Showing posts with label Anne Kathleen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anne Kathleen. Show all posts

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Anne Kathleen: Holiday Night Lights

I was quite happy with the polishes I first reviewed for the AK brand but then Leanne sent this set and lemme tell ya, they're pretty flippin' awesome!
These are jellyish glitter polishes that reach opacity in just 2 coats. The yellow is a little sheerer, but still just used 2 coats.
Each polish dries semi matte, but when top coat is added they look like glass Christmas lights all lit up and glowing!! On top of this awesomeness, they ALL glow in the dark when charged up under a regular light-bulb (60W or higher works best) for a few seconds. How could these be any more perfect for the holiday season?

(the purple has been fixed, but my new bottle is not here yet)
xoxoJen's photo of Anne Kathleen Holiday Night Lights polish bottles

I also noticed her labeling - she has a batch number for every polish, and this whole set is vegan and cruelty free.
I've used AK's descriptions for each polish below.

Alumina is a glow in the dark red jelly full of very fine, and small bright red glitters. In the dark Alumina glows dark red after being charged.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Alumina
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Alumina
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Alumina


Ciana is a glow in the dark orange jelly full of very fine, and small bright orange glitters. In the dark Ciana glows orangish-yellow after being charged.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Ciana
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Ciana
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Ciana


Lumina is a glow in the dark yellow jelly full of very fine, and small greenish-yellow glitters. In the dark Lumina glows yellow after being charged.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lumina
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lumina
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lumina


Eliora is a glow in the dark dark green jelly full of very fine, and small bright green glitters. In the dark Eliora glows green after being charged.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Eliora
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Eliora
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Eliora


I'm not great at taking glow in the dark photos but I was able to capture a few pretty well. This is Eliora, it's kind of a tiffany type blue-green when glowing.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Eliora

Lenora is a glow in the dark deep blue jelly full of very fine, and small bright blue glitters. In the dark Lenora glows blue after being charged.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lenora
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lenora
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lenora


I was also able to get a good photo of this one, the brightness of the glow on this one is quite bright!

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lenora


Nehara is a glow in the dark deep purple jelly full of very fine, and small bright purple glitters. In the dark Nehara glows blue after being charged.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Nehara
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Nehara
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Nehara


Leanne contacted me before I discovered it, but there was an issue with Nehara's glow and suspension. She has already redone the batch to fix it and is even sending a replacement to me. How's that for customer service?
I found the formulas on all six polishes to be good, with a dab here and there to spread a few glitters. The darker colors may only need one coat, but I used two plus topcoat for photos.

The Holiday Night Lights is launching on December 1 which also coincides with the last day of her sale so you can pick these up at a discounted price! Just use the code TURKEYTURKEY for 25% off all orders (excluding shipping)

These and more available at the Anne Kathleen online store.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Anne Kathleen: Giblet collection


Anne Kathleen is a new to me brand and when she asked if I'd review for her upcoming sale I was delighted! I always like to show packaging when it's awesome like this - how could I not? It's purple!!

xoxoJen's photo of Anne Kathleen packaging

The Giblet collection is launching on the day after Thanksgiving, November 28th and coincides with a big sale she's having! This set is made of browns and golds according to the descriptions from the Anne Kathleen brand. The browns are very warm toned more like a butterscotch and an almost copper to my eyes. The two holos (Oksana and Sana) were opaque in one coat with beautifully even coverage and no pulling or gooping - they're pretty awesome! The other two, Lauda and Thana were opaque in two coats with that same awesome formula.

Sana is a dark brown polish with a scattered holographic fine gold.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Sana
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Sana
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Sana

Oksana is a medium brown polish with a scattered holographic fine gold.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Oksana
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Oksana
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Oksana

Lauda is a medium tan-gold shimmery polish with a scattered holographic fine gold.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lauda
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lauda
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Lauda

Thana is a glitter topper chock-full of extremely fine gold holographic pigments that mimic glitter.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Thana
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Thana
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Thana

I also swatched Thana over black and took a macro shot from two angles so you can see how the coverage is with just one coat. (no topcoat)
xoxoJen's swatch of Anne Kathleen Thana

Leanne of Anne Kathleen has been awesome to work with! You can get your own AK experience by shopping at the Anne Kathleen online store.
The Giblet collection launches Nov 28 and the sale runs Nov 28 through Dec 1 - use code TURKEYTURKEY for 25% off all orders excluding shipping.
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