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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Jindie Nails HipStar and Fun Intended - from the Spring Chic Collection

Press Sample 
*This product is Cruelty Free 


Good morning! Today I have 2 new polishes from Jindie Nails Spring Chic Collection to show you!

*NOTE - these launch TODAY, April 27, 2013 - check out Jindie Nails' Facebook page for times.



Jindie Nails Spring Chic Collection - Spring 2013
L-R: Fun Intended, HipStar, Fantastical, Mango with the Flow,
Nude Beach and Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock

I will have all of these to show you over the next day or so, but for now let's start with HipStar and Fun Intended!



HipStar: Periwinkle crelly with a mix of neon pink, neon purple, metallic silver hex, stars & dots.




Fun Intended: Pastel neon pink crelly with a mix of neon pink, neon orange, metallic silver, metallic orange, metallic magenta & tiny white stars, hex, short bars & dots plus neon pink butterflies.



I used 2 coats of each of these and did just a little dabbing to place the larger glitters so they didn't end up at the side of my nails because my nails have a high arch. One generous coat of top coat for the photos. Please note that any bubbles you see are the top coat and not the polish - it's already super hot and humid here and I'm trying out new top coats.


HipStar


Jindie Nails HipStar

Jindie Nails HipStar

Jindie Nails HipStar

Jindie Nails HipStar

Jindie Nails HipStar


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Fun Intended



Jindie Nails Fun Intended

Jindie Nails Fun Intended

Jindie Nails Fun Intended

Jindie Nails Fun Intended

Jindie Nails Fun Intended

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What do you think of these two? So far my favorite is HipStar. Although those neon orange glitters in that pink base really POP! Stay tuned for the other 4 in the collection!

Visit Jindie Nails to stay up-to-date on openings and re-stocks, etc. at the following links:

Jindie Nails Store
Jindie Nails on Facebook 
Instagram mobile: @jindienails
Instagram for PC here

And also, Ninja Polish,  MeiMei's Signatures and Llarowe have started carrying Jindie Nails! You can also check out Ninja Polish on Facebook hereMeiMei's signatures on Facebook here and Llarowe on Facebook here for updates.






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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

"Spring It On Me!" ~ The Latest Collection from Girly Bits Cosmetics - Press Release




Wow, who else is excited about THESE?




Press Release: Girly Bits Cosmetics
"Spring It On Me!"



Collection release date: Saturday April 13th, 2013



Announcing "Spring It On Me!", the latest collection available from Girly Bits Cosmetics. A Collection of five spring themed lacquers.
From left to right:
  • Spring It On Me! ~ a lightly tinted, lavender leaning milky base, with pink, pink holo, green, white, silver, and purple holo glitters. It's meant to be layered, and looks best over light pastel colours, or white or grey.
  • Going Bananas ~ a yellow crelly with multiple shades of green, chartreuse, pink, lavender, purple, fuchsia, and a hint of aqua shimmer.
  • Bachelor's Button ~ a cornflower/periwinkle blue holo.
    This beauty is SO hard to photograph.
  • Emerald City Lights ~ a shimmer top coat. A nod to the love of the Columbian Emerald and it's deep green and the subtle blueish glow from within. Energizing and calming all at the same time.
  • Emerald City ~ a creme/jelly that gets full coverage in three coats.



Swatches
From left to right:
  • Going Bananas
  • Spring It On Me!
  • Bachelor's Button
  • Emerald City Lights
  • Emerald City
Where to find "Spring It On Me!":

Spring It On Me! will be available Saturday, April 13th, 2013 at Girly Bits store.   Retail pricing on Girly Bits is as follows:
  • Going Bananas ~ $10.00
  • Spring It On Me ~ $10.00
  • Bachelor's Button ~ $10.00
  • Emerald City ~ $10.00
  • Emerald City Lights ~ $11.50
  • Spring It On Me! (Bundle of All 5) ~ $50.00
  • Emerald City Duo (Bundle of 2 - Emerald City & Emerald City Lights) ~ $18.50


Please check with our  Authorized Distributors for release dates and pricing.

Copyright © 2013 Girly Bits Cosmetics, All rights reserved. 






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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Copy-Caturday! Starring Illamasqua, a Sponge and a Stamper



Good Morning! It's Copy-Caturday again and I'm excited to show you what I did for this week. I've gotten a LOT more compliments on this mani than usual and that's always a good thing.

I'm copying Ashley's Bright and Fun Spring Mani over at AshleyIsPolishAddicted - go check it out!

Here's what I did:



Spring Flowers Sponge Mani 2013



Without top coat



Spring Flowers Sponge Mani 2013

Spring Flowers Sponge Mani 2013




With top coat



Spring Flowers Sponge Mani 2013




and yes, I usually do both hands!








My right hand came out better than my left hand! I think because I didn't muddle the base colors as much on that hand by going over and over it.

Base: Salon Perfect Sugar Cube
Illamasqua Cameo
Illamasqua Gamma
Illamasqua Superstition
Illamasqua Smash
Illamasqua Faux Pas
BM 313 Stamping Plate



What do you think?? Hurry Up Spring!














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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Laquerlicious Spring 2013


Good evening! Tonight I have 4 polishes from the Laquerlicious Spring 2013 Collection to show you: Garden Pansy, Day At The Beach, St. Patrick's Lucky Day and Pebble Stone.






Let's start with my favorite, shall we?

St. Patrick's Lucky Day

Here's how Laquerlicious describes it: This polish is in a sheer green/gold shimmer base with green and gold tiny-large hex, square and bar glitter. This polish is great by itself with 2-3 coats or you can layer it over light green, green, gold, silver or a nude polish. Very festive for St. Patrick's Day!!

I layered this one over Illamasqua MILF and had no issues with formula or application at all. One coat of Poshe top coat for photos.



Laquerlicious St. Patrick's Lucky Day

Laquerlicious St. Patrick's Lucky Day

Laquerlicious St. Patrick's Lucky Day

Laquerlicious St. Patrick's Lucky Day

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Pebble Stone

Here's how Laquerlicious describes it: This polish is in a clear base with black glitter and a rainbow of tiny hex and square glitter. It can be layered over black or grey polish or worn by itself!! Great coverage in 2-3 coats!

I layered this one over SoFlaJo Black Dagger. No issues with formula or application at all. One coat of Poshe top coat for photos.



Laquerlicious Pebble Stone

Laquerlicious Pebble Stone

Laquerlicious Pebble Stone

Laquerlicious Pebble Stone

Laquerlicious Pebble Stone

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Day at the Beach

Laquerlicious describes this one as follows: This polish is so fun! It's based on California Beaches. It is in a sandy brown/gold base with multi colored matte and red glitter. It reminds me of colorful beach umbrella's stuck in the sand on a sunny day at the beach. Great coverage in 2 coats or it can be layered!

I layered this one over Jessica Flirtation. No issues with formula or application. One coat of Poshe top coat for photos.



Laquerlicious Day at the Beach

Laquerlicious Day at the Beach

Laquerlicious Day at the Beach

Laquerlicious Day at the Beach

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Garden Pansy

Laquerlicious describes this one as follows: This polish is in a purple shimmer base packed full of various shades and sizes and shapes of purple and pink glitter, silver and even some green bar glitter. It can be layered over various polishes or worn by itself!! Great coverage in 2-3 coats!

I layered this one over Jessica Flirtation except the ring finger where I layered it over Cult Nails Time Traveler. No issues with formula or application at all. One coat of Poshe top coat for photos.



Laquerlicious Garden Pansy

Laquerlicious Garden Pansy

Laquerlicious Garden Pansy

Laquerlicious Garden Pansy

Laquerlicious Garden Pansy


What do you think of these? Which is your favorite? St. Patrick's Lucky Day is mine although all of them had a good formula. The glitters all stayed suspended well, spread nicely on the nail and laid flat. 

Laquerlicious polishes can be purchased through her Etsy Store here or her Big Cartel Store here and retail for $8.50 for full-sized bottles. You can also follow her on Instagram under Creativenailchick or on Twitter @NailChickMich.




*PR Samples provided for my honest review

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

KBShimmer Spring Collection 2013




KBSHIMMER ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NINE NEW POLISHES
KBShimmer Spring Polish Line Set For Release February 15th, 2013

And I have them for you today!!!



KBShimmer Spring Collection 2013




KBShimmer is excited to announce the addition of 9 new colors to their 3-Free glitter polish line.  Owner Christy Rose says "With Easter, warmer weather, and Spring Break fast approaching February is the ideal time to introduce softer pastels to our lineup, but also to add a splash of bold color." 
The spring lineup includes three glitter top coats, two bold jellies, and four creamy pastels, one of which is scented.  "Our new line was created to play off the softer palette of spring, but also to accent unique glitters like small black dots and spring 2013 Pantone colors like the color of the year, Emerald Green.  We are also excited to debut this collection in our new printed bottles.  With the printed bottles, and our glitter grabbing flat brush, we feel our polish is a solid addition to any collection" says Rose. 





KBSHIMMER - SPRING 2013 COLLECTION


A Dot Mess Fuchsia and black dots, hexes, and micro slices in a clear base - Top Coat. 

I layered this one over Illamasqua Grab and the formula and application were perfect. No issues at all. One coat of KBShimmer's new top coat and I was in love. I layered it over black on the thumb.



KBShimmer A Dot Mess

KBShimmer A Dot Mess

KBShimmer A Dot Mess

KBShimmer A Dot Mess

KBShimmer A Dot Mess

KBShimmer A Dot Mess

KBShimmer A Dot Mess
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Pastel Me More - Pastel colored glitters in a rainbow of colors and range of sizes - Top Coat.

I layered this one over a bright purple (Kiko #333) and on the thumb over SoFlaJo White Sensation so you could get a better look at it. Again, no issues at all. Everything spread nicely on the nail and laid perfectly flat.



KBShimmer Pastel Me More

KBShimmer Pastel Me More

KBShimmer Pastel Me More

KBShimmer Pastel Me More

KBShimmer Pastel Me More
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Squared Away - Square glitters in a variety of sizes, colors and finishes including metallic and holographic in a clear base - Top Coat.

I layered this one over Illamasqua Cameo. Same formula and application as Pastel Me More. No issues at all! One coat of KBShimmer's new top coat for photos.



KBShimmer Squared Away


KBShimmer Squared Away

KBShimmer Squared Away

KBShimmer Squared Away

KBShimmer Squared Away

KBShimmer Squared Away

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Spring Training - Soft green crelly full of pink, purple, blue and green floral toned glitters, scented with a floral freesia note - Full coverage in 2-3 coats.

This one I applied with no base color - 3 light coats on its own for full opacity. One coat of KBShimmer's new top coat for photos. No issues at all with formula or application but I'm very  sensitive to added scents so this one will be a no-go for me ONLY because of the scent. The top coat didn't mask the smell so I had to remove it immediately. (The surprise scent was MY fault for not reading the press release closely enough. It's clearly stated.) For those not sensitive to added scents, I think you will love it. The color and formula are amazing. 




KBShimmer Spring Training

KBShimmer Spring Training

KBShimmer Spring Training

KBShimmer Spring Training

KBShimmer Spring Training

KBShimmer Spring Training

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Where My Peeps At - Soft yellow crelly with circle and tiny hex glitter in fun jelly bean like shades - Full coverage in 2-3 coats.

I also wore this with no base color- 3 light coats alone for full opacity and no issues to report at all. The formula and application are perfect and the way the circle glitters are suspended in the 3 light coats gives it amazing depth. Yellow usually hates me, but the feeling is not mutual with this one. And ya gotta LOVE that name! One coat of KBShimmer's new top coat for photos.



KBShimmer Where My Peeps At

KBShimmer Where My Peeps At

KBShimmer Where My Peeps At

KBShimmer Where My Peeps At

KBShimmer Where My Peeps At

KBShimmer Where My Peeps At

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Lottie Dottie - Turquoise and fuchsia dots and coordinating glitters micro slices in a soft white base - Full coverage in 2-3 coats.

I used only 2 medium coats of this one alone. Same great formula as the others. No issues at all. One coat of KBShimmer's new top coat for photos.



KBShimmer Lottie Dottie

KBShimmer Lottie Dottie

KBShimmer Lottie Dottie

KBShimmer Lottie Dottie

KBShimmer Lottie Dottie

KBShimmer Lottie Dottie

KBShimmer Lottie Dottie

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Iris My Case - Violet pastel crelly with glitters in purple, pink, silver and blue - Full coverage in 2-3 coats.

This one was my favorite of the milky bases. I adore the violet glitters. Same formula and application as the others. Perfection. One coat of KBShimmer's new top coat for photos.



KBShimmer Iris My Case

KBShimmer Iris My Case

KBShimmer Iris My Case

KBShimmer Iris My Case

KBShimmer Iris My Case

KBShimmer Iris My Case

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Get Clover It - Emerald green jelly with micro shimmer and circle glitter in shades of green, gold and turquoise- Best in 3 coats or layered over coordinating polish to cover nail line.


This one has a perfect jelly base and I used 3 coats of it alone for opacity. The glitters are all suspended perfectly and I had no issues with formula or application at all. One coat of KBShimmer's new top coat for photos.



KBShimmer Get Clover It

KBShimmer Get Clover It

KBShimmer Get Clover It

KBShimmer Get Clover It

KBShimmer Get Clover It

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I Got A Crush On Blue - Royal blue jelly with holographic silver glitters ranging from micro to extra large- Best in 3 coats or layered over coordinating polish to cover nail line. 

This one was the same great formula of Get Clover It. No issues at all. I used 2 coats of this one over piCture pOlish Cosmos and one coat of KBShimmer's new top coat for photos. 



KBShimmer I Got a Crush on Blue

KBShimmer I Got a Crush on Blue

KBShimmer I Got a Crush on Blue

KBShimmer I Got a Crush on Blue

KBShimmer I Got a Crush on Blue

KBShimmer I Got a Crush on Blue

KBShimmer I Got a Crush on Blue

KBShimmer I Got a Crush on Blue

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As for the fast-dry top coat...it's great! Dries super fast to a high shine and covered all the glitter polishes in one coat!


So what do you think of this collection? Personally, I was extremely pleased with all but Spring Training and that was only because of the added scent. The whole collection is amazing.  My favorites? That's a hard one but I have to say Iris My Case and Get Clover It. No wait. Maybe I Got a Crush on Blue. No! A Dot Mess. Final Answer. Which were your favorites?



Shipping February 15, 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, so please go check them out!.

Okay, since you actually hung with me until the end, I have a surprise for you! Because Spring Training is so gorgeous but I can't take the scent, I'm going to give you a chance to WIN IT! Of course it will be the bottle I swatched, but I only swatched on 4 fingers for the photos. If this doesn't bother you, please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. I am NOT going to be Tweeting and re-posting this all over the place because I want one of my loyal readers to have this. ♥ It's EASY entry and ends at midnight Sunday night.

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Must be 18 to enter.
Winner will have 24 hours to email me with their details.


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*PR Samples provided for my honest review

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