NEW Hard Candy- 'Cotton Candy Pink' & 'Sweet Tooth'

Hey everyone!

Enjoying the snow? Happy Spring- amiright?!?! -_-

Anyway,

today I have the last of my new Hard Candy polishes to show you.

Here's 3 coats of 'Cotton Candy Pink'.

'Cotton Candy Pink' is a very light pink base filled with white/silver & dark blue teeeeny glitter. This one is probably my favorite of the 5 I bought :) It's a lovely, fun but delicate polish.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Hard Candy

Type: Glitter

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application: Great!

Price:  $4-$5

Get This: large retailers like Walmart

Next up, 3 coats of 'Sweet Tooth'.

'Sweet Tooth' is a super pale blue base filled with light blue, medium blue, & light pink teeny glitters. To me, the colors in this remind me MUCH more of cotton candy than the ones in 'Cotton Candy Pink'... but whatever. 

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Hard Candy

Type: Glitter

Formula: Pretty good

Opacity (1-5): 2

Application: Okay, it seemed much thinner than the others, though

Price:  $4-$5

Get This: large retailers like Walmart

All in all,

'Sweet Tooth' was much thinner than I anticipated,

but 'Cotton Candy Pink' is awesome! :)

What are your thoughts?

Stay tuned for a full review of this line in the next week or so! 

NEW Hard Candy- 'Pixie Pink' & 'Peach Pop'

Good morning!

I've got another 2 new Hard Candy polishes from my mini haul the other day.

Here's 2 coats of both 'Pixie Pink' & 'Peach Pop' !

'Pixie Pink' is a purple-pink milky base filled with teeeeeny blue, white, & light pink hexagonal glitter. This one is definitely more purple than pink as the name claims,

but it's still totally lovely & great for Spring :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Hard Candy

Type: Glitter

Formula: Pretty good!

Opacity (1-5): 4

Application: Great!

Price:  $4-$5

Get This: large retailers like Walmart

'Peach Pop' is a pastel orange, base with teeeeny gold, red, & orange hexagonal glitter.

I don't have anything remotely close to this polish,

which is one of the reasons I was drawn to it :)

Super pleased.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Hard Candy

Type: Glitter

Formula: Pretty good!

Opacity (1-5): 4

Application:  Great!

Price:  $4-$5

Get This: large retailers like Walmart

What do you think of these polishes? 

So far, I'm uber pleased with Hard Candy!

I've got 2 more still to show you :)

NEW Hard Candy- 'Gummy Green'

Yay!

Finally time to start swatching the new Hard Candy polishes I scooped up last week.

I'm hoping to do several of them all in one post,

so it will be quicker & easier for me and my lovely readers.

However, for now I have 'Gummy Green'.

I was hoping to get it in before St. Patrick's Day, but oh well :P

Here's 2 coats!

(* sorry the nails are so short :[[[ moving really did a number on them)

'Gummy Green' is a mint-green, milky base with teeeeny tiny white, black, & silver glitter.

I really don't get the name of this polish- it reminds me much more of Thin Mints or Mint Chocolate Chip or..... something :/

Aside from that, it looks totally awesome.

 Definitely different than anything else I have!

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Hard Candy

Type: Glitter

Formula: Good!

Opacity (1-5): 4

Application: Pretty good!!

Price:  $5-6

Get This: large retailers like Walmart!

This was the first HC polish I have ever tried,

and I was really impressed!

Formula was great.

The only other product i've tried from HC is a mascara,

and it was terrible, so I wasn't sure what to expect with this.

BUT- I was pleasantly surprised! :)

What are YOUR thoughts about Hard Candy polishes,

and especially their new ones?

Let me know!- i've never tried them before :)

Newest Additions

Alright, super quick post tonight because it's 1am 

and i've been moving crap all day, so i'm exhausted :(

But, I had to at least preview the Hard Candy polishes I snatched up today!

Walmart had a fully stocked display,

and it was really hard to only buy a few.

Anyway,

I chose to stick to the milky glitters since that's what I've been feeling lately.

Have any of you tried these new babies?

I've never tried Hard Candy polishes before,

but just in swatching these bad boys on my nail wheel-

they looked pretty cool.

What do you think about this brand?

Let me know! :)

let's talk about lashes: mascara reviews & comparisons - LONG post!

Hey guys!

My daughter's gums are REALLY bugging her because her first tooth is due just any day now, but despite the fact that I've done everything I know to do- she's still fussy & screaming her head off sometimes :(

Wears me out.

Haven't had much desire or energy to blog lately,

but tonight that changes :)

I wanted to dedicate this post tonight to one of the products that I view as part of my basic regimen- mascara! I've had several people ask me what I use or would suggest, so

I figured I would share with you my recent favorites (& least favorites) in case any of you are looking for something new.

So here goes...

First off,

Tarte's Amazonian Clay Mascara

I've tried a ton of mascaras, & this stuff is one of the best yet. This is advertised as the first and only "smart" mascara. It's supposed to 'read' your lashes needs when it's applied (for hydration, strength, etc.) and improves upon the qualities they're lacking in, which is great for brittle or dry lashes. It also has been proven to increase lash volume by a crazy 121% ! Of all the mascaras that claim to give you volume, length, etc. i've found this mascara to deliver the best. When applied it didn't tend to clump, like loads of other mascaras. The brush is great and helps apply evenly, even with a couple coats. A great product that you can get it here on their website for $19.

Next up,

Too Faced's Lashgasm mascara

First of all, the name is awesome, haha. One of the things that drew me to it in the first place :x This product as certain oils that ensure longer wear, and one of it's biggest claims is to really improve length- which I've found it to do. The skinny brush has "micro hooks" which are designed to really grasp each lash and extend. I already have fairly long eyelashes, but this mascara makes them look twice as long, I feel like. Another bonus, it's super easy to remove EVEN as it lasts long throughout the day :)

The only downside I've found to this particular mascara is that it CAN had a tendency to clump a bit :/ Nothing to serious, though.

You can get it on Too Faced's website for $21.

Now,

Urban Decay's Big Fatty Mascara

Well, you guys are going to be shocked. You all know I LOve my UD products, but this one just failed to deliver and is certainly not worth the $20 price tag. Aside from the cute packaging, I just wasn't that impressed. It has a super fat brush (thus it's name) but I just didn't find it to flatter my lashes. It's supposed to "thicken" your lashes, and it definitely does that... but way too much, even with just 1 coat. Mine clump and bunch up together and it's just horrid. 

NOW, if you have very thin lashes or are older and looking for a way to appear to have more lashes than you do, than this mascara is probably a great one for you. For me however, it just was a little too much.

Now onto something besides prestige cosmetics...

My #1 & the 'little black dress' of cheaper mascaras:

Maybelline's Great Lash mascara

This is one of the best selling mascaras from the 'basic' brands, & it's a title it definitely deserves. Besides my favorite perk of being contact lens safe, this little sucker (claims) to double your lashes and condition them as well. I've personally never had any problems with it clumping, either. PLUS it's in a great, small size that you can easily fit in a small purse or your pocket. PLUS, it retails for just about $4 or $5 bucks! :D

Another recent find,

Hard Candy's Lash Call Lengthening Mascara

...

Do not buy this, people. Though you can get it for a cheap $6 at Walmart, isn't not worth it. To begin, the brush is a wimpy, basic spiral brush. WTF. no thanks.

This product claims to be add length, which it DID, but while everything else clumped and it all came over super easily, so that basically cancels out it's one pro.

Avoid this one.

Finally,

COVERGIRL's LashBlast Volume Blasting mascara

I've used a version of this mascara over the past 5 years or so, & I loved every single one of them. It applies evenly, really DOES give great volume for a 'basic' brand, & lengthened a bit as well. You can get it at most stores for about $5 or $6, and it's well worth it :)

So there you have it! (if any of you managed to make it to the end of this ridiculously long post)

I hope this helped!

Do any of you have these?

What are your thought about them?

Thanks for reading!