Sunday, December 11, 2016

Great Lakes Lacquer: Small Batches & LE

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Small Batches and LE

Great Lakes Lacquer is doing a special release of various small batch pours on December 15th at 1pm Central. There are going to be at least five more colors available than what I've reviewed below. These are limited from 10 to 20 bottles of each and will not be remade. Once they're gone, they're gone. I've also included one of the December LEs at the end of my review, Fade to Winter, which has already launched.

Every Little Thing: Every little thing counts. A medium red based purple with blue and pink shimmer and a scattered holo finish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Every Little Thing
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Every Little Thing
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Every Little Thing

DO NOT Pumpkin Spice Everything: Mariah is not a fan of pumpkin spice, apparently! A slightly burnt orange with bronze and gold flake and red to gold multichrome flake.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer DO NOT Pumpkin Spice Everything
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer DO NOT Pumpkin Spice Everything
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer DO NOT Pumpkin Spice Everything

That's Not How Any of This Works: A shout out to current events. A midnight blue multichrome that shifts from purple to blue to red with blue micro flake and a scattered holo.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer That's Not How Any of This Works
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer That's Not How Any of This Works
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer That's Not How Any of This Works

There's Garlic In His Soul: A white crelly type polish filled with gold to bronze multichrome flake, gold and bronze micro flake, and bits of dark gray micro flake.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer There's Garlic In His Soul
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer There's Garlic In His Soul
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer There's Garlic In His Soul

FU2016: I really have to hope that 2017 is better. An indigo multichrome that shifts from purple to red to gold to green with a light linear holo or strong scattered holo, depending on your view point.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes LacquerFU2016
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes LacquerFU2016
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes LacquerFU2016

The below are the same polish, just at different angles and distance from the same light source. Can you believe it!?

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes LacquerFU2016
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes LacquerFU2016
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes LacquerFU2016

Fade to Winter (December LE) is a cornflower blue (warm) to slate blue (cold) thermal with blue/purple shifting shimmer and scattered holo. The polish color is an ode to the stolen blue sky of summer.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Fade to Winter
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Fade to Winter
xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Fade to Winter

I used two coats for each polish except Fade to Winter which was three coats. The formula for each is buttery and smooth and the wear time on me is fantastic. I wore Fade to Winter for nearly a week with no chipping.

I hope you've enjoyed the photos and review - which polishes are you loving?

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Star Wars Nail Art

When I saw this plate at AliExpress several months ago, I knew I had to have it just for this one image...and I finally got to put it to use!

This is Lou It Yourself's "Bye, Felucia" that I previously reviewed, stamped with MDU white.

xoxoJen's swatch of Lou It Yourself Bye, Felucia Nail Art
xoxoJen's swatch of Lou It Yourself Bye, Felucia Nail Art

Are you ready for launch? Of the polish duos and the movie? I know I am!!

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Star Wars Duo: The Light Side/Rebellion

Lou It Yourself and Native War Paints got together and created this Light Side duo in honor of the Rogue One movie coming out December 16th. The duo is $17 + shipping. They've also created a Dark Side/Rebellion duo, which I've already reviewed. Both duos release December 9th at the Native War Paints shop.

Bye, Felucia
An almost navy, yet slightly indigo base teaming with coppery shimmer and holo sparkle. I wore two coats with topcoat, formula was smooth and easy to apply.

xoxoJen's swatch of Lou It Yourself Bye, Felucia
xoxoJen's swatch of Lou It Yourself Bye, Felucia
xoxoJen's swatch of Lou It Yourself Bye, Felucia

Midichlorian Count
Up your count with this glowy, bio-luminescent looking polish. I wore two coats with topcoat and the formula was fantastic.

xoxoJen's swatch of Native War Paints Midichlorian Count
xoxoJen's swatch of Native War Paints Midichlorian Count
xoxoJen's swatch of Native War Paints Midichlorian Count

Are you rooting for the light side? Show some love by sporting these polishes at the theater!
The duo is $17 + shipping. Both duos release December 9th at the Native War Paints shop.
Stay tuned to my blog for a look at the Light Side/Rebellion duo.