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July 12, 2017 By Cassie 18 Comments

KL Polish Summer Collection

KL Polish Summer Collection || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #beautyguru #klpolished

Size: 0.41 oz. each

Claims: Summer Nail Polish Colors | Polishes are Miami Themed | Designed by KathleenLights | Cruelty-Free | 5-Free |

Price: $8.50 each | $45.00 complete summer collection

Purchase: KL Polish

Recently KathleenLights released the KL Polish Summer Collection and since I’d covered the Spring, read that here, and Winter, read that here, you know I HAD to cover the Summer Collection as well. To watch my review and see the polish in action check out the video below and keep scrolling for swatches of the polish as well!

If you can’t see the above video, click here.

KL Polish Summer Collection “305”

KL Polish Summer Collection 305 || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #beautyguru #klpolished

305 is a chartreuse green in a creme finish. I didn’t know what to make of 305 when I saw it in the sneak peeks or in person. However, it performed way better than I thought it would! This is a really great polish and I think the only downside would be if you’re just not a fan of the color.

KL Polish Summer Collection “Porter Miami”

KL Polish Summer Collection Porter Miami || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #beautyguru #klpolished

Porter Miami is a cobalt blue in a creme finish. Porter Miami makes the third blue in the KL Polish collection and it is by far my favorite blue and my favorite of this collection. I did this swatch like third in and instantly regretted it because I did NOT want to take it off!

KL Polish Summer Collection “MIA”

KL Polish Summer Collection MIA || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #beautyguru #klpolished

MIA is a hot pink with blue undertone in a pearl finish. I really didn’t like the finish of MIA as it dried down with kind of a haze to it. It looked better once topped with top coat but MIA was probably my least favorite of the collection and pink is my favorite color!

KL Polish Summer Collection “Ocean Drive”

KL Polish Summer Collection Ocean Drive || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #beautyguru #klpolished

Ocean Drive is a teal based mermaid themed polish in a shimmer finish. Ocean Drive would have to be my second least favorite polish in the collection. I know a lot of people like these kind of polishes and I want to like them but this just did not perform as well as the creme polishes in the collection did…it also didn’t last as long (it chipped before I could get back to my desk!).

KL Polish Summer Collection “Magic City”

KL Polish Summer Collection Magic City || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #beautyguru #klpolished

Magic City is a classic red in a creme finish. When I saw this I was hoping that it could be a dupe for OPI’s Cajun Shrimp (my favorite polish) and it almost could be. My only issue with Magic City is that it stains like ain’t nobody’s business! The babying I had to do with my nails and fingertips was ridiculous!

KL Polish Summer Collection “South Peach”

KL Polish Summer Collection South Peach || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #beautyguru #klpolished

South Peach is a peach in a creme finish. What is it with the “nude” polishes from KL Polish?! You can ask anyone that knows me, I HATE NUDE POLISHES. I’ve actually mentioned it on my blog or YouTube channel before. However, the nude shades from KL Polish are some of my favorites. I’m not saying the colorful polishes are bad, they’re not, just something in the way the nude KL Polishes look on my nails I’m loving. I did try it with an OPI to see if my tastes have changed, NOPE they haven’t! It’s just with the KL Polish. I KNEW I was going to HATE South Peach so I swatched it first, then what happens…I LOVE IT.

KL Polish Summer Collection Review

KL Polish Summer Collection Final Thoughts || Southeast by Midwest #beauty #bbloggers #beautyguru #klpolished

If you like bright polishes for the summer, or just anytime, then you need to pick up the KL Polish Summer Collection. If you only like one or two then you need to head over to her site (the only place to get them currently) and pick those up. My suggestion would be to start with South Peach and Porter Miami and only go for Ocean Drive and MIA if you’re absolutely in love with the swatches and don’t mind working with a polish a bit. The rest are fantastic though!

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Comments

  1. robin rue says

    July 12, 2017 at 8:26 pm

    I love this entire collection!!!! Porter Miami is my favorite, but I would seriously love to wear any one of these!!

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  2. Cassie says

    July 12, 2017 at 8:37 pm

    I love the bright colours these come in! I always want to get a really bright nail colour and then chicken out before buying it! But I should trust it – a bright colour on your nails definitely brightens up your day

    Reply
  3. Karen Morse says

    July 12, 2017 at 8:49 pm

    The MIA and the Ocean Drive are my fave, just because they have sparkle! I think these are lovely shades for the summer! I am all about the bright colors! Thanks for sharing their collection!

    Reply
  4. Terri Steffes says

    July 12, 2017 at 9:50 pm

    Those are fun colors. The red calls my name. Everyone needs a classic red nail polish!

    Reply
  5. Kirsten says

    July 13, 2017 at 1:53 am

    My daughter and I love to paint our nails, especially doing our own pedicures (wish I could afford one every month 🙂 I think these colors are so bright and stunning!

    Reply
  6. Rhian Westbury says

    July 13, 2017 at 11:05 am

    Lovely colours, ocean drive is such a pretty shimmer and I love the pink as well, such a summery shade x

    Reply
  7. Chrissy P says

    July 13, 2017 at 11:28 am

    I love nail polishes and I really like the Mia, South Peach, and Magic City. I haven’t heard of this brand so I will definitely look them up! Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  8. Kristina says

    July 13, 2017 at 12:58 pm

    I love the pink and the light orange colored nail polish. I haven’t done a manicure for myself in a while. Maybe I should.

    Reply
  9. Toughcookiemommy says

    July 13, 2017 at 2:24 pm

    These polish colors look like they are perfect for the summer. I especially like the metallic blue since this is one of my favorite colors.

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  10. Cindy Ingalls says

    July 13, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    Porter Miami and South Peach are probably my favorites from this collection. I’m not a huge nude polish fan either but I do love a good peach color and I can’t resist a bright blue.

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  11. andrea says

    July 13, 2017 at 6:25 pm

    I love nail polish and bright colors are always my go to colors, I used to get a mani/ pedi every week but now I am trying to give my nails some time off because of the toxic chemicals.

    Reply
  12. Shannon Gurnee says

    July 14, 2017 at 1:15 am

    I love the colors of polish from this brand! They’re so bright and cheery! Amazing how good you feel with pretty, painted nails!

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  13. Heather says

    July 14, 2017 at 9:04 am

    All these colors are great for summer but I think the “ocean drive” color is my favorite. My eight year old daughter loves having her nails painted so we have been doing a lot of home manicures lately. Super fun!

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  14. Jeanine says

    July 14, 2017 at 12:11 pm

    I love how bright and vibrant the colours are. I don’t normally wear polish but my girls do. They’d love these colours!

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  15. Angela Bethea says

    July 14, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    Wow these looks absolutely amazing! These colors are really perfect this summer. I love red shades so KL POLISH SUMMER COLLECTION “MAGIC CITY” would be very lovely for me. Love to try this too!

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  16. Brittany says

    July 15, 2017 at 7:55 am

    I love the green and pink! they’re really cute! For a long time my go to color was red, but I’ve started to branch out over the summer and it’s been really fun trying out new bold colors.

    Reply
  17. Yasmin Ali says

    July 16, 2017 at 11:52 pm

    I loveeeee the peach, and normally that’s not my go to color! Will give this brand a try for sure!

    Reply
  18. Debbie-jean Lemonte says

    July 17, 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Not only am I a sucker for lipstick, I am a sucker for nail polish. These colors are gorgeous! Definitely checking them out soon!

    Reply

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