Friday, December 11, 2015

Octopus Party: Crown of Queen Elizabeth

Crown of Queen Elizabeth is a pure silver holographic lacquer. A royal treat for your nails, this color exudes the timeless charm of platinum.

The formula was very nice and I think sheer enough that it would also work well as a holo topper. I haven't tried it myself yet, but I may with the next Creme A La Mode box! The polish is opaque in 3 coats as shown in the photos.

xoxoJen's swatch of Octopus Party: Crown of Queen Elizabeth
xoxoJen's swatch of Octopus Party: Crown of Queen Elizabeth
xoxoJen's swatch of Octopus Party: Crown of Queen Elizabeth

This polish and others will be restocked on Sunday Dec 13, at 5pm Central at the Octopus Party Nail Lacquers at their Etsy store.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Indigo Bananas: Call Me Mabel and Little Big Dipper


Still loving Indigo Bananas, I think they are a new favorite brand. Formula is always really fluid and easy to apply, I enjoy the colors she creates, and Andrea (owner) is very pleasant.

Call Me Mabel is from the Halloween 2015 collection and has a cute little piggy on the name label. Not sure if there's meaning behind that, but I giggled when I saw it. The polish is a beautiful...um morpher? It's very neutral and changes in lighting - I want to call it pink but then I see it lean purple and when I look straight on at it, it seems to be a nude shade. Quite office appropriate too!

I've just checked with Andrea because I noticed a difference in my Call Me Mabel and the swatches in the webshop and this polish is actually a fader!

The good news is, the batch has been pulled and is being reformulated and replaced or refunded to those that have purchased the fading batch. Also - the faders will be clearanced out! So if you love the color of the polish in my swatches, the fader WILL be available in a separate listing under the Banana Peels Category, so watch for that to pop in!

xoxoJen's swatch of Indigo Bananas Call Me Mabel
xoxoJen's swatch of Indigo Bananas Call Me Mabel
xoxoJen's swatch of Indigo Bananas Call Me Mabel

This is what Call Me Mabel reformulated looks like!

xoxoJen's swatch of Indigo Bananas Call Me Mabel
xoxoJen's swatch of Indigo Bananas Call Me Mabel

Little Big Dipper is a cute name to begin with, but look at that bright blue and sparkly goodness!

xoxoJen's swatch of Indigo Bananas Little Big Dipper
xoxoJen's swatch of Indigo Bananas Little Big Dipper
xoxoJen's swatch of Indigo Bananas Little Big Dipper

Have you tried Indigo Bananas? If not, I think you should! Great formula, fantastic customer service and beautiful colors!
You'll find these two polishes and many other polishes at the Indigo Bananas online store.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Ever After: Rachel's Birthday Duo

Ever After polish maker Rachel's special duo for her big 3-0 on December 29th! I hope it's the best yet!

Mermaid princess: ultramarine deep blue holo with silver and turquoise flake glitter and shimmer
Bright and vibrant just like Rachel's personality. I wore two cots and topcoat, the formula was smooth and easy to apply.

xoxoJen's swatch of Ever After Mermaid princess
xoxoJen's swatch of Ever After Mermaid princess
xoxoJen's swatch of Ever After Mermaid princess

Let's eat cake: purple pastel Crelli with ucc green purple blue flake, glitter And holo
I used three coats as this one was a bit sheer to allow for the UCC flakes and glitter to show through. The formula was smooth and easy to control on the nail, I did no clean up for these photos.

xoxoJen's swatch of Ever After Let's eat cake
xoxoJen's swatch of Ever After Let's eat cake
xoxoJen's swatch of Ever After Let's eat cake

Which is your favorite? These are both available at the Ever After webshop!