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Polish Pickup April 2018: Across the Universe

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Woah. Where have I been?  You know, I’d like to tell you I’ve been busy doing something really cool, like singing in an 80s band or learning how to riverdance, or maybe something even less cool (but CLEARLY AND TOTALLY worthwhile), like dressing the cat up in little outfits and carrying him in a purse through the grocery store.  But seriously, do you even know whose blog you’re reading right now?  Certainly not the blog of a person who goes and “does stuff” for a living, I’ll tell you that much.  YOU GUYS.  It’s me!  And y’all know damn well I’ve been laying on this couch for the past 12 days in the most extreme display of pajamas you EVER did see.

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Polish Pickup March 2018: Books

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Time once again for everyone’s favorite Polish Emergency cuz the March Polish Pickup is coming y’all!  Annnnd, YOU GUYS … We got us a good one.  This month’s theme is Books and I am the happiest of all things happy.  Books, gloriously smiling-to-myself-like-an-idiot BOOKS.  My first love, my best friend, the whole reason it takes me three hours to drink one tiny wine cooler.  Cuz while all the cooler kids went to parties, I read books like it was my dadgum job and quite honestly – I got the better end of the deal.  I mean, the fact I have no idea how to sip a shot of Jagermeister without holding my pinky up like a fancy lady is beside the freaking point. 

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Polish Pickup February 2018: Sugar Rush

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Time for everyone’s favorite Polish Emergency cuz the February Polish Pickup is coming y’all!  I’m doing things a little different this month as I haven’t had much free time for swatching and blogging like normal (or even lounging about on couches, which is quite possibly the lamest thing ever written).  Work has been very needy lately, what with all the people wanting their tax forms prepared in a timely manner (i.e., most ideal scenario) as opposed to the feet up, desk napping, procrasinating thing I’d rather do.   Ugh.  Fiiiine.  But I swear, if bonus points aren’t headed my way after this .. welllll .. where is Leonardo DiCaprio when you need him?  (SERIOUSLY, WHERE IS HE?)

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KBShimmer: Holo-Day Collection

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The new Christmas tree arrived today.  After the Tree Punching Incident of 2016, it felt nice to start fresh with something so lovely. Hubby bought a top of the line version, a 5-star frustration-free model that came with gloves so you can fluff the branches without drying your hands out. Annnnnd a remote so you can turn it’s lights on from the comfort of your near-comatose couch lounging position. YOU GUYS.  It’s a tree for a princess!  A Trophy Wife’s dream!  Seriously, y’all, I swear they know who lives here.  I mean, if there was a set of new jammies in the box, no one would be surprised.

SHALL WE READ MORE? WE SHALL!

KBShimmer: Fall 2017 Collaboration Collection 

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Fitness app step count update: 297. Which means OFFICIALLY skinny may never come.  Ugh.  What’s a girl gotta do to lose some weight around here?  I mean, I just spent the past 7 hours straight painting and re-painting my nails, which is basically EFFORT to like the trillionth degree.  And despite the fact that 97.8465% of it was done while sitting in a chair, if body parts are moving then exercise is happening and so bonus points are coming in case you didn’t know.  Preferably a little quicker, though, cuz there’s a Full House marathon lurking, and well, the shows don’t watch themselves.  Nor gets a blog written, but that is beside the point.

Let’s talk polish! I received a ginormous swatch package from Christy with KBShimmer to share with you today.  There’s something for everyone in here, so y’all get your wallets out and your focus face on; it’s about to get suuuuper pass-out-y in about 2.5 seconds.  Lessss go!

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ALL OF THIS. IMMEDIATELY.

For one, I don’t know how I managed to pose in exact symmetry a mere 14 times in a row, but that collage is LEGIT.  Seriously, the overachieve-y is at an all-time high right now.  Worth half a horn toot, at least.

Secondly, OMG who’s buying these?!  Gah!  KBShimmer does it again, gettin’ us all drool-y and unattractive.  If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, this right here is a good place to start.  18,000 bottles, and in they cart they go.  Weeee!

SO.  Fall 2017 Collaboration Collection, designed in conjunction with some awesome swatchers and bloggers.  YOU NEED.  The end.

Working with another person to create a polish based on their vision, their inspiration photo, is always one of the hardest but most rewarding things we do. That moment when you know you matched what was in their head, that is the best!

— Christy Rose, KBShimmer

The first two polishes shown are a couple of Christy’s own creations; after that, it’s a blogger EXTRAVAGANZA!  Plus (and because I, too, am a dadgum professional), I typed out all the blog links for ultra carpal tunnel-like scenarios.  Soooo, you better get to clickin’ cuz it’s the right thing to do.

Here’s your as-quick-as-14,767-polishes-can-be rundown of colors.  Enjoy!

STOP AND SMELL THE ROSÉ

DESCRIPTION:  A softly pink, near copper linear holographic

OPACITY:  Three coats, but the last coat was mainly to see how deep the color would get

OH MY GOURD

DESCRIPTION:  A creamy butterscotch

OPACITY:  Two yummy coats; could easily eat my own fingers if SOCIETY wasn’t so judgy

#SQUADGHOULS

DESCRIPTION:  A deepened olive jelly filled with orange/green/gold shifting glitters

OPACITY:  Three thin coats, plus it’s GREEN so of course we lub it lots

COLLAB WITH:  Holly / Miss Holly Berries

HIGH-RISE TO THE OCCASION 

DESCRIPTION:  A light grey with violet shimmer and rainbow metallic flakies

OPACITY:  Two coats, three if you’re crazy; obviously I did three

COLLAB WITH:  Michelle / Ehmkay Nails

NORTHERN FRIGHTS

DESCRIPTION:  An emerald green/indigo purple/navy shifter filled with holo glow flakies

OPACITY:  Multichrome is happening!  I’m sorry, what is your question?

COLLAB WITH:  Judy / Beauty Judy

ESPRESSO YOURSELF

DESCRIPTION:  A rich brown filled with copper and gold holographic microglitters

OPACITY:  Two surprisingly good coats considering all that glitter; she’s lovely!

COLLAB WITH:  Gaby / LacquerLoon

BETTER LAKE THAN NEVER

DESCRIPTION:  A teal blue filled with holo glow flakies and a turquoise shimmer

OPACITY:  Two here too; smooth and dreamy

COLLAB WITH:  Alicia / Delishious Nails

I DON’T WANT NO SHRUBS

DESCRIPTION:  A hot pink polish filled with micro golden flakies and shimmer

OPACITY:  I did two, some did three, but once I sprained my own foot from stretching on the couch too hard so clearly I do things wrong sometimes

COLLAB WITH:  Jen / My Nail Polish Obsession

OLIVE OR TWIST

DESCRIPTION:  A deepened olive with holo glow flakies and golden flash

OPACITY:  Two coats.  Another GREEN.  Best day ever, in case you’re curious.

COLLAB WITH:  Mishra / Nail It Lovely

PEARLS GONE WILD

DESCRIPTION:  A silver holographic glitter with pinky red shimmer that shifts to copper and gold

OPACITY:  Two coats plus one GIANT driving hazard.  SO. MUCH. BLING.

COLLAB WITH:  Amy / McPolish / Polish Etc.

LADY AND THE VAMP

DESCRIPTION:  A plum colored Mega Flame with hints of maroon and aubergine

OPACITY:  Two coats for extra sexy scenarios!  Or sweatpant scenarios, you know, if you’re me.

COLLAB WITH:  Lisa / Cosmetic Sanctuary

PEACH FOR THE SKY

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DESCRIPTION:  A sky blue creme loaded with a peachy copper shimmer

OPACITY:  Three coats; pure happiness in a bottle

COLLAB WITH:  Antoinette / aricedotcom

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PUN-KING SPICE LATTE

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DESCRIPTION:  A terracotta creme filled with subtle copper shimmer

OPACITY:  Three coats.  This one’s going on ALL the surfaces, for sure.  Mine AND yours.

COLLAB WITH:  Valesha / Peachy Polish

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LET’S FANG OUT

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DESCRIPTION:  A plum creme with hints of maroon and aubergine

OPACITY:  Two coats; a purple so deep it looks almost black in certain lighting

COLLAB WITH:  Sam / Sam Nailed It

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THE ROUND UP

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Good news, y’all: all of these are available right now, so whatever excuse you had for not tossing a billion in the cart has been officially canceled and deleted.  Plus, this is the first collection featuring their all new 5-Free polish base, so if you’re not properly convinced at this point, I feel var var sad about your brain.  The deets:

Full collection retails for $120; single bottles are $9.25 each.  

Where to buy: http://www.kbshimmer.com

Stockists for international customers:  Harlow & Co (Canada) and Color4Nails (the rest of the world)

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As always, thank you so much for reading all the way to the bottom. If it wasn’t for you, I’d just be in here talking to myself like a crazy person.  Or a crazy-ER person.  Either way.

Later, loves!

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