#hard candy
i don’t exactly know if all of these are true, but i’m very against companies who test products on animals. so if anyone is interested, here are a few products that supposedly don’t.
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My journey through a few makeup brands (comparison study)
So lately I’ve noticed that my eyeshadows are starting to hit pan due to heavy use, mostly Urban Decay’s Naked 3 palette which is my all time favorite. Not wanting to drop a ton of money to replace it right now, I wanted to see what in drugstore and non-Sephoraland could be use to help the situation. And, since I was already running out of eyelid primer, I tried a new one out too just for the…
Hey here is one of my fravorite types of candy from when I was little, and i can’t find it anywhere now!
Taffy Pulling ✨
These beauties are Chelsea butterscotch candy! The package is so pretty with the flowers and gold.
I thought these were soft caramels when I bought them so I sure was surprised when I popped a candy in my mouth and it was a hard candy! It’s rich and buttery and wonderful. To me it tasted like a homemade butterscotch sauce which I love! It was really yummy!
I would absolutly reccomend these! They taste really nice and are beautiful to look at. I found mine at a local Asian market but you can also find them on amazon if you can’t reach an Asian market (*´꒳`*)
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Hard Candy Glitteratzi Press + Play
Ahh Hard Candy. You never seem to disappoint me when it comes to the abundance of glitter in your products. Whenever I need a glitter fix, I know I can turn to your makeup. And your newest launch was full of glitter for sure. These are the Glitteratzi Press + Play Glitter Transforming Lip Color and when a product has the word glitter TWICE in the name, you know it’s going to be all about glitter.
Let’s first talk about the packaging of these lippies. They are encased in a clear plastic tube with the cutest spiked metallic purple and blue lid. They’re so fun! They have a spongy doe-foot applicator and they have zero scent. But, packaging aside, I have to admit I’m a little disappointed by these lip colors. They are a clear dupe for the Ciaté Glitter Flips that launched last year. Now, for those of you who don’t know, the Glitter Flips feature this really cool technology where the metallic matte liquid lipsticks transform into a glitter lip just by pressing your lips together! Magic right?! Totally. No other explanation for it.
So, I’m not at all mad that Hard Candy “copied” the Ciaté Glitter Flips. Even though Ciaté was the first company to make them, I just view it as them starting a trend. Good on them. I personally think it’s great that Hard Candy developed these at a way lower price point ($8CAD/$6USD) because let’s face it, these aren’t everyday lip colors that are necessarily worth spending upwards of $20 on. Just sayin’.
But before we get into if I actually like these Glitter Transforming Lip Colors (building suspense, y’know?), let’s talk about the shades first. Usually if I like the shades, I will usually be a fan of the lipstick regardless of the formulation. But these shades are BOLD. And I’m not a bold lip kind of gal. But I guess if you’re doing a full-on glitter lip, you’re going to be pretty bold anyways. From left to right on the swatches, there is Glitz (a dark magenta), Glamour (deep purple), Allure (turquoise), Dazzle (true nude), Charm (bright poppy red), Slay (navy), and Splendor (a light lilac mauve). So out of all seven shades that Hard Candy released, two of them are blue. I might be a grandma in my old age and not a fan of blue lipstick but doesn’t it seem impractical to have two blue lipsticks when you only released seven shades?! I just wish there could have been some more nudes and light pnks thrown in. I know, I know. I’m lame.
But now the time has come. Let’s talk about the formula and if I actually like these Press + Play Lip Colors. The short answer is.. no. No, I do not like these. I think the idea is super clever and at the price point, they’re still a fun product to give a try and wear for a night out or on Halloween. But I won’t be reaching for them everyday. They go on the lips with a metallic sheen but when you press your lips together, instead of seeing a gorgeous glitter appear, it’s quite a bit more lackluster. You just get a few extra flecks of glitter. If you look at the swatches above, it’s almost impossible to tell a difference between the “before and after”. Plus, I found that when I rubbed my lips together, instead of revealing glitter, I just tugged off big patches of the liquid lipstick instead. And it definitely didn’t help that these were super drying on the lips as well. So the idea gets an A+ but it might just be the execution that gets a failing grade. Sorry, Hard Candy. I still love ya.
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“Seriously. It turns out that castration is like the easiest surgical procedure around, and thousands of farm boys across the country geld their own livestock. So I figured, if they can do it, then I can pull it off, if you know what I mean.”
Hard Candy(2005)
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