KBShimmer Unicorn Pee Collection Swatches & Reviews: Let's Slang and You Dew You

Hi guys! TGIF! I've had a long week after my recent travels, so I'm planning on resting this weekend. Do you have any special plans? My 10-year wedding anniversary is coming up, so I should start thinking of some things we can do that weekend. Tonight I have 2 of the 4 KBShimmer polishes from the Unicorn Pee collection which features the shifty unicorn pee shimmer. What is that, you ask? Back in the day, Clarins made a special polish (Clarins 230) that was coveted by the nail community. The polish has long been discontinued, but there have been small batches of pigments that have made its way among indie brands. KBShimmer was able to get their hands on a bit of it, so Christy decided to release this 4-piece collection ($12 each) last month. Let's take a closer look at these warlocks.

KBShimmer Office Space Collection Swatches and Review: Staple Relationship

KBShimmer Staple Relationship (2 coats)

Hi guys! How was your weekend? Mine was good. I didn't sleep as much as I'd like, but what else is new? Tonight I'm watching Bachelor in Paradise and I can't wait to see that mess. Please tell me I'm not the only one watching tonight. Anyway, I have one final polish from KBShimmer to show you and it's from the Office Space collection which features interesting "work appropriate" colors. 

Poor Milton. I can't watch Office Space without feeling bad for Milton. Staple Relationship is a deep charcoal base with silver and blue/pink flakes and holographic glitter. You can especially see the bluish flakes in the bottom photo. The finish is similar to those from the Birthstone Collection which really appeals to me. For some reason I didn't get a photo showing the holo finish, but it's there and it's strong. It applied well in 2 coats, but the removal was a bit difficult with the glitter (and the flakes tended to stick to the sides of my nails). No problem, I just went ahead and used a peel-off basecoat to make it a breeze. 

You can find this on the KBShimmer site right now for $9.25. Make sure to check out KBShimmer's website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for more information.

KBShimmer 2016 Birthstone Collection Swatches and Reviews: Diamond and Pink Tourmaline

Hi guys! I'm still recuperating from my long weekend. My brother is coming into town this weekend, but I think it's supposed to rain. Boo. A few weeks ago KBShimmer had a sale and I just had to buy some polishes. What really caught my eye was the Birthstone Collection. I know it was released last year, but these holo metallic colors were too gorgeous to pass up. Each month's birthstone color is featured and you know I had to buy mine. Shall we get to it? 

KBShimmer Indie Shop Atlanta Exclusive Swatches and Review: It's Petrifying

KBShimmer It's Petrifying (3 coats)

Hi guys! I'm sure you've heard this multiple times this week, but I can't believe it's Wednesday already. I really needed an extended weekend, so I finally feel a bit refreshed when it comes to blogging and work. There were some really good sales this weekend, and I partook in a couple of them. KBShimmer was one of those with a sale, and I ended up getting a couple polishes and their quick-dry topcoat. I have some bad news about the polish I'm going to show you tonight; It's Petrifying was only available at the Indie Shop Atlanta and for a handful of days after. On the bright side, KBShimmer has other similar crellies you can still buy on their site. Both Indie Shop exclusives were made for The Jedi Wife's 5th year blog anniversary, and wood just so happens to be the traditional gift for that anniversary.

It's Petrifying is a taupe crelly with various sizes of black, white, orange, and copper hexagonal glitter. There are only a few brands that I unequivocally trust with making a good crelly. My top 2 would be KBShimmer and Polish 'M. I love the color combination here. It may feel a bit like a fall color, but you won't find me complaining. Even though this is no longer for sale, may I suggest I Wet My Plants or Take Me For Granite? I went with 3 thin coats instead of 2 thicker ones, but that's just personal preference.

Make sure to check out KBShimmer's website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for more information.

My Indie Shop: Atlanta Recap Part III

Hi guys! Welcome back to my review of the Indie Shop: Atlanta. I know it is taking awhile to post everything, but in the end I think it's easier. If I made just one post, it would be huge. This way I have the chance to really talk about my experience at the tables. 

KBShimmer

If you know anything about indie nail polish, then you've heard about KBShimmer. They had 2-3 tables of items, when most other brands had one. Everyone was slowly going through the line to get to the polishes, so my husband was able to take a lot of photos of the tables. Christy and her husband were the only people at the table, so they were hustling the whole time. I didn't get a chance to chat with them, but when I asked a couple questions, they were quick to answer me with a friendly face. The table was organized well with the bath & body items on one side and polishes/nail care on the other. 

A quick look at all of the tables. The area closest to us had the bath and body products and the far side had the polishes. Christy seemed to be working on the polish side while her husband did a little of both. 

There was a show special going on where you could get any 6 polishes and the holo bag for $50. My budget didn't let me take advantage of the deal, but I know lots of others did. 

I Never Wood Have Guessed (right) and It's Petrifying (left) were the KBShimmer show exclusives

And she brought some unicorn sugar scrubs! 

She had tons of cuticle oils, Picture Perfect Matte Cuticle Cream (which I bought 2 of), and body lotion.  

She also brought some rainbow nail tools which look so much cooler than my standard silver ones. 

I showed their first banner in Part I of the recap this was her beautiful second one.

I believe they are getting rid of their water decals (and maybe vinyls?) so they had some mystery bags for only $10. I'm terrible at nail art so I didn't get one. 

The first of several polish racks. She debuted the spring 2017 Natui by Nature Collection at the show as well. 

More polishes. My husband was amused by the polish names (especially I Wet My Plants).

She had nail sticks of all of the polishes which helped you decide (if you didn't already have your phone out to look at blog swatches). 

Colors by Llarowe

The Colors by Llarowe table was located in the back corner with 2 tables. Leah Ann had a helper named Anissa who helped me with my polishes. Unfortunately for me (and fortunately for her) her table was slammed with customers (I was never able to get close to 95% of the regular stock). Pretty much all of my pictures are from the end without the crowd.

This was the trio in collaboration with The Jedi Wife. These are for sale on the Colors by Llarowe site right now if you weren't able to attend. 

Ruel Ghorm LE

Guardian of the Forest LE

Once Upon a Time LE

I didn't get a chance to look at the name of this one, but I'm sure someone will tell me. I'll update this when I find out!

Leah Ann (left) and Anissa (right) were working hard that day

Ribbit Stickits

You guys know I'm terrible at nail art so I didn't spend too much time at the table. Kristy is the owner of the brand and was really nice (and didn't grill me on why I'm so bad at art). She had vinyls, decals, latex barrier, and vinyl stickers.

Cutest logo ever. 

So many decals with a cute presentation. How many times can I use the word cute for their table? Answer: too many

I got one of these for my Helmer. 

If you look at the bottom of the table you can see some vinyl stickers that say The Indie Shop Atlanta 2017. Yup, another sticker for my Helmer. 

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you're enjoying the photos and reviews! I still have a few more tables to show, so stop back soon! 

My Indie Shop: Atlanta Recap Part II

Welcome back to the second installment of my Indie Shop: Atlanta experience! Yesterday I just scraped the surface of photos by showing you Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer and Poetry Cowgirl Nail Polish. Up next I was introduced to a new brand called Crystal Knockout which featured both polishes and jewelry.

I was first met by Tyler and he was the one who made all of the jewelry on the table. I ended up coming home with an awesome peacock-themed bracelet which was priced at $16. If you bought a jewelry item, they knocked $2 off the price of any polishes you bought. I took advantage of that. 

Their website is not up yet, but it will be up here soon. All polishes were $9 with discounts on multiple bottle purchases. And that centerpiece! 

Candace makes the polishes and you can see her in the background here (without a head). She was super friendly, and I look forward to seeing what she comes up with!

This is the show exclusive from Crystal Knockout called Dryad Charms. You'll see swatches of this soon :)

Pahlish

I was probably most excited to see Pahlish because I've been buying Shannon's polishes since around 2012, I think?

You know I took advantage of this discount. I bought the 3 special editions, a Doctor Who polish, and a Life Aquatic polish. 

Here are the makers behind the brand, Shannon and Josh. Josh was not one of those husbands just along for the ride and he was happy to chat about polish. We also had a great discussion about Doctor Who while everyone was shopping around us. We both didn't care for Clara or Martha. She knows what's up. 

The LE polishes were on the right (from top to bottom: Holland 1945, Golden Afternoon, and Go Ask Alice). If you look next to Josh in the photo above, you can see the cool cabinet they had the other half of their polishes in. 

Look at how gorgeous Shannon's hair is! It's so thick! And those waves! My hair is so flat and boring in comparison. 

Bluebird Lacquer/Lou It Yourself 

Lou is the woman behind Bluebird Lacquer and Lou It Yourself nail products. She is based out of Denver, so she was flying solo at the show. I love Lou! She had me cracking up the whole time I was at her table. As soon as I introduced myself, she came around the table and gave me a big hug. 

What a cute setup, right? The lighting made the pictures turn out weird, but my husband took a few out so you could get a better look at the colors. 

A blue bird for Bluebird Lacquer. 

It's Fall Over Me. My husband took a ton of pictures of this. I don't know why I didn't buy it, but the iridescent glitters were beautiful. 

This is another polish I wanted to get, but didn't pull the trigger on. We tried to take a few pictures of polishes I didn't buy to get some more variety. 

Lou told me that she planned on getting drunk and starfishing on her hotel bed after it was all over. This is why I love Lou. 

She also brought some wax tarts. 

Lou is just a cool person. I might be going to Denver in October and I'd love to hang out with her again. If you look to the right here, you can see the cuticle balms and soaps she brought. The tiny vials on the top are acetone additives she's trying out right now. I got a sample of this to try and will let you know my thoughts when I open a new bottle of remover. 

Stay tuned for more recaps this week!