Pastel Easter Gradient

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Hi guys! I'm really excited about today's post! Which is a big deal since lately I just haven't been as excited about blogging, polish or anything really. I just couldn't wait to share my Easter manicure with you guys!

I really hope you guys like it as much as me! I think it's perfect :D I'm so obsessed with gradients lately.

Also my Blogiversary is coming up on the 22nd! I really wanted this year's giveaway to be on time but I haven't received everything for it yet, but hopefully it'll be up before the end of the month! I will keep you guys updated!


For this gradient I used the sponge method (painting strips on polish onto the sponge and smushing it on the nails) I used the following colors over a white base.

Barielle - Banana Drop, Barielle -Pink Flip-Flops, Orly - Lollipop, Zoya - Blu, and Bondi - Lady Liberty.
Barely of  Lady Liberty even got on the nail though. I used too many colors lol!

After that I was trying to decide what to put on top, between China Glaze Fairy Dust,
Lynnderella Connect the Dots, Elevation Haba Xueshan or nail stamping. I chose Haba Xueshan!

Liquid Sky Lacquer - Swatches & Review!

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Hi guys, Happy Friday! I hope you are all having fun tonight and this weekend!
I'm not really up to much, spending the night at home playing video games and watching some movies!

This evenings post is featuring a indie brand that I've never tried before - Liquid Sky Lacquer!
I hope you guys enjoy this post! Let me know what you are all up to this weekend! 

OPI Gwen Stefani Collection - Swatches & Review!

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Hey guys! Who else is excited that it is Friday? Anybody have any fun plans today or this weekend?
Not a lot going on here (what else is new!) Today I'm going to head to Sephora to get my birthday gift
 before the month is over! Yeah, I'm a procrastinator! Probably going to get groceries too... fun times!

Well today's post is featuring the new Limited Edition Gwen Stefani Collection from OPI!

I'm so excited about this collection, I love the colors and Gwen Stefani!
I don't know much of her new music but I still listen to No Doubt all the time!

SinfulColors Crystal Crushes & Leather Luxe - Swatches & Review

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Hey guys! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
Did you do anything fun? Who else is listening to Christmas Music like crazy?

Today I have a couple of the newer SinfulColors polishes to show you!
Two from the Leather Luxe Collection, and two from the Crystal Crushes Collection!



Emerald Envy - Two coats. Top without topcoat, bottom with topcoat.

"a glint of green"

KBShimmer Fall 2013 Collection - Swatches & Review!

Hey guys! I hope your Thursday has been really great so far! Not much going on here, we caught a  bunny in the back yard! Just for a minute and we petted it, it was so sweet! Then we let it go, I tweeted a picture of it :)

Anywho! Today's post is the amazing KBShimmer 2013 Fall Collection!
I really love the variety in this collection, It is easily one of my favorite KBShimmer collections to date!

*Products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.*

Every Nook & Cranberry - Three thin coats.
Application was a absolute breeze! Easy, smooth and even!
The shimmer is so visible and gorgeous!

"A cranberry satin matte polish with a subtle pink and gold shimmer. 

This polish with its blue undertones is one that will work on many skin tones.  Best in two coats."

Every Nook & Cranberry + Topcoat.


Excuse Me, I Blurped - Three coats.
This polish is so freaking gorgeous! It applied great and has so much dimension!

"A shade not quite blue, not quite purple shade with glitters in many shades of blue, purple, with a hint of

 copper. Best in two coats."

Teal Another Tail - Three thin coats.
TAT applied really well, two coats had some VNL for me so I used a third but it wasn't necessary.
This is such a unique and freaking stunning polish, just buy it! Seriously #drool

"A dusty teal green polish with a strong pink almost duo-chrome shimmer.

A color I imagine would be on a mermaid’s tail.  Best in two coats."

Turbulence - Three thin coats.
Applies smoothly and evenly. A little sheer but builds up nicely.
I am a huge sucker for grey polish and the shimmer in this is to die for! One of my favorites!!

"A satin matte finish slate gray polish inspired by storm clouds. 

Silver flakes are surrounded by micro blue and fuchsia sparks inspired by lightning and rain. Best in two coats. "

Turbulence + Topcoat..


Vicious Circles - Three coats.
Jam packed full of glitter, requires a little patience and skill to apply but it's so worth it!
I love all the circle glitters!! It looks chunky but was completely smooth two two coats of topcoat.

"A blood red jelly loaded with silver holographic circles in two sizes, sliver holographic hex glitters

and holographic sliver micro slices.  Best in two or three coats."

You Autumn Know - Three coats.
Really glitter packed, apply slowly and make sure to let it dry in between coats!
This polish just screams fall doesn't it?? <3

"A white crelly polish loaded with fuchsia, gold, and orange glitters.  Micro bars accent the fall pallet of this polish.

Best in three coats, or two coats over white."

You Go Ghoul! - Three coats.
Just like You Autumn Know and Vicious Circles You Go Ghoul is packed full of glitter and requires a little more attention while applying, nothing too difficult, you just have to keep the glitters from bunching together.
So make sure to give these chunkier polishes proper time to dry in between coats to avoid dragging!

"This Halloween polish is one that you will wear year round.  

A black jelly sparkles with glitters in grape, berry and orange for a polish even a witch would love  

Best in two coats over black or three coats alone."

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This Collection is amazing! The End.

Okay, just kidding! Not about it being amazing just about this being the end. :)

Where should I start? Hmm I'll start with the Mattes!
The matte/satin polishes in this collection are two of my favorites! At first I thought the formula on Turbulence wasn't great but it turned out it was just applying weird over
my Nail Tek II - Weird! But I tried it again and it went on smooth and easy, So that is good to know!

This collection is so creative and just plain out awesome, I really love it.
I haven't been this excited for a collection in a while! 

This collection will be available for purchase on September 1st!
You can purchase these from http://www.kbshimmer.com/ and Harlow and Co.

Stay up to date with KBShimmer on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!



 Are you guys in love with this collection as much as me??
Which ones are you lemming or planning to purchase?

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Polished by KPT - Swatches and Review!

Hi guys! Today's post is a really exciting one for me! I have seven polishes from Polished by KPT to show you!
I've been lemming for this brand for quite some time now! Check out my thoughts below!

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Bachelorette Party - One coat over Zoya Mira.

"A beautiful shimmery purple/lilac glitter polish with matte white hex and iridescent glitter with a silvery micro glass finish."


Bleu Cruiser - Two coats.

Half of the Smardy Duo! A gorgeous vivid cobalt blue shimmer packed with micro flakies.


Color Therapy - Two coats over Illamasqua Smash.

"A fun bold neon pink and green glitter with tiny shifting opalescent and blue glitter topper in a clear base that also glow under UV and black light."


Topped with a coat of Butter London Matte Finish!



Daiquiri - Three coats.

"An orange (cold) to bright pink glass fleck (warm) thermal polish that transitioned effect by temperature."

Fireflies - One coat over Sinful Colors Sinful Shine Amazonian
and one coat over Elevation Polish Pic de Sotllo

"Fireflies is jammed packed with micro silver holographic, micro holo bars, yellow holo bars, purple holo bars, and silver holo bars."


Glowing Smardy - Two coats over Bleu Cruiser.

The other half of the Smardy Duo, a Glow in the Dark glitter topper that represents hope in a dark place.



High Maintenance - One coat over China Glaze Urban Night.

"A mixture of girly matte pastel colors and iridescent glitters in a clear base."



Proof that Glowing Smardy glows! I'm not good at taking GITD pictures lol it took me quite some time
to go through the settings on my camera to find one that worked okay, then I took one with my
cellphone and that was much easier lol!
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I'll start off with Glowing Smardy, the glow on this polish was unparalleled to any other GITD polish I have tried or own. I don't own many but the others required much longer "charges" and it fade quicker.


Glowing Smardy glows when it's not even that dark!
I wore it for days with and it kept glowing night after night without a recharge - my daughter loved it!
If you want to really see this baby glow charge it with a LED nail light! That's what I did for the top picture, I didn't edit it it really was that bright! I could literally use my nails to see in the dark. Needless to say I lovee it! 

And I love that a portion of the money goes to a good cause, 50% of the proceeds from the Smardy Duo go to an adorable little boy named Nate's fund at the DCipher Group to be used for medical expenses, therapy equipment, and donations to SMARD research. To read more about the Smardy Duo or Nate's Journey check out http://smardypants.blogspot.com/
The Smardy Duo will be restocked the first week of September.

I'm very impressed with PBKPT and highly recommend their polishes!
All of the formula's were very good, I had no issues applying any of these polishes.
Fireflies is so beautiful and so sparkly in person it's insane.
I love the mixture of micro bar glitters mixed with the larger ones!

You can purchase Polished by KPT's amazing polishes HERE!

Make sure to follow Polished by KPT on Facebook and Instagram!



Who else is getting obsessed with thermal polishes? I want them all!
What do you guys think about these?

*Products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.*

KBShimmer The Grape Beyond and Would Jubilee It? - Swatches & Review!

Happy 5th Birthday to KBShimmer!
Christy is celebrating with this amazing cerebration duo and with 20% off the entire site!
No code needed! The sale runs until August 14th!

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The Grape Beyond - Two easy coats.

"This matte purple polish is designed to accent the glitters in Would Jubilee It?.  
This shade is not too dark, and not too light, letting each glitter shine.  
The Grape Beyond features a very subtle turquoise shimmer that is evident in the light with top coat."


The Grape Beyond with topcoat! DAT SHIMMA!


Would Jubilee It? - One coat over The Grape Beyond.

"Circle glitters in fuchsia, aqua, and sliver, hex glitters in sapphire and turquoise, 
and micro slices in fuchsia, aqua and sliver.  
Best in 1 coat over The Grape Beyond, but it looks great over many other colors too!"
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This duo is perfection! They pair together flawlessly.
The formula on both of these polishes were nothing less than stellar and I highly recommend them!
The Grape Beyond goes on smooth and easy in two coats.
And Would Jubilee It? is packed full of glitter and goes on with very little effort.

You can purchase KBShimmer polishes from https://www.kbshimmer.com/ and Harlow & Co.
The polishes retail for $8.75 typically but during the sale they are $7.00!
This duo is available right now on https://www.kbshimmer.com/

To stay up to date with KBShimmer  follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!



Who plans to pick up this stunning duo?! It' soo gorgeous!
The sale is from 8/8-8/14 do you plan on picking anything up?

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Jindie Nails Hot Pink Floyd & sTEALth

Hey guys! Here is a quick post for you :)
Some Jindie's I picked up a  while back and have been wanting to try!

Without Topcoat.

& With Topcoat.



Without Topcoat.

& With Topcoat.



I've discovered how fail I am at "non reviews" I didn't write down the coats I used for these /facepalm
I want to say three of Hot Pink Floyd and two of sTEALth.
I lovveeeeee Stealth sooo much, it makes me think of my dear old Rogue on WoW!

They went on pretty well, sTEALth's formula was slightly better/easier because it was a little thinner.
But they were easy for me to apply.