Summer Gradient by Kayla Shevonne

Hey there!

This is Kayla from Nails by Kayla Shevonne. I’m quite honoured to be posting on the KBShimmer blog today! I absolutely love KBShimmer nail polishes and it’s the indie brand that I own the most of by far! So when Christy asked me to write a guest post, I had a pretty good idea what type of manicure I wanted to do.

To create this bright and fun nail look, I first layed down a base of a plain white creme and let that dry completely. I then pulled out KBShimmer Don’t Pink Twice and 24 Carrot Bold, both of which are beautiful matte shimmer polishes from the Summer 2013 Collection, and I used the sponging method to create a gradient with them. Next, I added two easy coats of KBShimmer Grayscale, a super fun black and white glitter top coat that was also released with the Summer 2013 Collection. Finally, I finished the whole look off with the KBShimmer Clearly On Top Quick Dry Top Coat.

Don’t Pink Twice and 24 Carrot Bold blend together beautifully, so the mani looked pretty awesome even before I added Grayscale. But I think the contrast of the black and white glitter over the super bright pink and orange really makes the whole mani pop.

Thanks so much to Christy for inviting me to do a guest post on her blog. I hope to do one again someday. And if you’re interested in seeing more of my work, please visit my blog Nails by Kayla Shevonne.

Thanks for reading!

KBShimmer Says: Thanks Kayla for the stunning manicure and the guest post. Are you a blogger that would like show of your KBShimmer manicure in a guest post? Contact us at sales at kbshimmer dot com.

Kiwi Nail Art by The Nail Network

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Hello! This is Chelsea from The Nail Network with a little nail art guest post for you today! I don’t know about you, but ever since it started getting warm out here, I’ve been craving fruit non-stop. One of my favorite summer fruits is kiwi, so I decided to create some nail art inspired by them!

For this design, I used China Glaze Def Defying as my base and a mix of Def Defying and white for the half moon area, which I just painted free hand with a small brush. I painted some short lines coming out of the half moons with China Glaze Budding Romance and finished the look by adding some small dots around the half moons with a black polish. I topped it off with a coat KBShimmer Clearly On Top and was done!

Do you like kiwi? Do you like kiwi nail art? Let me know in the comments! I hope you enjoyed this post and thank you to Christy for having me! 🙂

KBShimmer Summer 2013 Collection Launches June 1st

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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

We hope to see you there!

Going, Going, Gone…

Orange Pop with Tape Stripe Accent Nail

Christy

Welcome To The New KBShimmer Website And Blog!

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Welcome To The New KBShimmer.com

You may have noticed we have a new website. We here at KBShimmer have been working with a great team from Iceberg Web Design to build you a site that will make shopping easier and more rewarding. There are some big changes you may notice right away, and some behind the scene changes that may not be noticed, but will make shopping with us even better then before! More about the changes below.

Customer Accounts:

You will now have the option to set up an account on here. Your personal information such as log-in, shipping information and order history will be stored on a secure site. You will be able to log-in, see past purchases, see your order status, and more importantly, earn rewards on your purchases. As always, your information is not shared with anyone outside KBShimmer, never used to spam you, and is never sold or shared with third parties. Your credit card information is not stored and is also processed on a secure server. To create an account during checkout, simply check the box at the bottom of the billing information section during checkout, or click the My Account Link anytime you are on the site.

Guest Log-in:

If you prefer to not create an account, your information will only be used to process your order. You can uncheck the create an account box at the bottome of the billing information section during check out.

Customer Rewards:

You can now earn reward points on purchases. When you make a purchase, points will be earned and stored in your account for later use. See our rewards page for more information.

Better Order Tracking:

When you place an order, as always, you will receive an emailed invoice from us. When your order is shipping, in addition to tracking information received from Stamps.com or PayPal, you will get an email from us letting you know your order is on the way. With an account, you can also access your order status online.

More Exact Shipping Options:

With the new site, we are pulling more detailed costs from the post office. This will show the box sizes that your order will fit in, and costs based on weight and shipping type. This will allow you to pick Express Shipping, First Class, or Priority based on your needs. The shipping options will default to priority on top, but if you have a small order, look towards the bottom for the first class option.

Real Time Inventory With Cart Holds:

In order to reduce shipping delays, we will now be using inventory tracking. If we are out of a bath bomb scent, or just sold the last Pink Sugar lotion made, it will show on the site as Sold Out. This will help us fill orders in a more timely manner. There is also a 15 minute cart hold. Once you place an item in your cart, you will have 15 minutes to check out before that item is made available for someone else. Don’t worry. With nail polish we keep a large number in stock at all times and don’t anticipate lack of inventory. During new releases, unless the polish is a limited edition, that feature will be disabled and all orders for polish will be filled.

Easy Social Media Sharing:

On each page, there is a icon bar with many of our favorite social media sites. It is super easy to share on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and more.

Mobile Shopping:

KBShimmer.com is now mobile. Shop on our site from your phone, Kindle, iPad or other mobile device with ease.

This is a new site, so there may be tweaks made, bugs we have not found, or typos still to be fixed. If you have any problems, please do let us know at sales@kbshimmer.com. We have several exciting guest blog posts coming soon, more exciting new to share, and of course new polish and products on the way soon so check back often for news.

Happy Shopping!

Christy & Jason
KBShimmer