Sparkled Beauty

Ok guys, if you did some damage at Claire's during their $10 gift card promo last month, now is a good time to use the gift card ($10 off a $20 purchase, i.e. 50% off). My Claire's just started the 10 for $10 sale yesterday. If you get 20 items with this sale and use the gift card, the stuff ends up being 50 cents each.

This nail polish is part of a little haul I did: Claire's Cotton Candy scented nail polish.

If you didn't know already, Claire's did jump on the bandwagon with a few scented nail polishes, the sweet smelling kind. Retailed for CAD5.75 regularly, they weren't at the top of my shopping list, as I have enough scented Revlon already. But when they are in the $1 bin, it's a different story, right?

Among the 3 different shades from the scented line I got yesterday, Cotton Candy is the first colour I put on. And I love it! A beautiful sky blue colour with hexa and fine glitters in gold and blue. Very pretty.

One thing I prepared myself with is the sheer finish - as read on a few polish blog, and yes it is sheer. But somehow it works out really well in this mermaid mani, blue ocean water and fish scales, lol. This is 4 coats, same lighting with different angles.

If you click to enlarge the pics, you can see the glitters on the nails a little better. The colour is subtle enough for work, if nobody stares real close to your nails to see the glitters :) It's Friday, I don't mind going a little bold.

So, if you like a sheer mermaid mani, Cotton Candy does the job just fine. But if you long for a bolder look, layer it on top of a darker colour, maybe one in the same colour family with it.

Oh about the scent, it does smell like cotton candy, sweet but not overwhelming. The scent lingers for a good amount of time. I painted my nails last night, and now it's late morning and I can still smell the scent. I do prefer this than the typical strong nail polish scent, so it doesn't bother me. Do take it into consideration though, if you are sensitive to scents.