Born Pretty Store Holo Polish - # 11 (Violet)

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Hello Lovelies! Phew! What a Monday! I don't think I've stopped running around until just now. I'm about ready to fall over, but I have new pretties that have arrived so sleep is not an option! Here's a hint - Keep an eye out for some movie related polishes!

I am a bit bummed out though. Remember all that damage to the nail that was left from the nipping and resulting infection? That has finally reached the center to tip of my free edge. The damaged areas are ultra thin and last night my pinky split vertically down the free edge. Thankfully I was able to patch it, but since I really don't want to lose my length already, I grabbed some Nail Repair today to keep on over the damaged spots on those nails. Since I use a peel off base coat as my very first layer of polish, I'm hoping that I won't have to keep repairing them and the damage can grow out with no further incidents. WIsh me luck!

Today I have one of the new Holographic Polishes from Born Pretty Store to share with you. I know you've probably seen this one several times, but it's so beautiful that I couldn't resist it.  Plus you all know how much I love Born Pretty Store. The second I saw that they had holos, I had to have one!

Born Pretty Store Holo Polish #11 is a lovely Violet Linear Holo. In sunlight, this baby has some pretty good holo cation going on. Indoors, you can see the holo fairly well in brighter lighting, otherwise it appears a dusty purple. It's really pretty either way, but we all want that linear effect right?

So, let's take a look! All photos are 2 coats of Born Pretty Store Holo Polish #11 topped with HK Girl Top Coat (yup! No dulling holos here!). These were taken outdoors, in full sunlight.  I apologize if these look grainy - they don't look that way in any of my photo programs so I have no idea what blogger did to them. :( If you click to enlarge them, they're not as weird.

Gorgeous! I love how vibrant this color is while still being a touch dusty. The holo is absolutely not shy in the light, as you can kind of see in the above photos. I still cant figure out why they're so grainy here but are fine anywhere else. But, since I love the holo in this so much, let's take a closer look so you can get a better idea of the holo goodness...

Oh hai Rainbow There you are! Yowza!!! That's some beautiful holo goodness right there, am I right?

Born Pretty Store Holo Polish #11's formula was very impressive. Perfect consistency with no annoying thickening. Application was truly wonderful, even though I used my regular ridge filling basecoat. I experienced very little balding at the cuticle line, no dragging, and dry time was lovely and fast. I did use top coat with this, since HK Girl does not dull holos.

I'm pretty impressed with this polish and really want to try out a few more of these Born Pretty holos. I wasn't expecting the holo to be quite this prevalent, or the quality to be this nice. I have some fairly high end holos that don't apply as well as this one.

You can find Born Pretty Store Holo Polishes by visiting BornPrettyStore.com. This particular polish is #11, item number 6409, or you can click here to go right to the polish. These beauties are currently on sale for $5.59 (normally $12.88) so now is the perfect time to try them. The bottles are rather small at only 6ml, but for that price? Hey, they're worth it! You can also save 10% on your entire order (I personally like to grab studs and glitters from Born Pretty, plus they have some really awesome new layering polishes) by using the code below at checkout!

What do you think of this polish? Have you tried any of the Born Pretty holos yet?

I'll be back tomorrow with Try It On Tuesday!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber


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Luscious Potion: Vivid Flower - Swatches and Review

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Hello lovelies! Happy Thursday! Tomorrow is another payday Friday for me, and I'm incredibly excited since I can actually buy some polish this payday! Woohoo!

Today I have another gorgeous polish from Luscious Potion to share with you all. Luscious Potion has fast become a favorite brand for me, and I'm always excited to wear them. Susan is still fairly new to the Indie game, but her polishes are top notch quality and the colors are just fab.

Vivid Flower is a beautiful blend of Orange hex glitter, fine purple micro glitter and small teal glitter in a Violet base. This polish is from Susan's second collection - Shifting Spring. Susan's first collection (the Disney Collection) was one of the best first collections I've ever tried, and Shifting Spring is even better. She's definitely on a roll here!

This is 3 coats of Vivid Flower with top coat:

Isn't she gorgeous??! I love this shade of purple, even though it does make me look a bit lobstery. I can put up with lobster hands for a polish this pretty!

Vivid Flower's formula was excellent. No thickening during use, no clumpy glitters. Application was stellar with no issues whatsoever. Dry time was super fast and wear was excellent with no chips or signs of wear at 24 hours. The larger orange glitters lie flat on the nail, which I feel the need to mention since the light catches the center of the hexes and makes it appear to be curling in pictures. Totally not the case. Vivid Flower dries just the slightest bit textured, but nothing your regular top coat can't handle.

I am even more impressed with Luscious Potion than I was when I swatched the first collection. The formula (even though the formula was fabulous with the first collection) is even better and application (same thing, it was excellent before) is even smoother. This is just a quality brand and I'm definitely a huge fan.

You can find Vivid Flower and all of the awesome Luscious Potion's creations by heading over to Luscious Potion on Big Cartel. Full size polishes will run you between $8 and &10 depending on finish. Full size bottles of the Disney Collection polishes are on sale for $5 right now, so don't miss out on those! Luscious Potion is also on Instagram, so make sure to give Susan a follow to stay up to date on new releases, sales, and swatches. And don't forget - Susan has been generous enough to give you, my fabulous readers, 15% off using code 15KimbersKorner at checkout!

What do you think of Vivid Flower? Are you digging Luscious Potion's pretties as much as I am?

I'll be back tomorrow with Flakie Friday goodness, so swing back by!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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Heaven Nail Lacquer Island Color

Hi guys! Today I have the one polish in my stash that is sure to stain anything and everything within a 30 foot radius of where you are polishing. I'm only kind of kidding...

Meet Heaven Nail Lacquer in Island Color. I found this brand while *gasp!* Grocery shopping at Albertsons about a year ago. They recently released new colors and re-designed their bottles (another CG look alike) and since I'm a sucker for neons, I grabbed a few. Island Color was the first to jump out at me, and I couldn't wait to try her out. She's actually one of my fave colors, a gorgeous deep Indigo leaning Violet neon with an almost rubbery satin finish. Unfortunately, she has some serious attitude and does not like to play nice! I guess this is why most people don't haul at the grocery store, right? ;)

When I sat down to use this baby, I wasn't prepared for what she dished out. She certainly wasn't this badly behaved when I swatched her on a nail wheel! On the very first nail, she came out fairly runny, but she also had a surprise in store! The polish, although thoroughly shaken and rolled, separated and left a watery streak of Violet mixed with chunks of heavy pigment on the nail! No amount of mixing, thinning, shaking, taking a blowtorch to this baby helped. It happened on every single nail! Of course this led to serious flooding and streaks as well as some bubbles and obviously uneven surfaces. Yikes! You would think I would've just given up on her, but I love this color enough that I grit my teeth and pushed on. Although not perfect, this was my result (please forgive the staining and cuticles. I did this on Tuesday and was doing a nebulizer treatment while polishing and just didn't have the energy to mess with cuticle remover just yet):

I love this color, and I love this finish. I really wish she wasn't such a delinquent polish!

I also took the opportunity to try out my Orly Flash Dry Quick Dry Drops since I wasn't going to be using top coat for this mani. They did speed the drying process, but only slightly, and I noticed that it seemed to significantly decrease wear time. Usually with this brand I get at least 2-3 days without any major wear, but this time my mani lasted less than 24 hours before I had huge chunks missing. It literally popped off like dried wall paint! I'm not certain, but I may think the Flash Dry Drops made this polish brittle. I'll have to try the drops with a better brand to see what happens, it may be a case of incompatible chemistry.

Hope you all are having a fabulous day! Thanks for dropping by!

Next up: Zoya Surf, Maybelline Color Show, some top coat reviews, X Out Nail Art, and a teeny bit of Spiderman.

Happy Polishing!
-Kimber