KBShimmer - New Multichromes!

Hello!

Press Sample

I have some super duper shifty shifters to share with you today.  KBShimmer came out with a mini collection of new multichrome polishes this summer.  They all shift nicely on the nail and don't require a dark base.  They are opaque in their own.  These six polishes are available now, so let's take a look at all of the #colorshiftyawesomeness!

Digital Nails - Multiverse

Hello!

Press Sample

I love a good flakie topper.  Digital Nails makes a fair amount of interesting, shifting flakie bombs and I love them all.  Their newest flakie topper is "Multiverse" and she is a stunner for sure.  After the huge hit that my #FlakiesOverNakies post was a few weeks ago with two other Digital Nails flakie toppers, I knew I had to share this one with you all.  This polish is such a chalemeon.  I can't even tell you how many photos I took of this polish.  I edited it down to 20 photos but I knew that I couldn't post them all.  So I chose a handful to share with you here.  My photos are all in different lighting and angles to try and show off all of the different facets of this topper.  So shifty!  Let's take a look!

First, I am going to to show you "Multiverse" on it's own.  This is a clear based topper filled with red to green shifting unicorn pee shimmer, a sprinkling of silver holographic microflakies and green/gold ultrachorme flakies that shift to an aqua/teal at an angle.  So freaking cool!  I am showing you two coats alone over the bare nail with both a glossy and a matte top coat.  Gotta matte those flakies!

Takko Tuesday! - Opium

Happy Takko Tuesday!

Purchased by Me

I have one of my oldest "untried" Takko Lacquer polishes to share with you tonight.  I have had "Opium" in my possession ever since my very first Takko purchase over 2 years ago.  And I have never worn it.  What the what!?!?!  I know...it's criminal.  But do not fear, I wore it today to share with you all!  "Opium" is a beautiful vampy polish that is perfect for fall.  The base color is a dark brown which is almost black.  There is an intense warm reddish orange shimmer through out this polish that shifts to gold and then green at extreme angles.  It is a little sheer on the first coat but I was happy with it's opaqueness after a good second coat.  You could also layer a thin coat over black and get a similar effect (and save your previous shimmery polish).  I was distracted by my nails all day.  I am in love!  I have no clue why it took me so long to wear this shade.  It is colors like this that make be crave autumn.  

The last two photos were taken under two different light sources to try and bring out the color shifty awesomeness for you.  The first photo is what this polish looks like most of the time, even in lower light settings which is nice.  I want to eat my fingers! Haha.

Takko Lacquer is closed for the month of November but will be back in December with new polishes.  I am not sure when this beauty will be back in stock so be sure to follow Takko on all of their social media outlets to be abreast of restocks and new releases.

Takko Lacquer shop and restock info

Takko Lacquer IG

Takko Lacquer Twitter

Takko Lacquer stockists: Mei Mei Signatures, Femme Fatale

Many thanks!
- Amy McG aka McPolish

*product purchased by me*

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Cirque Colors - Kontiki Collection

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Purchased By Me

Since I am currently vacationing in the Florida Keys, I thought it would be fitting to share swatches of a tropical collection with you!  First off, let me just state that writing blog posts poolside with a cocktail is my favorite way to write.  I am confident I will get a descent amount of blog posts done in this relaxing atmosphere.  Ahhh...vacation!

So let's talk about Cirque Colors and their resent limited edition Kontiki Collection!  I have been a big fan of Cirque for a while now.  They produce some really stunning holographics and opaque glitters.  Their polishes are a little on the pricey side ($13 for a bottle) but the quality is amazing and I think they are worth every penny.  The Kontiki collection consists of three bright jelly polishes with amazing shimmer.  I am a sucker for jelly finishes and hadn't had any from Cirque before.  I actual didn't just swatch these, I wore each of them as a whole mani for the day. Nice wear on these jellies! This collection launched in August, but I was late on the boat to get them.  They are listed as limited edition, though.  So, if you like these, you should pull out your credit card and snag them before they are gone for good!  Let's get into some swatches and macros!

Click on through for all the shimmery magic!

KBShimmer - Pigment of my Imagination

Get ready for some color shifty awesomeness!

 

 

 Today I have for you one of my only multichrome polishes.  The beauty is from KBShimmer and is called "Pigment of my Imagination".  I have always liked shifty duochromes but I had never jumped on the multichrome bandwagon until recently.  A "multichrome" polish has pigments that shift into multiple colors based on the lighting and angle.  This polish has flashes of navy, purple, magenta, red then some orange to gold at extreme angles.  With all this color shifty awesomeness...you can expect to get stopped at traffic lights staring at your fingers changing colors.  For these swatches I used two coats for full opacity topped with KBShimmer "Clearly on Top" quick dry top coat.  Check out all the colors and be sure to watch the little Flipgram video of even more shiftiness :)

Straight on shot showing off the deep blue base color.

Slightly angled shot with two light sources to show off the blue-purple shift.

More blue to purple/red shift.

Greater angled to capture the shiftiness.

Water droplet macro to REALLY bring out all the colors in one shot.
Oh.  Em.  Gee.

 

Amazing right?  I hope you liked the little video showing off all the colors at all the angles.  Those little water droplets really help bend the light and show off even more flashes of color.  KBShimmer has a few other mutlichromes and they even come with a holographic option.  Get them here:

KBShimmer (USA)
Harlow and Company (International)

Smooches!
Amy McG  - McPolish