Kari Cares - Autism Awareness Mani

I'd like to share with you a special mani I did a few weeks ago in honor of autism awareness month.  It was entered in a contest on my friend Jessica's blog Luv My Lacquer which was judged yesterday, which is why I couldn't share it before now.  I never expected to win and I did not, but a very beautiful mani did, which you can see if you click the link above.  It was really my honor to make this small gesture for such a worthy cause and I was very happy to do it.  Here it is:

I wrote down all of the colors I used when I first did the mani but, alas, I have lost that scrap of paper (along with most of my mind but that, kittens, is another story).  I am fairly certain that the colors were all Zoyas and Sally Hansens though, for what it's worth.  This was one of those times (though, honestly, there are many) that I was THRILLED to be crazy for blue as these polishes certainly came in handy.  If I ever find that lost scrap or regain the use of my feeble brain, I will definitely update this post with that information.  I just wanted to make sure I shared it with you before autism awareness month passed us by for another year.  Of course, it's a cause we should keep dear to our hearts all year round.  Thanks for looking!

xoxo,
K

SoFlaJo Dewdrop

Hola, kittens!  Today I'd like to share my review of what is now the second of two indie polishes in my collection.  It is SoFlaJo *Dewdrop.  The SoFlaJo website describes this color as a "sparkling white frost with bits of iridescent color flecks".  Feast your eyes in the pics below:

Here is the bottle, shot from the back, so you can see Dewdrop in all its glory.

From thumb to pinky: layered over Sinful Colors Jamboree, Sinful Colors Rise and Shine, Wet n Wild Black Creme, Sinful Colors Show Me White and two coats of Dewdrop alone, shot outdoors, no flash

From thumb to pinky: layered over Sinful Colors Jamboree, Sinful Colors Rise and Shine, Wet n Wild Black Creme, Sinful Colors Show Me White and two coats of Dewdrop alone, shot indoors, with flash

In my opinion, Dewdrop is an amazing top coat.  It brought a lovely bit of whimsy and shimmer to each color I layered it over.  My personal favorite combo is Dewdrop over black.  It has a nice blend of fine silvery and iridescent glitter as well as larger hexagonal glitter.  It's definitely a knock out, especially in the sun.  I also LOVE the fact that it dried nice and smooth.  As you may know, I am not fond of rough textures in my polishes and this one is smooth as can be.

If you would like to purchase Dewdrop or any of Jody's other fabulous creations, you may do so by visiting the SoFlaJo site HERE or her Etsy shop HERE.  I would like to add, in addition to my usual disclaimer, that Jody, the creator of SoFlaJo polishes, is a personal friend of mine.  However, that did not, in any way, shape or form, influence this unbiased review.   That's just not how I roll, ya dig?

Until next time...

*Disclosure: Where indicated by an asterisk, the product(s) in this post were provided to me by the company for review.  Please click my disclosure tab for further information.