Start Your New Year With The Color Of The Year With Men Are From Mars-ala

* Product Review*

Hello again, my friends! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and that at least a few of you have a festive New Year planned! Either way, your nails can get a head start on the party mood with a beautiful take on Pantone's 2015 Color Of The Year, which is...(drum roll please)...

Marsala

A color that sounds good enough to eat (or drink)!

In these photos, I am wearing  Men Are From Mars-ala, KBShimmer's take on this warm red/brown shade. In natural light, this lacquer flashes a linear holographic of orange, teal and violet. Indoors, it comes off as a warm reddish brown.

This lacquer applies like a dream and dries quickly for a high gloss finish. It is up to KBShimmer's formula perfection that I expect. 

In my opinion, Men Are From Mars-ala is already a perfect shade. Adding the extra level of the linear holographic just jumps it up to another level of gorgeous.

 Macro Time

Below is a sample of the color with indoor light. It has the look of a warm and shimmery red brown.

Here is the question that everyone has been asking: 

What do you think about the color Marsala? 

I really like it. After two years of jewel tones, it is nice to have something warm and nurturing. Marsala is also a color that will appeal to both men and women.

Pantone puts a lot of thought and study into their color picks and saw that this was the color of the time. It's easy to see this shade taking off in fashion and interior design in the upcoming year more than it already has.

I found an interview with Leatrice Eiseman, the executive director of the  Pantone Color Institute, very informative. The link can be found on the Pantone web page.

 It was particularly interesting that Leatrice Eiseman commented on how great Marsala would be with layering colors. She especially mentioned oranges and teals. Those are the exact colors I see in Men Are From Mars-ala's linear holographic. 

I compared Men Are From Mars-ala to similar tones in my stash and do not have anything like it. When my oldest daughter saw it on my makeup counter (with many other polishes), she immediately declared that she had to wear "that" polish. It has that kind of wow factor just sitting there. 

In addition to the beautiful range of polishes, most of us can attest to the great customer support and product quality of KBShimmer. This is a great company to purchase from.  

Men Are From Mars-ala will be available to purchase on January 1st from the KBShimmer web store.

Well, that wraps it up for today. I hope everyone has a great start to the new year!

Terri

P.S. Here is a little more eye candy. This color is so gorgeous, I just couldn't resist making a collage.

KBShimmer launches Men are from Mars-ala January 1st, 2015

*Press Release*

 

KBShimmer Launches “Men are from Mars-ala”

                                  

                 

Celebrate the New Year and Pantone’s 2015 Color of the Year with KBShimmer! “Men are from Mars-ala” is an earthy, red-brown shade that will make a fresh new addition to any neutral nail palette. Worn outdoors or in bright light, Men are from Mars-ala features a linear holographic and when indoors, this shade is rich and warm – just like a glass of Marsala wine should be!

Men are from Mars-ala’s luxurious formula applies like a dream and dries to a shiny, holographic finish. Wear it with a matte top coat for an ultra-modern look or a high-shine one for something a little more classic. Just make sure you don’t get caught without this year’s Color of the Year!

Men are from Mars-ala launches January 1^st, 2015 will be available on www.KBShimmer.com for $8.75

Just a note about KBShimmer 

KBShimmer was founded in 2008 by the husband and wife team of Jason and Christy Rose. KBShimmer offers unique and colorful nail glitter and nail polishes that are Big 3 Free, with all glitter formulas being completely free of chemical such as toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP).

KBShimmer glitter polishes feature a flat glitter-grabbing brush for easy application. KBShimmer also offers a 2-free quick dry polish topcoat, olive oil lotion, sugar scrubs, lip balms, cold process soaps and other skin care products. If you would like more information about KBShimmer visit their web site at:

http://www.KBShimmer.com.

I use KBShimmer products and can't wait for this one!

Take care, Terri

Salma Is One Jump Ahead Of Pantone

As I was reading about Marsala, Pantone's color of the year, something struck me as familiar. "Isn't that the color I had on last week?", I asked myself. Here are the pictures. You can be the judge.

 And Salma Hayek Nuance's

 My Favorite Nail Lacquer

I think they are pretty darn close. This is My Favorite Nail Lacquer (yes, that is it's name) by Salma Hayek's Nuance. I was going to describe it as a mahogany but now I think I will call it Marsala. This polish can look darker, which would make it a dead on ringer. 

Adding A little extra for the holidays.

Nail Art using MFNL and Nuance's Goldstone. Goldstone is now my favorite gold by leaps and bounds. It just has this incredible rich look of molten gold. As far as I am concerned, this is a "have to get" from her collection (but remember, I am a gold fanatic).

I then added double lines using Strip Rite's #98566.

Stripe Rite #98566

Nuance is sold exclusively at CVS. It is one of the very few cruelty free drugstore brands not made in China.  Milani (which is now Leaping Bunny certified) is the only other that comes to mind (which CVS also carries). And I think Hard Candy and Salon Perfect, only found at Wall-Mart are the other two that I can think of.

I got MFNL and Goldstone at a buy one and get the next for 50%. For the quality, that makes a pretty good deal.

So what do you think? Are my eyes playing tricks on me? I think it is pretty close and I love this color or I would not have payed money for it. 

That's it for this time. And until we meet again, as usual, Take Care.

Mr. BB has come out to say hi to celebrate Milani going "Leaping Bunny"!