Monthly Archives: May 2013

KBShimmer Summer 2013 Collection Launches June 1st

KBShimmer is excited to announce the release of the Summer 2013 Collection!

The summer lineup includes one glitter top coat, two glitter crellys in a white base and six bright, bold polishes, two in a matte finish. KBShimmer will also be expanding their nail care line to include two scented cuticle oils and liquid nail prep. “Our new line was created to play off the bolder palette of summer, some inspired by the 80’s and 90s, but also to celebrate the patriotic season. One of our polishes plays off the color of the year, Emerald Green, and will ease people into the summer while two others were inspired by the fall 2013 Pantone colors Koi and Vivacious. Both will make for an easy transition through the summer and into the fall. We are also excited to unveil two scented cuticle oils in an easy-applicator pen. We hope to inspire and motivate people to go out in the sun and show off their nails!” says owner and designer Christy Rose.

KBShimmer– SUMMER 2013 COLLECTION

What’s Your Damage? – White crelly polish with neon green, neon pink, and black glitters.

Don’t Pink Twice –Bright near magenta pink with subtle blue shimmer – matte

24 Carrot Bold –Orange red polish with gold shimmer – matte

Blinded By The Bright – Neon yellow polish with a scattering of hex glitters in the 6 primary and secondary colors

The Dancing Green –A almost neon green with blue undertones, accented by fuchsia, sapphire, green and chartreuse glitters in different shapes and sizes

Totally Tubular – A blue-green crelly polish with fuchsia circle glitters in two sizes and fuchsia micro slices, aqua circle glitters and sapphire hex glitters.

Totally Razzical – A red-violet shade leaning towards the purple side of raspberry. Loaded with holographic hex glitters in magenta, silver and pink.

Grayscale – Black, White, and Gray glitters are suspended in a clear base. Circles, hexes, rectangles, and squares in so many sizes complete this glitter top coat.

Pimp My Pride – This white based polish features metallic red and blue glitters. Best worn in three coats, or 1-2 coats over your favorite white.

Basic Training – A 3-Free nail polish base coat

KBShimmer Nail Prep – A PH Balancing nail preparation

Cuticle Oil Pens – A mix of oils including argan, shea, primrose, and jojoba are combined with an essential oil blend designed for cuticles and nails. Two scents will be available, Lemongrass and Pink Sugar. Both are in a 2ml easy applicator pen. Just twist until the brush is wet, and apply.

Clearly On Top will continue to be available.

Shipping June 1, 2013

KBShimmer products can be found at Http://www.KBShimmer.com. For sales outside of the US visit http://www.HarlowandCo.org.

Summer Fun Tape Mani

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KBShimmer 24 Carrot Bold and Grayscale

Hello Everyone! This is Crystal from Crystal’s Crazy Combos! I’m beyond excited to be guest hosting here on KBShimmer’s Blog! Thank you to Jason and Christy Rose for having me here. I thought it fitting to have a fun combo (like my blog name) featuring two of the upcoming polishes of the Summer 2013 Collection that release on 6/1/13. The collection will also be reviewed on my blog soon!

Tape manis have always been so much fun for me! I enjoy pairing a couple polishes, getting a fun look! Today, I started with two coats of KBShimmer 24 Carrot Bold. This picture was taken in my light box.

This is a bright neon orange with gold flecks in it. It is a matte polish and applied perfectly! The name is so cute too, making this a great polish to have for summer! I have seen a lot of orange this summer, so I think that is going to be a popular color to wear. This next picture is taken outdoors.

Close up.

I then added KBShimmer’s Clearly on Top top coat to 24 Carrot Bold. I have found this to be one of the best top coats around! I still love Wicked Fast by Cult Nails, but Clearly on Top is thicker and smooths out glitter better. Seche Vite is a popular top coat too, but Clearly on Top doesn’t cause shrinkage and stays on a lot better for me. I highly recommend it, plus the drying time is unbelievably fast. Clearly on Top is perfect for tape manis, so you don’t have to wait as long to tape off. This photo is in my light box.

This photo of 24 Carrot Bold was taken in the shade outside.

Close up.

I use scotch tape for my tape manis. Any tape should work, and any kind, but I prefer the matte, clear finish. I feel like it’s not as sticky, and I can still see it on the nail.

I usually use a decent size piece, enough to cover the nail diagonally.

I then apply the tape to my hand. Yes, a little silly, but it helps remove the tackiness of the tape, so you’re not as likely to pull up the dry polish.

It should look similar to this.

It’s important to make sure your mani is dry, probably about 20 minutes if using Clearly on Top by KBShimmer. Of course, the longer you wait, there is less of a chance for
smudges! If you are going to do a tape mani after wearing the polish for a day
or two, I recommend reapplying the top coat to prevent the tape from pulling
any of the original color with it!

The reason I like clear tape is because you can make sure the edges are flat against the nail. I do each nail individually with tape, then apply the polish. Once applied, I remove the tape and move the next nail.

I’ve added Grayscale for the glitter over 24 Carrot Bold! Here it is without a top coat. You can slightly see the line of clear in the base of Grayscale.

I added a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to seal in the glitter. I love this combo! Both 24 Carrot Bold and Grayscale will be reviewed on my blog soon!

Close ups!

For fun, I added a coat of Wax That by Cult Nails to bring it back to all being matte! This is in the sun.

And in the shade! Love this!

Close up!

I hope you enjoyed this look at how to do a fun Summer tape mani using the new KBShimmer Summer Collection polishes!

Again, you can find me at http://crystalscrazycombos.blogspot.com/!

Have a great day!

Much Love,
Crystal

*The KBShimmer polishes were sent to me for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are that of my own.*

2013 Zionsville Brick Street Market

KBShimmer will be located in booth 123, in the southern most tent just south of Hawthorne St on the West side.

We will be bringing our nail polish line, including a select number of our not yet released Summer 2013 Collection and new nail care products including our cuticle oil pens.

In addition to polish, we will have the following scents and products in limited amounts:

Raspberry Vanilla – Soap
Vanilla – Scrub, Lotion
Pink Sugar – Soap, Scrub, Lotion, Cuticle Oil
Southern Belle – Soap, Scrub, Lotion
Lemongrass – Soap, Scrub, Cuticle Oil
Paradise – Soap, Scrub, Lotion
Relaxation
Lilac – Soap, Scrub, Lotion
Oatmeal, Milk & Honey – Soap
Chia Tea – Soap
Longship – Soap