Showing posts with label Glass Fleck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glass Fleck. Show all posts

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Girly Bits COTM for May

Girly Bits Colors of the month for May are a bright pink and juicy orange. They remind me of rainbow sherbet on a hot summer day!

Slushie Lips & Tips
a bright popsicle pink with an intense pink shimmer. It has a very reflective almost chrome-like finish.

If you're a pink lover or not, you need this polish. Trust. Two coats shown, formula was fantastic.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Slushie Lips & Tips
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Slushie Lips & Tips
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Slushie Lips & Tips


Summer Crush
a juicy orange with a pink glass fleck/shimmer. It is intentionally sheer and will need 3 coats for full opacity.

Pam's description is perfect, photos show three coats and formula is fantastic.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Summer Crush
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Summer Crush
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Summer Crush

The polishes are 5-FREE, vegan, and cruelty free and you can get yours in a set or separately at Girly Bits shop May 1st at 12pm EDT until June 1st at 11:59pm EDT!

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Literary Lacquers: Nailed Collection

The Nailed Collection is a collaboration between Literary Lacquers and romance author Opal Carew. The polish was released in tandem with Carew's new romance novel, "Nailed". The book sounds quite steamy based on what I read at the Amazon listing:

“Opal Carew gives readers a taste of the forbidden.” –Romance Reviews Today
“Carew brings erotic romance to a whole new level…she sets your senses on fire!” – Reader to Reader

The full polish collection and individuals are available now at Literary Lacquers Etsy shop.

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Nailed Collection

Tia Wanna
Aqua jelly base packed with aqua square, hex and microglitters.
Two coats then topped with gelous and topcoat for a smooth glossy finish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Tia Wanna
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Tia Wanna
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Tia Wanna

Afterglow
Burnt orange metallic polish with gold flakies and pink shimmer.
Two Coats and topcoat

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Afterglow
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Afterglow
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Afterglow

Orgasm
Royal purple to red-leaning magenta multichrome shifting nail polish. Best at three thin coats.
Two Coats and topcoat
Orgasm is an incredibly beautiful shifter!

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Orgasm
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Orgasm
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Orgasm
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Orgasm

Love
Non-greying liquid holographic nail polish topper with clear holo microglitter. Best used in one coat over base coat. Photos show Passion layered over Bluestocking Romance.

and

Passion
Clear base filled with golden and iridescent flakies and clear holo microglitters. To be used in one coat over a base polish.

I wore these together over Orgasm as follows from top nail to bottom:
love
two coats each of love and passion
one coat each of love and passion
passion

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Love
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Passion

Love
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Love

Passion
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Passion

2 coats each Love and Passion
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Passion

Arousal
Tomato red jelly polish filled with orange, gold and pink glass flecks.
Three thin Coats and topcoat

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Arousal
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Arousal
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Arousal

As with all Literary Lacquers polishes, the application and formula were buttery smooth and easy peasy with little clean up. I am really fond of polishes like this that practically apply themselves.

Amy did a fantastic job creating the collection, it seems to go along with the book topic quite well! I enjoyed wearing them and I think you will too!
What do you think of the Nailed collection?



Saturday, July 23, 2016

Literary Lacquers: Duo and Long May She Reign

This Literary Lovers duo, Lestat and Louis, was designed with Nichole Costa of Bedlam Beauty after she and Amy geeked out over both having cruised by Anne Rice’s house in the Garden District in New Orleans.

Lestat: A saturated lilac metallic linear holo. Icy and cool as the vampire himself. I wore two coats with topcoat. It's super metallic/chromey looking. I love it!

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Lestat
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Lestat
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Lestat

Louis: Black and green glitter topper. Black hair, green eyes, the vampire with a guilty conscience. I wore one coat over Long May She Reign. No digging or fussy application, what you see on the nail in the photos is exactly how it landed when painting in a regular way.

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Louis
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Louis
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Louis

Long May She Reign was inspired by Cate Cropp's obsessive love for green nail polish and her ability to keep tempting Amy with screencaps of wildfire explosions from Game of Thrones. Amy finally gave in and made this polish. It’s named for events that do not yet occur in the world of the books.

Long May She Reign: Screaming chartreuse microglitter crelly. Inspired by Cersei's revenge. I wore two coats with topcoat. It's super vibrant and sparkly and dries quite smooth for a microglitter polish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Long May She Reign
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Long May She Reign
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Long May She Reign

The formulas on all of these was fantastically smooth and easy to apply. You can get these starting July 25th at the Literary Lacquers shop.

Monday, October 12, 2015

Sweet Heart Polish: Wonderous Collection

The Wonderous Collection from Sweet Heart polish is inspired by Alice in Wonderland. I knew this immediately upon opening the package - take a look!

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Wonderous Collection

How fun is that? It brought a smile to my face to see such thoughtful gifts and packaging for review polishes. I unwrapped the polishes and was even more happy because SPARKLES! Heaps of them beaming out of each bottle. What to wear first!?

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Wonderous bottle shots

I chose the brightest and most sparkly of the bunch to wear first, I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!
It's a vibrant juicy holo jelly packed full of shimmer and copper glitter. The color is not quite orange and definitely not yellow. It's namesake immediately reminded me of the white rabbit's pocket watch and how precious it was to him. This is, by far, my favorite fall polish and what a perfect name for it! I wore two coats and it was glossy on it's own but I added topcoat for quick drying.

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!

Off With Her Head!
Named after the Queen of Hearts most famous line. In the Disney animated feature Alice in Wonderland, the Queen of Hearts is the main antagonist. She's described as a foul-tempered monarch, that Carroll himself pictured as "a blind fury", and who is quick to decree death sentences at the slightest offense.
Perhaps this polish would brighten her day and attitude? It's such a pretty corally shade packed with holo, shimmer and glitter. I wore two coats with topcoat, the formula was very easy to apply and control on the nail which resulted in very little clean up.

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Off With Her Head!
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Off With Her Head!
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Off With Her Head!

She Must Be a Weed is the third holo, shimmery, glittery jelly polish in this set. A pretty shade of green with a light bit of blue makes this one kind of sea foamy. Thinking about this and the other two shades above, I realized they all represent the changing colors of leaves as we approach the fall season. Quite a clever mini collection within a collection, eh? I wore three coats of this one with top coat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish She Must Be a Weed
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish She Must Be a Weed
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish She Must Be a Weed

"One Lump or Two?," the Dormouse offered. The line from this scene at the mad tea party really suits this polish in that the micro flakes look like sparkling sugar crystals. I wore three coats with topcoat for the photos. The formula was smooth and easy to control, this one is best applied in as few brush strokes as possible as it tends to start drying fairly quick.

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish One Lump or Two?
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish One Lump or Two?
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish One Lump or Two?

The large blue Caterpillar raised his head from his hookah and peered at her. "Who R U?" he asked through a cloud of smoke. In the Disney cartoon the puffs of smoke are all different colors and shaped like letters or symbols. Who R U? is such a fun representation of this scene with it's colorful flakies and violet jelly finish. I layered this on top of One Lump or Two? on my thumbnail and love the depth that it adds! If you get these, definitely try that. I wore three coats with topcoat. The formula was smooth and easy to use.

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Who R U?
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Who R U?
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Who R U?

Lastly is a special collection exclusive that is included only if you purchase the full collection. She's Stark Raving Matte is an edgy gunmetal grey shimmer with purple flecks throughout. I wore two coats alone in the first three images and then added topcoat in the last three.

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish She's Stark Raving Matte
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish She's Stark Raving Matte
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish She's Stark Raving Matte

With Topcoat:

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish She's Stark Raving Matte
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish She's Stark Raving Matte
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish She's Stark Raving Matte

And just in case you're not yet convinced, I've created a gradient with I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! and Off With Her Head! I think it turned out beautifully and it was quite easy to do. I used I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! as the base color and when it was dried well, I sponged two coats of Off With Her Head on the tips, moving the sponge around a little bit to give the illusion of blending with I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! It took very little time to do and had a nice result.

xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Gradient
xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Polish Gradient

The full Wonderous collection will be available Friday October 16, at 11am Central time at the Sweet Heart Polish online store.

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