Luscious Potion - Innocent Snow

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Hello Lovelies! Phew! I have been struggling with this evil router all morning (and last night), and finally managed to get the connection up and running again. I don't know about you, but I always feel kind of lost when my internet acts up. It's amazing just how much we rely on technology, huh? I'm also bummed since that index nail that has the crack in it? Yeah, lost more length due that horrid beast last night. Now that it's hitting the free edge, the patches just aren't holding. Meh and blah. I don't mind shorties, but I want my length back already! Thankfully my left hand is at the point where I'm just letting those nails grow without messing with them, save for shaping. Hopefully I'll ba back to swatching on that hand within 1-2 weeks.

Today I have another stunner from Luscious Potion to share with you. I have to be honest - I am really loving Luscious Potion right now. Susan, the genius behind LP, is fairly new to the Indie Polish game but has really put out some impressive polish with her first 2 collections. I cannot wait to show you her awesome thermals, but you know how much I adore glitter, so I must wear those first!

Today's beauty is Innocent Snow, from Susan's first collection. This collection is Disney Inspired and manages to capture the feel of the selected Disney films wonderfully. Innocent Snow is obviously inspired by Snow White, and truly invokes images of Snow White flitting about the forest with all her animal friends (and the dwarves!). This girl is a vibrant and stunning mix of Cobalt Blue, Bright Apple Red, and Soft White square glitters with small yellow circle glitters in a clear base. I chose to layer Innocent Snow over Rimmel Blue Eyed Girl, a highly pigmented blue creme.

This is 1 coat of Innocent Snow over Blue Eyed Girl, with top coat:

I LOVE THIS! I mean, how can you not love a Snow White based polish?

Innocent Snow's formula is superb. The base is lovely and thick, which always helps to carry those glitters, yet not too thick to work with. Application was a breeze, with the glitters dispersing nicely across the nail and laying flat. In fact, this applied so well that I did not need any clean up - no stray glitters at the free edge or on my skin.  I applied this glitter with normal brush strokes - no need to dab this one. Dry time was fast and wear is excellent! I'm actually still wearing this pretty and have no lifting glitters at all.

There are so many new indies on the market right now that it's kind of hard to tell what is great and what is just okay....but let me tell ya - Luscious Potion is quality. The polishes from this brand that I have tried so far have been from Susan's very first collection and they are incredibly impressive. I can't wait to share the second collection since they can only get better!

You can check out Luscious Potion at Big Cartel. Full size polishes sell for $8, save for thermals which will run you $10 each. You can also grab the entire Disney Collection for $25.00. You can also follow Luscious Potion on Instagram (@LusciousPotion) for updates on sales, new releases, and swatches.

What do you think of Innocent Snow? Are you a Snow White fan?

I'll have more from this awesome brand coming up, as well as some pretties from Delush Polish, Fandom Cosmetics, Polish TBH and more, so stick around!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-kimber

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Autism Awareness Month - Autism Awarenss Nail Art with Born Pretty Store Glequins

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 Hello again lovelies! I mentioned in my previous post that I would be back with some Autism Awareness Nail Art, so here I am!

I have decided to save my daughter's story for tomorrow though - it's very long and hard to write, and considering it's already Midnight here, I have to bump it to tomorrow. 

Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day are very meaningful in my world, and it's only fitting that I celebrate them with Autism Awareness themed manicures. Awhile back I received a pack of 12 different colors of loose glitters, or Glequins as we like to call them, from Born Pretty Store. I decided that they would be perfect for some blingy nail art!


 For this manicure, I chose Rimmel Blue Eyes Girl, a bright, saturated blue, for my base color.  Then I added blue, red, and gold (I don't have yellow) Glequins in the shape of the Autism Awareness ribbon on my ring finger. I used more of the blue, red, and gold glequins to make some rows of stripes on the rest of my nails and voila! I am really happy with the results, even if my rows of glequins aren't even. I did this at night and my lighting in my polish corner is terrible - I literally couldn't see what I was doing half the time! Still, I really dig this manicure.

Not too shabby for my first time working wtih Glequins, right? Not to mention that whole not being able to see what I was doing! I need to find a desk lamp that doesn't create a ton of glare! I also apologize for the scratches on my top coat - I didn't get to photograph these until about an hour ago!

These particular Glequins are part of a set of 12 from Born Pretty Store. Each jar contains more glitter than I'll ever be able to use, and the entire set sells for only $6.45 with free worldwide shipping.

These glitters are so incredibly versatile! I love all the colors, and they are the perfect size to use alone, with stamping, or mixed in with other decorations. They're high quality glitters which do not fade, apply easily (All I used was some top coat and a dotting tool), and lay perfectly on the nail. I have yet to loose a single glitter, and I've been wearing this for over 24 hours! In fact, I'll be showing you a few more manicures with these soon! You can grab a set of your own by visiting BornPrettyStore.com. This set is item ID 3103, or you can click here.

If you have yet to check out Born Pretty Store, you really should head on over and see all the fabulous nail art products and polish they have to offer. They offer quality products of all kinds for a steal! Shipping is incredibly fast and Born Pretty has some of the best customer service around. You can also save 10% on your entire purchase by using the code below ( Just click the picture to go straight to the store!)

 

 Are you a fan of glequins? Have you tried them yet?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber  
  
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NOTD: Kleancolor Blue Eyed Girl

Hello lovelies! Happy Thursday! So close to the weekend, yet still so far. On the upside, it's payday! Which means that I get to order more A England! Woohoo! I'll also be mailing packages, so if you have yet to receive one from me (a couple got lost under the seat of my husband's car), it should be there soon!

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