Friday, July 14, 2017

KBShimmer Summer Vacation Collection

School is out, the weather is hot, and it is pedicure season! Now that the countdown for summer is over, we are throwing back to the summers of our youth with 8 beach bag ready hues. These summer shades feature our innovative holo glow flake finish for perfect coverage in 2-3 coats. Each polish is filled with colorful shimmer, for shades that come alive on your nails. So grab your friends, load the cooler, and let’s head outdoors to celebrate summer vacation!

xoxoJen's swatch collage of KBShimmer summer vacation collection

Flock This Way –A raspberry pink shade with glowing holo flakes and a sizzling copper shimmer for a color that morphs into a deeper pink and coral in different lighting. Your tips and toes will never be more summer ready than in this flocking shade.



Shady Beaches- The sand, the sun, the self-tanner mistakes, ah summer in collage was so much fun! A coppery orange shade, with our glowing holo flakes and rose gold shimmer, ready for any beach.



Squeeze The Day- Squeeze The Day is a juicy yellow color inspired by pitchers of shockingly yellow drinks. We amped up this lemony shade with an orange leaning copper shimmer, and holo glow flakes completes this fresh squeezed look.



Kiwi Real – There are days when you just crave those sweet summer salads filled with slices of oranges, strawberries, kiwis, and green apples. This juicy kiwi color shade is almost as refreshing as a fruit salad on a hot day. We filled this color with holo glow flakes. We added a pop of grass green colored shimmer for a really refreshing summer shade.



No Wave! – Our nod to summer days spent in pools starts with a deep teal leaning turquoise base. We then loaded this polish with holo glow flakes and blue shimmer, for a splash worthy shade.



Hashtag You’re It! –A vibrant indigo leaning grape, this purple polish is accented by holo glow flakes and a duochrome shimmer that flips from a inky blue, to a deep purple. Hashtag your posts, this is one polish you will want everyone to see!



Berry Chill – Andorchid colored polish with holo glow flakes, and accented with a violet shimmer for a hue so vibrant, you will want to wear sandals year round!



I’m Onyx –Filled with holo glow flakes, this onyx black polish features a color shifting shimmer of blue and purple that dances like lights in the sky, while the flakes emulate the stars that sparkle. This polish is our proof that there is beauty even in the dark.



I wore 2-3 coats for each shade depending on how heavy of a coat I applied. These polishes have a smooth consistency and are easily removable as well. I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos!

KBShimmer’s Summer Vacation collection will be available July 28th, 2017 at KBShimmer.com, Amazon.com and select salons & retailers.

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, form aldehyde, form aldehyde 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 topcoat, olive oil lotion, sugar scrubs, mani shots, and other hand care products. If you would like more information about KBShimmer, contact Christy Rose by emailing sales@kbshimmer.com or visiting http://www.KBShimmer.com

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Road to Polish Con: KBShimmer, Lollipop Posse and Darling Diva

The Road to Polish Con is back as a preview for the September 23 Polish Con event in Chicago. I am delighted to be involved again as both Director of the event and Official RTPC Blogger! If you missed the NYC Road to Polish Con, you can find photos and links here.

I and five other “official” Polish Con Bloggers and Swatchers are sharing each polish with you first! We'll adventure together down the Road to Polish Con every Thursday for a full eleven weeks.
The polishes release every Sunday morning at 9am eastern, will be available to pre-order for one week, and then the shop is refreshed with different polishes for the next launch.

xoxoJen's swatch collage of Road to Polish Con Week 3

KBShimmer - Navy Or Not, Here I Come
A vibrant navy leaning blue linear holographic polish. Based on the deep blue skies of Navy Pier in the evening, KBShimmer amped up this holo with a rainbow of UCC flakes to represent the lights of the Ferris wheel and other lit up attractions.
I wore two coats, although this could definitely be a one coater. If you remember our collaboration from The Color Box, this blue is in the same family; rich, vibrant, super holo in sun with a UCC flakie accent. Absolutely stunning shade of polish!

xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer - Navy Or Not, Here I Come
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer - Navy Or Not, Here I Come
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer - Navy Or Not, Here I Come

Lollipop Posse - Cotton Candy Chaos
a neon pink crelly with blue to pink shifting shimmer, a slight scattering of holographic micro shimmer, and color shifting iridescent hex glitters in multiple sizes.
Shown is two coats with topcoat, smooth to the touch.

xoxoJen's swatch of Lollipop Posse - Cotton Candy Chaos
xoxoJen's swatch of Lollipop Posse - Cotton Candy Chaos
xoxoJen's swatch of Lollipop Posse - Cotton Candy Chaos

Darling Diva - Chi Town Divas
a burgundy microglitter with a smattering of holo micro flakes.
Shown is two coats with topcoat, smooth to the touch.

xoxoJen's swatch of Darling Diva - Chi Town Divas
xoxoJen's swatch of Darling Diva - Chi Town Divas
xoxoJen's swatch of Darling Diva - Chi Town Divas

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - snag yours this Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products and if you haven't already, join the Polish Con facebook group to stay informed.


Sunday, July 9, 2017

Black Phoenix Trading Post: American Gods

Black Phoenix Trading Post (BPTP) has conspired with Neil Gaiman to create a series based on American Gods, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, SFX Magazine and Bram Stoker Awards for Best Novel, and now a Starz television series.
This is a charitable, not-for-profit venture: proceeds from every single bottle go to the CBLDF, which works to preserve and protect the First Amendment rights of the comics community.

Since the nail polish collection is quite large (17), this is my second review for the series. In case you missed it, check out the first review. I believe Ted will be sending more of the collection to me as he replenishes stock. They're quite beautiful, and the formula for each of them is fantastic! Photos show two coats, however; the glitter topper, Coin Trick, is just one coat. They were all buttery smooth, easy to apply and fun to wear.

xoxoJen's swatch collage of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab American Gods

Becoming Thunder
A tawny gold holographic that shifts from bronze to green and back again.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Becoming Thunder
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Becoming Thunder
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Becoming Thunder

Coin Trick
Lime-gold microglitter floating among gold flake. Can be used as a lucky topcoat, or slather on two coats for an opaque treasure chest of gold.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Coin Trick
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Coin Trick
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Coin Trick

Easter
Pale pink jelly-like finish packed with iridescent Easter Grass flake.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Easter
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Easter
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Easter

Technical Boy
Scorched orange holographic creme.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Technical Boy
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Technical Boy
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Technical Boy

The Intangibles
Black based multichrome that shifts from gold to bronze to green.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab The Intangibles
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab The Intangibles
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab The Intangibles

The above polishes and the rest of the collection are available now at the Black Phoenix Trading Post (BPTP) online shop.
Which of these polishes is your favorite so far? Comment below to let me know!