The Nail Junkie

-These polishes were sent for review

Happy Weekend Everyone!!  I FINALLY have time to swatch and post!!  I've had a busy two weeks, but I'm finally back "in to the grove" of things!!  I've missed painting my nails so much!! lol!!  Today I have two polishes from The Nail Junkie to share with you.. Let's take a look..

Pastel Green Goddess:

Pastel Green Goddess is a gorgeous mint green shimmer with a powdery matte finish.  The formula with this one is flawless!  Two perfect coats are pictured above.  I love how the finish is matte, yet you can still see all the beautiful shimmer!!  Love this one!!

Neon Shimmer Jelly-- Strawberry:

Neon Shimmer Jelly- Strawberry is one of 7 polishes in a gorgeous collection of all neon jellies with shimmers.  This one is a bright pink neon with gorgeous subtle holographic shimmer.  This is THE PERFECT pink for me!!  I love pinks and this one is amazing!!  Pictured above is three thin coats with no topcoat... the finish is amazingly smooth!!  Love this one too!!  yay!!

Here are some useful links for The Nail Junkie:

-Purchase these and other beauties here on Etsy.

-Like The Nail Junkie on Facebook here.

-Follow The Nail Junkie's blog here.

-These polishes were sent for review

KBShimmer Press Release--9 New Polishes for Summer

 KBSHIMMER ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NINE NEW POLISHES
KBShimmer Summer Polish Line Set For Release June 1^st, 2013

Visit https://www.kbshimmer.com/press-release/ for an online version of this press release that includes pictures suitable for web use.

KBShimmer is excited to announce the addition of 9 new colors to their 3-Free glitter polish line and an expansion to their nail prep line.  Owner Christy Rose says “With warm weather and sandals popping up, June is the perfect time for bright, bold colors and patriotic themes to celebrate a fun and exciting summer.”

The summer lineup includes one glitter top coat, two glitter crellys in a white base and six bright, bold polishes, two in a matte finish.  KBShimmer will also be expanding their nail care line to include two scented cuticle oils and liquid nail prep. “Our new line was created to play off the bolder palette of summer, some inspired by the 80’s and 90s, but also to celebrate the patriotic season. One of our polishes plays off the color of the year, Emerald Green, and will ease people into the summer while two others were inspired by the fall 2013 Pantone colors Koi and Vivacious. Both will make for an easy transition through the summer and into the fall.  We are also excited to unveil two scented cuticle oils in an easy-applicator pen.  We hope to inspire and motivate people to go out in the sun and show off their nails!” says Rose.

KBShimmer– SUMMER 2013 COLLECTION

What’s Your Damage? – White crelly polish with neon green, neon pink, and black glitters.

Don’t Pink Twice –Bright near magenta pink with subtle blue shimmer - matte

24 Carrot Bold –Orange red polish with gold shimmer - matte

Blinded By The Bright – Neon yellow polish with a scattering of hex glitters in the 6 primary and secondary colors

The Dancing Green –A almost neon green with blue undertones, accented by fuchsia, sapphire,  green and chartreuse glitters in different shapes and sizes

Totally Tubular – A blue-green crelly polish with fuchsia circle glitters in two sizes and fuchsia micro slices, aqua circle glitters and sapphire hex glitters.

Totally Razzical – A red-violet shade leaning towards the purple side of raspberry. Loaded with holographic hex glitters in magenta, silver and pink.

Grayscale – Black, White, and Gray glitters are suspended in a clear base. Circles, hexes, rectangles, and squares in so many sizes complete this glitter top coat.

Pimp My Pride – This white based polish features metallic red and blue glitters. Best worn in three coats, or 1-2 coats over your favorite white

Shipping June 1, 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.

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Zoya PixieDust Summer 2013

--This collection was sent for review

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!  I'm scheduling this post ahead of time because I'll be in New Mexico on vacation for the next week!!  Yay!!  So, if you don't see another post from me until next week, don't fret..  I'll be back :)

I know a lot of you have already seen a zillion swatches of Zoya's Summer PixieDust Collection, but here's one more.. This collection is beautifully bright for summer..

Solange:

direct sun

Zoya describes Solange as: "A gold metal foil sparkle."  I'm not a huge fan of yellow-golds.  They just don't mesh with my skin tone.  I like Solange much better in the sunlight (last pic).  The formula is flawless, though.  Two coats and you're set!

Beatrix:

direct sun

Zoya describes Beatrix as: "A tangerine metal sparkle."  I love Beatrix.. She's my favorite of this collection!!  I've been loving orange polishes this season and Beatrix is just amazing!!  Even though Beatrix is listed as a "warm" color, I love her against my skin (which usually looks much better with cool tones)  Yay for Beatrix!  She's THE PERFECT orange matte textured polish!! :)

Destiny:

direct sun

Zoya describes Destiny as: "a coral metal sparkle."  I love Destiny also!!  Each of these polishes has such an awesome formula, it's almost too hard not to like them all!!  Destiny is a true coral--she's the exact color I picture when a coral polish is mentioned!  If you're a coral lover, I highly recommend this one!  Once again, two flawless coats!!

Stevie:

direct sun

Zoya describes Stevie as: "a violet sparkle."  Stevie is pretty.. she's more of a "lilac sparkle."  I was kinda hoping for a darker purple from this collection...(maybe there will be one in the Fall Collection).  Pictured above is three coats of Stevie (she's a bit more sheer than the others).

Liberty:

direct sun

Zoya describes Liberty as: "a blue sugary sparkle."  I absolutely love this color, but.. Liberty is a stainer and I couldn't get her to apply as evenly as the others.  Make sure you allow your first coat to completely dry before applying the second.  The depth of Liberty is truly gorgeous, just be sure to apply a few coats of base coat before you wear Liberty.

Miranda:

direct sun

Zoya describes Miranda as: "a rose sparkle."  She's much more raspberry than rose and she is beautiful!!!  Another favorite for me!!  It probably comes as no surprise though, as I'm a huge pink lover.  I wore Miranda for 3 days with minimal chipping.  Pictured above is two coats.

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

 Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com. Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!

$9.00 ea. (US)
Available on Zoya.com

--This collection was sent for review

Aphrodite Lacquers- TRUE LOVE AND HEARTBREAK

--These polishes were sent for review

Happy Weekend Everyone!!  Today I have two new polishes from one of my favorite indie makers, Aphrodite Lacquers!!  Rebecca, the creator, has this to say about her new collection, True Love and Heartbreak:

 "There are 9 colors total: 6 heartbreak colors (the jelly sandwiches in a bottle), and 3 true love colors (the sparkly glittery topcoats). They aren’t necessarily meant to be worn together. I wanted to do 2 different summer looks that I love. First, I love jelly sandwiches in the summer, they look fresh and juicy and the sunshine really gives jelly sandwiches depth. Second, I love a good glitter topcoat in the summer, they look so sparkly and blingy and the sunshine really brings the metallic glitters to life."

I have one glitter topper and one "jelly sandwich" to show you guys today--

True Love Forever:

I have one coat of True Love Forever layered over black and followed by top coat in the above pictures.  True Love Forever is a beautiful glitter topper that contains red and pink shimmer with holo and metallic glitters.  I really like this over black-- you can see all the shimmer and glitter.  The circle glitter is my favorite!!

Forgotten Promises:

Forgotten Promises is a red/purple jelly sandwich in a bottle.  :)  The last picture represents the true color of this polish.. My camera kept capturing it more "purple."  This jelly contains matte white, silver holo and blurple glitters of various sizes and shapes.  I have two coats followed by top coat in the above pics.  I love a good jelly and this one is amazing!! 

**Here are some useful links for Aphrodite Lacquers:

--Purchase these polishes for $9 per bottle here on Etsy.

--Like Aphrodite Lacquers here on Facebook.

--Twitter @AphroditeLacque

--These polishes were sent for review

Color Secrets

--These polishes were sent for review

Happy Thursday Everyone!!  Today I have two polishes from a brand that's new to me called Color Secrets.  I just love discovering new brands, so I was excited to receive a couple of these polishes to share with you...

Gone With the Wind:

Gone With the Wind is a soft gray creme.  The formula with both polishes I have from Color Secrets is pretty thick.  The dry-time was about twice as long as a regular creme polish.  The finish is nice and shiny, you just have to be patient until Gone With the Wind dries.  I have two coats in the above pictures.

Notebook (with an accent nail using Gone With the Wind):

Notebook is a hot pink creme with the same formula as Gone With the Wind.  Hot pink creams are my favorite kind of polish :)  This color is so pretty!  I attempted to marble on my ring finger, but the formula of both polishes was almost too thick to use in a marble.  I have two coats of Notebook in the above 3 pics.

**Color Secrets polish is available here for $2.99 each.

**You can like Color Secrets here on Facebook.

--These polishes were sent for review

The Nail Junkie.. Love Letter

Hey Everyone!!  Here's a quick post of a polish I really love!  The color combo in Love Letter by The Nail Junkie is my favorite combination-- pink, white, red and black..  I love this polish over Zoya Dove!!  Take a look..

Love Letter:

I love the red, white and pink squares in Love Letter!!!  This polish contains those squares plus tiny black specs and bars.  I have one generous coat of Love Letter over Zoya Dove followed by top coat in the above pictures.

Do you own any polishes from The Nail Junkie?  Which is your favorite??

You can purchase polishes from The Nail Junkie HERE on Etsy.

Delush Polish

--These polishes were sent for review

Happy Weekend Everyone!  It's a beautiful one here!  I think spring is here to stay.. finally!  (Watch it snow tomorrow lol).  I have a new-to-me indie brand called Delush Polish to share with you today.  I first came across this polish on instagram, and was excited to receive a few for swatch and review.  Let's get started..

Ocean Sapphire:

Ocean Sapphire is from The Mystique Collection by Delush Polish.  It has such a gorgeous blue sheer jelly-like base with subtle holo and iridescent glitters.  It was fully opaque in two coats.  I love the "smoothness" of Ocean Sapphire.. it's such a beauty!

Glamazon:

Glamazon is also from The Mystique Collection.  It's a bright pink, but not too overbearing.  I actually love this shade of pink-- deep watermelon!  Glamazon seems to have about the same glitter mix as Ocean Sapphire.  I used two coats for full opacity, followed by one coat of top coat.  I should have added another coat of top coat for complete smoothness.

Lady Sybiling:

Lady Sybiling is from The Downton A-List Collection.  It has a gorgeous emerald green base that's densely packed with all sorts of teal and gold glitter and small black flecks.  I used two coats of Lady Sybiling, followed by a coat of gelous, then top coat in the above three pictures.  I love the glints of holo in the last pic :)

Here are some useful links for Delush Polish:

-Purchase Delush HERE!

-Like on Facebook HERE!

-Follow on twitter @DelushPolish

-Instagram @delushpolish

--These polishes were sent for review