Swatch Sunday: Dandy Nails DandyGraphic Collection Review!

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Good morning, readers! I have another swatch post today for you! Dandy Nails just released a new collection. It is called DandyGraphic and it is 5 holographic shades! They are gorgeous and have amazing coverage!

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Red, Gold And Green. Day 4: Moyou Christmas Stamping!

Good morning readers! It's Day 4 of Red, Gold, and Green week with The Digit-al Dozen! Are you feeling in the Christmas spirit yet? Today's manicure is a simple stamping, but as I recently received my order from Moyou London, I couldn't wait to try out the Festive Plate I ordered!

Dandy Nails Week, Day 5: Sticky Sweet!

Good morning, readers! It's the final day of our Dandy Nails week. I hope you've enjoyed the new polishes I've shown you so far from this new collection. (Note: there was one more polish released with this set that was LE, and there aren't any left to purchase. It was called Creep and Crawl and you can check out Ashley's post HERE if you want to see it!) Here are the links to the other 4 polishes I've shown this week:

Waste Away With Me
Choke on a Kiss
The Pink Ladies
Betrayed Desires

Sticky Sweet is an "orange/Creamsicle polish packed with multicolored glitter (orange, yellow, red, blue). " It applied easily and I only needed 2 coats to full coverage. Shown below with top coat. There is a ton of shimmer in this polish!  Hailey told me my nails looked like cupcake frosting with sprinkles on them when she saw these! 

Hello, shimmer!

In case you missed the other posts, here is a collage with all 5 colors that are still available:

What do you think of this final polish from the new Dandy Nails collection? Which was your favorite of the set? 

You can purchase these for $8(15 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish(soon!): http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates on restocks:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

Dandy Nails Week, Day 4: Betrayed Desires!

Good morning, readers! If you haven't been following yet this week, we are in the middle of a Dandy Nails marathon of sorts. I have 5 of the new polishes to share with you and today I'll be showing the 4th one. Here are the past 3 posts if you missed any and want to catch up:

Waste Away With Me
Choke on a Kiss
The Pink Ladies

Today's post is on Betrayed Desires. Betrayed Desires is a dark gray-blue holographic polish. The color is gorgeous and I was quite happy to see that it was very blue toned and not just another dark gray holographic. Blue toned grays are more flattering on my skintone. It is a bit of a color changer because it looks gray or blue depending on the lighting. This is 2 easy coats with top coat. No issues to report!

I loved this so much when I put it on! What do you think of it? 

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish(soon!): http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates on restocks:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish

Come back tomorrow for the final day of Dandy Nails Week!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

Dandy Nails Week, Day 3: The Pink Ladies!

Hello, readers! It's the middle of Dandy Nails Week on Adventures In Acetone! If you've missed the first two days, you can click the links below:

Waste Away With Me
Choke on a Kiss

The Pink Ladies was "inspired and named by Michelle at Things I Love At The Moment! This pink polish with pink shimmer is packed with pink and black glitter and large black dots." I'm showing two easy coats below with top coat. The shimmer is so pretty and I feel very girly wearing this one.

Tell me your thoughts on this new Dandy Nails polish! 

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish(soon!): http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates on restocks:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish

Come back tomorrow for day 4 of Dandy Nails Week!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

Dandy Nails Week, Day 2: Choke on a Kiss!

Good morning, readers! It's Monday, ugh. But, I have a fun glitter topper from Dandy Nails to cheer you up! This was the polish from the new collection that I wanted the most! If you missed out on yesterday's post, we are in a 5 day "week" of new Dandy Nails polishes! Go check out yesterday's post as well!

Choke on a Kiss is a "pink shimmery base packed with multi sized pink, gray, and black glitters." I'm showing one coat over yesterday's Waste Away With Me! I love this pairing! It is packed with enough glitter to only need one coat, which I love! Also, the application was really easy and I didn't dig or dab on any glitter to place it where I wanted it to go. Shown with one coat of top coat.

What do you think of this glitter topper? I really like it and can't wait to try out some new combos with it! 

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish(soon!): http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates on restocks:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish

Come back tomorrow for day 3 of Dandy Nails Week!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

Dandy Nails Week, Day 1: Waste Away With Me!

Good morning readers! Hope you are all having a wonderful and family filled Father's Day! Today is the start of a 5 day "week" of new Dandy Nails polishes! I hope you are excited to see these beauties! I'm going to start out with one of my favorites from this new collection!

Waste Away With Me is a periwinkle suede (matte) finish polish. It has a gorgeous pink shimmer with teeny blue micro glitters and its is absolutely gorgeous! I'm showing three easy coats below without top coat. I love how smooth this dried without any uneven patches or bumps. It has a fantastic formula!

Look at the gorgeous sparkle!

And how could I not take a few pics with top coat? It intensifies the color and shimmer, so if you are not a fan of a matte/suede finish, you will be happy with top coat!

SO gorgeous!!

I was really impressed with this Dandy Nails polish and I think Sandy is really great at creating suede/matte polishes (I'm looking at you, Cashmere Night!). Simply wonderful!! 

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish(soon!): http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates on restocks:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish

Come back tomorrow for day 2 of Dandy Nails Week!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

The End of Dandy Nails Week! Day 7: Flamingo Kisses

Hello, readers! Sadly, it is the end of Dandy Nails Week here on AIA. I hope you've enjoyed the week, come check out what you've missed if you weren't keeping up:

Day 1: Started Out with a Kiss
Day 2: Bound to Fall
Day 3: Piece of Youth
Day 4: Wish it Away
Day 5: Paranoia is in Bloom
Day 6: Just Hugs

I've decided to end this week long event with a very special polish. This is Flamingo Kisses. It is inspired by Victoria Soto, a brave teacher lost in the Sandy Hook tragedy. Sandy from Dandy Nails found out that Victoria loved collecting flamingos of all sizes, so she made this gorgeous polish to honor her and her bravery. 100% of the profits of this polish will go to the Victoria L. Soto Memorial Fund for Education. 

It is a gorgeous color and applied beautifully! A soft pink base with multicolored flecks aimed to create a flamingo-like look. I did 2 coats with one coat of top coat for the pictures below.

I thought this polish deserved some pretty free hand nail art so I drew a flamingo (OPI Sparrow Me The Drama) and some kisses (OPI Houston We Have a Purple)! The kisses were inspired by Sarah's Lover's Kisses post from last year, and were super easy with a dotting tool. 

Just LOOK at those amazing flecks!

How gorgeous is this polish? And for an amazing cause, you can't go wrong. You can also enter to win this polish, along with a ton more, over at the Lacquered Lover Sandy Hook Fundraiser/Giveaway! 

Flamingo Kisses is Limited Edition so get it while you can!

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish?fref=ts

I hope you've enjoyed Dandy Nails Week as much as I have!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

Dandy Nails Week! Day 6: Just Hugs

Good morning, readers! Our Dandy Nails Week is almost over, I hope you have been enjoying it! Don't worry, we still have 2 polishes to take a look at. If you are just joining us for Dandy Nails Week, or missed any earlier posts, you can find them below!

Day 1: Started Out with a Kiss
Day 2: Bound to Fall
Day 3: Piece of Youth
Day 4: Wish it Away
Day 5: Paranoia is in Bloom

Today, we have the second glitter topper from the new Dandy Nails collection: Just Hugs. Sandy describes it as, "red dots, micro, and just a hint of holographic glitter in a clear base. " CIRCLE GLITTERS! I just absolutely love circle glitters, they seem to be coming out more lately and that makes me super happy. It's like instant polka dots! I had no issues with applying Just Hugs and am showing only ONE coat below! Shown with top coat over Ulta Mint Condition.

What do you think of Just Hugs? It's an awesome Valentine's Day glitter but I feel like it could be worn all year long as well! 

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) and $4.50(5 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish: http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish?fref=ts

Come back tomorrow for a very special polish and the last day of Dandy Nails Week!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

Dandy Nails Week! Day 4: Wish it Away

Howdy, readers! We are half way through Dandy Nails Week! Are you loving these new polishes as much as I am? If you missed the other posts for Dandy Nails Week, you can find them below:

Day 1: Started Out with a Kiss
Day 2: Bound to Fall
Day 3: Piece of Youth

Today I have one of the two glitter toppers to show you: Wish it Away. Sandy describes it as a, "Holo glitter bomb! Multi colored/sized holographic glitters suspended in a clear base." This was very easy to work with and was really dense, I'm only showing ONE coat below with top coat over Bound to Fall.  So sparkly in the sun and yet really gorgeous glitter colors in the light box, I love it!

What are your thoughts on Wish it Away? I wish I'd been able to get a sunlight picture for you to see how crazy holographic it is. 

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) and $4.50(5 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish: http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish?fref=ts

Come back tomorrow for Day 5 of Dandy Nails Week!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

Dandy Nails Week! Day 3: Piece of Youth

Hello, readers! It's Day 3 of Dandy Nails Week where I am showing you 7 new polishes from Sandy over at Dandy Nails! They are lovely and I am having too much fun with this week long event! If you missed day 1 or 2, please click the links below!

Day 1: Started Out with a Kiss
Day 2: Bound to Fall

Today's polish is called Piece of Youth. Sandy describes it as a, "soft blue shimmer base with multi sized yellow glitters." This was the polish I was most excited about when I saw the new collection and it did not disappoint! It's such a fun color combination that I wouldn't have thought to wear together. I'm not a big yellow fan but really like how it is paired with this blue! I chose to do three coats but you could get away with 2 if you do thicker coats. I had no issues with the application and am showing it with top coat below.

Lots of gorgeous shimmer in the blue base!

What do you think of Piece of Youth? I just love it!

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) and $4.50(5 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish: http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish?fref=ts

Come back tomorrow for Day 4 of Dandy Nails Week!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

Dandy Nails Week! Day 2: Bound to Fall

Good morning, readers! Are you excited for Dandy Nails Week? In case you missed it, Day 1 can be found HERE.

It's Day 2 and today I have another favorite to share with you! Bound to Fall is a sneaky polish that was being camera shy for me. It's one that is even more beautiful in person! Sandy describes it as a, "light gray base with black specs and color shifting flakes." The color shifting flakes are the ones being shy (and I know it has a lot to do with my lightbox diffusing the light. They are more sparkly and colorful in direct light). 

I am on such a gray kick lately that this was right up my alley! A gorgeous gray tone with great coverage! I'm showing 2 coats below with top coat. I had no issues with application and the flakies are more noticeable in person. (So I guess you will just have to go and buy it right away to see for yourself hehe).

You can see the colored flakies right around the shine from the light.

Tell me your thoughts! I'd love to hear what you think of Bound to Fall and Dandy Nails Week! 

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) and $4.50(5 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish: http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish?fref=ts

Come back tomorrow for Day 3 of Dandy Nails Week!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.

Dandy Nails Week! Day 1: Started Out with a Kiss

Hello readers! Today starts a new week long event on Adventures In Acetone: Dandy Nails Week! I have 7 new polishes to share with you and we will spotlight one each day. I have to keep you coming back, right?

Anyway, we will start the week off with the most surprising favorite of the bunch: Started Out With A Kiss. Sandy describes it as a, "sheer peach jelly with a delicate shimmer. Accentuated with pastel blues and pinks." If you have been following me for a little while, you will know that nudes and pinks aren't really my favorite polishes. I'm a teal-periwinkle-blue-purple polish girl! But, there is just something about this gorgeous polish that begged me to wear it as a full manicure when I was done swatching. I am not sure what-- maybe it's the shimmer, or maybe it is the gorgeous muted glitter combination. Whatever it is, I am in love. 

Below I am showing 2 coats with 1 coat of top coat. I debated on a third coat to hide the slight VNL(Visible Nail Line) but I don't mind it so I left it at 2. The formula was easy to work with and the glitters came out as you see in the photos. I didn't have to dab or manipulate them at all.

Packed with shimmer!

Such a neat color combination!

What do you think of Started Out with a Kiss? Have I converted any of you non-nude lovers? 

You can purchase this for $8(15 mL) and $4.50(5 mL) at the Dandy Nails Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DandyNails

International Buyers can purchase at Ninja Polish: http://ninjapolish.com/home.php?cat=361

Don't forget to "Like" Dandy Nails on Facebook for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/dandynailspolish?fref=ts

Come back tomorrow for Day 2 of Dandy Nails Week!

Thanks for reading!

*The polish in this post was send for me to review with my honest opinion.