Zoya Merida

Hello Readers! I have really been on a green kick lately, maybe it is because I caught a faint glimmer of spring coming. I'm sure spring won't come full force for a while now, but I can surround myself with green polishes.

I am very excited to share a beautiful holographic Zoya polish with you today. It is a beauty called Merida! It is a nice forest green with holographic similar to Dream that everyone so coveted. 

Julep Dominique

I have a thing for teal tones and holographics. I don't know if any of you have noticed this, but it is pretty clear to me that I can't seem to stay away from these. Today I have on the blog one that is exceptionally gorgeous. It is Julep Dominique. The color is rich and unique and I've been wearing it so much lately! Dominique has a really unique holographic glitter throughout that really reminds me of the holographics in polishes like Zoya Dream. Dream has a lot more glitter packed in whereas Dominique is more scattered. I still love the effect though.

2016 Top Posts

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful new year and that 2017 is the best year yet. Everyone always feels this sense of rebirth and renewal whenever a new year comes around and I love to build on that energy. 

I try to do a year in review post every year on the blog and this year I am doing it a little different. If you follow me on Instagram (you should!) you will have seen this image below, but it is my best nine images that I posted throughout the year. Sometimes I post things on Instagram that never make it to the blog, so if you like my work, please check me out there too! My best nine photos were chosen by number of likes. To me, that doesn't necessarily mean they are my favorites, but it is nice to see what others liked that I created. 

KBShimmer Office Space Collection (Partial)

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Today KBShimmer released the new Office Space Collection and I have two from the collection to share with you! From the press release:

"Sometimes you want to be a bit naughty, but stay within the professional lines. The Office Space collection consists of 8 naughty and neutral shade ideas for the office. These 8 shades add a pop of color and sparkle to your nails, while still keeping the boss happy."

This collection reminded me of my old Work Wear Wednesdays series that I let slide. These are really great for an office environment that is a little more strict with nail colors or in a more professional setting. I was sent Hint of Manilla and Supplies Party. These two are similar shades but have very different glitters. I love neutral colors on my nails so this collection is perfect for my taste.

KBShimmer Haute Mess

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Haute Mess from KBShimmer is a glitter bomb I have to share with you tonight! This was the other polish I received from the Winter/Holiday 2016 Collection that released November 1st, but is still available online. This is a heavy glitter packed with silver, copper, rose gold, and holographic glitters which makes you take a second look at this disco ball on your nails.

What I Wore for Christmas!

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Hello! I hope you all are having a lovely holiday season! I celebrate Christmas and was excited to have a fun nail design for the occasion. I always have so much to do around Christmas though, so I opted for a simple stamp instead of something more complex. Born Pretty Store sent me a Christmas stamper, and some stamping plates to try out that I am sharing with you today! I used Anonymous Lacquer Wrath as my base color. It is pretty funny and ironic to me I am using a polish named wrath for a Christmas design.

KBShimmer Have a Look-Ski

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KBShimmer released their Winter 2016 Collection recently and I have Have a Look-Ski here to share with you today! This shade is a holographic blue that looks like a perfect winter wonderland tone. It has a little bit of an icy tone but with the holographic shimmer, the polish looks so perfect for the holidays. I'm pretty sure I love all the holographic polishes and this one is no exception.

Press Release: KBShimmer Winter Collection 2016

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KBShimmer has released the new 2016 Winter Collection featuring 16 NEW shades that will step up your beauty game as well as a few favorites! Whether it’s a gift for yourself, or a stocking stuffer for a loved one, let’s ring in this holiday season by embracing the bling.

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Pacifica 7-Free Super Fox and Abalone

I have been talking about trying Pacifica 7-free polish since it came out and I am glad to say, I picked up two colors and have them to share with you today! More about 7-free polish at the end of this post. I picked up a duo-chrome looking polish called Abalone, and a teal with shimmer called Super Fox. Both type of colors are those I gravitate towards. I think the metallic-like duo-chrome is always good to test out and see if it has a tendency to be brush stroke-y or not. I picked both of these up at my local Ulta for $9 each.

Perfectly Posh Hand and Body Products

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Hello and happy Saturday! I have another new to me brand to share with you. Have you heard of Perfectly Posh? I hadn't heard of it before, but my friend Nikole was offering some samples, so I decided to take her up on it and see what this Posh stuff was all about. It seems similar to a lot of other consultant based brands like Arbonne, Mary Kay or Avon and seems to be mostly bath and beauty products. I was given three different hand and body products to try: Amaaazing lotion, Cuca-Chia-Berry body scrub, and Honey Dip chunk (which really just means soap).

KBShimmer Carpe Denim

Carpe Diem! I mean, Denim! I have a great polish to share today. Carpe Denim is from KBShimmer and is obviously a play on carpe diem. This is a deep navy, with lots of glitter, so much holographic glitter! It is dark, but not one of those almost black shades. It is solidly in the navy camp. For the below photos I applied three coats.

Born Pretty Store Flower Rhinestone Charms

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Born Pretty Store sent me some fun nail decorations and tools. Today I am sharing the first one, these flower rhinestone charms! They are a cute, and a really easy way to add a little something extra to otherwise plain nails. I started with Essie Sexy Divide, which I recently picked up from Ulta and KBShimmer Gull, Get Real! from the new Summer 2016 collection.

Nvr Enuff Gilmore Girl Inspired Collection (Partial)

Nvr Enuff Polish is an indie brand introduced to me by a my friend Oksana from The Polished Koi, who absolutely raves about the polish. I happened to be told about a restock the day of and was able to snag a couple to try out. I picked up Bracebridge Dinner and Firelight Festival both of which are from the Gilmore Girls Collection. I admittedly have never watched Gilmore Girls until recently, but I just started watching a few episodes. I still don't get the references, but I imagine that might take a little more watching. Regardless, the colors are gorgeous!

Nail Guards by Nail Bliss

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Today I have a different and fun tool to share with you! These are called Nail Guards made by Nail Bliss, the same company that sent me the Nail Pop decals recently. These guards are meant to act as sort of an easy peel base for difficult to remove polishes. It claims to be able to easily remove gel, glitter, glue on nails, and regular polish. I absolutely hate removing glitter polish, so I was really excited to try these.

KBShimmer Summer 2016 Collection (Partial)

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KBShimmer has released the new Summer 2016 Collection! I was sent How Low Can You Flamingo?, Along for the Tide, and Gull, Get Real!. These are part of a twelve piece collection that are available starting today.

Nail Pop by Nail Bliss Nail Adhesives

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Today I have some nail adhesives to share with you. Nail Bliss sent me two packages of themed nail stickers that are a little different from common nail stickers, these have little accent pieces like words and jewels to help bling out your nails. I received a tropical looking package and a geometric metallic package. 

Dragon Egg!

Dragon Eggs!! Okay, I might be a little excited about this post. I have been coveting these dragon eggs for a long time. Accio Lacquer created a tutorial for these things that look like what I imagine a dragon egg could look like. Definitely go see her tutorial if you want to learn how I made these! I decided a blue toned egg would be perfect for me, so I found some polish I didn't really see myself using, a glitter topper and had at it!

Shades of Grey Nail Art

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Today I have a pretty simple skittle mani. A skittle mani is one that doesn't have every finger as the same design. I have no idea where the term came from, but I'm going with it. I used all grey tones for this one. I used Rimmel Steel Grey (discontinued), L'Oreal Caution Please from the 50 Shades of Grey collection, and Pure Ice Silver Star which is always a great stamper. I believe the L'Oreal collection came out along with the movie 50 Shades of Grey and not the books.

Julie G Gradient

I decided I needed a distinctly summery look because it has actually been really hot here in the Pacific Northwest. It was actually 90 degrees today! I went with a design that looks like a tequila sunrise and added some white glitter. I used Julie G Canary Islands, Old San Juan, and Miami Beach. The glitter I used is Sephora Formula X Wham!. 

KBShimmer To Peach His Own and Color Club Wicker Park

I have a pretty simple look to show you today. KBShimmer To Peach His Own and Color Club Wicker Park are two colors that were brought to my attention through other bloggers and I am so glad I found them! The two colors pair well together, especially since one is more of a neutral and one is so bright and vibrant.