I'm still working on my new workspace. Actually, to tell the truth I didn't do anything to it today, but I put such a huge dent in it last night that it's okay. I'm hoping to get it all done by Monday and will have pictures of it up shortly after that. But while that's being sorted, take a look at Beetle by Hard Candy.

Beetle was the color that I was really hoping would be sent to me, and thankfully it was. It looks like a puddle of gasoline on a hot pavement.

Color:
Multichrome glitter. Flashes purple, orange and green.


Application:
No real problems there. It took 3 coats for opacity though. Drying time was average.


Downside:
Believe it or not, this actually falls flat in average lighting. I'm also not entirely sure that I like it with my skintone.


Bottom Line:
Beetle is a truly amazing multichrome polish that you could look at forever in the sun. The fact that it's a glittery finish only adds to it's charm. This is certainly a Hard Candy shade that you don't want to pass up, and since it retails at $4 a bottle at Walmart, you really ought to pick a bottle of it up.

I am bound and determined to finally get my shit together, sort through all of my polish, and organize them the way that I have been envisioning it in my head for the last month. So this weekend is dedicated to doing that, which means that I better hurry up and post something now before I get entangled in a web of organization that I can't pull away from. So with that said, here are some swatches of Hard Candy's Fabuluxe.

Color:
Dense hot hot hot HOT pink foil glitter in a hot pink jelly base.

Application:
Not bad at all. It's easy to control and pretty opaque (2 coats) due to the glitter being so dense. Of course it's a total pain in the ass to remove, but that comes with the territory. Drying time is average and my only qualm is that it's a topcoat eater. But again, that's the way it goes with these glitter polishes.


Downside:
Nope. Aside from the minor application/removal issues that I mentioned above, I can honestly say that I'm thrilled with this polish!


Bottom Line:
Of all of the Hard Candy polishes I have (including a small handful of vintage shades that they no longer make), this is the one. The color is seriously bold, and the blingyness is out of control. This is the perfect party girl polish. I'm not even totally sure what I mean by that, but I know that I can picture Cyndi Lauper circa 1985 rocking Fabuluxe 7 days a week. In fact, I'm surprised that something like this wasn't what OPI created for their Katy Perry collection, because it definitely feels like a shade she would wear.

Note: If you didn't catch my rant about the StyledOn nail art contest last week then you might wanna go ahead and give it a quick read before perusing this post. Otherwise you'll just wonder what the hell I'm talking about ;)


It Came! My package from Hard Candy arrived early this afternoon, which was shipped overnight via FedEx. The package itself is beyond impressive, but before I start gushing about the contents I would like to give a sincere thanks to both StyledOn and Hard Candy for their incredibly professional and friendly approach at turning my negative experience into a very positive one. Beauty companies take note, because this is how consumer relations should be handled. 

crappy pic taken with flash :/

Edit 9/16/11:
Who would have thunk that my little rant would have drifted over to the eyes of StyledOn's editor? Not me, to be honest. I don't have that many followers and when I posted the link to Polishaholics Anon on fb, only a few people acknowledged it. But they found it. And they responded.

I received an email from the community editor of StyledOn (as well as a blog comment) and in it she was professional, apologetic, and even gave me her direct phone number in case I wanted to call and discuss the situation. I have to say, I'm pretty impressed. Most wouldn't have cared enough to even send an email. But the fact that she posted on the blog and gave me her number? That was going above and beyond. And I appreciate that a lot.

Let me just say that I'm one of those people who has a hard time not accepting an apology. I will long for an apology, and sometimes I'll even demand one (just ask my boyfriend). But once I get one I feel...silly, overdramatic, and petty. And to be honest that's kind of how I feel now. Like I made a big deal out of nothing and even worse, I did it publicly, and to a community that depends on it's followers in order to thrive.  So basically, I feel like apologizing for being apologized to. But I'm not doing that. What I am doing though is giving credit when credit is due.

StyledOn saw my post, heard me out, made no excuses, and took responsibility for the error. As of writing this, I still do not have my prize. But they swear it's coming and this time I actually believe them. And when it finally does get here I will be sure to make a post about it.

About a month back I posted about a nail art contest from StyledOn that I had entered. I also posted after that telling you all about how I was one of the 10 winners of said contest. I was psyched. I never win anything and to win something based on whatever talent I have was really cool. Even though it wasn't exactly a huge contest and my nail art skills aren't professional or anything, I was still kind of proud of myself.

I never enter contests because I never win anything, and with that sort of defeatist attitude it's really no wonder, right? :P But I decided to enter this one because I really do want the prize. It's a $150 gift card and a set of either Hard Candy or China Glaze polishes.