Luscious Potion - Innocent Snow

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Hello Lovelies! Phew! I have been struggling with this evil router all morning (and last night), and finally managed to get the connection up and running again. I don't know about you, but I always feel kind of lost when my internet acts up. It's amazing just how much we rely on technology, huh? I'm also bummed since that index nail that has the crack in it? Yeah, lost more length due that horrid beast last night. Now that it's hitting the free edge, the patches just aren't holding. Meh and blah. I don't mind shorties, but I want my length back already! Thankfully my left hand is at the point where I'm just letting those nails grow without messing with them, save for shaping. Hopefully I'll ba back to swatching on that hand within 1-2 weeks.

Today I have another stunner from Luscious Potion to share with you. I have to be honest - I am really loving Luscious Potion right now. Susan, the genius behind LP, is fairly new to the Indie Polish game but has really put out some impressive polish with her first 2 collections. I cannot wait to show you her awesome thermals, but you know how much I adore glitter, so I must wear those first!

Today's beauty is Innocent Snow, from Susan's first collection. This collection is Disney Inspired and manages to capture the feel of the selected Disney films wonderfully. Innocent Snow is obviously inspired by Snow White, and truly invokes images of Snow White flitting about the forest with all her animal friends (and the dwarves!). This girl is a vibrant and stunning mix of Cobalt Blue, Bright Apple Red, and Soft White square glitters with small yellow circle glitters in a clear base. I chose to layer Innocent Snow over Rimmel Blue Eyed Girl, a highly pigmented blue creme.

This is 1 coat of Innocent Snow over Blue Eyed Girl, with top coat:

I LOVE THIS! I mean, how can you not love a Snow White based polish?

Innocent Snow's formula is superb. The base is lovely and thick, which always helps to carry those glitters, yet not too thick to work with. Application was a breeze, with the glitters dispersing nicely across the nail and laying flat. In fact, this applied so well that I did not need any clean up - no stray glitters at the free edge or on my skin.  I applied this glitter with normal brush strokes - no need to dab this one. Dry time was fast and wear is excellent! I'm actually still wearing this pretty and have no lifting glitters at all.

There are so many new indies on the market right now that it's kind of hard to tell what is great and what is just okay....but let me tell ya - Luscious Potion is quality. The polishes from this brand that I have tried so far have been from Susan's very first collection and they are incredibly impressive. I can't wait to share the second collection since they can only get better!

You can check out Luscious Potion at Big Cartel. Full size polishes sell for $8, save for thermals which will run you $10 each. You can also grab the entire Disney Collection for $25.00. You can also follow Luscious Potion on Instagram (@LusciousPotion) for updates on sales, new releases, and swatches.

What do you think of Innocent Snow? Are you a Snow White fan?

I'll have more from this awesome brand coming up, as well as some pretties from Delush Polish, Fandom Cosmetics, Polish TBH and more, so stick around!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-kimber

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Autism Awareness Month - Autism Awarenss Nail Art with Born Pretty Store Glequins

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 Hello again lovelies! I mentioned in my previous post that I would be back with some Autism Awareness Nail Art, so here I am!

I have decided to save my daughter's story for tomorrow though - it's very long and hard to write, and considering it's already Midnight here, I have to bump it to tomorrow. 

Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day are very meaningful in my world, and it's only fitting that I celebrate them with Autism Awareness themed manicures. Awhile back I received a pack of 12 different colors of loose glitters, or Glequins as we like to call them, from Born Pretty Store. I decided that they would be perfect for some blingy nail art!


 For this manicure, I chose Rimmel Blue Eyes Girl, a bright, saturated blue, for my base color.  Then I added blue, red, and gold (I don't have yellow) Glequins in the shape of the Autism Awareness ribbon on my ring finger. I used more of the blue, red, and gold glequins to make some rows of stripes on the rest of my nails and voila! I am really happy with the results, even if my rows of glequins aren't even. I did this at night and my lighting in my polish corner is terrible - I literally couldn't see what I was doing half the time! Still, I really dig this manicure.

Not too shabby for my first time working wtih Glequins, right? Not to mention that whole not being able to see what I was doing! I need to find a desk lamp that doesn't create a ton of glare! I also apologize for the scratches on my top coat - I didn't get to photograph these until about an hour ago!

These particular Glequins are part of a set of 12 from Born Pretty Store. Each jar contains more glitter than I'll ever be able to use, and the entire set sells for only $6.45 with free worldwide shipping.

These glitters are so incredibly versatile! I love all the colors, and they are the perfect size to use alone, with stamping, or mixed in with other decorations. They're high quality glitters which do not fade, apply easily (All I used was some top coat and a dotting tool), and lay perfectly on the nail. I have yet to loose a single glitter, and I've been wearing this for over 24 hours! In fact, I'll be showing you a few more manicures with these soon! You can grab a set of your own by visiting BornPrettyStore.com. This set is item ID 3103, or you can click here.

If you have yet to check out Born Pretty Store, you really should head on over and see all the fabulous nail art products and polish they have to offer. They offer quality products of all kinds for a steal! Shipping is incredibly fast and Born Pretty has some of the best customer service around. You can also save 10% on your entire purchase by using the code below ( Just click the picture to go straight to the store!)

 

 Are you a fan of glequins? Have you tried them yet?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber  
  
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Layering: Kleancolor Chunky Holo Scarlet over Rimmel Lava Red

Morning Ladies!

Today I have a layering mani to share with you all. I was in the mood for some sparkly red the other day, so I whipped out my Kleancolor Chunky Holo Scarlet. I layered that over Rimmel Lava Red, a vampy, blackened red shimmer which happens to be one of my go to polishes. Unfortunately it's been less than sunny here lately (it's downright gloomy today), so I didn't have any sunlight so show just how spectacular this polish is. Chunky Holo Scarlet is packed full of color shifting glitter in a sheer red base, and in the sunlight really sparkles. The color shift is actually very strong, even in lower lighting.  I will mention that your base color does effect the color shift and overall look of this polish in a huge way. Lighter base polish will bring out the base color and show more of the lighter color shift, and darker base polish will make the golden tones of the glitter pop more. These babies are true chameleons! My camera just could not manage to capture it all! It actually had a hard time focusing on more than one nail at a time since there is so much going on with this girl!

Details:
1 coat OPI Nail Envy Matte
2 coats Rimmel Lava Red
2 coats Chunky Holo Scarlet
1 coat Seche Vite

Wow. I really needed to shape my nails here! My nails grow on an angle so I usually end up with some weird corners that I have to take care of. Now is that time. :/

Despite that, isn't this baby lovely? I took these in lower light to show off the glittery goodness and some of the color shift, but in brighter light (which was sparse. Darn you weather!), this girl really shines. The color shift (gold/green/red and sometimes some teal) is strong and my nails were almost blinding. Awesome!

Formula:
The Chunky Holo Collection tends to be a little on the thick side, but not too thick to work with. I will mention that Kleancolor polishes have a very weird smell, but I didn't notice it much after the first night. I'm sure my obsessive moisturizing may have something to do with that though. I swear all I smell anymore is lotions, creams and balms!

Application:
No issues here. This polish stayed where I put it, the glitter dispersed evenly, dried fairly fast and didn't linger for weeks on my cuticles. Nice! Also, removal was a breeze. No need for foil or peel off base with this!

I can't wait to show off the rest of the Chunky Holos. I have to be in the right mood to wear them, but they are stunning. Conveniently, you can enter to win the entire collection here!

Thanks for dropping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

Another Oldie: Rimmel Night Before

Look! Another post! I'm sorry for the lack of posts lately. My brother was in town and sometimes life intervenes as well. I have a backlog of manis to post now though! And my 3 new Zoyas are finally here! Woohoo!!!

Lately I have renewed my love affair with purple polish. This baby was part of my collection of older polishes that I managed to hold onto over the last few years. I think I've had this for a good 3 years or so! I have used this for sponging and as a base, but haven't worn her alone since the night my hubs proposed to me at a 311 concert.

Rimmel Night Before is a gorgeous deep purple with shimmery pink flecks. I know it's not unique, but I love the depth of the color and the amount of shimmer. These pics are after almost 2 days of wear, and although you can see some tip wear on my middle finger, this polish held up well. The formula was incredible for being so old; I didn't even need to bust out my thinner. Take a look at this classic beauty!

Definitely one of my fave purples! I think it's time to hunt down a backup bottle. It's not a hard color to find, but I certainly don't want to run out!

Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

31 Day Challenge, Day 6: Violet Nails!

Well this challenge bit me in the butt last night! If I have learned anything from this challenge so far, it's that using a quick dry topcoat that I have never heard of, nonetheless tried, is probably a bad idea.

Last night  I was happily working on my Violet mani, when I got the bright idea to use a quick dry top coat underneath my Seche Ulta-V so that I could move around and do things before sitting down to cure my top coat. I have to cure 4 fingers at a time, and thumbs seperately so it takes awhile and I had some things to get done first. I had been gifted a quick dry top coat called "Rush" that had dried to an amazing shine on my color wheels, and I figured it would be just fine to dry my polish enough for me to throw in some laundry and fold the load that was in the dryer. Not so much! This stuff went on smooth as silk, and looked so shiny! I was happy, so I went about my business. About 10 minutes later I noticed that I had a puckered spot at my clean up line on my index finger. Strange. Looked like the edge of a drawstring bag! Upon closer inspection, the tips were also shriveling up, and all but one of my nails had those damned puckered spots! I was not pleased. Not pleased at all. I pouted and whined (my poor hubby. He tolerates my whining about manis gone wrong so well!), angrily removed my polish and started over again. By the time I was finished, I was damn tired and decided to go to bed and take pics in the morning. Thursdays are so busy as hell in the petsitting & dogwalking world, so I had zero time to post until right now.  But, I'm here. I made it. Still muddling through the challenge!

Todays mani is Violet Nails! Which to me pretty much says Purple. I know that to others Violet means a specific shade of purple, but I chose to make it all encompassing. I have been lemming Sinful Colors Daddy's Girl for a looooong time now, an finally managed to pick up a bottle this week. Daddy's Girl is a freaking stunning polish! It's an utterly gorgeous purple- purple (as opposed to blurple!) jelly packed with duochrome sparkles. In sunlight, the sparklies flash from gold to an awesome glowy red. Just. Freaking. Gorg. It's on the sheer side, taking 3-4 coats to reach opacity, but makes for awesome layering with just 1 coat. I tested some layering on my color wheels and found some really amazing combinations! I chose to layer Daddy's Girl over Rimmel's Night Before, a true purple with gold and glowy red shimmer! What a match, right? I am a genius and didn't even think to take some pics of Night Before on its own, but given my mani meltdown I get a pass on this one, right? ;)

Formula on Daddy's Girl is a bit of a PITA. It's just a touch gloppy and rather thick. Actually it reminds me of the Nfu Oh 51 as far as formula. But, as with 51, the end result is totally worth less than stellar application.

Here is Daddy's Girl over Rimmel Night Before:

In Sunlight

A little blurry to show sparklies!

And now indoors, natural lighting

And the gratuitous macro shot!

Another mani I am loathe to remove, but alas! The challenge goes on! Tonight I will be working on Black and White nails! I'm going to need to flip a coin to choose on this one!


Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

cosas ke compre :D

hola!!! wow pasaron muchos dias desde ke escribi mi ultima entrada, pero aki esoy por fin!!! no recuerdo exactamente ke dia creo ke el martes pasado fui de compras a presidio, tx. ke keda como a 10 minutos de donde vivo, no es una ciudad muy grande pero tiene algunas cosas buenas, principalmente fui a comprar material para mis clases porke ya voi a inicar a aprender el masaje de manos y pies, pedicure y manicure despues aprendere a aplicar unias acrilicas!!!, esto es lo ke compre:

  3 esmaltes de kleancolor, 1 de OPI y uno de wet n wild , un rimmel de NYC ke atrapo mi atencion lol! y tambien un removedor de esmalte de L.A. colors con olor a melon

removedor de esmalte L.A. colors

 nunca lo he usado pero maniana vere como funciona y si en verdad huele a melon :p

 mascara de pestanias de la marca NYC ''sky rise''

aunke no iba a escribir mas ke de esmaltes este rimmel atrapo mi atencion ya ke tambien soi gran man de las mascaras de pestanias, este ya lo use una vez y me gusto mucho despues escribire algo sobre el!

 kleancolor: holo blue y ''mini'' kiss goodbye

OPI: it's my year de la coleccion ''miss universe''

 holo blue

 it's my year y kiss goodbye

 wet n wild: party of 5 glitters *Este esmalte estaba en mi ''wish list''

kleancolor: teal (pastel)

 Todavia no uso ninguno de ellos, pero pienso usar alguno pronto asi ke despues pondre las fotos!!