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Hello Lovelies! I am such a bad blogger! I've been teasing you for 24 hours about this polish. In my defense, I had an under the weather 3 year old yesterday afternoon and evening, so I wasn't able to sit down and write up the post. I tried, but he just was not having it! But, here I am now, ready to share some epicness with you all.
First Epic item - I woke up from a nap yesterday to find that Scrangie is following me on Instagram!!!!! OMGWTFBBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!! I almost died....I am a huge fan of Scrangie. In fact, she is one of the 2 bloggers that inspired me to start my little blog, and I still read her daily. Seeing that follow notification just made my day. I've had a case of the Blogger Blues lately, and that really perked me up! Also, if you're not following me on Instagram, you should!!!
For this week's Flakie Friday, I knew exactly which polish I would be sharing wayyyyy ahead of time. I am a devout Polish TBH fan (you should be too!), and when I opened my package containing the Summer Aquarium Collection, this baby jumped out and practically begged to be worn. I had to tell it no for awhile, since it's special and was born to be a Flakie Friday feature polish. It kept calling to me, but I held out. Barely.
Blue Reef is a vibrant blue jelly, packed with blue holo glitter and various sizes of blue, purple, and green iridescent flakes. Such a gorgeous combo! It reminds me of a tropical beach - the crystal clear blue water with color shifting ripples. Just delicious! I adore the entire Summer Aquarium Collection, but this is certainly a stand out.
This is 3 coats of Blue Reef topped with NPB Glitter Food and Glossy Glam Top Coat. I do want to mention that you will see a bit of shrinkage at my free edge - I'm having some issues with the Glossy Glam and shrinkage. I know it's just my bottle though, since I'm literally the only one that has had this problem. Ricarda is a wonderful person though and is sending me a replacement (mine is actually pretty thick, and it's not supposed to be) And despite that, I still recommend grabbing some Glossy Glam, because it is honestly a fabulous top coat. I'll have a review up this coming week. But onto the polish!
Okay, look at that blue! Look at those flakies! RAWR!!!!!!!!! I think the one thing that really makes this for me is those purple micro-flakies. They give this polish a gorgeous blue to purple color shift, which is one of my fave combos. Just looking at this makes me want to whip it out and wear it again. I could happily live in this polish.
But wait! There's more! After you're done laughing at my Ron Popeil moment there, check out this macro shot:
Hello!!!!!! Tell me this is not just sexy as all get out. Those colors! I die!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blue Reef's formula was pure Polish TBH Awesomesauce - perfect consistency, no thickening, no clumpy glitters or heavy, stiff flakies. Application was easy as pie with no balding, dragging, or unruly glitters/flakies. Dry time is incredibly fast as well. Blue Reef does dry slightly matte and a bit textured, so I added a coat of NPB Glitter Food to smooth things out, as well as a coat of Glossy Glam Top Coat. Wear is excellent with no chips or tip wear at 24 hours.
I'm just...wow. I really don't have the words. This polish just blew me away. I can't get over those flashes of purple within that perfect, vibrant, squishy blue.
If you haven't grabbed some Polish TBH, you do not know what you're missing. Honestly folks, I have no idea why everyone isn't stalking the store on new release/restock days. Christian makes one of the best polishes out there - no joke. Not only does she make just amazing colors and incredible glitter combos, but I have yet to have a single problem with a Polish TBH creation. Every single polish has been perfection, and I can say that since I literally own every single polish she has released.
You can find Polish TBH on Big Cartel. Full size polishes sell for $8, and Christian has just released a Mystery Grab bag for $15. Right now you can grab polishes from the Girl, Please Collection for just $6! I also urge you to check out Midnight and Hidden while you're there - 2 of my all time favorites! I'll actually be wearing them again soon since they're just so epic. The fall collection is in the works and you can see some sneak peeks by following Polish TBH on Facebook and Instagram.
Are you guys diggin Blue Reef as much as I am?
I'll be back later today (really, I will!) with some Femme Fatale, so check back soon! I also have some Gypsyanna Polish, Love Angeline, Shimmer Polish and Luscious Potion coming up this week, as well as more challenge nails.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber
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