Monday, August 12, 2013

KKcenterHK: Products Review


I was recently contacted by KKCenterHK.com offering to send some product samples to me in exchange for a review and use of my photos on their web page.
Their shop is well laid out and easy to navigate and they stock a variety of products from eyelashes to clothing.
They let me choose a few items from anything in their shop, so I chose a scented and slightly purple tinted base coat that came in a beautiful bottle, and a coppery glitter top coat.



The Best Sense base coat is scented lavender and while I didn't notice it while applying, it smelled great after it dried! The consistency of this base coat is thin so it easily glides onto the nail. I learned that with this one, it created tiny bubbles. So I played with it and figured out that I need to swipe only once and use only one coat. The base coat is clear on the nail, but I like that it looks purple in the bottle. :)



Next, I painted my nails with Loreal's Not a Cloud in Sight, a great color to go with the Ouqian glitter topper, B076. edit in: I just learned that this glitter topper is no longer in stock. Sorry guys. =/
The glitter topper has a very strong scent until its completely dry, it doesn't bother me but I thought I should mention it. The glitter in this polish is very sparkly and the stars are holographic! I don't think I have ever seen holo copper stars before! I wore one coat "dabrushed" on for even coverage.



The products arrived quickly for how far they had to travel to get to me and they were both securely wrapped in many layers of bubble wrap, then packed inside a mailer envelope. The staff was friendly throughout and at first very communicative with me but once I had the entry ready, I had to wait a while and follow up twice for a reply for the discount code.

You can use this code xoxojen for 10% off at their store: KKCenterHK.com it will expire in January 2014. Have a look at their shop and let me know what you think!

Friday, August 9, 2013

Urban Lacquer: The Opposite of Good


Illuminaughty - the beginning.

At least, that is the polish that sparked the whole Opposite of Good collection from Urban Lacquer. I have heaps of photos to share, so buckle up kiddos!

Let's start with Illuminaughty - I think it's appropriate, yes?
I wore one coat of this holo packed sapphire jelly - Yes, that's not a typo. This is one coat (see secret later)! I call it a jelly because if the coats are thin, it would be fairly sheer and it has that super glossy translucency to it that creams just don't have. Wanna know a secret? I did touch up the sides of my nails near the free edge with a little extra polish because even with a one coater I ALWAYS have vnl there. I don't know why - maybe my painting technique? Have any super secret tips/tricks for me to avoid that?
Anywho - you may need to dab a little here and there but this is mostly just one coat. For SRS. Now, you don't have to swear to secrecy and its encouraged to be a little devious but you must be wearing Illuminaughty!



Mornings at the office are anything but glamorous, especially with coffee drinkers who are also close talkers. You know, the ones that think their nose needs to be just about touching yours to speak to you? The kind that get in your personal space and aren't invited? And you're practically wearing their breath on your face when they're done?
But revenge is yours!! YES!! Share your very own Coffee Breath that will knock their socks off. Guaranteed!
One of Brenda's customer’s daughters, Jenna, requested a camo-like polish and this baby was born! This is one coat over RBL No More War - I love it when polish names kinda go with the theme!
Coffee Breath is made up of shades of brown, gold, silver, and light green glitter which are super packed into this glitter topper. I don't know about you, but this is one Coffee Breath I don't mind wearing.



And this my friends, is Coffee Breath over Illuminaughty! Stunning! You're going to get both of these at the launch Sunday, right? You're welcome!



Baby Cake Baby Cake who wants a REALLIVEHUMANLOOKING Baby Cake? I mean, I don't think I could cut into a cake like that, let alone eat it. Its not a good thing.
Yep, I just opposite quoted someone famous - I wonder if she'd....I digress!
This polish is the most bright, nearly neon, duochrome shifting shimmer, glowy middle, pink pink pink, bright, nearly neon, duochrome shifting shimmer, glowy middle, pink pink pink polish I have ever worn. (Did you read it twice? lol) I could not get over how awesome this pink polish was and wore it as soon as I unwrapped it - the other polishes lay there still wrapped. I cannot even put into words how much I love this one. It does stain, but baby cake, I don't even care! Its that gorgeous! Ok enough gushing, how bout some photos?



I had to wear Reply All over Baby Cakes because omg how could I not? One disaster after another right? Double Disaster, all the way!
I've done it too. I've hit reply all and forgot what was written about four emails down in the chain/history. And then realized that the customer who'd just been added to the email should not be seeing our internal banter. So I hoped and prayed really hard that person that shouldn't see, didn't see it. I'll never know, because it wasn't mentioned.
I didn't dare try to do the recall and delete, because as sure as I did - it'd call more attention to the email and make them wonder why. Right?
So learn from my mistake and BE CAREFUL when you press that reply all button! Unless of course its super awesome black and white glitter with circles, then you can be as reckless as you'd like. :) I wore one coat in these photos.




Muffin Top. Not Muffin Tops, not the little muffins baked special at the local bakery so there's only a top to eat. The kind of Muffin Top we all don't want to have or admit that we have. The dreaded belly overhang. Waistband cutting into your midsection. Metal button poking into the overhang as you slouch in your desk chair. Definitely not good.
But wait! What is this Muffin Top?
A super smooth, mirror finish, sleek looking, perfect shade of lavender and OMGHOLO! I wore this for an evening after I swatched it and didn't notice until I got out in the morning sun that it has this mirror like finish underneath all the holo goodness. I was pretty shocked, I don't think I've ever seen a polish like this and on top of that its holo. How in the world - Brenda must be a wizard, a unicorn or a fairy or something cause she's still putting that special something in her polish.
It goes on so smooth and easy, I wore just two coats and it was opaque, holographic and chromey!



This. This is my favorite. No wait, Illuminaughty is. Nope, Baby Cake...hmm noo I really loved Coffee Breath and Reply All. Oh heck. I think you just need to get them all. Yep.

So, in the beginning were you thinking the Opposite of Good was a bad thing? Did I prove ya wrong?
(and did you notice that I wrote this to be a little more harsh/brash than usual? I also didn't use the provided descriptions of the polish. so..its an Opposite of Good post!)

Be ready! ...because this whole collection launches on Sunday, August 11th, 6:00pm central time at the Urban Lacquer Shop!

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

My Ten Friends: Space Party and Star Bright


My Ten Friends (MTF) is one of my very favorite indie polish companies. What I love about their polishes is the chunky glitter, gradation of glitter, creative color palettes, and shimmer finish. I also really loved the retro looking bottles, but there's a new bottle in town! Yessiree!
All the brand new colors will be in the new round bottle, and since they have new labels you get a "friend" on each one!
The two polishes I'm sharing with you today are brand new to the line, and will be the first polishes released in the new bottles!



Space Party is said to be "so sparkly it will look like a party on your nails!"
And its the truth! Jam packed full of holographic silver glitter, purple glitter, red glitter - its the very first MTF polish made in a clear base! I wore one coat over Sinful Colors Candy Coated, which is a perwinkle cream.
I am told that this glitter topper can be opaque on its own with just a few coats, and I believe it!
Definitely a must have for your polish stash, cause - Ya just can't have a Space Party without it!



Star Bright was created in memory of another bright star, Talia Joy. She was an inspiration to many and will be missed but her legacy will live on in all of us!
The polish is a beautiful blued up mint, laden with teal and holographic silver stars, glitter and shimmer.
Effortless to apply and a stunner to wear! I wore two coats over Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh Mint.



And it glows in the dark!


20% of all proceeds from the sale of Star Bright will be donated to Base Camp for pediatric cancer research.
Wear this stunner and show off your nails for a good cause!

Both polishes will be available August 9th at Noon PDT at the My Ten Friends Etsy Shop. You can read more about the brand at Nailpolishtothestars.com and follow them on Facebook.

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