KBShimmer Winter 2015 Collection (7 of 14)

*The following products were sent in exchange for my honest review. 

It is my absolute favorite time of year. It's the build up to Christmas! I don't like Christmas itself because then it's practically over. The build up to Christmas is the absolute best part. Almost two whole months of glitter, sparkle, cheer, and Christmas songs! I know some people absolutely hate this time of year, but I love it. Yes, I'm listening to Christmas music as I write this blog.

That being said, we have our first indie winter/holiday collection out already. This one is by KBShimmer and I have 7 of the 14 shades to share with you today.

Chilly Pepper

Chilly Pepper is a true Christmas red creme. (2 coats)

Coal in One

Coal in One is a charcoal gray linear holographic. (2 coats)

Brrr-tiful Dreamer

Brrr-tiful Dreamer is a muted grape crelly with aqua, silver, purple, and fuchsia glitters. (3 coats)

sELFie over Chilly Pepper

sELFie is a holographic glitter in a clear base with green, silver, and red glitters. (1 coat)

Fleece Navidad

Fleece Navidad is a soft silvery light gray polish with holographic sparkle and blue micro flakes. (3 coats)

Claws and Effect

Claws and Effect is a dark purple leaning navy holo polish with blue/pink shifting glass flakes. (3 coats)

Yule Worthy

Yule Worthy is a warm burgundy leaning chocolate brown with micro metal flakes. (2 coats)

Collection: KBShimmer Winter 2015 Collection

Colors: KBShimmer always covers all bases in their collections. This collection is no exception. There are a great mix of traditional holiday colors and non-traditional colors. The colors are all saturated and pigmented. I love the richness of these shades and how vibrant they are. Perfect for the holidays! Please note these are only 7 of the shades! You can view the rest here.

Formulas: These all had really good formulas. They applied easily and smoothly. sELFie is on the thick side as it's a very dense glitter. I dabbed it over a base color, but it can be worn alone in 3 coats.

Price: The glitters and holos are $8.75 each and the cremes are $7.50 each. You can purchase these on KBShimmer's website.

Overall: This is a beautiful winter collection. I love the variety offered in the colors and finishes. The formulas are on point. I wouldn't expect less from KBShimmer! My favorites from this bunch are Chilly Pepper, Yule Worthy, Claws and Effect, and Fleece Navidad. KBShimmer also had released some limited edition mani shot scents for the holidays as well as some awesome holiday themed water slide decals! The links I posted above will show all the winter offerings!

****Special Promo*** All orders over $75 will receive KBShimmer pink cosmetic bag. Each bag will include a full sized bottle of Clearly on Top, a KBShimmer emery board, KBShimmer magnet, Holiday Glitter Mix, 0.75oz mani shot, lotion sample, scrub sample, and soap sample (scents will vary). No code needed! Offer valid while supplies last. 

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Friday!

Maybelline Mink Lust

One of the things I always complain about is finding the right nude creme for myself. There are so many nude cremes out there that are yellow-toned. I can't wear them, they make me look sick. It's hard to find a pink-toned nude out there.

I was pleased to find one at the drugstore recently though. Thank you Maybelline! This one is part of their new-ish Blushed Nudes collection that I believe is now part of their core line.

Mink Lust

Mink Lust is a soft mauve pink creme.

Collection: Maybelline The Blushed Nudes 2015

Color: This is a beautiful soft color. This definitely would work on anyone with cooler toned skin as a great nude and palette cleanser polish. The color while soft is pigmented and opaque. This isn't one of those sheer colors that takes forever to build up. It's a true creme.

Formula: Nice creamy formula. I used 3 coats above.

Price: I purchased this in the $3-$4 range at Target.

Overall: Lovely nude creme for those of us who tend to get lobster hands with other nudes. I love this soft shade and that it's is a true creme. On top of that it's a drugstore polish and very affordable.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Thursday!

Zoya Sia

I've said this many times, but mainstream collection have completely fallen flat for me this year. I think this is the year the mainstreams died (sing to the tune of Don McLean's American Pie). This is the year I've pretty much given up on mainstream polish. I won't say I've 100% given up, but I was really holding out hope that mainstreams could revitalize themselves. That really hasn't happened sadly.

That being said, in the midst of disappointment in mainstreamland, there are a few hits. One of them is from the recent Zoya fall collection. This was the only color in the collection that appealed to me. Thankfully it's a great one.

Sia

Sia is a royal blue creme.

Collection: Zoya Focus Collection Fall 2015

Color: It's hard to go wrong with a bright blue creme. This is a nice one. This isn't has vibrant as some of those other colbat blue cremes like Nails Inc. Baker Street. Sia has a touch of softness to it that really makes this a great color year round.

Formula: Zoya formulas can be hit or miss for me. This one is a hit. The formula was easy to apply and applied evenly. I used 2 coats above.

Price: This polish is $9 and can be found on Zoya's site or at Ulta.

Overall: This is a great blue polish. I love the pigmentation of this color. It's not the most inventive thing out there, but it's a good solid color. I have it on my toes currently and love how it looks.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Paint Splatters

Happy Wednesday!

Link-Up Round-Up Tuesdays: 11/3/15

If you want your link featured in next week's post please fill out the form below.

Polished At Heart KBShimmer I've Seen Sweater Days & Soul Deep

What's on my nails today? Autumn Leaves Manicure

Seize the Sparkle Layering: Eternal Uptown Fire

Streets Ahead Style Fiendish Fancies Horror-ible Holidays Collection

B'Nails Houndstooth and Holo

Nail Art and Beauty Gold and Purple Nails

Claws Up! Halloween Look Book: Renaissance Fair

JennyOctonails Halloween Mani Madness" Cute Skittle Mani

The Call of Beauty Purple Gradient with Stamping

The Polish Playground Yellow & Red Gradient Butterfly Wings Stamping



Happy Tuesday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 10/25/15-11/1/15

I melted all new to me wax this week. This was another hit or miss week. Thankfully, the hits were really good and the misses weren't terrible, so overall the experience was more positive than negative.

Let's get started!

ScentSationals Berry Pickin' (Fresh Strawberry & Sweet Blueberry)
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: I love berry scents, and this one was alright. What I was missing though from this scent was the tartness and tang you get from both of these berries. This was straight up sweet. I like the sweet and sour combo, and I just did not get the sour notes at all. It wasn't bad, but I can only handle straight up sweet scents for so long. 

ScentSationals Eucalyptus & Sea Salt
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: This is fan-freaking-tastic. I must admit eucalyptus and sea salt individually are some of my favorite scents, so both of them combined are magic. The sea salt note is refreshing, clean, and watery and it has a hint of eucalyptus in the background. The eucalyptus adds a touch of sophisticated minty freshness to the mix, but is not at all overpowering . I'd say this is 80% sea salt and 20% eucalyptus. It's a beautiful spa-like fragrance that I'm gushing over right now!

Yankee Candle Winter Glow
Scent Description: A crisp scent of frosted leaves on snow-covered trees in the cool air, all warmed by golden amber sun rays.
My Thoughts: When I smelled this on cold I got some really nice clean airy fresh notes that did remind me of snow. When I melted this is just smelled like a straight up generic laundry/cotton scent. I did not get any of that crisp outdoorsy scent I got on cold sniff. Plus, the scent throw was so light. This was so boring and generic I tossed it after only melted it for an hour. There is nothing special about this one. Yawn. 

Better Homes & Gardens Tranquil Garden Spa
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: This is a scent I bypassed in the store multiple times. I liked it, but it didn't do enough for me to buy it. This past week though, my nose seemed to take a liking to it so I picked it up. I really love this one. It has a lot of watery notes to it. I definitely detect cucumber in this and maybe a very light floral. I'm not into florals, but if they're subtle I think they sometimes add a nice element to a scent. This is another that falls into the clean/fresh/spa category. If you haven't noticed yet these are my favorite types of scents. It's not generic or boring like Winter Glow at all though. It's refreshing and very nice. 

Ten Digit Creations Lemon Slices
Scent Description: strong aroma of freshly cut lemons
My Thoughts: I adored this scent when I first started melting it. Along with berry scents, I like citrus scents too because they have that great sweet/tart combo. Lemon Slices was exactly that, it was well rounded tart/sweet scent. This sucker is strong and a perfect clean scent. What I like about TDC scents is they last a long time. I had this melting 10+ hours. I will say after that 8-10hr mark that tartness faded away and all I got was sweet. I'd say 8-10 hours is a good run though, but I couldn't melt it more after that, it was just too sweet! Sweet/sour I can do, but straight up sweet a little goes a long way. 

I think overall it was good week. I didn't have anything terrible, and TDC Lemon Slices really was mostly good until it melted too long. ScentSationals Eucalyptus & Sea Salt was a clear winner this week and I just need to get my hands on more. A friend sent it to me and I can't find it in my Walmart, so I'm going to either have to order more or have my friend pick me more up!

Happy Sunday!