KBShimmer Birthstone Collection, Partial Review

Good morning and hello 2016!  Hopefully your NYE and NYD were both wonderful.  I'm looking forward to a great year full of gorgeous nail polish and races and soccer and family time.  I am finishing up my vacation in Europe and it's a take-it-easy day as we need to pack it up and do any last minute sightseeing and shopping.  But as KBShimmer released her Birthstone Collection yesterday I really wanted to stay on track and share my post as soon as possible.  Now if this blingy and shiny metallic flakie collection is any indication of what's in store for the nail polish year you can paint me excited!  This collection is super fun!  Plus who doesn't like a good birthstone/zodiac collection?  What's even more exciting is that KBShimmer is giving away 12 birthstone jewelry pieces from JewelryTV!  Please go to this KBShimmer POST for more information on how to enter.  So the Birthstone Collection is available now and you can pick up your favorites for $8.75 each or $100 for the entire 12 piece collection.  You ready to see some swatches?  Then let's go!

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Lacquistry Rediculous

Hidey ho there readers!  Who's ready for February?  I can't believe how fast January went by!  But it's all good because I am completely ready for pink and red nails.  I am actually typing and staring at the gorgeous polish I have on because it is just so WOWZERS!  So I don't even want to waste time gabbing, I just want you to look at this amazing red polish from Lacquistry!  I will say this though, Rediculous sells out every time she restocks it so keep an eye out and act quickly if you want this in time for lovey-dovey day nails (and psssst, it's currently in the shop along with some other colors too!).  Jenna ships quickly so you'll get it relatively fast once you do snap up a bottle.  Rediculous, like all the polishes in the AmazeBalls family, runs for $15.  
*nothing to disclose* Lacquistry: Shop, Facebook,  THIS IS Rediculous!  It is absolutely ridiculous.  I have worn this for 3 days now and just stare and stare at this glowing, sparkling, shiny, metallic red polish.  In regular lighting it stands out so brightly, in the sunlight it's blinding.  BE warned to not stare at your nails while driving because Rediculous is pretty distracting!  It is basically Extra Fine AmazeBallz with a red tinted base but the official description of Rediculous is this, "the most perfectly awesome pink-based red polish...This is definitely an UltraMetal extreme foil finish."  Another thing, this is a ONE coater!  Formula was great - coverage was perfect.  It applied easily but I will say don't overwork it with too many strokes, it evens itself out well on it's own.  So I don't think I can give enough praise to Jenna for coming up with this red beauty!  I hope she creates an entire rainbow just like it!  I used 1 coat of Rediculous and 1 layer of topcoat.  3 days later and I have very minimal tip wear/shrinkage. *ps - don't mind my painting, I did a rather quick and shoddy job on my way out the door to weekend events! *direct sun*

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Glitter Daze Nymphomaniac

Good morning/afternoon readers!  Hope you are enjoying your Monday, even more so if you actually have the day off.  I have a polish that I have been sitting on for a while (since Black Friday) and I am finally posting it.  Many brands came out with the ultra chrome flakies around the same time, but Glitter Daze was one of the first ones to announce them and I was all giddy about purchasing them.  When I got them I was all drooly because just like all the picture hype, they were gorgeous.  I tried them on and I was not pleased.  I tried them a few different ways and I was still feeling MEH.  So there they sat and I kept trying to talk myself into liking them.  Well I figured out the problem.  I didn't like them alone or over black.  But I wanted to keep trying because they were just too pretty to not like.  So I found a color combination that really made me smile and I can report that I DO like them over nude!  This was a suggestion from a friend and I'm so glad she made it because now I'm looking forward to re-trying the other ultra chrome flakie I have.  Glitter Daze has 5 ultra chrome flakies in The Mythicals Collection and they are all available in the shop for $12.50 each.   *blogger discount used to purchase these* Glitter Daze: Shop, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram This is Nymphomaniac and it's made up of metallic color shifting flakes that are known as "Ultra Chrome Flakies."  It's a shade that "shifts every color of the rainbow, but leans strongly toward green, pink, teal, and gold."  I love the rich colors and the luxurious way it looks - kind of like a fabulous multicolored druzy.  I do think it's beauty gets lost over black, and on it's own you end up with your nail tips showing too much.  So I went a different route - I busted out Enchanted Polish Afternoon Delight, the most perfect nude holographic polish ever.  It's got a beautiful blue sparkle in it and it made the best base for Nymphomaniac.  Also, instead of just painting Nymphomaniac on like last time I tried it on, I applied it to a makeup sponge and then pressed it on my completely dry base color.  The flakes went on evenly and covered more densely.  ME SO HAPPY!  I love how it turned out!  I sponged on 1-2 coats Nymphomaniac and finished with 2 layers of topcoat.   
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