New Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Swatches

Hi there everyone! I'm happy to report I have my computer back and I'm back in action! Woo-hoo! If you haven't heard the buzz, Sally Hansen has released 8 new texture polishes and this time there are some ones with shimmer!

Candy Corn is a bright orange texture. All nails are 2 coats.

To me, my photos seem to have more of a red tint than the polish in real life. So just FYI this color is a true orange. ;) Think more of the University of Florida's "Gator orange".

Gummy Grape is a purple "grape" colored texture. For these photos I used 2 coats. 

I thought this color would be a dupe for Milani Purple Streak, but I'm happy to report they are not dupes! Gummy Grape is much lighter than Purple Streak.

Laughie Taffy is a deep navy texture. Here I used 2 coats.

LOVE this color! In low light it still appears navy and not black and is just over all perfect! It was almost a one coater, had I used a bit thicker coat. ;) 

Pink Sprinkles has a cranberry red jelly base with gold flakes. All nails are 3 coats.

This color is beautiful and the jelly really looks awesome with the flakies!

Red Velvet is a deep rose, frost-like texture. These photos are 2 coats.

 The finish on this (not including the texture) is hard to describe, but I think the best way is to say it has a bit of a frost to it. The over all color is really unique too boot!

Royal Icing is a pale blue with pink/gold shimmer. My index and ring nail are 3 coats over bare nail, my middle nail is 2 coats over 2 coats of Wet n Wild Ebony Hates Chris and my pinky nail is 1 coat over 2 coats of Wet n Wild French White.

Even though this is the huge stunner, it's also a huge pain in the butt! It's very sheer, hence why I tried it over white and black. If you do chose to do this over bare nails thicker coats are the way to go. ;) Also, over the white the texture didn't seem to come out like it did over the black? I let it dry for a good hour and still had a much "softer" feel than the other nails.

Spare-A-Mint? is a deep teal texture. I used 2 coats for these photos.

Similar to Laughie Taffy, it was almost a one coater for me! I thought this would be a dupe for Milani Aqua Splash, instead Laughie Taffy is darker.

Treat-Heart is overall light pink with silver and pink shimmer. All nails are 3 coats.

This is polish is a very soft color and the overall look is similar to the Julie G Gumdrops, with the texture being harder to see against the shimmer. I was almost able to get away with 2 coats of this polish, but went with 3 just to darken it up a tad.

So far I think these shades have only been spotted at Walgreens and that is where I purchased mine. Till the end of the month (6/29) it seems Walgreens is running an unadvertised deal (meaning it maybe regional) on Sally Hansen polishes for buy 1 get 1 50% off and 500 points when you buy 2. And make sure to ask your "beauty advisor" if they have any coupons too! Mine had $1 off coupons so I was able to nab all 8 of these for $33.92 before tax. Not too shabby. ;) 

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Lynnderella Random Combinations & Swatches

Hi everyone! I'm still using my husband's computer, so I am a bit slow moving on getting posts done. >_< Sorry, I'm just so set in my ways it's hard to switch. :P Hopefully I will have my computer back tomorrow or Saturday *throws confetti* Again I apologize if any of the colors look off in these photos, my husband's computer has a "dull" screen compared to mine and it's hard to tell. :/

A Dainty Dish was inspired by the Fall 2013 Valentino haute couture collection that was inspired by Flemish Old Masters, Dutch painter Vermeer, and delft ceramics. It contains multiple shades of blue and white glitters in a blue shimmered clear base. For these photos I started with 2 coats of L'Oreal Berry Nice, added 1 coat of Dainty Dish and 2 more coats of L'Oreal Berry Nice.

I think these polishes were made for each other! I think the inspiration for this polish is awesome and Atlcatsmeow's swatches of it really show how it does look like vintage dishes. :)

 He Loved Her Dottiness has black, red and silver holographic glitter with large blue, pink and silver holographic dots shimmer in a clear base. Here I used 2 coats of Sinful Winter Wonder with 1 coat of He Loved Her Dottiness and matted it with Hard Candy Matte-ly in Love.

I really love how the red and blue glitters pop over Winter Wonder, while the black glitters still get a chance to show up. I wasn't too sure about matting this because the holo glitter lose their effect, but I think it looks neat and give this polish a totally different look. :)

I Can Afford It! has a bright green base with several shades of green glitter and just a touch of copper and purple. Also contains holographic emerald green hexagons and green microglitter. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

I think it's always nice to just go the super sparkly route and build up Lynnderella polishes on their own. ;) In 3 coats this polish makes me nails glitter like they are worth a million bucks! :P

 I used 3 different Lynnderella Lacquers for this gradient:

Love Potion No. 99.9 has purple and violet hexagons and squares with micro-red glitter in a cool violet base. Multiple shapes, sizes and violet holographic glitter. 

The Telltale Heart contains different sizes and shapes of magenta glitter in a magenta base with blue and pink shimmer.

Ruby Red Ruby is made with varying shapes and sizes of red glitter in a red base.

I thought it would be fun to do another gradient, but instead of making it all similar colors (like my last one) did somewhat contrasting ones. For whatever reason this polish reminds me of fireworks. :P

 Mermaid Makeover has assorted neon green and blue glitters in an aqua-shimmered clear base dusted with cyan and lime microglitter. For this manicure I did 2 coats of L'Oreal Miss Pixie, 1 coat of Mermaid Makeover, 1 coat of Miss Pixie again and an additional coat of Mermaid Makeover.

I know this manicure seems like a lot of work, but I love how it turned out! Layering some of Mermaid Magic between Miss Pixie gave my nails a neat "depth" and the shimmer still pops through!

One Shade of Grey is a mixture of grey, lilac-pink, black and neon pink glitters sparked with silver microglitter in a clear pink-shimmered base. All nails are 2 coats layered over Sinful colors Blue By You with top coat.

Eep grey glitters! Seriously how awesome are they and they go perfectly with the pink ones. :) I'm not sure if there is anything to say about this polish because it's just super-duper awesome! ;)

Purchase Lynnderella lacquers through Lynnderella.com or internationally through Norway Nails. Be sure to follow all the Lynnderella fan pages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr!

P.S. I doubt I will post tomorrow because it take me so darn long to do on this computer >_< But I hope everyone has a good weekend and I'll hopefully be back in action on Monday! :)

Iridescent/Opalescent Glitter Comparison

Sorry for not posting yesterday. >_< Yesterday was just craziness happening throughout the day and I didn't have time to swatch. One thing that did happen was, yet again, my computer's hard drive has decided to throw a fit so I am using my husband's computer. If you notice the pictures look a little differently than normal that's the reason.

Ok so on to the post for today! I have a pretty huge comparison post for you all that came about after I picked up 2 different versions of Color Club Snow-Flakes around December. I certainly don't have all the iridescent/opalescent polishes on the market, but have picked up quite a few over the last few months.

All swatches in this post are 1 coat of the iridescent polish over 2 coats of Wet n Wild Ebony Hate Chris with top coat.

First up we have Color Club Snow-Flakes (glitter version) vs. Color Club Snow-Flakes (flakie version), Hard Candy Break Up and. Finger Paints Sparkle Top Coat.

Regarding the 2 versions of Color Club Snow-Flake, the flakie version I purchased at Sally's and the glitter version I purchased at TJ Maxx in a duo labeled "Winter Affair" with Gift of Sparkle. I'm not sure if the true name of the glitter version is Snow-Flakes. I have seen talk that it is Color Club Starry Temptress, but Starry Temptress appears very different in pictures I have looked up. The flakie version is a dupe for many other flakies like it, see Polish Insomniac's post here for comparison photos.

Here is Sally Hansen Rock Candy vs. Color Club Starry vs. Sally Hansen Disco Ball vs. Sally Girl So Disco (812030).

These photos are Sally Hansen Snow Globe vs. KleanColor Sugar Coat vs. China Glaze Make a Spectacle and China Glaze Luxe and Lush.

Lastly I have China Glaze Snow Globe vs Charlotte Russe Crystal AB and Revlon Heavenly vs. Deborah Lippmann Stairway to Heaven

Some of these polishes featured are discontinued and no long found in stores. :( Sorry! But I recommend looking on Amazon, eBay or blog sales to find the ones that are discontinued.

Which iridescent/opalescent glitter is your favorite?