Sunday, July 8, 2018

Hella Handmade Creations July Release

Hella Handmade Creations is prepping for their July pre-order!
7/13 6:01pm HST/8:01pm AKDT/9:01pm PDT/10:01pm MDT/11:01pm CDT and 7/14 12:01am EDT through July 21st at 11:59pm HST.
Polishes will start shipping by August 22, barring any unforeseen circumstances. In my review, I've included all the polishes that were sent to me. Let's have a look!

xoxoJen's swatch collage of Hella Handmade Creations July 2018

Blush The Facts Were These
a medium olive toned green with an orange to gold shifting shimmer (green at extreme angles) and holo flakes.
no cap

The golden and coppery shift in this is beautiful.
2 coats, with topcoat. formula was fantastic as usual with Blush and again, I have to rave about their brush! It's soft and the perfect shape for my nails. It is unique to the Blush brand, and my favorite indie brush.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Facts Were These
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Facts Were These
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Facts Were These
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Facts Were These


DRK Bad Hair Day: Mine is On!
a violet/red magnetic polish with holographic and flakies.
Every bottle of "Bad Hair Day: Mine is On!" will come with a Magic Comb (AKA a magnet)
150 cap

I didn't receive the bar magnet in the blogger kit so I used a pen magnet that I ordered from aliexpress. I've included some photos of what it looks like. I used the flower end for these photos.
2 coats magnetized with pen magnet, with topcoat. formula was good, a bit sheer on first coat.

xoxoJen's swatch of DRK Bad Hair Day: Mine is On!
xoxoJen's swatch of DRK Bad Hair Day: Mine is On!
xoxoJen's swatch of DRK Bad Hair Day: Mine is On!
xoxoJen's swatch of DRK Bad Hair Day: Mine is On!
xoxoJen's swatch of DRK Bad Hair Day: Mine is On! Pen Magnet
xoxoJen's swatch of DRK Bad Hair Day: Mine is On! Pen Magnet


Ethereal Eat Me Drink Me
a sheer tinted pink base full of the amazing ghost flakes, aqua sparks and a touch of aqua to sapphire chameleon pearl flakes. It’s also black light reactive.
No cap

I chose to wear this in one coat over 2 coats of Revlon Royal (original formula), a blue jelly from long ago. I think it looks beautiful, even better than Essie's legendary SSN.

xoxoJen's swatch of Ethereal Eat Me Drink Me
xoxoJen's swatch of Ethereal Eat Me Drink Me
xoxoJen's swatch of Ethereal Eat Me Drink Me

I've also swatched it over a few HHCs - Blush, Great Lakes Lacquer, and Quixotic

xoxoJen's swatch of Ethereal Eat Me Drink Me over Blush
xoxoJen's swatch of Ethereal Eat Me Drink Me over Great Lakes Lacquer
xoxoJen's swatch of Ethereal Eat Me Drink Me Quixotic


Girly Bits Pixie Tricks
a cobalt blue jelly with colour shifting flakes in green to blue, pink to gold, and pink to green, plus a sprinkling of holo microglitter.
No cap

The flakes are so delicate and plentiful, the microglitter adds sparkle and the royal blue jelly base is near opaque in two coats. Formula was great!

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Pixie Tricks
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Pixie Tricks
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Pixie Tricks


Great Lakes Wicked. Tricksy. False.
a blue based light gray filled with glowing blue to purple shimmer, iridescent flakes with the same shift and holo micro flakes.
No cap

Is it grey, blue, purple? As the name suggests, it is 'tricksy'! 2 coats, topcoat, great formula.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Wicked. Tricksy. False.
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Wicked. Tricksy. False.
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Wicked. Tricksy. False.


Heather's Hues Biorhythms, Yo
a dusty lavender with linear holo, blue to indigo aurora shimmer, metallic violet and iridescent purple microflakes, and multichrome flakes in violet/blue/indigo.
No cap

Loving the creamy purple base and flake, 2 coats with topcoat. Good formula.

xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Biorhythms, Yo
xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Biorhythms, Yo
xoxoJen's swatch of Heather's Hues Biorhythms, Yo


JReine Flaming Torch
a blackened jelly base with a Multichrome shimmer and crystal chameleon flakes along with copper flecks.
No cap

So squishy looking and the flecks of green just pop! 2 coats, topcoat, formula was good.

xoxoJen's swatch of JReine Flaming Torch
xoxoJen's swatch of JReine Flaming Torch
xoxoJen's swatch of JReine Flaming Torch


Lilypad Cancer
a vibrant, almost neon, blue based emerald green scattered holo with iridescent colour shifting flakes and green sheen.
No cap

True Kelly Green in color, and near impossible to get accurate on camera. The hue is about right, but the color is richer and more vibrant in person. 2 coats, topcoat, great formula.

xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Cancer
xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Cancer
xoxoJen's swatch of Lilypad Cancer


Lollipop Posse Chop, Chop
the color of Eliot's magical glass of whatever-he's-drinking at the moment. Vampy merlot base with turquoise shimmer, various turquoise, blue, and purple micro flakes, and scattered holographic shimmer.
"Chop, Chop. I am literally losing the will to live." -Eliot Waugh, The Magicians
No cap

A juicy like blueberry syrup kind of polish with pops of color, this had me at hello. 2 coats, topcoat, great formula. This would make a good base for the Ethereal polish as well.

xoxoJen's swatch of Lollipop Posse Chop, Chop
xoxoJen's swatch of Lollipop Posse Chop, Chop
xoxoJen's swatch of Lollipop Posse Chop, Chop


Mckfresh This Better Be Good!
based on The Gromble from Aahhh!! Real Monsters. An Aegean blue based holo with electric blue and turquoise flakies, tiny pops of red glitter.
No cap

Blue like the sea! 2 coats, topcoat, formula is good.

xoxoJen's swatch of Mckfresh This Better Be Good!
xoxoJen's swatch of Mckfresh This Better Be Good!
xoxoJen's swatch of Mckfresh This Better Be Good!


Ms Sparkle Fuzzbert
a neon green crelly with aurora pigments, red and orange hilite, (gold) holo sparkles.
No cap

Limey Wimey goodness and look at that bright golden shimmer! 2 coats, topcoat, formula is good.

xoxoJen's swatch of Ms Sparkle Fuzzbert
xoxoJen's swatch of Ms Sparkle Fuzzbert
xoxoJen's swatch of Ms Sparkle Fuzzbert


My Indie Polish The Gallaghers
based on the idea of the dark Irish family from Shameless. A dark green base with holographic sparkle, aurora pigments, and a touch of copper and teal galaxy holographic glitter.
No cap

I love the way this sparkles and the depth the jelly base adds. 2 coats, topcoat, formula is good.

xoxoJen's swatch of My Indie Polish The Gallaghers
xoxoJen's swatch of My Indie Polish The Gallaghers
xoxoJen's swatch of My Indie Polish The Gallaghers


POP Polish Sleeping Death
inspired by the Evil Queen from Snow White. This is a dark purple jelly with a heavy purple sparkle, for her dress. Holographic flakies, for dimension. Finally a grey holographic micro glitter for her skin.
No cap

Like a star strewn nebula in a bottle, you'll love this polish. 2 coats, topcoat and good formula.

xoxoJen's swatch of POP Polish Sleeping Death
xoxoJen's swatch of POP Polish Sleeping Death
xoxoJen's swatch of POP Polish Sleeping Death


Quixotic Doughnuts. Go Nuts
a deep burgundy leaning chocolate base with linear holo effect and accented with red/gold/green iridescent flakies.
No cap

Like the embers of a campfire, this polish flickers and sparkles. 2 coats, topcoat and good formula.

xoxoJen's swatch of Quixotic Doughnuts. Go Nuts
xoxoJen's swatch of Quixotic Doughnuts. Go Nuts
xoxoJen's swatch of Quixotic Doughnuts. Go Nuts


Rogue Man of Steel
a super sparkly Navy with electric and blue micro and metallic flakes, copper micro holo glitter and red and gold metallic flake shreds.
No cap

Shiny and metallic, this blue is a beaut. 2 coats, topcoat and good formula.

xoxoJen's swatch of Rogue Man of Steel
xoxoJen's swatch of Rogue Man of Steel
xoxoJen's swatch of Rogue Man of Steel


Seventy Seven You're So Beautiful, It Hurts To Look At You
a graphite gray holo base with a variety of contrasting shimmers and a red/purple flash.
100 cap

The unexpected flashes of blue flake make this polish unique. 2 coats, topcoat and good formula.

xoxoJen's swatch of Seventy Seven You're So Beautiful, It Hurts To Look At You
xoxoJen's swatch of Seventy Seven You're So Beautiful, It Hurts To Look At You
xoxoJen's swatch of Seventy Seven You're So Beautiful, It Hurts To Look At You


Stella Chroma Dragon Queen
inspired by Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen - specifically North-of-The-Wall Dany! This white polish has a generous helping of holo flakies and a bit of linear holo shimmer. Opaque in 2-3 easy coats.
No cap

The formula for this holo is fantastic compared to most other almost white shades, no streaking or clumping. The perfect base for nail art and a smooth sparkly look on its own. 2 coats, topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Stella Chroma Dragon Queen
xoxoJen's swatch of Stella Chroma Dragon Queen
xoxoJen's swatch of Stella Chroma Dragon Queen


Turtle Tootsie My Shield is My Legacy
a medium blue linear holo polish with red shimmer, purple chameleon chrome flakies, periwinkle micro glitter and silver and violet undertones.
250 cap

The red shimmer creates the illusion of a periwinkle shade, even my camera captured it as such. 2 coats, topcoat, good formula.

xoxoJen's swatch of Turtle Tootsie My Shield is My Legacy
xoxoJen's swatch of Turtle Tootsie My Shield is My Legacy
xoxoJen's swatch of Turtle Tootsie My Shield is My Legacy

Get yours at Hella Handmade Creations July 14th-21st

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