Candied Lustre: HBlueO (Holo thermal!)

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Hello Lovelies! Man, It has been a day. I was feeling very under the weather earlier. Had a killer headache and some nausea. Thankfully I feel much better after some rest and Ibuprofen. I honestly have no idea what would I do without Ibuprofen.

Today I have the 3rd Thermal polish from Candied Lustre's upcoming Holo Thermals (I'm working on having number 4 up either tonight or tomorrow morning!). I am just loving these polishes, guys. Thermals are just incredible fun, but add some holo and sparkle and I am over the moon.

This polish is called HBlueO, and is a soft blue to deeper, almost Indigo color, with holo dust and holo glitters. This one has a softer color change, but when I say that I don't mean that the change isn't noticeable. Believe me, it is! It's just not as dramatic as clear to color thermals. Being a serious lover of blue polish though, this is obviously a fave.

First, let's take a look at HBlueO when she's nice and warm. This is 3 coats with top coat:

Eek! I really really really (really!) love this shade of blue. It makes me look a touch washed out, but hey...with my weird skin tone? I stopped caring long ago! :) Check out that sparkle too. Love!

Now let's take a peek at HBlueO all cold and chilly. Again, I'm a bit splotchy and pink here due to the ice water. Thats what happens when you live in the desert and your hands are always HOT! I don't get that half and half color change, and my photo lights are close to the surface of the sun. Only way to grab a good color change for a photo is a bucket o' ice water. I suffer for my love of thermals. ;)

It's safe to say that I adore this color. Indigo type blues are high on my list of awesomeness, and even though is fairly soft as far as Indigo goes, it's still just gorgeous. I spent alot of time sticking my hands in front of my AC with this one.

HBlueO's formula was just fabulous to work with. It's a touch thinner than the other 2 that I've shown you, yet it wasn't runny or drippy. Application was perfection with no dragging or balding. Dry time was fast, even before top coat, and wear was stellar with no tip wear or chips at 24 hours. HBlueO dries nice and smooth as well, so no need for glitter food or gelous with this girl.

I'm really loving these Candied Lustre's. Bri really makes a stellar thermal polish! I do feel the need to mention that the holo in these is much more evident IRL - since I'm shooting in a light box it's a bit harder to capture the intensity.

Candied Lustre can be found on Etsy, however the 4 new holo thermals won't be available until after August 3rd. The shop is currently on vacation, but you can check out Candied Lustre on Facebook and Instagram for swatches, sales info and updates.

What do you lovelies think of this pretty? What's your fave thermal color combo?

I'll have the final polish from this collection ASAP (tonight or tomorrow, depending on my 3 year old's temperament!) , so be sure to check back! Tomorrow is also Try It Out Tuesday! Woohoo!!!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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Candied Lustre - Peachy Keen (Holo Glitter Thermal!)

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Hello Lovelies! I took the day off yesterday due to an emergency with my daughter. Some of you know what's happened, but I'm not really ready to discuss it here. I know that alot of you know her story and how she was bullied so badly that she wanted to kill herself at the tender age of 10, and we'll just say that it's all related. I spent yesterday in an emotional coma, but did manage to make some calls to get her set up with a better therapy team. I'm working on swatches, but since they're thermals, it's slow going. Gotta love photographing those thermals! ;)


Today I have one of 4 brand new thermal polishes from Candied Lustre to share with you. Bri is a genius with thermals, so it was no surprise that I about fell over when I saw these. All 4 thermals are full of holo dust and holo glitters, and have a serious color shift. Let's take a peek at the first one, shall we?

 
Peachy King is a clear to dark peach thermal. It's positively loaded with holo dust and holo glitters, so not only does it have a great shift, but the sparkle is just amazing!

First up is Peachy King in her "warm" state. I really love this polish when she 's warm. There is something about a silvery, glittery, sparkle that makes my heart skip a beat. This is 3 coats plus top coat (Click to make big):

 Beautiful..just beautiful. I love the sparkle and all the shimmery holo dust here. However, if you think that's pretty, check out Peachy King in her "cold" state!

I'll apologize now for how red my skin looks here - In order to keep the color change under photography lights I have to soak my hands in ice water for a few minutes. Needless to say, I get a touch splotchy! But you're supposed to be looking at the polish anyway. ;)

Double Love! *That* is one serious color change, folks! And what a color! I have to say that it's totally unique to my stash, which is always impressive with over 2000 polishes. I love this. Love it. I would happily spend my life with this polish (although let's be honest...I love polish. I'd totally cheat on her with another polish and then we'd just end up in a messy divorce).

Peachy King's Formula is fabulous. I honestly could not find fault with it at all. No thickening, no random chunks of pigment, no wonky glitters. Application was equally amazing with no dragging, balding, clumps of glitters etc. This girl also self levelled incredibly well, which is always a bonus. Opacity is really up to you - in her cold state, PK is fully opaque at 1-2 coats. In her warm state, she's rather sheer even with 3 coats. I don't mind some mild VNL when a polish is this beautiful though. Dry time was fast even before top coat, and PK does not dry textured at all.

This is the 4th Candied Lustre thermal that I've tried now and I have to tell ya, Bri makes a serious Thermal. If you haven't tried them yet, you are totally missing out.

Peachy King (and it's 3 sisters, which I have coming up over the next 1-2 days) are not yet available (release date TBA), but you can check out all of Bri's awesome polishes at Candied Lustre on Etsy. I urge you to check out Cafe Au Lait, one of my fave thermals of all time. Bri also makes an awesome Spectraflair topcoat and some gorgeous glitters. For sales info, new releases, and swatches, check out Candied Lustre on Instagram and Facebook.

What do you think of Peachy King? Are you excited to see the other 3 Candied Lustre Holo Thermals (you should be!)?

I'll be back tomorrow with more Candied Lustre thermal goodness (Flakie Friday is taking a break this week since I have a lot of swatches I need to get done for you lovelies)!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber



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