Showing posts with label fair maiden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fair maiden. Show all posts

Friday, August 25, 2017

Road to Polish Con:Girly Bits, Fair Maiden and BBP

The Road to Polish Con is back as a preview for the September 23rd Polish Con event in Chicago. I am delighted to be involved again as both Director of the event and Official RTPC Blogger! If you missed the NYC Road to Polish Con, you can find photos and links here.

I and five other “official” Polish Con Bloggers and Swatchers are sharing each polish with you first! We'll adventure together down the Road to Polish Con every Thursday for a full eleven weeks.
The polishes release Sunday morning at 8am central, will be available to pre-order for one week, and then the shop is refreshed with different polishes for the next launch.

xoxoJen's swatch collage of Road to Polish Con

Girly Bits
Pier-less Beauty - a navy blue that shifts through violet, blue, and green/gold at the edges, with tiny holographic microglitter, and colour shifting iridescent flakes.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Pier-less Beauty
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Pier-less Beauty
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Pier-less Beauty
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Pier-less Beauty
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Pier-less Beauty

Fair Maiden
Pier Magic - an olive green base that shifts to a dark teal green with added holographic sparkles.

xoxoJen's swatch of Fair maiden Pier Magic
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair maiden Pier Magic
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair maiden Pier Magic

BBP
Flapper Girl - a black jelly with multiple types of pink & turquoise flakies

xoxoJen's swatch of BBP Flapper Girl
xoxoJen's swatch of BBP Flapper Girl
xoxoJen's swatch of BBP Flapper Girl

Each of these polishes have good formulas, the BBP was a little on the thick side but not unmanageable. Shown is two coats with topcoat for each polish pictured.

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - snag yours this Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products. They're available 8/27-9/2, and if you haven't already, join the Polish Con facebook group to stay informed.



Friday, March 31, 2017

Road to Polish Con: Week 17 - The Final Week

xoxoJen - Official Polish Con Blogger
Unable to attend Polish Con NYC 2017?
Never fear! The creators and vendors of the event got together and are creating polishes available for sale to everyone before the Con! How cool is that?

This is the very last release of Road to Polish Con, it will go live on Sunday at 8am Central and run through the following Saturday.

Sunday's launch features week 17 polishes from Fair Maiden, Sassy Pants, and Bohemian Polish.

Fair Maiden Welcome to New York
A pale aqua holo with strong red shimmer, gold holographic micro glitter and chameleon glitter that shifts red-gold-green. I wore three coats for opacity, as it was a bit sheer for my painting style, then topped with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Welcome to New York
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Welcome to New York
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Welcome to New York

Sassy Pants Stuck at Home with my Helmer
A red shimmer polish with holographic flakies in a jelly base. I wore two coats with topcoat for photos.
xoxoJen's swatch of Sassy Pants Stuck at Home with my Helmer
xoxoJen's swatch of Sassy Pants Stuck at Home with my Helmer
xoxoJen's swatch of Sassy Pants Stuck at Home with my Helmer


Bohemian Polish The Streets are Paved with Diamonds
A charcoal linear holo inspired by the song "New York City" by Cub, made famous by They Might Be Giants. The song is a love letter to the city and says the streets are "paved with diamonds," which stuck with Jen from Bohemian. "I wanted to write a love letter to the city that anyone who couldn't make it to PC could send." I wore two coats with topcoat, formula was quick to dry so minimal strokes are recommended for this one.

xoxoJen's swatch of Bohemian Polish The Streets are Paved with Diamonds
xoxoJen's swatch of Bohemian Polish The Streets are Paved with Diamonds
xoxoJen's swatch of Bohemian Polish The Streets are Paved with Diamonds

Recap of previous weeks with links below:

xoxoJen's swatch of Road to Polish Con
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - grab yours Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products - don't delay, they'll be pulled down on Saturday night!




Friday, November 11, 2016

The Color Box: Green


The Color Box is a blogger and brand collaborative box lead by Julie from Blue-Eyed Girl, Manna from Manna's Manis and myself. The idea was to have a single color themed box of custom blogger designed polishes. In each box we invite new and well-known brands and bloggers. The fans vote for the color, and the box is a pre-order launch that lasts a full week. Each brand also has the option of listing their polish in their own shop after the box has been shipped.

This month's box color is green! My second favorite color, as purple will always be my number one. ;)

Beautiful polishes, yes?

xoxoJen's photo of The Color Box Green

After having met Adrienne & Sarah at Polish Con Chicago, it was an amazing pleasure to work with Fair Maiden to create a Color Box polish. I was very impressed with their skill in creating what I had envisioned on the very first try! These ladies are super talented - if you haven't tried their polishes yet, you definitely should!

xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair

xoxo, Jen & Fair Maiden - Hidden Lair - A medium shade of a lime leaning olive green with a super holo flame. Varied lighting brings out a lime glow from within. This is a one coater! I always swatch with two though, so this is two coats with topcoat. I wore this polish for more than a week, and it never chipped.

Swatch photos are all taken under the same lamp, just at different distances and angles so you can see the many faces of this polish.
The first three swatch images are my usual positioning from the light source. I hope you love Hidden Lair, I certainly do.

xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair
xoxoJen's swatch of Fair Maiden Hidden Lair

Manna’s Manis & Great Lakes Lacquer - Manna's Magical Masterpiece - Sea Green with blue to green shifting shimmer, purple shimmer, and a dash of scattered holo.
I wore three coats of this shimmery goodness along with topcoat. The formula was fluid and super easy to apply. I use a heavy hand when I paint, so I wanted to mention this is a bit sheer and may need more coats if you paint with a lighter touch/thinner coats than I do.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Manna's Magical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Manna's Magical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Manna's Magical Masterpiece

Ida Nails It & LE Polish - Succulent Stargazer - a light jade green crelly with silver and pink shimmer and pink microflakes and platinum mega flakes.
Loving this calming soft shade of green with a bit of glam. I wore two coats with topcoat. Formula was smooth and easy.

xoxoJen's swatch of LE Polish Succulent Stargazer
xoxoJen's swatch of LE Polish Succulent Stargazer
xoxoJen's swatch of LE Polish Succulent Stargazer

Just The Polished Tip & Nevermind - Princess Ozma - Shimmery emerald green with holo micro flakies.
Fairly new to the Indie scene, Nevermind launched their brand at Polish Con in September. I think that they and Karina from Just the Polished Tip did a wonderful job with their polish. It's such a vibrant, rich shade of green packed with holo sparks! I wore two coats, love the brush and the bottle cap (unique!) and the fancy labels. Formula was fantastic, I look forward to seeing what the future holds for Nevermind.

xoxoJen's swatch of Nevermind Princess Ozma
xoxoJen's swatch of Nevermind Princess Ozma
xoxoJen's swatch of Nevermind Princess Ozma

The Polished Hippy & Blue-Eyed Girl - Green's Alexandrite With Me! - Deep green holographic with two types of green to purple shift, green-blue-purple UCC flakes, and aqua to green Shifting flakes.
Loving the shiftiness of this, totally nailed the gemstone it's inspired by! I wore two coats of this glimmery mystical polish with a coat of topcoat. Formula was fantastic!

xoxoJen's swatch of Blue-Eyed Girl Green's Alexandrite With Me
xoxoJen's swatch of Blue-Eyed Girl Green's Alexandrite With Me
xoxoJen's swatch of Blue-Eyed Girl Green's Alexandrite With Me

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