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 - natural light

Hard Candy Pee Wee Purple

Hard Candy Pee Wee Purple

Hard Candy Pee Wee Purple

Hard Candy Pee Wee Purple - natural light

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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Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal Diva and Marilyn - Swatches and Review

Ready for more holiday polish? How about more Dior? Oh, BOTH, you say? No problem!

Dior recently released its Diorific Le Grand Bal Collection, which includes 4 new nail lacquers. I have two of those to show you today. Yes, just two. I was pretty sure the other two wouldn't look great on me and I'm not one of those people who just HAS to own the entire collection. If I spend the money, I want to actually be able to wear it, otherwise, what's the point?

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva and Marilyn

I got Diva and Marilyn - the black and the red. First up, Diva...

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

Diva is a black creme with gold and fuchsia/violet microglitter! I was a bit worried about how the brushes would be on these, but I should have known Dior would get it right. They are easy to hold and maneuver and the brush is flat, medium width and cut well. Formula was typical Dior - creamy and smooth. I used two coats for full opacity and one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos.

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

And Marilyn...

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

Marilyn is a bright blue-based red crelly. It was hard to capture that it is, in fact, a blue-based red rather than an orange-based red, but I promise in real life it is, which is perfect for me with my pale, cool skin. Same brush of course, but the formula was definitely a crelly (or possibly even a jelly) rather than a creme. It was a bit thinner and dried to a high shine. I used two coats and I still have VNL (visible nail line) but I'm not so bothered by it on short nails. For jelly/crelly fans, this one will be a must. I did not use a top coat for these photos.

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

So what do you think of these? Of the others if you've seen them? Which is your favorite? Will the different bottle shape they're using for these special holiday polishes bother you? They are actually .40 ounces.


Dior polishes are available at dior.com, Dior counters at major department stores like Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and various other e-tailers. Regular Dior polishes retail for $23.00 but these retail for $26.00 per bottle.



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SoFlaJo The True Death - Swatches and Review

Boo!  Hallowe'en is coming up soon and I have one of SoFlaJo's new Hallowe'en polishes to show you.  The True Death. And it's To. Die. For.

The True Death, part of the Terrified Collection 2012, is a duochrome microglitter in a blackened brown jelly base and, well...lemme just show you. One coat of The True Death over a plain black creme. PERFECT formula and easy application. No issues at all. *This does NOT need to be layered and is opaque on its own in 2-3 coats, depending on your application.

SoFlaJo The True Death

SoFlaJo The True Death

SoFlaJo The True Death

SoFlaJo The True Death

SoFlaJo The True Death

SoFlaJo The True Death

SoFlaJo The True Death

SoFlaJo The True Death

This polish really blew me away. What do you think? I'd definitely give this one my highest recommendation. I picked this one up along with two more of SoFlaJo's halloween polishes. I'll be showing you those soon.

SoFlaJo polishes are available on soflajo.com and retail for $10 for the 15ml bottles and $5 for the 5 ml bottles. You can also "like" her on Facebook to stay up-to-date on availability, restocks, etc.



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