b.i.t.c.h. by jaclyn: May Flowers collection

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b.i.t.c.h. by jaclyn is back with a May Flowers collection for you! This set of six floral shades are the perfect summer treat for your nails.
I wore two coats of each polish with a topcoat, the formula was good on these, no issues to report.

Fertilize Her is a juicy bright peachy shade with subtle holo, great for summertime!





Tulips Are Better Than One is a true shade of coral with subtle holo.





De-Flowered is a bright red orange with subtle holo.





Garden Hoe is the sassy hot raspberry fuchsia magenta pink we've all come to expect and love from jaclyn's line, only this one is metallic and holo! It's my favorite from this set. I also tested stamping with it because it seemed pretty opaque. Stamped over white, it's a pretty rosy shade but over black the color was not apparent.





Grower Not A Shower is a pretty oceanic blue with a linear holo effect.





Just a Fling is a fun shade of purple with subtle holo.





May Flowers is a pretty glitter topper packed with iridescent blue to purple glitter, yellow to green glitter, and two sizes of flower shaped glitter.





The May Flowers collection launches on May 5 at 8pm Central time at http://www.bitchbyjaclyn.com/.

b.i.t.c.h. by jaclyn: De-Flowered with stamping nail art

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I've been enjoying stamping with my new stamper from Chelle Lee and well, this polish was begging to be stamped!



I used one coat of De-Flowered for the base color and stamped it with Konad black, VL plate 35, and my new stamper head from Chelle. This stamper is the closest one I've found to the original Marshmallow head that I got from Ninja Polish many many years ago. I've bought and tried at least 30 different ones searching for a replacement, and I think I've found it in Chelle's stamper head. It is made from a slightly different material and feels more durable but it is just as squishy and sticky as the original. If you're interested in this stamper, you can fill the form here to order.



The pixelated skull and crossbones is super cute, yet edgy and goes perfectly with this polish, don't ya think?

b.i.t.c.h. by jaclyn: Garden Hoe with stamping nail art

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I'm doing this a little bit backward, posting nail art before the collection review; but I just had to share this right away! I'm quite pleased with how it turned out and let's just call this a sneak peek of me wearing Garden Hoe, shall we?



I used hehe stamping plate 4 and MDU stamping polish 24 for the butterfly, SH Extreme Wear White On for the vines, stamped with a brand new stamper from Chelle Lee which is available to order online, and then I placed a few glitters from the May Flowers glitter topper to finish the look.



What do you think? I think I'm in love!

Bitch by Jaclyn: April Showers Collection

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The April Showers collection from B.i.t.c.h. by Jaclyn is launching Tuesday! I think she has captured the shades of April really well! These blues, greys, and purples are so pretty together.

Let's start with the namesake of the collection, April Showers. Which is a light blue crelly glitter polish. I wore two coats with topcoat.





Cuddle Puddle is a blue holographic polish. I wore two coats with topcoat.





Drip Drop is a silvery blue frost with subtle holo sparkle. I wore two coats with topcoat.





Go Away is a grape colored holo. I wore two coats with topcoat.





Gutter Bitch is a charcoal holo. I wore two coats with topcoat.





Just Foolin' Around is a pastel orchid holo. The holo is a little stronger in full sun, it's just difficult to capture under studio lighting. I wore two coats with topcoat.





Make It Rain is a pretty teal leaning blue holo. I wore two coats with topcoat.





Jaclyn is also launching a new quick dry topcoat called Lubed & Ready. I've been able to test it out and it dries fairly quick, is super glossy and hardens well. Each time I tried it though, the polish underneath's solvents were still trying to evaporate under the already dry topcoat which caused bubbling. I even tried letting the polish dry for a while before using the topcoat but had the same result. It seems that while the top coat dries quick, it doesn't also dry the layers underneath. I will most likely use Lubed & Ready as a re-glosser through the week to keep my manis super shiny.

I enjoyed wearing this collection, and I would say my two favorites are Go Away (because PURPLE!) and Make It Rain because it's an unusual shade of blue, not quite teal, but definitely teal leaning.

The April Showers collection launches on April 7, 8pm Central at http://www.bitchbyjaclyn.com/

b.i.t.c.h. by jaclyn: Valentine's Day Collection

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The Valentine's Day Collection from b.i.t.c.h. by jaclyn consists of one specialty finish, eight holographic polishes, and three glitter toppers. The color palette is quite suitable for Valentine's Day from pink to purple and everything in between, plus grey. Are you ready to shimmer and sparkle? I am!



I'm using the official descriptions for each polish as published in the online store and the additional comments are my own.

Chick Flick is a super fun pink glitter bomb. It's loaded with pink or all shades, sizes, and finishes, creating the perfect topper and it can be layered to full opacitiy in 3 - 4 coats.
I wore one coat over Worst Book Ever. The glitter topper is super sparkly, especially under those round spotlight style lights - it's pretty mesmerizing! No issues with formula or special application methods needed for this effect.






Heartbreaker is a beautiful pink leaning purple holographic polish.
I found this polish to have a subtle holographic effect and a slightly metallic finish. The formula was good and opaque in two coats.





Hearts & Shit is a fun glitter topper with silver holographic hearts, purple holo microglitter, and transparent purple heart glitters.
I wore one coat over Shake It Off for a heart shaped galaxy effect! The microglitters in this topper really add dimension and spark over such a dark base color. No issues to report, I was able to get one to two hearts on the brush with each dip of the brush and no digging or fishing. It applied smooth and easy.





Hottie - aka Jen's Polish because our reviewer from xoxoJen.com didn't want to take this one off to finish swatching the others - is a stunning, bright, royal purple holographic polish with magenta/red shift.
UNF. Yep, this one gets the UNF rating! It's absolutely beautiful in any lighting situation. It has such depth and pow and absolutely glows from within! Have you ever seen a glowy holo? I'm not sure I have before this one. It's my favorite of the collection. If you can only get one polish from this launch, this is it!





Just Red is - well, just red. It's a red metallic glitter topper that is perfect for nail art and creating glitter gradients.
I wore one even coat over Let's Makout. Formula was perfect with this one and I imagine the possibilities are endless. A combo jelly sandwich pond mani would be pretty with this!





Kiss-Off, Bitch is a beautiful creamy flamingo pink polish with holographic sparkle.
A very nice rose pink - not mauve but truly rosy. I love this creamy shade of pink and it's subtle holo sparkle. (more evident out in the sunshine)




Let's Makeout is a gorgeous red-orange creamy polish with holographic sparkle.
Ever see one of those post-it note page flags? The red one? This matches it in office lighting, like, exactly! I enjoyed using the creamy formula which was opaque in just one coat.





Love & Lipstick is a gorgeous pink jelly packed with metallic pink microglitter.
I had saved this one to swatch last so I could wear it for a few days. Little did I know I was going to fall for Hottie the way I did! I finally did swatch and wear it and it's really beautiful. Such a bright vibrant shade of hot pink with a glass fleck finish, quite a special polish! Two lovely coats will make you fall in love with it too! My second favorite of the collection.





Love Me or Hate Me is a beautiful and complex magenta/berry holographic polish with red micro fleck.
Definitely a complex polish and I'm happy to say my camera totally caught it! I was shocked because I am usually cussing it out with red/pink shades. At the top of the nail it looks like pink holo shimmer is floating there, near the sides and deeper in you can see that red micro fleck Jac mentioned in the description it's also present in the first image's bottle. This one is stunning, has depth and is all kinds of pretty! I used two coats for opacity, formula was super smooth and easy to apply.





Sex & Candy is a gorgeous deep berry red holographic polish with pink holo microglitter and black to pink colorshifting flakie.
This one made me say WOW! with the first stroke of the brush. Those purple flecks you're seeing in the image are really there. No saturation, no trickery - for real, legit, there. Those are the microglitters flashing and boy do they flash! The formula was super smooth and opaque in one coat.





Shake It Off is a stunning deep purple holographic polish.
This leans a bit of a smokey purple and sometimes brownish purple in certain lighting. The holo is subtle but sparkles well in full sunlight. I wore one coat with topcoat, formula was good.





Worst Book Ever is the perfect medium grey holographic polish.
Yup, what Jac said! Love this shade, a good medium grey seems nearly impossible to find sometimes! It's name absolutely cracks me up, even though I've not read the book. It is blue leaning and in shady areas where the lighting is more blue, this leans purple! One easy coat and you'll be grey and sparkly!





Well dear readers, what do you think of this collection? Do you have favorites?

You can get yours at the online store in the Valentine's Day Collection section. Don't forget to check for your other favorite polishes and Sample Batches!