ABC Challenge: Q - Claire's Queen Bee + Revlon Celestial FX

Self-purchased

Claire's Queen Bee is a blue-toned lilac creme that's great for spring. I used 3 coats. The formula was creamy, but thin and slightly runny so I had to apply the polish carefully. It surprisingly dried to a satin finish and didn't level well so I used top coat to smooth it out and add some shine.

Revlon Celestial FX has silver star, moon, and diamond holo glitter, along with iridescent glitter, in a clear base. It's a whimsical polish that reminds me of fairytales! I used 1 coat over Claire's Queen Bee. The formula was not very good, but workable. Even though I set the bottle upside-down for a while, I still wasn't able to get the silver holo glitter out unless I swirled my brush and fished for them. Also, I could only get the iridescent glitter if I dabbed it. The polish had a lot of clear base that got a bit thick and gloopy so I recommend sponging this polish onto the nail instead of applying it normally. The large glitters weren't flexible so I couldn't bend them to match the curve of my nails. With top coat.

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Claire's Happy Go Lucky

Self-purchased

Claire's Happy Go Lucky is a marvelous bright blurple creme. The camera shows it bluer than it really is on the nail, a problem seen in all blurple polishes. The color in the bottle in the first picture is the most accurate. I believe I used 2 coats. The formula was wonderful and so easy to apply. No cleanup was necessary! :) I think it dried satin so I used top coat. Overall, a wonderful color with a solid formula. Love!

Thanks for looking! See you on the other side of the day!

Michelle

Claire's Candy Shop

Claire's Candy Shop

Candy Shop is a sheer bubble gum pink with multicolored glitter and takes 3 coats to look as it is pictured. Application was fairly smooth except it was necessary to manually move some of the bigger glitters. Dry time was extremely fast! Claire's Candy Shop is a dupe of Deborah Lippmann's own Candy Shop (yes, the dupe really does have the same name as the original). Candy Shop has exactly the same glitter as that in Deborah's Candy Shop and Happy Birthday! and Milani's Gems, the famous dupe of Happy Birthday! Removal was a HUGE pain (as is with many glitter polishes), however, this one was more so. The glitter got under my nails! And some of the time, they were sooo difficult to get out.

If you have been meaning to purchase Deborah's Candy Shop, but decided that it was too expensive, look no further! Claire's Candy Shop was around $5, but there is usually a Buy-1-Get-1-50%-Off deal at Claire's for their polishes, earrings, and etc. But act fast or Candy Shop may as well disappear (I mean, who wouldn't want a dupe of a ~$18 polish when they can get a dupe for only $5?)!

Here are close-ups of Candy Shop for a clearer view of the multicolored glitter:

Note: The pink is definitely not this neon/bright. It is a much softer, light pink. I think my light made it appear that way, much as it makes my hands look red.

See you guys on the other side of the day!

- M