When I first saw these pretty JulieG Frosted Gum Drops on Groupon, I hesitated ordering them. The hesitation was based on nothing more than my self-imposed no buy and my desperate need to avoid adding to the untried pile. Luckily, after mentioning the deal on my facebook page, I was persuaded to break my no buy and I'm so glad that I did because these are awesome! I swatched and wore these months ago, but I'm just now getting around to posting them. Perfect way to stall some time as my nails recover and grow out after multiple breaks...
In my mind, I break these into two categories, the shimmers and the glitters. The shimmers are the red/orange shades and include Hot Cinnamon, Sugar Rush and Tangerine Dream. The glitters which contain larger hex glitters in a color matching the base are Rock Candy, Blueberry Fizz and Crushed Candy. The glitter shades are more difficult to remove because of the glitter, but despite that they are definitely my favorites. All six of these have a great easy to apply formula which is opaque in 2-3 coats. I let them dry for at least an hour before taking photos even though they are dry to the touch and ready to wear much sooner than that...
Hot Cinnamon
A textured red with a red shimmer. Definitely a hot shade. A dupe for OPI Magazine Cover Mouse. Two coats for full coverage...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: JulieG Collection: Frosted Gum Drops Color Name/Number: Hot Cinnamon, 70155 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: No |
Sugar Rush
Textured medium orange with a gold shimmer. This one had me thinking deja vu since it is a close match to both OPI Jinx and Zoya Destiny. Can't complain though since I love this gorgeous orange. Three coats for full coverage...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: JulieG Collection: Frosted Gum Drops Color Name/Number: Sugar Rush, 70156 Number of coats: 3 Top Coat: No |
Tangerine Dream
A textured light orange with a golden shimmer. This is not the best for my skin tone, but the color itself is lovely. Three coats for complete coverage...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: JulieG Collection: Frosted Gum Drops Color Name/Number: Tangerine Dream, 70157 Number of coats: 3 Top Coat: No |
Rock Candy
A textured teal green with matching glitter and silvery shimmer. This was love at first sight for me. Gorgeous color that I would be happy to 'rock' any day! Just two coats for full coverage...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: JulieG Collection: Frosted Gum Drops Color Name/Number: Rock Candy, 70158 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: No |
Blueberry Fizz
A textured denim blue with matching glitter and silver shimmer. Another favorite of mine. This one need three coats for complete coverage...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: JulieG Collection: Frosted Gum Drops Color Name/Number: Blueberry Fizz, 70159 Number of coats: 3 Top Coat: No |
Crushed Candy
A textured violet with shimmer and glitter in the same violet shade. A sure beauty that needed only two coats for complete coverage...
| Swatch Details | |
 | Brand: JulieG Collection: Frosted Gum Drops Color Name/Number: Crushed Candy, 70160 Number of coats: 2 Top Coat: No |
These are my first JulieG polishes and I'm very impressed with the quality. The three glitter shades really won me over and are completely unique in my steadily growing textured polish collection...
Have you picked up any of these Gum Drops?
Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)
I was so sad that we don't have a Rite Aid here and no one carries the Julie G polishes at all. I was not about to pay for shipping as last time I did that I paid more for the shipping than I did for the polish. Anyway, you made my day when you said that Magazine Cover Mouse was a dupe because I have that! I have Jinx too. So now I am feeling a little happier in that I am not totally missing out. I really love that gorgeous green though and the blue. I really may have to break my no buy and just pay the shipping as these have been on my wish list for months. But yeah, I feel a little better knowing I have some dupes. I took months to finally like the textured look and now after wearing them, I love these textures and can't get enough.
ReplyDeleteI love how these look! The glitters are my fav and they really do look like a gum drop texture....I'm going to have to give these a try...thanks!
ReplyDeleteI picked these up on the groupon too and I really loved them. They were my first Julie G's as well and I was really impressed; if they come out with more textured polishes, I will be picking some up!
ReplyDeletePretty!
ReplyDeleteBlueberry Fizz is my surprise favorite.
ReplyDelete@ Cin O: Orly Aqua Pixel is a dupe for Rock Candy!
@Cin O, I'm so glad to hear that! If I spot any other dupes then I will definitely let you know!! Textures are so fun :)
ReplyDelete@Myztic, they are so fun! I hope you get a chance to try them out :)
@Stephanie, I would get more too if they made them! Definitely impressed :)
@TikiBarbie, thank you so much!!
@KD, thanks for the dupe tip! Blueberry Fizz is so pretty! :)
OMG, they are all beautiful! I love Rock Candy and Blueberry Fizz! :-)
ReplyDeleteThose are my two favorites also! I'm so glad you like them :)
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