Speaking of packages, is anyone interested in doing a Secret Polish Santa this year? I think that would be great fun! Lemme know if you're interested and I'll set it all up. Also, 31 Dayers? The final challenge is looming. I wanted to know if you all wanted to re-create your fave mani that you have done during the challenge, or if you wanted to re-create a mani that another one of the partcipants has done. Please let me know! I'd like to have us all on the same page.
Lately I've been trying to get my butt in gear and start working through my untrieds. A good couple hundred are untrieds, or have been used only for dotting, striping, or nail art and I really want to give them some love. I fully believe that older polish deserves to be in the spotlight just as much as the new collections, so I'm planning on doing a 30 Days of Untrieds deal after the 31 Day challenge is over. If anyone wants to join in, let me know! There are no rules, just using untried polishes.
Today's untried polish is from Kleancolor, one of my fave less expensive brands. Kleancolor makes some really awesome glitters, and some gorgeous colors as well. I feel like I never really see much from them outside of the Chunky Holos and Holo series, so I wanted to show off one of their lesser known, yet gorgeous beauties. Blue Eyes girl is a Cobalt Blue Jelly loaded with large Blue hex and small hex glitters. The first time I saw this, I knew I had to have it! My awesome BFF (i also refer to him as my brother) managed to snag a bunch of Kleancolor polishes and Glitters for my birthday, and this was among them. Thanks J!!
I love this kind of polish - bright, sheer jelly combined with larger glittah! Yummy! However, this one was a bit problematic.
Formula:
Blue Eyed Girl was kind a PITA. It was so thick that I had to dump a serious amount of thinner into it, then grab a paper clip that I had straightened out to mix the polish. Yup, that thick. I don't think it was just this bottle that is like that either. I had a bottle of this before, but my husband dropped it and it broke. I had not had a chance to use it yet, but it had that same ultra-thick, unusable until thinned like crazy consistency. Once it was thinned out a bit, I dropped it into a bowl of ultra hot water, and after a few minutes it was fine.
Application:
This girl applied nicely - as long as I kept the thinner close. It thickens up very fast, which leads to clumping of the glitters. When it plays nice, it's wonderful...but when it glops up, it's a nightmare. It was also quick to drag, and the glitters don't always lay flat on the nail. It's a serious top coat eater, so I added a thick coat of Gelous as well as a good coat of SV, and it's still a bit rough.
I love this color enough to really work at being able to use it. If you don't want to put the work into making this polish thin enough to actually use, I would steer clear. If you love this kind of polish, don't mind spending a whopping $3-4, and have thinner and time to spare? Well, its worth that much.
What do you think of Blue Eyed Girl? Do you have a fave Kleancolor polish?
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber
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