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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Pride!

Many of you are probably aware of the anti-LGBT stuff happening in Russia at the moment and if not I urge you to do some research in the subject. I am 100% pro-gay and the witch-hunting of homo-, bi- and transsexuals just disgust me. Love is always love, no matter who you love! It's as simple as that. 

Furthermore, today is the start of the huge Pride-festival in Stockholm which is cause enough to bring out all the colors of the rainbow and paint your eyes. :)

I just had half an hour to do this look, that's why the blending isn't perfect...

Face

*Skin base foundation 02  (Illamasqua)

*Mineral Veil (Bare minerals)

Eyebrows

*#391 (Inglot) 

Eyes

*Medium pencil Sophie (Illamasqua)

*Jumbo Pencil Milk (NYX)

*#391 (Inglot) 

*#351 (Inglot)

*Burning heart-palette (Sugarpill)

*Sweet heart-palette (Sugarpill)

*Heartbreaker-palette (Sugarpill)

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If anyone is going to tell me that being gay is evil etc., then just don't bother. I know where I stand in this question and there is nothing that is going to change my opinion! 

Thanks for reading! :)

BG Cosmetics Holographics Collection: Green Holo! Do not miss this one! *Pic Heavy*

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 Hello Lovelies! Happy Sunday! I know I said that I wouldn't be posting until Monday, but I could not wait to share this polish with you all! I'm so excited about these - and you should be too!

First, KLK has finally hit 500 GFC followers! Woohoo!! That means another giveaway! I will be starting the new giveaway in about a week, and the prize? I'll be giving away the entire BG Cosmetics Holographic Collection! Stay tuned for giveaway info and the rest of the swatches!

The Daring Digits 80's Hits Collection Givewaway is still open (ends 4/30), so don't forget to enter! There are 2 daily entries, so don't forget to grab those to increase your chances! 

I recently shared one of BG Cosmetics new Holographic Polishes. Many of you are mad at me, since they're not yet available since Ketlyn is on vacation in South Africa. But don't be mad! This just gives me time to show you the entire collection so that when they are released, you know what they all look like, right? Right! So let's have a look at the second polish from this epic collection. 

This unbelievable beautiful polish is the second beauty from BG Cosmetics Holographics Collection. This polish is currently unnamed, so we'll call it Green Holo for now. Green Holo is just what it says, a soft green holographic. I mentioned in my previous post that Nocturnal goddess, the blue holo (with glow in the dark!) is the least holo from the collection, and I was not kidding. Green holo is so holographic that it's hard to capture the actual color since the holo is so strong. In natural lighting, the base color is a soft, almost pastel green. In sunlight, the green deepens and the holo takes over. The rainbow effect is so strong that it is literally blinding. Use extreme caution when driving while wearing this polish! Strangely  enough, Green Holo is less holo than the last two polishes in this collection (possibly3, Kett has one in the works that she has yet to allow me to snatch up!) It's almost impossible to avoid staring at it and drooling. Ketlyn has created some of the strongest Indie holo polishes out there, and this is her first shot at holographics. I'm incredibly impressed.

I feel that I should mention that I did use top coat for these swatches. I use HK Girl from Glisten and Glow exclusively, and it does not dull holographics. In fact, it seems to bring out the color of the holographic particles. I'm also sharing more photos than usual since this is so gorgeous that it deserves to be shown at every possible angle. 

This is 3 coats of BG Cosmetics Green Holo in indirect sunlight (Note that this is INDIRECT. Direct sunlight made the holo so blazingly bright that my camera freaked out.), over Glisten and Glow Stuck on Blu Basecoat and topped with HK Girl top coat (Ignore my skin tone. I swear I have chameleon skin and it changes with lighting conditons):

 


























*Falls over*  Wow. Just wow. I cannot tell how how deeply in love I am with this polish. I've already proposed, I'm just waiting for it to answer me. Actually, I may have to beg Ketlyn to run off to a legal state and marry me cause DAMN! 

If you're familiar with Indie holos, you already know what I am going to say. There are not many Indie holos that have a holo effect this strong. I'm just blown away. And, have I mentioned that the holo is even stronger IRL? My camera was overwhelmed by the holo in this girl. My iPhone couldn't capture it either. It's insane. Like blinding passersby and airplanes insane. YOU NEED THIS POLISH! And I'm going to be buying backups!

Green Holo's formula was absolute perfection. Perfect consistency, thicker than mainstream holos, yet not as thick as the usual indie polishes. Application was so wonderful that I could've kept adding coat after coat just because it was so lovely to apply. It flows onto the nail like holographic silk, with aboslutely no dragging or balding. I used Green Holo over Stuck on Blu base coat from Glisten and Glow, which is a stickey base coat that works as well, if not better, than an aqua base with holos.  I've found that base coat is a big part of holo application, although I can't see these holos being a problem with any base coat. 

Overall, this collection is so very impressive. I can't find one negative thing about it, other than I don't have the last holo that I cannot mention yet. It's that good. I'm incredibly picky about holos since the application can be such a pain, and sometimes the holo isn't what I want it to be. This is everything I want in a holo. 

BG Cosmetics Holographic Collection will be available later this month at BG Cosmetics on Etsy. They will be selling for around $11-12 (worth every penny!) per polish, and should also be available as a collection for a discounted price. Be sure to follow BG Cosmetics on Facebook for updates, swatches, and new releases. And don't forget to check back here for the other 2 polishes from this incredible collection!

What do you think of Green Holo? Are you loving this collection as much as I am?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber      


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BG Cosmetics Party Like A Rockstar Collection - LSD

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 Hello Lovelies! Happy Tuesday! It's not a bad day around here - KLK got a makeover yesterday and thanks to the amazing Ketlyn, I now have a banner that I actually like! Speaking of blogs and code and stuff, if any of you are having issues making the disclosure buttons work, shoot me an email and I can help you get them working. Some of the code needs to be tweaked, same with the HTML.

The giveaway is still going strong! 2 lucky winners will receive the entire 10 bottle set of Daring Digits brand new 80's Hits Collection! There are 2 daily entries as well, so don't forget to grab those. Also, if I hit 500 GFC followers during the giveaway, I'll add another giveaway to the mix! 

If you missed it on facebook, I suffered a bad break, and my left hand is now seriously nubbinized. Yup, it's shorter than the last post - almost super nubbins at the moment. You're going to be seeing my right hand for a couple weeks, until my left is back to a semi-decent length, since even though I don't mind nubbins, my uber shorties reveal just how uneven my nail beds are, which makes my OCD rage! My middle nail looks like it's twice as short as the rest, but in reality that nail bed is smaller than the others. I hope you don't mind staring at my stilettos for a bit, and I'm sure the nubs will make an appearance here and there. But, let's check out some polish!

Today I have a polish that I have been dying to wear since I opened the package. You all know that I have been a huge fan of BG Cosmetics since Ketlyn first opened shop, and I will continue to adore and support her business until the Zombie Apocalypse. So when she released the "Party Like A Rockstar" Collection a few weeks ago, I grabbed it up right away. This collection is comprised of 4 polishes, all of which are jam packed with awesome glitter combos and are so bright and colorful that they're almost blinding.

LSD is an incredible mix of red, black, and blue bar glitter mixed with blue, yellow, red, and green hex glitter. It's bright and happy, and looks like a kaleidoscope of colors and shapes swirling on the nail.  I knew I had to layer this over some sort of blue, so I grabbed Essie Go Overboard, a killer deep teal, and I gotta tell ya, I love the results!

This is 2 coats of LSD over 2 coats Essie Go Overboard. I apologize for the glare here, but my top coat is so shiny that there's no way around it! (I'll be posting about my awesome top coat later today)Also ignore the owie on my pinkie. I slipped while manicuring. Oops!

 *Sigh*. How can you not be happy just looking at this polish?? It's amazing! Look at those colors, the vibrancy, just wow!!!

LSD's formula was sheer perfection - I don't have a bad word to say about it. The glitters spread onto the nail like butter with no clumping or glopping. I was worried about the bar glitters since they are so tiny and thin, but I had no issues there, they lay flat on the nail and stayed put. Likewise, application was a breeze, with no need to hand place glitters or push bar glitter back from the edges. This baby was just a dream to work with, and I cannot wait to wear this again and again and again.

If you have yet to experience the magic that is BG Cosmetics, I suggest heading on over to BG Cosmetics on Etsy and taking a peek. All BG Cosmetics polish is 3-free, cruelty free, and hand made. Bottles are on the large side, and will run you $10 each for Opaque glitters with Diamond Dust, and $8.50 for glitter toppers. You can also grab entire sets for around $35, which is a steal for these babies! Ketlyn also makes some of the best wearing, non irritating eyeshadow I have ever used. I have incredibly sensitive eyes, and I have to be very careful about my eye makeup. 90% of the brands out there make my eyes irritated and watery, to the point where I have to remove my eye makeup unless I feel like having dripping, smeary eyes. BG Cosmetics eyeshadows do not irritate my eyes in the slightest, and the colors are vibrant, buildable, blendable and incredibly long wearing (I can go a full 12 hours without needing a touch up). Eyeshadows are only $5 each, which is a serious steal!

I could rave about BG Cosmetics products all day long, but I really feel that you need to try them for yourself. So feel free to use code KimbersKorner for 15% off your purchase! Don't forget to follow BG Cosmetics on Facebook  for updates, sales, and new releases.

What do you think of LSD? Are you a fan of bright glitter bombs?

Stay tuned for an awesome Top Coat post later...you won't want to miss this one!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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Twenty Seven Polish: Jellybean Sundae

Hello Lacquered Lovelies! I'm back with more polish laden goodness! I don't like taking a day off from the blog, but occasionally it's necessary. I do find it funny how much I missed it after just one day away though. This blog has become a part of my day to day life. I dig it. :)

Today I have more glittery goodness to share! Jellybean Sundae by Twenty Seven Polish is one of Lisa's newest creations and boasts a veritable rainbow of  satin hex glitters in a sheer violet shimmer base. I had originally planned to show this over a dark color to show off the base, but the yellow glitter kept yelling at me to pair this one with a yellow. And so I obliged!

This is 2 thin coats of Jellybean Sundae over Sally Hansen CSM in Buttercup.

I am not a yellow kind of girl, but I loved this mani! Jellybean Sundae really does remind me of a bowl full of jellybeans. Kinda makes me want to go pick up some Jelly Bellies. ;)

Formula:
No issues here! Great consistency, no thickening during use, and no clumping.

Application:
Smooth with just the right amount of glitter, applying Jellybean Sundae was smooth sailing. One coat delivers a pretty good coat of glitter, but since I was wearing a light base I chose to add a second thin coat to play up the colors in the glitter.

I am consistently impressed with Twenty Seven's creations. I you haven't checked out Lisa's Etsy shop, I urge you to make with the clicky! There's something for everyone....I have some serious stunners coming up. Don't forget that Lisa has generously allowed me to share her 20% of discount code with you all! Just use code 27WIN at checkout!

How do you feel about rainbow glitters? Is Jellybean Sundae up your alley?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber