Saturday, October 10, 2015

Addicted to Holos: Stamping Nail Art

I had a little fun with stamping over a few of the Addicted to Holos polishes I recently reviewed. The box is available for preorder now until Monday at the ATH shop.

For this look I used Literary Lacquers Phoenix in Her Blood and stamped with MDU silver, Finger Angel plate V05 and a candy head stamper. I wanted a brick pattern for such a long time and was finally able to find one. I love how this turned out!

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Phoenix in Her Blood Nail Art
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Phoenix in Her Blood Nail Art

I enjoyed doing some fall nails with Sweet Heart Polish Sugar and Spice. I used the wood grain pattern from Vivid Lacquer plate VL19. The leaves, branches and owl are from XIUYA 26 and 29. MDU polishes were used to stamp with my candy head stamper.

xoxoJen's swatch of xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Sugar and Spice Nail Art
xoxoJen's swatch of xoxoJen's swatch of Sweet Heart Sugar and Spice Nail Art

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Ella Ann Cosmetics Order

A quick hello and some bottle shots!
I recently ordered some new fall polishes from the Ella Ann shop, and they've arrived along with a little friend!

xoxoJen's fall Grace-Fulls

I'm excited to wear them soon! What are you looking forward to?

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Grace-Full Nail Polish: The Vampire Collection

xoxoJen's swatches of Grace-Full Vampire Collection

I'm so excited to share the Grace-Full Vampire Collection with you! It consists of six different holographic shades with perfect formulas. Below are the original polishes from when the collection first launched. Even with the reformulation to the new black pigment, the version 2.0 shades look nearly identical (save for two shades which were discontinued).

Queen of the Damned
Purple first, how could I not? Dark and sultry, just the way I like'em!

xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Queen of the Damned
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Queen of the Damned
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Queen of the Damned

The Vampire Countess
Beautifully done shade of magenta - I think Theresa has a knack for making this hue magical.

xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full The Vampire Countess
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full The Vampire Countess
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full The Vampire Countess

Vampire of Groglin Grange
A lovely brown, oh how I have loved browns lately!

xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Vampire of Groglin Grange
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Vampire of Groglin Grange
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Vampire of Groglin Grange

Vlad III the Tyrant
Dead sexy! What's not to love about this rich wine shade?

xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Vlad III the Tyrant
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Vlad III the Tyrant
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Vlad III the Tyrant

The Haunting Dead
A dark yet utterly vibrant navy blue. The green in the holo flame really stands out for an almost mermaidy look! Sadly there is no version 2.0 of this one, the reformulation was not up to par so it has been discontinued.

xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full The Haunting Dead
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full The Haunting Dead
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full The Haunting Dead

Vampire of New England
Oh teal green how I love you with your blue flame. Great paired with The Haunting Dead, don't ya think? Sadly there is no version 2.0 of this one, the reformulation was not up to par so it has been discontinued.

xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Vampire of New England
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Vampire of New England
xoxoJen's swatch of Grace-Full Vampire of New England

Each of these is nearly opaque in one coat, but I've used two for each image to insure photographic coverage. I enjoyed wearing each of these and got compliments on several of them. The collection was sent to me by Ella Ann Cosmetics to review, but they are currently only available on the Grace-Full website.