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!

Color Club Gift of Sparkle Swatch

I am so happy that I got a new lightbox! I could hardly wait to use it once it was delivered! I hope you all like the better quality photos!

Today, I have Color Club Gift of Sparkle. It came in a package of four mini polishes from Sally Beauty Supply around Christmas. This polish is a blue foil that covers the entire nail in one coat. It is scented, like the others in the four-pack, and smells delicious! I can't quite tell what it is supposed to be, but it reminds me of nutmeg or hot chocolate.

For the first picture, I have one coat on all nails and no top coat. It is rather shiny on it's own, but doesn't last long without a top coat.


For the second photo, I used Seche Vite on two nails and NYC Madly Matte on the other two. I love to see glitters and foils mattified! I think this polish is gorgeous, whichever type of top coat you use! The extra good thing about this one is that it can be used any time, not just around the holidays! Gotta love those blues!

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed this swatch!

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!

Jordana Purple Punch

Hello again everyone! I was glad to see that everyone was so pleased with my first swatch, so I though it would be a good idea to do another!

I have another lesser known brand called Jordana that I only just began seeing in my local grocery store. It runs about $3 per bottle and has a nice formula. I would rate it along the same lines as Sally Hansen.  

The polish I have today is Jordana Purple Punch I really adore this shade of purple that comes out with a creme finish.

 This is one coat, which does not come put completely opaque, but the polish does dry rather fast, so I did not have to wait long to put on a second coat. It applies very smoothly!

 This is two coats of Purple Punch with one coat of Seche Vite. I certainly apologize I forgot to take a picture before the top coat, but I can tell you that it did have a nice gloss by itself.

I would readily recommend this brand to anyone who loves polish! They make many other shades and also make glitter polishes, which I hope to get my hands on soon! I will be sure to swatch any more that I can get!

Thanks again for reading!