Swatch Review: New Hard Candy - Crush on Copper from the Crushed Chromes Collection

Howdy, LacquerHeads!

Welcome back for part two of my Hard Candy swatch review. In this installment, I've got a Crush on Copper straight out of the Crushed Chromes Collection and it's all swatched up and ready for you!

Remember, all 43 bottles from the brand new Hard Candy polish line can be found at Walmart for only $3.97!

Crush on Copper is a gorgeous, metallic, coppery coral varnish with a golden - almost duochrome shimmer. One thing I was not expecting was its textured appearance. This polish is smooth to the touch, but it appears as though it has a bit of a rough finish. There's just so much dimension coming from those tiny micro-glitter shimmer flakes, it's absolutely stunning. 

The formula is perfect. Just like with Sparked Up, it's not too thick or too thin and it dries quickly.  

The application is astounding. This polish is definitely a one-coater, although you may prefer to add a second coat just to really bring out that amazing textured chrome. 

I'm really loving this polish, which is another thing I didn't really expect. When I bought it I was thinking it couldn't be much different than any other shimmery polish but I was totally wrong. This stuff is definitely among my favorites.

What do you think? I'd love to hear your opinions!

Until next time, 
prettylittlebigle out.

Swatch Review: New Hard Candy - Sparked Up from the Glitteratzi Collection

Welcome back, LacquerHeads!

Today I've got a couple of sweet new polishes from the new Hard Candy line to review for you. First up is Sparked Up from the Glitteratzi Collection.

You can find all 43 of these new polishes exclusively at Walmart for only $3.97 each! 

All photos are shown using one through four coats of Sparked Up on top of a clear base coat with no topcoat applied to really show off that amazing texture.

Sparked Up is a clear suspension base packed full of blue and green bar glitter as well as a ton of blue micro glitter. One coat would look fantastic over any base color to really make it pop. Two or more coats can be worn without a base color, which is my favorite way to wear it. This polish really kicks ass on its own.

The formula is fantastic. It's not too thick or too thin and it dries fairly quickly. 

The application is a breeze. The bar glitter lays down and stays down really nicely. The glitter doesn't pull with each brushstroke. It stays put, making it really easy to build up and layer. The brush size in these cool new bottles is perfect for easy application.

I'm in love, I'm in love - and I don't care who knows it! That's right. Finally a bar glitter awesome enough to make you quote the movie Elf!

So tell me what you think - Do love it? Hate it? Absolutely have to have it? Let me know!

Be sure to check back here tomorrow, next in line is my review of Hard Candy - Crush on Copper from the Crushed Chromes Collection.

Until next time, 
prettylittlebigle out.

Selena Gomez's Nicole by OPI - Heavenly Angel

Hey there, LacquerHeads! 

I recently picked up a bottle of the new Selena Gomez Nicole by OPI - Heavenly Angel. It's a gorgeous opalescent flakie in a clear base. 

Here it is over black, grey, and white:

I think it looks best over black, but white is pretty interesting looking too.

I chose to put it on top of Don't Mess With OPI for a fun St. Patricks Day mani.

I really can't tell if I like it or not. I keep catching myself staring at it, because it really is eye catching. The multi colored glints of light reflecting from each little flakie is stunning, but I can't tell if it's cool looking overall or just tacky. I received two comments while wearing this mani. One person said it was weird, and another person told me they thought it was amazing.

As for the formula - I'm not so sure about this either. If you choose to put two coats on - the second coat will pull all the flakies up, and clump on top of the first coat of flakies. This makes some parts of your nail still totally void of flakes and other parts over packed. I did find a solution though, instead of applying in strokes, dab it onto your nails. This gives you better control of where the flakes will go, and eliminates the flakes pulling towards the tip and piling onto other layers. 

Since I can't decide if I'm completely in love with this or not, will you guys help me decide? I'd love to hear about your experiences using this polish and I'd love to see pictures of the outcome! So please share with me.

Until next time,

prettylittlebigle out.

A Polish Review That Isn't Really A Review At All

Hey there, LacquerHeads!

So, yesterday I said I'd show you pretty pictures of the polishes I had won in The Lacquer Raptor's giveaway. Well... I was actually being serious. Check 'em out peeps!

Tangerine Dream is definitely my favorite. The formula is nice, the finish is smooth, the color is outrageous. It's super glossy, without a topcoat. I love it.

Tangerine Dream by Charlotte Russe

Pomegranate Martini is definitely pretty. It's got the right amount of shimmer to make it really catch the eye. This one is a scented polish. It's pleasant but uh... pomegranate it is not.

Pomegranate Martini by Icing

Purple is interesting. The color is nice and it dries really quick which I love, but there's just nothing magnetic about it.

Purple by Magnetique

Glow in the dark is fun. It really glows! It goes on clear and sparkly so you could put it over anything as a topcoat and have glow in the dark nails all the time.

The only bummer part is that no matter how hard I tried, I could not capture a picture of it actually glowing in the dark!

Glow in the Dark by Deb (over Purple by Magnetique)

I love all of them and I'm still super stoked that I won a contest. So much so that I have a few ideas brewing in my brain barrel.... 

Since I had so much fun participating in this, I've decided that I'm going to host a giveaway of my own. I've already got four amazing polishes picked out to send to one lucky winner.

That's really all I'm going to tell you for now! Muahahaha! Keep checking back for your chance to win my Super Awesome Beginner's Blog Giveaway!

Until next time,
prettylittlebigle out.