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KBShimmer – Fall 2013 Collection

August 16, 2013
KBShimmer Bath & Body, Nailpolish, Press release
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NewBanner_copy.1KBSHIMMER ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF SEVEN NEW GLIMMERING POLISHES

KBShimmer Fall Polish Line Set For Release September 1st, 2013

KBShimmer is excited to announce the addition of seven new fall colors to their 3-Free glitter polish line. Owner Christy Rose says “With a bit of chill in the morning and school buses out in force, I can’t help feel that fall is almost here.  I am ready put away the neon and embrace the warmer, softer tones that accent the feeling of Autumn.”

“The fall KBShimmer line up has a bit for everyone, from the glitter lover to those that want a more subtle look.” says Rose.  “We are again expanding our matte line with both a fun cranberry red, and a blue toned gray.  For those that love the look of jelly polishes, we offer three versions in black, red, and a blue with hints of purple.  A white crelly, and a unique teal with heavy pink shimmer completes the new collection.  We think this is our most diverse collection yet, and the perfect start to the season.”

KBShimmer – FALL 2013 COLLECTION

FallCollectionGroupVicious Circles: 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.

ViciousCirclesEvery Nook & Cranberry: 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.

EveryNookAndCranberryYou Autumn Know: 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.

YouAutumnKnowTeal Another Tail: 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.TealAnotherTail

Turbulence: 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. Turbulance

You Go Ghoul!: 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.YouGoGhoul

Excuse Me, I Blurped: 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.

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Shipping September 1, 2013

KBShimmer products can be found at KBShimmer.com.  For sales outside of the US visit Harlow & Co.

So which one are you most excited about??

KBShimmer Summer 2013!

June 4, 2013
KBShimmer Bath & Body, Nailpolish
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Launched just a few days ago, the new KBShimmer Summer 2013 collection is comprised of 9 new colors added to their 3-Free glitter polish line.  “Our new line was created to play off the bolder palette of summer, some inspired by the 80’s and 90s, but also to celebrate the patriotic season. One of our polishes plays off the color of the year, Emerald Green, and will ease people into the summer while two others were inspired by the fall 2013 Pantone colors Koi and Vivacious. Both will make for an easy transition through the summer and into the fall.  We are also excited to unveil two scented cuticle oils in an easy-applicator pen.  We hope to inspire and motivate people to go out in the sun and show off their nails!” says owner and designer Christy Rose.

The summer lineup includes one glitter top coat, two glitter crellys in a white base and six bright, bold polishes, two in a matte finish. And today I have for you three of the fun, bright colours: The Dancing Green, Blinded by the Bright, and Pimp My Pride!

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First up, Pimp My Pride, a white-based, patriotic polish with metallic red and blue glitters. Though advised to be worn as 3 coats or 1-2 coats over white, it provided amazing coverage in two generous coats over a base coat.Unlike some white polishes that drag or are difficult to apply, Pimp My Pride was an easy application on both coats. And you know how much I adore white polishes!!

Here it is in the sun:

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and in the shade:

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The next polish, Blinded by the Bright, is a yellow neon with a scattering of hex glitters in the 6 primary and secondary colors. At first glance, this totally reminded me of Toucan Touch This from KBShimmer’s fall collection last year, a pedicure favourite of mine with its neon base.

Another easy polish to apply, I used two coats with base coat. It is blindingly, gorgeously bright!

Here is a sun shot:

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And in the shade, just as bright:

KBShimmer_BlindedbytheBrightI love it!!!

Last but not least, the Pantone colour of the year, Emerald, is the base for The Dancing Green. An almost neon green with blue undertones, accented by fuchsia, sapphire, green and chartreuse glitters in different shapes and sizes. My camera did not want to take an accurate picture of this one… it kept photographing light green! In real life it is just as bright, though the base is a tad darker green than the picture below, in full sun:

KBShimmer_TheDancingGreenSun

The shade picture is a bit more colour-accurate:

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The Dancing Green is really different and beautiful. I love the contrast of the fuchsia glitters in that jelly, near-neon base!

All three of these shades, along with the rest of KBShimmer’s Summer 2013 collection, is now available at Harlow & Co, KBShimmer’s exclusive international stockist!

Don’t forget to follow both KBShimmer and Harlow & Co on Facebook for the latest updates!

So which of these three is your favourite, and which have you picked up already?

~xo

 

(Products provided for consideration and review. All opinions are my own.)

Fall 2012 Previews: KBShimmer Part 2!

August 28, 2012
KBShimmer Bath & Body, Nailpolish
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Yesterday I brought you the first part of my KBShimmer spam, and today I bring you two more Fall 2012 beauties!

KBShimmer has released 8 gorgeous polishes for fall (which you can see on her Facebook page), and I was lucky enough to preview four of them for you. First up, Quantum Leaf, a beautiful orangy-gold base with orange, copper, red and gold hex and microglitters. This was such an interesting polish – it really looks like ‘fall in a bottle’ to me! Quantum Leaf left me with the image of driving through a tree-lined road in the fall, with red, yellow and rust-coloured leaves dancing in the trail of my car… just magical.

Quantum Leaf, 2 coats in sunlight

Isn’t it beautiful? Here is another shot:

2 coats, shade

In the shade it looks more like a subdued mustard colour and the glitters really pop. I love Quantum Leaf, and will definitely be enjoying this beauty once the leaves start turning….

The second colour I have for you today is one of the “unexpected” variety – a stunning royal blue – with nary a glitter in sight. I Made a Bleu Bleu is a blue shimmer polish, and it is to-die-for!!!! Christy describes it on Facebook as “a Royal Blue base with subtle green shimmer and micro gold and purple sparkles,” but to be honest, I didn’t realize the shimmers were green or purple until I saw the photos. The polish dries to a gorgeous blue shade with this silvery-gold sheen, and it is the perfect blue! I often shy away from blues for work – I feel they can look immature or too bright – but this is a very elegant shade.

I Made a Bleu Bleu, 2 coats in sunlight

Look at that sheen, subtly dancing in the light!

2 coats in shade

And finally, a macro so you can see the beautiful shimmer up close (click on the pic to see it full size!):

I wore both polishes over a base coat and with top coat. Perhaps next time I will add a second coat of top coat or a coat of Gelous over Quantum Leaf to tame the glitter, but both polishes were shiny even on their own.

Again, these shades, along with the rest of KBShimmer’s Fall 2012 collection, will be available on September 1st directly from KBShimmer’s online shop. For us international fans, Harlow & Co is KBShimmer’s exclusive stockist!

Don’t forget to follow both KBShimmer and Harlow & Co on Facebook for the latest updates!

So which of the four I have previewed do you like better?  🙂

~xo

(Products were provided for consideration and review.)

Fall 2012 Previews: KBShimmer!

August 27, 2012
Beauty, KBShimmer Bath & Body, Nailpolish
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Today I have for you a preview of one of the many upcoming Fall 2012 collections being released, and I am so excited for my very first KBShimmer post!

I can’t believe that we are talking about fall (and have been for a few weeks already!) since it’s still hot August weather here, yet as much as I adore summer, I love the colours of fall and the feeling it brings of a new beginning.

And with those fall colours in mind, KBShimmer has released a gorgeous collection for fall, with both unexpected bursts of brightness and vampy deep shades to transition us to winter.

First up, Toucan Touch This, an almost-neon lime green jelly base packed full of a complex mix of glitters. KBShimmer describes it as “gold, green, teal, blue, and orange hex glitters, some holographic… Micro teal, orange and blue bars are accented by micro orange glitters.” And wait till you see this baby!

2 coats of Toucan Touch This in sunlight

Toucan was so glitter dense that I often had bunches of glitter in one area, but with a little maneuvering, I was able to get good coverage on the first coat. With 2 coats, above, there is still some VNL (visible nail line), but I actually like VNL. I also love the jelly base of Toucan so much that it is currently my pedicure polish!!

Here is a macro shot for you. Click on the picture if you’d like to see it in full size:

The second polish I have for you today is called simply, Jack. Many of you who follow my blog or follow me on Facebook know that in addition to white base polishes, I am obsessed with vampy shades; the darker, the better!! Jack is a black jelly base with multiple sizes of orange hex glitters, black hex glitters, and tiny orange and black bars. The black glitters aren’t visible in the bottle but they add a gorgeous dark contrast to the brightness of orange once on the nail.

Jack in full sunlight, 2 coats, no base colour

Because I usually like to swatch shades on their own, I did not add a black coat of undies before wearing Jack, but I can definitely see myself wearing it with undies next time. I do, however, love the suspended look of jellies on their own! And I do need to say that even without a top coat, Jack was surprisingly shiny. Beautiful!

Jack in shade

And finally a macro shot:

I will bring you two more beauties from KBShimmer in my next post!

These shades, along with the rest of KBShimmer’s Fall 2012 collection, will be available on September 1st directly from Christy’s online shop here. For us international fans, Harlow & Co is KBShimmer’s exclusive stockist!

Don’t forget to follow both KBShimmer and Harlow & Co on Facebook for the latest updates!

How do you like these two colours for fall?

~xo

(Products were provided for consideration and review.)

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