Swatch Spam - OPI DS Polishes: Part 1

Hey!

After looking through my untried stash that I posted for you yesterday, I noticed that I've already swatched most of them for you guys and the majority of them are just waiting to be swatched on my own wheels. So, I've made it a mission to finish swatching all of my untrieds for you and then I can move onto swatching them on my wheels.

There were 2 OPI Designer Series polishes in my untrieds that I haven't swatched for you or on my wheels so I decided that I'll do those first, along with the rest of my DS polishes. I own 9 altogether so I'm breaking this post up into 2 separate posts and today I'll be showing you 5 of my 9 OPI DS polishes.



Keep reading for the swatches!



OPI Designer Series: Reflection, Coronation, Classic, Mystery, Chiffon


OPI DS Reflection (bright coral-pink scattered holo)
This is a gorgeous, eye-catching shade of coral-pink and even if it didn't have the added bonus of scattered holo, I'd still love it. It's also a one-coater which adds to it's awesomeness.


OPI DS Coronation (bright silver scattered holo)
I always love silver holos - whether scattered or linear because I think they show the rainbow effect of holographic particles the best and this one is no exception, as you'll see in my swatches below.


OPI DS Classic (light nude scattered holo)
This was my first time swatching this one and I really like it. It can be used as an office environment appropriate shade while still being trendy.


OPI DS Mystery (deep inky purple jelly with small gold flakies)
I think this is a DS shade that is definitely under appreciated, but I like it a lot. It's got flakies - which polish addicts usually go crazy over - but I think they can tend to get lost in the deep base, which might be why it's often overlooked. However, when the light hits this and the flakies are made visible, it's stunning.


OPI DS Chiffon (delicate pink linear holo)
Here's another work appropriate yet trendy shade. The linear holographic effect is not totally BAM IN YOUR FACE HOLO but it's definitely there and it's really pretty.


Reflection, Coronation, Classic, Mystery, Chiffon


Reflection, Coronation, Classic


Classic, Mystery, Chiffon


Chiffon, Mystery, Classic, Coronation, Reflection


Chiffon, Mystery, Classic


Classic, Coronation, Reflection


Which of these shades is your favourite?
And stay tuned for part 2 of the OPI DS swatch spam!

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Review & Swatches - Hard Candy Glossaholic Lipglosses

Hey guys!

Two makeup posts in a row?! I'm on a roll, haha.

A while back I showed you a packaging comparison of the Hard Candy Glossaholic lipglosses vs. the MAC Wonder Woman lipglasses and I promised in that post that I would eventually do a review/swatch post of the Hard Candy glosses on their own, so here it is.

These glosses are very special and if you're a polish gal like myself, you'll be excited to know that these have flakies in them! VERY cool.





Keep reading for more photos, the review, and swatches!





Vanilla (clear base with purple and orange flakies)
Apparently this gloss, along with Coffee (below) are "infused with mood altering elixir" and this one is supposed to give you a "relaxing" feeling. This to me is absolute hokum and I didn't feel any change in mood when I wore this, but maybe I'm just too much of a cynic. :P


Fairy


Fairy (light pink base with pink and silver glitter and gold flakies)


Fireball


Fireball (deep raspberry base with gold and orange flakies)
This one definitely looks intimidating in the tube but as you'll see in the swatch below, it's not as pigmented as it looks, which was a pleasant surprise to me because it suits me much better this way.


Coffee


Coffee (clear base with orange, green, and gold flakies)
This is Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure in lipgloss form. Enough said.


Tipsy


Tipsy (medium pink base with pink and silver glitter and gold flakies)


Vanilla, Fairy, Fireball, Coffee, Tipsy

Overall, I really like these glosses. They're not too pigmented which I actually like because they're easier to layer that way and since I'm so fair skinned, darker, more pigmented colours can be intimidating on me. They're not sticky at all and have a more slippery feel when on the lips. They're also fairly long lasting - especially the flakies which tend to stick around for up to 8 hours. But most importantly, the little flakies make them super special and it's what I love the most about these.

The only problem I have with them is that their scent is very synthetic and I would even go so far as to say that the scent is overpowering with the Vanilla and Coffee glosses (which are already two scents that I don't care for). However, the scent quickly fades away after application so it's something I'm willing to deal with for a few minutes in order to have these pretty flakies on my lips.

Hard Candy Glossaholic Lipglosses can be bought at Wal-Mart and retail for about $5-6 each, depending on where you live. I think there's a couple of other shades available as well, but I only picked up these five.

What do you guys think about these glosses? Have you tried any? Any favourites?

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