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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

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Lime Crime PEACHES ♥ CREAM... POLISH AND PACKAGING Swatch / Review

I am feeling like it is Christmas! Why?! Because I just received the package I ordered from Lime Crime containing my long time lemming Peaches ♥ Cream along with the six other colors available on their website. This color is as amazing as I anticipated and them some! I Looooove this color!

THE POLISH

PEACHES ♥ CREAM is a neon peach creme color. The formula is thick making application a bit of a challenge, as is the case with most neons. It does have a quick dry time. It may be opaque in 2 coats, but I needed 3 coats to even it all out. The outcome is worth any bit of challenge from the formula.

THE PACKAGING

The bottle is a pretty frosted, rectangular shape with the branding printed directly on the bottle. It has a nice full brush, not too big and not too small. The brush handle is small similar to the KB Shimmer and and a little smaller than the Essie handles. Bottle contains 9ml, which is a bit smaller then the average.

THE MANICURE

For this manicure I used the following:

• Milani Smoothe Base Coat....1 coat
  
• Lime Crime Peaches ♥ Cream...3 coats
• Out The Door Top Coat...1 coat

The Rest Of The Story

This is the first polish of this brand I have used. But I did purchase the rest of the and will certainly be to follow shortly!

If you are interested in buying these polishes they have a website... Lime Crime ...you won't regret it for a second! I didn't and I know I will be using this one a lot this summer. I think it would look amazing on a pedi. I will be trying that soon. :)

  

Oh boy... which to try next!? I love them all! Any Requests? 

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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

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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

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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!

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Essie The More The Merrier...Naughty Nautical Summer 2013 Collection... POLISH AND PACKAGING Swatch / Review

Essie The More The Merrier is the second polish I picked up from their Naughty Nautical Collection Summer 2013. I did have Naughty Nautical  and did post about that one.

THE POLISH
Essie The More The Merrier is a juicy lime green, creme polish. I do like this color. I do not have much like it in my stash. It is very, very close to Sally Hansen's Green with Envy.  Application was on the thick side just like Naughty Nautical. Also like Naughty Nautical, this formula was a let down for me. It was hard to work with. I did apply 3 *thin* coats. There was plenty of balding in the first two coats, but covered up with the third coat.

THE PACKAGING 
The bottle is square with rounded corners comes with a labeling on the top of the handle. This makes it easy to see the color without any obstructions of a label on the body of the bottle. 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 smaller size, narrow brush. Contains 15ml of polish. 

THE MANICURE
For this manicure I applied the following:

• OPI Nail Envy...as a treatment coat, 2 coats (applied previous day)
• Milani Smoothe Base Coat....1 coat
  
• Essie The More The Merrier...3 coats
• Out The Door...as a top coat, 1 coat

THE REST OF THE STORY  

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Essie Naughty Nautical from Essie Summer 2013 Collection... Nubar Star Sparkles Detail... POLISH AND PACKAGING Swatch / Review

I picked up Essie Naughty Nautical from their Naughty Nautical Collection Summer 2013. It was the stand out color of the collection that I had to have as soon as I set my eyes on it. I also picked up The More The Merrier, which I will be posting soon. I was going to do a mani with them together, but when I started... it just was not working for me. So I switched to an awesome sparkling detail nail using Nubar Star Sparkles.

THE POLISH
Essie Naughty Nautical is a marine blue-green based, silver shimmer polish. The simmer is very subtle. You can not really see it if you are not looking for it. I absolutely love the color.  Application was on the thick side and dry time was slow. The formula was a let down for me. My entire manicure was ruined within two hours. I had to remove it all because it looked like a total nightmare! And it wasn't like I did my nails and went out to play a game of football either! If I were to use this polish again I would make an extra effort to apply very thin coats and plan tons of time doing nothing during dry time. I applied 2 coats.

I applied 3 coats of Nubar Star Sparkle to my ring finger. I just love this polish with Essie Naughty Nautical. It seems like a perfect accent polish to complement this color. It has amazing sparkle and I included a blurred picture to try to get across the true sparkle-liousness of this polish. Love it. :)

THE PACKAGING 
The bottle is square with rounded corners comes with a labeling on the top of the handle. This makes it easy to see the color without any obstructions of a label on the body of the bottle. 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 smaller size, narrow brush. Contains 15ml of polish.

THE MANICURE
For this manicure I applied the following:

• OPI Nail Envy...as a treatment coat, 2 coats (applied previous day)
• Milani Smoothe Base Coat....1 coat
  
• Essie Naughty Nautical...2 coats
• Nubar Star Sparkles (detail nail)...3 coats
• Out The Door...as a top coat, 1 coat

THE REST OF THE STORY  

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Memorial Day Manicure... Nicole By OPI If The Blue Fits... Sinful Colors Sugar, Sugar... Stamping

Happy Memorial Day ladies! Hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend and got to participate in some fun since this weekend is the unofficial kick off to the Summer. Barbeque, picnic, pool parties...what did you do this weekend?

I also wanted to take a moment to thank those in the military who died serving our country. This is a day to honor all those that gave up their lives for our freedom. Thank you for your sacrifice for the rest of us!

So for todays manicure I did a Memorial Day theme. I wanted to incorporate a patriotic feel along with a summery, fun feel we all tend to have this weekend every year. So that explains the star stamping image, the BBQ stamping image and the red, white and blue colors. So, what is with the pink in the BBQ stamping? Good question because I stamped it using a white polish!

This mani was one of those that just fought me tooth and nail! I had to redo that ring finger three times! It was just meant to be imperfect from what I was trying to achieve. So this was the least screwed up this looked and I was not will to give it another go and risk another horrendous outcome. I suspect what happened is... because I didn't topcoat the base color before stamping this nail like I did always do. So I think the red bled through the white stamping after I top coated the finished stamping.

For this manicure I applied the following:

• Milani Smoothe Base Coat
• Nicole By OPI If The Blue Fits...2 coats
• Sinful Colors Sugar, Sugar...2 coats
• Out the Door Top Coat...1 coat
•  For All Stamping Sinful Colors Snow Me White was used
• Nail Plate W107 Winstonia
• Seche Vite Top Coat...1 coat

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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  

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