KBShimmer - Winter Collection 2012 - Part 1

 

 

Hi Everyone!!  Are you getting into the Holiday spirit yet!?  Because today I have 2 awesome  KBShimmer polishes from the Winter Collection to show you!  Tomorrow I will have 3 more.  I wanted to show you too many pictures for just one post!

KBShimmer can be found Facebook to keep up on new collection release photos, blogger photos, and shop updates.   There are 9 polishes in the Winter Collection, so head to Facebook to see all the colors!!! You can also sign up to receive e-mails from KBShimmer, HERE!  Also, there is KBShimmer's awesome giveaway on Facebook - HERE!

For purchasing, you can check out KBShimmer's shop on Etsy, or the direct website, http://kbshimmer.com/, selling at $8.50 each. These two sites only ship within the US. If you are international, you will be able to purchase the Winter Collection and many others at Harlow & Co. - KBShimmer for $9.00, which are releasing on 11/15/12! Keep up on restock info for Harlow & Co. on Facebook. And did you know that if you spend over $50 at Harlow & Co., that shipping is free - EVERYWHERE!? Trust me, it is easy to spend $50 with all the goodies she sells!

 

For the first glitter, I used a base of Sienna by Julep.  For some reason, this polish has always reminded me of Christmas!  It looks mostly gold, but can almost look silver in some lights.  The frost of it just looks like an ornament of some kind!  I used 1 coat for pictures with no top coat.

 

 

Over Sienna, I applied 1 coat of KBShimmer Wrappers Delight and finished with Poshe top coat.  There are many sizes of gold, green, and red glitter in a clear base.  The gold glitters have a bit of holographic sparkle to them too, giving a little extra twinkle!  It reminds me of presents all wrapped under the tree!!

 

This polish is special though.  It is going to help raise money for Toys for Toys!!  What a wonderful way to help those in need, with $5 from each bottle will be used to purchase toys for the Toys for Tots program!!!  This polish will only be available from 11/15/12 - 12/15/12.  Make sure to grab your bottle, as this is a stunning mix that helps a wonderful cause this Christmas season!

 

This applied easily for me.  This polish is jam packed with glitter!  You won't have a hard time getting it on the brush :-) 

 

I love how the glitters stand out!!  This base was just light enough not to take away from the rest of the polish.

I loved this close up shot with the gold piece glowing! 

Next we have Candy Cane Crush!!

For this base, I used OPI Mod About You.  This is 2 coats with no top coat.  I absolutely love this pink!  It is just so creamy!  It can be a bit of a challenge to apply, but the less brush strokes the better, not going over the same area more than once.

On top of Mod About You, I placed 1 coat of Candy Cane Crush along Seche Vite top coat.  This polish is scented!!!  And it smells delicious with a soft vanilla peppermint scent.  I could smell it even applying, though I do not recommend smelling due to polish fumes.  But once dry, it leaves such a nice scent that isn't overpowering.  If I happened to brush my hair behind my ear, I'd get a nice hint of it!! It really makes me feel like Christmas time!

I love the look of the red and white glitters with different sizes and shapes!  The big red hexes are amazing!!  The glitter applies very well, and as you can see, a lot applies for just 1 coat, giving a full look for your mani.

 

Is it wrong that I want to eat it?!  Not only does it look delicious...but it smells good too!?!  Ok, I seriously don't recommend ingesting polish, but at least it won't be weird to sniff my nails all day........right? :-D  LOL

 

These beauties are certainly helping me get into the Christmas spirit!!  Don't forget to check out http://kbshimmer.com/ and Harlow & Co. - KBShimmer on 11/15 for purchasing!!!

Have a great day!

Much Love,
Crystal


*These polishes were sent to me for review.  All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.*

Girly Bits - Holo'ween

 

 

Hello everyone!! I hope you had a nice weekend!! I was able to relax and catch up on some much needed rest.  Sorry I didn't post, but this week should be back on track!!  Mr. CC is going to try to work, even though he has his IV antibiotics.  He is stubborn!  But hopefully he won't overdo it and will take it easy this first week.  Thank you again for all your thoughts and prayers!!!

 

Today I have a beautiful color from Girly Bits.  It is named Holo'ween.  I know that Halloween is over - can you believe it's November!? - but I feel as though it still passes as a stunning Fall mani!!  I have used 2 coats of Dollish Polish Master Chief as my base.  You can see my previous post on that, HERE!  Then 1 coat of Holo'ween and finished off with Seche Vite.  Pictures really do not do this justice.  It is SO amazing in person!!! But I will try to show you some of it's brilliance!

 

 

 

You can purchase Girly Bits from http://girlybits.bigcartel.com/, Llarowe - Girly Bits, and Harlow & Co. - Girly Bits. Prices vary from $10 to $13 depending on the item (some are higher due to materials) and the shop. Llarowe has a few on sale right now for $8!! And Harlow & Co. offers free shipping over $50 to anywhere! And Girly Bits website is free shipping over $60. Each site has different polishes in stock right now, but they are worth checking out! Girly Bits has a ton of amazing colors that you will love! It's hard not to want them all!

Another couple of places to order are Mei Mei Signatures and Overall Beauty. I personally haven't ordered from these shops, but I hear great things about them! So many options to get your Girly Bits!! ;-)

 

 

A great way to stay up to date on Girly Bits is through Facebook! Pam, the owner, updates restocks and includes swatches of colors!  Another great way to see upcoming collections is by following Pam's Blog!  Harlow & Co. has a Facebook and Llarowe has a Facebook too.

 

 

 

 

This is a blurred picture, but shows how this polish just glows in the shade.  In regular bright light, the pieces reflect holographic, but in the shade they sort of glow like fire embers.  Holo'ween is made up of the tiny holographic glitters, larger black and orange glitters in hexagons, squares, and bar glitters.

 

 

I didn't have a lot of sun, so I took some indoor pictures.  Again, blurred to show the holographic sparkles.  Even though this does show some of it, it really is so much prettier in person!

 

 

 

Here is a shot with flash just for fun.  I had hoped for it to show the holo better, but I still like how it looks :-)

 

Here are a couple close ups!  Even without the holographic glitters, this mix is stunning!

 

 

I hope everyone is doing great!!  I added tabs on my home page now for the giveaways!  The Sephora 18K Gold Top Coat ends tomorrow!!  Make sure to enter them both!

 

Have a great day!

 

Much Love,

Crystal

Giveaway!! Mrs. P's Nail Potions - I ♥ NY Collection

Hello!!! Mrs. P's Nail Potions has just released a new colloection, called "I <3 NY" and it's inspired by none other than....Sex and the City!!!!  Each Potion is meant to represent each of the main characters of the TV series and movies (Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, Samantha, Mr. Big). This five piece collection is all jellies!!  My bottles should be coming shortly for me to do a review for you, but until then, I have used the pictures taken by Bree, the owner of this brand.  Also, these are her descriptions of what went into creating each color.  I will make sure to have a full review and will either add to this post or link the two :-)

You can find these listed at Mrs. P's Nail Potions on Etsy.  You can get all 5 for the price of 4 with code NYSET32 (this will only be accepted if you have one of each of the 5 polishes in your cart and only the I ♥ NY polishes.  If you want to order other polishes outside the new collection please make a separate order). Also don't forget that every bottle of Mrs. P's Nail Potions that you purchase during the month of November gets you an entry into the giveaway for a free full-sized set of the I ♥ NY Collection from Bree (just pay shipping)!!  So you really have two chances to win this collection from both of us!! YAY!!

So here are Bree's descriptions and pictures!! Enjoy!!

The Naked Dress - This is inspired by Carrie Bradshaw and her famous "naked dress" from Season 1 on her first date with Mr. Big. It's a nude jelly with gold holo glitter in fine and medium hex. The gold glitter represents the "Carrie" necklace that she always wore and treasured throughout the entire series.

Searching for Mr. Right - This is inspired by Charlotte York and her forever search for the perfect husband. Charlotte was always a hopeless romantic and believer in true love. It's a white jelly with pink heart glitters and fine white iridescent and holo pink glitter. It's very pretty and romantic and girly, just like Charlotte.

Can't Colour Enough - This is inspired by Samantha Jones and her colourful and out there personality and fashion. It's a neon pink jelly with a little bit of extra fine holographic glitter for that shimmer and sparkle to represent the life in the fast lane aspect of Samantha and then is loaded with many different glitters of different shapes and sizes kind of like a party confetti to represent all the high profile PR events and parties that Samantha attended and organized/hosted. And for those unfamiliar with Samantha's famous quote from the first movie, the girls were all sitting having coffee/breakfast and Charlotte had her daughter Lily with her and didn't want the girls using the word "sex" so they used "colour" instead so they could still talk about sex without Lily really knowing or understanding and Samantha said "I can't colour enough, I would colour all day every day If I had my way, I would use every crayon in my box."

All Lawyered Up - This is inspired by Miranda Hobbs. She has the simplest of style of all the girls and is the iconic redhead of the show. Most times you see her in her straight-laced suits as she is a lawyer so I thought I would keep this Potion very simple and straightforward and bring in the red/orange to represent her hair. It's a red jelly base with medium hex glitters in red and orange.

The Big Apple - This is inspired by Carrie's two true loves, Mr. Big and New York City. It's a black jelly which represents the nice tailored black suits Mr. Big usually wears with fine silver sparkles to represent the spark between Carrie and Mr. Big and all the lights of NYC. There is also white diamond glitter which I thought picked up on the crisp white shirts Mr. Big always wore under his suits and red hex glitters to represent the love that Carrie feels for both Mr. Big and NYC. Red is also the colour of apples and NYC is the big apple after all!

 

Here is the I ♥ NY Collection all together!! You can enter below to win!!  Along with the debut of this collection Bree is also debuting her new labels (which look fantastic!!!) As you can see from the photo each bottle also has a colour coded rhinestone embellishment on top of the cap. The gals in Sex and the City were always about the bling and sparkle, and NYC has that special something as well!  Bree wanted to do a little something extra special to the bottles for this collection. And what girl doesn't love rhinestones?!?!

 

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Hope you enjoy this giveaway!!  Which are your favorites?  I cannot decide, but I *think* Can't Colour Enough is my favorite!  It might be the name, LOL!  I remember that scene from the movie!!

 

This giveaway will run through 11/16/2012 at 12:01 AM EST.  Following Blog, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook will allow only one point each, per person.  You may tweet this giveaway as many times as you would like, with one point given per day, per person.  This giveaway is open internationally - so best wishes and good luck!  Make sure you check out Bree's Etsy shop - Mrs. P's Nail Potions!! 

 

And I have to say, I miss you guys!! Mr. CC is home now :-)  I am going to try to put together a post for tomorrow, but I am so tired! lol I will see how the night goes, otherwise this weekend I plan to get lots of swatching done!! SO many goodies to show you!!!  I got a migraine last night and it stuck around for today.  Now that I think about it, it's probably caffeine withdrawal!! I was so good getting off of it for almost a year and a half, but this past week I've let myself have some daily!  I do miss it, but it's not worth the migraines! 

 

Hope everyone is doing well!! I'm excited to be giving this away!!  Enjoy!!!

 

Much Love,

Crystal