Live Life Polished - Disco Ball!

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Hello lovelies! It's Sunday, at that means the hubs is off work so I can accomplish swatching, photographing, and posting! yay!!!!

First, I want to give you all a quick heads up. I had planned a giveaway for my blogaversary and birthday last month, but it took awhile to get all the prizes together. Unfortunately, USPS keeps losing packages from one brand, so I'm going to go ahead and launch the giveaway without that one - just because I don't want to keep you all waiting. If it makes it here, I'll add it in. The giveaway w ill be going live sometime this week and includes prizes from Gothic Gala Lacquers, Lac Attack, Polish TBH, 27 polish, Live Life Polished, Red Angel Stamping Plates (purchased by me), and some mainstreams that I purchased. There will be multiple winners, so the odds are good.

Right now I have a polish that was created for the giveaway (I believe it will also be sold at some point) by Tammy of Live Life Polished. I adore Tammy and her polish, so I am incredibly excited to be able to share this with you all. I was even able to name it - which took forever since I wanted a name that was fitting.

Since this baby is comprised of a ton of iridescent glitters in a clear base (and oh do I LOVE iridescent glitter!), I chose to call it "Disco Ball", since all the colors reflected from these glitters reminded me of a spinning disco ball. This is 2 thin coats of Disco Ball over A-England Camelot, with topcoat.

And here's some macro shots. I chose to post 2 of them since this polish is a little different depending on lighting and angle.

Man, that is one gorgeous polish. Those colors, and the intensity - wow! This is one of those glitters that I'll be layering over a ton of different colors. Obviously this looks awesome over Blacks and vampies, but it's also quite gorgeous over softer colors.

Disco Ball's formula is quite lovely - thick, which means it holds onto all those gorgeous glitters, but not so thick that it bubbles or leaves you with more base than glitter on your nail.  Application was effortless - no need to dab or fish around for glitters. The glitters also lay flat on the nail, negating the need for glitter food - my usual top coat smoothed this out perfectly. This girl also dried fairly fast, and wear is stellar with not a single sign of wear at 36 hours (you didn't think I just swatched this one, did you? No way! This baby had to be worn!).

I have to say, I love Live Life Polished polish to death, and Disco Ball just cemented that. Tammy makes some seriously beautiful polish, all unique and high quality. If you haven't checked out her shop, head on over to Live Life Polished on Store Envy and take a peek! Full size polishes will run you $^ each, and minis $3. I have my eye on the Fall Fever Collection and highly recommend grabbing those while you can. You can also follow Live Life Polished on Facebook and Instagram for new releases, sales info, and swatches.

Remember, Disco Ball is NOT FOR Sale as of yet, and the only place you can grab it is by entering my giveaway. I'll be launching the giveaway (hopefully) on Wednesday of this week, so be sure to check back.

What do you think of Disco Ball? Are you a fan of iridescent glitter?

I'll be back tomorrow with Lac Attack, and more from Polish TBH. I also have more from Love, Angeline, Cinema Swatch Lacquers, and Squishy Face Polish coming up!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber


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KLK's 500 Follower Giveaway!!!

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Hello again Lovelies! I've finally managed to get the giveaway together (at 3:30 am!)- thanks so much for hanging in there!

While I was running the Daring Digits 80's Collection Giveaway, I promised you all that if I managed to hit 500 followers that I would host another giveaway. I'm still amazed that I have any followers, nonetheless 500! I'm grateful to each and every one of you (and to my lurkers too!) so I'm saying thank you in what I think is a pretty excellent way.

A quick not about GFC- I know there has been some confusion about GFC going away. Please be aware that Google Reader is vanishing on 7/1, but GFC is an entirely different thing and is not going away (at least not yet). Besides, Even if it disappeared overnight due to some kind of alien activity, rafflecopter still knows you followed. ;)


The Prize:

1 lucky winner will receive Bg Cosmetics Holographics Collection! This awesome collection consists of 5 Linear Holographic Polishes and is not yet available outside of pre-orders.

(Click on the  polish name to see swatches)

Space Ballerina - A petal pink linear holo.
Nocturnal Goddess - A soft blue linear holo that glows in the dark.
The Grass is Greener in Space - A grassy green linear holo.
Holy Balls! - A soft purple linear holo
Dancing Cherub (swatches coming soon!) - A True White linear holo

The Rules:

-All entries WILL BE VERIFIED!! I cannot stress this enough.

- You MUST be a GFC Follower to win. This means that you CANNOT follow and unfollow just to enter. I do keep track of people that have followed for giveaways and unfollow later, only to follow again when another giveaway is posted, then unfollow yet again. This is unfair to those who have stuck with me. This giveaway is a thank you to my readers and everyone deserves a fair chance.

-Must be 18 years of age to enter.

- Giveaway is open Internationally.

-Winner will be chosen at random via rafflecopter.

- Winner will have 24 hours to respond. In the case that a winner does not respond, another winner will be chosen.

- KLK is not responsible for prizes once they have left my hands. Please allow 7-14 days for delivery. Tracking information will be provided if possible.

I'm so grateful to all of you for making my journey as a blogger so much fun. I appreciate each and every one of you! I know I'm horrible at responding to comments, so if you have questions, etc, you can alway feel free to shoot me an email at Kimberslacquerkorner (at) gmail (dot)com.


That's it! Go forth and enter below! GOOD LUCK!


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Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber


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Daring Digits 80's Hits Collection - Call Me

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Hello Lovelies! Happy Thursday! It's so close to Friday that I'm almost doing the happy dance. Almost....

Today I have another awesome Daring Digits beauty to share with you. Call Me is part of the brand new 80's Hits Collection (which you can win in my giveaway!). I'm so glad that my schedule is getting back to normal because I have been dying to wear these babies!  

Call Me is a candy pink jelly packed with blue and pink squares and hexes. Inspired by the 1980 Blondie hit "Call Me", this polish captures the colors of the single perfectly. This is definitely a favorite from this collection and I can see myself wearing this a lot over the spring and summer.

This is 3 coats of Call Me, no undies, topped with HK Girl Top Coat:

 Dontcha love how my lighting makes my skin tone look different with every color polish I wear? I swear I'm not actually this pink! ;) Also, ignore the weird black stuff on my thumb. I had a pastel explosion (Dex got into them) and the black stains!

Despite the pink fingers, I LOVE this polish. I'm a huge fan of pink, and this particular shade of pink mixed with the pink and blue glitters is just perfection. It's like having candy on my nails!

Call Me's formula is standard Daring Digits fabulous with no thickening, glopping, clumpy glitters, and always usable straight from the bottle. Application was easy peasy -silky smooth with no dargging or balding. Call Me is fairly sheer, so you will need 3 coats for opacity, or a good coat of matching undies.  In my photos it looks like my index nail needs another coat, but I assure you that is just my lighting shining through my nail.

All Daring Digits creations are 3-free, cruelty free and handmade. You can grab your very own at DDPolish.com for $8.50 per bottle, with free shipping to the U.S. and $3 flat rate to Canada.  Be sure to follow Daring Digits on Facebook for updates and new releases!

You can also win the entire 80's Hits Collection in my giveaway! Don't forget to get those daily entries in and share with your friends!

What do you think of call me? Are you a fan of candy pinks?

Stay tuned for tomorrow's Flakie Friday post and a review of my HG top coat - HK Girl!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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New FTC regulations for blogger and GFC stuff

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Hello lovelies! I do have polish posts on the way, but for now, I want to talk about the new FTC regs and how they effect us.

If you weren't aware, the FTC released new regulations for disclosure in online advertising on 3/12. At first I wasn't sure this really effected us since we all have disclosure policies and (when I remember) add a disclaimer to the end of our posts. According to the new guidelines, this may not be enough to be in compliance. Since I am no expert on the topic, and have no patience for writing out lengthy explanations of legal terms ( I'm no longer married to an attorney so I don't gotta!), I suggest you check out this great post by Beauty and Fashion Tech. She outlines all the relevant changes and explains how we can stay in compliance without stating that products are samples in every other sentence.

As you can see, I chose to add disclosure buttons to the beginning and end of each post so that people can easily find my disclosure policy and I don't have to manually link every time I post. All you have to do is click the buttons! If you want to use these buttons, 15 Minute Beauty has an excellent tutorial on how to install these into your blog and post templates. If you're like me and tend to forget to add such things to your posts, I highly recommend adding the buttons and using your post template to add your disclosure statements so that you're always in compliance.

Now, onto the Google Reader/GFC fiasco....

Yes, Google Reader is going buh-bye on 7/1, however, GFC is a seperate feature and is not going away. It may not be here forever, but it will still be here on 7/1, so no need to stop following KLK and your fave blogs via GFC at the moment. It's always good to follow on alternates just in case, but there's honestly no reason to freak out and stop using GFC at the moment. I do plan on adding a follow by Bloglovin' option soon, but I felt like I needed to address this since I've seen alot of freaking out over GFC. Remember folks, this happens every year or so and until Google expressly states that GFC is going, there's no reason to panic. :)

While we're here, don't forget about the Giveaway! 2 sets of the 10 polish 80's Hits Collection from Daring Digits is up for grabs! There are 2 daily entries as well, so don't forget to get those and increase your chances! And spread the word! Tell your friends, their friends, your neighbor, mailman, barista, Schwann's delivery guy, OB/GYN, guy at the liquor store, etc!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back later with some awesome BG Cosmetics!!!
-Kimber

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Daring Digits 80's Hits Collection - Physical

Hello Lovelies! Happy Caturday! Charlie would say hello but she's busy bathing herself on my pillow. Life is so hard for her. I'm feeling pretty down today, so I decided to perk myself up by sharing some awesome polish. Who knows, I may actually manage to do a mani tonight. I've had naked nails since Wednesday night.

I also want to take a quick minute to say thank you to everyone that has been so kind and understanding. Even though it's nothing compare to what my husband and MIL are feeling, my grief is very real. Thank you for all of your support. You guys rock!

The giveaway is still very much open, so don't forget to enter! 2 lucky winners will receive all 10 polishes from Daring Digits 80's Hits Collection! I'm going to be adding some more entries as well, so keep an eye out!

Today I have one of my favorite polishes from Daring Digits to date, Physical from the 80's Hits Collection. Named after that Olivia Newton John song (oh you know that's stuck in your head now!), Physical is a mind blowing mix of purple/fuchsia, bright blue and bright white multi-sized hex glitters. I'll be 100% honest with you - there is no way pictures can do this baby justice. It really has to be seen. The colors are so vibrant - it's just incredible.

This is 1 coat over Julep Simone, a purple/pink with subtle iridescent shimmer.

I. Love. This. Polish! When I opened up my package from Ash and saw this baby, I about fell over. Physical is incredibly unique, and just gorgeous. This girl is also incredibly versatile - I had a very hard time narrowing down a base color for this beauty.

As you can see, the glitter in this is a bit heavy and will sink over time. A good shake before use will fix that, although I recommend just tipping the bottle upside down for a few minutes. Works better than shaking and no bubbles. Physical carries the usual DD formula - thick but not so thick that it's hard to work with. The thickness of the base ensures that you wont have to fish for glitter, and helps distribute the smaller glitters evenly. I had no issues with application and only needed a single coat. Physical dries slightly textured due to the larger glitter pieces, so I topped this off with a coat of Glitter Food before top coating. Dry time was fast, and wear was awesome!

I am really loving the 80's Hits Collection. Physical is a show-stopper for sure, but wait until you see the rest of these pretties! Don't forget to enter the giveaway to win the entire collection!

Daring Digits polishes ar 3-free, cruelty free, and handmade. You can find DD creations are DDPolish.com. Full size bottles will run you $8 each, with free shipping to the U.S. and $3 flat rate to Canada. The 80's hits collection is also available in 5 polish sets (Volumes 1 and 2) for $37.50, and the entire 10 bottle collection for $72.50. You can also follow Daring Digits on Facebook for updates and information.

What do you think of Physical? Are you secretly singing that song yet? ;)

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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Giveaway! Flashback to the 80's with KLK and Daring Digits!

Hello Lovelies! It's GIVEAWAY TIME!

Since I recently reached 300 FB likes, I am hosting a giveaway to say thank you to my readers. You guys are the best!

I am a child of the 80's. Those were my formative years and I remember the 80's with intense fondness.  I grew up on hair bands, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, neon and denim, and crazy teased hair. I dressed like Madonna and talked like a Valley Girl. I have pics to prove it, but nobody wants to see those!

Ashley from Daring Digits has created an awesome new collection inspired by the top Billboard hits of the 1980's, and when I saw them I swear I almost died. Not only is this collection reminiscent of some of the greatest years of my life (even if i was barely a pre-teen!), but each polish is phenomenal!

This collection is also Ashley's Birthday Collection! Happy Birthday Ashley!!!!!!!

THE PRIZES:

The fabulous  Ashley from Daring Digits has graciously donated 2 complete sets of her brand new, just released TODAY 80's Hits Collection! There will be 2 winners, and each lucky guy or gal will receive one complete 10 polish set of the Daring Digits 1980's Hits Collection! Since I am in the process of swatching these, I have some bottle shots for you to peek at. Swatches will be going up this week, and I'll link those here as we go. I'm not going into much detail here since I do then when I post swatches.

80's Hits Volume I (1980-1984):

Daring Digits Call Me - Bright Blue square glitter in a pink jelly base. Named for the song "Call Me" by Blondie. 

Daring Digits Physical - Inspired by the Olivia Newton John song (you know you'll have this in your head now!), Physical is an absolutely amazing and utterly unique blend of Fuchsia microglitter, bright blue hex glitter and larger white hexes in a clear base.

Daring Digits I <3 Rock n Roll - Inspired by the Joan Jett and the Blackhearts song, this polish is full of Red and Black Hearts, black hex glitters and red bar glitters in a clear base. I'll have swatches of this up later today.

Daring Digits Every Breath You Take - If you don't recognize this name, you may be dead. Named for the epic song by The Police, Every Breath You Take is a blend of red, yellow, blue and black hexes in a clear base. Inspired by the single cover.

Daring Digits Like A Virgin - Inspired by the Epic 80's song, Like A Virgin is a blend of every white glitter you could imagine in a clear base. This reminds me of the white dress Madonna wore when performing this song  at the VMA's.

80's Hits Volume II (1985-1989):

Daring Digits We Are The World- Inspired by the song heard around the world which included almost every legendary performer from that era, We Are The World is a gorgeous mix of teal glitter with yellow flower glitter and sparse black glitters in a clear base. 

Daring Digits Walk Like An Egyptian: Inspired by the Bangles song that had everyone walking around with their arms bent at odd angles and moving their necks like chickens (ha ha!),  Walk Like An Egyptian is an amazing mix of gold, teal, black, and bronze glitter in a clear base.

 

Daring Digits Livin' On A Prayer - Inspired by the Bon Jovi Anthem (you know you're singing this now!), Livin' On A Prayer is a gorgeous blend of  bright blue microglitter, bright blue, yellow and black hexes in a clear base.

Daring Digits Faith - Inspired by Faith by George Michael, (another song that will get stuck in your head!), Faith is a killer mix of blue and black hex glitter in a milky white base.

Daring Digits Miss You Much - Inspired by the Janet Jackson song, this polish is an absolutely incredible mix of various sizes of Black and White hexes, with an awesome green shimmer in a clear base. Not your average black and white!

 


This collection just blows me away! And wait until you see these on the nail! Wow!!! I know you want to win these beauties, so let's get to it!

 THE RULES:

-Giveaway is open internationally
-Each and every entry will be verified. Invalid entries will be disqualified.
-2 winners will be chosen at random on April 13, 2013
-Winners will have 24 hours to respond to winning notification, otherwise another winner will be chosen. 
-KLK is not responsible for customs/taxes fees if applicable.
-KLK is not responsible for damage/loss that may occur during shipping 
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Good luck and Happy winnings!
-Kimber

A-England Heavenly Quotes: She Walks In Beauty

Hello Lovelies! So sorry for the late post today! Busy day and things got out from under me!

Today's polish is the second of A-England's new Heavenly Quotes, She Walks In Beauty. Inspired by a poem by Lord Byron, She Walks In Beauty is a liquid tribute to his words and captures it's essence perfectly.  (You knew I wouldn't let you off without a poetic moment, right?)

She Walks In Beauty

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o'er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

A-England's She Walks In Beauty is a poetic mix of soft Rose glitters, both small round and medium Hexagonal, set in a soft, shimmer golden base. I swear the Rose glitter shifts in color from Rose to Gold, but that may just be an optical illusion due to the golden shimmer base. Either way, She Walks In Beauty is a true masterpiece. Although entirely opaque in 2 coats on her own (I've read that it takes 3, however when I wore this alone I used 2 coats and it looked perfect!), I chose to layer over A-England Iseult (Popular combo!).

All Photos are (of my wonky right hand!)  1 coat of She Walks In Beauty over 2 Coats of Iseult. I've also used The Knight Base Coat and The Shield Top Coat here.

Check out that shine from The Shield! Man, I love this top coat!!


If this isn't the perfect Pink/Gold glitter, I don't know what is. Layered over Iseult, this is soft, feminine, and subtly sexy. Alone this polish is a soft glitterbomb that commands attention. I cannot tell you how many people stopped me to ask what polish I was wearing today (I talk with my hands, so you can't really miss them!)! I don't know how Adina does it, but she has given us another absolutely perfect gem.

Formula:
I was thrilled to find that She Walks In Beauty wasn't as thick as alot of glitter bombs. The consistency was thick, yet not too thick to flow nicely. As usual with A-England, no thickening during use, no glopping or clumping.

Application:
True to A-England's high standards, She Walks In Beauty applied smoothly and effortlessly. No fishing for glitter, no hand placing. The glitter lay flat on the nail and did not drag or clump. Perfection.

I know some of you aren't all that excited about this one, but I am absolutely head over heels in love. I'm still quite baffled as to why some people aren't achieveing opacity with SWIB and And The Moonbeams.. I had zero issues with either. Obviously they are both versatile layering polishes as well, and I have a few manis in mind.

She Walks In Beauty is now available via the A-England website! You can also win a bottle right here by entering the giveaway Gini and I are sponsoring. ENTER HERE!!!

What's your take on She Walks In Beauty?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

-Kimber

Taking the day off!

Hi lovelies! No swatches today - I'm taking the day off to do some catch up and baby my nails a bit. Winter here is so dry - literally sucks the moisture right out of my hands and nails, which makes them all sorts of wonky. I've decided to let them hang out with some Solar Oil today instead of doing a ton of swatches and bathing them in acetone. I'll be back tomorrow with Kelara Lacquers and I have a bunch of Polish TBH and Twenty Seven Polish coming up.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway! There are 36 possible entries, and not too many people have entered yet, so odds are good.  CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE GIVEAWAY!

Have a great Wednesday!!

-Kimber

New Polish TBH! Sugarplum Fairy!

Hiya Lovelies! I'm still mourning the loss of my length. Man, it really bothers me since I had literally just hit my preferred length. I guess that will teach me to do laundry (the dryer door is the evil nail breaking culprit)! I didn't lose all my length, and I do like where they are at.... I just really prefer my pre-break length. I curse December every year since it's always around this time that I end up having a serious break on my photo hand. My right hand is still long, so I may try to do some swatches with that hand for a bit. Either way, breaks never stop me from blogging!

In case you missed it, I'm having a giveaway! I have teamed up with Gini from Sassy Paints and we're giving away some AWESOME Indie polishes, including A-England, Twenty Seven Polish and Polish TBH. There may be more added soon, so be sure to check back! Go forth and enter here!!!! (Note: you must be a public follower of both KLK and Sassy Paints to win)

Today's polish is brand new from Polish TBH. Christian is in the process of releasing a new collection, and I was lucky enough to grab 4 of them. I recently posted Tiny Dancer (if you haven't seen it, be sure to check it out...you can win a full size bottle in the giveaway!), which just blew me away with the formula and subtle yet sexy color combo. The same thing happened with today's polish..

Sugarplum Fairy is a sheer Cranberry colored jelly loaded with fine gold microglitter.  The Cranberry jelly base is so soft and beautiful. Throw in the gold microglitter and wow! A soft, semi-sheer, yet sparkly and sexy beauty! This polish definitely reminds me of the Holiday Season, yet isn't so glaringly Xmas related that it can't be worn year round. I'm certain I'll rock this in the summer just so I can watch the glitter sparkle in the sun.

This is 3 coats of Sugarplum Fairy over OPI Nail Envy Matte (need some strength!) and topped with SV:

I love how subtle yet sparkly this polish is! It brightens up in direct lighting, and softens in natural light. It really is just beautiful and definitely unique to my stash.

Formula:
I am always astounded at how lovely Polish TBH's formula is. Even though they have the usual Indie polish thickness, they are always usable straight out of the bottle - no thinner needed. Sugarplum Fairy was the perfect consistency with no thickening during use.

Application:
Smooth as silk, Sugarplum Fairy practically applied itself. No issues with dragging, balding or glopping and the glitter did not clump together at the tips. This polish is very sheer, so if you're not a fan of some mild VNL, you'll need at least 3 coats for opactiy. I'm wearing 3, but keep in mind macro shots are very unforgiving. IRL 3 coats leaves a beautiful sheer Cranberry with just a slight hint of VNL. I'm also pretty sure this girl would look amazing layered.

I am absolutely in love with this polish. It's just so unique and the color combo is just...wow. Love it!

Polish TBH can be found via Polish TBH on Etsy. All polish is 3-free and retail for $8 for full sized bottles and $4 per mini. Christin is in the middle of restocking at the moment (looks like about 7-10 days at the moment), so if there is a polish you see here but not on Etsy, just send her a note!

What do you think of Sugarplum Fairy? Are you into sheer glitters?

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to enter the giveaway!

-Kimber