Pure Ice Kissing Cupid Swatch

It has been a while since I have been able to make a post, but I am back! I thought I would start back up with something simple. Why not do a red?

Today, I have Pure Ice Kissing Cupid. It is a deep, wine red jelly polish. The application is smooth, as it should be with a jelly, but the coverage isn't always consistent. I would definitely recommend it for a jelly sandwich!

For the swatch, I applied two coats of Kissing Cupid and topped it off with a coat of Seche Vite.

Overall, I do like this polish and it is a great jelly for the price. 

If you have any requests or suggestions for a swatch, please send me an email at starcandynails@gmail.com! I'd love to hear from you!

Thank you again for reading! I hope to see you again soon!

Milani Twinkle Swatch

Hello again everyone! Today, I have another pretty glitter polish to share with you!

Today, I have Milani Twinkle. This is a clear polish chock full of purple and blue glitter. The blue glitter is a bit larger, but they seem well balanced.

In this first photo, I have the polish swatched without any top coat. 

The index and ring fingers are shown with 1 coat of Twinkle. The middle and pink fingers are shown with 2 coats of Twinkle.

For the second photo, I used 1 coat of Seche Vite on each nail.

I am very glad I swatched this over white! I absolutely love how the ring finger turned out!

Thank you very much for reading!

If you have any suggestions, questions, or requests, please shoot me an email!

Depression Awareness

Today, there are many nail bloggers posting for Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness. As a sufferer of depression, I decided I would go with green in support of Depression Awareness. Many people do not realize how debilitating this condition can be and how much it can change someone's life. It can often go unnoticed and unaccounted for. Hopefully my post can make at least one more person aware of how horrible Depression can be and how sufferers could always use support, even if they seem fine on the outside.

For my Depression Awareness mani, I decided to go with Sinful Colors Irish Green topped with Pure Ice I'll Behave and one coat of Seche Vite.

A good friend of mine, Becky, also did a green manicure in support of Depression Awareness. I love her to pieces! This is an unnamed polish from Nailgasm.

Thank you for reading and for all of you out there that suffer from Depression, keep fighting, and keep your chin up!

Sinful Colors Fantasy Swatch

Hello again everyone! I have another pretty polish to share with you today!

Sinful Colors has been coming out with quite a few new polishes lately and I want on a bit of a haul when Walgreen's put them on sale for 99 cents! I always wait for these sales to get this brand because they seem to happen often.

The polish I have today is called Fantasy. It is a glitter polish consisting of fine silver glitter and small hexes of multiple colors. It has a party-ish feel to it and it is super sparkly!

In this first picture, the index (one coat) and middle (two coats) fingers are Fantasy by itself. The ring (one coat) and pinky (two coats) fingers are on top of Essie I Am Strong. This picture was taken with no top coat.

This next picture was taken after two coats of Seche Vite top coat.



I really love this polish! I am sure it would look gorgeous of many different colors! I will definitely be keeping this in my collection!

Thank you very much for reading! I hope to see you again soon!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I know a lot of us like to do something special on our nails for holidays. I am one of those people! I tried my hand at stamping again and was surprised when I got it to work (mostly) right!

The white I used is Pure Ice Super Star, the red is Orchid Cougarville, and the black is Pure Ice Black Rage.

On the index and ring fingers, I used Vivid Lacquer 001. If you would like to check out more of her products, you can visit her store at http://www.etsy.com/shop/vividlacquer This is by far my favorite stamping plate! 

On the middle finger and thumb, I used a Bundle Monster plate, BM 02.

On the pinky finger, I used another Bundle Monster plate, BM 03. You can find Bundle Monster stamping plates on Amazon.com.

I really like the way this mani turned out! I hope you like it, too!

Thank you for reading and Happy Valentine's day!

Orly Androgynie Swatch

Today I thought I would try out a higher cost brand of polish I am sure we are all familiar with, Orly.

I picked up this bottle because I love polishes that are chock full of glitter! This polish does seem to have an issue with the glitter settling, so you have to shake it up before use if you want any glitter.

This polish consists of a black creme base with small silver and gold glitter and medium hexes of muted green, blue, silver, and peach.

Take a look at the bottle shot. Most of the glitter has sunk to the bottom while some pieces are floating around the middle. The top is almost void of glitter.

Even with this settling problem, I was determined to try it out! Here is a shot of one coat, which did not give full coverage, but that is to be expected with polishes like this!

 At this point, I knew that it would look pretty with another coat! Here is two coats.

After two coats, the polish had some texture to it due to the glitters. This was easily fixed with a generous helping of Seche Vite!

Last, but not least, here is the end result after two coats of Seche Vite!

I think this polish is very pretty and I would definitely recommend it!

Thank you very much for reading and I hope to see you again!

New Star Candy Polishes!

I have recently released two new polishes and I couldn't wait to share!

First, we have Milky Way. This is a deep blue jelly polish with fine silver and blue glitter, gold hexes, and silver holographic shreds. Its inspiration, of course, is the beautiful galaxy we call home!

Let's start off with the label photo!

My wonderful friend Krista designed the labels! I can't thank her enough!

Next, let's see how the polish looks in the bottle!

Last, and most important, let's see how it looks swatched!

I really thought that it turned out well, especially over white or black undies!

Here is a clearer shot over black undies.

Next, let's move on to the second new polish, Smaug! This polish was inspired by the dragon from one of my favorite books, The Hobbit. He is the red dragon that takes over the Dwarven mountain and boy does he love gold! He lays around on it so much that his belly is encrusted with gold!

So, for this polish, it is a red jelly base with small red squares, gold dots and gold shimmer to represent the treasure, and large silver hexes to represent the Arkenstone.

Here is the label shot!

Now, the polish in the bottle shot!

And, of course, the swatches!

Both of these polishes are available in full 15ml size and a 5ml mini size! If you would like to take a look at my shop, please visit Star Candy Polish. You can also look at my shop through my Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/StarCandyNails

Thank you very much for reading and I hope you visit again soon!

Revlon Girly Swatch

Today, I have a polish I have been trying to get my hands on for a while now! I know it is very sought after and sometimes hard to find, but I finally managed it! The name of this polish, of course, is Revlon Girly. 

First off, let me give you a description of it. It is a milky pink creme base absolutely packed with glitter! There are large purple, pink and magenta hexes, along with small hexes of holo pink and purple. Gorgeous!

Here, we have one coat by itself. It is a bit hard to see the pink hue of the base with my skin tone, but I assure you it is there.

It seems the trick to this polish is to start with a glob on the end of the brush and sweep multiple times over the nail to get good coverage of glitter.


The second coat really added to the appeal of the polish, making a bit of a jelly sandwich look.

I had to dab a bit of the base on the tips of my nails to keep the white from showing through too much.

For top coats, I though... you know what would look good? Matte! So, here I have the first two nails with two coats of Seche Vite and the ring a pinky finger with two coats of NYC Matte. Oh my goodness, I LOVE the matte on this polish!

I like both top coats with this, but I have to say my favorite is by far the matte!


For a better look, I took pictures of them separately!


Seche Vite

NYC Matte

I absolutely adore this polish and I can't quit gawking over it! I hope you folks enjoyed this swatch as much as I did! Thanks for reading!

New Year, New Blog!

A new year has come and so, here comes a new blog! 

Welcome and thank you for reading!

I will begin with my first swatch, Orchid Starry Night. It is a glitter polish with a clear blue jelly base. It would be wonderful in a jelly sandwich! It contains a silver micro-fine glitter and small round glitters in soft tones of blue, pink, orange, gold, and green. Orchid may not be a very popular brand at the moment, but let me tell you, I love it! So far, I have only seen it carried by the Texas grocery store chain HEB. It runs about the same cost as China Glaze or Orly and the formula is well worth the price! The polish went on without any struggle and I did not have to struggle with coverage!

 

  

 

 

Here, I have Starry Night swatched alone with one coat and two coats. The ring and pinky finger show the polish over two layers of China Glaze Frostbite. Each nail is topped off with Seche Vite. I assure you that this polish is much more stunning in person! I could hardly stop watching it sparkle in the light!

 

Thank you again for reading! I hope this was interesting and helpful!