Flakie Friday (Slacker Saturday Edition!)! Polish TBH Blue Reef

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Hello Lovelies! I am such a bad blogger! I've been teasing you for 24 hours about this polish. In my defense, I had an under the weather 3 year old yesterday afternoon and evening, so I wasn't able to sit down and write up the post. I tried, but he just was not having it! But, here I am now, ready to share some epicness with you all.

First Epic item - I woke up from a nap yesterday to find that Scrangie is following me on Instagram!!!!! OMGWTFBBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!! I almost died....I am a huge fan of Scrangie. In fact, she is one of the 2 bloggers that inspired me to start my little blog, and I still read her daily. Seeing that follow notification just made my day. I've had a case of the Blogger Blues lately, and that really perked me up! Also, if you're not following me on Instagram, you should!!!

For this week's Flakie Friday, I knew exactly which polish I would be sharing wayyyyy ahead of time. I am a devout Polish TBH fan (you should be too!), and when I opened my package containing the Summer Aquarium Collection, this baby jumped out and practically begged to be worn. I had to tell it no for awhile, since it's special and was born to be a Flakie Friday feature polish. It kept calling to me, but I held out. Barely.

Blue Reef is a vibrant blue jelly, packed with blue holo glitter and various sizes of blue, purple, and green iridescent flakes. Such a gorgeous combo! It reminds me of a tropical beach - the crystal clear blue water with color shifting ripples. Just delicious! I adore the entire Summer Aquarium Collection, but this is certainly a stand out.

This is 3 coats of Blue Reef topped with NPB Glitter Food and Glossy Glam Top Coat. I do want to mention that you will see a bit of shrinkage at my free edge - I'm having some issues with the Glossy Glam and shrinkage. I know it's just my bottle though, since I'm literally the only one that has had this problem. Ricarda is a wonderful person though and is sending me a replacement (mine is actually pretty thick, and it's not supposed to be) And despite that, I still recommend grabbing some Glossy Glam, because it is honestly a fabulous top coat. I'll have a review up this coming week.  But onto the polish!

Okay, look at that blue! Look at those flakies! RAWR!!!!!!!!! I think the one thing that really makes this for me is those purple micro-flakies. They give this polish a gorgeous blue to purple color shift, which is one of my fave combos. Just looking at this makes me want to whip it out and wear it again. I could happily live in this polish.

But wait! There's more! After you're done laughing at my Ron Popeil moment there, check out this macro shot:

Hello!!!!!! Tell me this is not just sexy as all get out. Those colors! I die!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blue Reef's formula was pure Polish TBH Awesomesauce - perfect consistency, no thickening, no clumpy glitters or heavy, stiff flakies. Application was easy as pie with no balding, dragging, or unruly glitters/flakies. Dry time is incredibly fast as well. Blue Reef does dry slightly matte and a bit textured, so I added a coat of NPB Glitter Food to smooth things out, as well as a coat of Glossy Glam Top Coat. Wear is excellent with no chips or tip wear at 24 hours.

I'm just...wow. I really don't have the words. This polish just blew me away. I can't get over those flashes of purple within that perfect, vibrant, squishy blue.

If you haven't grabbed some Polish TBH, you do not know what you're missing. Honestly folks, I have no idea why everyone isn't stalking the store on new release/restock days. Christian makes one of the best polishes out there - no joke. Not only does she make just amazing colors and incredible glitter combos, but I have yet to have a single problem with a Polish TBH creation. Every single polish has been perfection, and I can say that since I literally own every single polish she has released.

You can find Polish TBH on Big Cartel.  Full size polishes sell for $8, and Christian has just released a Mystery Grab bag for $15. Right now you can grab polishes from the Girl, Please Collection for just $6! I also urge you to check out Midnight and Hidden while you're there - 2 of my all time favorites! I'll actually be wearing them again soon since they're just so epic. The fall collection is in the works and you can see some sneak peeks by following Polish TBH on Facebook and Instagram.

Are you guys diggin Blue Reef as much as I am?

I'll be back later today (really, I will!) with some Femme Fatale, so check back soon! I also have some Gypsyanna Polish, Love Angeline, Shimmer Polish and Luscious Potion coming up this week, as well as more challenge nails.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber



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Polish TBH Summer Aquarium Collection - Sun Coral

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Good evening, lovelies! I know, another late night post! It's been one of those days where I had a lot to accomplish, yet managed to get just a little done. Thankfully I have most of tomorrow to get some swatching done!

Today I have some new Polish TBH to share! Man, I always get so excited when new Christian releases new collections. Polish TBH is one of my all time fave Indie Brands, and you can tell since I own every single polish that Christian has released. The Summer Aquarium Collection is a 5 polish collection chock full of bright, squishy, sparkly goodness. I had one heck of a time deciding which one to wear first, but in the end a surprise favorite won out.

Polish TBH Sun Coral:

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If you're not familiar with Sun Coral, look above! I love aquatic life, and corals are a particular fave. Sun Coral is so beautiful and vibrant - what a great choice for some polish inspiration!

Sun Coral, the polish, is a vibrant mix of bright orange, pink, and gold (shifting to green) glitters, gold flakies and gold microglitter in a yellow/orange jelly base. When I first saw this polish in the bottle, I knew I would dig it, but I had no idea that I would fall head over heels. I love bright oranges, but yellow/orange isn't a color that looks all that awesome on me. Sun Coral makes me not even come close to caring - it's that nifty.

This is 3 coats of Sun Coral with top coat. The first pic is in direct light to show color and depth. The rest are in indirect, light box lighting. :

Folks, I have no words. I just love this polish so hard! Look at that color, the squishiness! Love, love, love!!!!!!!! Since Sun Coral rocks so hard, let's have a macro shot!

See all that shimmer? That's all those gold flakes and microglitter. This baby really shines. And talk about a unique polish - I have yet to see anything that's really like Sun Coral. Christian truly captured the color and beauty of sun coral.

Sun Coral's formula is typical Polish TBH perfection with no thickening, glopping or clumpy glitters. Application was excellent - so much so that part of me wanted to keep polishing after the 3rd coat! No dragging, bald spots, streaking or unruly glitters. SC is on the sheer side, you will need all 3 coats for opacity. No need for Glitter Food with this one, my regular top coat was all I needed for a smooth, glassy surface. Dry time was exceptional and wear is top notch - I'm actually still wearing this polish and have zero signs of wear after a good 30 hours or so.

You know what I'm going to say here, right? If you don't have this polish, haul hiney over to PolishTBH at Big Cartel and grab it while it's still around. In fact, grab several. I also recommend Midnight, since it's one of my top 5 fave fave polishes of all time. Polish TBH is one of those brands that is top notch quality with unique colors. I have never been disappointed with a Polish TBH creation.  Full size bottles run $8, thermals are $10. There are some polishes on sale for $6 at the moment as well. You can follow Polish TBH on Instagram and Facebook for new releases, sales info, and swatches.

What do you think of Sun Coral? Are you into bold colors like this one?

I'll be back tomorrow with another Try It Out Tuesday! I also have some upcoming releases from Candied Lustre that I should have up tomorrow and Wednesday (Definitely Wednesday, tomorrow is a possibility but it schedule dependent).

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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