Polished by KPT Audrey and PUEEN 76

Hi beauties! Quick post today. This polish was given to me by the lovely Katherine of Polished by KPT when we had a nail meet up this year and I've finally got around to using it! Here's Polished by KPT Audrey stamped using PUEEN 76 in Mundo de Unas Silver. Thanks for sharing another one of your lovely creations with me Katherine!

Polished by KPT Being in the Pink & MoYou London Pro 14 XL

Hey friends! Sorry for the lack of posts since Christmas. I guess I just was in a funk last week and didn't really feel like doing anything including my nails. I even had one more holiday mani that I didn't post so I suppose I'll save it for next year. Don't worry, I'm feeling back to normal and I already have a few posts ready! I'm going out of town for New Year's Eve tomorrow night so I have to do my nails tomorrow morning and post them before I leave! Anyways, today I have something I haven't tried before--stamping over a thermal! I like this base because white shows up over both warm/cold colors. Other thermals I have I get paranoid if I stamp over it if the stamping color will show up over both. Now I actually want to try stamping over more thermals. This is Polished by KPT Being in the Pink stamped using MoYou London Pro 14 XL in Konad White. Check out the details of this stamp! I'm impressed.

Nail Shields & 3D Charms

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Happy Friday! I apologize for the lack of posts this week. It's finals week and time just slipped away from me. Today I have some nail shields and 3D charms to show you that Polished by KPT now offers on her online shop. I haven't used nail shields before, but I have always wanted to try them because I love eye-catching nails and these definitely do that. You can use whatever adhesive you decide to apply these. When I use studs, I typically use base coat as my glue and topcoat to go over them, but since these are larger I would use nail glue for adhesive and not topcoat these.

3D oval bezel with colored rhinestones over Polished by KPT Plumeria

Rose Nail Shield (Silver) over Polished by KPT Plumeria

Rose Nail Shield (gold) over Polished by KPT Plumeria

 

Elegant nail shield with purple, topaz, and red stones over Polished by KPT Permanganate

And last but not least, crown and cross 3D charm over Polished by KPT Permanganate. The gold nail has Polished by KPT Liquid Gold.

How'd you like that nail shield spam? I know these are not for everyone and not for everyday use, but if you ever wanted to do a manicure that gets people's attention, these are perfect. You can also reuse these. I really like all of them except the last one. It has the concept of the pierced nail thing which I'm not crazy about. I added links for each item underneath the pics if you're interested in purchasing. What are your thoughts on nail shields and 3D charms?

Polished by KPT New Releases & Re-stock

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Happy December! I have so much to announce that I have a second post for you today. Today Katherine of Polished by KPT is having a re-stock at 12pm PST. She's releasing 2 new shades and re-stocking popular shades as well. First I'll show you the 2 new shades and then some swatches of other shades that will also be available today in the re-stock. All swatches are shown with topcoat.

Liquid Gold--3 coats. Light gold with darker gold flakes that create a foil effect. I used topcoat here, but no topcoat is needed as it dries smooth. This is one of my favorite Polished by KPT polishes if not my favorite. I felt so fancy wearing this one!

Dark Angels--4 coats. Black jelly base with a linear holographic effect and red shimmer. 

Let's take a look at the already released thermals!

Blue is Beautiful--UL is when warm, BR is when cold. 

Dichromate--UL is when warm, BR is when cold. 

Nostalgia--UL is when warm, BR is when cold.

Molybdenum--UL is when warm, BR is when cold. 

Country Road--UL is when warm, BR is when cold. 

La Katrina--UL is when warm, BR is when cold.

Blood as Thick as Gold--UL is when warm, BR is when cold.

...and last, but not least, here's Corrupted Soul. A multi-color, multi-size glitter topper. 

Wow, that was pic heavy. I even went back and deleted some because usually I show each thermal with several photos. Which shades are your favorite? Again, these will be available today here in Polished by KPT's re-stock today at 12pm PST. Happy shopping!

Limited Edition Holiday Trio by Lacquer Lust, Polished by KPT, & Serum No. 5

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Good morning beauties! Today I have swatches of a special indie polish holiday trio to show you. Lacquer Lust who is known for holos, Polished by KPT who is known for thermals, and Serum No. 5 who is known for glow in the dark polish have all teamed up to create a beautiful limited edition holiday trio. All swatches are shown with topcoat.

Lacquer Lust Ho Ho Holidays--3 coats. Green linear holo with red micro shimmer. 

Polished by KPT Naughty & Nice--3 coats. Rose pink (warm) to red wine (warm) thermal with red, gold, and blue micro shimmer.

Here's Naughty & Nice in full transition. Upper left is when warm, bottom right is when cold. 

Serum No. 5 Yule Light Up My Life--1 light coat over a white base. Yes, I said light coat, this baby is packed with glitter!

Here's a glow in the dark shot of Yule Light Up My Life. This one glows white.

This holiday trio will be available today at 12pm PST from Lacquer Lust's online shop, Polished by KPT's online shop, and Serum No. 5's online shop. This is an awesome "indie sampler" because you get to try one polish from what Jo, Katherine, and Victoria are all known for. Set your alarms, you've got just over 3 hours before their shops go live! 

Polished by KPT Hot Like Wasabi & Kelvin Bleu Swatches

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I was practicing advanced stamping over the weekend so I will be sharing a few of those attempts with you soon. Today I have a couple Polished by KPT polishes to show you. I have already shown you a few in October, but today I have ones that are both thermal and holographic--Hot Like Wasabi and Kelvin Bleu. These 2 are my favorites that I have tried so far because of the nice formula and the scattered holo effect.

Hot Like Wasabi--cold. This color reminds me of the Disney Movie Princess and the Frog. Maybe that's why I like it so much. 

Hot Like Wasabi--warm.

Hot Like Wasabi--in transition.

Full transition

Kelvin Bleu--cold.

Kelvin Bleu--warm.

Kelvin Bleu--in transition.

Full transition

You can purchase these polishes from http://www.polishedbykpt.com/. You can also follow Katherine on Instagram for more swatches and updates on when she has a restock.

Polished by KPT Nightcrawler Swatch

Hi friends! Quick post today. This week I have 2 huge papers due and being the procrastinator that I am, I have waited until now to do them and have no time for nails =P. Here's a swatch of an indie polish--Polished by KPT Nightcrawler. It's both a thermal and duochrome polish!

Here it is warm...

...in transition...

...and cold. 

Here's a collage of the full transition. 

I didn't expect to like it this much since I rarely wear blue polish, but it's just so gorgeous! Thermal polish is becoming so popular now with indie brands. Have you tried thermal polish yet and how do you like it? You can purchase Nightcrawler here.  

Polished by KPT Life in Pink Swatch

Happy Humpday! Today I have a swatch of a limited edition thermal polish from Polished by KPT. This one is called Life in Pink and it's inspired by October birthstones Opal and Tourmaline. I think she captured the beauty of both gemstones perfectly in this polish. Here it is at 3 coats with topcoat.

Here's what it looks like when warm..

...in transition...

...and here it is cold.

If you're in the UK you can purchase this polish here and if you're anywhere else check out Polished by KPT's page here.