Friday, November 29, 2019

Tonic: Holiday 2019 + Re-release

Tonic Holiday 2019 launches December 1, 2:00pm CST and will be available through January 2020.

xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Holiday 2019


Hard as Nails
The perfect shiny chrome silver. Shown is 2 coats.

This is super reflective like a mirror chrome. The pigment used looks like teeeeeeeeeeny tiny flake. Microflake, is that a thing?

xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Hard as Nails
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Hard as Nails
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Hard as Nails


North Star
Made from a navy blue dye and pink/green shifting shimmer combo that gives the color a "blurple-y" look, and is also filled with glowing indigo blue iridescent flakes!
shown is 2 coats

I smiled as I was swatching this, it's a beautiful deep sapphire with that extra flair!

xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic North Star
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic North Star
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic North Star


Charlie
A smooth burgundy linear holo with just a bit of red multichrome shimmer that doesn’t really shift but rather serves to accentuate the holo flame with a brighter red center!
Charlie is named after the "A Charlie Brown Christmas", album and Lindsey's nephew Charlie who was born in December!

Shown in 2 coats. I love this deep almost purply red shade, a perfect polish for Christmas and NYE! It also stamps!

xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Charlie
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Charlie
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Charlie


Bringin’ On The Bling
a super shiny, sparkly mix of pink/gold/green multichrome flakes, shiny silver flakes, pink iridescent flakes, and tiny holo microglitters

Shown in 2 coats. Flakes lie flat and smooth. After topcoat, I felt no texture. What a sparkly, shifty wench!

xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Bringin’ On The Bling
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Bringin’ On The Bling
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Bringin’ On The Bling


Oh Tannenbaum
Imagine a darker peacock parade base filled with shiny confetti! super shifty green/blue/purple/gold multichrome with a rainbow of iridescent flakes and tiny holo microglitters

Shown in 2 coats. Loving the purple shift in this!

xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Oh Tannenbaum
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Oh Tannenbaum
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Oh Tannenbaum
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Oh Tannenbaum


Nail art!
I used Tonic Hard As Nails for the base
Tonic PSL and Charlie for sponged on gradient accent nail.
Lina Make Your Mark 03 plate diagonal stripe design stamped with SH Silver Sweep, Tonic Charlie, and Tonic PSL.

xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Nail art!
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Nail art!
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Nail art!xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Nail art!

Also, two previous Tonic Polish Palette shades are re-releasing, those can be seen at https://www.xoxojen.com/2019/02/the-polish-palette-feb-2019-mountain.html

Will you be picking these up?
Tonic Holiday 2019 launches December 1, 2:00pm CST and will be available through January 2020.

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Monday, November 25, 2019

KBShimmer: License To Chill

This season, KBShimmer is embracing all things winter - from the snow that needs shoveling, to relaxing in a warm, cozy home. Whether you’re out and about, or keeping warm at home, join KBShimmer in celebrating winter with their nine-piece License To Chill Collection, launching on Black Friday, November 29th, 2019 along with their big holiday sale!

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer License To Chill


All Down Hill From Here
A vibrant blue to indigo shade with aqua shimmer

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer All Down Hill From Here
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer All Down Hill From Here
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer All Down Hill From Here


Every Day I'm Shovelin'
A sky blue multichrome that morphs into a royal blue and bold purple with micro silver holo flakes.

Although not mentioned, I also saw a taupey/golden hue in this shade. Shown in 3 coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Every Day I'm Shovelin'
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Every Day I'm Shovelin'

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Every Day I'm Shovelin'


I Feel Pine
A holo filled magnetic shade with a base of emerald shimmer that shifts to a dark purple. The magnetic particles shift through shades of pink, peach, gold and rose.

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer I Feel Pine
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer I Feel Pine
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer I Feel Pine
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer I Feel Pine
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer I Feel Pine


I'm sMitten
A barely lavender shade with color-shifting shimmer that shows red, orange, gold and lime; dusted with holo glitter.

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer I'm sMitten
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer I'm sMitten
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer I'm sMitten


License To Chill
A sheer white crelly filled with iridescent flakes in red, orange, pink and gold.

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer License To Chill
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer License To Chill
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer License To Chill
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer License To Chill


Living The Hygge Life
A vibrant pine green with a strong shimmer that shifts through hues of red, copper and orange, while other angles will bring out shades of lime and gold. A scattering of holo sparkles completes this shade.

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Living The Hygge Life
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Living The Hygge Life
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Living The Hygge Life


Stay Toasty My Friends
a rose-colored multichrome that shifts to gold and orange with micro holo glitter throughout.

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Stay Toasty My Friends
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Stay Toasty My Friends
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Stay Toasty My Friends
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Stay Toasty My Friends


Under Cover
A holographic deep berry shade.

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Under Cover
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Under Cover
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Under Cover


Under Pressure
A bright silver with linear holo pigment

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Under Pressure
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Under Pressure
xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Under Pressure


Free & Clear
5 free quick drying top coat will seal in your manicure for a long lasting and chip resistant shine. The formula is non-yellowing and made without nitrocellulose.

I used this new topcoat on all the above swatches. While using the topcoat, I didn't notice any shrinking in the ten or so minutes I wore each polish. It dried fairly quick, smooth to the touch and very shiny.

xoxoJen's swatch of kbshimmer Free & Clear


All the shades applied well and are shown in two coats with KBShimmer's brand new 5-free topcoat called Free & Clear. (unless otherwise noted above). The formula for all of these polishes is fluid and easy to control on the nail, very little clean up needed. Although I only wore each shade for about 10 minutes, I didn't notice any staining. Removal was easy for all of them, even those with micro glitters.

KBShimmer's holiday sale starts on 11/29 and will be 25% off products sitewide with code BLACKFRIDAY25, sale ends at 11:59 pm on Monday December 2nd, 2019.
What will you be picking up from KBShimmer this holiday season?

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