[Press Samples – Post Disclosure]
Hello friends! Today I am sharing the newest collection by KBShimmer, this is their summer 2021 collection called RV There Yet? It is available right now and as always, I will have all sale details at the end of the post.
KBShimmer is a US based indie brand. Their polishes are handmade, 5+ free, vegan, and cruelty-free.
Live Swatch Video
Coast Through Life
Description: A vibrant raspberry-leaning purple linear holographic
Price: $11
Coast Through Life had a great formula. It didn’t feel overly thick or thin and applied buttery smooth onto the nail. In person, this was a slightly pink lean, depending on lighting, purple shade.
This is going to be a one coater on pretty much everyone. I use two coats for my photos. I did not see a difference in color or a significant difference in opacity between 1 and 2 coats. Maybe the holo is *slightly* stronger but a negligible amount in my opinion. This does dry down dull so you will want a glossy top coat for shine. No issues with staining.
Cruise Control
Description: A bright cobalt blue with shifting shimmer
Price: $11
Cruise Control had a great jelly-like formula. I didn’t have any formula or application issues. The shimmer slightly showed some brush strokes. I found the colors in it I was seeing were mainly green to gold. A
I used 3 coats for my photos. There was a tiny bit of VNL on some angles. Nothing in here was difficult to remove and I didn’t experience any staining.
Easy Glowing
Description: a neon chartreuse jelly with color shifting flakies
Price: $11
Easy Glowing had a great formula. It felt somewhere between a jelly and a crelly polish. The flakies all spread evenly and easily on their own. I got some larger flakes out on the nail with this which I always love. This polish is BRIGHT! The yellow base is a highlighter neon yellow polish.
This will be a 2 to 3 coater depending on personal preference and nail length. However, I will note that the third coat does deepen the color and add opacity. I used 3 coats for my photos. Nothing in here dried textured or was overly difficult to remove. I didn’t experience any staining.
Happy Camper
Description: A near aqua, teal-leaning robin’s-egg blue, this bright crème
Price: $11
Happy Camper had a fantastic formula. It applied buttery smooth and self leveled wonderfully.
This is going to be a 1-2 coater depending on preference and application style. Short nails should be able to get away with 1 thicker coat. I used 2 coats for my photos.
This polish is similar to China Glaze’s For Audrey but more blue toned and brighter. I compared the two side by side in my live swatch video.
Lights Out
Description: A dark midnight-to-purple multichrome that also shifts to a warm magenta and gold
Price: $11
Lights Out had a great formula. It was very opaque on the first coat. This is a very color shifty in person! I was seeing all of the described colors. I will note that the pigment in this one does just slightly show some brush strokes.
I think most nail lengths will be good in 2 coats. I had some light spots on the clear part of my nail so I used 3 coats for my photos.
Perfectly Suited
Description: A yellow with a hint of chartreuse with golden shimmer and holographic flakes
Price: $11
Perfectly Suited had a great formula. It didn’t feel overly thick or thin and applied very nicely. The description for this is really accurate, it is very much a yellow with a hint of chartreuse. Depending on the lighting, it will lean in either direction.
This will be opaque in 2 to 3 coats depending on nail length and potentially personal preference. I thought it was good in 2 coats but I did have some transparency on my tips so I went in for a third coat. For personal wear, I would wear this in two coats.
Pitcher This
Description: a cherry-leaning polish loaded with a gold to copper to blue to purple shimmer
Price: $11
Pitcher This had a very smooth formula in applied really nicely it wasn’t too thick or too thin. The shimmer is very color shifty! In person I was seeing all of the described color shifts. The base color to me is more fuchsia to a pink berry than a cherry red.
The flakies also spread out very evenly and easily. Nothing in here dried down textured or will be too difficult to remove.
Red, White & Brews
Description: a faded red mega flame polish (microglitter)
Price: $11
Red, White & Brews had a great formula. It didn’t feel overly thick at all despite having so much glitter in it. I *think* this is a red base with a mix of red and silver holo micro glitters. The faded red is more apparent when next to another red, in my opinion.
This will be a 2 to 3 coater depending on personal preference. I found in two coats I had really good coverage and a nice color but the third coat did add more opacity as well as deepening the base color. This will dry slightly textured 1 coat of the KBShimmer top coat seems to smooth it out completely. I have a feeling if I wore this for longer, I might have wanted a second coat of top coat though.
RV There Yet?
Description: a pale, silver-leaning lavender with copper to gold to reddish orange shifting shimmer
Price: $11
RV There Yet? had a great formula. Zero formula or application issues. The copper shimmer is *very* in your face and color shifty. I was seeing all of the color shifts in person. The shimmer didn’t give brush strokes and the flakies spread out really nicely without giving off texture.
This will be a 2-3 coater depending on preference. I used 3 coats for my photos.
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Final Thoughts
I really enjoyed this collection! I was a little disappointed there weren’t more neons BUT I also really liked that it wasn’t just a collection full of neons. My top picks are Easy Glowing, Happy Camper, Pitcher This, Perfectly Suited, and RV There Yet?. I know that’s more than half of the collection but those are my favorites.
Sale Info
This collection is available now on KBShimmer.com as well as their international stockists (list here). Each polish is $11 for 15ml bottles.
