Lac Attack Waxy Lady Topcoat and OPI Eurso Euro!

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Hello Lovelies! I really wish that I had been able to post earlier, but the hubby's days off were spent working on my son's bedroom. We sorted and threw away alls sorts of old things we had stored in that room, hauled loads to the dump, primed over the former artwork on the walls and then painted the final color. I spent 3 days covered in dust and paint and I'm glad that it's almost finished.

Thankfully I can now get back into an actual swatching routine! I have some awesome Holiday polishes coming up this week, as well as that promised Polish TBH, and I am so excited to show those off. I'll also finally post the giveaway, although I'm still going back and forth on the prize sets. I suppose I'll have to finalize that tomorrow so I can get it up and running over the weekend.

Today I have an awesome top coat to share with you all, and I'm way excited about this one. I love wax effect top coats. I also love Matte Top coats, but there is something about that smooth, waxy look that really gets me. I was so happy when Lac Attack sent me their Waxy Lady Top Coat to share with you all, but I had a hard time choosing a base color. I knew I wanted something that really popped and would show off that waxy look, so I eventually settled on OPI Eurso Euro, a stunning Blurple creme.  I know that most everyone on earth has seen this polish with a shiny top coat, and had a feeling it would look amazing with Waxy Lady on top. I was right!

This is 2 coats of OPI Eurso Euro topped with Lac Attack Waxy Lady Top Coat:

Okay, if Eurso Euro wasn't a gorgeous polish before, it is truly awesome after adding Waxy Lady. I love how smooth this looks, and how the finish really looks more wax-like than just mattified. It allows the color and some of the shine to come through while creating the perfect smooth, slightly matte yet still moist looking finish that I just adore.  One of the things that keeps me from mattifying often is that it seems to dull the color a bit too much for me, whereas a wax effect top coat keeps that color shining through.

Waxy Lady's formula is a touch thicker than your usual top coat, yet it's so easy to work with and doesn't glop up or thicken while polishing. Application was straight forward and perfect - Waxy Lady flows just as nicely as a shiny top coat, levels perfectly and dries just as fast. My nails were dry to the touch within 2-3 minutes. One of the things that truly stood out here was the wear. I'm  used to matte or wax effect manicures having some terrible wear with Creme polishes, but Waxy lady wore perfectly without any chips or tip wear for over 2 days, and that was while being highly abused during home improvement time! *Angels Sing!*

Without a doubt, Waxy Lady is my very fave wax top coat ever! I just have to have many bottles of this, and I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot more manicures topped with this baby.   I can't wait to show you a glitter polish with this top coat - it's epic! If you're a fan of mattifying your manicures,  I highly suggest you give Waxy Lady a go. I guarantee you'll love the finish. It's pretty gosh darn amazing.

You can grab a bottle of Waxy Lady at LacAttack.com. A full size bottle runs a mere $8.00, and minis are available as well. While you're there, take a peek at the new Cell Block Tango Collection! It's Epic, seriously. You can also follow Lac Attack on Facebook and Instagram for sales and re-stock info, new releases, and swatches.

What do you think of Waxy Lady? Do you prefer Wax effect or full matte manicures?

I'll be back tomorrow with my Mish Mash Challenge mani for this week - it's a pretty epic polish so be sure to check back. And I have a new to me Indie Brand for Flakie Friday as well as new Polish TBH and Candied Lustre's Holiday Collection coming up! I'm going to be a swatching fiend!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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A Late Flakie Friday - Lac Attack Durmstrang

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Hello lovelies! I know, I know...I'm late again. I swear that when I think I'm going to have all the time in the world to post, I end up having no time at all. This week was good ole mother nature surfacing to hand me my monthly migraine, and cramps that were so bad that they were radiating down my left leg. Not fun. I spent all of Thursday in bed with my heating pad and a bottle of Advil. Yesterday was better, but it was also payday, which meant lots of running around. It also meant online polish shopping though, and I have some really awesome Indies on the way, and I am beyond excited. I have some Liquid Sky Lacquer Multichromes, some gorgeous glitters and a flakie from Supernatural Lacquers, and a quick dry top coat and flakie polish from Underground Cosmetics on their way.

And speaking of Indie Goodness, the giveaway is still in the works - I just need to find time to finish separating the prizes into groups. I'm painting a bedroom this weekend, so it will more than likely be Monday or Tuesday before I'm ready to go live. Sorry for the delay, folks. Giveaways aren't always as cut and dry as they seem.

Today I have a late Flakie Friday polish to share with you lovelies. I'm trying to get back into my usual schedule, even though I failed this week. But hey! I'm only a day late with this one, and my god is it worth the wait!

If you haven't heard of Lac Attack, you may be living under a rock. Seriously, Lac Attack is one of the coolest Indie brands around, and I had been coveting so many Lac Attack polishes. My biggest lemming was a polish called Durmstrang, from the Magical Musings Collection. Durmstrang (named for the Wizarding Institute that Victor Krumm attended) is a gorgeous sheer blue polish loaded with shimmer (not just gold, but there's some awesome pink and blue shimmer that peeks through as well) and black shard and diamond glitters. I guess it's technically a glitter polish, but those black shards are flakes in my world, so it still counts, right?

Even though Durmstrang is described as an Icy blue, On my nails it's more of a bright Cobalt. Maybe it's my lighting, but even in sunlight, it's much more Cobalt. And I'm okay with that - I love me some bright blue!

This is 3 coats of Durmstrang topped with NPB Glitter Food and HK Girl Top Coat:

Can I just say WOW! First of all - that blue! Oh, that magical, beautiful, perfect blue. It's no secret that Blue will always be my very fave color to wear on my nails, and this particular blue is everything that I've ever wanted in a blue polish. Toss in the amazing shimmer and diamond and shard glitters and you have Kimber's dream polish.

Durmstrang's formula is just as awesome as the polish itself, with a perfect jelly consistency and no thickening during use. Application was much easier than I had anticipated - with all of those diamonds and shards I had expected application to be somewhat tricky and require some dabbing and glitter placement, however Durmstrang applied beautifully with just the usual brush strokes. Those diamonds and shards also lay flat on the nail for the most part - I think I had one tiny little shard on the tip of one nail that was a little pokey, but it didn't come off, so it was a non issue. Durmstrang is fairly sheer, so you will need either 2 thicker coats or 3 thinner coats for opacity, or you can layer this baby over a similar color. Since it has that awesome shimmer, I feel like this would be fairly epic layered over a Navy blue as well. Wear was pretty epic for shard glitter - I'm actually still wearing this polish (I applied this on Thursday night around 1 am) and have no wear at all and zero lifting glitters. I did add a coat of Glitter Food to this mani since the shard glitters can be fairly textured, and that smoothed everything out perfectly.

Obviously, I am in love with Durmstrang. I have a feeling I'll be needing a backup bottle sooner rather than later. In my opinion, this is a must have for any polish lover.

You can grab your very own bottle of Durmstrang at LacAttack.com for $8.00 full size or $4.25 for a mini bottle. While you're there, I highly recommend checking out the Cell Block Tango Collection. My polish budget is tight at the moment, but I plan on grabbing that collection as soon as I can swing it. don't forget to check out Lac Attack on Facebook and Instagram for new releases, sales and re-stock info, and swatches.

I have new Polish TBH coming up ASAP (with the painting I have no idea if it will be tomorrow or Monday, but it's coming!) as well as some Born Pretty Store Nail Art products.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber





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Love, Angeline Polish - I Put A Spell On You

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Hello Lovelies! Happy Caturday! I wish that Charlie would hold still so I could let her say hello, but she is busy stalking a fly. She's very focused and determined.

Things have been relatively quiet the past 2 days, which is a welcome change! My niece is doing well, and the baby is still doing great as well. Since the placenta is partially detached she probably will not carry all the way to 40 weeks, but she's almost at 34, and should make it to at least 37. I'm so happy and relieved that her and baby are okay - I cannot tell you how panicked and worried I've been since her accident.

In polish news, I managed to find some of the new Sally Hansen Triple Shine polishes last night, and hubby came home later bearing the 2 that I really wanted. What a guy! I can't wait to try them out. I'm planning on jumping back into Try It On Tuesday's, so hopefully I'll have one of those to share this Tuesday.

Today I have my very favorite Halloween polish from this year. Love, Angeline is one of my very fave Indie Brands, and Natosha's Halloween polishes (The Spellbound Collection) are just mind boggling. When I first saw them, I very much had to have I Put A Spell On You, and was overjoyed and eternally grateful when Natosha included it in my PR package! I'm always over the moon to swatch for her, but also very grateful since her polishes are so amazing, and let's face it - there are better bloggers out there.

I Put A Spell On You (hereafter IPASOY because I'm lazy) is a crazy mix of Black and Orange holo glitters in a clear base.  I love how this polish looks layered, but since I'm a rebel, I decided to show it all on her lonesome.

This is 3 coats of IPASOY topped with NPB Glitter Food and HK Girl Top Coat. I have intentionally photographed this polish with some blur on a couple nails to show the holo.

O.O!! Orange is not a color that I lean toward at all, but this bright, glowy, holo orange glitter makes me giddy. And ya know, who doesn't love black glitter? This is the perfect Halloween polish - bright, sparkly, and fun without being too busy or over the top. The holo in these glitters really makes this one truly gorgeous polish. I had several people stop and ask about this polish after seeing a flash of glittery holo.

Look at all that glitter! You can actually see how well it lays in this macro shot. So awesome!

IPASOY's formula is pretty darned good for an all glitter polish in a clear base. The glitter to base ratio was better than most glitters, and did not thicken with use. Application was easy, although I did have to dab on the first coat to make sure the glitters didn't move around with the brush strokes. I don't mind dabbing though - I actually prefer to dab the first coat with most glitters. IPASOY is opaque in 3 coats, and I recommend allowing each coat to dry a bit before adding the next. the glitters won't bald, but allowing each coat to dry a bit keeps the surface as smooth as possible. This is a thirsty glitter, so I used a coat of NPB Glitter Food to smooth things out (2 coats of top coat works as well - I tested that out on a thumb!) before adding top coat. I did have a bit of shrinkage at the tips of my ring fingers, but that's an incompatibility with my ridge filler and Glitter Food.

I'll be honest - I shy away from full glitter polishes most of the time because I find the application to be frustrating. IPASOY was one of the least frustrating full glitters that I've ever used. Barely any clean-up since the glitters didn't wander too far and none of the usual clumping. For removal, i recommend using the foil method or using Glitter-A-Peel peel off base coat from NPB.

Once again, my love for Love, Angeline is cemented. I swear every polish that Natosha makes is pure gold!

The Spellbound Collection is currently on sale at Love, Angeline Polish on Big Cartel for $6 per full size bottle.  You can also check out the Deep In The Enchanted Forest Collection for fall, and an incredible new Winter Collection is coming very soon. Be sure to follow Love, Angeline Polish on Facebook and Instagram for pre-order info, new releases, sales, and swatches.

What do you think of I Put A Spell On You? What's your fave Halloween Polish this year?

I'll be back tomorrow with some brand new Polish TBH, and I have some Tawdry Terrier coming up as well.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber


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Squishy Face Polish - Nebula

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Hello Lovelies! First of all, I expect some of you are wondering just where in the heck I have been. It's okay - I've been wondering too (ha?)!

Let me start by saying that 2013 has been the WORST year on record for my family. Any bit of bad luck possible has come our way. Big, small and in between, bad luck has just plagued all of us. I suppose I should just expect the rest of this year to bring even more bad luck, since good luck has just been few and far between.

First of all, mom is feeling very weak, and is looking at a possible transfusion. Her CBC was low before her last chemo, and this week has been horrendous for her. My oldest is having issues with school (grades), and I now have to stand over her to ensure she doesn't half ass anything or hide it altogether. My youngest is in his "testing the limits" stage, which is certainly trying.

The big thing that I mentioned on IG, was that my niece, who is now 33 weeks pregnant, was out walking one night last week and was hit by a car. She suffered a broken shoulder, split lips (top and bottom), broken teeth, and tons of bumps, bruises, and scrapes. She landed on her stomach, which has caused the placenta to partially detach, which is incredibly dangerous to both mother and baby. She was recently released from the hospital, and is now stuck at home on bed rest and bored to tears. She was not at fault, and I managed to get ahold of my ex-husband (the Attorney) and he referred us to a friend of his that is a personal injury lawyer and is apparently just a hard ass in court. I'm still so furious at the guy that hit her, and so incredibly worried about her and the baby.

So, there ya have it. All of that is why I was gone for a bit. I had to focus on my family, especially after my niece's accident, and I just couldn't spend my usual 6 hours a day swatching, photographing, editing, and posting. I hope you all forgive me, but even us bloggers have lives outside of polish, right?

I am however, coming back with a bang today. I have a stunning polish from Squishy Face Polish to share with you today, and it's so awesome that I desperately want to go back and wear it again.

Nebula is a beautiful dusty scattered holographic polish from the fall 2013 "Cosmic" Collection. The base color is a dusty purple, at least that's what my eyes perceive it as. It's certainly a very unique color, and I am a complete sucker for unique colors.

This is 2 coats of Nebula, topped with Glisten and Glow HK Girl Top Coat, shown in various lighting:

Wow. Just wow. This color brings out the olive in my skintone, but I care not. It's just too pretty to ignore. I love dusty colors, and the only other dusty purples I own lean more pink. This is exactly what I was looking for in a dusty purple polish, and the holo makes it so much more epic. I do wish I had some good sunlight for holo shots, but since I have to photograph at night, you'll have to trust me on this - Nebula is very holo in any light, but in sunlight, it throws rainbows all over and is so gorgeous that it's almost dangerous. So much love for this polish.

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

Not exactly a macro, but look at that baby! Soooo gorgeous! As much as I love linear holos, I still adore a good scattered holo sparkle. Love, love, love!

Nebula's formula is just epic as well. Squishy Face Polish has one of the best Indie formulas around, and Nebula is certainly no exception. this girl was not as thin as the usual holos, but not as thick as an indie cream either. No thickening during use here. Application was just amazing with no dragging or balding at all. Nebula flowed onto the nail like melted butter and dried lightning quick, even before top coat. Wear is exceptional for a holo with no chips or tip wear at over 48 hours (I wore this for a good 4 days), and the holo effect never dulled down.

I'm fast becoming a huge fan of Squishy Face Polish. These holos are just incredible. I have yet to find a holo formula that is as perfect as Squishy Face's, and I am so excited to share the other 4 colors with you. I don't want to ruin the surprise, but wait until you see the blue - mind blowing!!!!

You can grab Nebula and the rest of the Cosmic Collection by visiting Squishy Face Polish on Store Envy. Full size bottles run $10 each, or you can grab the full set for $50 full size or $20 for minis. I highly recommend grabbing these before they're gone - you will not be sorry! You can also follow Squishy Face Polish on Instagram for sales, re-stock info, new releases and more. Go forth and shop!!

What do you think of Nebula? Are you a fan of dusty colors?

I'll be back tomorrow with some Love, Angeline Halloween goodness ( with some holo, of course!).  I'm so glad to be back, and I'm so grateful that you all stuck around. You guys are the best readers and friends in the world!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber








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Love, Angeline - Fallen Bark

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Hello Lovelies! Well, here I am. Late again. Honestly I don't mean to be late with posts, yet it still happens. I'm struggling this week. Sometimes reality hits me in the face and I have some rough moments. Those are the times when the fact that I *will* lose my mother to this Cancer is unavoidable. I've become fairly good at denying it, but sometimes I just can't bury that thought as deep as I usually can and it bubbles to the surface and consumes me. I'm ever cognizant of the fact that this could be my last Christmas with her. And even though my mother and I have had a strained relationship through the years, she is still my mother, and I love her. The thought of losing her is unbearable. I have a history of depression and anxiety, and it's threatening to take over now. I'm fighting to keep from withdrawing into myself. It isn't much fun.

Now, I have to say something here because I know that not all of you that come here know all of the facts. Although I know it's meant as a comfort and comes from the heart, I have to ask that people refrain from telling me that she will recover and live a long time. Only because that isn't true. She has stage 4 Lung Cancer. It is inoperable, incurable. There is zero chance of remission. I wish that wasn't so, but it's the truth.

I also have to skip the Mish Mash Challenge this week. I managed to whip up a book inspired mani, however I also managed to chip both middle nails within 24 hours of each other, and fixing them mussed up my mani. I don't have the time to redo it since I need to get swatches and a guest post done, so I'm just skipping it. I don't like missing challenges, but this is one time I have to say screw it. I'm still working on getting the giveaway going - trying to decide on the number of prizes and what goes where.

I do have another awesome polish from Love, Angeline to share with you today. This one is from the fall Deep In The Enchanted Forest Collection and is a surprise fave (I seem to be having a lot of those lately!) This pretty is called Fallen Bark, and is a milk chocolate brown creme. I've only recently begun to really love browns, so I was excited to try this one out. My stash is lacking in true brown polish, so this was a wonderful surprise! In fact, I think this is my first brown that isn't a glitter, and I only have one of those.

This is 2 coats of Fallen Bark, topped with HK Girl Top Coat. Please excuse my splotchiness - I get splotchy when it's cold out and the temp here is dropping fast!

Man, I just really love this color. It's such a lovely milk chocolate color that I really wanted to lick my nails, thinking they would taste like they look (Not so much, BTW!). I love dark, rich colors, and this is just a perfect fall polish.

Fallen Bark's formula is just spectacular. I had expected it to be thick, but it was actually thinner than I'm used to, yet not at all runny. No thickening up either. Just perfection! Application was so stellar that I was  blabbering on about it all day. It literally smoothed onto the nail like soft butter with no balding, dragging or streaking. And it self-levels beautifully. It's super shiny, and the only reason I needed top coat was because I am ultra impatient and can't stand to wait longer than around 2 minutes for my nails to dry (so spoiled with quick dry top coats, I tell you!). Wear was excellent with zero signs of wear at 2 days! In the spirit of honesty, I do need to mention that this polish does leave behind some *temporary* - and that's the keyword here, folks -  staining, but all it took to remove it was soap, water, and some light scrubbing with a nail brush for a few seconds. Nothing more than what I usually do after I remove my polish, which doesn't really count as staining in my book. If it worries you, just double up on your base coat and you should have no issues at all.

I had never really thought that Brown would look good on me, but I received a ton of compliments while wearing this polish. And the longer I wore it, the more I loved it. If you only buy one brown in your life, it should be Fallen Bark. Natosha offers this polish in both a creme finish as well as holo (I must have the holo version now!).

You can grab Fallen Bark for your very own at Love Angeline Polish on Big Cartel. The shop is currently closed since Natosha just had a beautiful baby boy and is catching up on orders, but will re-open soon, so make sure to bookmark the site. Full size polishes sell for $8 to $10 depending on finish. Love Angeline makes some of the most beautiful polishes in my stash, so I urge you to check out Love Angeline on Facebook and Instagram for swatch photos, re-stock info, and new releases.

Do you have a favorite Brown polish? Share with me!

I have more from Love, Angeline coming up, as well as brand spankin' new Polish TBH, more from Tawdry Terrier, Squishy Face Polish, Lac Attack, and Live Life Polished, and some amazing Nail Pattern Boldness.  The giveaway will go live within the next few days, I promise!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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Lac Attack - The Cure Starts Now

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**EDIT** The Cure Starts Now is back in stock at LacAttack.com!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Lovelies! Man! It is really hard to get posts up these days. Dex just does not want me to do anything that doesn't involve him and if I try? He turns into the worst child on earth. I swatch at night, so unless I give up sleep, I have no other time to post. It's seriously driving me a bit crazy. Somehow, I will figure this out.

I have a bunch of stuff coming up including more Indies (you expected that though!) and my giveaway! I was planning on launching the giveaway today, but I haven't had time to take pics of everything. I'll be doing that tonight, as well as photographing my Mish Mash Challenge mani. And swatching. All while ingesting insane amounts of coffee.

Right now I have a little something from Lac Attack to share with you all. First of all, can I just say how honored I am to be able to swatch Lac Attack? I'm always thrilled to be able to swatch for Indie Brands, and Lac Attack is one that I have long admired. Not only do I have a bunch of LA polishes to share with you guys, but Lac Attack is one of the sponsors for the giveaway! Wahoo!

The first Lac Attack polish that I chose to share here is called The Cure Starts Now. This polish was created for -you guessed it - The Cure Starts Now Foundation. Their focus is to eradicate Cancer (especially childhood cancer), and since my own Mother is battling Stage 4 inoperable Lung Cancer, I just had to share this baby first. The Cure Starts Now matches the foundations colors - Matte Blue, Purple, and Yellow. I chose to layer this polish over Zoya Skylar.

This is 2 coats of The Cure Starts Now over 2 coats of Zoya Skylar:

Do you hear that little "boom boom" sound? That's the pitter patter of my little heart, I love this polish so! Not only do I love the colors and the glitter blend in this, but the cause behind it is so very important. All profits from sales of this polish go to The Cure Starts Now foundation, and that makes this girl even more special. Not that any of us *need* a reason to buy polish, but that's a wonderful reason in my eyes.

The Cure Starts Now has a truly wonderful formula - thick enough to hold the glitter but not too thick to work with. No sinking or clumpy glitters and no thickening during use. Application was stellar as well with the glitters dispersing beautifully without dabbing and no need to fish for the larger glitters. The base to glitter ratio is perfect as well. TCSN does not dry textured, so no need for glitter food - your regular top coat will smooth things out beautifully. I wore this for 2 days and when I went to remove it, not one glitter had lifted.

This is my first Lac Attack polish and so far I am highly impressed. I cannot wait to share the others (including the "Waxy Lady" Top Coat) with you all!

You can check out Lac Attack at LacAttack.com. The Cure Starts Now sells for $8 full size, has just been re-stocked!. The brand new Cell Block Tango Collection is also available, and I highly recommend checking them out. I'm dying to get my hands on them! You can follow Lac Attack on Facebook and Instagram for re-stock info, new releases, sales, and swatches.

What do you think of The Cure Starts Now?

I'm hoping to be back this evening with a new beauty from Love, Angeline - cross your fingers for me!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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Love, Angeline Polish Spellbound Collection - Charmed

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Hello Lovelies! Happy Wednesday! I'm still working on swatches and trying to catch up. Now that nothing is going wrong, it actually feels like I'm getting somewhere!

Wednesday also means Mish Mash Challenge day, but before I get to posting my challenge mani, I wanted to share an awesome Halloween polish with you all.

I know...Halloween already? This year has been the worst year on record for me, but at the same time it has flown by. Not that I'm complaining! I live for the Holiday Season and Halloween is the start of it all in my house. In fact, I usually put the Xmas tree up the day after Halloween. Halloween also means awesome new Indie polishes! Woohoo!!!! I'm seeing so many awesome collections popping up - my wallet is already crying. One of the most anticipated for me was Love, Angeline's Spellbound Collection, and I am lucky enough to have a couple beauties from Spellbound to share with you all.

Today's Halloween Polish is "Charmed" from Love, Angeline's Spellbound Collection. Charmed is a pumpkin orange polish with scattered holo, and it's another surprise fave for me. I normally shy away from  this type of Orange since it's another shade that makes my skin tone look funky, but this polish is just so beautiful that I couldn't help but fall in love. I swear, Natosha has yet to make a polish that I don't instantly fall head over heels for.

It's also fitting that I'm posting this today - Natosha is having her baby today! I am so excited for her (although she still needs to send me her address so I can send her a gift!) and cannot wait to see his little baby face! Natosha is such a sweetheart, and I am so blessed not only to know her, but to be able to swatch for her as well. I know I'm not a huge name, but Natosha trusts me to make her polish look good, and that means the world to me. I never take those things for granted. So Congrats to Natosha and family! May your newest little one know love, laughter, and happiness every day.

And now, back to the polish!

This is 2 coats of Charmed topped with HK Girl Top Coat:

Unfortunately I was not able to capture the holo in the macro shot, but look at that color! It's actually a touch more vibrant IRL, and tends to shift just a touch depending on lighting. It's just a perfect pumpkin orange polish and a great start to the Halloween season. Even though my skin tone really wants to reflect the orange in this, I want to wear it over and over again.

Charmed's formula is up to Love, Angeline's usual standards of excellence. No thickening during use, and perfect consistency. Application is excellent with no dragging or balding, and dry time is ultra fast, even before top coat. The only thing that I do need to mention is that this is a heavily pigmented polish and may temporarily stain your nails. I say temporarily because even though I had some staining on removal, it came right off with soap, water, and a nail brush with minimal effort. I'd just double up on the base coat and you should be fine, but if you *do* have some staining, know that it's not going to linger on your nails past a hand washing. That's not even real staining to me, but I thought I'd mention it since I wouldn't want anyone to worry should they grab this beauty and find some pinkish tint left after removal. :)

You can find Charmed and the rest of the Spellbound Collection at Love, Angeline on Big Cartel. Full size polishes run $8, save for holos which run $10. Natosha has also released her fall Deep In The Enchanted Forest Collection, and you have to see these! I was lucky enough to receive a few to share with you all, and I'll have those coming up within the next week as well. The cool thing about that collection is that you have the option to choose your finish for several colors - creme or holo - essentially doubling the colors available. These polishes are one of the reasons I'm so excited about catching up, honestly. I am a complete Love, Angeline addict and you should be too! Don't forget to follow Love, Angeline on Facebook and Instagram for sales info, re-stock information, new releases, and swatches. And don't forget to say Congrats to Natosha on her newest bundle of joy!

What do you think of Charmed? Are you as excited about Halloween collections as I am?

I'll be back this evening with my Mish Mash Challenge Mani, and I have more from Love, Angeline, Polish TBH, Cinema Swatch, Lac Attack and more coming up!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber







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Cinema Swatch Lacquers - Lollipop Guild/Sucker Club

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Hello again Lovelies! Since I'm working on catching up on swatches, I'm going to posting multiple times daily for at least this week. I'm actually fairly excited about this, even though it means I'm not doing much of anything else! Well, I do have a giveaway that I'll be posting within the next week. I was holding off for the last prizes to arrive, but USPS seems to be totally incapable of actually getting the package here, so I'm going to post the giveaway with what I have now (which is pretty darn awesome!).

Right now I have another awesome polish from Cinema Swatch Lacquers to share with you all. Cinema Swatch is a relatively new Indie Brand that you may remember from this post featuring Emerald City Gates. I still just adore that polish and it has really bummed me out to have to wait this long to get to the other Cinema Swatch beauties.

Today's Cinema Swatch polish is called Sucker Club (formerly Lollipop Guild) from The Wizard of O.M.G. collection. This polish is full of pink hexes, pink neon microdots, lavender dots and bars and teal holo hexes in an iridescent purple jelly base. I won't lie - this is the polish that caught my eye and led me to Cinema Swatch.

Since Sucker Club is fairly sheer, I chose to layer it over OPI You're Such A Budapest, a sparkly lavender creme to keep the lollipop effect.

Also, you're seeing my left hand here, but it probably won't be making many appearances after this. Despite being very right handed, I have found that it's easier to photograph my right hand.

Although I wish that macro shot came out a touch clearer, look at that glittah! And that iridescent shimmer is to die for! I love iridescent shimmers, glitters, whatever, so this is right up my alley. Also, DOT GLITTER!

Sucker Club's formula was spot on with a great consistency and a perfect mix of glitter to base. Application was effortless with even glitter distribution and no issues with clumping or straying glitter. The large dot glitters are heavier than other glitters and will sink to the bottom, but if you tip your bottle upside down for a few minutes before polishing, there's no problem grabbing them. Sucker club dries fast and has excellent wear as well.

Doesn't this polish remind you of pastel lollipops and candy? Kind of makes me want to lick my nails! I'm so glad that I was able to share this polish with you all since it truly is one of my fave glitters. And Cinema Swatch is truly a wonderful brand with great promise. I have 2 more pretties from the Wizard of O.M.G. collection to share with you all, so keep your eyes out!

You can find Cinema Swatch Lacquers at Big Cartel (they have moved from their Etsy store, so be sure to update your bookmarks!). Polishes run $5 for 7.4ml and there are some minis available for $3.50 for 3.5ml. Discounted full collections are also available. Be sure to take a look around - CS has released the Catching Flames Collection and I do believe there is an upcoming collection in the works! You can follow Cinema Swatch Lacquers on Instagram for new releases, re-stock info, sales and swatches.

What do you think of Sucker Club? How do you feel about iridescent polishes?

I'll be back ASAP With some Halloween Goodness from Love, Angeline as well as this week's challenge mani!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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Tawdry Terrier - Playing In The Leaf Pile

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Hello again lovelies! Today marks the beginning of some swatch spam! As most of you already know, I've been having some technical difficulties. As in things keep either breaking or burning out. Yesterday was the final straw, when my power was out for most of the daylight hours. Last week it was the evil crumbling SD card, and before that my lights, a killer cold, blah blah blah. The other day all my photos came out with a heavy red cast and I had to spend hours trying to correct the color. Sheesh. I tell you, I was ready to just quit.

Buuuut.....everything is now replaced and working! And I have power. Red cast to my photos has been corrected (it helps if you white balance to the ambient light) and I've been swatching the morning away.

First up for today is a polish from Tawdry Terrier, a new Indie Brand with an awesome canine theme. Tadry Terrier just opened shop at the end of July, but they already have a plethora of awesome colors available. The color I'm sharing today is called Playing In The Leaf Pile, from the Autumn In The Barkshires Collection. This polish looks exactly like it sounds - a gorgeous blend of purple, red, orange, brown, gold, and green glitters in an Orangey Bronze glass fleck base- this girl immediately reminded me of raking up leaves with my father and jumping into the pile.

This is 2 coats topped with HK Girl Top Coat:

Tell me this polish doesn't look like a leaf pile in a bottle! It really makes me long for the days when we had huge piles of leaves to play in. And that base color! It's actually a bit of a chameleon - shifting from a shimmery orange to a glowing bronze depending on the light. Those glitters are gorgeous as well - the green really pops out at me, and the red glitters seem more of a burgundy color, which really makes my little heart sing. Oranges tend to make me a little pink, but hey....if we all stopped wearing colors that made out skin tones a bit odd, we'd be pretty limited, right? And c'mon - are you looking at this polish? How could I NOT wear this??

Playing In The Leaf Pile's formula is perfection, which is impressive since it is just loaded with glitter. Normally a glitter polish like this is on the thick side, but PITLP's consistency was on the thinner side, while still being thick enough to hold all that glitter. Application was excellent with no dragging, balding, clumpy glitters, etc. Opacity is excellent - this is almost a 1 coater! Dry time was incredibly fast with my nails completely dry before I was even able to top coat.

I am so very impressed with Tawdry Terrier so far. I have 2 more beauties from TT to share with you over the next few days, and I am so excited. I love finding a great new Indie Brand, and Tawdry Terrier not only has impressed me with their formula and application, but their colors and glitter mixes are so unique and beautiful. I have a feeling we're going to be seeing a lot more from this brand.

You can find Tawdry Terrier on Etsy. Full size polishes will run you $10 each, and full collections (7 polishes) run $60. Playing In The Leaf Pile is an LE, so make sure to grab it while it's still available. I highly recommend taking a peak at Hahvahd Hound, Pawsome Pines (I'll have those 2 posted this week!), Bloodsucking Bitch and Dawg of The Dead while you're there. You can also follow Tawdry Terrier on Facebook to stay up to date on new releases, sales, re-stocks and swatches.

What do you think of Playing In the Leaf Pile? What's your favorite thing about fall?

I'll be back with some awesomeness from Cinema Swatch Lacquers, Love Angeline, and more!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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