Another weekend, another nail polish adventure! This weekend we set out to Shreveport to scope out our closest Rite Aid store for the newest Julie G nail polishes! And at last, we were successful! I came home with the entire Candy Shoppe collection as well as the nine new polishes from her regular nine. Today, I want to share swatches and first impressions of the Candy Shoppe Collection. I was really excited about trying out a new texture of polish. This collection features a jelly bean finish. I've seen "waxy" finishes before and they seemed pretty intriguing - so I'm glad to finally try these out!
What it looks like right in the middle of a Rite Aid adventure! hehe. Scoping out the clearance section. We had good luck the last time - but not so lucky this time!
Polishes L to R: Lollipop, Sour Grape, Pixi Stick, Sour Apple, Licorice Twist, Candy Shop, Sweet Tooth, Wild Cherry, Lemon Drop
The first polish is Candy Shop. It is an orange creme. It's a tad bit brighter in the sunlight. This is two coats, and my nail line is still visible. I think three coats would be enough to eliminate that.
This beautiful yellow creme is Lemon Drop. I think this one was a sleeper for me. I didn't expect it to be one of my favorites, but I think it's one of the nicest sunny yellows. I think the finish makes it that much prettier!
Next up is Licorice Twist. This is a light black - if that's even possible. It's like a smoky black lol. I think the finish offers a more sophisticated spin on the classic black nail.
Now on to the first of the two purples in this collection. I must confess I am slightly disappointed that these two purples are so similar. Maybe one of them should have been a pastel purple or even a fuschia. Anyway, the first one is Lollipop. I've been calling it the juicier looking purple haha. It is a red-toned almost berry-like deep purple. Again the two coat swatch still has visible nail lines, but three is enough to eliminate that.
The second polish is Sour Grape. This is Lollipop's dusty sister - seriously! This is also a deep purple, but it has a lot less red tones in making it a dusty purple.
This next polish is probably my favorite out of the bunch - Sour Apple. It's a bright springy green that in the bottle reminds me of Holla-Peno also from Julie G. I think it may be slightly darker.
Next up is the pink from the collection, called Pixi Stick. It is a bright bubble-gum pink.This one also shows up brighter than what the picture is showing. This is a really nice pink, but nothing too special. =/
This beautiful blue is called Sweet Tooth. This probably had the most pigmented color of all the polishes and it did seem a bit thicker. I am a sucker for any bright blue like this, so of course I love it!
Lastly, is Wild Cherry. A beautiful blue toned cherry red - duh! I had to take the picture in a different light, because it came out looking very similar to Pixi Stick. Really nice formula though, as will all of these polishes!
Overall, I liked the concept of this collection, I just wish there was more color variation in the collection. Aside from the two purples, the pink and the red looked almost similar in some of the photos I took for swatching. I also wish there was a way to topcoat these without losing the effect. The formula for all the polishes is consistent across the board - smooth and easy to apply. The first coat of course, will be sheer - even Julie acknowledges that in her video - but it is very buildable to an opaque finish. Even though it is sheer it isn't runny at all. It applies very evenly!
After wearing it for two days, there is no chipping or tip wear, however I am seeing scratches and dents on the nail. I'm sure there is a waxy topcoat out there somewhere though! Standouts for me definitely are Lemon Drop and Sour Apple. There are a bunch of spring/summer looks that can be created using these polishes - even having them contrast with other textured polishes. I will definitely post looks I come up with here on the blog! This is the initial one I did using Lollipop, Sour Grape, and Lemon Drop.
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