Jindie Nails: Princess Bubblegum and Contrary Polish: Aruba

When I saw Jindie Nails Princess Bubblegum and Contrary Polish Aruba in my stash, I immediately thought of Ariel the Little Mermaid. The lilac color of Princess Bubblegum reminds me of Ariel's lilac shells bra and Aruba is the perfect green for a fish tail! These two are an unlikely pair but I think the combination is great! :)

Princess bubblegum is surprisingly easy to apply and quite smooth. I thought that the fine glitters of pink, purple and blue colors will make it clumpy and sticky but no it wasn't! It spreads evenly as well, no streaks at all. :) In this mani I applied 2 coats of Princess Bubblegum to reach opacity. Here, I only used Aruba for some curved chevron and appiled 2-3 coats to reach opacity. Aruba is a nice teal with a shimmer. It was quite smooth to apply at first but it starts getting a bit sticky after a few dipping. I guess I have to roll the polish bottle once in awhile!

L-R: Contrary Polish Aruba and Jindie Nails Princess Bubblegum

My mani with my Ariel pen! :)

Under flashlight

Under artificial light. Look at the fine glitters!

Trying to show the shimmer in Aruba. Can you see it?

Took a blurred picture and the shimmer in Aruba appeared more obvious.

Under indirect sunlight

Under direct sunlight

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Jindie nails: Candy Land

I have got Candy Land from Jindie Nails!! Wheee~!! HAHA. I wanted to try it the moment I received. It just look so pretty! Here are the pictures of Candy Land!

Under artificial light

Under artificial light

Under indirect sunlight

For the swatch, I have applied 2 coats of 2 base colors before applying 2 coats of Candy Land. In my opinion, I feel that it is a MUST to apply a base color as applying Candy Land alone will not give full coverage and it may be a bit streaky. 

I have used Tony Moly Sugar Apricot (off-white crelly) as base color for all fingers except the ring finger and used The Face Shop white polish for the ring finger.

White base color vs off-white base color

With the white polish as base color, I was able to use the dabbing method to apply Candy Land. With the off-white polish, I have to use the usual nail painting method as the base color wasn't opaque. If you have an off-white polish that is opaque, you can use the dabbing method to apply Candy Land. The dabbing method is better as it allows you to position the hexes nicer.

So what do you think of Candy Land? Better with white base or off-white base? :)

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