Essence - Bee My Honey, swatch

Picked this out at DM, it's a special collection called Nail Candies containing 5 shades. The bottle says "6 in 1" and on the back I can read "Soft skimmering nail candies with 6 benefits for beautiful manicured nails; hardening, protecting, ridge filling, fast drying and fruity scented with a high gloss finish."

Well, I picked out the pale pastel yellow Bee My Honey. So to start with the positives, this yellow shade is awesome, fresh, pale and with a retro feel, the soft shimmer is subtle and not so visible but probably adds some depth to the colour.

I'd guess that the formula is jelly since it doesn't seem to cover that well. I don't mind jelly but this one has streaky problems which means that after 5(!) coats it still looks streaky. The 6 in 1 quote makes me suspect that they meant that it needs 6 coats perhaps? ;) The brush isn't like the good rounded flat as in the standard collection so it's a bit hard to work with. Especially since the formula is thin and drippy. It also isn't fast drying at all, even with SV it feels slow drying, probably because of the multiple coats.

As mentioned it is scented. I don't mind scents so it doesn't bother me. It isn't intense, only if I put my nails to my nose. The actual scent is hard to describe, chemical candy like fruit of some kind.

Basically I sadly can't recommend this, way too many coats, and sadly too streaky with fewer coats. A pity considering that awesome nuance.. I would have bought the other nuances too, but now I'm not in the mood.. :/

Price: 1,79€ at DM.

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Oopsie Daisies - Moonside, swatch

Time for a swatch and here is a polish I bought ages ago..A pity considering how beautiful it looks. It's a black jelly filled with matte blue and yellow micro glitter (and the yellow sometime look green under the black jelly) and then there's small red matte hexagons. Here I've used 4 coats but next time I'll use a black creme and then perhaps 2 coats of Moonside since I still want the jelly effect. This one is top coat heavy, it's almost textured without it (see bottom pic without tc) and I actually used 2 coats of SV to make it super shiny and smooth even though it could work with just one coat too. As a summary I really like this polish; I like the glitter density, the glitter colors and the jelly effect.

Flourecent light.

Natural light.

No top coat on. Look how it almost look textured.

 What do you think?

Bought at Oopsie Daisies etsy shop way way back.

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Catrice - Hugo Moss, swatch

Here I have a polish I've got from the lovely Lakobotan. The polish is jelly like but very highly pigmented so I was surprised to see it cover in only 2 coats. I ended up using three coats in the end because I failed with my ring finger but the extra coat didn't make any difference coloring/covering wise. The color is is a rich dark forest like green, which never look black like some dark colors does. The formula is thin so it's easy to flood cuticles if you're not careful and removal was a tiny bit harder than normal due to the pigmentation, but being careful, that wasn't an issue. This is also my contribution to Green Wednesday. But seriously, look at that shine!!!

From swap with Lakobotan.

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El Corazon - 423/122 Fenechka, swatch

Today I'm showing the russian brand; El Corazon - 423/122 Fenechka, which is a yellow neon crelly/jelly with matte black and white glitter. I think I used 2-3 coats and application was easy. Sadly the images came out a bit crappy but I really liked the polish so this wasn't the last time you'll see this. ;) 

Oh extra info for the curious. Lakobotan tells me that "Fenechka" is the word often used for handmade bracelets. Often thiner types of bracelets. :)

From nail polish swap with Lakobotan.

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Serum No. 5 Swatch Spam

I've been hoarding some Serum No. 5 swatches (and have even more to come at some point in the future) so today we're going to do a good old fashioned swatch spam! This little collage doesn't even show all of the shades I've got lined up for you, so hit the break and let's get going!

April Showers is an iridescent glitter topper with clean white shimmer. I've layered one coat over Misa Cherry Blossom Awesome.

Blushed and Flushed is a delicate pink semi-opaque shade with silver and pink glitter. It could be built up to wear it alone, but for my swatch I chose to layer it over China Glaze - Spring In My Step.

Final Countdown is a black jelly with a rainbow of glitter that glows blue in the dark. Because of the dark base, I had a very hard time seeing the glow of this one. I used three coats for the swatch below with two coats of topcoat. If I were wearing this again, I would likely layer one coat over a black creme.

Friendly Tiffs is a Tiffany blue creme with subtle flecks. It had a great formula and it covered nicely in two coats.

G.I. Miss You is a camouflage colored glitter topper in a clear base that glows bright green in the dark. The glow on this one was incredibly bright, and the combination of glitter is super chic. Definitely a great fall glitter! I layered one coat over Misa Dusty Magnolia.

Gild Free is a holiday appropriate white semi-opaque jelly with luxe gold glitter. Three coats.

Girl's BFF is a silver glitter topper with microshimmer and hex glitter in various sizes. It's very dense; shown here is one coat over OPI Anti Bleak.

Girl's Gotta Eat is, in my eyes, a sister shade to Girl's BFF. Where BFF is a silver topper, Gotta Eat is a gold. One coat shown over Nicole by OPI Goodbye Shoes.

Holly Dazed is actually a holiday glitter shade, but I tried to show that it can be worn year round when layered with the right base! Here is one coat over China Glaze Metro Pollen-tin.

Lilac It? I Love It! is a beautiful purple glitter shade in a semi-opaque lilac base. Like my swatch of Blushed and Flushed, I chose to layer this over China Glaze In a Lily Bit, though you could build it up to be worn alone if you want.

Luxe So Good is a powdery silver holographic. Two coats.

May Flowers is a cute green and yellow glitter topper in a clear base. It features flower and butterfly shaped glitter. I layered one coat over Nicole by OPI Sweet On Pete.

 

Pink Peonies is a pinky-violet semi-opaque base with pink and white glitters. I tried this alone (3 coats) and layered, and much preferred the look layered. Here is one coat over China Glaze In a Lily Bit.

Poppy Fields is a red jelly base with red and gold glitters. It still had a bit of a squishy look at 3 coats.

Rise and Grind is a unique shade with gold and brozne glitters reminiscent of coffee grounds. I layered one coat over RickyColor Street Meat.

Samba-dy to Love is a vibrant red glitter mix. I layered one coat over Misa Blue Jade Vine.

Sky Lights is a shimmery glow in the dark topper that glows blue. I layered one coat over Misa Great Grape.

Snow In Love is a whitish blue base polish with pepperminty blue glitters. It glows bright blue in the dark. I really really love this one for winter. Three coats shown.

Some Bunny Loves You is a fun and cute glitter topper. This was my favorite of the bunch! I layered one coat over Misa Loveliest of Lilacs. How adorable is this!?

Which ones caught your eye?

Serum No. 5 shades are available via www.serumno5.com. You can also catch the brand on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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