Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Monday, October 30, 2017

Literary Lacquers: A Rose For Emily duo

Literary Lacquers recently launched a new duo inspired by the wonderfully creppy short story, A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner

A Rose for Emily - Adobe Rose Creme Nail polish
I wore two coats with topcoat, formula was excellent.

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers A Rose for Emily
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers A Rose for Emily

The Best You Have - clear holographic sparkle and medium hex black, grey, orange, and navy hexes.
I wore one coat with topcoat over A Rose For Emily.

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers The Best You Have
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers The Best You Have
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers The Best You Have

These are both available now at the Literary Lacquers Etsy shop!

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Girly bits: Fall part 1

I'm excited to share these Girly bits creams with you and I'm going to tell you why.
They are all one coat wonders, self leveling, have a buttery smooth application, dry glossy and they stamp and water marble beautifully.

xoxoJen's swatches of Girly Bits Fall 2017 Part 1

Butternut Leave Me
A mustard creme with orange undertones.
One coat with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Butternut Leave Me
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Butternut Leave Me

Stamped with Walnuts About You and Lina plate 03

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Butternut Leave Me
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Butternut Leave Me

It's Near Leaf All
A beautiful leaf green/ avocado green creme with yellow undertones.
One coat with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits It's Near Leaf All
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits It's Near Leaf All

Stamped with Sea You Next Fall and Flowers 14 plate, white dots added with a dotting tool.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits It's Near Leaf All
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits It's Near Leaf All

Stump Up the Jam
A deep espresso brown creme.
One coat with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam

Stamped with Walnuts About You and Lina plate 03 and Tian Xin plate 16.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam

Sea You Next Fall
A teal leaning ocean blue creme.
One coat with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Sea You Next Fall
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Sea You Next Fall

Stamped with Stump Up the Jam and Vivid Lacquer plate 14

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Sea You Next Fall
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Sea You Next Fall

Walnuts About You
A mid tone mink brown creme.
One coat with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Walnuts About You
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Walnuts About You

Stamped with It's Near Leaf All and Born Pretty plate BPL 024

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Walnuts About You
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Walnuts About You

Not only are these shades pretty but they're a game changer. They pick up and transfer perfectly for stamping the first time, every time I stamped. They roll off the stamper beautifully, and clean up is a breeze. You need these, it would be crime not to have them in your stash.

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Blush Lacquers: Bane of My Existence

Bane of My Existence is the November Polish Pickup contribution from Blush Lacquers.

Blush's fandom theme is Batman. More specifically the polish is inspired by Batman's rival, Bane, played by Tom Hardy in the Dark Knight Rises.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Lacquers: Bane of My Existence
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Lacquers: Bane of My Existence
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Lacquers: Bane of My Existence

It is a beautifully done olive/copper/green multichrome with holo flake. Two perfectly formulated coats painted on with the most amazing indie brush.
If you haven't tried a Blush polish yet, this one demonstrates the unique creativity of brand owner Victoria quite well.

You can get yours soon at the Polish Pickup shop!
Launch date/time: Friday, November 3rd at 11am Eastern through Monday, November 6th at 11:59pm Eastern

Friday, October 27, 2017

Psyche's Beau: Exclusive Lilypad Lacquers

Phuong Huynh recently opened her online shop called Psyche's Beau. In it, she carries several brands such as A-England, Bow, DRK, Germanikure, Lilypad, Polished for Days, and Starlight & Sparkles.

xoxoJen's review of Psyche's Beau

Psyche's Beau's very first exclusive shades were created by Lilypad Lacquer. They're both neutral shades with a sparkly feminine touch. The formula of each was crelly-like and I wore three coats with topcoat for photos.

Erosé
Vintage mauve with aqua flash shimmer plus iridescent flakes.

xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Lacquer Erosé
xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Lacquer Erosé
xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Lacquer Erosé

Aquay
Faded aqua grey with pink flash shimmer plus iridescent flakes.
The shimmer in this was difficult to capture under bright lights, but is definitely there. It looked almost coppery to me while wearing it.
I've included a bottle shot in softer lighting below that shows the shimmer much better.

xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Lacquer Aquay
xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Lacquer Aquay
xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Lacquer Aquay

xoxoJen's review of Psyche's Beau

I also did a bit of nail art using MDU 63 stamping polish and Infinity plate 108. I love how it turned out!

xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Lacquer nailart
xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Lacquer nailart

My experience with Psyche's Beau was first as a customer.
I placed an order for a couple of DRK polishes and the Germanikure mani stick (that thing is amaze!!) and she approached me with a request to review.
With a kind demeanor and quick shipping, she's been a pleasure both to buy from and to review for.

If you haven't visited yet, please click the link to her shop and have a look around. Her website is fun to browse, even if you aren't quite ready to purchase.
Don't wait too long though, grab the exclusives before they sell out! With how pretty these are, I think they will be gone quickly.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Hella Holo Customs: Giveaway!

HHC is doing a giveaway of several special polishes that I'm previewing for you here. You'll need to join the group to enter! And don't delay, the giveaways are live and have short time frames.

These polishes are not for sale and are currently limited to giveaway only!

xoxoJen's swatches of Don Deeva and Heather's Hues

Lady Clinomania
A burgundy vampy jelly with red/green morphing pigment,better known as unicorn pee, and holo flake throughout.

xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Lady Clinomania
xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Lady Clinomania
xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Lady Clinomania
xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Lady Clinomania

Princess Nyctophilia
Black base in a heavy holo sauce with illusion flakes.

xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Princess Nyctophilia
xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Princess Nyctophilia
xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Princess Nyctophilia

Queen Pluviophile
Heavy linear holo with a pretty copper shift running throughout.

xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Queen Pluviophile
xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Queen Pluviophile
xoxoJen's swatch of Don Deeva Queen Pluviophile

Huntress: a forest green base with linear holo and green/purple/blue/teal multichrome and iridescent flakes

xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Huntress
xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Huntress
xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Huntress

Mistress: a sapphire blue with iridescent indigo/purple color-shifting shimmer, scattered and linear holo, and royal blue holo microglitters

xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Mistress
xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Mistress
xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Mistress

Seductress: a black cherry base with iridescent red/green/gold color-shifting shimmer and linear holo

xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Seductress
xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Seductress
xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Seductress

I wore two coats of each polish for opacity, the formula was good on all six. If you prefer thin coats, three may be needed for Queen Pluviophile and Lady Clinomania.

Join the two groups today and enter to win these!
Join HHC first and then request to join join the HHC Chat group.