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Hello Lovelies! Welcome to another (late) ABC Challenge post! I swear one of these days I will get a challenge post up on time. Lately its seems that just when I get ahead something happens to put me behind again. This time it was plain old exhaustion. I've been staying up until around 5 am every night for weeks now since Dex has been highly resistant to going to bed. I stay up and do a manicure and watch Angel with B (I got him into that show...he denies it but he loves it!), and head to bed around 430-5am. Then I am back up around 8am. Yesterday my body said no more, and I ended up napping for around 3 hours in the afternoon and I passed out with Dex around 1130 last night. I feel nice and rested today though, so hopefully I'll be able to get ahead again today.
Actually, it took me 4 hours to get this posted. For some reason blogger would not upload any photos! I had to mess with it for a good while, reboot my router countless times and switch to a different browser twice to get these uploaded. Hopefully this is a temporary issue - I do not want to have to deal with that more than once.
Just a quick reminder: the 80's Hits Colelction giveaway is only open for another 5 days! Get your entries in now!!! There are 2 daily entries (please remember that the FB entries only count if you post on your own wall, not mine), so don't forget to grab those!
Since I managed to hit 500 GFC followers this month, I'll be starting a new Giveaway on 5/1. This time I'll be giving away the entire BG Cosmetics Holographics Collection! Woohoo!!!
Today's challenge letter is "P", which I have to admit I had much larger plans for. I ran out of time and ended up going with some stamping, since I'm trying to work in more nail art these days. I do alot of Indie swatches, which is okay since Indies are my passion, but I miss nail art. I think stamping counts, and I really do love to stamp.
For this challenge I chose a polish from one of my very fave indie brands, Polish TBH (in fact, I should have some more showing up today, I hope! I love new review polishes!). The polish is called "Luster Dust", and is from the brand new Spring Collection. This baby is a layering polish that consits of tiny pink flakies that shift in the light from purple to blue. I chose to use multiple coats of this color to bring out the pink, but I plan on swatching this alone to show the color shift.
I started with a base of Orly's In The Navy, a beautiful deep, shimmery navy blue. I added 3 coats of Polish TBH Luster Dust (since I wanted to really see the pink), then stamped with In The Navy and Born Pretty Store plate QA8. I dig the way it turned out, but it was very hard to capture in pics. IRL Luster Dust is so very Vibrant, and the navy blue is much more shimmery.
I could not hold onto the mini bottle to save my ilfe, so most of the photos show the Orly bottle. :) My stilettos were getting way long, and since they were looking ragged and I can't hold onto mini bottles, I shaped them and took a little length off last night.
I am loving Luster Dust! I'm a huge Polish TBH fan anyway, but this baby is just awesome! I love how you just one coat gives a slight duochrome shift, but you can build up into this awesome shimmery pink. This is the second time I've worn this, and I just love it. I promise to show Luster Dust without stamping, and at one coat soon!
LD's formula and application were awesome. LD is a touch thicker than I expected, but I did not need thinner at all. This girl spread out onto the nail evenly and was easy to control. One coat is perfect for a subtle hint of pink with a slight blue shift, 2-3 coats builds up the pink. Obviously this looks fabulous layered over darker colors, but is actually really pretty over pink and purple as well.
You can grab your very own bottle of Luster Dust at Polish TBH on etsy. The SPring Collection is out as well, so don't forget to check those out! Full size bottles run $8, minis $3, save for thermals which are a few dollars more. Don't forget to follow Polish TBH on Facebook for updates and re-srock info as well.
The stamping plate I used is from Born Pretty Store, plate QA-8, Item number 4938. This is the same plate that I used for my letter M manicure, and I love it! You'll definitely be seeing more of the designs from this plate - it has checkerboards and skull and crossbones images! The engraving on this plate is wonderful - nice and deep with no rough spots. The images transfer perfectly and I have yet to need to re-do a single nail with these images. This little gem sells for a whopping $2.99, and for that price? It's a steal! I will definitely be checking out more of these plates. If you are interested in grabbing this plate, you can head on over to BornPrettyStore.com, or just click here. Don't forget to use the code below to save 10% on your order!
What do you think of Luster Dust? Are you a fan of these kinds of topcoats!
Don't forget to check out all my polish sistahs and their letter P manis!
Be sure to check back tomorrow for some Flakie Friday goodness!
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber
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