Polish TBH Diagon Alley Collection - Pumpkin Pasties!

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Hello Lovelies! I apologize for the lateness with this post. I swear...this year has just been the worst year for almost everyone I know, and it will not let up. Many of you have read my daughter's story, and I am incredibly saddened to report that the bully that tormented Kalli for over 2 years has decided that one year of being good was enough, and has started in again - of course with a friend. Kalli's school is much better than the school she was in when this happened with this girl last time, however the mere fact that the school board was involved, the police were involved, and many, many people were disciplined over this girl and her constant torture and this girl has the guts to start in again just pisses me off to no end. Scuse my french. I am so over this girl and the school has one change, otherwise I use the phone numbers that I have stashed away (Direct numbers to the Superintendent and head of school police) as well as APD and my lawyer. With my daughter in treatment for sever depression and PTSD and now self-harming, I am not messing around. I'm really not above slapping a 12 year old bully with a restraining order.

Needless to say, I'm dealing with this situation as well as trying to keep my daughter stable and okay, and posting fell to the wayside. I know that all of you understand that my kids come before anything else on earth, but I always feel the need to explain, as well as share since this is the most supportive community that I have ever been blessed to be a part of.

I'll be honest, Polish isn't just a passion for me...It's like Zen. When I sit down to polish my nails, it's like my stress melts away and I'm able to relax and refocus. Which is why I try to keep on posting even though I have a ton of stress and turmoil. Having said that, let's take a look at some flippin' crazy awesome polish!!

Today I have a 3rd killer polish from the new Diagon Alley Collection from Polish TBH. This one is a glitter topper called Pumpkin Pasties, and is very special since it was actually created by Christian's son! How awesome is that? Proceeds from Pumpkin Pasties will go directly to his piggy bank, which is even cooler. I'm fairly certain this kid is going to be rollin' in dough, since this polish is just too awesome for words.

Pumpkin Pasties is a mix of Hot Orange Hexes, 2 different shades of pinks in different sizes, black and white bars, Gold hexes, black and white hexes, and a gold & orange metallic glitter blend in a clear base. Phew! That's a mouthful! But it makes for one really Epic glitter topper.

I chose to layer 1 coat of this beauty over Essie tart Deco, which created a manicure that I do not want to take off. Ever. And peaches/oranges are not my colors!

Oh how this polish makes my knees weak!!! Look at that sparkle, those colors....this is once seriously kick-ass polish. I think Christian's son should make some more for us! Dontcha think?

How about a macro shot??

*Falls over* Can you see those little orange shreds in there???  Yeah, those make me do the happy dance!

Pumpkin Pasties formula is the usual Polish TBH perfection. Even though this baby is packed with glitter, there's no need to dab it on, and no chunks of glitter on the brush to worry about. Application is amazingly easy with the glitter dispersing perfectly on the nail and laying nice and flat. There's also an even mix of the different glitters on the brush, so no need to hand place any of the larger pieces or add extra to certain spots. Pumpkin Pasties dries very smooth for a glitter bomb, and I needed only 1 coat of my usual top coat for a smooth finish. Wear is excellent - in fact I've been wearing this for just over 2 days and have not one sign of wear and not one single lifting glitter.

Pumpkin Pasties is pure awesomesauce, folks. It's been awhile since I have been this in love with a glitter topper (and we all now how much I love glitter toppers, right?), and I'm already planning on ordering a backup bottle.  If you haven't pre-ordered this, mark your calendars and grab a bottle first thing on Saturday morning. You need this. Period.

You can find the Diagon Alley Collection and all of the Polish TBH pretties at Polish TBH on Big Cartel. Full size polishes range from $10-$12 depending on finish, and the Diagon Alley Collection is also available in a full set for $55 full size or $22 mini. The Diagon Alley pre-order is unfortunately finished, but the collection will go on sale this Saturday, 8/31. Also making a triumphant return is one of my fave polishes of all time, Tiny Dancer! I guarantee that not only with Diagon Alley sell out, but Tiny Dance will as well, so I highly recommend some serious store stalking on Saturday. You can also follow Polish TBH on Facebook and Instagram for updates, swatches, and the release time on Saturday.

 What do you lovelies think of Pumpkin Pasties? Is this not the ultimate Fall glitter?? *swoons*

I'll be back tomorrow (I can't guarantee what time, but I'll make it!) with more from the Diagon Alley Collection! I also have some awesome polish from Gothic Gala,  Squishy Face Polish, Cinema Swatch Lacquers, Euphoria Lacquers and Mint Polish lined up for next week.

Since Monday is my birthday, I'm probably taking the day off, but I'll share my bday Mani on Tuesday. I also have a really Epic giveaway in the works that should go live next week, so be sure to keep an eye out!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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Love, Angeline Smoke & Mirrors Collection - Magic Cape

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Hello there Lovelies!  I apologize for my absence yesterday and my lateness today. I was sick as ll get out yesterday and today, although I felt better this morning, wasn't much better. I had a lot of errands to run as well as my daughter's therapy session, and I am feeling so run down now.  SO I'm skipping Try It On Tuesday this week since I just don't have the energy.

I do have something special to share today though, so let's get to it!

Love, Angeline Polish has fast become a favorite brand, and Natosha is releasing a brand new Collection on August 21 (pre-order 8/7 - 8/9). This collection is called Smoke & Mirrors and is comprised of 6 gorgeous shades, based on greys and whites. I was lucky enough to receive 2 of these beauties to share with you!

The first polish from this collection is called Magic Cape, and is a soft grey jelly packed with pink, white, and holographic glitters. I don't wear them often since they do weird things to my skin tone, but I adore greys! And you all already know about my love affair with all things glittery, as well as holographic. I could not wait to get this baby on my nails!

This is 2 coats of Magic Cape with top coat:

So beautiful! This is the perfect shade of grey, and those glitters! Love, Love, Love!!! Since these were taken in my light box, the holo glitters aren't as evident as they are in the bottle. In natural light and sunlight, the holo glitters are ultra sparkly, and the pink and white more prominent.

Magic Cape's formula is nothing short of wonderful. Perfect consistency with no thickening during use, no clumps of glitters, and no shaking until your arms fall off to get sunken glitters mixed back into the base. Application was effortless with no dragging or balding, even glitter dispersal, and excellent opacity. I'm wearing 2 coats here, no need for a third. Dry time was fast, and wear was excellent with only one tiny spot of tip wear on my index finger on my dominant hand at almost 48 hours. This pretty does dry just slightly textured, however my usual top coat was enough to smooth this out perfectly.

Another winner for Natosha! I swear, every time I try another Love, Angeline polish I fall in love a little more. Natosha's polishes are just gorgeous, and I have yet to encounter any issues with her polish. Not to mention, she is the sweetest person! As I mentioned before, I have another gorgeous polish from the upcoming Smoke & Mirrors Collection to share with you on Thursday ( and quite a few from previous collections as well.), and you don't want to miss it. I won't give much away, other than to say the color combo is brilliant!

You can find Love, Angeline on Big Cartel. The Smoke & Mirrors Collection will be available for pre-order from 8/7 to 8/9, with full release on 8/21. Polishes will be priced at $8 each, with the option to purchase the whole collection for a bit less. There will be a special surprise for Natosha's 100th order as well, so keep an eye out! I recommend following Love, Angeline on Facebook and Instagram for pre-order info, swatches, etc.

I'll be back tomorrow with another Mish Mash Challenge manicure! Love, Angeline re-appears on Thursday, and I'll have some Gypsyanna Polish on Friday (skipping Flakie Friday this week to play catch up).

What do you think of Magic Cape? Are you a fan of Grey polishes?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber




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Quickie Update Post!

Nothing to Disclose

Hello Lovelies!

I had planned to have some swatches for you this weekend, but I ended up failing miserably. I fell asleep when I had planned to swatch on both nights, and was unable to correctly capture the one polish that I did swatch. I'll be re-swatching that one this week, but for now....let's talk what's coming up here at KLK!

First of all, since tomorrow is July 1, let's talk about Google Reader. Google Reader is NOT THE SAME AS GFC. GFC is not going away yet. But since alot of us use some sort of feed to keep up with each other, you'll need another option. You can still follow me via GFC, but you can also follow using Blog Lovin'. Just click below!

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Now that we have that covered...

I have a surprise coming up this week for all of you awesome lovelies! I won't reveal what it is yet, but it involves 3 blogs, 3 FB pages, and a challenge/contest (there is an awesome prize involved!). I'm super excited about it, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!

And last but not least, I have some really killer Indie Brands coming your way this week. Keep an eye out for Luscious Potion, Frankenstine polish, Fandom Cosmetics, Love Angeline, and Shimmer Polish!

Can you guess what the surprise is?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy polishing!
-Kimber

Daring Digits For The Children Collection - Swatches and Review (yes, the whole collection!) PIC HEAVY!

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Hello Lovelies! I've been MIA for the past few days and today I get to show you why!

First, let's talk randomness. I will be starting the BG Cosmetics giveaway tomorrow. I haven't forgotten! Also, my left hand is about to make its return! My nubbins are now at a decent enough length for me to swatch with them again! I will still be showing my stilettos, just not exclusively. I have yet to decide if I will keep my left hand square, or go for full stilettos nails, but they're not long enough to decide just yet.

I'm also going to be posting over the next few days, but behind the scenes I will be sporting all naked nails. We all know how much I struggle with my cuticles. It's insane. I have ver hard to control cuticles and they're just getting worse. They have never truly recovered from the allergic reaction to that flowery lotion, so they're still all dry and swollen. I've been using intense lighting and a skin smoothing setting to help with the appearance in photos, but I'm just fed up.  Everything I use seems to make it worse, especially oils and balms with Almond Oil. I'm not allergic, but those seem to make my cuticles all puffy and although they look moist, the second I wash my hands they're insanely dry and flaky. UGH! My nails are also dry and angry, so I decided to try out Pure Nail Oil. I'm sure you've seen this stuff all over FB and blogs, and the results people have had with this stuff are amazing. I'm hoping it works half as well on me. I'll be taking photos and sharing my progress with Pure sometime next week.

Now that I've babbled on...who wants to see some polish?? :)

Last week my awesome friend Ashley of Daring Digits fame sent me her upcoming "For The Children" collection to swatch for her. This project was time sensitive, so I took a few days off so I could focus on swatching these, as well as pull myself together emotionally.

I don't usually show full collections together, mostly because of time constraints, but since I have them all swatched and ready to go, and I am so excited about this collection, I'm sharing all 5 of these beauties today. Needless to say, this is a very Pic heavy post.

The For The Children Collection is a very special collection. It is inspired by El Ranchito De Los Ninos, an alternative home in Los Lunas, NM. El Ranchito de Los Ninos is a wonderful organization, offering an alternative to Foster Care where kids (especially siblings) can grow and thrive in a wonderful farm environment. I especially love that they work so hard to keep siblings together instead of them being torn apart within the foster care system. This place is amazing, and runs 100% off donations from business, charities, and personal donations. They have no state funding, so donations are critical. For every polish sold, $3.00 will be donated to El Ranchito De Los Ninos. How awesome is that?

So let's take a look at these beauties!

First up is Sugar & Spice. You remember the poem right? Little girls are made of Sugar & Spice, right? This polish is a simply stunning blend of Deep Gray and Copper flakies in a beautiful Pink jelly base. One of my all time faves.

This is 3 thin coats of Sugar & Spice topped with HK Girl Top Coat:

Look at that! Tell me that is not stunning....*happy sigh*. This reminds me of the Speckled polishes that are out right now. Although in all honestly, I like this better. The tiny flakies really make this something special, and the combination of that deep gray and copper? Breathtaking.

Formula and application were amazing. This polish almost applied itself! It is a touch sheer, so you will need 3 thin coats or 2 thicker coats for opacity. Or you could layer over a similar pink. Either way, this is a must have.

Next is Snips & Snails.

From the very same poem as Sugar & Spice, this part taught us that little boys are made of Snips & Snails (and puppy dog tails!). This polish is the sister polish to Sugar & Spice in almost every way. Snips & Snails has the same awesome mix of dark gray and copper flakies, but boasts a beautiful olive-toned green base.

This is 3 thin coats of Snips & Snail topped with HK Girl Top Coat:

*Swoon*! How freakin' gorgeous is this polish!?!?  I adore this s hade of green (even though it funkifies my skin tone), and those flakies! LOVE!

Snips & Snails has the same formula as Sugar & Spice, which, again, is pure perfection. These 2 polishes have one of the best formulas I have ever used, out of all my polishes. It's truly amazing. Application is a breeze as well. Snips & Snails is a touch more sheer than Sugar & Spice, but I used very thin coats and the VNL is not obvious IRL. Thicker coats would obviously increase opacity or layering over a similar color.


Next up is Watching Clouds, a mesmerizing sky blue jelly packed with different sized white hex glitters and blue microglitters. This is so incredibly beuatiful that I spent a ridiculous amount of time staring at my nails. I won't lie - I think this is my fave from this collection, although I love them all.

This is 3 thin coats of Watching Clouds, topped with NPB Glitter Food and HK Girl Top Coat:

Again with the "Wow!"! I am so in love with this polish that it's ridiculous. I swatched this one last so that I could wear it for awhile. I knew that once I had it on my nails, I would not be able to take it off! Check out all those white glitters! This polish really looks like fluffy white clouds on the nail. Just incredible.

Watching Clouds also has a wonderful formula. Perfect consistency with no thickening. Application was a breeze with no dragging or balding. The glitters are quite heavy and will settle during shipping, but just tip the bottle upside down for a bit and voila! Tons of glitter with no fishing. The glitters also lay flat on the nail, which is always a bonus with larger glitters.  Due to those awesome large glitters, Watching Clouds does dry slightly textured. A coat of Glitter Food smoothed things out perfectly and ensure those large glitters stayed nice and safe! Bottom line? YOU NEED THIS!

Next up we have Where The Heart Is, a beautiful glitter topper full off Pink glitters, silver holographic microglitters, and Pink, Purple/Fuchsia, and Silver holographic Hearts. This is such a beautiful and soft glitter topper!

This is 2 coats of Where The Heart Is layered over Sinful Colors Gel Shine in Spitfire:

Love! I adore the multiple shades of heart glitters mixed with the pink and holo glitters. So soft and beautiful while still eye-catching.

Where The Heart is was easy-peasy to work with, with no thickening, dragging or balding. The heart glitters can be a touch tricky, but just tip the bottle upside down for a few minutes before polishing and you won't have any problems grabbing a bunch of them. I actually had to be careful not to grab too many! This beauty does dry a bit textured due to the large hearts, but a coat of Glitter Food smoothed my nails out perfectly. This is another must have for any collection. So versatile and how can you resist hearts?


Last, but certainly not least, we have Family. I cannot even begin to describe this glitter! It is packed with so many different kinds and shapes of glitters, including black hexes, green moons, Silver holo rhombus, SIlver holo hearts, stars, red matte hexes, fuchsia round glitters, blue and silver microglitters....the list goes on! You really have to see this girl to get the feel for her.

This is 2 coats of Family layered over Essie DJ Play That Song:

Squee!! Check out all that glitter!!!!!!!!! Is this not one of the coolest glitter mixes ever?? I'm particularly fond of the moons, stars, and the larger, chunky glitters. This is a definite new fave.

Family was incredibly easy to apply, given the sheer amount of glitters, a lot of them large glitters. I had no issues with dragging of my base color, and the glitters lay flat on the nail. There was zero fishing required, but since the large glitters are heavy and will settle, I recommend tipping your bottle upside down for a few minutes to bring them back to the top. Obviously Family has some texture to it, so I added a coat of NPB Glitter Food to smooth things out before top coating. I love this glitter like crazy. I really dig it with this base color, but it's so colorful that you really can't pick a bad base color. If you are a fan of chunky glitters, then you must have this baby!


I am deeply in love with this entire collection. There is not a single polish that is not just beautiful. Every single polish has a wonderful formula and they all applied easily. I'm also thrilled with the variety of polishes in this collection. And flakies? Who doesn't love flakies, right? I have to say, this is one of y fave collections ever. Ashley really outdid herself!

The "For The Children Collection" will be available at DDPolish.com starting on 5/10/2013. Full sized polishes will sell for $9.50 each, and the full collection will be available for $45. Shipping within the U.S. is free, and $3.00  flat rate for Canada. I'm not sure if and when these will be available on Mei Mei's, but I'll keep you posted. In the meantime, for those of you that are international, if you want to get your hands on these, let me know and I'll see what I can work out. Don't forget to follow Daring Digits on Facebook for re-stock info, more swatches, and sale info.

What do you think of the "For The Children Collection"? Which is your favorite?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber





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Best Laid Plans, and upcoming Pink Polish-Fest!

Hi guys! Hope you're all enjoying your weekend! This is another one of my patented "I'm not dead, I'm just slacking" posts. :)

I had planned on posting a St. Patrick's Day Mani this weekend, but yesterday ended up being disastrous, not only on the nail polish front, but at home as well. My 10 year old was having a bad attitude day, and I ended up getting rather sick from eating a Pot Pie. Lovely, right? On top of that, I finally busted out my Milani 3D Holographic polish in Hi-Tech (the green one), and managed to smudge the ever-loving hell out of my mani as soon as I finished. I plan on touching it up a bit and trying to get some pics for you guys, since it really is a lovely little holo polish, but I make no promises, since I have a time consuming mani planned for tonight.  I will be posting one of my CG Magnetix this evening though, and that's kind of green, so it counts, right? Hehehe, I cheat.

This week I am planning on doing a kind of theme week; Pink Polish! I adore pink polish, but I rarely wear it anymore. I used to look forward to Pink Wednesdays in order to force myself to wear pink, but I have so many untrieds that I put that aside in favor of trying to make it through some of those. Yesterday I was going through my stash in preparation for a big reorganization, and realized I have so many gorgeous pinks that I haven't touched. So this week I am challenging myself to wear my pink polishes and create some cool manis. Feel free to join me if you love pink polish and don't wear it often! I'm very excited to bust out those pinks and do some nail art and layering!

Hopefully by the end of the month I will have Fantasy Fire to share as well! I'm a firm believer that you can't see enough of that polish! Laura and I both sent out our packages to each other a few days ago, so hopefully we will both have them within a week or so. I'm always nervous about shipping to the UK, since my mom sends packages to family over in Ipswich several times a year and constantly has issues. However, my mom is notorious for doing things the hard way, so it may be user error. ;) I can't wait for her to have her bottle of Twisted as well as Zoya flakies!

Happy Polishing (grab those pinks, ladies!)
-Kimber