Nails Inc Feather Collection - Cornwall - Swatches!

Hello, my poor neglected blog. I've missed you! And I have a confession, I've been naughty. Even though I've been super freaking broke lately, I strayed from the clearance bins and splurged on a new polish from the Nails Inc Feathers Collection.

As you can see up there, my choice was Cornwall, a combination of itty-bitty blue and white bar glitter in a clear base. As you can probably guess from the name, the glitter is meant to give the nails a feather-y look. I don't really know if it looks like feathers, but I definitely think it's a unique (good!) effect. 

When I was getting ready to use this polish, I couldn't decide if I wanted to use it as a full coverage glitter or if I just wanted to use it as a topper, so I kinda cheated and did both! On my ring finger, I used three coats of Cornwall to make it opaque on it's own. On every other finger, I used one coat over L'Oreal's Royalty Reinvented.

Middle Finger with one coat of Cornwall.

Ring Finger with three coats of  Cornwall.

Okay, so now I guess I should get to it and tell you what I actually thought of Cornwall. Formula wise, Cornwall was just okay. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't good either. It was sort of thick and gloopy, which, I suppose, is to be expected from a polish packed so full of glitter. And on my ring finger, when I was adding the second and third coats, the glitter wanted to all clump up at the tip of my nail no matter how long I waited in between coats. It also suffered from the problem all bar glitters suffer from, the dreaded stick-up! But surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. There were only a few rogue pieces sticking up, nothing that couldn't be tamed. 

Now, with all that in mind, I still really liked Cornwall. I'm not usually a huge fan of bar glitter, but I thought Cornwall provided an interesting and unique effect. If it weren't for the formula issues I think I'd prefer it on it's own as a full coverage polish, but because the thickness made it so hard to work with I think I'll mostly be wearing it as a layering polish. I'm not totally in love with this polish, but I do think it's worth picking up if you're looking for something a little different. (And there are three other cute color combos to pick from.)

I picked my bottle up from Sephora for $9.50. 

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think!

Hard Candy Gummy Green Swatch & Review

Hello out there! Today, for my very first real post, I have a polish from the new line of Hard Candy nail polishes! Just recently, Hard Candy released 45 new polishes in 5 different collections: Crushed Chromes, Itsy Glitzy, Crystal Confetti, Glitteratzi, and Candy Sprinkles. The one I have for you today is called Gummy Green and it's from the Candy Sprinkles collection. Isn't it beautiful?

Gummy Green has black and white glitter in a beautiful light minty green base. The formula of this polish was excellent. I couldn't have asked for anything better. It was easy to work with, the glitter spread very evenly and it even dried quickly! My only little, tiny complaint is that the bottle opening can get a bit clogged, but it's not so bad that it causes major problems. It was a little sheer, so I used 3 coats for the photos. If you use thicker coats, you could probably get away with just two, though. 

All of the photos above were taken in direct sunlight. Below, for good measure, is a shot in the shade. (Please excuse how dry my cuticles look down there.)

Overall, I absolutely love this polish. It has even become a new favorite. Green polish is a personal favorite of mine, and who can resist black and white glitter? Although similar to the Nail's Inc. Sprinkles collection, Hard Candy's Candy Sprinkles collection offers more of a variety of color and glitter combinations. In my opinion, it's definitely worth picking some up. 

From what I understand, all 5 new collections and 45 polishes from Hard Candy are going to be a part of their permanent line-up. Hard Candy polishes are sold exclusively at Wal-Mart. You can find them here on Wal-Mart's website. You can also find them on Hard Candy's site. I didn't pick this one up from the clearance bin, but they sell for only $4.00. The bottle is a bit smaller than most, but I still think it's a great deal!