B'Nails: KCO Colors by Beauty Brands

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Monday, October 5, 2015

Skinny Jeans

Hello on a Monday. I thought this would be a good color for a Monday post because it is blue. This is Koco's or Kco Colors' (I am not sure what Beauty Brands is doing exactly with the name of the product line anymore), Skinny Jeans, a very dark blue shimmer.
It takes about three coats to get a nice looking application. But here's the big thing, it did not stain. I though there was a possibility but it didn't. What a relief!

And with a name of Skinny Jeans, I thought jean seams and a back decorated pocket would be a cute design (and simple and quick).

Here's a single shot in natural sunlight.

Koco sells for about $5 a bottle at Beauty Brands, a regional beauty store in the Midwest and west.

That's it so take care and think shiny!

Terri

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

KCO Colors by Beauty Brands-Guilty As Charged and Back In The Saddle

Hello Everyone on this Tuesday. I hope everyone's weather is treating them well. It's a bit overcast here but it is suppose to get into the 80s today. That's a bit warm for me in April, but on to KOCO

Today I have a couple of colors by my hometown, Kansas City's own Beauty Brands polish Koco.

First up is Guilty As Charged. The latte brown caught my eye right off on this one and the fact that it is charged with bronzy gold shimmer makes it better.

In natural light this is quite a stunner but not so much that you could not wear it to work.

I went ahead and added a shade shot so the true color could be seen. Indoors, you would see something more like this, just a great neutral wit a small amount of shimmer coming through.

Another color that I really liked from KOCO is Back In The Saddle. It is a pure cream mixture of brown and red. I would like to call it a terracotta pink. It's not too pink or too brown. I think it is pretty sophisticated and decided to use it as an accent nail and added some dots going from larger to smaller for some design interest.

Second view of Back In The Saddle.

This is just a drama shot I really liked so I threw it in.

Both of these polishes were a good consistency and I got opacity in just two coats. KOCO is a great polish for it's price. You can usually get it for $5 a bottle if you wait for a sale.

Beauty Brands has limited store fronts (it is pretty regional) but it has a website all anyone else and all their KOCO products can be seen there. They must be doing pretty good because the lineup keeps expanding.

Here is a link to Beauty Brands website site. They seem to have changed their logo a bit. The bottles still say KOCO, but now everything is being promoted as KCO Colors.

That's it for this one. I hope everyone has a good week. Take care until we meet again,

Here are my other reviews of KOCO polish and makeup.

*Introducing KOCO by Beauty Brands
*Blue Moon By KOCO
*Open Mica Night
*Peek A Blue

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Koco by Beauty Brands- Peek A Blue

It has been a while since I have put up a Koco, the signature label, my hometown beauty store Beauty Brands. This is Koco's Peek A Blue.

This is a dusty denim blue with flashes of mini blue and turquoise glitter for extra added attraction. It went on smoothly and was opaque in two coats. Peek A Blue is part of the 60 color collection that Beauty Brands offers.

For the price, it is a really good three season blue. I believe I got it for $3. Many times Beauty Brands has really nice deals on Koco.

Check out Beauty Brands' polish. They will ship nationwide.

This post was short and sweet, as they say. And so until we see each other again, Take care..................

Monday, June 2, 2014

KOCO by Beauty Brands

KOCO is the new in house brand of beauty brands. KOCO includes 60 different shades each of nail polish, eye shadow, and lip stick. Eventually, the line will include makeup brushes.

So you have never heard of beauty brands? This does not surprise me. It's the Kansas City, Missouri (USA) home grown beauty store.

There are stores in twenty cities, throughout eleven states. There is also a website to shop online.

This makeup line is cruelty free. I emailed beauty brands and asked KOCO's status. They answered me within the hour. Their reply was,

"Hi Teresa,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. Yes, our KOCO products are cruelty free and never tested on animals. We appreciate you asking!"

I picked a product from each category and didn't coordinate colors. What caught my eye first went home with me.

This is primarily a nail blog so I am going to start out with my polish pick.

The Polish-Apricotious

Apricotious caught my eye the minute I walked up to the display. It was just so 1930's silk charmeuse slinky gown. I see this as a duochrome that is mainly golden apricot but flashes a pinky peach.

It is neither thick or thin and went on smoothly. I used two coats. It wore well and I finally took it off on day three. This is a great summer color and I think a good quality for the price. The shape of the bottle and labeling appeals to my design sense. I will be purchasing more KOCO polish.

KOCO Eye Shadow

I fell in love with this matte dusty violet. It is not in my possession at the moment. My daughter saw it and just had to take it home to play with. It is fairly well pigmented and I am going to build a color palette around Mystic. I like the fact that there are 20 mattes and 40 shimmers to choose from and I can have a customizable set.

Here's is the look I am aiming for:

And Finally The Lipstick

Miami Vice

This was a no brainer*. I saw the name and had to have it. It is a gorgeous coral orange and I am going to (and already have many times) wear it a lot this summer.

This is the first time I have ever presented lipstick (or shadow) and wanted to do something extra. I put together a chart for how skin tones effect the appearance of the lipstick. You could say this is a makeup version of Warhol meets Josef Albers.