crush on Tin with Background Dog

And some gratuitous dog shots...♥

Twinks

Murphy

What do you think of this one? I think it's probably my favorites of all the new Hard Candy polishes I've tried so far.

Hard Candy polishes are available at Walmart Stores nation-wide for $4.00.

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Thrifty Thursday! Starring Hard Candy Pee Wee Purple

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How DO these weeks keep flying by so fast? It's already Thrifty Thursday again! Tonight I have Hard Candy Pee Wee Purple to show you.

Pee Wee Purple is part of their new Itsy Glitzy Micro Glitter polishes and it qualifies for Thrifty Thursday because it retails at Walmart stores for $4.00. This one is a red-violet leaning purple microglitter polish. I used 2 coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. Great formula. No issues to report.

Hard Candy Pee Wee Purple - natural light

Hard Candy Pee Wee Purple

Hard Candy Pee Wee Purple - natural light

What do you think of this one? Have you tried any of the new Hard Candy polishes yet? This is the 2nd one I've tried and I'm impressed with the formula of both and with the "character" of them. They're more complex than we are used to with "mainstream" polishes for sure.

Available at Walmart stores nationwide for $4.00 each.

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Thrifty Thursday! Starring Hard Candy Crush on Lava with Comprehensive Review

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It's Thrifty Thursday again! Tonight I'm bringing you one of the new Hard Candy polishes that retail for $4 at Walmart Stores...Crush on Lava!

Crush on Lava is a color-shifting multi-chrome foil-like polish. I have heard that it is their old Beetle. It is NOT. Beetle was more of a top coat color-shifter and this is opaque in two coats. I've also heard it's a dupe for MAC Bad Fairy. Again, NO. This one doesn't have the orange color-shift like Bad Fairy. I've also heard Nails Inc. New Burlington Place. Nope. Doesn't have the orange. BUT it's definitely that type of polish and in my opinion, they're different enough to own all of them and if you can't get the Nails Inc. one or Bad Fairy, which is VHTF and spendy now, it might be close enough to satisfy that want. I LOVED Hard Candy Beetle and the amazing color shifts when worn as a topper over a dark color for close to the same look. But this one is two-coats-and-go, which Beetle isn't. Depends on what you want out of it.

The brush is medium wide and flat, making it apply perfectly. The bottle is taller and skinnier and I was afraid it 1) would be easy to tip over and 2) would have a wand that was so long it would have too much on it to "wipe off," but I had no issues with either one. The formula is great and I had zero issues. Two easy coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. It was perfectly smooth to the touch. Wear on it was good - I had minimal tip wear and no chips. (I didn't use a base coat.)

Removal was easy, but sort of like a foil polish only not as difficult.

Hard Candy Crush on Lava

Hard Candy Crush on Lava - natural light

Hard Candy Crush on Lava

So what do you think of this one? Not bad for $4 and a 2-coater! I give it a polished thumbs up.

Available at Walmart Stores nation-wide for $4.00.

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Saturday, October 22, 2011

What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Nail Polishes?

Sally Hansen Magical Nail Makeup Mystical Mandarin

There have been SO many new and great releases in 2011, I was just wondering if any of them have replaced any of your all-time favorites? My Top 5 list has certainly changed!

Currently, if I could only grab 5 polishes, (3 of them are from 2011) they would be:

Cult Nails In a Trance
China Glaze Westside Warrior
Zoya Petra
OPI DS Extravagance
Milani Totally Cool

Obviously my favorites change, but for now, I adore these 5 above all. Just can't believe there are no linear holos among them anymore!

Honorable Mentions:

Sally Hanson Magical Nail Makeup in Mystical Mandarin
All 3 from the Chanel Khaki Collection
Hard Candy Beetle
Nubar Reclaim
Chanel Graphite
Dior Equis
Rimmel London Lasting Finish Pro Steel Grey
China Glaze China Rouge
Zoya Yara
Nubar 2010
Butter London Wallis
Butter London All Hail the Queen

Here are just a few past photos of some of them...