Zoya Julie + Lush Lacquer Clowning Around

Hi everybody!

I am happy to be back to blogging after an awesome beach vacation last week. I have fun things coming up including a guest post, some reviews and nail art. Feels good to be back!

So my post for today is a recent mani I wore. This is Zoya Julie and Lush Lacquer Clowning Around which is full of those cool translucent neon glitters. The neon glitters are very thin, unlike any other glitter I have worked with but they came out super easily which was nice. 

This is one cool looking bottle shot if I do say so myself. ;)

Are you guys into these neon glitter we are seeing so much of in the indie world lately?

Gunmetal with Nail Art

Lame title, I know, but also pretty accurate. haha

I forgot how much I like the color gunmetal for a polish. It's not quite as dramatic as black but still very chic looking. I used LA Splash Charcoal as my base and did some stamping with LA Colors Metallic Silver. I wished that I would have used the silver from the Essie Mirrors collection because that would have produced a much more crisp result but I forgot I had it until it was too late...oops. haha My accent nail is Jordana Galaxy which is the perfect gunmetal glitter. 

A simple, quick post but sometimes those are the best! :)

Summer-y Orange Skittles

I have been into skittles manis a lot lately and this saturated, bright orange shade is for sure one of my faves to wear once the heat rolls around. So I combined the 2 and here is what I ended up with!

Pointer-Pinky: LA Girl 3D Effect Electric Coral, Zoya Myrta, Sephora + Pantone Tangerine Tango Glitter, OPI A Roll in the Hague with Sephora + Pantone Tangerine Tango Shimmer on top.



I would definitely say this shade is a go to for me in the summer, along with anything neon!

Do you have go to colors for summertime?

KBShimmer Summer 2013 Select Swatches/Review

Hey everyone!

I am writing this while sunbathing on the deck watching my 2 year old play in her little pool. Love summertime! :)

To match my summertime state of mind, I have some swatches from KBShimmer's latest collection full of bright, season appropriate colors...let's take a look at what Christy sent!

First up is It's Razzical. I did 3 coats plus top coat. This dries to a sort of textured finish (not like the newer texture polishes) but one coat of top coat smoothed it all out. I love this pinky/magenta shade with all of it's bling from the holo glitters inside.

Next up, is Blinded By The Bright. Definitely an accurate name for this shade! haha A neon yellow with an assortment of rainbow glitters in the base makes for one sunglasses worthy polish! I did 3 coats without any white underwear and was very impressed with the coverage and ease of use formula-wise. Most neon yellows have an element of streakiness to them. I can see how this would be even brighter with the white underneath.

And finally, we have Grayscale. This is probably the most packed glitter topper um...ever! I did one coat over China Glaze Surfin' for Boys and look at how much glitter is on each nail! I was expecting this to be crazy thick and unruly but it was very manageable to use. Obviously, this topper can go over literally any color and look awesome. Also note the gray glitters...you don't see those very often!

There are 9 polishes in this collection in total, all available now and they are all worth checking out for sure! You can find them at KBShimmer.com as well has Harlow and Co.

What do you guys think of these KBShimmers? Any faves?

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

Loreal Creme de Mint + Hit Polish Mint Chocolate Jelly Sandwich

Hello!

Today's mani is a jelly sandwich using Creme de Mint from the Loreal Miss Candy collection. I love me a good jelly polish! I paired this with Hit Polish's Mint Chocolate glitter topper. A match made in heaven right?!

This makes me want some Andes Mints or mint chip ice cream! Yum!

JulieG Rock Candy

Hello!

This is the first of the JulieG Gumdrops polishes that I tried from my Groupon promo. These are the only textured polishes I own although I feel like there are more than ever coming out right now! I went through a phase of feeling like I had all I could have in my stash in terms of what I like and what's out there. And then the indie polish world exploded and the bigger companies have tried competing, new innovations in polish happen and there are more than ever out there....I feel like I'm drowning in all the new things! haha

Anyway! This is just a quick swatch of Rock Candy, a super sparkly teal green. I really liked wearing the texture trend for the first time but I don't feel like I need to get every one out there because I'm not just dying over it. Fun to own a few though!

What do you think about texture polishes? Are you loving it or leaving it?

Orly Peaceful Opposition

This is Peaceful Opposition from Orly's spring collection. I haven't been too impressed with what Orly has offered up lately, and even with all the indies out there this polish probably seems boring to some. I decided to pick this one up anyway and I think it's a fun polish to have in my collection.

This has a sheer milky base and can be built to almost full coverage on it's own, however, my nails are always stained no matter how much care I put into them (base coats, buffing, etc) so sadly sheer polishes don't look their best on me. So I layered Peaceful Opposition over a white creme and I quite like the effect.

The milky base helps subdue the stark white polish underneath so I don't have the whole "White-Out nails" thing happening. ;)

Simple, but not boring!