Black Tie Optional

Today I am swatching Candy Heart's Black Tie Optional. Sorry about the lack of cleanup in the photos, but I was much too lazy to be bothered fussing with it. I was extremely excited about this one because as soon as I saw the swatches on Chalkboard Nails I knew I had to have it. I ran down to my local WalMart and picked this up for $4.00, what a steal!

Black Tie Optional is a black and white glitter topper packed FULL of at least 4 different sizes of hex glitters as well as some black bar glitters in a clear base. I was extremely impressed on the formula with this one for a cheaper nail polish (don't you miss how cheap they used to be as a kid?), though I did notice a touch of dragging near the tips for the bar glitters on a few nails (compare thumb/pointer to middle/ring finger below to see what I mean). Either way, this could be easily remedied by a bit more careful application on my part, or perhaps by using the dab method as suggested in the swatch post from Chalkboard Nails.

Honestly, some glitters can be a pain in the butt when it comes to laying flat, but I didn't have a problem at all with this one. I am extremely happy with this product and am tempted to run out and buy another bottle, just so I'll always have some on hand!

If you're a fan of black and white glitters like I am, then this is an easy buy. It's a great way to spruce up a simple manicure and turn it into something more artsy, minus the effort! All photos are shown with one coat of Black Tie Optional over three coats of Revlon's Zealous (which looks a bit more lime indoors), all topped off with one coat of Seche Vite.