KB Shimmer Shattered Heart

Hello lovelies! I have had this pretty queued up for so long... I waited for quite a while to even buy it despite loving the color combo, and then I think it was about 6 months before I actually got around to wearing it -- too much polish! (blasphemy, I know) KB Shimmer Shattered Heart is a warm-toned hot neon pink with matte black hearts, bar glitter, and hexes. I wore this matte the entire time, and I love how it showed off the glitter!

outdoors, shade

outdoors, sun

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
3 coats KB Shimmer Shattered Heart
1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly On Top
1 coat OPI Matte Topcoat

In case it doesn't come across, this one is NEON and it doesn't want you to forget it. It really is a crazy bright pink, which I really really love lately (seriously, I hardly want to wear anything that isn't a grade-A retina-burner these days -- to combat the lackluster summer we are having here so far perhaps?) I really love how the base is sheer enough to let the glitters layer through, but still looks so nice and opaque overall. A really great combo and an awesome in-your-face look -- glad I finally tried it!

If you'd like to check out KB Shimmer be sure to visit their store, Etsy, Harlow and Co., or Facebook!

Have a great day! ♥

Whimsical Ideas by Pam I Believe in Fairies

Hey guys! I wore this mani forever ago. It boggles my mind how behind I am on my posts; with part-time nannying, two classes, taking care of my niece this month, not to mention my internship, I think it is safe to say this is the busiest I have ever been in my life. Not to say I don't like it, because it is actually not so bad, if a little exhausting... just not too much time for blogging, alas. I might just post all the swatch shots I have saved up in rapid succession so I can get caught up, which might make it easier to keep up with it -- I hate the idea of dropping it completely (especially since blogging is my main justification for buying all the pretties!)

So anyway... Whimsical Ideas by Pam I Believe in Fairies is, I think, the official very first indie that I ever purchased (I even went back into my emails with Pam to check -- April of last year, well before my first Etsy purchase). I think I saw Seuss, another of Pam's creations in my sister Jenny's blogroll, fell in love with it, and then I guess you can say the rest is history :) (I never have reviewed Seuss despite wearing it tons pre-blog, but here is Jenny's review - borrowing my bottle of course, haha). I Believe in Fairies is a very sheer lavender jelly base with lots of tiny multicolor and holo glitters and stars. Take a look!

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off base coat
5 coats Whimsical Ideas by Pam I Believe in Fairies
1 coat Cult Nails Wicked Fast

If you actually take a deep look it is a very complex polish, so lovely! Like I said it is crazy sheer, I think this was five coats, but it really is just so pretty layered on coat after coat that I definitely recommend wearing it that way instead of over a base or something. I just love this polish, definitely one of my old favorites :)

If you'd like to check out Whimsical Ideas by Pam be sure to visit their Facebook~directions on how to buy are there :)

Have a wonderful day! ♥

Enchanted Polish May 2013

Hello lovelies! Today I have a special Enchanted Polish pretty to share with you. I am sure many of you are aware of the monthly LEs Chelsea has been doing this year. I have been lucky to snag each of them so far (see my review of January 2013 here!) but for some reason I haven't gotten around to wearing all of them yet (and thus, no posting). That ends here though, with May 2013! This is a lovely medium very warm-toned purple (it almost reads fuchsia at times) with a subtle holo effect. It almost seems to have an underlying pearly quality to it as well, which makes it glow in all lightings -- very interesting to look at, very pretty! Take a look:

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

 On my nails:
1 coat Orly Nail Bonder
3 coats Enchanted Polish May 2013
1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly On Top

Such a pretty shade! I love this kind of warm medium purple the best :) Application was the same as all Enchanted holos; pretty good, great coverage and all, but you need to wait between coats to avoid making streaks. I really love this, so pretty! Can't wait to get around to the rest of those monthly specials so I can share them all with you :)
 

outdoors, sun

You can find Enchanted Polish at their website, Llarowe, Harlow and Co, Mei Mei's Signatures and Pshiiit Boutique and be sure to check out their Facebook~

Though this is a one time special and now probably VHTF, be sure to check Polishsale (or, y'know, evilBay) regularly to see if you chance upon it and other pretties in someone's blog sale! You can find a lot of good deals that way~

outdoors, sun

Have a great day! ♥

Enchanted Polish Once Upon a Time

Hello dolls! It has definitely been far too long since I last posted. I have been crazy busy ever since I got back from Hawaii, with officially packing up my apartment and moving home for the summer, some pretty rough summer classes (accounting may be the death of me) and starting my summer internship. I definitely have gotten to the point where I miss blogging though, which is the best reason I can think of to tuck it back into my schedule! :)

Today I have a lovely older Enchanted Polish to share with you. Once Upon a Time has a dusty teal-leaning blue holo base with what looks like purple, pink, green and blue glitter added in. Take a look!

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

indoors, flash

 On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off base coat
3 coats Enchanted Polish Once Upon a Time
1 coat Cult Nails Wicked Fast

It's got the usual, very consistent EP formula, even with the glitter in there. I think the glitter/holo combo is an amazing look -- either in the sun (holo) or in the shade (glitter) there is always something about this polish that will catch your eye! Not to mention the beautiful overall base color, of course. Love, love, love.

outdoors, sun

You can find Enchanted Polish at their website, Llarowe, Harlow and Co, Mei Mei's Signatures and Pshiiit Boutique and be sure to check out their Facebook~

Though Once Upon a Time is discontinued and probably VHTF, be sure to check Polishsale regularly to see if you chance upon it and other pretties in someone's blog sale -- that's where I found mine!

Have a great day! ♥

Elevation Polish Stay Behind, Catch a Wave + Layla Softouch Effect 09 Aqua Zen

Hello hello! I have a combo for you today that I really adored while I wore it. A couple weeks before spring semester was over I had to give a big scary presentation for my Consumer Behavior class, suit and all. At the time, I didn't have a suit, so I had to scramble to find something online, shirt and shoes and all. I was a bit accessory-less and feeling a little drab (especially since everything ended up far too big on me, the joys of online shopping) until I realized I had the best accessories of all right at my fingertips :) I decided to match a pretty mani to the turquoise leopard print top I got. I started out with Layla Softouch Effect 09 Aqua Zen, a lovely aqua creme that dries with a satiny finish. I topped it off with Elevation Polish Stay Behind, Catch a Wave, a slightly blue-tinted base full of aqua small and big dots and silvery-gold small dots and microglitter. I then matte-ified with China Glaze Matte Magic to restore the mani to Aqua Zen's original finish.  Take a look:

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
2 coats Layla Softouch Effects 09 Aqua Zen
1 coat Elevation Polish Stay Behind, Catch a Wave
1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly on Top

I love love loved this mani, wore it for almost 4 days! Such a vibrant, pretty color, and I just love the effect matte topcoats has on shiny glitters and how they subtly shine through it, so lovely :) And it ended up looking perfect with my otherwise total-miss outfit, so hurray for that!

You can find Elevation Polish at their Etsy, Bigcartel, and be sure to check the blog for updates~

Have a wonderful day! ♥