Swatch: eye CANDY - Colour Flip

Hi ladies! Ever since eye CANDY London sent me Liquid Gold to review, I have been desperately trying to find the remaining three Colour Flip polishes I needed but unfortunately I live in a small town with a limited 'beauty range' in my local Sainsburys so I've never been able to find them! However, last weekend I was on my way to catch the ferry over to Bruges and stopped at a random Sainsburys store to stock up on some snacks for our overnight trip and whilst I was there I thought I would check out their beauty section to see if they had any in stock, loan behold they had ALL of them! Since you're reading this post, I obviously snagged them all.

For those of you who haven't seen any of my previous eye CANDY London posts here's a little bit of background behind the brand; Originally only sold in selected Sainsburys stores, eye CANDY London is a 3-free brand which is sourced, created, designed & manufactured in the UK and offers high end quality without the price tag. They have since become available for purchase from Amazon.co.uk & Sainsburys online as well as distributors in Holland, Italy and Finland, which will be announced in the upcoming months! Now that's out the way, lets get on to the swatches!!

SWATCHES AFTER THE JUMP!

Swatch: eye CANDY - Summer Neons

Hi ladies! I'm back with some more awesome polishes from eye CANDY. If you're from the UK you'll know that the weather has been pretty dull lately, we've had nothing but rain and dull, miserable looking clouds; definitely not SUMMER weather! Needless to say, I've been pretty miserable myself because I can't wear all the new summery clothes I bought over the last couple of months *curses at the weather* but that DOESN'T mean my nails have to be dull too, right!? So to add that little bit of cheer into my life again, out came the neon polish, since nothing says 'summer' like neon nails.

As I've mentioned in my other eye CANDY posts, I absolutely LOVE their formula, it's the perfect balance between thick and runny, which means there's no cuticle flooding, bald spots or waiting a long time for them to dry (I'm looking at you Essie! How were you still not dry after 40 MINUTES!!!???!). eye CANDY products are also very pigmented, which means you only need a couple of coats for full opacity! Before I show you the swatches, I had to alter my camrea settings and make it a lot darker, since it started to flip out on me due to the polish being so bright, so apologies for that - but it does make the photos slightly more colour accurate than if it were taken using my usual settings. All the photos below are taken without a Top/Base coat.

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Juicylicious is a bright Orange neon shade. Like all neons, Juicylicious dries to a Matte finish. I actually prefer matte finishes with neons, since the colour is so bright and in your face, to add shine to it would just be a bit too much in my opinion. I did notice that it didn't dry completely matte, when compared to others, but it was still 'dull' enough to be classed as a Matte polish. I applied 3 coats of Juicylicious for the the photos above.

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Provocative is a hot Pink, neon polish. As mentioned with Juicylicious, Provocative also dries to a slightly shiny, matte finish. I applied 2 coats of Provocative for the photos above.

eye CANDY Neon polishes are available for purchase at most large Sainsburys stores in the UK for £5 each! As of right now, Sainsburys are the sole retailers for eye CANDY polishes, but they are planning on expanding to selected retailers in the future. What are your thoughts on Provocative & Juicylicious and just neon shades in general, are you a fan or are they just not your 'cup of tea'? Let me know in the comments!

To keep up with the latest news from eye CANDY be sure to check out their website and also add them to Facebook & Twitter also be sure to check out my eye CANDY GIVEAWAY here, but hurry, it ends in the next couple of days!!

Swatch: eye CANDY - Tickle Your Fancy

Hi ladies, I have another eye CANDY polish to show you today in the form of Tickle Your Fancy. Tickle Your Fancy is a red-toned Fuchsia base infused with tiny Magenta shimmer. The application on this was perfect, it had full opacity in one coat! I did use two for the photos, just because one coat polishes don't sit right with me (as I've mentioned before) without a top coat. As you can see, even without a top coat, it's got a super glossy finish, which I love, except when trying to take photos and all you see is reflection!

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What are your thoughts on Tickle Your Fancy? I currently have this on my toes, since it's so Summer appropriate, although you wouldn't think it's Summer right now in the UK! Have any UK ladies have tried eye CANDY polishes yet? If so, which shade(s) do you own? For my international ladies, make sure you enter my eye CANDY giveaway for your chance to own three polishes for yourself!

Swatch: eye CANDY - Peppermint Dream

Hi ladies! I'm back with another eye CANDY polish for you today. Peppermint Dream is a Turquoise Blue creme with undertones of Mint Green. The photos below are two coats of Peppermint Dream without a base/top coat. The application was good, I did have a little issue with my middle finger, but I think that was due to the fact I applied it a little thicker on that particular nail. Other than that, I had no other issues with any of the eye CANDY polishes I have tried so far! 

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Peppermint Dream is definitely keeping in with the Spring/Summer trends this year. I actually wore this on my nails for a couple of days, which is VERY unlike me. As mentioned before, you can purchase eye CANDY Core Colours at 408 Sainsburys stores nationwide for £5 each. Unfortunately, they're only available in the UK, but FEAR NOT ladies! Click HERE to be taken to my eye CANDY giveaway, where one lucky winner will win 2 eye CANDY Magnetic Quilt polishes in Peacock & Arctic AND a Colour Flip polish in Green With Envy!!!

Swatch: eye CANDY - Naughty But Nice

Hi ladies! I thought I would stop by and do a little post whilst I cool down from sitting in the BEAUTIFUL British weather we've had over the weekend and give you a little swatch post. As you all may know if you follow me on Facebook, I have been raving about eye CANDY nail polishes lately. Everything about them is top quality, from the packaging to the formula, everything except the price that is! eye CANDY nail polishes are available from 408 Sainsburys stores nationwide for between £5 - £10. I have a polish to show you from their Core line, in the shade 'Naughty But Nice'.
Naughty But Nice is a gorgeous, Grey-toned, pastel Lilac creme. It applied well with minimal streaking on the first coat, I used 2 coats for the photos below. As with all eye CANDY Nail Polishes I have tried, the formula is amazing, it honestly is up there with the greats such as OPI/China Glaze. The finish is smooth and extremely glossy, the photos don't quite do it justice.

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As I mentioned, you can find eye CANDY products in 408 Sainsburys stores nationwide. Their Core Colours range retails for £5 each and come in 12 different shades. Unfortunately for my international readers, eye CANDY Nail Polishes are solely available from Sainsburys, but I am told they will eventually be expanding to selected online retailers in the future! To make sure you don't miss out on the latest news, be sure to add eye CANDY to Facebook (here & here) and also follow them on Twitter! Stay tuned for some more of eye CANDY Core Colours coming soon!

Swatch: eye CANDY - Magnetic Quilt 'Bordeaux'

Hi ladies, me again! Are you getting sick of seeing me yet? I promise you, this is the last post for today! Carrying on with the eye CANDY theme of today, I have one of their new 'Quilted' magnetic polishes in Bordeaux. I'm sure you're all aware by now that eye CANDY has a brand new polish line out in 408 Sainsburys stores Nationwide and are 3 free, 100% British and use the same world class formula as OPI for a fraction of the price!
Now, this is the first time I have EVER used a Magnetic polish as they've never really interested me, so you'll have to excuse the mess, but I do think I did a reasonably good job for my first try, right!? Bordeaux itself is a deep, Ruby Red base packed with Silver shimmer - I'd actually wear this polish without using the magnet!
If you're like me and are a complete noob when it comes to Magnetic polishes, I thought I would give you a quick insight to what I did;

1. Place a thin layer of the polish on each finger and leave until 'almost' dry
2. Apply a thick layer of polish on one finger and quickly place the magnet 'ridge' at the base of the cuticle.
3. Hold for 15-20 seconds
4. Repeat step 2 & 3 on remaining nails.

After following those steps, you should end up with something like this, if not better; Note; In the following photos, a Top Coat was used.

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Detachable Magnetic Lid.

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I also wanted to see how it would look matted, as you can see, matting the polish does seem to effect the opacity of the magnetic pattern as well as highlighting more how noob I really am at this. I used one coat of ELF - Matte Finisher Top Coat for the photos below.

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I was impressed by the strength of the magnet but unfortunately, this polish hasn't changed my opinion of Magnetic polishes. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of them but they just don't 'wow' me. As I mentioned, I would definitely wear this colour without the use of the Magnet, I think it's beautiful and I don't own anything quite like it.

For those of you who DO like Magnetic polishes, eye CANDY currently has 2 types of magnet designs, the one you see above and also waves (which were pictured in the Press Release post), they will also be launching two new designs in the near future; a star design and diagonal lines! The Magnetic range are available for purchase at most large Sainsburys stores for £10 each (10ml) and come in three different colours; Espresso (coffee metallic), Artic (silver metallic) and of course Bordeaux.

To keep up with the latest news from eye CANDY be sure to check out their website and also add them to Facebook & Twitter

Swatch: eye CANDY - What A Steal

Hi ladies! As promised, here is the second eye CANDY polish I have to show you 'What A Steal'. As mentioned in my first post eye CANDY polishes are all 3 free as well as being sourced, created, designed and manufactured in the UK and use the same world class formula as OPI for a fraction of the price!
What A Steal is a limited edition, Graphite Grey packed with densely packed Gold, Silver and Green micro glitter to give it that metallic Graphite feel. Like Liquid Gold the application was easy, I needed two coats for the photos below, there were some bald spots when applying my first coat, but that was easily rectified with the second application. The polish also dries completely smooth, which was a complete shock to me as when looking at the bottle I got the impression it would dry a little gritty. Overall I'm very impressed with the two polishes I have tried so far, but enough with the ramble, lets get on to the swatches!

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To me, this looks very similar to Chanel - Graphite, but as I don't own any Chanel polishes, I can't do a comparison for you. eye CANDY What A Steal is available for purchase at most larger Sainsburys stores for  £8 (12ml) each. What are your thoughts on 'What A Steal', do you see yourself going to purchase it in attempt to kill the Chanel craving? Let me know in the comments!
To keep up with the latest news from eye CANDY be sure to check out their website and also add them to Facebook & Twitter

Also, stay tuned for the last eye CANDY post where I show you my first attempt at using a Magnetic polish!

Swatch: eye CANDY - Liquid Gold

Hi ladies! So you may remember I posted a Press Release for the new eye CANDY Nail Polishes which are being released into larger Sainsburys stores around the UK, well today I have one of three eye CANDY polishes to show you! I won't bore you with a super long intro, but I will quickly give you a little information about eye CANDY nail polishes!

"eye CANDY London, formulated for an ultra-glossy, long-lasting finish, created by our very distinctive and innovative flair.

Housed in chic packaging, these instant beauty boosters are designed to enhance your nails transforming your look from ordinary, to extraordinary!"

Did you know that:

• eye CANDY London polishes are proudly sourced, created, designed & manufactured in the UK!
• eye CANDY London polishes have a professional OPI base, as they are both manufactured in the same factory!
• eye CANDY London polishes are housed in an Italian Glass bottle, just like that of Chanel!
• eye CANDY London polishes are also 3 free!
• eye CANDY London polishes are currently available in 408 Sainsburys stores Nationwide!

So now that you all have a little information on eye CANDY, let's get on to the swatches! Here is one of the four Colour Flip polishes in the collection, Liquid Gold.

Liquid Gold is a gorgeous dark, metallic Gold with a Blue/Green duochrome effect. There's been a lot of these floating around the polish world lately, ever since the infamous Chanel - Peridot was released in the Autumn of 2011, from brands such as OPI, Jessica, Ciaté and soon to be China Glaze. Unfortunately, I don't own any of the above so I can't compare them for you, but from what I can see, they do look similar. The formula of eye CANDY polishes are amazing, they glide on like butter and from what I can see, they are all very pigmented and have a quick drying time, which is perfect for when you're on the go!

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eye CANDY Colour Flip polishes are available for purchase at most large Sainsburys stores in the UK for £8 each! As of right now, Sainsburys are the sole retailers for eye CANDY polishes, but they are planning on expanding to selected retailers in the future. What are your thoughts on Liquid Gold? Would you buy it, or would you leave it? Let me know!
To keep up with the latest news from eye CANDY be sure to check out their website and also add them to Facebook & Twitter

Also stay tuned for more eye CANDY swatches coming soon!