KBShimmer Spring 2014 Collection - My Picks!

Hi, you guys! Hope your week is going well! :) It's finally starting to feel like spring over here. It was actually sunny yesterday, with blue skies! Of course I was stuck inside at work because it was a weekday, but beggars can't be choosers. I'm just getting over a pretty miserable cold. It had me good for two weeks and I'm still coughing a little, but I'm thankful to be back to feeling mostly normal and sleeping through the night again. :)

Today, I've got my picks from the new KBShimmer Spring 2014 Collection. It's a large collection of 16 polishes consisting of a variety of finishes—glitters, holos, and cremes. It's a fun set of colors and finishes, sure to have something to satisfy whatever you love. For me, four totally stood out and made my heart sing, so I wanted to share those with you.

KBShimmer Maybe Navy

Hi, you guys! :-)

Today, I wanted to close out what I have to show you from the KBShimmer Winter Collection with another favorite of mine! Maybe Navy is a teal navy blue with tons of blue and purple shimmers and a scattering of small teal glitters.

Isn't this polish just totally amazing?! I wish I could describe it better, but it's like a mixture of different colors that flash all at once, kind of like fish scales. It's so gorgeous in the bottle, and it does not disappoint at all once on the nails. I love that the shimmers are a little bigger, so they give off a slightly chunky look on the nails. Two medium coats on the nails gets you total coverage, or three thin ones if you are more patient than me. :-)

You can find Maybe Navy at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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KBShimmer When the Doves Sigh

Happy Monday, you guys! :)

Today, I've got another lovely shade to show you from the KBshimmer Winter Collection. When the Doves Sigh is a gray creme jelly loaded with lots of small and medium-sized teal, white, pink and purples glitters.

The contrast of the glitters and the base is so fun, with the bright colors popping against the neutral gray base. It has a great formula and an easy application. I didn't have any issues getting the glitters onto the nails, which always makes me happy. There are enough of them that everything goes on smoothly with dense and even distribution of glitters. The base is just a bit more creme than jelly, so it has great pigmentation, and I needed just the standard two coats for total coverage. 

You can find When the Doves Sigh at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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KBShimmer Sand In My Stocking

Happy weekend, my gentle readers! Hope yours is off to a swell start! :D I'm going to type out a real quick post, and then go snuggle and play with my chinchilla hehe. :)

Today, continuing with the KBShimmer Winter Collection, I've got a really fun one to share with you. Sand In My Stocking—a blogger collaboration with The PolishAholic—is a colorful glitter filled with predominantly gold and also teal, orange, and brown glitters in a variety of shapes and sizes all in a sheer base.

This glitter is just so crazily fun and sparkly. I applied it over a black creme, and I really love how the glitters just pop against the dark base. The glitter density is so high in this polish that application is a total breeze. I just did one coat over the black for the swatches, and I've already got tons of glitter coverage. I was also able to easily get the large gold stars onto the nails, which is a total plus since they look awesome mixed in with the other glitters.

You can find Sand In My Stocking at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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KBShimmer Snow Much Fun

Hi, you guys! Happy Thursday! :D

Today, I've got another cute polish from the KBShimmer Winter Collection to share with you. Snow Much Fun—a blogger collaboration with The Manicurator—is a light blue jelly filled with blue holographic and white glitters in a variety of sizes ranging from small shimmers to large white snowflakes.

Ah, this is wintry and super cute on the nails, especially with those big white snowflakes. :) Due to its jelly finish, I did three coats by itself, but you can wear this over a complementary base as well. The polish is easy to apply and self-leveling, and it has great glitter density. The large snowflakes are a little tricky to find and place on the nails, but it wasn't too bad overall.

You can find Snow Much Fun at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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KBShimmer Christmas Now

Happy hump day, you guys! :-)

Today, I've got another color from the KBShimmer Winter Collection to show you. Christmas Now—a blogger collaboration with Crystal's Crazy Combos—is a green jelly filled with lots of colorful glitters, including small and medium white square glitters, small and medium pink, gold, and blue round glitters, and larger gold star glitters.

This is such a fun mix of colors and glitter shapes, and highlights the playful side of the holidays. Application is relatively easy. Even though there are medium and larger glitters in here, there's enough glitter density that I didn't have to go fishing. I was easily able to get a good mix of the different glitters, including the big gold stars, to right where I want them. Since this is a jelly, each coat goes on a little more sheer, so you'll need three coats or you can apply it over a base.

You can find Christmas Now at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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KBShimmer I'd Rather Be With Blue

Hi, you guys! :-)

KBShimmer recently announced their 22-polish winter collection, which includes 11 blogger collaboration shades, and I'm really excited to have a few from the collection to show you. Let's start off today with a favorite of mine from the collection. I'd Rather Be With Blue—a blogger collaboration with Cosmetic Sanctuary—is a bright sky blue with softly iridescent shimmers that dries to a beautiful matte finish.

I always love soft vibrant blues, and this one's no different. It's very sweet and charming, made even more so by the shimmers and the matte finish. :-) I think my pictures came out just a little bright; it's a tad more subdued in real life than what you see in the swatches. The formula is smooth and easy to apply, and each coat dries a little faster due to the matte finish. It was still a little uneven at two coats, so I did three coats for perfect coverage.

You can find I'd Rather Be With Blue at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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KBShimmer Where My Peeps At

Hi, you guys! Hope your week is treating you well! :-)

Today I've got another of the polishes I picked up from KBShimmer's anniversary sale to share with you. Where My Peeps At is a creamy pastel yellow filled with magenta, blue, green, light pink, and yellow medium and micro round glitters.

This has got to be one of the cutest polish I've ever seen. I love the bright, colorful combination of glitters, and the name is just awesome. As usual with KBShimmer glitters, this has a great formula. I did three coats to achieve total coverage, and the glitters spread out easily with each coat. I find with glitters like this, the cleanest way to apply is to do a thin first layer to mark the edges of the paint job without worrying about getting any glitters down, then use coats two and three to build up coverage and glitter density.

You can find Where My Peeps At at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

KBShimmer Lottie Dottie

Hi, you guys! Happy Monday! :-) I'm still off from work today and feeling incredibly lazy, so I'm happy to have finally finished this post lol.

KBShimmer had their anniversary sale over the summer, which provided the perfect opportunity for me to pick up some polishes I've been eyeing, and I've got one of those to share with you today. Lottie Dottie has a white jelly creme base filled with blue and pink round reflective glitters, micro dots, and mini slices of bar glitters.

I really like Lottie Dottie. The blue and pink is such a fun mix of colors and they really pop against the white base. :-) This has a great formula. The base spreads out easily. Each coat has excellent glitter payoff with the glitters distributing evenly, so there is no need for fishing or finagling. I used three coats for the swatches for total coverage.

You can find Lottie Dottie at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

KBShimmer You Go Ghoul!

Hi, you guys! Gosh, what a crazy busy week it's turning out to be. I'll be glad when Friday rolls around. I feel like I've definitely earned my keep this week. :)

Today, I've got the last of the colors I've received from the KBShimmer Fall 2013 Collection to share with you. You Go Ghoul! is a black jelly with tons of orange, pink, and purple hexagon and small bar glitters.

Ah this is another stunning polish from the collection, I must say! I think I've found my Halloween polish for this year. :) The formula is great, with a surprisingly good amount of coverage for a jelly. The glitters in here spread out evenly across the nails, making application a breeze. It looked pretty good already at two coats, but I added a third coat for the swatches just to get a little extra pigmentation and glitter density.

Now that I've shown you all the colors I have from the collection, I have to say that I'm having a really tough time picking out favorites from the set. Usually it's easy for me to point to a few that I really love, but this collection is full of of unique, beautiful, and fall-appropriate colors. What's a girl to do except love 'em all? :D I'd love to know what you think of this collection. Were you more successful than me at picking out favorites? Any must-haves that will be joining your stash?

You can find You Ghoul! starting September 1st at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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KBShimmer Excuse Me, I Blurpled

Hi, you guys! We're half-way through the week already. Keep this up and it'll be the weekend in no time! :-)

Today, I've got another beautiful polish from the KBShimmer Fall 2013 Collection to share with you. Excuse Me, I Blurpled is a dark purplish blue jelly with tons of pink and blue hexagon and round glitters.

Does anyone else think the name is totally cute? hehe. The combination of blue and pink and purple is just so pretty. I love those colors together, so this is right up my alley. The first coat is a little thin, but I was amazed by the magic of the second coat. It filled in everything and added a great amount of glitter density, achieving total opacity. And since this is a dark blue, I'm happy to report that there is no staining upon removal. :-)

You can find Excuse Me, I Blurpled starting September 1st at KBShimmer.com for $8.75 and HarlowandCo.org for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

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