NOTD: Hard Candy Sweet Tooth

Hard Candy Sweet Tooth

3 coats

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After I wore nails inc. Sweets Way last week I remembered that there was a possible dupe made by Hard Candy in their Candy Sprinkles line. It was amazingly close!

However, the price is a bit different. Hard Candy retails exclusively at Walmart for $3.97 for .26 ounces. Nails inc. can be purchased from Sephora for $9.50 for .33 ounces.

I used 2 coats of Nails Inc. while I needed 3 coats of Hard Candy to get the same look.

Another difference I noted was that the Hard Candy version dried smoother- I only needed a topcoat of NYC Grand Central Station to smooth it out. With the Nails Inc. version I added a coat of Gelous before my topcoat.

One more thing: these tend to be pretty chip-tastic on me and I had quite a few chips on the second day. Still love the effect- the layered glitter sandwich look you get by doing multiple coats is so cool.

NOTD: Hard Candy Gummy Green

Last month I kept reading about Hard Candy's new line of polish showing up in Walmarts all around the US. I immediately started stalking mine, but continued to be greeted by this lonely empty display:

So disappointing!

But finally, one day I was on the other side of town and spotted a full display! I decided to buy all the Candy  Sprinkles link since I own a few from the Nails Inc. Sprinkles line.

Not sure why, but I decided to go with Gummy Green to swatch first.

Hard Candy Gummy Green

I really like it! I used a coat of Gelous to help smooth it out before I added a coat of NYC GSC. I can't wait to try the other colors in the line- I just need the sun to come out!

NOTD: Hard Candy Beetle

Hard Candy Beetle

Only it's not my NOTD anymore.... I had to remove it because I felt like I had bug wings on my fingers! :-)

Really, it's a pretty polish, and quite a neat shade. In some lights, it is purple, and in others, green. Just like a beetle's wings.......