Liquid Sky Lacquer: Blue Hawaiian

Hi guys! Tonight I'm back with another crazy amazing thermal from Liquid Sky Lacquer! Today I have Blue Hawaiian, which is a bright teal, ocean-y blue when it's cold, and a pretty limeish, kind of celery-like green when it's warm. 

The greatest thing about this one? It's a holo! We haven't had much sun here in Ohio, so I did my best to capture it when I could! :) Formula on this one is so dreamy and perfect. Application was smooth and easy. You can easily get opacity in 2-3 coats depending on the length of your nails!

First up, some photos of Blue Hawaiian in its warm state. This first shot in the lightbox muted it a bit, it's actually brighter than this in real life. 

These next two shots are more true to color. The first is with flash and the second is in natural, direct sunlight.

Here are two shots of Blue Hawaiian while cold. It was tough to get photos of the cold state, I would run my hands under cold water and it seemed to quickly turn back to green. I guess it must have been really warm in my house! :)

And of course, here are a couple shots where you get to see both colors at once! This first one I took in the car, where the tips were starting to get cold, but the nail beds were staying warm. 

And this one, I took right after running my hand under cold water and it had started to turn green. For some reason, my index and pinky stayed cold a little longer here, so you can see more of the transition on my middle two fingers. :)

This polish just reminds me of tropical drinks, beaches, and summer!! I love this shade. I'd love to hear what you guys think! What do you think of thermal polishes? Do you own anything from Liquid Sky Lacquer? I'd love to hear below! Don't forget to bookmark Liquid Sky Lacquer to keep up to date with the latest news and restocks. There is one coming up this Saturday!!

<3 Kelly

Liquid Sky Lacquers: 24 Karat Rose

Hello loves. I have a ridiculously amazing polish from Liquid Sky Lacquer to share with you today. I know I am probably the absolute last person to jump on the thermal bandwagon, but let me just say - I am never jumping off! While I wore Carolyn's polishes, I found myself constantly staring at my nails like they were doing tricks. Well, they kinda were haha. 

I tried my best to capture all the glory in her thermals, but it was difficult. You've got your warm state, your cold state, and all the millions of transitional states, so it's a lot to try to capture. But, I did my best.

Today, let's look at 24 Karat Rose. I had seen so many stunning photos of this one, I knew I had to have it! Here is a shot of both extreme states of the polish: cold on the left and warm on the right.

The cold state is a gorgeous bright almost neon pink with strong gold shimmer. My camera freaked out a bit in the lightbox for this first photo, but the one after is pretty true to color. I took that one in my car when it was ten degrees outside lol - the cold is real!

When it's warm, the polish turns a gorgeous shimmery gold. The shimmer that you can see shining through the pink polish when it's cold. I ended up using three coats and you could still see VNL because my nails are so long and also stained. 3 coats would probably be plenty to cover VNL if your nails aren't stained! :)

And with flash to show off that shimmer. Just wow......

While this polish is amazing in both it's extreme states, I have to say that when it was transitioning, I found it most beautiful. This first photo is with flash to capture all that shimmer!!

This last photo is what the mani looked like most of the time. After I had been in the house or my office for a while, it would turn all gold, or after I had been outside for a while, it would turn all pink. But, most of the time, my tips stayed pink and the nail beds, warmed up by my body heat, stayed gold. I just think it's so fascinating haha sorry for the ramblings!

So, what do you think of this polish!? Are you as amazed by it as I am?? Be sure to check out my Instagram for videos of the color changing action when I ran the mani under hot and water. :)
And be sure to follow Liquid Sky Lacquer for info about her next restock! :)

<3 Kelly

Jindie Nails: Footprints in the Snow and Strawberry Cupcake

Hi everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I had so much fun yesterday shopping in Cincinnati with the boyfriend, and I finally made my first ever trip to Lush. I spent way too much, but got some awesome things! I'll be posting pics of my haul soon.

But for today I have more Jindie Nails swatches for you. 

I also want to remind you all to enter my giveaway if you haven't already, because it ends tonight!! So, hurry and get those entries and shares in :)

The first polish I have to show you today is Footprints in the Snow. It is "a baby blue crelly with bright blue micro shimmer/flakes, baby blue matte small hex, maroon matte dots and metallic small hex, classic gold medium dots and small hex.  This delicate winter polish is opaque in 2-3 coats, no need for a colored base color.  It can be worn on its own."

Sorry about the nubs! I took these when I first changed nail shapes and wore them round for a while. I ended up not liking my nails so round because I think they make my fingers look chubbier haha! So, I switched to a more almond-y shape and that's what I currently have now!

These photos show 3 coats of Footprints in the Snow with no undies, with Seche Vite topcoat. No issues at all with formula, it's a super smooth crelly base and the glitters spread evenly all on their own.

Next up is one of my all-time favorite Jindies - Strawberry Cupcake. This one isn't new, I received a sample of it last year and had to buy a full size because I loved it that much!
"It has a pastel pink crelly base with an assortment of shaped glitters like round, square and hex in teal, matte pastel lavender, metallic berry, matte grape, metallic turquoise, matte pastel aqua, matte white, metallic deep teal, metallic lavender and periwinkle.  It also has a gorgeous aqua/turquoise shimmer.  Opaque in 2-3 coats and meant to be worn on its own.  Each coat of polish will show each layer of glitter perfectly. "

I used 3 coats and HK Girl for these photos, no undies. 2 coats would easily suffice for shorter nails. Again, formula is a dream with this one - perfect crelly base and despite the amazing glitter payoff, application is simple. The glitters spread out evenly without clumping or dragging. What you see here is how the polish applied with normal brush strokes. I didn't have to do any hand placing or fishing.

What do you think of these two lovely crellies? Which is your favorite? I'd love to hear below! <3
And don't forget to check out Jindie Nails shop and look around...and enter my giveaway for your chance to win 3 Jindies of your own! <3

Kelly

Jindie Nails: Eve and Red Velvet Revolver

Hey loves! I am back with two more lovely Jindie Nails shades. I discovered that I had loads of Jindie swatches from right after Christmas, so I thought I'd do a Jindie swatch week this week! :)

Tonight I've got two pretty jellies! The first is Eve. Here is Jen's description:
"This one is a navy blue jelly with several sizes of silver holo dots and hex plus silver holo snow flakes. This polish is a jelly, so it's meant to look squishy and not be opaque.  It shows so much depth with the jelly base and sparkly silver glitters. It can be worn on its own or layered over a dark blue or black or worn alone with about 3 coats."

For a jelly, Eve actually covers pretty well, aside from the tips, as you can see. But, as Jen mentions in her description, it was designed that way! I think it looks just like a starry, snowy winter night! :) I used three coats plus Seche Vite for these photos. I actually didn't have any trouble at all getting the snowflakes out, they came out on their own. You may want to use two coats of SV though, since sometimes the edges of the snowflakes want to stick out! :P

Next up is Red Velvet Revolver. "This one is a red velvet or burgundy wine colored jelly with several sizes of gold holographic and regular metallic dots, small squares and hex plus sparse large gold snowflakes. This polish is a jelly, so it's meant to look squishy and not be opaque (will show visible nail line if worn in one or two coats alone, with no darker base coat color).  It shows so much depth with the jelly base and sparkly, holographic gold glitters. "

I love this wine base!!! I didn't get any snowflakes out, but Jen mentions that they are meant to be sparse, and also I didn't really do a lot of fishing. This mani shows 3 coats of polish, they way it went on just with normal brush strokes. I really love it this way! I've seen swatches and the snowflakes are gorgeous too, but this is a more subtly beautiful look. :) Topped off with Seche Vite.

What do you think of these jellies?! Which is your favorite? Be sure to check out Jindie Nails website to see what she's got in stock, and check out my giveaway for a chance to win Jindie Nails polishes, among other great prizes!! :) Thanks for looking! <3
Kelly

Jindie Nails: All of the Lights and Moonwalk LE

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Hi, everyone - happy Monday!
Today I have some gorgeous Jindie Nails polishes to share with you that are long overdue! Her shop is restocked at the moment, so be sure to check it out. I'll wait here. ;) AND, if you haven't already - be sure to enter my giveaway. The 1st prize winner gets to choose THREE Jindie Nails polishes of their choosing. I have lots of swatches to show you this week, so maybe that will help make your decision for you. :)

First up today is All of the Lights. This is such a fun, dotty glitter topper! It is in stock right now, so you can grab one if you hurry!

After this mani, I realized I should have chosen better undies because I chose a holographic gold (Rapture by Mentality - another prize in my giveaway!) and the awesome sparklies in All of the Lights kind of got lost over the holo in Rapture. Oh well - live and learn! These swatches show two coats of All of the Lights over 2 coats of Rapture, and topped with Seche Vite topcoat.

I just LOVE the combination of colors in the dots, and the shimmery silver in the base is really fantastic - I wish you could see it better!! I will have to re-swatch this one over black so you can really see it shine. I experienced no trouble with the formula. I would probably recommend one coat because it is SO full of glitters, but I wanted to see how it would look with 2. Plus, I tend to gravitate for more over the top glittery looks. It really can be worn either way! :)

Next up is Moon Walk, which is a Limited Edition. It is in stock right now, so go go go!!

Moon Walk is an insanely bright neon pink jelly that is all sorts of amazing. Not only is it blindingly bright (in the best way possible), it is packed full of black and silver shapes including, stars, dots, and moons. The base also has silver shimmer that is stunning when the light hits it! Formula was perfect as usual. I thought the big dots were going to give me trouble, but they came out with no problems at all! Because of all the shapes, I did some dabbing around to put things where I wanted them, but you really don't have to. I didn't experience any trouble with glitters clumping together at all - they spread out pretty evenly all on their own.

These swatches show 3 coats of Moon Walk with no undies - Seche Vite topcoat and everything felt completely smooth. This is one of those jellies that is extremely buildable. It's very pigmented, so most people could get away with 2 coats. I did 3 because my nails are stained and it's tough to cover up VNL for me!

What do you think of these two shades? Which Jindie Nails polishes do you own, and which are your favorites? I would love to hear below!! <3
Kelly

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KB Shimmer Fall Swatches

Hey guys - remember these! KB Shimmer came out with an awesome line this past Fall, and I never got around to posting my swatches of the ones I picked up. So, better late than never! :)

First up, is Teal Another Tail. I knew I had to have this one as soon as I saw swatches. It's just so unique! 

KB Shimmer describes this one as: 

"A dusty teal green polish with a strong pink almost duo-chrome shimmer. A color I imagine would be on a mermaid’s tail."

I used two coats and HK Girl topcoat in the following photos.

The pink shimmer is so strong in all lights, but check it out in the shade - WOW!

Next up is You Autumn Know. I am a sucker for white crellies, and this one is NO exception!! 

Here's the description:

"Crunchy leaves in shades of red, burgundy, yellow and brown litter the sidewalks, white flakes of snow slowly cover the autumn shades.  You Autumn Know was inspired by that first snow of the year.  This soft white crelly polish is loaded with fuchsia, gold, and orange glitters. Micro bars accent the fall pallet of this polish."

Love that creative description! I used three coats and HK Girl for the following photos!

I really thought the bars would give me trouble with this one, but they didn't at all. And, despite being so packed full of glitter, this went on surprisingly well. No issues with formula at all. I love this polish!!

And finally, we have You Go Ghoul! This polish is so stunning in person, my photos do not do it justice.

Here's the description:

"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." 

This polish is very buildable - I used three coats with no undies plus HK Girl topcoat.

Here's a photo in the shade where you can really see all the different colors of glitters. This is just a combination of colors that I love so much. And, I totally agree that this is not just a Halloween polish. I would wear this anytime!

What do you think of these polishes? Of the three, my favorite is probably You Go Ghoul, but I love them all. I have yet to find a polish I don't like from KB Shimmer! :) I'd love to hear your favorite KB Shimmers below! <3

Kelly