KBShimmer Elle, Watercolor, Vegas Bomb - Review, Swatches, Photos

Life stuff is killing me, guys :( Luckily today is a day off work and a day when I did my best impression of a lump of potato, so have some KBShimmer! :D

Elle, a gorgeous gray creme with gray, pink, gold, white, and blue glitter. Shown as two coats over one coat over Zoya Dove.

Vegas Bomb, and lemon yellow creme/jelly with an explosion of multi-colored glitter. Totally awesome. Three coats.

Watercolor, a bright, medium blue creme with some super cool bright pink glitter (and other glitter). Two coats.

Very lovely. Vegas Bomb was a bit sheer, and next time I wear it I'll make sure to undercoat with a yellow creme. But, as noted, completely awesome. Watercolor is perfect and I've never met a lacquer with a more fitting name - the glitter looks like tiny brushstroke dabs. Overall, KBShimmer offers some truly unique colors at a very reasonable indie price ($8.50). Unfortunately Vegas Bomb was discontinued, but you can purchase the others from the KBShimmer online shop here.

Thanks for sticking reading! I really appreciate it :)

Nicole by OPI I Love You Cherry Much - Photos, Review, Swatches

Today I have an oldie(ish) but goodie, one of my very very favorite reds - Nicole by OPI I Love You Cherry Much! This is a Target exclusive. It's a bright red shimmer (with large shimmer, if that makes sense?) that reminds me of cherry candy. It also freaks my camera out so that I can't focus to get very good photos, boo.

Formula is smooth and perfect, and truly this is a lovely polish. Props to Nicole by OPI for making a red that I actually find interesting enough to wear regularly :D! I believe lacquer is from the Fall 2011, but is still available. It's worth checking out, even for you non-traditional polish lovers -this color has a kick to it. Definitely not your grandmother's red (unless your grandma is Grandma Opal from 'Doug' - my favorite childhood show! ;).

365 Days of Color Polish in Summer Dream, Cotton Candy - Swatches, Review, Photos

Two more lovely indie polishes! These are from 365 Days of Color and, to the surprise of absolutely no one, I love them!

This is Cotton Candy, an adorable white creme with sparse hexagonal blue and pink glitters:

Isn't this super fun? I think I may not have shaken the bottle well enough; other swatches I've seen contain slightly more glitter, but I love this nonetheless. The white is rich, creamy, and non-streaky. Fabulous formula and application.

This is Summer Dream, an aqua blue jelly with a cacophony of glitter:

Once again, gorgeous. So great for summer! The colorful glitter works well with the understated light blue base. Both of these are so spectacular, I can't wait to try more 365 Days of Color polishes!

These are available here!

What do you think?

Julep Nail Polishes in Lauren, Claire - Swatches, Review, Photos

Two Julep polishes today! I've been collecting these from the awesome monthly Julep Maven box (seriously - which other subscription service allows you to change the items assigned to you, skip months without penalty, and add items at a discounted price?), but have kept them sadly underused. That doesn't make them any less lovely, however!

Lauren, a bright pink fuchsia with a semi-matte/rubbery finish:

Claire, a creamy and bright sky blue:

The formula on both of these is smooth and even. Great, vibrant colors, and I love the finish on Lauren! The bottle is a bit awkward, though; I keep thinking I'm going to knock it over!

Julep nail polishes are available at Sephora and at julep.com for $14 each.

Once Upon a Polish Queen of Hearts - Review, Photos, Swatches

Another Once Upon a Polish polish! This is Queen of Hearts, an amaaaaazing clear base with large white hex, small white hex, medium black hex, medium gold hex, black heart, and red heart glitters. Did I mention this is totally, awesomely, infinitely amazing?! There are. No words.

Over OPI Don't Touch My Tutu

Not much more to say, really. This is really, truly beautiful. Formula was great, as is my experience with this brand. If you want a more detailed review of Once Upon a Polish, see Scuttle here. You can buy Queen of Hearts and more at the Once Upon a Polish Etsy shop here!

Rainbow Honey 20% Cooler, Mare of the Moon - Swatches, Review, Photos

Retook some photos, so I have a couple more Rainbow Honey polishes for you!

20% Cooler, described as a "shimmery and sheer light blue base with a veritable rainbow of glitter":

Two coats on their own

L to R: One coat over Sin Cinderella, Zoya Wednesday, Maybelline Go Go Green

Two coats over Julep Claire

Mare of the Moon, described as a "deep and mysterious indigo polish with a violet color shift and a sprinkling of silver moon crescents and holographic glitters":

For a more in depth review on Rainbow Honey, check out my previous entry here.

20% Cooler is easily one of the neatest glitters I own! One of my RH favorites so far, along with A Little Kindness. Its light blue shimmer base makes it lovely on its own and it's equally gorgeous layered over creamy robin's egg blues. The glitter is plentiful and spreads evenly. Mare of the Moon is ultra-unique - it seems strictly a dark blue shimmer, but there are flashes of holographic indigo in the iridescent base. The formula was a bit thick and quickly became tacky, but these small qualms become fairly inconsequential once you lay eyes on those awesome crescent moons. Crescent moons!! Overall these two lacquers make me SO excited to paint my nails, and isn't that ultimately what matters?

These two beauties (and others) can be purchased for $10 on the Rainbow Honey website.

What do you think?