Try It Out Tuesday - Kleancolor Holo Chrome

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Hello lovelies! Happy Try It Out Tuesday! Well, it would be happy, except.....dun dun dun....remember that silly nail on my right index finger that just does not want to live? Yeah, that's the one that had alot of sidewall filed away when I had stilettos...It also had a crack that I was patching awhile back, so it really had several issues. The crack was finally a non issue and it was growing out nicely, except the sidewall on one side was filed inward at the tip, and growing normally alongside the nail bed, creating a weird ledge of sorts. Last night that ledge gave way at the free edge and wham! Lost a good mm again. Thankfully that finally gets rid of all the fallout from over filing those sidewalls and I can let that nail even out with the rest. If it was any other nail, I'd be taking them all down to nubs again, but since it's my index nail and it's kinda tucked back in photos, I can work with it. Won't take long at all if I keep the other nails at this length and just let that one grow, grow, grow.

For today's TIOT polish, I chose Kleancolor Holo Chrome, a flipping gorgeous silvery blue holo glitter polish. I had planned on going in an entirely different direction, but as I was snuggling with my son, I realized that I was really in the mood for some holo glitter. I had a few choices, so I made my hubby pick. My indecision regarding polish is legendary - before I decided I want holo sparklies, I made poor Gini pick from the 4 polishes I had set out!

This is 3 coats of Holo Chrome topped with HK Girl Top Coat. Check the poor index nail - send it some happy vibes so it develops the will to live!!!

Man, oh man, is that pretty! Just what I was craving - gorgeous color with tons of glittery holo. This polish was a bday gift from my brother (from another mother) last year. I cannot believe it's taken me this long to wear it! The holo effect isn't in it's full glory here since these were taken in my light box (Storm is rolling it so no sunlight), but in sunlight this is all sorts of sparkly and holo! Here, have a slightly blurry macro so you can get an idea of the potential here.

Still pretty, and gives you a general idea of how much holo glitter is packed into this puppy. So pretty!

Holo Chrome's formula, however, was slightly problematic. And I hate saying that, but it's not like I can email Kleancolor and give them a chance to improve it before I post about it, right? This girl seemed okay during application - a little bit of dragging but nothing major- however it literally took all flipping night to dry. ALL NIGHT! ANd that's with a super quick dry topcoat and the thinnest coats possible. Speaking of thin coats, you kind of have to go as thin as possible with this one, otherwise it will develop some thick, gloppy spots - not alot of self levelling going on here. It's also a bit of a top coat eater. I only used one coat of HK Girl here, and once my nails (finally) dried, they were still fairly textured. I don't mind a bit of texture to these types of glitters, but if you like a smooth surface, you definitely want to double up on the top coat. I don't recommend glitter food with these holos since GF is thick and dries matte - it does dull down the holo a bit.

I'm pretty torn on this one. I LOVE the color and sparkle with this polish, but the dry time really turns me off. Had I applied this during the day I guarantee that I would've destroyed this manicure within minutes. I think these Kleancolor Holos will definitely be used when I can polish at night versus during the day.

What do you think of Holo Chrome? Do you have any of Kleancolor's Holo Glitters?

I'm working on swatching some new thermals from Candied Lustre tonight, so check back tomorrow to see the first 2!

Thanks for stopping by and happy Polishing!
-Kimber



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ABC Challenge plus Change of Venue!

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Hello Lovelies! Happy Wednesday!

First things first, If you missed my 14 day Pure Nail Oil results, head on over to NailCareHQ to check them out! Ana posted an amazing account of my progress over 14 days, complete with my email updates and side by side before and after shots! Check it out here!

Also, make sure you enter my 500 follower giveaway! Up for grabs is the BG Cosmetics Holographics Collection, which is sure to sell out fast!

Today's post is a special one- Not only is it an ABC Challenge post, but I'm also not here today. Well, obviously I'm here, but I'm also not here - at least kind of. ;)

I'm guest posting on one of my favorite blogs ever today! I'm incredibly honored and more than thrilled to be posting at Sassy Paints today! My girl Gini, my sistah from another mistah, is on vacation and asked little ole me to guest post for her! How awesome is that? You all know how much I adore Gini - she is simply one of the sweetest, most supportive people I know, and she's been there for me countless times. She's funny, smart, and has amazing nails! Her swatches are superb and her nail art is always awesome. If you're not following her, you're missing out!

I'll be honest with you guys - I knew I had to do something special for this post. I mean, come on! It's Gini! It just so happens that the design I chose can be tied into my letter T Mani. Convenient! Especially since I have my hands full with mom being in the hospital and all.

So today, T is for Tutorial. I chose this design from the incredibly talented Robin Moses, and tweaked it to make it more me.  Here's a sneak peak, but you have to head on over to Sassy Paints to see the full post (and you really should - I love this manicure!)!

This is my "Rockabilly Roses" manicure, inspired by the TUTORIAL (see the T there? hehehe) by Robin Moses:

I'm actually fairly amazed that this came out as well as it did. I havent' done much nail art lately, and I wasn't sure I could get the 3D effect that I was going for with the roses. I think I managed to pull it off though!

Head on over to Sassy Paints to check out the full post! 

And don't forget to check out all my polish sistahs and their awesome T manicures!





What do you think of this design? Are you a Robin Moses fan?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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Giveaway WInners and new Giveaway info!

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Hello Lovelies! I know I promised a Daring Digits post, but I had a bit of an emotional break this afternoon. I'm having a very hard time dealing with my mom's cancer returning, and am prone to bouts of hysterical crying.

In happier news, The Daring Digits 80's Hits Collection Giveaway has ended! The winners have been chosen and emailed. First of all I want to say THANK YOU!!! to everyone that entered. I wish that I could give you all something, but I'm already rather broke and that would take selling my car. I also want to mention that winners were selected at random, and my husband pushed the little button on rafflecopter.

Winner Number 1:
Missy Robinson of Gnarly Gnails! I love this woman's nail art and her absolutely perfect nails. I just found her on IG a few weeks ago, and I'm already photo stalking her. You should too!

Winner Number 2:
This one requires a disclaimer. Most of my giveaways have ended up with someone I know winning. I do a lot of challenges and know a lot of awesome bloggers because of those. So far someone from those groups has won in 2 out of 3 giveaways. Winners are completely random so imagine my surprise when my second winner was Gini from Sassy Paints! I'm still shocked! I'm also happy for her since I know she could use a win. Lately people have been being horrible and hating on her nail shape (which is also my nail shape on my right hand, just shorter) and she recently had to post a blog post about it. If you haven't already, head on over to her blog and check it out. I think that sometimes people forget that there are people attached to the nails we see online and speak without thinking.

So there ya have it! Congrats ladies!

Now, onto the next giveaway!!!!

Since KLK hit 500 followers during the Daring Digits Giveaway, I'm keeping my word and starting another giveaway on 5/1. The prize this time is the yet to be released Holographic Collection from BG Cosmetics. I have swatches of these beauties here on the blog, and will have the 4th polish swatched for you all tomorrow. This collection is amazing. Not only are these polishes packed with holo goddnes, but 2 of them ar glow in the dark, and one is a True White Holo (I'm working on getting my hands on that one to show you all)!! Giveaway will be live Wednesday morning and will run until 5/30. There will be tons of ways to enter and special "surprise" entries posted at random. 

I hope you all had as much fun with this giveaway as I did. This was by far the largest giveaway I have run, and I hope to be able to keep posting some awesome giveaways on a regular basis.

Thanks for entering and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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KLK and Sassy Paints present: " The Indie Polish guide to surviving the Mayan Apocalypse" Giveaway!

And we're live! The giveaway is a go! I'm very excited to be able to run this one, and the prizes are all awesome.

Since the polish is all in transport (gotta love holiday shipping times!), I'm posting links to swatches of the polish so that you can see them now. Once they are all here, I will post the bottle shots. All polishes are FULL SIZE, despite some swatches showing mini bottles.

Giveaway will be open until 1/1/13. Ya know, if the world doesn't end ;) 

Da Rules:



1. Giveaway is open to International Readers, however, KLK and Sassy Paints are not responsible for any fees incurred once polish has left our hands.
2.  You must be a  GFC follower of both KLK and Sassy Paints to win. All Entries will be verified, so if you follow us, then immediately unfollow, you forfeit your prize.
3. If you are a current follower of KLK or Sassy Paints, there is an extra entry option for you. THIS WILL BE VERIFIED (I'm OCD and already have lists, so I know who is already following), and if you use this entry option and were not a follower prior to giveaway, you forfeit your prize and a new winner will be selected.
4. Read the rules!
5. Since the links were hard to find,  and weren't loading for some people, here they are:

Kimber's Lacquer Korner
Sassy Paints

Sorry About that! All fixed!

THE PRIZES:

A-England- She Walks In Beauty
A-England- And The Moonbeams
Polish TBH - Tiny Dancer
Polish TBH - Midnight
Twenty Seven Polish - Evil Stepsisters 
Twenty Seven Polish - Fake ID
Twenty Seven Polish - Change Is Good
**we may be adding more within the next few days**
 

That is all. Onto the giveaway!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Have fun, play by the rules and GOOD LUCK!!!

Happy Winning!

-Kimber & Gini

Upcoming Giveaway!

Hello lovelies! I'm taking the day off today in order to do some swatching as well as some work on the upcoming giveaway!

The giveaway hinges on KLK's facebook page hitting 100 likes, so if you haven't already, go like me here!!!

Prizes are to be announced, however they include A-England and Twenty Seven Polish. I reserve the right to add more though!

Also, I'm not the only mastermind behind this giveaway! I am thrilled to announce that my girl Gini of Sassy Paints is joining me in bringing you our "Guide to Indie Polish during the Mayan Apocalypse" giveaway! If you aren't following her, you should be!

I will be announcing the exact prizes as soon as we hit 100 likes, and the giveaway will begin the day after.

So, go forth and like KLK on facebook! You have nothing to lose, and Indie polish to win!!!

Shameless Plug for my girl Gini!

Morning ladies!

If you don't follow my girl Gini @ Sassy Paints, then you don't know what you are missing! Gini has the most gorgeous nails, is incredibly talented, and posts some of the most awesome polish.  Her nail art is top notch as well. She's currently doing the 31 Day Challenge with me, and I have been blown away by her manicures. So, go forth and follow her. Do eet! You know you want to!

She's having her first giveaway as well. Click here to enter! I won't give away what the prizes are, you'll have to go see for yourself. But hurry! You only have 6 days left to enter, and you do not want to miss it!

There's my shameless plug for the day. Not just because she's having a giveaway, but because Gini is honestly all sorts of awesome and everyone should check out her blog.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber