KBShimmer Swatch and Review

Hey everyone! I hope people here in the Midwest like me are staying warm through all this snow and being safe on the roads! Today I have some gorgeous polishes from the ever-amazing Christy of KBShimmer! I love all of her polishes. They are perfect. End of story.

First up is Vicious Circles, a red polish with a jelly finish and silver holographic circle and mini bar glitter. Great formula. Three coats shown.

 Next is Snow Flaking Way, an indigo jelly with silver, purple and blue circle, hex and mini bar glitter and wait for it - snowflake glitter!! This is a really cute polish. The formula is somewhat thick and the snowflakes require some fishing. I ended up turning the bottle over in between every couple of fingers to get the snowflakes near the top of the bottle. As you can see, I ended up getting at least one on each nail. I used three coats.

Next is Grayscale, a glitter topper with white, black and gray glitters in all shapes and sizes. I love this polish! The formula was great. This is one coat over Essie Boom Boom Room.

Next is Shipwreck, a gorgeous teal jelly with yellow, blue, purple, teal and green hex glitters, some of which are holographic, and teeny copper bits. This polish is so pretty and the formula was great. It took me a while to fine the perfect undies for this polish but I ended up layering two coats over Essie Naughty Nautical.

Toucan Touch This is a GORGEOUS POLISH. Seriously though guys. THIS POLISH. I love it. And I wish it was spring so it would be a bit more acceptable to wear, but oh well! This is a lime green crelly with orange, yellow, green and teal hexes and mini bar glitter, some of which are holographic. The formula was fabulous - this is two to three coats on its own.

Finally we have You Autumn Know, a white crelly with orange, magenta and yellow hexes and mini bar glitter. Formula was great! This is three coats alone.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. KBShimmer polishes are perfection! They're so original and beautiful. I need them all! Which is your favorite?

Thanks for stopping by!
Maggie xoxo

OPI Mariah Carey Holiday 2013 Liquid Sand

Hey everyone! I hope you all had a good holiday. Mine was surprisingly devoid of new polish. I thought that would be everyone's go-to Christmas gift for me but instead I think my family and boyfriend are staging an intervention! That's perfectly fine, though (the not receiving polishes part, NOT the intervention part! I won't admit that I have a problem!). I adore the gifts that I got and you won't see me complaining. That being said, I want to show you the three polishes that I did get for Christmas - three OPI Liquid Sand minis from the Mariah Carey 2013 Holiday collection, given to me by my lovely grandmother.

First up is Make Him Mine, a rosy metallic textured polish with silver glitters. This polish is so sparkly and shiny, I instantly fell in love with it! The formula was great on all of these. I used two coats for the photo below.

 

Next up is Baby Please Come Home, a silvery metallic purple textured polish with silver glitter. This one disappointed me a little because it came out much more silver than purple on the nail. The purple color was more prominent in the bottle. I was impressed with this polish, though, because this picture was taken this morning after three days of wear, with one of those days including a 12 hour shift at the hospital and look! Only minimal tip wear! I like that in a polish. Formula was good,  I used two coats for the photo below.

 

Lastly, have Silent Stars Go By, a champagne pink textured polish with silver glitter. I don't know about you, but I think this one is perfect for New Years Eve! Formula was good. I used two coats for the photo below.

I am really impressed with these OPI Liquid Sand polishes! I love how sparkly they are. I think I may have to buy the full size of Make Him Mine and maybe even a few more from this collection. Which ones do you like?

Thanks for stopping by!

Maggie xx

Color Club Poptastic Collection

Hey everyone! Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for? I'm thankful for my wonderful family and friends, my kitty Finn, my nursing career, my job, a loving home, nail polish and of course my followers of my blog and my Instagram! Today I have a bit of an unusual post for the season. I came across a box set of seven polishes from the Color Club Poptastic Collection for $10 when I was shopping at Marshall's the other day. It was a no-brainer - I HAD to buy them. I mean come on, 7 Color Club polishes for $10? You'd be crazy to pass that up. So here's some neon nail polish to brighten up your winter season :)

First up is Poptastic, a neon barbie pink creme. It's lighter and a bit more red toned in person. The formula was slightly streaky. However, all of these swatches are without top coat. Look at that high shine finish! Shown is 3 coats.

Next is Warhol, a hot pink creme with blue undertones and a slight satin finish. Great formula - shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

Next is Wham! Pow!, an absolutely eye searing neon orange creme. As you can see, my camera freaked out a little bit with this color. The formula was pretty streaky. Shown is 3 coats, no top coat.

Next is Almost Famous, a bright yellow creme. The formula was surprisingly good for this kind of shade. Shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

Twiggy is a light kelly green creme bordering on mint. The formula was perfect. Shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

Chelsea Girl is a lovely medium blue with a crelly/satin finish. This was one of my favorites of this collection. The formula was buttery and smooth and the color just popped off my nails! This is what I imagine the color of Nails Inc. Baker Street would look like (since I've never seen it in person - boo!). Shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

Finally, we have Pucci-licious! I love the name, it's kind of naughty 0_0 This is a medium purple creme. The formula was great, shown is 2 coats, no top coat.

I hope you enjoyed a little burst of neon on your Thanksgiving! Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo Maggie