A couple of weeks ago Becky got a bit of a Hard Candy haul. One of these polishes was Beetle, which looked very, very familiar to me... we decided we had to do a comparison!
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| Orly Space Cadet and Hard Candy Beetle |
As I am sure most of you are aware,
Orly Space Cadet was one of the most popular and unique polishes from the fall Cosmic FX line. Now
Hard Candy Beetle seems to be a dupe in the bottle - so we tested it out to see if it could hold up to Space Cadet's amazing duochrome shine on the nail! These were done on Becky's nails.
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| One coat each |
Above, you can see one thin coat of each polish, showing that they share the same greenish base color and very similar looks glittery shine. So far, these are looking pretty similar to me! I continued to add thin coats, coming up with a grand total of four coats of each polish - opacity continued to be the same for the two brands.
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| Outdoors, shade |
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| Indoors, artificial light, no flash |
As you can see, both polishes share the same amazing duochrome effect, looking pink at one angle and a greenish gold the next. Application and finish were the same on each. I feel safe in declaring these two polishes
dupes! I still absolutely love this color, it is a great one! So, if you had a hard time getting your hands on Space Cadet, I suggest you go find yourself some Hard Candy Beetle! That being said, if you
do already own one, you definitely do not need the other. This worked out well for Becky and I, because she has been wanting to borrow my Space Cadet for some time now.. :) To check out my full review of Space Cadet, click
HERE. More Hard Candy polishes coming up soon...
*Edit: Changed the name to Space Beetle, sorry Becky. It is better anyway. :)
Also, there are only two days left to get your entries in for my second giveaway! If you have not entered already, I suggest you do it fast! :)
