Kidrobot: The Simpsons Series 2 figure unboxing!

Okay...so this isn't polish, this isn't makeup, this isn't Influenster, nor is this BZZAgent, but it is something else I highly enjoy. It's KIDROBOT! For those of you who don't know, I'm a huge nerd. I love anything to do with toys (I still collect Lego), video games, superheros, ect. This is something I just started collecting last year, and I already have a good amount of figures in my collection. Kidrobots' are collectible vinyl figurines that come in all sorts of styles, characters, things, ect. They come in a "blind box" which means you never know what you're going to get! They're so fun and addicting! The figures come with a pamphlet or card usually, and the box tells you how rare they are. (?/?? is super rare, and is usually a chase. A Chase is when a figure is really rare, people usually "chase" to get it. They could be priced as high as $300, and I actually have one that's worth $90, which I only paid $10 for the box, so if I wasn't a collector that'd be an $80 profit!) So now that you know a little bit about them, let's get into what I got!



This is the box for the figure I got. It's  the Simpsons Series 2 Mini Vinyl Figure (All of the boxes are the same...this is just what they look like). I have 1 already, and really enjoyed them. Actually, the one I got today is on this box :)



 

This is one of the sides of the box. You can see that it lists the characters, and the ratios of what you could possibly get. If you were to buy a case of these (which come with 20) you'd almost automatically get the ones listed 1/20...not always though. As you can see the very last one is both blacked out, and has a ratio of ?/?? so that's VERY rare! I have a feeling it might be Disco Stu... :) I'm a HUGE Zombie fan...I want the whole family as the zombies, but I doubt I could ever get them :'( As you can see those are some of the rarest of the group!

Yet again, here is the other side of the box. It lists more characters you could receive with their ratios. Now let's see what I got!

I got Herman! The one armed gun shop owner who once tied Officer Wiggum up with a ball gag and all! :) He's a crazy man! His ratio is 1/20, so he's very common. One of the ones you're almost guaranteed to get in a case. The little card that comes with him is actually a sticker, but I just keep them as a card for collecting purposes.

Here is a close up of Herman. You can see that these figures are very detailed, down to the painted badge on his vest, and the logo on his stump sleeve!

Here is Herman with my other Simpsons figure, Mariachi Lisa! :) She is a 1/25, and very top heavy, it took me a few tries to get her standing still like this! That's also her violin in front of her that fell over...whoops!

These figures are very fun to collect, and are a very cool addition to any collection, whether it be a Kidrobot collection, or simpsons.

They also have Family Guy, Futurama and South Park series as well as their own characters.

The Simpsons Blind Boxes retail for $9.99 and you can find them in Comic Shops or online at Amazon.com and Kidrobot.com

 

 

 

Wet N' Wild Wildshine Saved by the Bell collection (-1) swatches and review!

Let me start by saying I'm a HUGE Saved by the Bell fan, I used to watch it ALL the time with my sister, and even before school. When I was extremely sick and stayed home from school, I'd still wake up at 6am just to watch it! I loved everything about it, and in the summer, when this collection came out, I freaked out and went to every single store that sold Wet N' Wild stuff and could NOT find it in my area! I was distraught! I had to have it, yet couldn't find it. I looked everywhere online and people were saying they were having a hard time finding it as well. So the other day, I was randomly thinking "Huh, I wonder if Ocean State would have them..." because they often have collections that go under the radar. So I went there, and low and behold I found ONE! Literally 1! That was it...it was Pom Pom Kelly. I was so excited I almost cried! It was the last one left. So a few days later we went to another Ocean State and they had 4 OTHERS!!! I was so happy, so now I only need 1, Nerd Alert: Screech! Anyways, here they are in all their glory!

These are the ones I have, from left to right: Chick Magnet Zack, Straight A Jesse, Pin'em Slater, Pom Pom Kelly, and Fashionista Lisa. Look at how bright and beautiful they are! Now if you don't know, with neon colors or bright colors, you should layer them over 1 or 2 thin coats of white. It helps make the colors stand out brighter.

 

This is Pom Pom Kelly, and the picture, as usual, is not doing this ANY justice. This is a gorgeous neon pink color.There's nothing too unique about this color, but it's still beautiful! 

I tried dimming my lights just a tad bit to see if I could get it's true color, but I couldn't. This is showing up as a corally color, but it is actually very bright. For this swatch, I didn't think to do the white coat underneath because I was just too excited to swatch it. So this is 2 coats over my regular nails.

In this picture, it's perfect to see how sheer this color is. With two coats, you can still see my nail line. Something that I don't like, but with the white underneath, it would fix the problem! This formula is very thin/sheer, so three coats might be best. All of the colors in this collection dry to a satiny finish. This meaning it's not glossy, yet it's not completely matte.

This is Pin'em Slater, which almost confused me. I would have thought that Zack's color would be yellow because of his hair...but whatever! Pin'em Slater is a beautiful neon yellow, of course, like Pom Pom Kelly, this is a very very sheer color. 

Now you can see the real colors! The first two have no white underneath, while the last two have two thin coats of Sally Hansen Hard to Get. You can see that the first two still show my real nail below the polish. 

I'm totally in love with the brightness of this color! This will be a perfect summer color. The formula, is thin, and also sheer (as I said before) but spreads on very easily.

Fashionista Lisa is a color that I'm not too crazy about...possibly because I have multiple different colors that remind me of this. I would describe this color as a fuchsia, plumy, violet color. I have two dupes in mind for this, Fuchsiarama by Wet N' Wild Fast Dry, and Vibrant Violet by Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear. This again, is a very sheer color.

With this one, I did three coats. First 2 are by themselves, the last two fingers are over two thin white coats. Although this color is thin and sheer as well, in this picture it doesn't look like there is much of a difference if you wear it alone or over white.

I guess in this picture you can see a little difference as to the last two nails are brighter. I think it's an okay color, but not one I'll run to...I'm really not crazy about it. It of course dries to a satin finish.

Straight-A Jesse is a BEAUTIFUL neon orange! I'm diggin' this color a lot! Like it's partners above, this is another very sheer/thin polish. It's not unique, just a great, neon orange.

Once again, the first two nails are just 2 coats of Straight-A Jesse, and the last two have Straight-A Jesse over two coats of white. I'm loving the neon orange pay off this has over white. It's actually almost like the perfect carrot color...if carrots were neon... 

Another thing I'm loving about these polishes is the satin finish. I like it a lot...it makes the neons almost brighter in my opinion. This is another I can't wait to wear in the summer...or now ;)

This is Chick Magnet Zack, and my absolute FAVORITE one from the collection. Holy beautiful. This is a gorgeous dark teal color with light teal micro glitters in it. Now with this drying satin as well, it really makes the glitters look awesome!!! 

Now, there's a little saying that goes "One of these things are not like the other..." and this is the definition of that. This polish is NOTHING like the others! It's a little bit thicker, opaque, and dark. I'm not quite sure where this fit in...but I could care less because I love it! This was just 2 coats of it on my natural nail, no white underneath. Beautiful right?

The first finger on this photo shows the satin finish perfectly. I just, the satin finish, with the glitter, and the color itself really works for this polish. I'm currently wearing this on 4 fingers (and will be painting the rest tomorrow...I'm too tired ;D) but I'm curious to see how this would look with a matte top coat on!

 

I bought all of these polishes at my local Ocean State Job Lot for $.88 a piece! Crazy steal! :)