Sunday, April 5, 2015

Indie Days: KBShimmer - Let's Not Coral + Falling For Hue

Hello lovelies!

I've got two posts for you guys today! It's been so long since I've done an indie post and I've had these swatches done for a while, so I figured I'd post it now. I'm still working through my KBShimmer collection, so onto the nails!

*All swatches shown with one coat of Glossy Glam





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First up today is Let's Not Coral! This polish is a pinky, coral-y creme polish that took two coats to reach this opacity. 

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Part of the reason that it's taken me so long to write this post is because I know my photos of this polish are not color accurate. My camera likes to turn this one into a hot pink but I did try to color correct these, so they should be a little bit closer. This was my first experience with one of KBShimmer's cremes and while the formula is easy to work with, I did find it to be a little slow drying.

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Next up is Falling For Hue!

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This white glitter crelly is filled with various sized red, pink, and fuchsia hex glitters. Falling For Hue has a great formula and was opaque in three coats.

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I'm realizing now that both of these polishes would be perfect for Valentine's day....I'm only two months late....oh well. Anyways, this is a really pretty polish and I'll definitely have to remember this one for February of next year.

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Now, onto the nail art!

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SO. MUCH. GLITTER. I LOVE IT.

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These nails started with two coats of Let's Not Coral and a layer of Glossy Glam. I then used a q-tip to dab on Love, Angeline's Dancing Fireflies, KBShimmer's Ice Queen, and Delush Polish's She's Snowflakey. Everything was sealed in with another layer of Glossy Glam.

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Last up is some nail art done with Falling For Hue.

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I have absolutely no idea where this nail art idea came from but I think it works with the polish!

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These nails started with three coats of Falling For Hue and layer of Glossy Glam. Then using acrylic paint and a detail brush, I painted on the shapes. Everything was sealed in with another layer of Glossy Glam.

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Here are some macros:


Both of these polishes can be purchased from KBShimmer site. Let's Not Coral and other cremes retail for $7.50, while Falling For Hue and other glitters retail for $8.75. Here are some links to check out:


Thanks for reading guys!

-Marisa! (: