LynB Designs: August 2026 Release

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The carnival is coming to town! Today I’m sharing swatches of the Under the Big Top Collection from LynB Designs, along with the August Polish of the Month! This stunning line-up brings all the magic, mystery, and vibrant energy of a vintage circus right to your fingertips with a mix of multichromes, shifting flakies, and fiery finishes. Mark your calendars, the entire collection and the new POTM launch on Friday, August 14th! Use the code BIGTOP for half off through August 18! Let’s take a look at all the shades.

Polish of the Month

Strawbebbie Jam - A pink base loaded with a mix of multichrome glitters and green to blue shifting micro flakies.

Under the Big Top Collection - Magnetic Toppers

Fire Eater - A red-orange to orange to gold shifting magnetic topper.




Flying Trapeze - A deep teal jelly base with intensely shifting micro flakies.




Fortunes Foretold - A soft dusty purple with shifting flakies and micro shimmer.




Master of the Ring - A rich plum-tinted base packed with multichrome shimmer and flakies.




Midnight on the Midway - A deep indigo base packed with vibrant blue-to-purple shimmer and micro flakies.




Walk the Tight Rope - A shimmering teal-to-violet multichrome loaded with delicate flakes.




All of my swatches are shown in two thick coats with topcoat; no formula issues unless otherwise stated. All photography uses a neutral color temperature bulb with white bounce card. My nails are natural with no enhancements and no blurring/cream base, I have a fairly prominent VNL.

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1850 Artisan: Chic Beach Weekend

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1850 Artisan has released the Chic Beach Weekend. A beautiful trio of neutral creams that will help you create a chic California casual look for your weekend getaways. Launch is Saturday, July 28th at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern.



Pismo Beach
Pismo Beach is a cool neutral cream that is perfect for a clean, chic look as you walk down the boardwalk or search for shells.






Marina del Rey
Marina del Rey is a clear, pale blue cream that is an excellent addition to a day by the sailboats in the Marina.






Lover’s Point
This pale lavender cream was inspired by a tiny shell found on Lover's Point Beach near Pacific Grove, CA. It is just the right color to accompany California casual beachwear.





I cannot have a set of creams and not try to watermarble with them + Squid Ink, also from 1850 Artisan. I love how this turned out!



For each cream swatch I used two coats and all were opaque and applied like butter. For the matte look, I used kbshimmer Oh Matte!

The trio is fabulous and if you don't have Squid Ink yet, you should definitely pick it up too!

Happy 4th of July: Patriotic Nail Art 2018

Happy Fourth of July!!



Looking back over my blogging years, I noticed that the last time I did 4th of July nail art was in 2010. Has it really been 8 years?



While reading what I wrote back in 2010, my review says that was my first ever nail art! And to think I have not done nail art for any other July 4th holidays in between. Where did the time go?



So, in old school "Jen" fashion, here's the deets:

Brands and color names:
Revlon First Class (Blue Cream undies)
China Glaze Dorothy Who (blue glitter jelly)
Color Club Break It Up (Silver Holo w/microglitter)
KBShimmer Shoe The Blues Away (Blue holo used for stamping)
CBL A Part Of The Big Apple (Red holo used for stamping)
MDU Stamping Polish (white, I think it's number is 1 but it has rubbed off the bottle)

Coats: 2 of the Color Club and 1 each of ChG and Revlon
Top Coat: KBShimmer Clearly On Top
Wear: 1 day so far :)
For this nail art I used a variety of stamping plates, Lina Make Your Mark 03, A Fair To Remember and a small round unbranded from Aliexpress. This is the second time I've done nail art for the 4th of July Holiday. For me, this is kind of a big deal because I rarely have the time do nail art and even more rare, get to wear it.


What was your first ever nail art?