Etude House Sweet Recipe Collection ~ Ice Cream Nails Nail Polishes, Review and Swatches

Hello! So today is the last post of the products that I brought from the Sweet Recipe Collection by Etude House. If you are interested in my reviews of the other products, I'll link them at the end of this post for you to check out.

Today I am going to be reviewing the nail polishes from the collection, there are 4 in the collection to choose from.

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The polishes are described as "glitter & stone infused pastel nail colours in yummy ice-cream cone designs".

 #1 Mint Chocolate (S$6.90 for 10mL) has a milky green base with pink square glitters, green, pink and red hexagonal glitters and small red hexagonal glitter.

This is two coats.

#2 Lemon Sherbet (S$6.90 for 10mL) has a milky lemon yellow base with green, red, pink and white hexagonal glitters, white squares, pink glitter, white glitter, white and yellow strands.

This  is two coats.

 #3 Apricot Candy (S$4.57 for 10mL) has a sheer apricot coloured base with pink, purple, red, orange and green hexagonal shiny glitters.

This is two coats.

#4 Strawberry (S$4.57 for 10mL) has a milky cotton candy base with silver and pink star glitters, blue, purple and grey hexagonal glitter, pink square glitters, small hexagonal pink glitters and silver micro glitters.

This is three coats.

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The formula on each individual polish differs since they each have different amounts and textures of glitter particles. Lemon Sherbet is very rough to the touch and lumpy due to the long strands of glitter, but Apricot Candy is smooth to the touch due to just the one size of glitter.

When applied, Mint Chocolate, Lemon Sherbet and Strawberry act almost like a jelly sandwich (well a milky one) because when you apply the next coat, it covers up the intensity of the glitter from the first coat.

Apricot Candy  almost seems odd in this collection since it is the only sheer polish, the only polish with one kind of glitter and the only polish with shiny glitter. It did however have the best formula.

The other three polishes are very coarse to the touch so I would recommend a thick layer of top coat to counteract that, otherwise you might find the glitter particles catching on things.

The packaging is so adorable don't you think? I don't think I have ever seen a polish bottle so darn cute!

I think these polishes would be perfect for spring and summer, everybody loves pastel shades right? I know I do.

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I purchased Mint Chocolate and Lemon Sherbet from an Etude House Store here in Singapore where they retail for S$6.90

I brought Strawberry and Apricot Candy from an on line store called KollectionK (international shipping), where they retail for S$4.57

Let me know if you guys have tried anything from the Etude House Sweet Recipe Collection below!

To see my reviews on 2 lipsticks from the range click here: JPK003, JOR203 or the Lip, Cheek and Eye Tints here

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Thanks for stopping by,

Becky

Etude House Sweet Recipe Collection ~ Cupcake All Over Multi Tint for Eyes, Lips and Cheek (PK001, PK002 and OR202) Review and Swatches

Up next in the Sweet Recipe Collection by Etude House we have the Cupcake All Over Multi-Tint For Eyes, Lips and Cheeks. There are five colours in total within the collection:

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I purchased 3:

L-R:  PK001 Blueberry Cheese Cake, PK002 Strawberry Chiffon Cake and OR202 Peach Sugar Cake

These tints are described as "cream textured colour for lips, cheek and eyes in delicious cupcake designs".

PK001 Blueberry Cheesecake (USD$7.20 for 10g) is a light lavender shade with warm pink undertones. 

PK002 Strawberry Chiffon Cake (USD$7.20 for 10g) is a light candy pink shade with warm coral undertones.

OR202 Peach Sugar Cake (USD$7.20 for 10g) is a vibrant peach shade with warm orange undertones.

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As I have stated before with the lipsticks from this collection, they have a very strong scent so I would recommend giving them a sniff in-store if that's possible. These smell like fizzy peach.

The colour pay-off is good and the texture is very creamy almost like icing.

The formula on closer inspection is actually cream to powder. And that's where I found a problem. 

I really like to use these on the cheek because it means I don't have to set my blush like I would if I was wearing a liquid blush because it does it for me! However when I put these on my lips, it not only looked awful but it felt awful too. I don't know anybody who uses powdery products on their lips, do you? I don't know if you guys have every experienced, whether it be with talcum powder or flour when baking, if you get powder wet it turns into like a weird sticky paste. Well imagine that on your lips, that part of your lip where it is wetter (I don't know if this is making sense but it makes sense in my head haha!) it turned into a weird thick paste so when I opened my mouth to speak you could see this line of paste, not attractive.

So if you are buying this product hoping to use it all over like it states or you have very dry skin, then I would skip it. .

However if you want to use these colours as blushes like me, I think they are worth having in your collection!

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Where To Buy (Internationally): KollectionK

Other reviews from the Sweet Recipe Collection:

- Lipstick in JPK003

- Lipstick in JOR203

- Ice Cream Nails (Post will be up on Wednesday 10th)

Thanks for stopping by!

Becky