Try It On Tuesday - Late Edition (Technical Difficulties!)

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Hello Lovelies! Please excuse my random disappearance - Somehow my keyboard on my Macbook was given a drink of water while I wasn't looking and I was sans keyboard for a bit there. The external USB keyboard that I usually use was also doused, and is still out of commission, but the tiny macbook keyboard is working again, which is better than nothing. At least I am able to post.

In other news, I had a flare up of the evil lungs over the weekend (if you follow me on Instagram (@KimbersKorner) you already know how thrilled I was to be denied care by my Pulmonologist since I am currently in between health insurance coverage. On top of that, Monday afternoon I arrived at a long time client's house for the final day of her pet sit, to find that one of her dogs had passed away overnight. Thankfully being a vet tech for 8 years has steeled me for the death of furry friends, yet this one hit me incredibly hard. It appears that he was either bit or stung (he had a history of severe anaphalactic reactions) and in the hours between visits he passed. Calling his owner was one of the hardest things I have ever done. Thankfully she is a wonderful person and knows how high our standard of care is so she doesn't blame us, however I still feel responsible. Chances are that without an EpiPen, even had I been there I would not have been able to save him, but the what ifs will always be there. What's worse, is that my bond with this dog was deep, and I feel his loss very deeply.

See? 2013 is the worst year ever for me, and just keeps getting worse. I can't wait to see it roll away.

But let's talk about happy things, shall we?

Today I have an awesome polish from Mint Polish to share. I've been wanting to try out Mint Polish for good while, and was lucky enough to win a giveaway on Instagram. The shade I won is called Full Bodied, and is a gorgeous Oxblood Jelly. I fell in love with this shade the moment I saw her on Instagram, and a few days later, entered the giveaway to win her. I was shocked that I won, but oh so thrilled. Not only did winning allow me to try a brand that I've been dying to check out, but I won the vampy polish of my dreams! A huge thank you to Mint Polish!

You'll also notice the return of my left hand! It's back to swatch shape again, so I'm sure you'll be seeing it from time to time. I prefer to photograph my right hand, but since I *am* right handed, sometimes the left hand is just easier.

This is 3 coats of the fabulous Full Bodied topped with HK Girl Top Coat:

Rawr! I dare you to tell me that this is not the sexiest oxblood jelly ever! I'll be honest, I rarely love a color enough to wear it without glitter or nail art, but I've been wearing this for 3 days now, all on her lonesome. So much love for this polish!

Full Bodied's formula is just as impressive as its color, with a thick yet fluid consistency that doesn't thicken up during use. Application was so easy that this polish may as well have applied itself - no dragging, balding, or streaking - which is always a huge bonus with such a dark jelly polish. Full Bodied is opaque at 2 coats, although I used 3 since my photo lighting is very strong and tends to make Jellies look much sheerer than they truly are. Dry time was fast, and Full Bodied is incredibly shiny, even without top coat. I, being the impatient creature that I am, did use my beloved HK Girl Top Coat though, which made this girl even shinier. Wear is simply amazing - I'm on day 3 of wearing this beauty and I have zero tip wear or chips, the shine is still just as dazzling and the color just as rich and vibrant.

I love this polish so very much, loves. I simply must try more from Mint Polish (this is why I need to win the lottery - my budget is a cruel, cruel mistress.)! With a formula this fabulous, amazing application and incredible wear, I just have to have more. And the colors! Mint Polish makes some seriously dazzling colors!

You can check out Mint Polish at MintPolish.com. All polishes are 5-free and retail for $12 per 15ml bottle. I have my eye on Original Mint, Czarina, Rue Cler, Ming, and Peligroso (Oh you have to see Peligroso!). I'm also dying to check out their Wet Look Sealer and Flawless Base Coat.You can also follow Mint Polish on Facebook and Instagram for new releases, sales info, and swatches. You can also check out their blog here.

What do you think of Full Bodied? Are you a fan of vampy jellies?

I'll be back tomorrow with this week's Mish Mash challenge mani (I'm a full day late  sorry all!), and I have some new Polish TBH coming up as well as Flakie Friday (an awesome Lac Attack beauty that you just have to see!), and more from Squishy Face Polish, Love Angeline, and more.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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Flakie Friday! Zoya Chloe

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Hello Lovelies! Happy Friday!!!!!!!!! Not a payday Friday here, so it's not as exciting as it could be (especially with the ILNP Ultra-Chromes pre-order going live today. Ahhhh I want those so badly!!!), but with Friday comes Flakies, and Flakies always make things awesome.

Today's Flakie is Zoya Chloe, a mix of orange/red/gold/yellow and some green/blue duochrome mylar flakies in a barely pink tinted base. I've been in love with this since the day it was released and am seriously wondering if I am insane since I am just now wearing this pretty. Poor Chloe...she's been neglected.

I've seen Chloe paired with a number of awesome base colors, my favorite being purple, but I really wanted to try her over a dark, but not quite black color. I chose Essie Devil's Advocate, a deep plummy oxblood color.

This is 1 coat of Chloe over 2 coats of Devil's Advocate, topped with Glossy Glam. I apologize for my pinkness here - I'm working hard to moisturize and baby my hands since I'm healing from the evil blistering allergic reaction, which always seem to give me a bit of a pink flush.

Okay, I have to admit it,  I was kind of hoping the darker, plummy base would bring out a little more pink in the flakies, but I was wrong. However, this is still a beautiful combination and I'm quite happy with it. The color shift is truly amazing! How about a macro shot of those colorful flakes?

Gorgeous!!! I particularly love the Green/Blue in this one. That shift to cobalt blue just makes my heart skip. You can see a bit of the pink in the center as well, but with such a deep base color, they end up fairly washed out.

Chloe's formula is fabulous, although she does have a lot of base vs. flakies, which can make holding onto those flakies at the tip of your nails a bit of a pain. Application was wonderful, save for the aforementioned base vs. flakies issue. Dry time was average, and wear is excellent with no signs of wear at around 20 hours. These are Mylar flakies, and a bit thinner than the usual flakes, which means that they lie very flat on the nail. No need for glitter food or Gelous with Chloe. I used a single coat of Glossy Glam here and my mani is smooth as glass. I do need to mention that the tint in the base color does not have any effect on base color at all. It's so barely there that it's essentially clear.

I really wish that I had worn this flakie much sooner. I mean, look at those colors!! I must try this again over a purple so I can really see that pink shine.

What do you think of Chloe? Do you have this beauty of a Flakie in your stash?

I'll return tomorrow with some Indie awesomeness! I have a ton of Indies to share with you, including some new to me brands that will blow you away, so be sure to check back.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber



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A-England Lancelot and some studs!

Hello lovelies! I hope you're all enjoying your Tuesday afternoon. It's been a rough day around here, but it's getting much better. And, as a bonus, the cuticle that I managed to stab with a screwdriver while messing with my automatic seatbelt is healing fast! Hopefully it keeps going like this and stops looking like mincemeat soon!

I also wanted to mention that KLK has been mentioned in a new article at Inspa.com! Inspa is a pretty cool website with all sorts of nail art and nail care articles and health and beauty information. It's pretty cool to have one of my links used on a site that has featured bloggers like Chalkboard Nails! You can take a peek at the article here. If you click where it says " Perfect Polish" under the Classic heading, you'll see my post! Neat! 

Today I have another studded manicure to share with you all. I really wanted to do a little nail art last night, so I whipped out my silver studs I received from KKCenterHK. I honestly had no idea what I was going to do with them until about 30 seconds before I applied them - I just knew that I wanted to use them with one of my favorite vampies, A-England Lancelot.

A-England Lancelot is from The Mythicals Collection and is a deep, dark red that leans toward black. In most light it does look black, until you actually see black next to it. In sunlight it looks like a very dark Oxblood color. I love reds that are almost black, and Lancelot is absolute black-red perfection.

For this mani I started with The Knight Base Coat, then used 2 coats of Lancelot. I topped that off with a coat of Gelous, and added studs along the very tip of the nail. Once that was finished, I topped it all off with 2 coats of The Shield.

I do love this look. Still bold and sexy, yet not too in your face. And Lancelot! *Swoons* Adina has created the perfect near black polish. The formula is true A-England perfection and applicaton was simply dreamy. I always love applying A-England polish. I imagine it's kind of like when an artist finds their true medium.

The studs are a new item from KKCenterHK, and were so simple to use. I just dipped an orange stick into a little bit of Gelous, and placed them right onto the nail. I've used the studs you can buy at the drugstore before and they were not easy to place, and were very round and difficult to keep on the nail. These studs from KKCenterHK are much flatter, and don't have that weird sticky stuff on the bottom, which really makes them easy to place right where you want them. I didn't have any issues with the studs popping off either, which makes me incredibly happy. One of the reasons I haven't worn more studded manis was the penchant for my drugstore studs to pop of with the slightest pressure. Now that I have these, I'm definitely going to be rockin studs more often.

Another bonus with these is that they're easy to remove with plain old acetone. However, they don't melt - you can wipe them off and re-use them. Kind of an added bonus since they come in packs of around 60. I did this with the black studs that I wore awhile back, and they're in perfect condition and ready to use again. Definitely a "more bang for your buck" deal!

You can find these studs at KKCenterHK.com, item number NNAIL-DRN661, or by clicking here. They retail for $4.23 for about 60 studs, and come in a ton of shapes and colors. KKCenterHk ships free worldwide and you can use the code KimbersKorner at checkout to save 10% on your order! KKCenterHk has a TON of awesome nail art supplies, including these studs and the awesome Dragon full nail water decals that I showed you all awhile back!

A-England can be purchased through LLarowe and Ninja Polish. Due to the Royal Mail Fiasco, A-England cannot ship outside of the UK at the moment. I can't tell you how upset this makes me! Although I would be willing to pay for polish to be Fed-Exed to me, I don't know if that's a viable option for others. I hope Royal Mail pulls their heads out soon.

Are you into the studded look? How would you wear your studs?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber