I picked up Hard Candy Beetle the other day at Walmart. It's a mauve, green, bronze and gold multichrome that is (from what I've read) an exact dupe for Orly Space Cadet...and it costs half as much. Beetle's foil finish is absolutely stunning, and I love how it shifts from color to color in different lights. Application was absolutely perfect - Beetle was opaque for me at two easy coats. I was curious to see what Beetle would look like with a matte top coat, as well as what it would do to the multichrome effect, so my pointer finger has one coat of Essie Matte About You, and the rest have one coat of Rush top coat.
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outdoors, cloudy (The sun is refusing to come out.)
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As far as I can tell, the matte top coat didn't change the multichrome effect at all. This is an absolutely gorgeous polish, and I'm very glad I got it - especially as it was only $5 compared to $10 for the Orly (or even more for the MAC dupe). Now, I'm off to see the wizard...er, the doctor. Have a great day!
The Orly Cosmic FX collection is on sale at Sally Beauty Supply now for $3.99 each. :) In case there were others from that line that you were after.
ReplyDeletei love it matte. I can honestly say that these are the first swatches that actually make me want this polishes... lol
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteThe Wal-Marts in here Canada, well, ok, in S'toon, have finally started to carry the Hard Candy cosmetics line - hopefully they will add nail polish in the mix soon!!
Wow, I really need to check this out. I wanted to get Orly Space Cadet but this maybe a cheaper alternative.
ReplyDeleteWow holy duochrome! I love this! I still haven't tried a Hard Candy polish yet what is wrong with me!
ReplyDeleteIt does look like an exact dupe, so whatyaknow that Hard Candy was the duper, lol. I never thought to matte it, not bad at all. And I'm glad you posted this, I forgot that I grabbed 3 of their new ones (they were out of this one) the other day for swaps and they're still sitting in the bottom of my bag. Thanks and happy day!
ReplyDeleteErin- Thanks for letting me know! I was actually at Sally's today and I didn't see them, though...I guess they ran out.
ReplyDeleteTwister- Haha, I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or not! ;)
Delaynee- Thanks! I hope they start stocking the nail polishes soon.
Serena- I would definitely recommend Beetle!
Aurora's Nails- Haha, me too! I have only recently tried Hard Candy nail polishes...and I'm in love. :)
Lacquer Ware for Tips and Toes- It was so incredibly shiny on its own that I couldn't help wonder what it would look like matte! Happy day to you, too. :)
ooo. this is really pretty. but it looks a bit greener? but then again duochromes are crazy hard to capture..or maybe one can't take a pciture of them at all. what ring shape did it come with? I feel like a kid wanting the extra free prize...sure the ring kind of cuts off my circulation but still a free prize =)
ReplyDeleteYeah why doesnt the Hard Candy line in Canada carry the nail polishes?? Hmmm... they better soon!
ReplyDeleteLoveeee this polish!
shortwidenails- It does have some green to it...and it came with a purple heart ring. I actually don't like the rings; you'd be welcome to mine! :)
ReplyDeleteTasha- Thanks! I'm crossing my fingers for all the Canadians. :)
Also, if anyone's REALLY adamant on getting Space Cadet, the ULTA I work at just recently got a whole new set of Cosmic FX(complete with another display, which I don't understand, but whatever), so maybe theirs did too? I was lucky enough to buy mine right before I quit working at Sally, so I got them for a good price.
ReplyDeleteSteffi- Thanks for the tip!
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