KB Shimmer Blinded By The Bright... Summer 2013 Collection... POLISH AND PACKAGING Swatch / Review

KB Shimmer Summer 2013 Collection... Blinded By The Bright!

THE POLISH

Blinded By The Bright... a neon yellow, crelly polish with a rainbows worth of hex shaped glitter. Polish is “3-Free” and does not contain Toluene, Formaldehyde or Dibutyl Phthalate. I did have a bit of a hard time getting the glitters out. I applied 4 coats and it had a quick dry time.

THE PACKAGING

The round bottle comes with a clear label making it easy to see the glittery goodness of this polish with out the obstruction of a big, bulky, white label. The handle is of the shortest and smallest diameter in a standard size bottle that I own. Holding on to the brush is a bit more of a challenge. The brush is a average size brush, not too big and not too small. Contains 15ml of polish.

THE MANICURE
For this manicure I applied the following:

• Milani Smoothe Base Coat....1 coat
• KB Shimmer in Blinded By The Bright...4 coats
• Seche Vite Top Coat...1 coat

THE REST OF THE STORY

View more KB Shimmer Polishes from this amazing Indie Polish line.  

If you are interested in buying these polishes they have a website... KB Shimmer. They have tons of amazing polish colors, as well as bath and body products.

I am now on Twitter, Pinterest and Bloglovin! 
Follow me with the links below. :) 

• Twitter
• Pinterest
• Bloglovin

Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you are having a great week so far. :) 

KB Shimmer The Dancing Green... Summer 2013 Collection... POLISH AND PACKAGING Swatch / Review

KB Shimmer Summer 2013 Collection... The Dancing Green!

THE POLISH

The Dancing Green... A bright green crelly polish with a blue undertone.  Has fuchsia square glitters, chartreuse dots, sapphire hex glitters and fuchsia dots with a subtle micro shimmer. Polish is “3-Free” and does not contain Toluene, Formaldehyde or Dibutyl Phthalate. 

This polish is described by KB Shimmer as a crelly, but seems to be more on the jelly side. Application was no problem and glitter applied evenly. Dry time was quick. I applied 3 thin coats for full coverage.

THE PACKAGING

The round bottle comes with a clear label making it easy to see the glittery goodness of this polish with out the obstruction of a big, bulky, white label. The handle is of the shortest and smallest diameter in a standard size bottle that I own. Holding on to the brush is a bit more of a challenge. The brush is a average size brush, not too big and not too small. Contains 15ml of polish.

THE MANICURE

For this manicure I applied the following:

• Milani Smoothe Base Coat....1 coat
  
• KB Shimmer in The Dancing Green...3 coats
• Seche Vite Top Coat...1 coat

THE REST OF THE STORY

View more KB Shimmer Polishes from this amazing Indie Polish line.  

If you are interested in buying these polishes they have a website... KB Shimmer. They have tons of amazing polish colors, as well as bath and body products.

I am now on Twitter, Pinterest and Bloglovin! 
Follow me with the links below. :) 

• Twitter
• Pinterest
• Bloglovin

Thanks for stopping by and
Have a great weekend! :) 

KB Shimmer It’s Razz-ical... Summer 2013 Collection... POLISH AND PACKAGING Swatch / Review

They are here! I am so excited I got my KB Shimmer package yesterday in the mail... super fast order processing and shipping as usual! Love these guys... great nail polish and great customer service! 

I bought 4 of the colors in this collection, but I plan on buying 3 more plus a couple that I have been wanting to try still. I also purchased their Basic Training Base Coat and Clearly On Top Quick Dry Top Coat to try. I also got one of their soaps... I could not resist this time. :)

Today I am going to show you my favorite of the Summer 2013 collection...  
KB Shimmer IT'S RAZZ-ICAL!

THE POLISH

It’s Razz-ical... A red-violet shade leaning towards the purple side of raspberry.  Loaded with holographic hex glitters in magenta, silver and pink and is a super pigmented crelly.  Polish is “3-Free” and does not contain Toluene, Formaldehyde or Dibutyl Phthalate.

It is an awesome color with amazing sparkle from the glitter. Application was no problem, but the formula was on the thicker side.  Dry time was quick. Could have some balding if your not careful. I applied 3 thin coats for full coverage and maximum sparkle. The only polish I have close to this is Elixir Lacquers With A K, but the glitter composition is quite different.

THE PACKAGING

The round bottle comes with a clear label making it easy to see the glittery goodness of this polish with out the obstruction of a big, bulky, white label. The handle is of the shortest and smallest diameter in a standard size bottle that I own. Holding on to the brush is a bit more of a challenge. The brush is a average size brush, not too big and not too small. Contains 15ml of polish.

THE MANICURE

For this manicure I applied the following:

• KB Shimmer Base Coat....1 coat
  
• KB Shimmer in Razz-ical...3 coats
• KB Shimmer Clearly On Top...1 coat

THE REST OF THE STORY

View more KB Shimmer Polishes from this amazing Indie Polish line.  

If you are interested in buying these polishes, for USA residents you can order from their website... KB Shimmer. For those outside the USA you can order from Harlow & Co. They have tons of amazing polish colors, as well as bath and body products. Can't wait to try my soap from them!

I am now on Twitter, Pinterest and Bloglovin! 
Follow me with the links below. :) 

• Twitter
• Pinterest
• Bloglovin

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you are having a great week so far. :) 

KB Shimmer... DIVA... POLISH AND PACKAGING Swatch / Review AND Summer 2013 Collection Release Info

KB Shimmer has announced the Release of their Summer 2013 Collection on June 1st. Check out the gorgeous polishes in this collection on their Official Press Release. I love them all! I know I will be ordering at least 5 of them!! KB Shimmer has amazing nail polishes. Of all the Indy Polishes I own, I own the most from KB Shimmer. I just placed another order for a few more that I have been wanting and you can bet I will be purchasing several polishes from this new collection! :)

So in all my excitement and anticipation of this new collection I decided to do a mani in one of my favorites from KB Shimmer...DIVA!

THE POLISH

It is a purple based, heavily glitter packed polish. They describe it as a "grape-like purple, we added several sizes of holographic silver glitter along with aqua and pink  holographic glitters. Over 10 different colors and glitters ensure that this pretty purple polish packs a punch." Polish is “3-Free” and does not contain Toluene, Formaldehyde or Dibutyl Phthalate.

Application was on the thick side, but is normal for a glitter packed polish and is certainly manageable. There was no fishing for glitters. They came out nicely and evenly on their own. I applied 3 coats. May have been able to get away with 2, but I wanted the intense color and all the sparkle this polish had to offer. 

THE PACKAGING 

The round bottle comes with a clear label making it easy to see the glittery goodness of this polish with out the obstruction of a big, bulky, white label. The handle is of the shortest and smallest diameter in a standard size bottle that I own. Holding on to the brush is a bit more of a challenge. The brush is a average size brush, not too big and not too small. Contains 15ml of polish. 

THE MANICURE

For this manicure I applied the following:

• OPI Nail Envy...as a treatment coat, 1 coat
• Milani Smoothe Base Coat....1 coat
  
• KB Shimmer in Diva...3 coats
• Out The Door...as a top coat, 2 coats

 THE REST OF THE STORY  

View more KB Shimmer Polishes from this amazing Indy Polish line.
See more Indie Polish I have used. I love Indie Polishes! :)  

I am now on Twitter, Pinterest and Bloglovin!
Follow me with the links below. :) 

• Twitter
• Pinterest
• Bloglovin

Thanks for stopping by and 
I hope you are having a great week so far! :) 

Lush Lacquer... Neon Lights...Easter Bunny Marshmallow Peeps...Water Slide Decals

I was torn between doing a mani in a polish I just received in the mail... one that I have been dieing to get... and doing an Easter design because Easter is this weekend. Logically the Easter mani won out because of the timing issue of it all. 

So I poured through my nail art items to pull all my Easter related options and lo and behold what do I see?... I see water slide decals that are in beautiful bright colors that will work fabulously with the new polish I just got in the mail! Wahooo... and there it is... I get to do both manis in the same sitting!

Lush Lacquer Neon Lights is as amazing as I thought it would be!  It is a milky white, opaque base filled with neon pink, neon yellow, neon green and neon orange glitter hexes of various sizes. Very easy to apply and no need to fish for glitters. It was evenly distributed throughout the polish. Amazing polish! Love it and I will be reaching for this one throughout the summer.

This indie polish can be purchased at their shop on Etsy.

See more Indie Polish I have used. I love Indie Polishes! :) 

The Marshmallow Peeps water slide decals were very easy to apply. After applying the base coat, I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On, and letting it dry thoroughly... all you do is soak the decal in water for 15 seconds, slid it off the paper backing and placed on to the nail using tweezers. Two coats of top coat and your done. Easy!

The only con I have about these is that you can *very slightly* see the edging around the decal. You have to press the edges down very well, but to too hard or it could mark up your polish, and make sure the water is all pressed out to minimize the visible line as much as possible. This by no means would discourage me from using these in the future. They are quick and easy to use.

These water slide decals are from RLR Creations Nail Art and can be purchased at their Etsy shop.

For this manicure I applied the following:

• Milani Smoothe Base Coat
• Lush Lacquer Neon Lights...2 coats
• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On (Ring and Middle Fingers)...2 coats
• Sache Vite...1 coat
• Marshmallow Peeps Water Slide Decals (Ring and Middle Fingers)
• Sache Vite...2 coats

Have a great weekend and a Happy Easter! 

Irish You Well - DIFFERENT dimension... Mojito Madness, Marshmallow - Essie... Emerald - Revlon

I have a St. Patrick's Day Manicure for you today. I wanted something glittery and fun, but not too over the top. I recently ordered a bunch of Indie polishes and what better to select for this mani than DIFFERENTdimension's Irish You Well. I paired it with some four-leaf clover stamping in colors to coordinate with the glitter in this fabulous polish and there you have it.

Sorry for the rough shape of my cuticles...Yikes. They have been neglected lately. I am working on them!

Different Dimension Irish You Well is a fabulous polish. As they describe it on their Etsy Shop... it is a white crelly (cream/jelly) base with green and gold glitters in different sizes and gold circle glitter. I must say... the "gold" glitters look more like "yellow" glitter to me and I love it. Not sure I would like this as much if the yellow glitters would have been gold. It applied very nicely and covered in 2 coats. I love it and I look forward to trying the other polishes I purchased from them.

UPDATE: When I was removing this polish the glitter that appears to be yellow in the mani was actually gold once the base color was removed. It is gold glitter, but sure does come off as a yellow glitter in my mani. 

This indie polish can be purchased at their Etsy shop.

See more Indie Polish I have used. I love Indie Polishes! :) 

 

One the index finger I used Essie's Marshmallow, which was a perfect base color match to Irish You Well. I also used Essie Mojito Madness and Revlon Emerald for the stamping, which matched perfectly to the glitters in the Irish You Well. 
_

It has been soooo long since I have been able to get to do my nails and actually get to blog about it! Not being able to to my nail blogging has given me major withdrawal symptoms! I hate when life gets in the way of things!! Health issues for me and my dogs, doctor appointments, vet appointments, new job training all at once equals lack of extra time. Thankfully now that we are all doing well and that things have somewhat leveled out I am going to get back to the things that I love so much...nails and blogging about it. 

For this manicure I applied the following:

• Milani Smoothe Base Coat
• DIFFERENT dimension Irish You Well...2 coats
• Essie Marshmallow (Ring Finger)...3 coats
• Sache Vite Top Coat...1 coat
• Essie Mojito Madness (For Stamping Color...Shamrocks) 
• Revlon Top Speed Emerald (For Stamping Color...Shamrocks)
• Nail Plate W105
• Sache Vite Top Coat...2 coats

Cupcakes... Party On My Yacht... Pretty and Polished

OMG...I finally got Pretty & Polished Jaw Breaker and a couple other colors and I am loving them! I am dieing to try Jaw Breaker because I have wanting it forever, but it did not go with my theme for this manicure. So I tried Party On My Yacht first because it looks perfect as sprinkles on the cupcakes. My theme is a Birthday theme. It is not my birthday, it is my dog's birthday. She turned six and she was spoiled with a ton of gifts...toys, treats, beds, jewelery...you name it she got it! : )

This is my first crack at any kind of freehand artwork on my nails. As I am looking at these pics I think my cupcakes look a bit like ice cream with sprinkles, topped with a cherry in a cup! Not sure what went wrong there, but I am going with this being cupcakes topped with *tons* of icing!  I guess I was a little over zealous when making the domes of the cupcakes...oops. That's OK this is how I like my cupcakes anyway...loaded down with icing. : )

I just figured it out... my cupcake bottoms are too wide! Cupcake bottoms are not as wide as their tops. As they bake the tops bake up and over the bottoms and then you slather it with all that delicious icing!

Yeah...these are ice cream cups....crap! Cupcake mani fail! : ( Booo Hisss!!! Oh well, ice cream still falls within the Birthday theme. I love ice cream too! : )

See more Indie Polish I have used. I love Indie Polishes! :)  
 

For this manicure I applied the following:

• Milani Smoothe Base Coat
•  Pretty & Polished in Party At My Yacht (pinky & ring fingers)... 2 coats
• Sinful Colors in Flutter (over all nail base color)...1 coat
•  Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Twisted Pink (cupcake bottom)... 1 coat
• Sinful Colors in Snow Me White (icing and stripes on cupcake bottoms)... 1 coat (not in pic above)
  
• Out the Door...1 coat
• Pretty & Polished in Party At My Yacht (sprinkles)... 1 coat
  
• Revlon Colorstay in Velvet Rope (cherry)...1 coat
•  Sache Vite...1 coat

 Here is a picture of the Birthday girl! This is Bunny and she turned six years old. I just love her to death!! She is the best dog on planet Earth!

Watercolors... Midsummers Night... KB Shimmer... Swatch / Review

I was feeling like something bright, glittery and full of color. I had narrowed it down to KB Shimmer Watercolor and KB Shimmer Midsummer's Night. I couldn't decide on which one of these to go with, so as I stared at the bottles some more...looking for an answer of which one to try first... it hit me that they actually work quit well together. So there it was...an answer...I was going to use them both.

KB Shimmer Midsummer's Night is a red based, purple neon, but not a bright neon with turquoise glitter, aqua and pink holographic glitters, and white glitters in a variety of shapes, including stars, shreds, hexes. This is an amazingly beautiful polish and is Polish is “3-Free” and does not contain Toluene, Formaldehyde or Dibutyl Phthalate.

KB Shimmer Watercolor is a blue based neon, but not a bright neon with purple glitters in two sizes, a bright blue glitter, royal blue large hex, pink holographic hex and magenta hex glitters.  It also has micro pink and larger sliver holographic glitters. Also is “3-Free” and does not contain Toluene, Formaldehyde or Dibutyl Phthalate.

I absolutely love the aesthetics of both these colors, but I must make one negative comment on the formula of the Midsummer's Night...it is a complete nightmare! It was so thick and globby... I had to fight with this polish to go on my nails! I didn't have trouble getting the glitter out of the bottle, I had trouble laying down the polish. It was crazy!! I don't own any thinner, but I sure wish I did because I would have certainly used it on this polish. I don't know if that would have helped, but I would have tried anything to improve the formula. The formula of the Watercolors was perfect...no problems with that color at all.

I love, love, love these polishes and I will certainly keep them and use them again. But I will make a purchase of some nail polish thinner before reaching for the Midsummer's Night again.

See more Indie Polish I have used. I love Indie Polishes! :)  

For this manicure I applied the following:

• Milani Base Coat
• KB Shimmer in Midsummer's Night (purple)...2 coats
• KB Shimmer in Watercolors (blue)...2 coats
• Seche Vite...1 coat

 

If you are interested in buying these polishes they have a website... KB Shimmer. They have tons of amazing polish colors, as well as bath and body products, which I will be trying in my next order!

____________________________________________________________

My Giveaway!

If you missed my 50 Follower Giveaway Posting...check it out! I am giving

 away some awesome polishes in honor of you all being so awesome! : )

**CLOSES THIS SATURDAY, JULY 28th**

 Thanks to those following my blog and Good Luck!

_____________________________________________________________