Candy Lacquer Nail Art

A while back, like a year and some change, I purchased a few holo creams from Candy Lacquer that really caught my eye. Unfortunately, I don't see them available in the shop right now, but I invite you to live vicariously through these swatches! I really enjoyed these polishes, each of them had a terrific two coat formula. The holo is subtle in low light, and stronger in the sun. Totally office appropriate shades, don't you think?

Chocolate Galaxy is the mocha shade, it has a pinky/purple shimmer in it and the purple leaning shade is called My Favorite Coat. I've no idea what glitter I used Bear Pawlish Baby Bear's Breath on the accent nail. (Found it after searching through all my images!)




I hope you've enjoyed the 'blast from the past' let me know what you think!

Candy Lacquer: Zelda Flakies

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Candy Lacquer has created a set of beautiful flakie polishes inspired by the Legend of Zelda video games. She couldn't have had more perfect timing with the recent announcement at E3! These flakie polishes are beautiful and shifty and quite camera shy! So we'll have to rely on the descriptions as well as what I was able to capture in the photos.

Zelda's Adventure: A mix of multichrome flakies that shift between fuchsia, red, copper, gold and green.
The green was camera shy in my photos, but can be seen at extreme angles (top of the macro shot) or in dimmer lighting - definitely there, but more shy than the gold, copper and fuchsia colors. I think this is perfect for the upcoming fall season too.




Link's Awakening: A mix of multichrome flakies that shift between lime, green, teal, blue and purple.
This is my favorite - it has all my very favorite colors in it, couldn't be more perfect! The shift from green to teal and blue in this make it look so ocean goddess or mermaid like. Not mentioned in the description, but I also caught glimpses of pink while wearing this.




Tri Force Heroes: A mix of multichrome flakies that shift between blue, violet, purple, pink and gold.
At a glance, in the bottle this looks mostly violet with sparks of gold and an almost bronze shade, on closer inspection I can definitely see the pink and blue flashes.




Spirit Tracks: A rainbow mix of multichrome flakies in a sheer holographic base.
My second favorite of the bunch! It has a golden sheen on the surface and with a closer look the holographic rainbow appears like magic and an even closer look reveals a rainbow of shifting flakies - it's quite spectacular! Photos don't do it justice.




I wore two coats of each polish for the photos, they were easy to apply and to remove (not at all like glitter!). And oh my wow the shiftiness of them all! In different lighting and at different angles the same polish can look completely different! It's like an instant polish change. You can get these on Friday, 6/17 at the Candy Lacquer Shop, along with many other pretty polishes!

Candy Lacquer: Springtime!

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Candy Lacquer launched their springtime collection back in early April, but asked if I'd like to review some so I jumped at the chance! She sent three of the six and I liked them all, of course. These are available right now at Candy Lacquer's shop.

In Bloom is a lavender holographic polish with iridescent shimmer.




Spring Forward is a mint green holographic polish with iridescent shimmer and a few gold microflakies.




Deep End is a denim blue holographic polish with iridescent shimmer.




I wore two coats of each of these with topcoat. These are smooth to the touch and dry to a semi-gloss or satin finish on their own. The formula is consistently good and easy to work with based on the (now) five CL polishes I've tried so far. I hope you have enjoyed the review!

A personal note from me: I have been working extended hours in my career for a month now, which has caused me to have very little free time. My situation may change back to normal as soon as July or as late as September, so entries here will be slower/fewer until then. I appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. :)

Candy Lacquer: Peanut Butter Girl and Jelly Candy

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Brand new from Candy Lacquer is this PB&J duo! This is the first time I've reviewed for Candy Lacquer, but I am definitely already familiar with the brand. All the polishes I've ordered previously have been more beautiful than the photos in the shop, have smooth and consistent formulas, and shipped to me super fast. Sandra, the owner, is very kind and fun to work with! Not to mention the fun names she comes up with for each polish - which usually share what her inspiration was for the creation.

Peanut Butter Girl is a light orange brown holographic with pink shimmer throughout. Like it's namesake, it's a peanut buttery color! I wore two coats with topcoat for the photos. Formula was smooth and consistent, no clumping or pulling.




Jelly Candy looks just like a yummy grape jelly! It is described as a deep orchid holographic with multi colored shimmer. I wore two coats with topcoat for a glossy finish, as this dries semi-matte on its own. Formula was smooth and consistent, no clumping or pulling. The accent nail is a base of Peanut Butter Girl, stamped with MdU and a jelly looking stamp design.




I hope you have enjoyed this duo as much as I have! It is launching Friday April 22 at 9am Central.

I also have some of the already launched spring shades coming up in a future review. Stay tuned!
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