Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Literary Lacquers: Cream Duo

The Othello duo is A crème duo named by Trish Cowart Krulin in a Literary (&) Lacquers contest. I absolutely love the two shades, their formula is buttery smooth and opaque in two coats. These will both be available on July 25th at the Literary Lacquers Shop.

If Thou Hast Eyes To See: A sea-green crème polish

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers If Thou Hast Eyes To See
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers If Thou Hast Eyes To See
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers If Thou Hast Eyes To See

Desdemona’s Handkerchief: An aqua crème polish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Desdemona’s Handkerchief
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Desdemona’s Handkerchief
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Desdemona’s Handkerchief

While I love a beautiful cream polish on it's own, I couldn't stop the urge to stamp over them. They were both screaming for designs from my Vivid Lacquer custom plate!

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Vivid Lacquer Plate 043
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Vivid Lacquer Plate 043

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Vivid Lacquer Plate 043
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Vivid Lacquer Plate 043

I hope you've enjoyed the photos and quick review - will you be picking these up on July 25th?

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Literary Lacquers: Book Club Polishes

The book club customs this round are both linear holographic polishes. Their inspirations are from the books We Were Liars and Big Little Lies. I enjoyed wearing them both, formula was excellent on each - buttery and smooth as usual.

Sugar, Curiosity, and Rain
– Deep blue linear holo with light blue shimmer inspired by We Were Liars by E. Lockhart and designed with Christy Eileen Brown. I wore two coats with topcoat to shine and seal.

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Sugar, Curiosity, and Rain
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Sugar, Curiosity, and Rain
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Sugar, Curiosity, and Rain

Oh Calamity!
– Aqua linear holo with gold flash and a smattering of deep blue microglitter inspired by Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and designed with Samantha Terris Parks. I wore three coats for opacity under bright lighting, you may get away with two though! Smooth to the touch even with the microglitter.

xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Oh Calamity!
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Oh Calamity!
xoxoJen's swatch of Literary Lacquers Oh Calamity!

These polishes are limited edition, only available in the Facebook Fan Group for Literary Lacquers and will be available from July 25-August 31.


Sunday, July 17, 2016

Painted Sabotage: Poisonberry and Shall We Go

Two beautiful holos from Painted Sabotage today! A beautifully reddened berry and grape-tacular purple! The holo in these is strong and brilliant indoors and out. The formula of each is smooth as butter, as I've come to expect from PS. Definitely one of those brands you may not hear a lot about, but is stellar in every aspect. If you haven't tried PS, now's the time!

Poisonberry - two coats w/topcoat for photos

xoxoJen's swatch of Painted Sabotage Poisonberry
xoxoJen's swatch of Painted Sabotage Poisonberry
xoxoJen's swatch of Painted Sabotage Poisonberry

Shall We Go - two coats w/topcoat for photos

xoxoJen's swatch of Painted Sabotage Shall We Go
xoxoJen's swatch of Painted Sabotage Shall We Go
xoxoJen's swatch of Painted Sabotage Shall We Go

I've enjoyed using this brand and am happy to have it in my polish army. Chrissy is the owner of Painted Sabotage and is a sweetheart, stands behind her product and gives good customer service.