Hard Candy Walmart Recap

I have now covered all 16 of the Hard Candy Walmart varnishes.
In case you are considering ordering any from walmart.com and don't want to puzzle out their enigmatic labeling system**, here it is deciphered for you:

left to right:
Betrayed = Fishnet
Orange = Lava
Yellow = Splendid
Lime = Sweet P
Green = Envy

Teal = Frenzy
Navy = Mr. Right
Deep Purple = Rumor Mill
Purple = Hot Pants
Periwinkle = Mr. Wrong

Black = The End
White Pearl = Sugar Daddy
White = Break Up
Pink (Heart Ring) = Hypnotic
Pink (Round Ring) = Pretty in Punk
Rose = Date Night

**Obviously, this may be subject to change on Walmart's part - so you may want to double check the picture to help you order what you're really after.

This collection consists of
six cremes:
Fishnet(jelly-ish), Splendid, Frenzy, Rumor Mill, The End, Pretty in Punk(jelly-ish)
The cremes are decent, but the formula is nothing very special. I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend them, but I prefer Rescue Beauty Lounge or Illamasqua for magical one coat cremes.
If you like the color, I certainly wouldn't discourage you from giving these a try.

three foils:
Lava, Mr. Wrong, Hypnotic
I think these foils are the stand-outs of the collection.
All three are fantastic - though it bears repeating that Hypnotic is sheer.

three shimmers:
Envy, Mr. Right, Sugar Daddy
These are nice, but not incredibly unique.
Sugar Daddy is best as a layering polish.

two dense glitters:
Sweet P, Date Night
I'm just not that into these. They are not sparse enough to make great topcoats and not dense enough to wear alone (for my personal taste). The colors are not very saturated either considering they're flashy glitters.

two chunky/sheer glitters:
Hot Pants, Break Up
These are strictly for layering, but are quite interesting. My second favorites after the foils.

I, for one, am looking forward to trying something new. I hope you didn't suffer too much under my Hard Candy-spamming routine. Stay tuned.

Hard Candy Walmart Pretty in Punk

Today's manicure is Hard Candy Walmart Pretty in Punk.
Pretty in Punk is a basic hot pink creme. It's mildly jelly-ish and there's some visible nail line with three coats.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, three coats of polish, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.
This marks the end of the Hard Candy Walmart collection! I guess I need a recap post :)

Hard Candy Walmart Date Night

Today's manicure is Hard Candy Walmart Date Night.
Date Night is a soft salmon pink dense glitter. It would make a fine top coat, but is dense enough to be worn alone. The photos are a bit dark, but they were taken indoors.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, three coats of polish, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.

shown here with flash:

Hard Candy Walmart Hypnotic

Today's manicure is Hard Candy Walmart Hypnotic.
Hypnotic is a sheer delicate dusty rose pink with gold sparkle. This mani is three coats and there's still some visible nail line. I actually like this as is - it's way more subtle than I usually go for, but on my skin tone it's like a basic nude with a bit of a twist. It may benefit from being pumped up over a tonal pink or white - but I don't imagine layering it over black will do much for the delicate tone.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, three coats of polish, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.
Happy Halloween tomorrow!

Hard Candy Walmart Sugar Daddy

Today's manicure is Hard Candy Walmart Sugar Daddy.
Sugar Daddy is an ultra sheer white that flashes gold shimmer. This polish is crazy sheer - my nails are completely visible under three coats. I think it is best suited to layering. I show it over black in the bottom two pictures.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, three coats of polish, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.



The pictures below show comparisons between Sugar Daddy over black (two coats of Barielle Monique Jet) and three of the new Creative Nail Design Effects: Jade Sparkle, Gold Sparkle, and Gold Shimmer. This polish is closest in color to one coat of Gold Shimmer, but I don't think they are exact dupes.

Hard Candy Walmart The End and Break Up

Today's manicure is Hard Candy Walmart Break Up over Hard Candy Walmart The End.
The End is a simple black creme. Break Up consists of microglitter and large hexagonal chunky glitter that flashes orange, yellow, and green depending on the lighting in a clear base. Since The End is not unique or interesting in and of itself and Break Up is glitter is a transparent base, I thought these colors would make good a good layering combination.
Disclaimer: I think that Break Up is beautiful, but unlike Hot Pants, the glitter is so chunky it does not lie flush to the nail. It doesn't look horribly chunky to the naked eye, but even with top coat the nail surface still feels bumpy and uneven.
We'll see how difficult removal will be.
In case you were wondering, The End is a good black creme. It's easy to apply and opaque in two coats, but a comparable polish can be found cheaper in the drugstore.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, two coats of The End, two coats of Break Up, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.

Hard Candy Walmart Rumor Mill and Hot Pants

Today's manicure is Hard Candy Walmart Hot Pants over Hard Candy Walmart Rumor Mill.
Rumor Mill is a vampy purple so dark it's basically black. Hot Pants is a sheer purple jelly with silver holographic glitter and larger hexagonal silver holographic glitter chunks. Since Rumor Mill is not very unique or interesting and Hot Pants is very sheer, I thought these colors would make good a good layering combination.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual resurface base coat, two coats of Rumor Mill, two coats of Hot Pants, and one coat of SpaRitual tout de suite top coat.

Hard Candy Walmart Mr. Wrong

Today's manicure is Hard Candy Walmart Mr. Wrong.
Of course, if it were me, I would call this one Mr. Right. Why is it women always go after the bad boy?
Mr. Wrong is a totally unique foil that combines a silvery purple and gold metallic glitters.
This mani is one coat SpaRitual Resurface bc, three coats polish, and one coat SpaRitual Tout de Suite tc.

Chanel Blue Satin and Hard Candy Walmart Mr. Right

As per a reader request, I am providing comparison swatches between Chanel Blue Satin and Hard Candy Walmart Mr. Right. I left Mr. Right on my thumb, middle finger and pinky (hence tipwear and dulled shine of topcoat - sorry) and applied Chanel Blue Satin to my pointer and ring ringers.
The Hard Candy Walmart is three coats over one coat SpaRitual resurface bc with one coat SpaRitual tout de suite tc.
The Chanel is two coats over one coat SpaRitual resurface bc with one coat SpaRitual tout de suite tc.
I think you could get away with two coats of Hard Candy Walmart, and one coat of Chanel Blue Satin for that matter, but I finished with an extra coat on each for good measure. Both applied well; Blue Satin is more pigmented - but four times as pigmented? Nope.
I included two overexposed photos so you could see more detail - since this is a dark and vampy polish. I think they are a pretty close match.