This color is almost autumnal - but almost not. To me, it’s a little brighter than more brown-toned, genuine “rust orange” shades. This could almost be a winter-holiday accent. At any rate, aside from the shade: this color applies well either wet or dry, and has a metallic finish...
This and the Hydra Dolphin palette were released in summer 2021. I initially thought I'd prefer the warmer-toned Dolphin palette, but I ended up liking the shades in this palette more. The blues and purples are nice to have - the periwinkle is very welcome! A few of the colors apply...
When I first opened this, I thought I’d gotten a bad tube. I went to the store and bought another one, specifically checking the date on the package…and lo and behold, when I got home, the stuff this tube was the same yellow-brown-white color. It’s got a...
This is a very soft, cool pink with neutral tones. I have trouble getting it to show up on my skin. It is a perfect “first blush” shade for fair and light skintones - soft enough that it’s difficult to overapply, but with a soft bloom of color so...
I am not personally fond of brighter red lipsticks. I like how I look in deeper reds. This one - a cool-toned red with a velvety finish - is very much Dramatic Me. It’s hard to get a sharp smooth line, so I need to find a liner in...
A very bright red with no softness to it. This thing glows, no matter what lighting it’s in. Two coats gave me full opacity and smooth coverage. There’s a shine to the finished manicure even without a specifically shiny or glossy top coat. This polish isn’t quite...
I liked the look of this one in photos - the midtone purple, the metallic flakies, the internal luminosity of the finished manicure. I kind of wish that the flakies had been larger, but the distribution was good. There are enough to add a good amount of visual appeal without...
This is the least well-behaved in the Candy Drip kit. It’s patchy, and not easy to apply so that the base shade is evenly distributed.
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