LynBDesigns: A Dweam Wiffim A Dweam Collection Review

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The awesome designer over at LynBDesigns, Jenna, very graciously asked me to review her upcoming line of polishes inspired by the cult classic Princess Bride. Who on earth would say no to that?! I certainly wouldn't! So I sat waiting patiently for my polishes to arrive. I figured I'd have about six to review. Man was I wrong. When I opened the package... Lowe and behold.... 

Fifteen hand-poured beauties winked up at me. 

The polish addict in me *squeed* in delight. Seriously... This was like EPIC. And the fact that they were inspired by one of my favorite movies ever? Even freaking better. The night I got them, I popped in the DVD while I swatched the first few gorgeous polishes. 

First up: 

As You Wish

How gorgeous is that? The picture doesn't do it justice. As You Wish is a highly pigmented dark blue shimmer with a hint of holo. It goes on like a dream. 

This is two coats and quite near perfection. And the dry time is astronomical as well. Practically non-existent. Two thumbs WAY WAY up. 

Next Up:

Iocaine Powder. Named for the "deadly" Iocaine powder that Vizzini tried to drug the Man in Black with it's a GORGEOUS clear jelly chock full of beautiful micro holographic hex glitters and what looks to be very fine iridescent flakies. 

How freaking gorgeous is that?!

Here it is with Zoya Raven undies and by itself at two coats. So inconceivably beautiful (see what I did there?!)

Next!

Guess this one should have went before Iocaine Powder but oh well! Here's a polish named for Vizzini's favorite phrase. 

It's Inconceivable is well... Inconceivably beautiful! 

And my damned camera couldn't get a decent macro shot and instead turned it mostly to bokeh. Inconceivable! Inconceivable is filled with teal, pink, silver and light green micro glitters in a slightly tinted. And it's saturated with glitter, I mean CHOCK FREAKING FULL. 

Zoya Raven again appears as the Undies in this photo (my go-to black, as you can tell). Pointer, ring and pinkie fingers all have just one coat of this beautiful polish, while middle finger has two for complete coverage. AMAZEBALLS! 

Next Up:

Named after your favorite priest wiff a lisp- and the namesake of the collection- Let's Get Mawwied is sure to please just about everyone!

Midst a creamy white base floats gorgeous peachy pink, lavender and yellow transparent hex glitters of various sizes- most of which are on the larger side. Simply. Freaking. Gorgeous. 

I mean, c'mon. It's freaking fabulous.

This is one coat over Zoya Purity (which, BTW  is a horribly streaky polish so beware!) Some of the glitters do tend to stick up a bit but a good coat of Gellous and a topcoat like Hong Kong Girl will beat it into submission. So light and airy, this is one of my favorite polishes in the collection.

Next up is Miracle Max, a wonderfully funny and dynamic character that Billy Crystal brought to life in the movie. 

Gah. This polish is gorgeous. A clear base is filled with iridescent micro hex glitters, iridescent stars and white hearts. Soooooo freaking sparkly and pretty. Would be a great topper for ANY polish.

I really wish you could really see all the gorgeous glitter in there <3

Here it is over Zoya Purity and CQ Purple Passion. The hearts were a little difficult to fish out of the bottle, but when they did come out they were easy to place and maneuver where I wanted them.

Again, for some reason, my camera does NOT like iridescent glitter. Blew the prettiness right outta the water. But here's a good example of the hearts and stars. 

Another Miracle Max inspired polish.. MLT- named for Mutton, Lettuce & Tomato sandwiches that MM favors!!

When I first saw this polish I was like... Uhm... Hmmm... Interesting. 

Then I got to looking closer. Brown, copper and gold micro glitters swim in a very lightly tinted black base mixed in with red and white hex glitters and green square glitters. I was in awe of the beauty!

And it went on like a dream. Undies are of course, Zoya Raven and the middle finger is two coats of MLT by itself. Dry time is super fast, which surprised me!

And it's super shimmery and gorgeous. I can almost see this as a Christmas polish as well! LOL

Next up is Princess Buttercup!

I have to admit... I am not a big yellow fan. I maybe own like four yellow polishes in my entire collection. But this one... This is the exact right shade of shimmery pale yellow. 

White shred glitter, hex glitter and bar glitter is mixed harmoniously through the shimmery yellow. Not too little, not too much. Juuuust right.

And it's freaking gorgeous. Two coats is all it took to reach full opacity. And it didn't make me look orange or washed out or anything like that. Not your typical yellow polish!

*sigh*

Coming up is The Dread Pirate Wesley named for well... You freaking know who it's named for if you watched the movie.

This, my friends, is a very unassuming bottle. I figured it was just a pigmented black with some black glitter in it. 

Still pretty unassuming in the bottle, eh? HAHA! Wait to be amazed!

BOOM! See what she did there?! This totally unassuming polish was actually chock full of black micro glitter, black hex and shard glitters, a few black bar glitters and black diamond glitters and... HEARTS! *squee* I absolutely LOOOOOOVE this one. I can see this as my new favorite topper, tell you what. I'm wearing it over CQ's Purple Passion and I loooooove it. *sigh* So pretty!

Next up is Fire Swamp. This and You Are the Brute Squad are the only two polishes I was able to swatch outdoors. The weather has been very... Unpredictable, to say the least. And for some reason I didn't get a bottle shot. *SMH*

This really is a gorgeous color. A shimmery taupe base is mixed with orange, black and gold micro glitters with just a tinge of orangey-shimmer. 

Worn as a topper over Zoya Lauren undies, it makes for a beautiful polish. Worn alone on the middle finger I think three coats would have brought it to complete opacity. Very beautiful and very shimmery!

And the glitters are soooo fine!

Ahhh another black beauty... The Six Fingered Man who killed Inigo Montoya's father makes his swarthy appearance in this inspired polish:

This black jelly-based polish is full of copper, silver and white hex glitters with white bar glitter and smaller iridescent black micro glitters mixed in. It's stunning in the bottle!

And of course, my camera bokeh-ed out part of them up toward the top of the bottle. x_X

Simply stunning over Zoya Raven! I loooove this topper and I know I'll see it again. Muahahahahaha

Boo!

Ahhhhh my favorite Spaniard is forever immortalized in this gorgeous polish:

How can you not like a super shimmery silver polish?! I mean, c'mon! Reminds me of the scabbard of his beloved sword. 

A super-saturated silver shimmer base is filled to the brim with silver hexes. Freaking breathtaking. 

Worn over black, or worn even by itself Spaniard is awe-inspiring. 

I can see that me and this Spaniard are going to have a very long and fruitful relationship. 

AH! Another Miracle Max polish I forgot to add into his section. To Blave! 

A beaaaautiful two coater in a shimmery orange-pink, To Blave is just... WOWZAS.

I mean... *drool*

And to say this doesn't go on like a dream is... Well... Inconceivable  Two coats! That's all it took to reach perfect shimmery perfection! Gorgeous!!!!!

Next up is You Are the Brute Squad- named for Andre' the Giant's character Fezzik. Andre the Giant was always my favorite wrestler when I was growing up- when wrestling was REAL. But that's another story all together. 

You Are the Brute Squad is a gorgeous deep copper polish with beautiful iridescent glitters and just a hint of holo mixed in. It's simply stunning.

This is a completely stand alone polish that reaches complete opacity in two coats. And mannn does it shimmer in the sunlight?

I mean, gorgeous right?! 

AHhh!!! Shrieking Eels!!!! Oh no!!!! 

Poor Jenna accidentally mis-monikered this polish. Instead of the true Shrieking Eels name, she put Screaming Eels. But hey, its ok! This silver-grey beauty is just a shimmer waiting to happen.

Two coats brings out the shimmery almost holo-y goodness of this muted beauty! I have to say, this is one of my favorite polishes in the collection and one I plan to wear again, and again and again until the little bottle runs out.

Hehe... He has nipple cups on... Err wait... Never mind  This really isn't for this polish, but it's the only screen cap I could find that had to do with torture and the movie LOL The next polish is Don't Torture Me

A gorgeous lavender based polish with iridescent flecks in it makes for an awesome (and again) unassuming polish. I really didn't expect much out of it, but the simple beauty and simplicity stunned me. 

I mean, how can you not like a pale lavender polish? You rarely ever find them and when you do, they're usually either too blue or too eggplant-y to want to bother with. So when I found this beauty, it was love at first swatch.

It goes on like a dream in just two coats. Can't ask for a better polish, can you? And when the sun hits it just right the flecks really pop out. It's breathtaking!

Last but not least, my personal favorite and a tribute to Freddie-Bear fans everywhere:

Wait, Wait! This is a Kissing Book?? 

My sister was a HUGE Fred Savage fan back when this movie came out. So of course, we had to watch it a few million times so she could see her precious Freddie-Bear. And amazingly, this has to be my favorite polish of the entire collection. 

There's really no words that can describe how beautiful this polish is. And no, I'm not just kissing ass. This is seriously a gorgeous polish! A multi-faceted red-pink-orange base is inundated with tons of micro hex glitters in the same colors with a bit of holo mixed in. Combine it all together and DAMN. 

It makes for one freaking beautiful polish.

Worn over OPI's Peru-B-Ruby it adds just enough flash and glint that it makes you think your fingers are dancing. Worn alone it reaches full opacity in just two coats. I LOVE this polish. I mean FREAKING LOVE.

While the release date for the Dweam Wiffim a Dweam Collection is still up in the air (I'll fill you in as soon as I hear) you can find countless other gorgeous beauties in her Etsy shop. Right now she's offering a whopping 40% off your entire order to celebrate her two year Etsy birthday! Enter coupon code HAPPYTWOYEAR to cash in on the deal! 

I HIGHLY recommend any of Jenna's polishes. I have yet to find one that I really dislike. GO. GO NOW! To Blave!!!!!!

My First Influenster VoxBox

I've been a member of Influenster for awhile now. It's fun, you get to do a ton of surveys and write reviews on a number of different products. A few of my friends have got quite a few VoxBoxes and ranted and raved how cool they were.

I was so disappointed when I never got one. It took me months to get my first VoxBox. But I finally did!

Inside were three Palmolive Fresh Infusions dish washing detergent. They were somewhat well packed, except for a couple of problems. It looked like someone had half-opened the package and when I opened it up, the Lime Basil had leaked a bit on the bubble wrap.

The packaging is really pretty and sleek. They come in 16 oz. bottles, which for a single or a family that has a  dishwasher and only washes delicate dishes by hand would be ideal. For a busy family of five with no dishwasher to speak of it's kind of silly to buy it. At $2.96 at Walmart I'd have to buy two or three of these bottles just to last a month. That just isn't in my budget.

While the rest of the scents are good (I'll review those in a second) the Lime Basil one is nearly repulsive. I'm NOT a big fan of this one, but then again, I really don't care for the smell of limes period. This is not a product I'd go out of my way for.

Ginger and White Tea is an earthy smell laced with the tang of ginger. It's ok. The ginger can get a little overpowering every now and then, but it's not completely offensive.

My favorite was the Lemon Thyme. Such a clean, fresh smell and it's not overpowering in the least, which I was afraid of with the addition of the thyme.

The formula is pretty much the same as Palmolive. Has the same grease cutting action and the same cleaning capabilities. It even cut through the dried latex paint I had on my hands. Pretty darned impressive for a good-smelling soap.

Would I drop my normal brand and buy Fresh Inspirations? No. Probably not. Just because of the size. I need a larger size for it to be effective. But all in all it is a good product!

A Saturday in "Witch"-ita

I was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. My grandparents lived there all their lives until I was 16 and I spent pretty much every summer and every holiday in the place I still consider "one" of my hometowns. I still love Wichita. It's where my sister lives, where most of my family still lives, where Nuway and Dog and Shakes abound, so we still go there often. For the family, and the food.

This last weekend we ventured west over the Flint Hills to spend a day with my sister, her family and my sister/cousin and her family for a belated Christmas celebration. And to meet my newest niece Madeline.

Born December 12- the same day as her great grandma- Madeline is the last of the babies in our family for awhile. And I fell in love.

I mean, really. How can you not fall in love with that? I mean. It's perfection. Granted, each and every one of my nieces and nephews are perfection- even when they're less than angelic.....

As my gorgeous niece Miss Lauren shows here. To her defense I think she was told that she needed to eat her pupcake before she got in the chair.

Anyways. I digress. Our journey to Wichita began about 8:30... Oh... Ok... 9:00. I had all the best intentions of waking up at 6:30 and being on the road by no later than 8am. That didn't turn out. Oh well.

On our way there, we decided to take a detour and check out Elk Falls, Kansas' famous... Er... Elk Falls... Oh and they have an iron bridge. It's actually kinda boring, but it makes for awesome pictures. Plus it was colder than a well diggers ass in that holler.

But yeah, it's freaking gorgeous. No matter if it was cold or not.

A wicked cool picture I got of the girder of the bridge. Or at least I figure that's what it's called.

So we got back on our way and finally made it to Wichita about 11am. Not bad. Not bad at all. We decided to take a small detour and go see the Keeper of the Plains-

Freaking gorgeous huh?

Ever since I was a child and was actually aware of my surroundings, I was always in awe over the giant statue standing at the confluence of the Big and Little Arkansas river. It always stood higher up on the river, gorgeous and magestic.

Photo courtesy of www.theindiancenter.org

I was kinda upset when they moved it and created a big ole fancy pedestal for it with a big ole fancy bridge leading out to it with big ole fancy fire pits that light up every hour on the hour at night. Then I got to see it light up. Then I got to see my children's faces light up as they walked up to the giant monolith... Closer than I had ever been to it in my life. Then I was ok with it. It's still gorgeous and it's even more accessible than it has ever been.

And it's still so darned beautiful.

Another random piece of bridge structure.

Anyways. We finally got to my sister's house after a quick trip to Towne West Mall and Joann's Fabrics. Can't go to Wichita without a trip there, eh?

I walk into my sisters house and there she was, just as perfect as could be...

I mean, really, how could you not love that?!

And of course... How could you not love these?

I mean, how could you not love that smile?

Even when they're so serious with their blank in their mouth. 

I have some of the cutest kiddos ever, huh? 

20. Shimmer- Alice

The first polish on the countdown in Shimmer's Alice. I got this polish through a destash I do believe.

I bought it because my step sister's name is Alice and I freaking love glitter. And silver. And polish. And I have never owned a Shimmer polish.

I really should, and I've thought about buying one directly from her store. You can get a special made polish with your name or someone else you'd like to grace with a polish. I just can't think of what I want. It's hard to come up with your own polish. So much easier just to pick one out and say hey, that's mine!

I've never used this polish. Its been sitting in my stash for almost nine months, neglected and sad. So I figured I'd whip it out and share in the silvery goodness!

It's a clear base chock full of all different sizes of holo hex glitters. But it's not too full. The base to glitter ratio is right on target.

Freaking gorgeous right? It's so shimmery and rainbow-y. Dry time is pretty good, but you'll need at least 2 coats of a strong topcoat like Hong Kong girl as this is a pretty thirsty glitter.

Please pardon the redness of my hands... It's 27 degrees outside and there's snow and ice on the ground, but I had to brave the outdoors to get good pictures of this beauty.

And my cuticles look like crap, but oh well LOL I'm getting better at applying. This was with no cleanup and there's just a little speck of glitter out of place. Not bad at all!

All in all it's a gorgeous polish and I can't wait to use it again!

And joining me for the polish festivities....

My baby girl Queenie. So cold out there, but she's a fat cat with a warm place to sleep!

I love seeing her little kitty paw prints in the snow!

My Top 20 Indies

I recently went through my stash and realized out of 421 polishes, 80 of those are Indies. I love Indies. Every Indie I've come into contact with has affected me in one way or another. I go for certain names (Beatles-themed polishes are a plus) colors (blue is always good) and styles (majority of my collection are glitters!)

So I decided why not do the top 20? I sat here looking at my Indies... All in a row....

And I was stumped. What on earth have I done? I can only pick 20?! GAH! How can I?!

So I hemmed and hawed. And I finally came up with a list. I'll do one every couple days!

20. Shimmer- Alice

19. Pretty & Polished- Jawbreaker

18. Lynndrella- Once in a Blue Rune

17. Chaos & Crocodiles- Dream Theory

16. Northern Star Polish- Undersea Garden

15. Dollish Polish- 3 Best Friends That Anyone Could Have

14. aEngland- Tristam

13. Peita's Polish- Zebration

12. Windestine- I'll Fly With You

11. Spaceywacey Crafts- Time & Relative Dimension

10. Perception Nail Lacquer- Hedgie

9. Perception Nail Lacquer- Kittylicious

8. Pretty Me Polish- Muddy Puddle

7. Pahlish- Glittoris

6. Model City- That's Ms. Cocky To You

5. Daring Digits- Master Shake

4. Picture Polish- Monroe

3. Perception- Champagne Supernova

2. Pretty & Polished- Day Trippin'

1. Enchanted Polish- Octopus's Garden