tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82206535040548247502024-03-18T01:46:17.905-04:00All This PolishI buy a lot of nail polish...this is what I do with it.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-23873671438286427452016-04-09T21:49:00.000-04:002016-04-09T22:43:27.637-04:00April Showers...Snow Showers, That Is.I wore this manicure a few months back, in February, but never got around to posting it anywhere. Apparently, I must have been subconsciously saving these pictures for April, because Winter just made a comeback in the Northeast, people! It's supposed to be Spring, but for the last week it's been high 20's, low 30's, and snow flurries. Who knew that when the temp hit mid 70's on April 1st, it was just Mother Nature saying, "April Fool's, suckers." So let's hope posting this mani is kind of like exercising the demons, it'll appease Mother Nature and we'll chase away the cold weather until at least October. <br />
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This ended up being an all Rica Polish look. I first did a look similar to this in early 2015 with Orly Mirrorball as my base. I never took any pictures of it though, so I was originally planning to just recreate that exact look this year. But I had also just received two new polishes that I had purchased from Rica's Etsy shop, and I ended up reaching for those instead of using Mirrorball again.<br />
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I started with two coats of Rica Arctic Circle, which was part of Rica's 2015 Advent Calendar Collection. I topped that with one coat of a microglitter called Decorate! Decorate! Decorate! from Rica's Doctor Who Christmas Collection. Over that combo, I stamped some random snowflakes from MoYou London Festive Collection plate 02, using Rica Whiteout. And then I used a dotting tool and Rica Whiteout to place a few dots on my nails, just to fill in some of the empty space around the snowflakes.<br />
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Maybe next Winter, I'll try this out with Orly Mirrorball again, because I honestly can't decide which version I ended up liking more. Now, bring on the warmer weather, please!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-8625055622054227872016-02-14T19:15:00.001-05:002016-02-14T19:15:45.355-05:00Valentine Blues<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Somehow I ended up with blue hearts on my nails last week. I was already wearing 2 coats of KBShimmer Blue Topaz and had every intention of using the top image from Pueen plate 16. But then I spotted the hearts images on the right side of the same plate and the next thing I know, blue hearts all over my nails. I ended up spending Valentine's Day itself sporting naked nails, so this turned out to be the closest thing to a Valentine manicure I did this month.<br />
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I really like this mixed hearts design from Pueen. I'm not usually a fan of heart-themed items, except when it comes to my nails it seems. I've ordered many a stamping plate solely because of a cool hearts design that I saw and decided I had to have.<br />
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To stamp the hearts pattern, I used Robin's Egg Blue from Rica on Etsy. I had pulled out both Robin's Egg Blue and the blue pastel Konad Special Polish as possible stamping colors. Robin's Egg Blue was just a touch more pale than the Konad and I thought it paired with the KBShimmer polish better.<br />
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I do love a good monochrome manicure. I don't know if I just prefer the way they look, or if it's because I kinda suck as mix-n-matching colors when stamping! Maybe a little of both.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-32195920439254539502016-01-01T20:09:00.001-05:002016-01-01T20:09:50.214-05:00Happy 2016!Happy New Year! I kept it pretty simple again for New Year's. Just a quick stamping mani using images all from MoYou London Festive Plate 05.<br />
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The base color is KBShimmer Black Pearl, from their new <a href="https://www.kbshimmer.com/product-category/birthstone-collection/" target="_blank">Birthstone Collection</a>, available today. Black Pearl was provided for review, regular swatches coming soon. All the birthstone polishes are a combination of flakies and holo. This is 2 coats of Black Pearl, which went on very smoothly. It wasn't thick or lumpy, and dried to a fairly smooth finish that needed very little top coat to be perfectly smooth. The flakies in Black Pearl give off a gold look, so I thought it would pair perfectly with Essie Good As Gold for the stamping. <br />
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Starting at the index nail, I used a fireworks design, then a clock striking midnight on my middle finger, champagne flutes on my ring finger nail, and a streamers/confetti design for my pinkie nail. <br />
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I also used a different design for my thumbs, which I just now realized I don't have any pictures of. The design I used though is sort of a fireworks burst/shooting stars type look. On Festive Plate 05, it's the design to the immediate left of the clock design. I kind of slapped it on my thumbs, not sure of which design to put on them, and I was really surprised with how much I liked it. I want to do a full nail look now with just that one image. I think it would work well as an abstract, everyday look.<br />
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The base was sort of a recycled look for me. I had used this same tape mani combo several years ago during the holidays, but for a snowflake look instead. I started with 2 coats of China Glaze Poinsettia, then one coat of China Glaze Ring In The Red. I top coated with Seche Vite and made sure it was completely dry before taping off my nails on the diagonal with just regular scotch tape. Then I applied a thicker coat of China Glaze Glittering Garland, top coated and let dry before stamping. The sweater stamp is from MoYou London Festive Collection 06, and I stamped the design with white Konad Special Polish.</div>
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I also gave my nails a little trim this month because of a few broken corners. I wasn't thrilled with the idea of making my nails shorter, but in hindsight, it really worked out to be good timing; I don't think this stamp would have fit as well on my nails at the length they were before I filed them back. </div>
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I was really happy with how this look turned out. I only had to redo a couple nails each time I wore this, because I thought I stamped the design a little crooked a time or two. I always top coat my polish before I stamp, that way I have a little barrier of protection over my base polish in case I need to re-stamp a nail. I can carefully wipe off the stamping polish with polish remover and a q-tip, without completely messing up the polish below. And I was happy to pull out Ring In The Red from my melmer for the first time in a while. That is still probably one of my favorite China Glaze glitters.</div>
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Happy Halloween! Just one mani for me this Halloween. The orange polish is Zoya Arizona, and the gradient is Pansy-Monium and My Life's Porpoise, both from KBShimmer. Everything was stamped using Rica Blackout stamping polish. The skulls is a design from MoYou London Biker Collection plate 08, while everything else is from Bundle Monster. The bats design is off of plate BM-H08, both the text design on my ring finger nail and the spider web on my pinky nail are from plate BM-H07. <br />
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Going into it, I was originally planning to have all my nails be different base colors. It wasn't until after I finished the two middle nails that I decided to scrap that idea and throw down a few coats of orange on my index and pinky nails too. Otherwise, I would have most likely put the gradient on my ring finger nail as an accent, instead of my middle finger. But really, there's no rules when it comes to accent nails, and I really like the overall look with the accent nail just where it is. The gradient with bats stamp also went on my camera shy thumb nails. I really love the look of the purple to grey gradient, I think I may need to use it for a full mani someday.<br />
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Have a fun and safe Halloween weekend!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-44778871693030392022015-10-29T20:42:00.000-04:002015-10-29T20:42:06.156-04:00Shangri-La Abstract Stamping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For the past month or so, I've been in a nail art slump. I just haven't felt motivated to do anything other than switch out the polish on my nails. Seeing this look though, that I wore pre-slump, is reminding me why I got into nail art in the first place, and also that a manicure doesn't have to be super complicated to have it turn out to be one of your favorites. <br />
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This mani was actually from back in July, I just never got around to using it in a post until now. It had been a little while since I'd done any matte nails, and I was loving a look that <a href="http://www.ooohshinies.com/2015/07/matte-flowers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OoohShinies+%28Oooh%2C+Shinies%21%29" target="_blank">Oooh, Shinies!</a> had posted at the time. It made me think about the China Glaze Romantique collection, which I had purchased online ages ago solely to use the polishes for stamping. I also had just recently ordered the Shangri-La Master Set from Bundle Monster and was itching to try out one of the new plates in the collection. <br />
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For my base, I started with a polish probably almost as old as the Romantique Collection, OPI Steady As She Rose. Then I stamped part of the design from plate BM-S105 with China Glaze Joy. I finished the look off with one coat of OPI's matte top coat.<br />
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I need to remember to pull out some shades from the China Glaze Romantique collection more often. They are great for stamping, and they look amazing matte as well.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-40792478280987935592015-09-14T10:30:00.000-04:002015-09-14T10:30:04.354-04:00KBShimmer Fall 2015 Collection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
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It's that time of the year, lots of brands are starting to release their Fall collections. This Tuesday, September 15th, you can add KBShimmer to that list when they release their 2015 Fall Collection. There are 12 new polishes in the collection, and today I've got swatches of 7 of the 12 to show you.<br />
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Such A Vlad-Ass is described as a "deepened blood red cream with a slight blue undertone." I stopped at 2 coats and was very happy with the coverage. I think a 3rd coat of the polish would have resulted in a darker, more berry shade of red, closer to the bottle color. Although, even with just 2 coats, the polish did sometimes appear darker depending on the lighting. I also applied 1 layer of top coat for these swatches.<br />
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Application of Such A Vlad-Ass was incredibly smooth. It's a very pigmented polish, I was impressed by the coverage I got after just 1 coat. I applied a 2nd coat just to even everything out.<br />
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Another new cream in the Fall Collection is a blackened blurple cream called Soul Deep. As with Such A Vlad-Ass, I only needed 2 coats of Soul Deep for complete coverage, then finished with a layer of top coat.<br />
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This cream could almost be a one coater, incredibly pigmented. It's leaning towards a very midnight blue color in my photos. Under different lighting conditions though, the purple undertones really pop and you get more of that blurple look. Another great cream from KBShimmer in terms of application, a very smooth formula.<br />
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I'm really looking forward to using this as a base for some nail art, maybe some stamping. This is a polish that I think will work well for the Winter season as well.<br />
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Besides 4 new creams, the Fall Collection also includes a new linear holographic polish and several different types of glitters. The new holo polish is a gorgeous fig shade called Fig-Get About It. <br />
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Another very pigmented shade, swatches show 2 coats of Fig-Get About It, without top coat.<br />
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And of course I had to get a shot of it out in the sunlight!<br />
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I Feel Gourd-geous is a fine holographic glitter polish in a champagne shade. <br />
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This one was a little thinner, which isn't much of a surprise for a fine glitter polish. I needed 3 coats to get complete coverage, then applied top coat.<br />
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I'm never quite sure how shades like this are going to work with my pale skin tone, but I loved this on. Another polish that I think could work for Winter as well as Fall. I regret not getting any shots of this one out in the sun. It sparkled so much indoors, I can only imagine what it'll look like out in sunshine.<br />
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Speaking of sparkle, Carpe Denim is navy jelly polish loaded with silver holographic glitters in a few different smaller sizes.<br />
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I love the simplicity of this polish, yet it seems to have so much depth to it. It's almost like instant galaxy nails. I used 3 coats for the swatches of Carpe Denim but you can get complete coverage in just 2 coats. It dried to a smooth, shiny finish, but I still applied a layer of top coat to get an ultra smooth finish.<br />
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This was one that I made sure to run outside with and snap a shot or two out in the sun.<br />
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Another new glitter I was really excited for is this black jelly polish with rainbow metallic glitters called Dark & Twisty.<br />
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I applied 3 coats of Dark & Twisty for full coverage, as well as a layer of top coat. Application was great, the formula was very easy to work with and it dried to a smooth finish.<br />
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The polish has a really nice glitter payoff, though the glitters don't quite pop against the black on the nail as well as they do in the bottle. I took a shot of this one outside in the sunlight though to show how the glitters show up better under brighter lighting.<br />
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The last polish I have to show is a crelly polish called Open Toad Shoes. In her email about the Fall Collection, Christy of KBShimmer mentioned that Open Toad Shoes was a surprise favorite when she showed the collection earlier at Cosmoprof NA. When I saw her bottle shots of the polish, I could understand why. <br />
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First of all, the olive base in this polish is right up my alley. I love all things green, but especially olive or olive drab type shades. And the mix of navy, burgundy, and chartreuse glitters compliment the olive base perfectly. <br />
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When you first look at it, you're not quite sure what to make of it, but the longer you stare at it, you start to become obsessed with it. I ended up wearing this polish for the last 2 weeks.<br />
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This might possibly be one of my favorite KBShimmer collections of all time. There's a few others in the collection I'm thinking about ordering once the collection goes live this week, especially one of the other crelly polishes. I'm looking at you I've Seen Sweater Days!<br />
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The 2015 Collection is available for purchase starting Tuesday, September 15th, at <a href="https://www.kbshimmer.com/" target="_blank">KBShimmer.com</a>. The cream polishes retail for $7.50 each, and the holo polish and glitter polishes retail for $8.75 each.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 12px;">*Polish sent for honest review. Review contains only my personal opinions.*</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-25903489660018070192015-09-10T22:37:00.000-04:002015-09-13T21:45:25.510-04:00Florida Sky Saran Wrap Mani<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In one of the Facebook groups that I'm in, we've been doing a challenge where every week there is a new photograph posted to use as inspiration for a manicure. Several weeks ago, it was my friend Alyson's turn to post a photo, and she chose a picture she had taken while visiting her sister in Florida. It's posted below, but you can also see it <a href="https://instagram.com/p/6P0tY3r7Gb/" target="_blank">here</a> on Alyson's Instagram account. I also highly recommend checking out her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nosylaesnails" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, where she posts pictures of her nail art. She's got some mad freehand skills that always leave me completely jealous.<br />
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As soon as I saw the picture, I wanted to try to recreate the look of the sky with a saran wrap mani. I started with a base of OPI Mod About You. Once dry, and working one nail at a time, I dabbed different spots of my nail with OPI Rumple's Wiggin' and with Zoya Blu, then tapped my nail with small, balled up pieces of plastic wrap until some of the original base color started to show through.<br />
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There were a few times that I reapplied some polish, if I thought there wasn't enough pink (or blue or purple) on a particular nail, and then patted it with some more plastic wrap until I was happy with the final result. I think my favorite nail though was on my ring finger, and I only needed to make one pass with the plastic wrap on that nail.<br />
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I was really happy with how these came out. There wasn't as much contrast between the colors with this look as with my last attempt at <a href="http://www.allthispolish.com/2013/10/zoya-saran-wrap-nails.html" target="_blank">saran wrap nails</a>, but I love both versions. And I think I did a decent job of mimicking the look of the clouds in Alyson's photo, which was my main goal for this manicure.<br />
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So far, this was the only picture from the challenge that I've done a manicure for. I just never got around to doing anything for some of the other weekly pictures that the group members have been posting. And they've been posting some really awesome photos to use as inspiration, so I'm a little disappointed in myself for not making time to try any other looks. But there's a lot more photos to come, so I've got a lot more chances to be inspired on the way.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-56790489460877518672015-07-12T20:19:00.003-04:002015-09-13T21:49:23.797-04:00July 4th WeekendLast weekend, I posted a quick pic on <a href="https://instagram.com/p/4uwiA8A4-Z/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> showing my last minute July 4th manicure. The day was so dreary, it was raining all morning and showing no signs of stopping. I knew any original July 4th plans were going to have to wait until the next day. It was going to turn into a "stay home and watch fireworks specials on TV" kind of night for sure. I had painted my nails white in the morning, in anticipation of doing some type of July 4th themed look with white as the base color. But the gloomy day didn't really put me in the mood to paint my nails. About halfway through the day though, I decided to do just a really quick, dry brush American flag (sorta) design. <br />
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I tested it out on my thumb first and was loving the effect, which was the shot I had posted on <a href="https://instagram.com/p/4uwiA8A4-Z/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. I was a little indifferent to the finished look though once I had completed the rest of my nails. It did definitely grow on me over the next few days, and a few of my friends really liked it. I think the overall effect was much cooler looking in person than it looks in photographs. And I'm definitely inexperienced when it comes to the dry brush technique, so that's something I think I'm going to need to practice a bit more in the future.<br />
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My base was two coats of KBShimmer Eyes White Open. The blue and red stripes are both polishes from Priti NYC. The blue is Canterbury Bells, and the red is called Cherry Ripe. If you aren't familiar with the dry brush approach, you basically try to scrape as much polish off the brush as you can back into the bottle, and then swipe the brush across your nail. There were some times where I thought I globbed on a little too much color, so to fix it I just went over a few spots with more white polish. I finished it off with a coat of Seche Vite.<br />
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I hope everyone had a fun and safe July 4th holiday last week. I definitely enjoyed July 5th a whole lot more than July 4th. The weather was perfect on Sunday, and there was a great fireworks display put on in my town. I even snagged a few good shots of the show.<br />
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I didn't really buy many Christmas themed polishes this past winter, but I wanted to get my hands on I'd Melt For You, from the China Glaze Twinkle Collection 2014, specifically to use it for stamping. Swatches I'd seen of it online reminded me a bit of China Glaze Millennium. And Millennium, as well as most of China Glaze's chrome-like polishes, always stamps really well. <br />
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I'd Melt For You did not disappoint either. I'm not sure, if worn as a full coverage mani, that I'd Melt For You would have the same mirror like look as Millennium does, but it worked great for stamping. I need to do a side by side comparison of I'd Melt For You and Millennium to see if I like one more than the other. Zoya Loredana is a matte finish polish, but I did top this look off with one coat of top coat to protect the stamping. I think Loredana looks just as great top coated as it does when left as a matte finish.<br />
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I love the extra fine version of Amazeballz even more than the original. The formula is incredibly smooth, and you could almost get away with a single coat. I did apply a second coat just to even up the coverage though. For my other nails, I applied 2 coats of KBShimmer Eyes White Open and topped that with 1 coat of Sephora by OPI It's Real 18K Gold top coat. Over that I stamped a shamrock and clover pattern from Bundle Monster plate BM-723 using Konad Special Polish in green. I topped everything with one coat of Seche Vite.<br>
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I only wish that I had applied 2 coats of the It's Real 18K Gold top coat on my index and pinky nails, instead of just 1 coat. With a close-up view like in the blog pics, it's pretty easy to see it on the nails. But in real life, it's hard to spot that the gold flakes are even there. I think a second coat would have made them much more noticeable, but I still love how it turned out. Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a great St. Patrick's Day!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-11866715920598699792015-02-28T20:04:00.001-05:002015-09-13T21:50:02.628-04:00KBShimmer Spring Collection 2015 - Crellies and Cream<div style="text-align: right;">
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Tomorrow is March 1st and, while I already feel like 2015 is starting to fly by, I'm definitely enjoying the thought that Spring is around the corner! So on the subject of Spring, here are the rest of the polishes I had swatched from the new KBShimmer Spring 2015 Collection.</div>
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First up is a new crelly glitter polish called Meow Or Never. For these swatches, I applied 3 thin coats and then 1 layer of top coat.<br />
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Meow Or Never is a pale gray, slightly purple, crelly polish. It's full of multiple sized glitters in purple, gray, periwinkle, and sky blue. Application was smooth and easy, and the glitter spread easily and evenly.</div>
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The next shade is a peach crelly glitter called To Peach His Own. For this polish, I applied just 2 coats and then top coat. It contains glitter in shades of lime green, gold, violet, and magenta.</div>
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I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this shade, peach shades don't always play well with my pale skin, but I loved it. I originally had swatched it wearing 3 coats and it seemed a little heavy to me. So I took it off, started over and stopped after 2 coats, which is what you see in these photos, and it was perfect with just the 2 coats.</div>
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I'm So Sweet Pea is probably my favorite crelly of this collection. It's a pale purple crelly polish, filled with glitters in pink, mint, purple, and turquoise. All swatches of I'm So Sweet Pea show 3 coats and 1 layer of top coat.<br />
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I think my favorite part of this polish is the addition of the turquoise glitter. The bits of turquoise really pop against all the pastel glitters and the pale purple base. <br />
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The last polish I have to show you, Eyes White Open, might seem a bit boring because it's a simple white cream. But don't underestimate this polish because it's one of the best white creams I've ever used. <br />
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When I saw the only cream in the Spring collection was going to be a white polish, I almost passed on it. But curiosity got the best of me. I've been really impressed with all of KBShimmer's other cream polishes, so I had to try the white. Eyes White Open is practically a one coater. I did use 2 thin coats just to make the coverage flawless looking, but this was the easiest white polish I've ever worked with. Most white creams I've used in the past were streaky and patchy, and I would need 3 coats or more just to get okay coverage. With Eyes White Open, coverage was almost perfect after just the first coat. It applied evenly, no streaks, no bald spots, just great coverage and flow.<br />
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I'll definitely be using Eyes White Open as a base for some nail art or glitter. All 4 polishes, and the rest of the Spring 2015 Collection, are available for purchase at <a href="http://www.kbshimmer.com/" target="_blank">KBShimmer.com</a>. The crelly shades retail for $8.75 each, and KBShimmer cream shades retail for $7.50 each. International customers can visit <a href="http://www.harlowandco.org/" target="_blank">www.harlowandco.org</a> for details on ordering and shipping KBShimmer polishes outside of the US.<br />
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Where did January go? Seriously. Where??? One day it was New Year's, then *POOF* I'm watching the groundhog predict 6 more weeks of Winter. Since January decided to fast forward on me, let's just fast forward a little bit more, to Spring. Because today marks the release of the new <a href="https://www.kbshimmer.com/product-tag/spring2015/" target="_blank">KBShimmer</a> Spring Collection for 2015. I have a total of 8 out of the 12 new Spring polishes to show you, and in today's post I'm starting out with 4 of the 8 shades. Keep reading after the jump for my swatches of the 4 new KBShimmer holo polishes. </div>
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First up is a combo holographic/shimmer polished called Blush Money. Christy based this shade on the color Strawberry Ice, which is one of the colors in the Pantone Fashion Color Report for Spring 2015. Blush Money is a peachy rose color with a gold, flaky shimmer that can be seen indoors. Outdoors, the sunlight brings out a linear holographic glow. </div>
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I used 3 thin coats for even coverage, and then added one layer of top coat. Application of Blush Money was smooth and the formula was easy to work with. It has a subtle holo effect, especially compared to the other holo polishes in this collection, but the subtle holo compliments the peachy rose color well. And I really love the gold shimmer, which shows up strongly on the nail, not just in the bottle.</div>
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When I first received information on the new Spring Collection, I could not wait to see these next 3 colors in person. Not only did they look like they were going to be gorgeous holographic polishes, but Christy referred to them as ultra-holos, and that sounded right up my alley! My favorite holo polishes are linear, and I want as strong of a holo effect as you can get, which is exactly what these 3 shades deliver. I didn't even need to be out in the sunlight to be completely mesmerized by the linear holo in these polishes. I fell in love with all 3 of them. </div>
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Thistle Be The Day is a "pale pinkish purple" with, of course, a strong linear holo effect.</div>
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I applied 2 coats of Thistle Be The Day. This seemed to me to be the most opaque of the 3 ultra-holos. The formula applied like a dream, all swatches are shown without top coat.</div>
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For my base, I started with two coats of Orly Au Champagne then topped that with one coat of Sonnetarium Snowfall. I used this same combination a few years ago as a base for a Christmas lights design, and had been wanting to use it again ever since. On my ring finger, I used a design from MoYou London Festive Collection plate 17, stamped with Konad Special Polish in red. I felt like it needed a little something else, so I used black Konad Special Polish and stamped a small music notes design from the same plate at my cuticle. <br />
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The ornaments all came from MoYou London Festive Collection plate 18. I used Konad Special Polishes in red, green, and blue for the ornaments, and also for dotting to fill up some of the blank space around the ornaments. Once the dots were completely dry, I topped everything with one coat of Seche Vite top coat.<br />
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Even though I ended up only doing one Christmas themed design this year, I didn't mind much because I really liked how this one turned out. I received quite a lot of compliments at work on this one, and I was glad to finally use Snowfall over Au Champagne once again. I really like those two polishes together.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-76626445089286565802014-12-20T11:33:00.004-05:002014-12-20T11:36:17.973-05:00Zoya India and Pueen StampingWinter has not been kind to my nails. I think I've had more cracks and breaks in the past few months than I've had all year long. One of the looks I've worn recently though, in between battling the effects of the cold, was this design from Pueen plate PUEEN26, stamped with China Glaze Passion over 2 coats of Zoya India.<br />
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Zoya India has a great formula and is a great vampy shade for this time of the year. I liked it a lot on its own, but stamping over it with Passion really complemented the shimmer in this polish.<br />
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I really enjoyed this combination. It's a nice look just for the Winter time in general, but I could also see myself wearing this if I wanted something a little more elegant for a fancy holiday party.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-26024140533481709002014-11-01T08:30:00.000-04:002015-09-13T21:51:07.046-04:00KBShimmer Winter 2014 Collection Swatches & Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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It's here! The release of the new <a href="https://www.kbshimmer.com/product-category/nail-polish/winter-2014-polish-collection/" target="_blank">Winter 2014 Collection</a> from KBShimmer is today, Saturday, November 1st. I've got 9 out of the 17 polishes from the collection to show you. This post might be a long one, very picture heavy! Keep reading after the jump to see all the swatches and get my thoughts on the new shades, and a few returning shades from past Winter collections.</div>
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I'm going to dive right into the textures to start. These are the polishes I was probably the most anxious to get my hands on. First up is one of my favorites of the collection, Too Cold To Hold.<br />
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My second favorite of the collection is another texture, Turnip The Beet. Christy describes Turnip The Beet as a "rich sangria colored base." It's also packed full of glitter, this time in shades of red, magenta, and purple. </div>
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Just like the other textures from KBShimmer, the formula was very easy to work with. I had complete coverage in 2 coats but added a 3rd coat for a bit more texture.</div>
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Another new texture polish in this collection is a crazy gold polish called Dressed To Gild. I don't think my pictures can do this one justice. There's so much sparkle and, I hate to resort to the term bling, but yes, bling. It's just complete bling on your nails.</div>
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Dressed To Gild is full holographic gold glitters with pops of holographic glitters in shades of lavender and lime. I don't generally gravitate towards gold polishes, but the lavender and especially the lime glitters really draw me in to this one. I applied 2 coats for my swatches of Dressed To Gild.</div>
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Okay, this last texture I have mixed feelings about. When I first heard there was going to be a white texture polish in the new collection, I had an immediate idea in my head that it would be similar to previous textures from KBShimmer. That there'd be some type of bling, sparkle, etc. mixed in. Maybe not holographic glitter, since it's meant to be a white polish, not silver, but perhaps some iridescent glitters mixed in with matte white glitter. Basically, take Sonnetarium Snowfall and make it a full coverage texture polish, and that's what was floating around in my brain. So when I first swatched White Here, White Now, I was a little bummed to see it was completely matte. But once I got over that initial reaction, I was actually pleasantly surprised to see what 2 coats actually looked like when fully dry. </div>
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I personally felt that 2 coats was enough. The white base gave full coverage in 2 coats and I found that I didn't mind the look of the matte glitter spaced out a bit. I thought about a 3rd coat, but was worried that would make it too chunky looking. I'm sure when you hear "white texture polish" that your mind jumps right to China Glaze There's Snow One Like You, or maybe Nails Inc Belgravia. White Here, White Now is a million times better than those two. </div>
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A million times better. </div>
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I don't necessarily see myself wearing this as a full manicure, aside from these swatches, but I'd easily sport an accent nail or two with it. And I think it gives you a bunch of options for using it in nail art designs for Christmas and just winter themes in general. (I've still got my fingers crossed for a matte white/iridescent glitter combo texture polish one day though, lol.)</div>
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There's several glitter toppers in the Winter 2014 Collection. One of them is a holographic snowflake glitter called Flake Dance. I layered one coat over KBShimmer Stonewashed and topped it off with a thick coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top quick dry top coat.</div>
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Flake Dance is a more winterized version of KBShimmer Ice Queen. It's a clear base full of holographic silver hex glitters, holographic micro glitter, and some larger holographic silver snowflakes. I got about half of the snowflakes out on the brush naturally and then decided to place or re-position a few others by hand. </div>
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The snowflake glitters are a nice size. Not unnecessarily oversized, but not too small where you can't tell what they are. I do have a pretty drastic C-curve when it comes to the shape of my nails, so a few flakes had edges that sort of poked out. But if you have a slightly flatter nail bed than I do, you should have no issues at all with the snowflakes.</div>
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Another new glitter topper for winter is a really cute Christmas tree inspired polish called Pine-ing For Yule. This is the KBShimmer Toys For Tots Charity polish for 2014. From November 1st through December 15th, for every bottle of Pine-ing For Yule sold at KBShimmer.com, $4 will be donated to Toys For Tots. </div>
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Pine-ing For Yule is a clear base polish with micro glitter, some small holographic hexes, and holographic triangle "Christmas Trees" and red star tree toppers. I layered one coat over Milani White On The Spot and finished it with 2 coats of KBShimmer Clearly On Top. The bottle is full of triangles and stars and application of the glitter was super easy with normal brush strokes. No extra work was needed to get the glitters spread out evenly.<br />
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Besides completely new polishes, Christy has re-released a few fan favorites from previous Winter collections. One of those returning polishes is another Christmas Tree inspired polish called All Decked Out. </div>
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All Decked Out is a deep forest green jelly polish filled with hex glitters in a rainbow of colors, along with some scattered gold star glitters. I really love this one. It's basically a Christmas tree in a bottle, and I love the shade of green used for the jelly base. I used 2 coats, and the glitter placement is just the way the brush deposited it naturally on the nail with each brush stroke. I topped it off with one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top top coat. </div>
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One more returning shade is Sugar Plum Faerie. Once again, it's the addition of some lime green glitter that just really draws me in to another KBShimmer polish. Sugar Plum Faerie is a violet crelly base with holographic glitters in lime, purple, and berry. I used 3 thin coats plus one coat of top coat for all the swatches.</div>
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I think the mix of glitter used is a perfect compliment to the violet base. This shade would work well during any time of the year.</div>
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One last polish to show you is Holly Back Girl. Holly Back Girl is not technically part of the Winter 2014 Collection, but it is being released tomorrow along with the Winter Collection. And more importantly, even though it is available for purchase on its own, you can get Holly Back Girl for FREE with a $70 order, using the code HBGFREE.</div>
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This is 3 coats of Holly Back Girl topped with one coat of Clearly On Top. This polish is so simple yet so festive and perfect for Christmas. The formula was just incredible. Application was a breeze and there's a ton of red and green glitter packed into the white crelly base. I just adore this polish.</div>
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Whew! I hope that wasn't too long of a post for you, but I just couldn't leave out any of those pics. Besides the nail polishes, KBShimmer will also have a few other new goodies being released. Christy already makes cuticle oil pens in Lemongrass and Pink Sugar, but starting today, there are 4 new scents of cuticle oil pens also available: Chai Tea, Peppermint, Raspberry Vanilla, and an Unscented version. I was able to pick out two new scents to try and I chose Chai Tea and Raspberry Vanilla. I was pleasantly surprised by the Chai Tea scent. It has a hint of spice without being too overpowering. And the Raspberry Vanilla scent is officially my new addiction! I was super excited when I saw Raspberry Vanilla, as I love all things raspberry, and the scent was even better than expected. The oils themselves are very moisturizing, and are quick absorbing, which is fantastic. And I love that I can pop the pen in my purse without it taking up a lot of space. The Cuticle Oil Pens retail for $6 each.</div>
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Also new today is a holiday themed sheet of nail vinyls, which retails for $5.</div>
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Each bottle of polish in the Winter 2014 Collection retails for $8.75 at KBShimmer.com. And be sure to take advantage of these limited time promotions Christy will have running!</div>
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-Free Shipping For All Orders over $40 on KBShimmer.com No code needed. Runs from 11/01-12/31 </div>
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-Free With a $70+ Purchase, Holly Back Girl, a white Christmas crelly polish with red and green glitters. Use code HBGFREE to receive free polish and free shipping with $70+ purchase. Runs from 11/01-12/31 </div>
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-Free samples! While supplies last, we will be sending out a sample in each order. Samples may include scrubs, lotions, vinyl nail decals, soaps, etc. Orders will also include a branded emery board. </div>
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-Free Snowman Glitter! The first 400 orders will receive a bag of 1000 snowmen glitters perfect for winter nail art.</div>
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KBShimmer products can be found at <a href="http://www.kbshimmer.com/" target="_blank">KBShimmer.com</a>.</div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-41056029993827755282014-10-25T11:09:00.000-04:002014-10-25T11:09:12.014-04:00KBShimmer Winter 2014 Collection Press Release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">KBShimmer announces the winter collection, an addition of 11 new shades to its 3-free nail polish line. The collection also includes the re-release of 5 holiday fan favorites. “Tis the season to sparkle, and how better to sparkle then with jewel tones, shiny holographic glitters, and whimsical unique glitter shapes?” KBShimmer Owner, Christy Rose, said. “The winter 2014 collection features several colors based Pantone’s 2014 Winter colors, holiday memories and décor, and the winter season itself.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The winter 2014 Collection also features “Pine-ing For Yule,” a Christmas Tree inspired glitter topcoat with triangle “Christmas Trees” and red star tree toppers. “This year we are again working with Toys For Tots ® to bring joy to children over the holiday season, creating the charity polish is almost the highlight of my year, right behind the donation itself .” says Rose. $4 from the sale of each bottle from 11/01/15 to 12/15/14 will be donated to Toys For Tots ®.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flake Dance</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sliver holographic snowflakes dance among a scattering of smaller silver holographic glitters.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Macintosh HD:Users:cleliarigaud:Desktop:Bigger Picture:lH8YYeQLgJaXW-AV2UOtd_eMjhs1roMhIYjITh6RK0U.jpeg" height="288px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/g-ps6HyPuq2q9W81uVuxvhBVXvt7G8PkylbCn9XjxzBp-Mms6QLIMSfSaf3V5Xd4eOPjzRuCigqm1KgqCpZA-_mI-3u0wB3zlmNwduK6k36Fz2w-TiU4LkXDtnPVZfP4W4GsUSJMRf0" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="176px;" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This pale gray polish features hex glitters in green, navy and pale mint, with circles and micro glitters for shine and sparkle.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This snowy white polish is a blustery</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">addition to our textured collection.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Macintosh HD:Users:cleliarigaud:Desktop:Bigger Picture:WLEaIgsBOCs2s9Pi_kpWqcOv0RTmgQeNstEJMbROCqc.jpeg" height="288px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/XiOCdjRyvztEQgjQjPfqp1VC8tv74C1oZ7pV6LwyIAN16YL-UaIJg7PCf2mlEfcVgUfcbP2r4XqG_wH0qqAID_TtHnV53_ksLtUU3p_Yy7_keTf28V7eSkfInkfo0CYDEcbOzYOukpg" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="176px;" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A rich sangria colored base accents holographic glitters in magenta, purple and red.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Macintosh HD:Users:cleliarigaud:Desktop:-ARYWd2P0CVF2_Pkejnw8Izk_dLHapCkIJT_aXbcKNI.jpeg" height="273px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gsoRwZofCXsa6wCYNzCvQHfg04OwAGTsyIMKIpiCk1hU3tBaf7VgWJqms1LSrGreN5CTKulOdnk_3Blq-Uz-06YNaRiU3mKk3kTfv6K_gbvz3Wc1767bFWxUDcKkPsXJjAKW30mVeQM" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="175px;" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dressed To Gild</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This textured polish is rich with holographic gold glitters. Hints of lavender and lime glitters add depth and extra shine.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pine-ing For Yule</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A holiday inspired glitter topcoat with holographic triangle “Christmas Trees” and red star tree toppers.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff00af; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For each bottle sold at KBShimmer.com from 11/01 until 12/15, $4 will be donated to Tots For Tots ®</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Too Cold To Hold</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A rich sapphire blue base is filled with holographic sliver, blue, and green holographic glitters for a bejeweled textured look.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A vibrant royal blue jelly, this a-cute polish features holographic blue triangles, and micro sparkles. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A pale-mauve crelly base sets off an explosion of colored hexes in orange, navy and aqua.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This brown polish has red undertones that set off the linear holographic rainbow.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Macintosh HD:Users:cleliarigaud:Desktop:Bigger Picture:WMbUjoXEN2PW9Sio1e5k7B-oscUIc9nh6LHj-ZviHu8.jpeg" height="290px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/SL5WypWaHO2PdAOEFezJe1roSCrzX38GakxuH7KrUZ1VFDIQ-jWIXFurR_uj5FSeXhdbjKKN_0bmE6j2JfZ0XwNWhTtx-F1HKCBiFjqMuSwpg1Z5cvnClVoxVDwAT3UeYPnLErqFa2Y" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="177px;" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spot Sign</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like a wild cat ready to pounce, this spotted polish is ready to bring out our wild side. Black leopard spot shaped glitters are accented by black dots, small black hexes and micro holographic sparkle. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4 new scents join the current line-up, Peppermint, Raspberry Vanilla, Chia Tea and Unscented. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A new multi-design sheet perfect for holiday and winter inspired nail art.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="229px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1ECXLnRtiZLnSIgPJg5bDVBcfaZmrJ7lF2eMwiMtCfZeEOAqC5kn31ziUXYE5wM994HPDmCqS_u1HQHv3WzqHFWj2FtEOIOX5EH19Nl8M6NCX52PnYF0mBgw01BJHSh-I7HWi_949qE" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="494px;" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #bd0b66; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Returning Holiday Favorites:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merry Pinkmas</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A light cotton candy pink polish featuring red, green andneon glitters in a variety of shapes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kringle All The Way</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A glitter top with circle glitters in red, green, and silver.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Macintosh HD:Users:cleliarigaud:Desktop:PDIZh9thIV4GDNiuhTxUGK9rh53kWRj-ha1PDXUp_Xc.jpeg" height="275px;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/NdnvzzWSzYlOjr8jTGSVKGniraWH4DrCHjroZbxcPMTVsRUc_tWEEbKlkYJcXBtOTAqZUGWyV1Kv4RTsqlOwlR-gy9KZMa41GMlM9_ISz5KMc7GbDwx8CtKuWLXu8fBybM8GeD4EJa0" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="177px;" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All Decked Out</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Christmas tree inspired polish with a forest green jelly base with a rainbow of hex glitters and a scattering of gold stars.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Macintosh HD:Users:cleliarigaud:Desktop:oq672sYFnTAC2YojrrjWDIAlmr4c5O_YCG0hSBI14lY.jpeg" height="252px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bLTSsHNTuhrnZgl9GCJ2evXiG4L1wI3FjbRU5R3u5cWHjaF-BROONPk1bVLy3axi7hG-MbSICn1bVq0btGppZBmO83BaQAAnwl3avbBnN-KEz52Wrnl5hGtraPfccwmCQ5yFdk0QeoE" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="168px;" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This snow inspired polish features a pale, sky blue crelly base with white glitters while micro sparkles glisten like fallen snow on a clear winter’s day.</span></div>
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-30494038049545591062014-10-22T17:36:00.002-04:002014-10-22T17:36:34.433-04:00Fall FoliageHere's a quick Fall themed mani I did a few weeks back for a contest in one of the Facebook groups I belong to. I started with 3 thin coats of DIFFERENT dimension It Rubs the Lotion On Its Skin. On top of that I stamped the leaves pattern from Bundle Monster plate BM-H11.<br />
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For the leaves, I used Konad Special Polishes in yellow, orange and red. I dotted a little bit of each Konad polish in a column along the side of the design, then scraped across to create a gradient. After stamping each nail, I finished the look off with one coat of Seche Vite top coat.<br />
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The stamping ended up being a bit more subtle than I had anticipated. The red is especially harder to see compared to the orange and yellow. The red Konad stamping polish works really well, but it does have more of a jelly finish to it rather than being an opaque cream, so that made it harder to see over such a dark base color. But I was still very happy with the end result, and I thought the colors worked really well together, perfect for Fall. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-41505279372752923862014-09-28T18:50:00.002-04:002014-09-28T18:50:51.753-04:00OPI Muppets World Tour and the Unintentional Wedding NailsThis is a look I did way back in June, and the pictures have been stowed away on my computer ever since. There were no plans for any particular design when I started, I just wanted to finally use OPI Muppets World Tour and just kind of winged the rest. I never intended to make any type of "wedding nails" design, but when I was finished and gave my nails a look over, they definitely gave off that type of vibe to me.<br />
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The base of this manicure was 2 coats of OPI My Vampire Is Buff. I then layered 1 coat of Muppets World Tour over it. Here's a few shots of how that looked.<br />
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Very pretty, kind of beachy/sandy but it just felt like something was missing to me. That was when I decided to stamp over it. After a quick flip through my stamping plates, I decided on a design from Bundle Monster plate BM-406. To stamp, I used China Glaze 2030.<br />
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I really loved the way this turned out. It almost felt a little too elegant for me, ha ha, but I wore it for the entire week. The blue and pink glitters in Muppets World Tour were the perfect little pops of color against the neutral base and gold stamping.<br />
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KBShimmer is set to release their new Fall 2014 collection on, Monday, September 15th. I was able to preview 5 of the new polishes and I've got all the swatches for you today, as you get ready for them to go on sale tomorrow.<br />
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Not only does it have a beautiful holo effect, the color is just a fantastic shade of teal that you just can't help but stare at. Application was smooth and easy. I used 3 coats for all swatches, but you could most likely get away with just 2 coats.</div>
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And, of course, I needed to take this one outside into the sunlight.</div>
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The second new holo polish is called Rust No One. Christy describes it as a rusty, red leaning pumpkin color. </div>
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I also used 3 coats for all swatches of Rust No One, which had the same smooth, easy application as Up & Cunning.</div>
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Leaf Of Faith is a deep red jelly polish filled with glitters in red, orange and gold, reminiscent of the changing colors of the leaves in Fall. </div>
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Another new glitter polish in the Fall collection, A Raisin To Live, is a deep, vampy burgundy shade full of small and micro sized holographic glitters.</div>
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There is just a ton of sparkle in this polish. Application was super easy, and after 3 coats of polish, I topped it off with 1 coat of Clearly On Top.</div>
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The last polish I received is a new cream shade called Stonewashed. This polish is practically a one coater. I applied a second coat to a few nails that I felt needed it, but with careful, even application, you could easily get away with a single coat of polish. I finished off Stonewashed with 1 coat of Clearly On Top top coat.</div>
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Stonewashed is a dusty navy shade and I can't really say I have anything else like in my stash. If you're a fan of blues, you need this. Usually when you think of Fall shades, you think browns and deep reds, but there's just something comforting and cozy about this blue shade that makes it perfect for Fall as well. And, as with previous collections, I'm really impressed with the application of the cream polishes that KBShimmer puts out.</div>
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Fall glitters and holos will retail for $8.75 on <a href="http://www.kbshimmer.com/" target="_blank">www.kbshimmer.com</a>, cream shades will retail for $7.50 each. If purchasing outside of the U.S., KBShimmer is available through <a href="http://www.harlowandco.org/" target="_blank">Harlow & Co.</a> Also check out KBShimmer on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KBShimmerBathandBody" target="_blank">Facebook</a> for more swatches and updates.</div>
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<strong>KBShimmer Fall Collection Polishes Set for Release on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1409252929" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">September 15th</span></span> </strong><br />
The collection includes a combination of jellys, iridescents, and glitter top coats.</div>
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KBShimmer announces the fall collection, an addition of 9 new polishes to its 3-free polish line. The collection also includes the re-release of ‘Jack,’ a Halloween-themed favorite. “When creating the fall collection, I was inspired by all the wonderful colors of the season, from changing leaves to pumpkins, and I converted those into warm, wearable colors,” KBShimmer Owner, Christy Rose, said.<br />
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The fall collection pulls the trending colors of the season and combines them with a dash of fun. “I wanted to highlight a few of our favorite trending fall colors, and we created Stonewashed and Leaf of Faith based on color tones in the fall Pantone lineup,” Rose said.<br />
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The Collection also features “Jack,” a retro Halloween best seller from the KBShimmer polish vault. This easy-to-apply glitter polish is sure to spook your friends while adding a touch of glitz to this dark and scary holiday.<br />
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Each KBShimmer bottle will retail for $8.75 on the website, <a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=e89a2df6c8&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank">www.kbshimmer.com</a>. For sales outside the U.S., visit <a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=4fdbef0136&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank">www.harlowandco.org</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><strong>Th</strong><strong>e Glitters & Holos:</strong><br /><br /><strong>A Raisin To Live</strong><br />Deep and dark, this is a deep burgundy, blackened Ox-Blood colored polish full of holographic sparkles.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=3c8b499775&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEip6TXfIAzdMqqr1ZqN-rdUphzzdfkpgsCTF0zS6s1tGJ0TlQf_SGZWZmQBA8pDGL9ZL1KDlnQ_daiW7VhqbNUStuFDtTVqa_PUXIhhfcYoHpvh739PjxcEa_t7oj8lHeM2IC_cnKBZ_f9qjoDadL9iSrZD08IC6jCAl8WDgrBge28LLkFmELcCO1FyXym9AVJScMT1Ze-Oinbiil6ys4gTmR_vB-uZfw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Flannel Surfing</strong><br />Like a well-loved pair of pajama pants, this faded blue polish is warmed with gray undertones. Pops of orange, aqua, and teal glitters complete this comforting polish.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=d3d8cefb53&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjFvrToWpNx2YB2TXLEDwXLyUhGNBF-0C6p733dz4tbTiXRICRfCBsTnB0yXbMvBRzDKDJGln02bVxsP1R1RjEzlAY44XxRSaGg3i0gKVcFOO4Z68MuQcIKjioz_upt7zM8A04n1qrSiV8ZLwgyZjzT75oEKcbME4GZ30JZZdAYUd0kA6cmqJIaihWPV9A8O68O3WNc6bUxr_1XM43iPR2tdvRDmfwYiA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Jack</strong><br />Re-released as a Halloween treat, Jack is a black jelly with orange hex glitters, a scattering of orange micro slices, and black hexes and shreds.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=cb052c0fb6&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiV6JD6bFBqJovQC1r7Lcpvl9sxscqjC9wfynT9hhUHpqoVIyCAdSVGwNzxsBQO6YLF4INo6fnOAHwwl7vs9ml1BRDjRkIwgIy5h5Z0xj3KuceH6c1O5wHAP-oaGXwG1FDmJRoQSiws7W-L9Q6bTxQXuqG407zMpIvB8rTu_fXuQQ8DEFpvu-hv4OWgsThdYDE2zi25WREg65HZL-HjrG4cV3OTzZmEQg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Leaf of Faith</strong><br />A deep cabernet-red jelly is the backdrop for glitters in red, orange and gold. A scattering of holographic glitters gives this fall themed polish sparkle and shine.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=f1ce3a45b1&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjsPqwHmYLMdSt3228hTAHgt20uztMDG1rzjaUtw-4Uvk8k9BgBraJcHF6kYh59_cREcYacu-yBJqHHZMRryvbAdFJaS5SuQqxojkfvQe6mjQu1TO9k86px94iUIrY0wJ1JudkAMkwikwiJr9adDZBHi9nouU3U-HRCI0pSLaS6gqzMrkI1NiyFQMNK1f-6AV7mz0mrV0i1EKRT8lhPUQzZqlIisClxRg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Rust No One</strong><br />This deep, rusty, red-leaning pumpkin color is ideal for fall. With its linear holographic rainbow, Rust No One is beautiful indoors and out.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=eda2515020&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEj9qt7J6RrO25UveaHLzxeO-dhkIY9g5MDUL-wEAqRVLWQNrrj_LUHe4sVLBGfaZw45LNeERA-RGI4A-yTTuov8C3hFIcHGlVmkic9H-o0Q6SWRCWzQ-i7g2W4Cu81jmkjGTgQg6mKgA30Z49hhP02BMMWJvtG1Jx5-BgiZIUv3wRgybVr6bXEYEEL-x-78UHXTzEKDi2s8e6lAqmTLmXszMkTged9p9g=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Up & Cunning</strong><br />A deep teal, almost forest green in color, Up & Cunning is a perfect compliment to fall fashions. In the sun or bright light, this linear holographic beauty just shines with rainbow goodness.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=81a5e8238b&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjGFagdYI1Yf48N40AgCJDgSakxbOwdIaNP0-dYLLAIQ02m3N8JIy_9dwPrErp6X9WRNKzNP4VOe5jhxzj04O8MA-otPFWZwDzmxdx8sc9DTY7JtaZSmIzE6D_XNcP9bwAwt4ldnOlBmSIXQhv2yjY-EvEhqCtz-j32Yxjsjs-cc-4G6p8MnM-1cqlMPCqCU07q0KPVRNgMIR5sUgmn0Vcr7w1BQ_-JGg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Th</strong><strong>e Glitter Top Coat:</strong><br /><strong>Kiss & Spell</strong><br />Like a witches brew, this Halloween-themed polish is loaded with a variety of shapes in traditional colors. Purple, orange, yellow and neon green swim in a sea of multi-colored hexes.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=16ff2cc832&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEi5j0AR152LAWOUdpbN37NFKivzzY4xQ-5hJsoDo3lbzdSeghdFzImSA799kR1gyDQtbgNob2Kr7j95R87HObuKDE-kkUdW_z6ZHhlTgdDDqa4GrzvQ7C1A0IVO8zKhwlJ76rJN-MhKSX_Sh6jSKAUIPgEfArCYNLbwan1lm3IAKXk6-_u6sH3-W58IpROT-EVvyv1Sse8AkfJ7coWuaLdK15EMeMTZ1Q=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Th</strong><strong>e Creams:</strong><br /><strong>How You Dune?</strong><br />Like sands through the hourglass, this “greige” polish is a perfect blend of creamy beige and a light grey.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=c38e5de023&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjUoaMlCnEMDjOMEIK7cH9WJUD7O0kmoT38qV2SkuHq3GvGD0JVjrV7ZbDxIcxmfxoBaDsG-RiMBQz8tTXlgIawBEe87Q1whTSviBgI5oEen79axT1dVH51NNOYsLVw976iA3zr59OEhXkLMyO6R4CfCQSDTu2FFYIlS6gOwm3NbxyngNok9lhedq5kqu8fKtfOgvfCWjlhcMNg9vJ9zgI62QYEpUM9tQ=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Hugs & Wishes</strong><br />Lavender might not be a traditional fall color, but with lavender being paired with pumpkin in scents and food, this blue-leaning pastel color is popping up all over.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=2c05108af6&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEg4CR2iOtTvNaCegZ5TdRJnWXmcf52j1U0ikdGMezC9QWjb-9Pu7Bk4xOl75dwIR9pz1tN-807TFWlu6CnlLeNRdrRnZp-wk5yB0oOJHLlKdQDGoN5qoOYbEFTHff8fM8svyU1CU41-CBfmXvYx7Q4ITHk2EIQYhvLkz221DaZb80afRifkZDzyEA7kU8wx9ux5iPLS_1kzD7cHaTz68X5tm-ZCdgrc7A=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Stonewashed</strong><br />Jeans are a girl’s best friend (after diamonds, of course), and this dusty navy color is the perfect complement to denim.<br /><br /><a href="http://kbshimmer.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2df17ae8f1f6755b3d8deb1f4&id=62b6744b37&e=ad6a1a60fd" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: maroon;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEg9XZO0Ye_LwAE6KSsT6Lw02MBQe1k3V5BGElaESPKb_WjGW-8pPXuGpRD2OfcZ7TjDxrqjC5YKzfBi7G2GnvwUlHInutzbsqphbG8jwg_fX-Se8c4Mmm1kHPrros0Zi64Nnra3uNNvoZrI-InrzCvlxX45lW5hrcJPZZoVCJQlVR37dZWM0QfKMD5oxPotlvhgi67ZzcpSH3poUdSy6XcGrbmeHjRkxw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 300px; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /> </span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-32665528155753163532014-08-16T17:11:00.000-04:002014-08-16T17:11:00.264-04:00OPI Feel the Mo-heat-oes & RosesI posted a picture of this matte nail design several days ago on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/rh-MKlg47v" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, planning to write up a post, and then...it just never happened. Bad Sarah. But, I was determined to not put it off any longer, so here I go.<br />
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For this look, I started with 2 coats of OPI Feel the Mo-Heat-oes. It's such a beautiful shade of green. For a leafy background, I stamped part of a design from Pueen plate PUEEN73 using Konad Special Polish in green. The roses are a single rose design from PUEEN14, which I just stamped multiple times, in random spots.<br />
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The colors used for the roses were all recent purchases from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/justricarda" target="_blank">Rica Nail Polish</a> on Etsy. Lavender Lotus, Pinky Promise and Ain't It Peachy? are all stamping polishes but also serve double duty because, unlike Konad stamping polishes, you can apply any of Rica's stamping polishes just like regular polish and wear them alone.<br />
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I had actually started out wearing this for a day with regular, glossy top coat and felt really "meh" about the whole look. I'm so glad I decided to try it matte, because applying a coat of OPI Matte Top Coat really brought the whole look together and I went from meh to completely loving it. In case you're curious though, here are a few shots I took that first day, when it was glossy.<br />
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Still pretty, but definitely not as nice compared to how it looked with the matte top coat. Here's one last look at it matte!<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-12941680719039308752014-07-28T16:47:00.001-04:002015-09-13T21:52:13.701-04:00ModCloth Nail Klub Nail Art ChallengeI was pleasantly surprised when I received an email last Wednesday from <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/" target="_blank">ModCloth</a>, asking me to participate in their Nail Klub nail art challenge. The challenge is to create a nail art look inspired by one of their many dresses. One of their many, many, many dresses. So many dresses! It took me a while to narrow it down. I started a Pinterest board just to try to keep track of all the ones that sparked an idea for nail art. In the end though, I kept coming back to a dress called <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/in-the-key-of-chic-dress-in-polka-dots" target="_blank">In the Key of Chic Dress in Polka Dots</a>.<br />
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To mimic the design of the dress, I started out with 2 coats of Milani White On The Spot. Once dry, I sponged a gradient onto Bundle Monster plate <a href="http://www.bundlemonster.com/2010-collections-revision-nail-stamping-individual-plates.html?_nosid=1&selected_attributes=eyI4MCI6IjMyNCJ9" target="_blank">BM-018</a>, using OPI Red Hot Rio, OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana, and OPI Ogre-The-Top Blue, which I then scraped and stamped onto my nails. One of the things I really loved about this dress was the way the colors were blended throughout the dots. In the smaller thumbnail image, it looks like just solid dots of red, yellow, and blue. But if you view the enlarged photo of the dress on the ModCloth site, you can see that the colors sometimes mix with each other, creating some dots with streaks of several colors and even blending to create some orange and green tones. <br />
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My original plan for this whole design was actually to start off with a gradient base, rather than white. Then stamp on white polish with a design from <a href="http://www.bundlemonster.com/2013-cyo-collections-nail-stamping-individual-plates.html?_nosid=1&selected_attributes=eyI4MCI6IjQ0NiJ9" target="_blank">BM-423</a>, which would leave dots of the gradient underneath peeking through. The gradient itself was looking <a href="http://instagram.com/p/q-uKuLA4xE/" target="_blank">pretty awesome</a>. But with the stamp applied, not so much. The dots just didn't pop on the nail the way they did on the dress and the white borders were too thick. So then I decided to reverse it and stamp with a gradient instead. I've stamped with multiple colors at once before, and ended up with some blending in the final result. But I wanted to make sure I'd get much more of a gradient effect this time. So rather than just placing blobs of polish next to each other on the plate and hoping they would blend a little when scraped, I sponged the gradient onto the plate just like I would onto my nails. And I was extremely happy with the results!<br />
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I repeated the stamp on all my nails and then top coated with Seche Vite to seal it in.<br />
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Ideally, I would have loved to have added some type of bright blue accent for the blue bow wrapped around the waist of the dress. And believe me I tried. Multiple times. In the process, I confirmed that I can't free hand a bow to save my life, lol. I tried stamping a few different bow designs, but none of them looked right or were just not opaque enough. I even went so far as to attempt both a ruffian design and framed nails to try and incorporate the bright blue of the bow. When all that fell flat, I decided to just stick with what worked. So I finally left my little polka dots alone, and I think they look great all by themselves. There's 52 other dresses from ModCloth still on my Pinterest board (now you can understand my need to organize them!), so if I'm ever stuck for nail art inspiration in the future, that'll probably be the first place I turn to.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-31657358179130436002014-07-06T17:52:00.000-04:002014-07-06T18:31:58.136-04:00Old GlorySo I did end up doing a second July 4th manicure on Friday afternoon, to wear for the rest of this weekend. I posted a quick cell phone shot on <a href="http://instagram.com/allthispolish" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Friday after it was done, but Saturday morning I was able to get some better shots in natural light with my Canon. I wanted to break out a few Zoya PixieDust polishes because I thought they would work well for another flag design. I'm so glad I did because I'm pretty sure this is now my new favorite July 4th manicure.<br />
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Initially, I was a little worried that the stars and stripes wouldn't show up that well over the darker colors, but the stamping actually came out more opaque than I expected. I really like the way the white has just a slightly faded look to it. Mixed with the texture of the PixieDust bases, it really reminds me of pictures of historic, vintage looking flags.<br />
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All stamping was done using Konad Special Polish in white. For the blue base, I used 2 coats of Zoya Sunshine. The red base is 3 coats of Zoya Chyna. The stars design is off of Nailz Craze plate NC05 and the stripes are from Winstonia plate W107.<br />
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I can definitely see this being my go-to design for any patriotic holidays anytime I might have trouble coming up with something new to wear instead.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457965241380956041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220653504054824750.post-89282241818771287292014-07-04T14:03:00.003-04:002014-07-04T14:30:25.364-04:00Stars and Stripes - Happy 4th of July!Happy July 4th everyone! Leading up to July 4th this year, I took part in an Independence Day themed swap on Facebook and my awesome swap partner, Cari, sent me a box full of Salon Perfect goodies and some candy. So after I came down from my sugar high, lol, I got to work on putting together a look for July 4th. Using a bunch of the items she sent me, here's what I came up with this year.<br />
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For my thumb and index nail, I started with Salon Perfect Blue Ribbon. This was my first experience trying any Salon Perfect polishes and I was pretty happy to see I only needed 2 coats of Blue Ribbon for decent coverage. The star designs are from a Salon Perfect decal kit that Cari also included in the swap package. I topped these blue nails with 2 coats of Seche Vite, just to try and even out the edges of the decals.</div>
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For the red and white stripes on the rest of my nails, I decided to do a <a href="http://www.allthispolish.com/2013/03/reciprocal-gradient.html" target="_blank">reciprocal gradient</a> instead of regular stripes. I started with one coat of Salon Perfect Sugar Cube, then sponged on a red and white gradient using Sugar Cube and Salon Perfect Paint The Town Red. Once that dried, I placed 3 strips of striping tape onto each nail, then redid the gradient with the colors on the opposite ends as the original gradient and quickly removed the striping tape. I finished off these 3 nails with just one coat of Seche Vite. The gradient isn't quite as smooth as I would have liked. But I didn't want to blend the red and white much more because I was hoping to minimize the amount of pink through the center of the gradient.</div>
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I've been wearing this all week and it's starting to show a little wear in real life compared to the pictures. Since July 4th is a Friday this year, there is sure to be some celebrating all weekend long, so I may take this off and do another July 4th manicure sometime today. Have a fun and safe holiday everyone. 'Murica!</div>
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