Wednesday, January 7, 2015

KBShimmer - Men are From Mars-ala



      Just in time for Pantone's color of the year 2015, Men are From Mars-ala brings the rich, deep brick red color to your nails. With a little flair of course. I know most people won't get excited about the thought of brick red, especially in a nail polish. I tend to like this type of shade as an accent color in a neutral pallet for a subtle pop of color. Men are From Mars-ala is so much more than a subtle pop of color if you ask me. This earthy red-brown shade kicks it up a notch with the addition of its holographic shimmer.


     The application was smooth as butter on a hot roll with this beauty. The first coat had more opacity to it that I was expecting. Not enough to be a 1 coat wonder, but based on my experience with holographic polishes I expected a much sheerer coat. Shown here is 2 coats plus top coat. 

     
     Normally I don't test the wear time with a nail polish, but I liked this color so much that I've worn it for a week. In fact, it's still on my nails as I type this. There is some slight tip wear on all of my fingers, and I do mean slight. On my right thumb, it has chipped a little where I banged it while trying to jump start my car on Monday morning. I guess -28 wind chill was too much for my battery to handle. I know it was too much for me to handle! Talk about BRRRRR!!!!

     But back to the polish, you didn't come here to get a Minnesota weather report. If you'd like to add Men are From Mars-ala to your collection you can purchase it at www.kbshimmer.com  for $8.75 a bottle. For sales outside of the U.S. go to www.HarloandCo.org. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing! 

32 comments:

  1. Noooo even more KBShimmer goodness - I can't get this gorgeous shade out of my head lol!

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  2. This is such a great version of Marsala they've come up with! Love it!

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  3. Someone else posted a review on this polish today and I'm going to say the same thing I said to her, the more reviews I see of this polish the more I know I must own it! Lol

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  4. Ugh, I had to get a jump from my husband yesterday, my car didn't want to start either. I love this polish on you, absolute beauty !

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  5. I'm not a fan of Marsala but I could definitely get on board with this holo version.

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  6. Beautiful swatch! I love this polish!

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  7. Ii wasn't so sure I would like Marsala when it was first announced as the color of the year. Then I started seeing swatches of this floating around the internet and I liked it. Now that it's on my nails I'm in love. Pretty sure the holo is was tipped it over the edge for me.

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  8. It is! And I love the flower accent you added when you wore it.

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  9. Thank you. My light box wouldn't capture all the holo but my kitchen lights did the trick.

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  10. It's so pretty. I think I'm going to like wearing Marsala this year if it looks like this!

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  11. This is my favorite polish version of Marsala! It looks good on everyone!

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  12. I like Marsala colour so this polish is a hit for me!

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  13. Thanks. The weather actually warmed up a little today. The high was 5 degrees! lol

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  14. It's one of those colors that looks good on everyone.

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  15. I knew I liked the color when I first started seeing swatches of it pop up but I had no idea I would love it so much once it was on my nails.

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  16. It seems to be everywhere right now, but I love it so I don't mind quite so much. =)

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  17. It's so pretty once you get it on your nails.

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  18. I love KBShimmer's version of marsala! Great pics!

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  19. It really is a great way to wear Marsala this year.

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  20. I'm loving this color more and more- so pretty!

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  21. It looks amazing on everyone! I was super excited when I was offered the chance to review it.

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  22. It's a great way to wear Marsala that's for sure!

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  23. Thank you. I had to get another jump today too. But it tool until almost 5 pm before it could happen. I drove right down to the auto shop and had a new battery installed.

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  24. This is a gorgeous polish and it looks great on you!! Stay warm too!

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  25. This is fast becoming my favorite polish so far this year!! I've had it on for a week :D

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