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 Press Sample I have done it again. I've had this art of my to-do list since May and just kept pushing it off as I had to swatch other things or wanted to do something else. Then I did the art and took forever to post it, LOL. Well, here ya go. And actually, I originally did something else with these polishes, hated it, took it off, and overall just failed at all of it.  So my original plan was to do a gradient of three of the new KBShimmer polishes. The periwinkle is RV Yet There? The red is Pitcher This. And the yellow is Perfectly Suited. When I did the gradient over white, they looked blah and it turned out to be a complete mess.      Rather, I took the colors and did like an ombre sunset across my nails. My thumb is RV There Yet? My index is RV There Yet and Pitcher This as a vertical gradient. Middle is Pitcher This and so on and so forth. This was much simpler but I overall really liked the effect more! Here is an awkward shot but I wanted to share the ef...

 Press Sample Hello everyone! Sorry for the unintentional break. I actually have lots of posts but I just was not in the mood to post, so I don't force it if I don't feel like it haha. But today I am sharing a polish that is only available until the 21st, so let's take a look! Chocolate Treasure Tall Bearded Iris : 2 coats. This is a gorgeous brown polish that has purple and pink and gold shimmer and together, the color almost looks maroon. It is sooo pretty and just perfect as we head into autumn. I can't wait to stamp over this. It's really complex with all those gold flakes in it! In the sun, you can see all the pink and gold within this polish that create a unique look! Love that shimmer.   Since the polish has chocolate in the name, I wanted to do some chocolatey stamping! I took a brown creme, some fun and yummy images, and matte it all! The base is so pretty when it is matte!   Hella Handmade Creations is available HERE  August 14th- 21st. This is a pre-orde...

  Press Sample Hello all! I finally sat down and did a nail art I screen shot ages ago and I'm obsessed. I always love how neons look against a neutral background and this color combo made me happy. I am so glad I made time for myself to just sit and do my nails cause I love it!   So I saw this nail art on One Nail to Rule Them All on Instagram but my screen shot was of a story, and I could not find a post to link this too. I believe she does nail art on clients and so this was a client look. Anyway, I love the combo of neon peach and neon red with a splash of brown, so I stuck close to the inspiration image! The inspiration had brown leaves too and was just accent nails, but I wanted all ten nails! I looked at many neutrals but chose Cheeky because some of my other neutrals had too much yellow and pulled away from the neon peach. Cheeky had just enough pink in it. I needed three thin coats of that base, but now that I see how much art is on it, two was probably enough. I crea...

  Press Sample Hey all! I did this quick mani last week when it was super hot and humid and thought I would share it, even though it is so simple. I've been back to in-person work and knew I had a lot of cleaning to do after it being abandoned for 17 months, so I didn't want to mess up art that took away. This was so cute and easy and when I chipped it, no tears! Honestly, I had planned just to wear a color alone when I sat down to do a mani. I wanted something with flakes so there would be forgiveness when I was bound to dent to smoosh a nail because it was so hot and kind of late LOL. Cremes and shimmers show it all. I also wanted something bright and summery, so I grabbed KBShimmer Fruity Slices, Yummy Yummy. Two easy coats and the end!   But then I decided, let's add quick stamping. Something like this adds just 5-10 minutes to the entire mani. My inspiration was literally the name! Fruity Slices = fruit and I chose watermelon. I used the plate Beauty Big Bang XL 001 an...

  Press Sample Hey all! Another Polish Pickup and the theme is Elements. I am going to be honest and say meh to this theme. I feel like the themes are uninspired lately or maybe I miss inspiration from indies themselves as they probably get more inspo from themes they create as opposed to PPU forcing makers to fit into their theme. I happen to enjoy all three polishes from this month, so let's take a look. Alter Ego SHOP , Facebook , Instagram Serpentine Fire : 3 coats Cost & Cap : $10, cap of 50. Inspiration & Color Description : "The group Earth, Wind & Fire was my inspo, and I chose the song Serpentine Fire. I'm using the colors of the label on the 45 when the song was first released, and yes, solar activated yellow base to orange/red works with the name as well." Thoughts : Sheer yellows are my nemesis. I like the colors of this, but I wish I used a white base. I did use a ridge filling base, hoping it would help with the sheerness. This has a jelly/cr...