cnd colour & effects

i've been spelling "colour" wrong when i've been talking about the "colour and effects" line by cnd (creative nail design)! it's the lovely international way of spelling it, with a "u". sorry about that ;)

this colour is called smoochie. it's a sexy hot pink that's not neon, yesss! finally a cnd i can get on board with! i really love this one. very swingy and kind of retro but still summery and cute. and get this...this is ONE coat! hell yeah!

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remember the effects i used in the other cnd post?  well i of course tried them on this creme colour as well.  sapphire sparkle and violet shimmer gave this punchy pink a cool pop that i liked very much.  i would wear either of these looks!

love blues?  so do i!  the blue i got to try out from cnd was called anchor blue (like the store haha).  i like this color a lot, and it also had the awesome creaminess like the other colours of course :)  it was probably the most flattering colour i got to test out.

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i think the sparkle effect looked particularly good on this, because they were both blue tones.  the shimmer really stood out as purple, so i thing both these effects are wins when paired with anchor blue.

i've shown this particular colour before, inkwell but there's nothing wrong with new updated pictures is there?  this color is such a dark inky blue that it almost looks black.  i needed three coats on this one.  i mostly wanted to re-do this swatch to show you the effects on top of this deep colour.

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i think the effects look absolutely amazing against this "black" colour.  the sparkle turned duochromey and the shimmer popped off the nail.  WOW.  la la love these looks!  i would wear this again in a second.  and like i said, the effects are great investments because you can use them on any polish, not just cnd's.

do you have any favorites when it comes to the "colour and effects" line from cnd?  i might want to get some effects for myself :)

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creative nail design

i've honestly never tried creative polishes before, and now they've revamped themselves i figured it was time to take some of their colors for a spin. cnd is the new "brand" moniker and they've redesigned their bottles and everything. okay well i've used creative stickey and air dry before but never their actual polishes before.

indian rhubarb is a lovely red color that went on like butter!  i usually don't go for straight reds, but this one is pretty amazing.  i was really impressed by the formula of this.  i love the cnd bottle design too, the rubber handle is really grippy and fits well in my hand. 

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the effects polish i got is gold pearl.  the cnd polishes are separated into basic colors and then effects top coats, which you use to change the appearance of the colors.  they have varieties like sparkle, pearl, and shimmers that come in different tints.  i layered the gold pearl on top of indian rhubarb and didn't especially love the effect, as pearl to me equals frost, but i can see the merit of the idea.  i really want to get the sugar sparkle effects polish they have out now.

inkwell is your basic black polish.  i don't have another basic black if you can believe it haha so i was glad to have this one.  it also went on incredibly smooth and opaque.  i definitely recommend cnd and can't wait to get me some new colors!  **EDIT** - i may be a bit dense but just realized that this color is in fact a dark dark inky blue.  call me a dum dum if you want haha.  but honestly it looks pretty much black if you ask me haha.  you can tell it's blue by the bottle better than you can on the nail.

and no i did not cut my nails haha, these pictures are just from my back log of ones that i haven't posted yet :)

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