KBShimmer Violet Tendencies: Swatch and Review

KBShimmer Violet Tendencies: Swatch and Review

*Purchased by Me*

Happy Monday, and I hope that you are having a wonderful Labor Day so far! Today, I'm sharing a polish from KBShimmer that I picked up when Christy was having a sale on her Summer 2016 Misfits Collection; the Misfits Collection consisted of batches of polishes that Christy considered as "one-offs," or ones that she did not want to use a a part of a collection. The beauty that I have to share with you today is named Violet Tendencies. 

 

 

Violet Tendencies can be best described as a medium-toned purple-toned violet linear holographic with additional larger holographic glitters. I was able to get it opaque in two smooth, easy coats. It dried quickly between coats, and dried glossy. Shown is with one layer of glossy top coat! Unfortunately, it is no longer available; however, KBShimmer recently released their Fall 2016 collection, and it looks beautiful! So...go pick some up!

After my two coats and topcoat dried, I decided to add some stamping! For this, I chose an image from Born Pretty Store's BP-25 and stamped with M Polish's To Have and To Holo (my favorite holo stamping polish!). Unfortunately, the maker of M Polish is no longer currently making polish, so I am currently on the hunt for another holo stamping polish, for when this one runs out. After everything dried, I sealed it in with another layer of glossy top coat. Here is the final result!  

 

Holo upon holo, right!? 

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Thank you so much for stopping by, and I'll see you next time! 

♥ Megan

Cupcake Polish Bloodhound: Swatch and Review

Cupcake Polish Bloodhound: Swatch and Review

*Purchased by me*

Happy Saturday! Today, I have another stunning color from Cupcake Polish! This color is named Bloodhound, and it was a part of the Fall 2015 Modern Vampire Collection. Bloodhound is a boysenberry/burgundy linear holo. 

The formula on Bloodhound was similar to the other Cupcake Polishes that I own, and it was smooth and buttery. I reached full opacity in two coats. It dried a bit dull, but I applied topcoat, and it brought out the shine and the holo! Shown in my swatches are two coats plus top coat, under a daylight bulb (artificial lighting). 

 

I also decided to add some stamping to Bloodhound! For this, I used an image from Uber Chic plate 1-03, and stamped using my clear stamper from Born Pretty Store and M Polish To Have and To Holo. Everything is sealed in with topcoat. Here is the final result! 

 

I am still a growing fan of Cupcake Polish, and I cannot wait to grow my collection of these beauties! Bloodhound is available on the Cupcake Polish site for $13.00, and To Have and To Holo is available on the M Polish site (the maker is currently on maternity leave, but will return!).

Please be sure to check out Cupcake Polish and M Polish on social media!

Cupcake Polish's shop: http://cupcakepolish.bigcartel.com/products

Cupcake Polish's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupcakepolish/

Cupcake Polish's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CupcakePolish/?fref=ts

Cupcake Nail Polish Lovers (Facebook fan group):  https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupcakepolish/

M Polish's shop: http://www.mpolishes.com/

M Polish's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mpolishes/

M Polish Lovers (Facebook fan group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/668552059945612/

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I'll see you next time! 

♥ Megan

Nail Art using Zoya Willa, Orly Mirrorball, and M Polish To Have and To Holo

Happy Monday! It's another snowy day here...surprise, surprise! Today, I have some nail art for you!

I knew that I wanted to do something with black and either silver or holo. My go-to black creme is Zoya's Willa...it is an amazing black that is creamy and opaque in one-and-a-half to two coats. I am always a sucker for Zoya's formulas!

For my ring finger and pinky, I chose Orly Mirrorball. Mirrorball is a white-silver linear holo with added holo glitter. It is one of the best (and almost one of the only) mainstream linear holos that I have encountered, except for the rare ones released by OPI. This baby was opaque in two coats!

For the stamping, I used a silver holo polish from an indie brand called M Polish, and the color is named To Have and To Holo. I used a plate from Born Pretty Store, BP-25, and applied it with a stamper from Bundle Monster. Now, when I first got THATH, I tried to use it along with a squishy stamper head. When that did not work, I got a tip from some other ladies in a polish group on Facebook that it would work better with a firmer stamping head. Lo and behold, I used the other side of my Bundle Monster stamper, and it worked like a dream! The stamper comes with both a soft and a firmer head, so you can choose which one you like better; you can find it right here!

I just get so excited when I have a design in mind, and it comes out exactly how I envisioned!

The maker and owner of M Polish, Megan, is currently on maternity leave, but I will leave her shop information, as well as Bundle Monster's, Zoya's and Born Pretty Store's, down below. Happy browsing!

M Polish: www.mpolishes.com
Bundle Monster: http://www.bundlemonster.com/
Zoya: http://zoya.com/
Born Pretty Store: http://www.bornprettystore.com/

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you next time!
♥ Megan