Happy Birthday KB Shimmer

I want to personally wish KB Shimmer a happy bithday this month of August. I think regular readers of my blog know I have about three indies that I really love and while I have never said which ones they are I do want to say that one of them is KB Shimmer.  For the last two campaigns I have been honored to be asked to swatch a couple of colors.  My collection is up to 29.  I also have to say that she makes my absolute favorite indie nail polish.  Just out of curiosity I went into Etsy and wanted to see which was the first KB Shimmer I ordered and I ordered Party in June of 2012.  So, this week I am going to round up all my swatches and next Saturday put them in one post.

So, this is the Grape Beyond a  matte with a smokey purple with a subtle teal shimmer.  This is  looks like as a matte.  I totally love this.  It dries very fast and I really love that because this is part of a duo so you can just wear it like this and it dries to a pretty solid matte.  I worry sometimes that matte are going to scratch or just not stay on but I didn’t feel that with this one.

            

  

This is the Grape Beyond with one coat of top coat.  I looks gorgeous like this too.

       

Next is what I call the icing on the cake.  I love cake and when I was little I hated the frosting but now I want the whole cake.  So, that is how I feel about this glitter topping.  You have two beautiful layers and they are good just the way they are but when you add icing it is just delicious.  Christy says that these are her favorite glitters so I can imagine how great it feels to create something like this.  I feel that this is a special polish because it has all of Christy’s favorite colors.  Imagine doing something you love but still having to make things that the public wants.  I know I have done manicures that I am just not in to but for whatever reason they are done.  This is not in anyway the norm but sometimes there is a collection with a polish you can’t wait to get off you hands.  This polish is made with Christy’s favorite “circle glitters in fuchsia, aqua, and sliver, hex glitters in sapphire and turquoise, and micro slices in fuchsia, aqua and sliver” these are her own words to describe this so I can imagine she was happy with the results and I hope she is elated to know how much so many of us LOVE this glitter topper.

This is called Would You Jubilee It?

            

I just love it and you should see it in sunlight it sparkles.

I wish Christy and her family much success in the future and the continuation of making our hands more beautiful one bottle at a time.

Check out her collection new collection on this blog.  These polishes will be on sale on September 1, 2013.  Right now she is running a special for free shipping on purchases of $15.00.  That is really good because each bottle is $8.75 and I know there are at least two polishes you’ve been eying.  So, check it out but save plenty for the fall collection because I guarantee you are going to want at least two or three.  You can purchase at KB Shimmer. 

Ciao for now bellas,

Patty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   KBSHIMMER ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF SEVEN NEW GLIMMERING POLISHES KBShimmer Fall Polish Line Set For Release September 1st, 2013   KBShimmer is excited to announce the addition of seven new fall colors to their 3-Free glitter polish line. Owner Christy Rose says “With a bit of chill in the morning and school buses out in force, I can’t help feel that fall is almost here.  I am ready put away the neon and embrace the warmer, softer tones that accent the feeling of Autumn.”  “The fall KBShimmer line up has a bit for everyone, from the glitter lover to those that want a more subtle look.” says Rose.  “We are again expanding our matte line with both a fun cranberry red, and a blue toned gray.  For those that love the look of jelly polishes, we offer three versions in black, red, and a blue with hints of purple.  A white crelly, and a unique teal with heavy pink shimmer completes the new collection.  We think this is our most diverse collection yet, and the perfect start to the season.” KBShimmer – FALL 2013 COLLECTION Vicious Circles: A blood red jelly loaded with silver holographic circles in two sizes, sliver holographic hex glitters and holographic sliver micro slices.  Best in two or three coats.   Every Nook & Cranberry: A cranberry satin matte polish with a subtle pink and gold shimmer.  This polish with its blue undertones is one that will work on many skin tones.  Best in two coats.   You Autumn Know: A white crelly polish loaded with fuchsia, gold, and orange glitters.  Micro bars accent the fall pallet of this polish. Best in three coats, or two coats over white.   Teal Another Tail: A dusty teal green polish with a strong pink almost duo-chrome shimmer. A color I imagine would be on a mermaid’s tail.  Best in two coats.   Turbulence: A satin matte finish slate gray polish inspired by storm clouds.  Silver flakes are surrounded by micro blue and fuchsia sparks inspired by lightning and rain. Best in two coats.   You Go Ghoul!: This Halloween polish is one that you will wear year round.  A black jelly sparkles with glitters in grape, berry and orange for a polish even a witch would love.  Best in two coats over black or three coats alone.   Excuse Me, I Blurped: A shade not quite blue, not quite purple shade with glitters in many shades of blue, purple, with a hint of copper. Best in two coats.   Shipping September 1, 2013   KBShimmer products can be found at Http://www.KBShimmer.com.  For sales outside of the US visit http://www.HarlowandCo.org.   KBShimmer was founded in 2008 by the husband and wife team of Jason and Christy Rose.  KBShimmer offers unique and colorful nail glitter nail polishes that are Big 3 Free, with all glitter formulas being completely free of chemicals such as toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP).  KBShimmer glitter polishes feature a flat glitter grabbing brush for easy application.  KBShimmer also offers a 2-free quick dry polish top coat, olive oil lotion, sugar scrubs, lip balms, cold process soaps and other skin care products. ### If you would like more information about KBShimmer, contact Lacey Ehrlich of Bigger Picture PR by emailing Lacey@biggerpicturepr.com or call (661) 904-8073.  © 2013 KBShimmer. All rights reserved ###   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. You are receiving this email becasue you signed up at our site, Facebook, or requested to be added. Unsubscribe plgreen16@yahoo.com from this list | Forward to a friend |Update your profile Our mailing address is: KBShimmer 2820 S State Rd 63 Terre Haute, IN 47802 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 KBShimmer All rights reserved.

Mish Mash Challenge Week 3

 

This week the challenge was metallic.  Sometimes metallics can be really streaky and hard to work with so I decided to do a gradient and then stamp over it with a metallic polish.  I used Essie used Essie’s Good as Gold and Blue Rhapsody then stamped with Pueen plate 01.  It was a nice soft manicure for a metallic and really easy to do the gradient. I am going to try some other metallics and see now they come out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s see what the other girls did.

Ciao for now,

Patty

Texture, Texture, Texture: Compare and Contrast

Ok, so a couple of months ago I got mixed comments on a post I wrote regarding Zoya’s Pixie Dust and yes now other polish companies have jumped on the bandwagon.  So, I feel compelled to compare and contrast five nail polishes.



Sally Hanson’s Sugar Coat, Dance Legend in Habit, China Glaze Texture in Toe-Tally Textured, OPI’s Liquid Sand in Get Your Number and Zoya’s Dahlia.  While there are similarities there are also very big differences.

             

This is the OPI’s  Get Your Number.  It is blue sand.  It dries rather quickly but take off is a mess.  When you run your fingers long the top of it it feels gritty and reminds me of the sand on Venice beach which granules are rather large.  The sand at the beach from my hometown South Padre Island is tiny sand granules.

          
This is Dahlia.  I was a part of the first Pixie dust collection Zoya put out.  This one feels like soft furry hair.  No sandy feeling here.


            
The pink and yellow are the Sally Hanson polish.  As you can tell this  has a very different texture than the two before this one.  These two textures remind me of the acoustic on my walls.  The formula on this was very thick and I had to shake the bottle often to get a uniform amount of polish on my nail.




This is the China Glaze.  It has the same texture as the Sally Hanson but dries to more of a matte finish really I would call it satin finish.  In comparison to the Sally Hanson this polish was much thinner and easier to work with.


                               

This is Dance Legend Habit and in reality is a combination of the sandy finish but  a fine grained sand and an acoustic finish.  The formula was in between the Sally Hanson and China Glaze which was nice since it wasn’t watery but the consistency was not gloopy like the Sally Hanson.

In conclusion we really have four different polishes.  Non are quite the same.  Sally Hanson does not offer as many colors as the others.  The Sally Hanson and China Glaze are most similar but Sally Hanson’s colors are limited.  China Glaze offers a few more colors so if you want something that has a slight shine I would definitely go with the China Glaze the price is almost the same as Sally Hanson’s but you are getting better quality in the China Glaze. The removal of both of these were just like a normal polish.
If you want something that feels a little furry go with the Pixie Dust.  It stands in a class of it’s own as does the OPI.  What I really hated about the OPI was that take off was a mess.  There was glitter all over the place.  Removal of the OPI was the hardest out of all the polishes. 
My favorite is the Dance Legend.   It has sparkle and was easy to take off there is a large color palette for this polish but it does cost $9.00 a bottle and you do need to order it from Llarowe or Ninja Polish so that of course means a wait time.

Now, there is one thing all these polishes have in common.  They all dry pretty fast and don’t require a lot of anything other than a base coat and polish.  You can put a top coat on to get a totally different look and it would still take less time than using an ordinary polish.   All but the OPI are pretty easy to take off.  I did not encounter any staining with any of the polishes.  Most range in the $6.00 – $9.00 range which is fairly affordable.  I am not sure how long this fad will last but people seem to like it because of the minimal care.  So, those were the differences and similarities I found in these.  Personally my favorite is the Dance Legend and then the Pixie Dust.  I know I am kind of eating crow but this is the fad of the time and far be it from me not to at least take a little part of it.  I don’t have a lot of these polishes but enough to say I have tried them.  So, let’s enjoy the look for now it might be around for a while go and then sneak it’s way back.  I hope this helps in making any purchases or questions you might have about these new polishes.  If you have any questions leave them in the comment section you might be asking a question that someone else had or email me.  I hope this helps.

Ciao bellas,
Patty

Mish Mash Challenge Week 2

This week our challenge was a laser mani.  I love the quilted look but it is a real you what to do and is very tedious but I managed.  Used all Color Club holos on this mani.  I just painted three lines on the bottom then did the taping.  Each nail takes six pieces of tape.  Then I painted over the base with Color Club Revvolution to achieve the look. 

 

 

 

 

 

So, that is all for this week.  Let’s see what the other girls did. 

Ciao bellas,

Patty

Girly Bits Jini Goes Indie

It had been a long time since I had really actually bought a glitter topper and when I decided I wanted one I kept coming back to this one.  I really like it.  It has all color glitter of all shapes and sizes.  I did do a gradient which was something else I hadn’t done in a while in China Glaze’s Tarty for the Party and For Audrey with one coat of Girly Bits Jini Goes Indie which I bought at Llarowe.  The new thing was that I used China Glaze’s Gelous Top coat and it did give me a smooth finish and dried pretty fast.  I really like this polish and I think I am going to pull out more of the glitters I haven’t tried and play around with them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, what do you think of glitter toppers?  A lot of people don’t like them because of the take off but using the foil method is so easy as  long as you oil or cream up right after.  Are you a glitter girl or is it just too much for you?

 

Ciao Bellas

Patty

July Favorites

I have to say this month went by so fast I have six family birthdays in my immediate family this month.  By the time I get to August I am exhausted not to mention five pounds heavier.   Then, in two weeks is my anniversary.  This is then big ten.  It is weird because I still feel like we are newlyweds.  My husband is still in crutches from his surgery and I expect he still will be come August 15th.  I have been shopping like crazy.  So much that it is at the point that I wear something new everyday and I think I am going to have to take some stuff back.  Oops.  Definitely need to have a blog sale.  I have about half the polishes I want to sell about it is at around 100 with my husband home though I think I am going to put him to work.  So, July was hectic.  I don't see things getting better until September, so I will just ride it out.  I do have something really cool.  I hope to post it tomorrow but don't hold me to it I never know what is going to happen with my husband home.  Goldie just wants him to go back to work so we can take our little siestas and spend all day in the polish room.  I think I kind of want the same thing now, too.  So, even though July was hectic.  I did manage to put out some posts that I really liked.  So, here are my July favorites.

 

This was the fourth of July manicure in two different ways to wear it.  I like it because of the simplicity yet you could really stamp them out or just wear them plain.  I don't know which I like better.

 

 

This was another one of my favorite polishes and posts.  What is so funny is that I had been need to talk to my Li'l Sister aka my best friend and she called just as I was about to insert this.  We talked for an hour and I cried and she cried and we comforted each other and it just reminded me how lucky I am to have two Li'l Sisters

 

 

 

 

 

The return of Bootie Babe was a highlight during the month of July.  I think the formula is so great and who couldn't love the bottle.

 

  

 

 

This was a cute manicure because like I said I have been doing a lot of nail art to match the clothes I am wearing.  Adding the lady bug was just for fun.  It was very whimsical.

 

 

How could this new beautiful Chanel not be one of my favorites?  Enough said.

 

So, that is the roundup of my July favorites.  Do you agree?

 

Ciao Bellas,

Patty