Polished by KPT Siren's Song & Bittersweet Swatches

Hey lacqueristas! Today I have my very first Polished by KPT polishes to show you. Katherine is a Bay Area indie polish maker and is very well known for her thermal polishes. I had the pleasure of meeting Katherine at her Eyes On Indie Nail Party a few weeks ago and she even gave me a couple polishes to try. I have 2 of her thermal polishes to show you today--Siren's Song and Bittersweet. 

Siren's Song (cool)

Siren's Song (in transition)

Siren's Song (warm)

Bittersweet (cool)

Bittersweet (in transition)

Bittersweet (warm)

Both of these polishes are beautiful, but my fave is definitely Siren's Song. It was quite helpful to have long nails as the transition shows up nicely. I would imagine the transition effect would be a bit harder to achieve with short nails without running your hands in cool/warm water. You can purchase both of these limited edition polishes here and they are currently on sale for $12.50 each. 

Here's a pic of Katherine and I at the Eyes On Indie Party last month. 

Bundle Monster 2013 Create Your Own Stamping Plate Collection Review

The wait is over! Bundle Monster has finally released their 2013 Create Your Own Stamping Plate Collection. Earlier this year, they had fans submit their designs to be chosen for this collection. The process of selecting winners and producing the plates has taken some time, but I'm glad I finally have them to review for you today. The set is comprised of 26 plates and all of the images are fan created. There is a huge variety of images in this collection including patterns, tribal print, nautical, nerdy, gamer, sugar skulls, sports, music, animals, and romantic images. The list goes on, but when I say variety, I mean it! There are a lot of full nail images and single images as well. Here are a few manis I have already did using the new plates.

Here's the packaging for the plates. It has a zip lock so you can keep the plates in there if you wanted to. You can also see the plates have the same backing as their other sets to prevent you from getting cut on sharp edges.

All of the plates come with blue film to protect the plates from getting scratched in transit. You must remove it before use.

OPI A Piers to be Tan stamped using BM 410 in Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Orange Impulse

It was so much fun creating this crime scene mani. I used China Glaze Liquid Leather and OPI My Boyfriend Scales walls and stamped using BM 421, 414, 416, and 409 in Konad Yellow, MASH Black, China Glaze With Love, and Konad White. 

The small circles on the DNA image (pinky) didn't want to pick up on my Konad stamper, but I switched to my XL squishy stamper and it picked up with ease. I will also say I am impressed at how clear the caution tape details came out so crisp.

OPI My Boyfriend Scales walls stamped using BM 423 in Konad Black. The red is OPI First Date at the Golden Gate and the glitter is China Glaze Glistening Snow. The zig zag image is the image I was looking forward to the most because achieving this image with tape/zig zag scissors or polish decal/zig zag scissors is not always user or time friendly. (Manicure inspired by Selenadee Nails)

The new set is the exact same size as BM 3 and BM Holiday sets.

Click for enlargement. I don't usually include my scans, but I really want to show all of the creative images in this set.

I really love this set. The images are so fun and creative and I am already planning out so many manicures. There is a ton of variety and the quality is just as good as BM's other sets. The best part--the whole set of 26 plates is only $16.50. It is their largest and cheapest set. You can purchase Bundle Monster's 2013 Create Your Own Stamping Plate Collection here. Enter coupon code "thanks" for 10% off your order. Coupon code valid until November 15, 2013. 

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Marcia Lima, Esmaltes Da Kelly, Alanna Renee, & Penelope Luz Indie Polish Swatches

Happy Friday! Today I have swatches of 4 different indie polish brands I received for review from Color4Nails. There are 3 brands from Brazil including Vermelho Accessories/Marcia Lima, Esmaltes Da Kelly, and Penelope Luz and a brand from Australia, Alanna Renee. If you're ready for all of the glittery goodness, then onto the swatches! All are shown with Seche Vite Quick Dry Top Coat.

Vermelho Accessories/Marcia Lima Dorothy Shoes--3 coats on its own. Red holographic glitter in red jelly base.

Vermelho Accessories/Marcia Lima Electric Kiwi--4 coats over China Glaze Gaga for Green. Different shades of green glitter in a clear base.

Esmaltes Da Kelly Edward--1 coat over OPI Nein Nein Nein Ok Fine. Black microglitter and dark grey holographic glitter in gray jelly base.

Esmaltes Da Kelly Wolfsbane--2 coats over China Glaze Creative Fantasy. Purple microglitter in a clear base.

Alanna Renee It's a Girl--3 coats. Baby pink creme with subtle shimmer.

Alanna Renee Sugar & Spice & All Things Nice--1 coat over Alanna Renee It's a Girl. Pink and purple holographic hex glitter with holographic microglitter in a clear base.

Penelope Luz Geisha--2 coats over OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls. Black and pink hex, square, bar, and microglitter in a clear base.

Penelope Luz Ocean Jewel--2 coats over OPI Fly. Holographic teal hex and microglitter in light teal jelly base. 

Hope you guys enjoyed all of the sparkly indies. You can purchase them all here from Color4Nails.

Essie The Girls Are Out & Cheeky Jumbo C

Hi my polished pretties! Today I have a mani that I did to transition from fall to summer. I did this by using a polish from a summer collection and a polish from a fall collection. For this mani I used Essie The Girls Are Out and stamped using Cheeky Jumbo C in OPI Haven't The Foggiest. OPI Haven't The Foggiest is also on my ring finger and pinky. I was going to stamp with one of my silver stamping polishes, but I would feel weird doing my nails with 2 different shades of silver. It's okay though because I liked how subtle this looked anyways.