Polish TBH Diagon Alley Collection - Pumpkin Pasties!

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Hello Lovelies! I apologize for the lateness with this post. I swear...this year has just been the worst year for almost everyone I know, and it will not let up. Many of you have read my daughter's story, and I am incredibly saddened to report that the bully that tormented Kalli for over 2 years has decided that one year of being good was enough, and has started in again - of course with a friend. Kalli's school is much better than the school she was in when this happened with this girl last time, however the mere fact that the school board was involved, the police were involved, and many, many people were disciplined over this girl and her constant torture and this girl has the guts to start in again just pisses me off to no end. Scuse my french. I am so over this girl and the school has one change, otherwise I use the phone numbers that I have stashed away (Direct numbers to the Superintendent and head of school police) as well as APD and my lawyer. With my daughter in treatment for sever depression and PTSD and now self-harming, I am not messing around. I'm really not above slapping a 12 year old bully with a restraining order.

Needless to say, I'm dealing with this situation as well as trying to keep my daughter stable and okay, and posting fell to the wayside. I know that all of you understand that my kids come before anything else on earth, but I always feel the need to explain, as well as share since this is the most supportive community that I have ever been blessed to be a part of.

I'll be honest, Polish isn't just a passion for me...It's like Zen. When I sit down to polish my nails, it's like my stress melts away and I'm able to relax and refocus. Which is why I try to keep on posting even though I have a ton of stress and turmoil. Having said that, let's take a look at some flippin' crazy awesome polish!!

Today I have a 3rd killer polish from the new Diagon Alley Collection from Polish TBH. This one is a glitter topper called Pumpkin Pasties, and is very special since it was actually created by Christian's son! How awesome is that? Proceeds from Pumpkin Pasties will go directly to his piggy bank, which is even cooler. I'm fairly certain this kid is going to be rollin' in dough, since this polish is just too awesome for words.

Pumpkin Pasties is a mix of Hot Orange Hexes, 2 different shades of pinks in different sizes, black and white bars, Gold hexes, black and white hexes, and a gold & orange metallic glitter blend in a clear base. Phew! That's a mouthful! But it makes for one really Epic glitter topper.

I chose to layer 1 coat of this beauty over Essie tart Deco, which created a manicure that I do not want to take off. Ever. And peaches/oranges are not my colors!

Oh how this polish makes my knees weak!!! Look at that sparkle, those colors....this is once seriously kick-ass polish. I think Christian's son should make some more for us! Dontcha think?

How about a macro shot??

*Falls over* Can you see those little orange shreds in there???  Yeah, those make me do the happy dance!

Pumpkin Pasties formula is the usual Polish TBH perfection. Even though this baby is packed with glitter, there's no need to dab it on, and no chunks of glitter on the brush to worry about. Application is amazingly easy with the glitter dispersing perfectly on the nail and laying nice and flat. There's also an even mix of the different glitters on the brush, so no need to hand place any of the larger pieces or add extra to certain spots. Pumpkin Pasties dries very smooth for a glitter bomb, and I needed only 1 coat of my usual top coat for a smooth finish. Wear is excellent - in fact I've been wearing this for just over 2 days and have not one sign of wear and not one single lifting glitter.

Pumpkin Pasties is pure awesomesauce, folks. It's been awhile since I have been this in love with a glitter topper (and we all now how much I love glitter toppers, right?), and I'm already planning on ordering a backup bottle.  If you haven't pre-ordered this, mark your calendars and grab a bottle first thing on Saturday morning. You need this. Period.

You can find the Diagon Alley Collection and all of the Polish TBH pretties at Polish TBH on Big Cartel. Full size polishes range from $10-$12 depending on finish, and the Diagon Alley Collection is also available in a full set for $55 full size or $22 mini. The Diagon Alley pre-order is unfortunately finished, but the collection will go on sale this Saturday, 8/31. Also making a triumphant return is one of my fave polishes of all time, Tiny Dancer! I guarantee that not only with Diagon Alley sell out, but Tiny Dance will as well, so I highly recommend some serious store stalking on Saturday. You can also follow Polish TBH on Facebook and Instagram for updates, swatches, and the release time on Saturday.

 What do you lovelies think of Pumpkin Pasties? Is this not the ultimate Fall glitter?? *swoons*

I'll be back tomorrow (I can't guarantee what time, but I'll make it!) with more from the Diagon Alley Collection! I also have some awesome polish from Gothic Gala,  Squishy Face Polish, Cinema Swatch Lacquers, Euphoria Lacquers and Mint Polish lined up for next week.

Since Monday is my birthday, I'm probably taking the day off, but I'll share my bday Mani on Tuesday. I also have a really Epic giveaway in the works that should go live next week, so be sure to keep an eye out!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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TATE BRITAIN - BOOM NAILS x GARY HUME x PATRICK CAULFIELD

A little while back I was contacted by the Tate Britain, to see if I'd like to collaborate on a project, whereby I paint a set of nail designs based on paintings by Patrick Caulfield and Gary Hume, who have an exhibition on at the Tate Britain currently. After a very busy summer by all, we didn't get it out into the online hemisphere at the beginning of the exhibition as intended, but here are the nail designs I did based on their work. Half of the nail designs I did are based on Gary Hume's work, and half on Patrick Caulfield's work - the second picture shows reference to the paintings that I used for each nail design. The exhibition is still on until this Sunday - so you still have time to get down to the Tate and see their amazing work in the flesh. 

LIZZIE'S CARNIVAL NAILS

CARNIVAL NAILS FOR SOPHIE

Enchanted Berries

Recently, I've been experimenting a lot with my Makeup Geek pigments. They are awesome, especially when used wet to give that pretty, metallic finish. :)

Pretty and cranberry-pink Enchanted is the perfect eyeshadow for romantic and edgy fall looks! And for bringing out green eyes. :)

After already having edited this image I realized that it turned out rather crappy because of to high a saturation value. However, I decided to include it as an example of how the camera can cause a perfectly blended eye look to seem not very blended.

You could go all the way and pair this dramatic eye with a bold, dark lip but I wasn't up to too much boldness today so I tried it with Lime Crime's nude shade Coquette. 

Face

*Ready foundation 130 (Bare minerals)

*Blush Peach (Make Up Store)

Eyebrows

*Brow powder Dark brown (Anastasia)

Eyes

*Shadow Insurance (original) (Too Faced)

*#391 (Inglot) 

*#446 (Inglot) 

*Blanc Type (M.A.C.)*

*Pigment New Years Eve (Makeup Geek)

*Pigment Enchanted (Makeup Geek)
*Medium Pencil Sophie (Illamasqua)

*False eyelashes #43 (Red Cherry)

Lips

*Coquette (Lime Crime)

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What will be your go-to look for fall? Do you usually try something new this season or stick to something classic?

Thanks a lot for reading and have a lovely day! :)

Mish Mash Challenge Week 5: Music!

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Hello again lovelies! Since it is Wednesday, I owe you a Mish Mash Challenge mani! This week just snuck up on me. Hell, I'm still trying to leave comments for last week! I really need a clone. Anyone know where I can get a clone?

This week's challenge is Music, and lemme tell ya - I was simultaneously inspired and uninspired. For me, music is synonymous with Daft Punk, yet Daft Punk is incredibly hard to translate into nail art without spending a few hours free-handing. Needless to say, I didn't have several hours to work on nail art, so I had to come up with something Daft Punk related that wouldn't take all night.

After several hours of thought and a few instances of "well hell! I'll just do something generic and call it done!", I finally stumbled across something that just might work.....Although you have to be a Daft Punk fun to really get it.

My inspiration? A Helmet. A golden, robotic, helmet of shiny awesomeness that adorns the head of one Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo. Or, as he is more commonly known, Guy-Man (or the Gold Robot). I do dig Thomas Bangalter as well (Silver Helmet), but Guy-Man will always be the sex bomb in my book. If you've seen pics of him unmasked, you may get what I'm sayin. But since I don't want to ruin the fun, here's Guy-Man in his  2013 Gloriousness:

Oh Hai, Robot Overlord! I for one, am ready to accept your 120 BPM rule!

Obviously I initially thought of something black, with black glequins. However that's pretty hard to see, so I opted for a different route. I combined the image on teh side of Guy-Man's helmet with the iconic Daft Punk pyramid.

Helmet. Really cool helmet. I'm fairly sure this leaves Guy-Man's glorious mane in Helmet Hair condition.

Super awesome Pyramid. All lit up in blue. Pretty!

Since both the sound wave on Guy's Helmet and the Pyramid are blue here, I opted to use A-England Camelot as my base color and add the details using bright blue glequins. I had originally planned this as a tape mani, but since The Robots are sporting sequined jackets these days, I decided this was a good time to use some of my giant hoard. This mani is by no means Epic, but it works in a pinch. The glequins make the design hard to see unless you're right on top of it, so use your imagination to fill in the blanks. :)

Again, not exactly Epic, but it looks fairly cool in person. Plus, it's Daft Punk. You can't really make Daft punk uncool. Unless you were to unmask them and stick them in Lederhosen. Then they may not be as cool.

Don't forget to check out all my girls and their Music inspired manicures!

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I'll be back tomorrow with more from the Polish TBH Diagon Alley Collection, so check back soon!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber



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New Indie Alert!!! Cinema Swatch Lacquers: Emerald City Gates

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Hello Lovelies! Happy Wednesday! I'm a touch behind (again....I'm getting used to this) since I received some horrible news from my family in England yesterday. I will not go into it here since I feel it is deeply personal and my family needs their privacy during this incredibly hard time.

Anyway, I will have a Mish Mash Manicure for you all today, however I'm starting the day off with a brand new Indie Brand! I live for finding new and awesome Indie Brands, and this one really stood out to me.

Cinema Swatch Lacquers is a new Indie polish brand focused on Movie themed lacquers. Their first collection centers around The Wizard of Oz, which I find a very fitting entrance. I was lucky enough to receive 4 polishes from this collection to share with you, and all of them are just beautiful. SO let's take a look at my first Cinema Swatch Lacquers polish!

Emerald City Gates boasts a fabulous Olive toned green base packed with emerald, gold, and sapphire micro-glitter. This baby screams Emerald City to me, and makes me want to pull out the movie and grab some popcorn.

This is 3 coats with top coat:

Yowza! I think it's fair to say that this polish is gorgeous! I love a good green, and those microglitters add just the right touch of sparkle. Definitely one of my favorite greens. In fact, I can see myself reaching for this often - I do love those Olive toned greens!

Emerald City Gates' formula is incredibly impressive. I'll be honest- when trying out a brand spankin' new Indie, I don't expect a flawless formula or great application. There's a bit of a learning curve with making polish (so I hear - I'm not talented or patient enough to give it a go myself), but Emerald City Gates hit the mark right out of the gate (pun intended?)! Consistency was lovely - thick enough for great coverage yet thin enough to flow nicely, and I did not have any thickening during use. Application was wonderful as well with no dragging or balding. In fact, this polish flowed onto the nail like liquid silk. ECG is a touch sheer, so you will need 2-3 coats for opacity (I used 3 for intensity). Dry time was incredibly fast, and wear was excellent with no signs of wear at 36 hours.

Talk about an impressive start! Cinema Swatch Lacquers has definitely hit the ground running. I was so impressed with this polish that I literally could not stop showing anyone and everyone who would bother to look. I mean, I have polish from established brands that don't have a formula this good. Same for application. This is definitely a brand to watch. I have 3 more pretties from Cinema Swatch Lacquers to share with you over the coming week or so, and I cannot wait.

You can check out Cinema Swatch Lacquers and the Wizard of Oz debut Collection at Cinema Swatch on Etsy. Polishes run $5 for 7.5ml, or you can grab the entire 6 polish collection for $25. Be sure to follow Cinema Swatch Lacquers on Instagram for updates, giveaways, swatches, sales info and more.

What do you think of Emerald City Gates? Isn't this a flippin' awesome polish?

I'll be back later on with another Mish Mash Challenge manicure! Tomorrow brings more Polish TBH awesomeness and I have some Squishy Face Polish and more Cinema Swatch Lacquers coming your way soon.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber


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Polish TBH Diagon Alley Collection - Chocolate Frogs

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Hello Lovelies! I'm back! I had some computer issues, but my brilliant hubby managed to find the problem and I am now able to upload pics in less than 8 hours again. I guess I need to learn to move files off my mac and onto my external drive since 8 billion nail photos will apparently slow my computer down in a big way.

Since I was MIA yesterday, I'm working on 2 posts for today. Hopefully my schedule complies! Post number 2 will be an evening post for sure, but I'm determined to get it done.

As you all know, Polish TBH has created an amazing fall collection. Inspired by Harry Potter, this 6 polish collection is aptly named Diagon Alley. Today I have another awesome polish from this collection to share.

Chocolate Frogs. Only in the Hogwart's Universe could there ever be a chocolate that not only looks like a frog, but acts like one too. If you happen to be living under a rock and have yet to see a chocolate frog, check out this short video that I stumbled across on You Tube.  Credit to Cheekonyourface for the video.




I dunno about you guys, but I don't like having to chase my chocolate. Although you may be able to train these to just jump into your mouth. But onto the polish!

Chocolate Frogs, the polish, is a gorgeous shimmery Chocolate Brown with Gold, Copper, Navy Blue and Sea Green glitters in various shapes and sizes.  I'll be the first to admit that I'm not usually drawn to Browns (they make me look very pink), but this polish is just too gorgeous. It's a bit of a chameleon as well, shifting from a deep, Chocolate Brown to a shimmery Copper Brown in different lighting conditions. You'll see what I mean below!

This is 2 coats of Chocolate Frogs, with top coat:

Beautiful, right? But wait! There's more! How about a macro shot so we can ooooh and ahhhh at that shimmery base and those fabulous glitters?

Yeah, I am really digging this polish. The Navy Blue glitters combined with the Chocolate Brown base and those lovely Gold glitters really make this for me. And do I see a touch of iridescent glitter in there? Hmmmm... Toss is some Sea Foam Green for added color and voila! Instant win. Plus, it makes me a touch hungry. I may need to run out and grab some chocolate.

Chocolate Frogs' formula is stellar, which is right on par with my expectations. It's from polish TBH - I've yet to be let down with any Polish TBH pretty. There is a LOT of glitter in this girl, so it may appear thick when you first pull the brush out, but do not be fooled! There is no need for thinner. Application was fabulous as well with no dragging, balding, or glitter clumps. In fact, Chocolate Frogs applies quite smoothly. Dry time was great, and CF dries smooth so need need for anything other than your regular top coat. I will mention that if you wrap your tips with this, you will need to wrap on every coat, since you'll need to wipe all that glitter off the brush. Small price to pay for such an epic polish!

Having said that, I have to mention that this mani did not want to live. This is actually my second swatch of Chocolate Frogs since I managed to keep whacking my middle finger on my polish table. In fact, I whacked it with this swatch as well, but decided that it wasn't that obvious since it's at the tip and pushed on. You'd think I would be aware of that darn table by now, right?

The Diagon Alley Collection pre-order is already closed, but this collection will be available at Polish TBH on Big Cartel on 8/31. Be sure to check out Polish TBH on Facebook and Instagram for release information, swatches, promotions, etc.

What are your thoughts on Chocolate Frogs?

I'll be back this evening with some Cinema Swatch Lacquers!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber



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