Try It Out Tuesday: Maybelline Color Show "Holographics" - Mystic Green"

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Hello lovelies! Welcome to (the late night edition of) Try It Out Tuesday! I'm very excited to be joining my girl Gini from Sassy Paints for TIOT. What a great way to get through some of my gigantic stash of untrieds!

Today's polish is from the "Holographics" Collection that Maybelline's Color Show line recently released. Note that the word Holographics is in quotes up there....Yeah, someone needs to look that word up because these polishes are nowhere near Holographic. If anything, they are very mild duochromes with a very metallic finish. I picked up 2 of these when they first came out, solely because I like the colors - I was well aware that these had zero holo to them. Still, it kind of irks me that these are being marketed as Holos. Very misleading.

For today's TIOT I chose Mystic Green to try out. This color is a gorgeous green with strong yellow undertones. It does have a slight color shift to a darker, more emerald green, but otherwise it's just a pretty metallic polish.

This is 3 coats with topcoat:

I have to admit - I do love the color. But I just can't get past the "holographic" claim being so far from true, as well as some other things....

Mystic Green's formula was a pain in my hind end. Very thin and watery at first, only to thicken up into a glop fest. Application was just as rough with a lot of streaking, some serious balding and dragging, and since the polish thickened up a ton - bubbles. The kind of bubbles that even the best top coat can't get rid of. If Mystic Green was an actual Holographic polish, it might be worth the hassle. But......it's not. I am disappoint, Son.

I do have another color from this collection to try out, and I'm really hoping that the formula isn't as bad as Mystic Green. These colors are truly beautiful, so it's a shame that they don't hold up (at least in my eyes...who know? I may have a bad bottle.).

Have you tried any colors from this collection?

I'll be back tomorrow with more Indie awesomeness so come back soon!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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ABC Challenge: "Y" is for OPI You're Such A Budapest (and some nail art!)

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Hello again lovelies! It's time for the second to last ABC Challenge post. I have to admit, although sometimes it's really hard to work in a challenge mani, I'm bummed that we're almost done with this one. The good news is that all of us have banded together again to create a new challenge that we will be starting at the end of July. It's going to be EPIC!!! I won't give away the details, but let's just say it's really random and will definitely have it's challenges!

Today's challenge letter is "Y", and I really had no idea what to do with this one. I considered going with Yellow, but decided that I really wasn't in a  yellow mood. Then I came across You're Such A Budapest in my OPI stash, and bam! Inspiration!

Now we all know that I can't wear any polish on it's own unless it's a shimmer, holo, or glitter, so I grabbed Maybelline Color Show in Lavender Sparks (a lovely lavender holographic glitter bomb) and my Purple holographic Square studs from KKCenterHK and came up with this:

All photos are 2 coats of OPI You're Such A Budapest, 1 coat of Color Show Lavender Sparks, and KKCenterHK studs, with topcoat:

As much as I like how this turned out, I do wish that I had more length for this. The studs are a bit large for this design on my shorties (thankfully they're growing fast. Grow, shorties, grow!), but I still just love them!

Lavender Sparks is pretty gorg too, right? I love the color and the holo really sparkles - especially in sunlight. That glitter is blinding! I must wear her on her own sometime soon!

The Purple Holo Square studs are certainly awesome as well. I love the color, the sparkle, and the shape. They are simple to use, just dot some non quick dry topcoat where you want the stud to sit on your nail, place the stud, and topcoat. These lay flat on the nail, and stay secured even with just a single coat of my normal top coat. In fact, they lasted through my shower, the baby's bath, soem gardening, laundry, and cleaning. Not a single stud popped off (whereas my polish started chipping fairly quickly).  I really want to use these in another manicure soon.

You can find these awesome little studs at KKCenterHK.com, item number N.Nail0DRN656 or simply click here. These come in a ziploc style sealed package containing about 50 studs and sells for $4.73 per bag. These can be re-used as well - just remove, pop into some polish remover (I'd use non-acetone just in case), rinse off, and put away for later. If you haven't checked out KKCenterHk, you really should. They carry TONS of really awesome nail art supplies and polish for very low prices. They do ship for free worldwide, and shipping is very fast (maybe 10 days). You can also use code KimbersKorner to save 10% on your order!

Ya know, the more I stare at it, the more I really want to see Lavender Sparks on it's own...Hmmmmm....I may have to do that this weekend!

Dont forget to check out all my awesome Polish Sistah's and their Y inspired manicures!

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I shall return tomorrow with one more awesome Delushie from Delush Polish! I also have Fandom Cosmetics, Wingdust, Luscious Potion and more coming up!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber



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Compras-Nail polish Haul

Hola!!
Espero que su fin de semana haya estado de maravilla, yo ando estresada como todo el tiempo jeje ya que pronto empezaré mi propio negocio de estilista aqui en mi casa pero de todas formas hay que hacer una buena inversión.

No hago muchos posts sobre mis compras pero les mostraré mis adquisisiones de estos dos primeros meses del anio, no es mucho puesto que solo compro lo que en realidad me gusta, no suelo comprar toda una colección si no me gustan mas que 2 esmaltes por ejemplo.

Estoy contenta pues puedo decir que en estas compras he adquirido muchas marcas que nunca habia comprado como Zoya, maybelline (esmaltes), urban decay, seche, etc...

*Todos los productos fueron comprados por mi.
Bueno pues las compras de las primeras foto son de mis vacaciones en Texas.

De Sally Beauty Supply:  Seche-Collage overlay,  China Glaze-modify me y Ion intense hydration leave in conditioner.

 De Ulta: Mi primer esmalte Zoya-Lara ,OPI- Avoplex moisture replenishing lotion y mi primer Urban Decay- supercurl  curling mascara (la adoro!!)

 De Regis Salon: Pagué por los tres 3,50 Dolares!!! en verdad!! fue una super oferta ya que tenian una canasta llena de opi's y si comprabas 1 te llevabas 2 gratis!! Pero como el que escogí tenia 60 % de descuento solo pague 3.50 y me dieron los otros 2 for free!! Adoro buscar en salones de belleza ya que tienen ofertas como estas muy a menudo y encuntro esmaltes que queria desde hace mucho tiempo como estos. OPI: I don't give a Rotterdam!, Gouda Gouda Two Shoes, Lincoln Park after dark. También me regalaron la revista que aparece en la primer foto The Hair Book.

 De Tiendas y Framacias: John Frieda en tono Light Bronze Brown (es el que estoy usando ahorita), Color Show Maybelline Denim collection: Styled out, Sally Hansen- Nails & Cuticules Hand creme y NYC-Coconut (para french manicure).

Esto es lo que contiene el tinte y en verdad es muy bueno, cubre perfectamente y no escurre además de tener un aroma muy rico.

 Bueno y esta foto es del 14 de febrero cuando me llegó un paquete de Traci de un giveaway que gané, estos tres esmaltes son los primeros en mi colección de una marca indie Candy Lacquer-Crazy love, Love struck y Rubies & hearts. El esmalte de OPI lo compré yo en Alco y ya lo mostré en el post anterior es The impossible Liquid Sand de la colleción de Mariah Carey.

 Las 2 fotos de arriba son tintes y acrílicos que me trajo mi mamá de chihuahua para ver que tal esta la calidad en esas marcas y ver cuales usaré en mi estética.

Por último pero no menos importante esta mis compras de ayer, por fin compre uno de los esmaltes que mas queria!! jeje es de OPI: Every Month is Oktoberfest y como no comprarlo si es hermoso y aparte el nombre del esmalte me fascina! por que yo nací en Octubre, pronto les mostraré este esmalte antes de que finalicé el invierno. Y por culpa de que tengo una obsesión por lavarme las manos mil veces al día (soy una exagerada pero si me lavo las manos muchisimo) pues mis cuticulas estan muy resecas y feas y las fotos no se ven bien así que compre esta crema de Sally Hansen para ver que tal me sirve. 

Maybelline Color Show LE polish in Boho Gold

Hello Ladies! Happy Wednesday! I apologize for the lack of regular posts lately. It's been hectic around here! Hopefully things will stay calm for a bit. I have a slew of polishes I really want to share with you guys!

Today I'm sharing the last of the Maybelline Color Show LE Polishes that I grabbed awhile back. Boho Gold is another duochrome, and if you think you've seen this done before, you're correct. This girl is yet another Peridot dupe. I almost didn't pick this one up, but the duochrome seems fairly strong in the bottle and I wanted to see if that translated to the nail. Plus, I'm a sucker for duochromes and this color is GREAT for stamping.

I have to say that this polish didn't let me down. The duochrome shift was strong on the nail, evident in most lighting. I still don't really like this color on me as a full mani, but I do love to stamp with it, so it's definitely a win.

Here is Boho Gold on her own. I tried to capture the duochromey goodness, and I was mildly succesful. Be sure to enlarge and look close! Also, keep reading after these pics - there's more!

I'm kind of torn over this one. On one hand, the duochrome really does shine IRL. On the other hand I think I like to softness of the gold in OPI Just Spotted The Lizard a bit more.

Formula:
I did like this formula more than JSTL. Boho Gold applied smoothly and had great consistency.

Application:
Again, I prefer Boho Gold to JSTL. There was considerably less drag at the cuticle, and I used less polish with BG. JSTL required at least 3 coats for opacity, whereas BG only *needed* 2. I added the extra coat for color emphasis.

However, since I don't necessarily like this color on me as a full mani, I decided to grab my stamping plates and change it up. I used one of my Mash Plates (I forget the number. Sorry guys!), and Konad Black for the stamping. I really liked the outcome, and bonus! The duochrome was still very evident through the stamping!  Again, enlarge and look closely!

I really loved this with the black stamping. I can't wait to use Boho Gold as a stamping polish now!

What do you guys think of this polish? Are you loving these Peridot Dupes or wishing there weren't so many?

I'll be back tomorrow with Rainbow Nails for the 31 Day Challenge!


Thanks for stopping by and Happy polishing!

Maybelline Color Show LE Polish in Downtown Brown - Pic Heavy!

Hiya Ladies!

*Challenge Info* I will be updating links tonight. Some of the links go to google+ pages instead of the actual blog, so I will be updating that this evening. Sorry guys! Also I have to remove one person from the list since they haven't actually participated. This makes me a sad panda, but if someone is not doing the challenge, I have to remove them.  Posting dates for upcoming challenges are: Wednesday for Green Nails and Saturday for Blue Nails. I'm having a blast doing this challenge with you ladies! I'm so glad you all joined me! Thank you!!!!

Onto the post!

I picked up 3 of the new Maybelline Color Show LE Duochrome polishes the other day since I had a rockin coupon and picked them up pretty cheap. Today I am sharing the one that I grabbed soley because it was the last one of its kind, and I had to buy 3 to use my coupon. Hehe. I'll be the first to admit that I was not a fan of this color. Even after I had it on my nails I still didn't really like it. However, I didn't have time to polish my nails for almost 2 days, so this stayed on. During that time, I grew to kind of like it. I love dark polishes, and I love duochromes. I just don't really like brown very much. I have to tall ya, when I first got this on I though it looked alot like a shimmery diaper deposit!

Downtown Brown is unique to my collection. It's a chocolate brown polish with green/teal duochrome. The duochrome didn't want to come out and play on camera though, and since I had limited sunlight I took a lot of pics to try and show some of its colors.  The first set of pics is under the daylight lamp, the second is natural light and with some water on my nails. I'll be honest, the only time I really saw the colors in this was while I was driving at my nails were at an extreme angle. Then I could see the green and teal very well. Otherwise, it looked like a shimmery brown.

Details:
1 coat OPI Nail Envy Matte
3 coats Downtown Brown
1 coat Seche Vite

Daylight Lamp:

Here are the shots in Natural Light:

I really wish the duochrome showed more in this one. It really did kind of grow on me and if it showed those flashes a little more it would be pretty fab. It's still my least fave of the 3 I picked up, even with one of them being yet another Peridot dupe.

Formula:
This polish had a nice consistency and stayed where I put it. It did tend to get a bit gloppy during application, but a little shake fixed that nicely.

Application:
The only real issue I had with this girl was dragging and balding. Especially at the cuticle line. I tend to use thin coats, so this may not be an issue if you go thicker. I needed 3 coats to even out the dragging and balding near the cuticle.

What do you ladies think of this polish? Would you wear a shimmery brown?

Thanks for dropping by and as always...Happy Polishing!

-Kimber

Vintage Varnish! Maybelline Express Finish in Pile It On Purple!

Hi Ladies! First of all let me say that I am THRILLED that so many of you are joining me in the 31 day challenge! I'm dying to see what everyone comes up with, and I'm over the moon to meet so many new people! Yay!

Today I am sharing one of my Vintage Polishes, Maybelline Express Finish in Pile It On Purple. It was hard to choose a starting point for wearing my Vintage polish, but this color was just too cool to ignore any longer. Pile It On Purple is a Purple leaning Pink jelly with Holo Microglitter. The glitter is tiny and almost impossible to capture on camera (I tried in sunlight as well and it still looks Silver on camera), but trust me, it's teeny holo glitter. So cool!

I was impressed with this girl like crazy. I've had this polish for a good 6-7 years, and it's older than that, so imagine my surprise when it only needed a couple drops of thinner. It was smooth as silk to apply (although I managed to ding them against the table, Yikes!), and the wear was amazing. Not a chip after 3 days! Ahhhhhh, they don't make them like they used to! Must be all those chemicals. ;)

The downside is this color did not look great with my skin tone. I'm naturally a little on the pink side, so this particular shade did nothing for that. I love it anyway, and will definitely be wearing it again. Although sparingly, since it's obviously my only bottle.


Details:
1 coat OPI Nail Envy Matte
3 coats Pile It On Purple
1 coat Seche Vite

Despite it not looking fab on me, I do love this color. I'm starting to wear my Vintage polish a bit at a time. I don't know why I don't wear them more often, other than if I wear them, then they run out that much faster. I have a huge collection of pinks and lighter colors from Maybelline, all of which are at least 10 years old. I love them like crazy, so I guess I should wear them, right?

What do you think of this color? Do you own any Vintage polish?

Thanks for dropping by and as always, Happy Polishing!

-Kimber