Live Life Polished - Disco Ball!

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Hello lovelies! It's Sunday, at that means the hubs is off work so I can accomplish swatching, photographing, and posting! yay!!!!

First, I want to give you all a quick heads up. I had planned a giveaway for my blogaversary and birthday last month, but it took awhile to get all the prizes together. Unfortunately, USPS keeps losing packages from one brand, so I'm going to go ahead and launch the giveaway without that one - just because I don't want to keep you all waiting. If it makes it here, I'll add it in. The giveaway w ill be going live sometime this week and includes prizes from Gothic Gala Lacquers, Lac Attack, Polish TBH, 27 polish, Live Life Polished, Red Angel Stamping Plates (purchased by me), and some mainstreams that I purchased. There will be multiple winners, so the odds are good.

Right now I have a polish that was created for the giveaway (I believe it will also be sold at some point) by Tammy of Live Life Polished. I adore Tammy and her polish, so I am incredibly excited to be able to share this with you all. I was even able to name it - which took forever since I wanted a name that was fitting.

Since this baby is comprised of a ton of iridescent glitters in a clear base (and oh do I LOVE iridescent glitter!), I chose to call it "Disco Ball", since all the colors reflected from these glitters reminded me of a spinning disco ball. This is 2 thin coats of Disco Ball over A-England Camelot, with topcoat.

And here's some macro shots. I chose to post 2 of them since this polish is a little different depending on lighting and angle.

Man, that is one gorgeous polish. Those colors, and the intensity - wow! This is one of those glitters that I'll be layering over a ton of different colors. Obviously this looks awesome over Blacks and vampies, but it's also quite gorgeous over softer colors.

Disco Ball's formula is quite lovely - thick, which means it holds onto all those gorgeous glitters, but not so thick that it bubbles or leaves you with more base than glitter on your nail.  Application was effortless - no need to dab or fish around for glitters. The glitters also lay flat on the nail, negating the need for glitter food - my usual top coat smoothed this out perfectly. This girl also dried fairly fast, and wear is stellar with not a single sign of wear at 36 hours (you didn't think I just swatched this one, did you? No way! This baby had to be worn!).

I have to say, I love Live Life Polished polish to death, and Disco Ball just cemented that. Tammy makes some seriously beautiful polish, all unique and high quality. If you haven't checked out her shop, head on over to Live Life Polished on Store Envy and take a peek! Full size polishes will run you $^ each, and minis $3. I have my eye on the Fall Fever Collection and highly recommend grabbing those while you can. You can also follow Live Life Polished on Facebook and Instagram for new releases, sales info, and swatches.

Remember, Disco Ball is NOT FOR Sale as of yet, and the only place you can grab it is by entering my giveaway. I'll be launching the giveaway (hopefully) on Wednesday of this week, so be sure to check back.

What do you think of Disco Ball? Are you a fan of iridescent glitter?

I'll be back tomorrow with Lac Attack, and more from Polish TBH. I also have more from Love, Angeline, Cinema Swatch Lacquers, and Squishy Face Polish coming up!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber


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Shimmer Polish Jennifer - Swatches and Review

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Well hello there Lovelies!! It's been days since I've posted - I am sooo sorry! This past weekend was filled with a rash of activity, and inconvenience. I had a ton of errands to run, which is fine - I'm used to that. Buuuuut....we've had huge thunderstorms here as well, and the one night I had to swatch, the power was out for hours upon hours. We were burning a ton of candles (which made my house smell incredible, but also makes me sad since my Savory Scents candles are now very low), but that's not exactly optimum swatching conditions. Not to mention open flames near all those lovely flammable polishes and acetone. The one swatch I did manage, ended up damaged beyond repair in a frenzy of lighting candles, closing windows and doors, and replacing flashlight batteries during the first big storm. Normally I would be annoyed, but I loved that polish so much that being able to wear it twice in a row was actually pretty sweet.

Today I have that incredible polish to share with you! In case you hadn't already guessed (ha!), it's Shimmer Polish in Jennifer.

Shimmer Polish has been on my lemming list for a long time, and Jennifer was at the top. One of those "I must have this polish or I will surely shrivel up and die!" kind of lemmings. Imagine my utter joy at finding Jennifer in my package from Shimmer! *Insert happy dance here*.

Jennifer is filled with different sizes and shades of iridescent and pastel blue glitters, with some pink, copper, and black glitters mixed in. I'm a sucker for glitters blue in any incarnation, and iridescent glitters are my first love (my first glitter polish was an old Maybelline with nothing but pink iridescent glitters....I still have it!).

One of the things that I love so much about Shimmer polishes is that despite being glitter bombs, they're so beautiful and classy. You really can't go wrong with them. Jennifer is certainly no exception and definitely at the top of my list. Let's take a look!

Although Jennifer is opaque in 2-3 coats, I decided to layer her over Julep Bess, a sky blue creme, in order to bring out the pastel colors in the glitters. This is 2 coats of Julep Bess, 1 coat of Shimmer Jennifer, and top coat.

I still just....wow!...when I look at this glitter. Such a beauty! And so versatile! Jennifer looks amazing by herself,  or layered over pretty much any color.

Jennifer's formula is fabulous! This girl applies so smoothly that it's hard to believe it's a glitter bomb. I had no issues with clumpy glitters, thickening polish, or balding/dragging. Application was perfection as well, with no issues to mention. The glitters disperse evenly with every brush stroke and coverage is excellent. The glitters lay flat on the nail, and despite being loaded with glitter, Jennifer does not dry very textured at all. I used my regular top coat and my mani was smooth as glass.

If you're a glitter fanatic, you simply NEED this polish. Jennifer is perfect over a darker color for some serious color flash and sparkle, and subdued enough to wear alone or over a soft base color at work. This is a polish that I'll be reaching for often and regular. Do you see why I was actually excited to have to re-do this mani after I mucked it up during that storm? I'm having trouble writing this at the moment since I keep getting distracted by the polish. Soooooo amazing.

Jennifer is the second Shimmer Polish I've tried, and so far we're 2 for 2. I'm very impressed with the formula, application, and color combinations on these polishes. I have 3 more to share with you, and I'd be lying if I said I'm not excited as all get out to try them.

You can check out Shimmer's insanely fabulous glitters by visiting ShimmyShimmer.com. You can order via email (You can find all the info you need under the Contact/Purchase tab)- just check out all the blog posts and pick your colors. Full size bottles retail for $12 (worth every penny if you ask me), however I don't think minis are available. I highly recommend picking up Jennifer, and of course, Kim (swatches coming soon!)! You can also follow Shimmer Polish on Facebook for updates, sales info, and swatches.

What do you think of Jennifer? Do you have any glitters from Shimmer?

I'll be back later today with an infamous and simply incredible polish for Try It Out Tuesday, so be sure to check back soon! As a random side note, I'm planning on working hard to actually respond to comments. I've been so bad about that, and it makes me feel horrible!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber



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