CDB Lacquer - Valentine's Day Duo


Hi everyone! Happy Monday. I've had a whirl wind morning rushing into work in the icy snow. Not fun. I had to drop off my hubs at work, because his car wouldn't start. We're like the family of car trouble, haha. Here's hoping this all gets resolved quickly and more importantly without breaking the bank. A girl needs her Valentine polishes after all. Speaking of which... For today I finally have swatches of the Valentine's Day Duo by CDB Lacquer. These are the first for the holiday I'm reviewing, so I'm definitely excited. Let's take a look:

CDB Lacquer - Valentine's Day Duo

The Valentine's Day Duo by CDB Lacquer is now available for purchase. Keep in mind these are limited edition and once sold out, they will not be restocked. Also limited edition is the February Monthly Holo. I'll have swatches of that later on this week.

Deep Desire
CDB Lacquer - Deep Desire

Deep Desire is a glitter-bomb packed with red and garnet micro glitters as well as silver flakies. Every purchase of this polish comes with a small baggie of red, black and holo silver heart glitters. It almost reminds me of something straight out of 50 Shades of Grey. I absolutely adore the glitter and color combination. It's an effortless gorgeous mani that needs nothing else. Perfect if you're running late for your date on that special day, haha. Great formula and consistency, it gave me no issues layering for an opaque finish. For these swatches, I applied two smooth layers and sealed with a top coat.

CDB Lacquer - Deep Desire
CDB Lacquer - Deep Desire
CDB Lacquer - Deep Desire

Sweet Kisses
CDB Lacquer - Sweet Kisses

Sweet Kisses is a glitter-bomb packed with pink, white and silver glitters. Every purchase of this polish comes with a small baggie of pink, white and holo silver heart glitters. You guys know that I have been a big fan of the polishes that CDB Lacquer has been putting out lately. Unfortunately, Sweet Kisses falls short and leaves a little bit to be desired. The formula applies smoothly, but this does require dabbling on the layers in order for the glitters to build-up. Personally, I don't like how 'chunky' all the glitters are. In order to build up for an opaque finish, you end up dabbing so much it looks textured. I recommend opting to use it over a base color instead of layering. For these swatches I applied one thin coat, dabbed on two additional coats, and then sealed it with a glossy topcoat.

CDB Lacquer - Sweet Kisses
CDB Lacquer - Sweet Kisses
CDB Lacquer - Sweet Kisses

Overall I'm not as head over heels as I usually find myself for CDB Lacquer. Deep Desire is definitely my favorite of the duo, hands down. Photos don't do that one any justice, but it also helps that the shade compliments my skin-tone so well. Which one is your favorite guys?

Make sure you follow CDB Lacquer on Instagram for the latest stock information, sales, and new releases. As always, all orders over $30 receive free shipping in the U.S. with the code 'FREESHIP'.

30 comments

  1. Deep Desire is my favorite of this duo. It's really pretty!

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  2. Deep Desire is my favorite out of this duo. So pretty!

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  3. Pretty swatches and great macros! I'm a fan of red, so Deep Desire gets my vote!

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  4. I love a good home mani! Those colors are super cute too!

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  5. Dang I really loved the colour combo in sweet kisses. I just wish you didnt have to spend so much time building it up :(

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  6. Love your swatches. Deep Desire is my favorite of the two...:)

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  7. Beautiful! I always love your color combos!

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  8. Deep Desire is definitely my favorite! I love e mismash of red silver abd black!

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  9. Valentine's collections are always pretty hard for me to love because I'm not a real pinky-red type of gal. That being said though, I am rather charmed by these glitter combos!

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  10. Whoa. Love the sparkle! Thanks for the inspiration!
    ~ Ashley

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  11. Deep Desire is gorgeous! Beautiful swatches.

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  12. I'm also not head over heels over these, but if I had to pick one it'd be Sweet Kisses.

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  13. Both nail colors are special in their own ways. But to pick one, i would go with Sweet Kisses. I love pink color :D

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  14. Lovely swatches! I'm not a pink polish person but these polishes speak to me :)

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  15. Very pretty glitters! Great swatches and I love your macro shots!

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  16. I love Sweet Kisses (and agree it needs undies), but pink always wins in my book ;)

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  17. I like the sweet kisses...the Deep Desire is a tad too dark for my taste--maybe just tips is a style I could pull off =D

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  18. Deep desire looks amazing and super smooth. I always hate it when glitter nail polishes are so rough and I haven't found the right top coat yet

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  19. Beautiful swatches! Deep Desire is lovely.

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  20. Deep Desire would be my favorite as well.

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  21. I actually haven't found any of the V-Day polishes to be a must-have for me. I think it might be that I'm not in the "spirit" of V-Day...

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  22. Deep Desire is unlike anything I've seen. Needless to say it is my favorite of this group!

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  23. These are gorgeous! The macros are just gonzo, I am drooling over here!

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  24. I haven't tried this brand, they look pretty but I don't use a lot of glitters.

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  25. Sweet polishes. I think sweet kiss will look pretty over a pink base. All the best for your car ..

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