Half Moon with Orly Luxe, Shimmer Julie, and China Glaze Creative Fantasy

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Hi lovely readers!

The nails I am showing you today I am considering a borderline fail, simply for my choice of polish finishes I used to mix and match. Although I love all the colors on their own, I think that Orly Luxe (the gold) threw the whole thing off because it was competing with the glittery finish of Julie.

This was also my first time using french tip guides for nail art and I think that shows. haha But I have done quite a few other manis since then using them that have turned out a lot better. I will be blogging about those soon! 

I really liked my accent nail best since those 2 polishes play well together.

I got my french tip guides from Born Pretty Store in a set with a few different shapes. You can find those *here* for $2.39 and if you use code AMG10, you will get an extra 10% off that. Good deal!

Have you ever used french tip guides in an unconventional way for nail art?

*Product sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

A Little Something for You!

Hello again!

I told you earlier I had a small surprise and this is it! Over the past few weeks, I have been reviewing lots of Shimmer Polish. I was sent a duplicate of Kim, which I have already swatched in the past, so Cindy and I decided a giveaway was in order!

Up for grabs is a brand new bottle of Kim, which is definitely one of my favorite Shimmers! Just use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter.

This giveaway is open internationally except the UK and Italy due to shipping risk. :(

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Good luck and thank you all for making blogging so much fun!

Shimmer Polish Swatches-Last Batch!

Hello everyone!

It's been a busy past few days and I am happy to be back to posting today. As you know, I have been showing swatches of lots of Shimmer Polish lately. Today, I have the final batch from the ones I sent to review!

Irene is a mostly champagne glitter with a rainbow of other glitters spread through out. This is 2 coats over OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh?

Next is Tammy. For some reason, I had the hardest time capturing this one! I did one coat over Color Club High Society.

This is Julie. One coat over Orly Frolic. This is a rainbow mix of glitters with a predominant purple throughout.

Not to be confused with Julie, this is Julia. This reminds me of Cinderella's blue dress and glass slippers. I layered one coat over Zoya Natty. Such a pretty polish!

And finally, we have Candace. This is one coat over CND Asphalt which is a dark gray creme. This reminds me of bumblebees (or as my 2 1/2 year old says, "bungle - bees").

Tell me your faves from this bunch!

I have reviewed a bunch of other Shimmer in the past and you can see them all *here* in previous posts.

You can visit Shimmer's Etsy shop *here* and on their blog *here* and like them on Facebook *here*!

Stay tuned for a little surprise later today! ;)

*Polish was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

Even More Shimmer Polish Swatches!

 Hey hey!

Hope you have all had a great weekend. Mine was very rainy but relaxing.

I've got more Shimmer polishes to show you today. I am almost through the samples I was sent for review and then there will be a little surprise. ;)

First up is Lorene. One coat over Dr.'s Remedy Passion Purple. I can see this having much more dimension with topcoat.

This is Marilyn. This particular Shimmer required no underwear...very different from most of the others but I like it! And check out the shine it has even with out top coat. This is 2 coats.

Next, is my personal favorite of the bunch: Lucie. SUPER blingy...I am already planning on this being my next pedi. I layered one coat over LA Colors Metallic Silver. Obsessed!

And finally, we have Natalie. This is one coat over Bondi New York Blue Skies. This has got some of those awesome iridescent color shifting glitters in it.

Which ones are you loving from this bunch?

I have reviewed a bunch of other Shimmer in the past and you can see them all *here* in previous posts.

You can visit Shimmer's Etsy shop *here* and on their blog *here* and like them on Facebook *here*!

Remember how I told you about the upcoming Shimmer sale after their FB page reached 4,000 likes? Well, the sale is ON! Use code Facebook20 to get 20% off your order! This sale will end tomorrow!

*Polish was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

More Shimmer Polish Swatches!

Hi everyone!

Another week has begun whether we are ready or not! I'm kicking mine off with more Shimmer polish swatches. ;) There's lots of pics, so I will keep it short on words.

First, we have Jovie. I layered one coat over Banana Republic French Navy. This is a very versatile topper with sweet color shifting iridescent glitter!

Next is Katie. I layered one coat over China Glaze Elephant Walk. Very cute and girly. 

And finally, we have Vivian. One coat over Sally Hansen Insta Dri Speedy Sunburst. This makes my nails look like they are coated with sugar!

Any faves from this bunch? 

More Shimmer to come this week!

I have reviewed a bunch of other Shimmer in the past and you can see them all *here* in previous posts.

You can visit Shimmer's Etsy shop *here* and on their blog *here* and like them on Facebook *here*!

And guys! Shimmer's Facebook page is only 10 likes away from a 20% off sale! Spread the word!

*Polish was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

Shimmer Polish Josephine and Crystal

Happy Friday!

This week flew by for me but I am always happy for the weekend!

I have reviewed Shimmer Polish many times before here, but I never tire of seeing the new creations Cindy comes up with. So today I have 2 of her newer polishes to share with you.

I always have a hard time capturing how detailed Shimmers are, so I am posting more than one pic of these so you can hopefully get their full majesty! 

This is Josephine over Pure Ice Stunning. One coat gives nice, even coverage. This is a lightly pink tinted base. With all Shimmers, you can add more coats for full coverage. I do some awesome glitter bomb pedis using Shimmers that way! 

 And this is Crystal. One coat over Zoya Minka. This one was a little more thick than the typical Shimmer formula, but a few drops of thinner can take care of that no problem. This one also has a slightly tinted base. What's so awesome about Crystal is the iridescent color shifting glitters she has! Hard to capture in pics on the nail but I think you will be able to tell better in my bottle shot.

This pic is a bit blurry but it shows the shift off a little better.

Look how cool it is in the bottle! Reminds me of a rainbow trout, how fish scales look in the sunlight.

 So that's all the Shimmer for now, but don't worry, there is a lot more where that came from over the next little bit!

I have reviewed a bunch of other Shimmer in the past and you can see them all *here* in previous posts.

You can visit Shimmer's Etsy shop *here* and on their blog *here* and like them on Facebook *here*!

At the time of this post, the Shimmer Facebook page is exactly 50 likes from 4,000. Once that number is reached, there will be 20% off! Good incentive, right?

*Polish was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

Shimmer Polish Recent Releases Swatches and Review

Hi readers!

Today I've got some newer polishes from Shimmer Polish to share with you. I have reviewed lots of Shimmer in the past and you can view those posts *here*. For reference, I did one coat of all of these and the formula as always is great. I love how one coat gives the perfect amount of coverage.

Sarah is pretty fabulous. Probably because blue and purple glitters are my favorite. ;) I layered this over China Glaze Aquadelic. Such a pretty combo!

Adrienne is mostly about blue and gold glitters. I thought it would really pop over Kleancolor Pastel Blue and I was not disappointed with the outcome! Love it.

Karen is made up of mostly fine/small glitters which makes this easy to still do stamping or other nail art over. I layered this over Sweet Polish from Born Pretty Store.

Liana has a bit of a dark tinted base...it's really not noticeable over darker colors but I first tried this over a white creme and it wasn't looking so cute. haha So I tried it over China Glaze Elephant Walk. Much better!

And finally, Wendy. This one is pretty awesome! I think the combo of glitters are perfect together and I really love how it looks over Zoya Monica.

Tell me your favorites!

You can shop Shimmer's Etsy shop *here* and on their blog *here* and like them on Facebook *here*!

*Product was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.