Polish Addict - Jellyfish II (It glows!)

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Hello lovelies! Happy Monday. In true Monday form, this day has been blah. My mother was admitted to the hospital this afternoon. She was unable to stand up this morning, so my father called an ambulance and she was rushed to the ER. She is dehydrated, and hasn't been eating much, plus her oxygen levels were low. She is improving now that she is on IV Fluids and oxygen, but they are keeping her to run more tests and do XRays and the like.

Due to my mom being hospitalized, post will be sporadic. I will be posting, but I cannot guarantee times and all that. I know you all understand - I have the best followers and polish friends in the world. I particularly need to thank Allison from Nail Pattern Boldness, Steph from Wingdust, Candied Lustre, Live Life Polished,Lisa from Twenty Seven Polish and Christian from Polish TBH for their patience while waiting on swatches. I know it sucks waiting for reviews, and they have been saints!

I will have my 2 week Pure Nail Oil™ update posted tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that!

My 500 Follower giveaway is still live! Be sure to get those daily entries (Please make sure that the FB share entry is posted on your own wall, and not my page - those do not count!)! Up for grabs is the BG Cosmetics Holographics Collection!

Today I have an awesome polish from Polish Addict to share with you! I have been dying to try this baby, and I was thrilled when Laura sent this one to me to review. How can I not be excited about glitter and glow in the dark, right?

Jellyfish II is an awesome blend of a creamy,vanilla  base color packed with navy blue, gold, and purple hex glitters. I absolutely adore the neutral base with these bright glitters, but Jellyfish II also glows in the dark! Bonus!

This is 3 thin coats of Jellyfish II topped with Simply Quick top coat:

Love! There is something about that gorgeous neutral base combined with glitter that just makes me happy!

Here's Jellyfish II in the dark - check out how strong that GITD is!

So cool! I had such a great time wearing this polish. It was a definite mood booster! And hey, I love GITD polish. I'm such a kid with it - sitting int he dark watching my nails glow!

Jellyfish II's formula was superb. I'm normally apprehensive of these kinds of glitters, but I had no issues with thickening, clumpy glitters or glopping. Application was smooth and easy, with no dragging, or balding. You will end up with some microglitters on you, but that's par for the course! Jellyfish II does dry a bit textured, so I added a coat of Glitter Food before topcoating and everything was smooth as glass. Wear was fabulous - I wore this for over 24 hours before I even photographed it!

I have to admit, I am very much in love with this polish! Glittery enough to stand out and feed my love for all things sparkly, yet neutral enough to be work appropriate. Yup, Laura has a serious winner on her hands with this girl! A definite must have!

You can check out Polish Addict's creations at Polish Addict on Big Cartel. Jellyfish II sells for $10.00 for full size, and if you're not a fan of the GITD effect, Jellyfish I (no gitd) is available for $9.00. Polish Addict has a ton of awesome polishes, so be sure to look around. You can also follow Polish Addict on  Instagram (@polishaddictnailcolor) for swatches, sales info and re-stock information.

I have another Polish Addict beauty to share with you this week, so be sure to check back!

What do you think of Jellyfish II? Do you love the combo of neutrals with glitter as much as I do?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber


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ABC Challenge - "N" is for BG Cosmetics Nocturnal Goddess (and an update)

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 Good Morning Lovelies! You may have seen this on FB already, but as of today I am taking a few days off from the blog. I've been struggling to polish, photograph, edit pics and post all in the same day for awhile now, and it's just not working. So I have decided to take a few days off from posting so that I can get swatches done and photographed. This way I'll be able to post on time (and when I end up having router issues or toddler problems posts won't be so late) and my stress level won't be so high. I used to be able to do everything in a matter of a couple hours, but since Dex is getting older and wants mommy to play all the time, I have less time during the day to get everything done. I know alot of you do things this way and it works for you. I really want to be able to post daily, and this way it guarantees I'll have something to share with you all every day. (Case in point....It's taken over an hour to get this post ready. Dex has me making balloon animals for him.)

Don't forget that the giveaway has been extended! 2 of you lucky readers will win the entire 80's Hits Collection from Daring Digits!!! There are 2 daily entries, so don't forget to grab those!

Today I'm posting my very late ABC Challenge post. See? I told ya! I can't get things posted same day anymore. I totally fail at same day posting. I received an awesome review package from the ultra-amazing and incredibly hot (honestly! Have you seen this woman??) Ketlyn from BG Cosmetics on Wednesday so I abandoned my original N manicure in favor of BG Cosmetics awesomeness. In fact, this polish didn't even have a name yet, and Ketlyn, Sammi, and I spent some time trying to name it. It didn't have an actual name until last night. Ketlyn choose Nocturnal Goddess since this polish has a few properties that make the name ultra fitting. Make sure you stick around and check out ALL the pics - it's worth it!

Nocturnal Goddess is from BG Cosmetics first foray into Holographics. I'm sure you've seen the swatches that Ketlyn has posted. They're gorgeous! Nocturnal Goddess is the one polish in this collection that is a touch different from its counterparts. NG is a blue based holographic, but it's has the least holo flash. There's a reason for this though - it's all in the base. Which will remain a secret until after some photos!

NG is definitely holo, although my camera did not want to capture the holo too well. I had a tiny sliver of sunlight to work with, which happened to be at a bad angle, and the secret base makes it hard to capture the holo on camera. IRL the holo comes out to play a bit more than shown here. These swatches are without topcoat, but I did add some later on and the holo colors really came to life then. Makes me wish I had topcoated before I took these pics! 

This is 3 coats of Nocturnal Goddess, no topcoat, in indirect sunlight:

    




































 Uh..Please to be ignoring the slight swelling in my hands. I am graceful and managed to slam my hand in the garage door. It was not pleasant. I think my neighbors could hear me swearing after that one.


Can you see the rainbow sparkle? I've found that it looks more pronounced the longer you stare at it. The last shot is blurred to show the holo sparkle, and that's what it looks like IRL. This polish is truly gorgeous, yet so hard to capture on camera. I actually struggled for 2 days to get these shots!

One of the most impressive things about this new Holo collection is the formula. Man, was I just in holo heaven applying this one! Noctunal Goddess has the thicker Indie style formula, yet it's not too thick. It flowed onto the nail smoothly and evenly with no dragging or balding (we all know how holos are notorious for those!), and was opaque in 2 thin coats. I'm wearing 3 coats since I sandwhich my holos (2 coats of polish, then top coat, then another coat of polish) to increase wear time. Speaking of wear, I'm still wearing this and 2 days of full wear has led to...well nothing! I have no chips or tip wear. It's amazing!  

Although Nocturnal Goddess has the least linear holo effect of the collection, it is one of my faves. And I'm about to show you why. This is why the base doesn't allow the holo to show through as much as the others, and  why it's so hard to photograph. I think this is the coolest combo ever, and worth sacrificing a bit of holo for. 

Here's the secret of Nocturnal Goddess, and the reason that Nocturnal is in the name:

    
 That's right! Nocturnal Goddess is a GLOW IN THE DARK HOLOGRAPHIC! Isn't that cool as hell??? Ketlyn didn't tell me that this was a GITD polish at first, so imagine my surprise when I went to head to bed Wednesday night and saw my nails glowing blue! I was so stoked that I jumped out of bed to text Ketlyn.  I took these shots during the day, in my bathroom. With the door open. So you can imagine how strong this is at night. It's so awesome that I find myself sitting in the dark just waving my hands around to see them make glowing trails.This is one of the coolest polishes that I own, and if my house ever catches on fire, it's going with me. Well, all my BG Cosmetics polishes will go with me, but this one will be on top. 

The GITD is the sole reason that photographing this girl is so hard. The base is busy absorbing the light, which makes it hard to catch enough light to grab the holo sparkle. I guarantee that it's there IRL, but photographs are tough with this one. At least with just a 12 inch sliver of indirect sunlight to work with. I may end up taking some full sunlight swatches of this one later, since in full sunlight it's so sparkly. 

Now you all know how much I love BG Cosmetics. I've loved Kett's polish since she first opened shop. So I'm incredibly honored to be able to sow you the rest of this amazing collection. I'll have swatches up ASAP (if I can swing it, I may be back Sunday!)- you DO NOT want to miss these. The holo in the next 3 are incredible! I'll also be sharing some BG's from my personal stash, since they're so incredible I just have to work them in. The Holographics Collection is not yet available, but will be listed later this month (Kett is going to South Africa, so we have to let her enjoy her vacay before we trample her over new holos!).

You can find BG Cosmetics at BG Cosmetics on Etsy, and they will also be available at Mei Mei's Signatures within the next 1-2 months! Congratulations Ketlyn!!!! All BG Cosmetics polishes are 3-free, cruelty free, and handmade. Polishes retail from $8.50-$11.00 depending on style - obviously holographics are a bit more (but oh so worth it!!!), and large bottles are 15ml (opposed to the standard 9 or 10). BG Cosmetics also makes a wonderful cuticle balm and some of the best eyeshadows I've tried. Make sure to use code "KimbersKorner" to save 15% on your order!!  You can also follow BG Cosmetics on Facebook for previews and sales info. 

What do you think of Nocturnal Goddess? Would you rock a Glow In The Dark holo?

Be sure to check out all my polish sistahs and their awesome N manicures!





Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber   


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Pink and black Splatter-pink friday mani!!

Hola!!!
wow hace mucho que no subia una manicura para los miercoles de rosa, no hice una especial para este dia pero como estoy usando rosa en mis unias pues decidi postearlo.

Tambien estoy incursionando en la tecnica de ''splatter'' oh salpicaduras de pintura, es lo mas facil de el mundo! en verdad y el resultado es hermoso!!! tanto me gusto que ya estoy pensando en combinar mas colores y en este momento voy a hacerme un pedicure con esta tecnica.

Consiste en tomar un popote (straw) y, bueno aqui es donde se divide el tema, en los tutoriales que vi y lei dice que se pone unas gotas de esmalte en un papel y despues pones un extremo del popote en el esmalte y del otro extremo soplas sobre tus unias pero yo les voy a decir que esta tecnica no me funciono, tal vez el popote es muy grande o no se pero les voy a decir como lo hice yo:

1.-Pones una base de color sobre toda la unia y dejas que se seque
2.-pones cinta adhesiva (scotch tape) al rededor del dedo para protegerlo y no tener que limpiar, si eres floja como yo jaja solo limpia las manchas de esmalte con removedor sin acetona para no daniar tu piel.

3.-metes un extremo del popote en el envase de esmalte, solo un poco no hasta el fondo
4.-con tus manos sobre una toalla o una servilleta empiezas a soplar del otro extremo del popote sobre tus unias y repites este paso con todos los colores que gustes, pero antes limpias el popote o usas uno para cada color.
y LISTO!!

Yo utilice un esmalte que brilla en la oscuridad pero lamentablemente mi droid no pudo capturarlo muy bien, prometo tratar despues!!! si pudieran ver la mani como yo la veo en las noches que voy a dormir no puedo dejar de ver mis unias jeje, definitivamente estas manicura es para ir de antro.

Materiales:
Esmalte blanco de the color workshop, esmalte negro y esmalte ''candy pink'' de republic nail ''glow in the dark'', un popote, servilletas y cinta adhesiva.

mis ultimas adquisisiones-nicole by opi y republic nail

Hola!!!!!!
este es un post super rapido, solo queria mostrarles lo que he adquirido ultimamente, no es mucho ya que he andado mas enfocada en la escuela de cabello comprando tijeras, cepillos, etc. Pero mi madrina me trajo un esmalte nuevo de Nicole by Opi y yo por fin me compre un esmalte que brilla en la oscuridad de Republic nail, asi que aqui les dejo las fotos