Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Glitterdaze: Winter Collection and a Giveaway!


I love holos, all kinds! Linear, scattered, glitter, shimmer, toppers, tints, jellies you name it - if its holo I'll love it. So imagine how super excited I was when Sana of Glitterdaze offered to let me swatch her new Winter Collection which is full of holos! Seven lovely holos from bright to neutral and my favorite kind, linear!

Since there's seven to show you that means 21 photos so I'll just tell ya now, the formula on all of these was buttery smooth, almost applying themselves. I received minis and I have to say I'm pretty impressed with Glitterdaze's mini bottle style. It has a full sized flat brush that was super easy to use, I was just careful when dipping it in the bottle since they're tall and skinny they need a little support to keep from tipping over. Not a big deal though, finally a mini style bottle that's super easy to use and feels like a full size! In all the photos, I wore three coats of each polish on its own and had good coverage.

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Winter nail polish collection

Pop-Pink Bubbly is how my mini was labeled but the website has it labeled as Pop-Pink Champagne, either way - this one's a stunner! I'd describe it as a flashy diva hot pink with a linear holo rainbow.

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Pop Pink Bubbly nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Pop Pink Bubbly nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Pop Pink Bubbly nail polish

Glistening Plumsicles is a very grapey purple linear holo and in some lights it looks more violet colored. I'm not sure what magic she put in this bottle, but I love it!

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Glistening Plumsicles nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Glistening Plumsicles nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Glistening Plumsicles nail polish

Twinkle Twinkle Dazzling Star is a beautiful cornflower blue. I believe this is the first shade like this in my collection of over...oh let's not go there. ;) TTDS is absolutely beautiful and the rainbow bend is strong in this one, just difficult to capture under bright studio lighting.

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Twinkle Twinkle Dazzling Star nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Twinkle Twinkle Dazzling Star nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Twinkle Twinkle Dazzling Star nail polish

Evergreen With Envy is like the answer to my green holo dreams! Its a very rich shade of green and just a little less yellow than the photos show, but I couldn't correct that without making it look too blue. It Kelly Green but just a hare darker. I'm in love with it! Sana told me its a stainer so do wear extra base coat, blink twice, kiss the air and jump. I used two coats of base coat but I haven't removed it, I just can't its too gorgeous! If you want to know if that helped, leave a comment and I'll reply to it and let ya know when I take the polish off. :)

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Evergreen With Envy nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Evergreen With Envy nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Evergreen With Envy nail polish

These last three, I'm going to call them the nudes or neutrals. They're all gorgeous and would look awesome together with some striping tape nail art!
Oh brown holo, how I love thee! Cuddling By The Fireplace is a chocolatey brown color with a dazzling holo sparkle. Wouldn't this be cute with red "strawberry" glitters on top for Valentine's day?

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Cuddling By The Fireplace nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Cuddling By The Fireplace nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Cuddling By The Fireplace nail polish

Fuzzy Socks and Slippers really shocked me with its unexpected beauty. The color is like Rose Gold which, I hear, is on trend for fashion this winter. I think this shade would work well with any skin tone and is office appropriate. Now how's that for a perfect holo?

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Fuzzy Socks and Slippers nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Fuzzy Socks and Slippers nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Fuzzy Socks and Slippers nail polish

And lastly is Sparkling Snowball Fight, a grey linear holo. The perfect medium shade of grey. It is amazing all on its own, but this shade of grey is also my go to color for multi-colored glitter toppers. The perfect color to wear for a few days and then top it to extend the mani.

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Sparkling Snowball Fight nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Sparkling Snowball Fight nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Sparkling Snowball Fight nail polish

I enjoyed wearing each and every color in this collection that I just don't think I can choose a favorite. I like that these can be worn on their own in three coats, but I also think they could be used as a grey cancelling holo topper over solid creams since they have a sheerness to them. If you try that out, please do let me know!

You can get your favorites for $11 each over at the Glitter Daze shop. If you want them all, she has a listing for the whole set at a discounted price! Or - you can enter our giveaway (USA only!) and possibly win three bottles of your choice from the Winter Collection!

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Best of luck on the giveaway if you entered, and thank you for visiting xoxojen.com!

xoxo, Jen signature

37 comments

  1. They are all beautiful! Fantastic swatches :D

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  2. These are all so beautiful! At this exact moment, I will say Glistening Plumsicles, but I'll probably answer differently tomorrow. LOL!

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  3. What a pretty winter collection! Great job on the swatches too :) Good luck to everyone who can enter the giveaway too!

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  4. Pop-Pink Champagne is my favorite! =)

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  5. I love love ALL of them but I do like the fuzzy socks and slippers and the twinkle twinkle dazzling star. I love the softness of the first and the pop of the other. Also I live in USA=)

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    1. And I love wearing fuzzy socks and look up at stars! I just these polish names, she did well with them!

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  6. They are all so pretty & I really live fuzzy socks & slippers :)

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  7. Glistening Plumsicles!! Amazing!!

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  8. If I have to pick a favorite I would say Glistening Plumsicles but they all look beautiful

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  9. Glistening Plumsicles take the cake! Though Hot Pink Bubbly (Champagne) and Cuddling by the Fireplace are also near and dear to my heart. :)

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    1. I see we have this in common, its so hard to choose just one!

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  10. i think evergreen with envy is my fave! :)

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    1. Oh its an amazing polish! I have not seen a green before, quite like this one!

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  11. They're all gorgeous, but fuzzy socks & slippers is my favorite; such a unique color!

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    1. Isn' t it though? When I first looked at it in the bottle I was puzzled! When I put it on the nail I was wowed by it!

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    1. Blue is my favorite color polish. I'm liking Twinkle, twinkle dazzling star.

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    2. Thank you! That's a good one! Such an unusual shade of blue!

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  13. These are so gorgeous! I love Cuddling, Socks & Snowball Fight!

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  14. In this collection the Glistening Plumsicles,
    O.M.G. LOVE
    Yes please! Followed by Evergreen With Envy!!

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  15. Oh man, love them all but if I had to pick one....it'd be Glistening Plumsicles!

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  16. Evergreen with Envy is my favorite I love the green :)

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  17. I would were all seven.And try that topper idea too.

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  18. My Dave is sparkling snowball fight

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  19. These are all so pretty! I think my favorite is Glistening Plumsicles!! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  20. Fuzzy Socks and Slippers! I am all over the whole rose gold thing!

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  21. Glistening Plumcicle! It's gorgeous. :)

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  22. Sparkling Snowball Fight is my favorite.

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