Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Glitterdaze: Winter Collection and a Giveaway!


I love holos, all kinds! Linear, scattered, glitter, shimmer, toppers, tints, jellies you name it - if its holo I'll love it. So imagine how super excited I was when Sana of Glitterdaze offered to let me swatch her new Winter Collection which is full of holos! Seven lovely holos from bright to neutral and my favorite kind, linear!

Since there's seven to show you that means 21 photos so I'll just tell ya now, the formula on all of these was buttery smooth, almost applying themselves. I received minis and I have to say I'm pretty impressed with Glitterdaze's mini bottle style. It has a full sized flat brush that was super easy to use, I was just careful when dipping it in the bottle since they're tall and skinny they need a little support to keep from tipping over. Not a big deal though, finally a mini style bottle that's super easy to use and feels like a full size! In all the photos, I wore three coats of each polish on its own and had good coverage.

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Winter nail polish collection

Pop-Pink Bubbly is how my mini was labeled but the website has it labeled as Pop-Pink Champagne, either way - this one's a stunner! I'd describe it as a flashy diva hot pink with a linear holo rainbow.

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Pop Pink Bubbly nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Pop Pink Bubbly nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Pop Pink Bubbly nail polish

Glistening Plumsicles is a very grapey purple linear holo and in some lights it looks more violet colored. I'm not sure what magic she put in this bottle, but I love it!

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Glistening Plumsicles nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Glistening Plumsicles nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Glistening Plumsicles nail polish

Twinkle Twinkle Dazzling Star is a beautiful cornflower blue. I believe this is the first shade like this in my collection of over...oh let's not go there. ;) TTDS is absolutely beautiful and the rainbow bend is strong in this one, just difficult to capture under bright studio lighting.

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Twinkle Twinkle Dazzling Star nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Twinkle Twinkle Dazzling Star nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Twinkle Twinkle Dazzling Star nail polish

Evergreen With Envy is like the answer to my green holo dreams! Its a very rich shade of green and just a little less yellow than the photos show, but I couldn't correct that without making it look too blue. It Kelly Green but just a hare darker. I'm in love with it! Sana told me its a stainer so do wear extra base coat, blink twice, kiss the air and jump. I used two coats of base coat but I haven't removed it, I just can't its too gorgeous! If you want to know if that helped, leave a comment and I'll reply to it and let ya know when I take the polish off. :)

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Evergreen With Envy nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Evergreen With Envy nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Evergreen With Envy nail polish

These last three, I'm going to call them the nudes or neutrals. They're all gorgeous and would look awesome together with some striping tape nail art!
Oh brown holo, how I love thee! Cuddling By The Fireplace is a chocolatey brown color with a dazzling holo sparkle. Wouldn't this be cute with red "strawberry" glitters on top for Valentine's day?

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Cuddling By The Fireplace nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Cuddling By The Fireplace nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Cuddling By The Fireplace nail polish

Fuzzy Socks and Slippers really shocked me with its unexpected beauty. The color is like Rose Gold which, I hear, is on trend for fashion this winter. I think this shade would work well with any skin tone and is office appropriate. Now how's that for a perfect holo?

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Fuzzy Socks and Slippers nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Fuzzy Socks and Slippers nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Fuzzy Socks and Slippers nail polish

And lastly is Sparkling Snowball Fight, a grey linear holo. The perfect medium shade of grey. It is amazing all on its own, but this shade of grey is also my go to color for multi-colored glitter toppers. The perfect color to wear for a few days and then top it to extend the mani.

xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Sparkling Snowball Fight nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Sparkling Snowball Fight nail polish
xoxo, Jen's swatch of Glitterdaze Sparkling Snowball Fight nail polish

I enjoyed wearing each and every color in this collection that I just don't think I can choose a favorite. I like that these can be worn on their own in three coats, but I also think they could be used as a grey cancelling holo topper over solid creams since they have a sheerness to them. If you try that out, please do let me know!

You can get your favorites for $11 each over at the Glitter Daze shop. If you want them all, she has a listing for the whole set at a discounted price! Or - you can enter our giveaway (USA only!) and possibly win three bottles of your choice from the Winter Collection!

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Best of luck on the giveaway if you entered, and thank you for visiting xoxojen.com!

xoxo, Jen signature

Friday, January 24, 2014

Feature Friday!

Last week on Friday a smallish facebook group I admin started a link share with each other and I decided to post links every thirty minutes on my facebook blog page and dubbed it as Feature Friday. I did it again this week and thought I'd post the end of the day's round up list here to share with you all!


https://www.facebook.com/urbanlacquer
https://www.facebook.com/supernaturallacquer
https://www.facebook.com/GltterMeThis
https://facebook.com/PolishedandGlittered
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Gypsies-Nail-Lacquer/205946686236026
http://www.glitznglammer.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MDJCreations
http://mynailpolishobsession.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/polishaddictnailcolor
http://www.facebook.com/AGirlObsessed
https://www.facebook.com/AlchemyLacquers
http://facebook.com/boomshakalacquer
http://www.facebook.com/blossoms31
https://www.facebook.com/ColorSutraa
http://facebook.com/thecraftinglacquerista
https://www.facebook.com/CupcakePolish
http://www.facebook.com/daphinepolish
http://www.facebook.com/delushpolish
http://www.facebook.com/DigitalNails
http://www.facebook.com/eatsleeppolish
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fierce-Makeup-and-Nails/183323855087058
https://www.facebook.com/GirlyBits
https://www.facebook.com/GlamPolish
https://www.facebook.com/GlitterDaze
http://facebook.com/gnarlygnails
http://facebook.com/gothicgalalacquers
https://www.facebook.com/ifeelpolished
https://www.facebook.com/IndysIndies
https://www.facebook.com/lacquerbylissa
https://facebook.com/LilypadLacquer
https://www.facebook.com/madecbyme
http://www.facebook.com/MarblesForPolish
https://www.facebook.com/MelaniesFancies
http://www.facebook.com/MyTenFriends
http://www.facebook.com/misfitson8th
http://www.facebook.com/NeffysNailCorner
https://www.facebook.com/NiresDesire

End of Feature Friday round up for this week!
Thank you all so much for visiting the links I've shared!
I hope you enjoyed the share and maybe discovered some new places. I know I did!

I'd love for you to join in and post your links in the comments below and I invite you to do a Feature Friday on your facebook or blog next week along with me!

Monday, January 20, 2014

Nire's Desire: Revel and Anam Cara


Debbie from The Crumpet blog posted a swatch of Revel to her facebook page and I bought it so fast that the Road Runner would have missed it! Revel was so stonking gorgeous, that I had to have my own bottle!

I had not heard of Nire's Desire polishes before Debbie blogged them, so I was excited to try a new brand and even more excited when Erin offered to send another polish to me for review.
Random: I also just now realized that Erin's name is spelled backward for her brand - Nire's. How neat!

Revel is a grape juice colored one coat holographic polish. Yes, its a one coater folks! I must admit I do apply polish in fairly thick coats, so if you use thin coats it might take two coats. The formula is fluid and very easy to apply. During application the polish stays wet enough that you can paint the whole nail then go down the middle again to even it out. I had very little clean up and that makes for a happy Jen! I like the square bottle and vinyl labels too. The front has the brand name and the back label shows the color name. Beautiful polish, excellent formula, and pretty packaging - what more could a gal want?




Then there was Anam Cara, oh how I love thee! Anam Cara was provided for review and sent along with my Revel order. Its a blue leaning medium purple, nearly a periwinkle color with green shimmer in it that shifts to hot pink under lower lighting. The formula and application are stellar, just like Revel's. I shot this photo series with CFL bulbs which seem to have washed out the beautiful shimmer somewhat, but you can see it glowing wildly in the bottle. Its like that on the nail too!

Did you know that Anam Cara is an Irish term roughly translated "Soul Friend" - sort of like a soul mate but a friend. So, Erin made this one for her best friend who just moved away. The purple speaks of passion, love and happiness while the green gives it a Celtic flair. Do you have that special someone that you always feel close to, no matter how far apart you are?




If you like what you see here, have a look in her shop. Nire's Desire is definitely on my 'must have all the polish' list! You should also stalk follow Nire's Desire's facebook page so you can keep up with new releases and other news from the brand!