I really want Deborah Lippmann's Candy Shop nail polish but as my collection is bursting at the seams I have decided not to indulge and make do with what I have. This has lead me to creating my own little concoction to gain something similar to Candy Shop.
I used Leighton Denny's Babydoll and Technic's Carnival which I bought from eBay for £2.69. I really like Technic's Carnival believe it or not all my fingers have only one coat of it on! My thumb does have two coats but I feel it looks overdone? The trick is to wipe of any excess base (the clear polish) and dab the glitter on which will save you applying lots of coats and going nuts waiting on it to dry! The Leighton Denny polish is really opaque after two applications but I found it had a really long drying down time which isn't wonderful considering it's price point!
Okay it's not an exact dupe but it is still a very pretty combo which will do me for now. I say now as I really do want Candy Shop and a few other Deborah Lippmann polishes haha, the brand does grown up glitter like no other brand in my opinion.
Honestly? I like your version better than Candy Shop.
ReplyDeletePS : The name of this post is AWESOME! HAHA x)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteI don't normally like glittered nails but this is really nice. :)
ReplyDeletelike the Black Barbie logo :)
ReplyDelete@nora - haha i'm glad you like the name haha! Really? What don't you like about candy shop? Just curious :) x
ReplyDelete@sarah - thank you :)
@toni tralala - thank you it's not as obvious as some glitter combinations, i'm rather fond of it haha! x
@maria - thank you :) it works well in the photos eh? :) x
It looks like a good enough dupe in all fairness. I like. xx
ReplyDeleteSo cute :) x
ReplyDeleteFallen in love with that glitter polish. Feel like I'm watching fireworks or something haha
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I'm starting to love glittery nail polishes as gets closer to Xmas, this is cute xx
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome post title! The mani is really cute too. I would put the glitter over a hot barbie pink though, haha!
ReplyDeletevery soft and girly, nice :)
ReplyDeletethis is really cute! truth be told, i think you're version is much more noticable- the glitter in the Deborah Lippmann is not noticable enough in photos!:)
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I love it - it really does look like barbie puke. sickly-glittery but fabulous :)
ReplyDelete@claire - thank you :) I wish I still didn't want the real version though haha! x
ReplyDelete@aisling - thank you :) x
@allie - barbie pink fireworks haha I like that! x
@lyndsey - oh me too! I think christmas does that to us all ahha x
@lauraleia - thank you :) haha I might try that out :) x
@fakhra - thank you :) x
@lila - thank you :) I still want the Deborah Lippmann version haha x
@clare - thank you :) x
Beyond obsessed with glitter polishes!
ReplyDeleteI have seen few of the Deborah Lippmann's polishes on blogs, love them, totally hate the price tho. I will stick to my OPI.
This is very cute, love the base color too.
& your phone cover, freakin' adorable.
xo SARMIN
so lush!
ReplyDelete@c and c- you and me both haha! Yeah the prices are so steep :(, did you get any of the muppets opi's? x
ReplyDelete@ashlyn - thank you :) x
WOW they look fab!! :)
ReplyDeleteI really want the Deborah Lippmann one but this really is a great dupe! I love it with the Leighton Denny shade too!
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@what larry loves - thank you so much :) x
ReplyDelete@zoe - me too shame its L.E :( thank you :) x
Hy!!! Looks great! You did an amazzing job!
ReplyDeleteKiss xx
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Wow! I love these pics, you did an amazing job on the nails! I honestly thought the first photo was a promo shot from somewhere!!
ReplyDeleteTeehee! Love the title for this post :D xx
@barbara- thank you so much :) x
ReplyDelete@the pampered sparrow - haha really? haha that is funny :) thank you lovely :) x
This is gorgeous Adrianne much perfer this to the Deborah lippmann Candy shop - you did a good job :)
ReplyDeleteP.S: loving the name of the post haha!!
Holly,xo
Very creative! Impressed. :)
ReplyDeleteHad one of their polishes in a glossybox, was very impressed. Your featured one is delightful.
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Love this combo. Im with you thos, D Lippmann def does the best grown up glitters xxx
ReplyDelete@miss holly - haha as long as the name doesn't actually make anyone puke i'm happy haha :) thanks lovely :) x
ReplyDelete@C- thank you so much :) that is where my LD polish came from and as much as I like its finish I found it to take forever to dry :( x
@Maria - thank you lovely :) ahh doesn't she just...I need some haha! x
Oh! I like it! I also find Leighton Denny polishes long to dry :(
ReplyDeleteThis combo looks great :) I am wearing similar nail today with a pale pink and another deborah lippmann look-a-like from essence : cheap and does the trick :) x
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LOVE the name of this mani!! It looks gorgeous x
ReplyDeletePfff! No wonder you had a shame naming contest a little while ago, Barbie Puke is such a great name!
ReplyDeleteI got Rainbow Connection, the red glitter one, the bronze one, & the silver-ish one. Rainbow, I need to go get backups, & get rest of the glitter once. OPI did a great job with the glitter in this collection.
ReplyDeletexo SARMIN
I love the title of this! :) haha very pretty, reminds me of cupcakes!!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually a little bit in love with these nails <3 xxx
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