Showing posts with label the color box. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the color box. Show all posts

Monday, October 23, 2017

The Color Box: Rainbow

The October Color box is available now and we're doing it up different this quarter!
Rather than a single color theme, we went with a Rainbow this time! That's not all, the box has six polishes rather than the usual five, and every polish is truly fantastic!

xoxoJen's swatch collage of The Color Box: Rainbow

Amanda Loves Polish / Pahlish
Cupid's Bow is a deep oxblood jelly with multichrome red and purple shimmer and holo flakes.
Two coats, but opaque enough in one. Formula was good.

xoxoJen's swatch of Pahlish Cupid's Bow
xoxoJen's swatch of Pahlish Cupid's Bow
xoxoJen's swatch of Pahlish Cupid's Bow

The Jedi Wife / STELLA CHROMA
Autumn Serenity is a burnt orange linear holo with bronze and teal flakies.
Two coats, but opaque enough in one. Formula was good.

xoxoJen's swatch of Stella Chroma Autumn Serenity
xoxoJen's swatch of Stella Chroma Autumn Serenity
xoxoJen's swatch of Stella Chroma Autumn Serenity

Sammy Gail's Nails / Polish My Life
Golden Sunsets is a vibrant yellow based cremely with scattered gold and multi colored shimmers.
Two coats, still slightly sheer. Formula was good.

xoxoJen's swatch of Polish My Life Golden Sunsets
xoxoJen's swatch of Polish My Life Golden Sunsets
xoxoJen's swatch of Polish My Life Golden Sunsets

Queen of Nails83 / Colors By Llarowe
The Marching Titans is a deep green jelly base with red to gold flake green shimmer and copper red to green UP pigment shimmer.
Two coats, but opaque enough in one. Formula was good.

xoxoJen's swatch of Colors By Llarowe The Marching Titans
xoxoJen's swatch of Colors By Llarowe The Marching TitansxoxoJen's swatch of Colors By Llarowe The Marching Titans

Manna's Manis / Pretty Jelly
Manna's Mighty Masterpiece is a bright azure scattered holo with green-to-blue flakies and purple shimmer.
Two coats, but opaque enough in one. Formula was good.

xoxoJen's swatch of Pretty Jelly Manna's Mighty Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Pretty Jelly Manna's Mighty Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Pretty Jelly Manna's Mighty Masterpiece

xoxo, Jen / Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer
End of the Rainbow is a royal purple with a pink to purple/blue shift, purple metallic flakies, and sparse silver holo microglitters.
Two coats, formula is a new base and was excellent.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer End of the Rainbow
xoxoJen's swatch of Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer End of the Rainbow
xoxoJen's swatch of Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer End of the Rainbow

Pre-order is live now through October 27th! Run and grab your rainbow today!


Sunday, March 5, 2017

The Color Box: Blue

The Color Box is a blogger and brand collaborative box lead by Julie from Blue-Eyed Girl, Manna from Manna's Manis and I. The idea was to have a single color themed box of custom blogger designed polishes. In each box we invite both new and well-known brands and bloggers. The fans vote for the color, and the box is a pre-order only 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 Blue! Pre-order is March 10th - March 17th. 20 boxes will be available for purchase at the Indie Shop event in Atlanta Georgia on March 11th. If you're going, I'll see you there!

xoxoJen's Color Box collage and giveaway

Sakura Skies
Jen / Baroness X
To match the upcoming season, I chose a bright summer sky blue base packed with shimmer and pink to peach to gold shifting glass fleck with a dusting of holo.
Demi did a stellar job matching the polish to my inspiration photos and description, don't you think? The hidden holo comes out in bright sunny outdoor lighting. I wore two easy coats and topcoat for a glossy shine. Formula was fantastic, and packaging is amazing. The skinny round bottle is easy to store, the skinny flat brush allows for ease of control while polishing and the cap adorned with a painted cabochon really magnifies and shows off the detail of the polish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies

Manna's Mystical Masterpiece
Manna / Tonic
A cobalt blue duochrome that shifts to purple with a fine linear holographic finish. I wore two coats with topcoat, formula was good. This polish has a metallic-y finish and the subtle holo is more apparent in bright sunlight.

xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece

Texas Treasures
Krystal / Supermoon
A dark navy with holo copper microglitter, metallic copper microglitter, spectraflair and holo clear microglitter. What a stunner! Flashes of holo and coppery shimmer everywhere, formula was buttery and fantastic. I wore two coats with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Super Moon Texas Treasures
xoxoJen's swatch of Super Moon Texas Treasures
xoxoJen's swatch of Super Moon Texas Treasures

Blue A Fuse
Lo / Blush
A deep blue base with blue micro flakies, holo flakies, holo and a hint of black shreds. Great formula and such a shimmery, sparkly shade! I wore two coats with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Blue a Fuse
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Blue a Fuse
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Blue a Fuse

Niagara Sunrise
Steph / Blue-Eyed Girl
A faded denim with copper fine and medium shimmers and gold microflakies. Formula was good, and just look at the flakies in this! I wore two coats with topcoat. I was able to wear this polish for several days, long enough to notice nail growth (5ish days?) and there was no chipping!

xoxoJen's swatch of Blue Eyed Girl Niagara Sunrise
xoxoJen's swatch of Blue Eyed Girl Niagara Sunrise
xoxoJen's swatch of Blue Eyed Girl Niagara Sunrise

I hope you've enjoyed the review! Do you have a favorite shade? Maybe it'll be next! Be sure to join the facebook group to cast your vote for the next Color Box color.

xoxoJen's Color Box collage and giveaway

The giveaway was made possible by The Color Box brands, entry is available at various bloggers' websites.

RULES:
1. Open worldwide.
2. NO giveaway accounts, spam, or empty accounts. Winning entries will be checked and those will be disqualified.
3. You must be 18 years or older.
4. You will have 48 hours to respond to email to claim your prize. After 48 hours another winner will be chosen.
5. The Color Box hold no responsibility once the package has been dropped off at the post office.
6. The only required entry is your email address, all others will then be unlocked and are optional.
7. If you are already following someone, be sure to still put your info. That's basically a free entry!
8. Giveaway runs from March 5th until 11:59 pm EDT March 10th.
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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

The box pre-order starts on November 25 and runs through December 2 at The Color Box shop. We also have a facebook group and an Instagram account - come join us!



RULES:
1. Open worldwide.
2. NO giveaway accounts, spam, or empty accounts. Winning entries will be checked and those will be disqualified.
3. You must be 18 years or older.
4. You will have 48 hours to respond to email to claim your prize. After 48 hours another winner will be chosen.
5. The Color Box hold no responsibility once the package has been dropped off at the post office.
6. The only required entry is your email address, all others will then be unlocked and are optional.
7. If you are already following someone, be sure to still put your info. That's basically a free entry!
8. Giveaway runs from November 11th until 11:59 pm EDT November 20th.
a Rafflecopter giveaway