NOTD: Hard Candy Sweet Tooth

Hard Candy Sweet Tooth

3 coats

macro shot

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: nails inc. Sweets Way

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Sweets Way

2 coats

(listed as "Sweets Away" on the Sephora website)

Sweets Way macro shot

white with pastel blue, pink, and silver sprinkles

Today I've got the last of the four shades from the nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles collection. I am not sure why I waited to long to wear this one- it's very pretty. I continue to be impressed with the coverage you can get from just 2 coats in this collection.

It was a bit bumpy so I added a coat of Gelous before I did my topcoat and it smoothed it out well.

Details
 

Brand/Name:  nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Topping Lane

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats color topped with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station
 

Price: $9.50
 

Purchased from:  www.sephora.com
 

Collection: Topping Lane is part of the Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish collection, released in Summer 2012, along with Sugar House Lane (pastel grey with monocrome sprinkles), Puddling Lane (teal with navy and gold sprinkles), and Topping Lane (pink with cerise, silver and purple sprinkles)

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Pudding Lane

nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Pudding Lane

teal with navy and gold sprinkles

I just couldn't crop the cupcake out of the picture! So cute. I am still loving these Sprinkles shades. Note that I did need 3 coats on this one to get complete coverage of the teal base.

Details

Brand/Name:  nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Pudding Lane

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 3 coats color topped with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Price: $9.50

Purchased from:  www.sephora.com

Collection: The Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish collection was released in Summer 2012 and includes:

• Sugar House Lane (pastel grey with monocrome sprinkles)
• Sweets Way (listed as Sweets "Away" on Sephora's site - white with pastel blue, pink, and silver sprinkles)
• Puddling Lane (teal with navy and gold sprinkles)
• Topping Lane (pink with cerise, silver and purple sprinkles)

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Sugar House Lane

nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Sugar House Lane

pastel grey with monochrome sprinkles

How fun is this polish? After I purchased Topping Lane and loved it, I had to go back and pick up the other three shades in this collection. The pic above is actually taken on Day 3- I painted Sunday night and took the pictures at noon on Tuesday. Not a chip in sight.

Note that these Sprinkles polishes do need a coat of Gelous to help smooth out the glitter.

Details

Brand/Name:  nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Sugar House Lane

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats color topped with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Price: $9.50

Purchased from:  www.sephora.com

Collection: The Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish collection was released in Summer 2012 and includes:

• Sugar House Lane (pastel grey with monocrome sprinkles)
• Sweets Way (listed as Sweets "Away" on Sephora's site - white with pastel blue, pink, and silver sprinkles)
• Puddling Lane (teal with navy and gold sprinkles)
• Topping Lane (pink with cerise, silver and purple sprinkles)

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Topping Lane

NOTD: nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Topping Lane

Topping Lane macro shot

pink with cerise, silver and purple sprinkles

I just want to eat my nails today! They remind me of those iced animal crackers and I absolutely love the color combo. This was super easy to apply- I just needed two coats and got great glitter coverage on each nail. 

Several people commented on Sephora that they experienced chipping, but I'm on day three and haven't gotten a chip yet. I imagine those commenters aren't hard-core nailies like us and didn't use a good base/top coat combo like we know to do! It was a bit bumpy so I added a coat of Gelous before I did my topcoat and it smoothed it out well.

Details

Brand/Name:  nails inc. Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish in Topping Lane

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats color topped with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Price: $9.50

Purchased from:  www.sephora.com

Collection: Topping Lane is part of the Special Effects Sprinkles Nail Polish collection, released in Summer 2012, along with Sugar House Lane (pastel grey with monocrome sprinkles), Sweets Way (listed as Sweets "Away" on Sephora's site - white with pastel blue, pink, and silver sprinkles), and Puddling Lane (teal with navy and gold sprinkles)