Friday, March 10, 2017

Road to Polish Con: Week 14

xoxoJen - Official Polish Con Blogger
Unable to attend Polish Con NYC 2017?
Never fear! The creators and vendors of the event got together and are creating polishes available for sale to everyone before the Con! How cool is that? The releases are done weekly on Sundays at 8am Central and run through the following Saturday.

Sunday's launch features week 14 polishes from Blush and Fleur de Lis

Blush Wonder Wheel
Wonder Wheel is a sky blue polish with pinkish-purple micro flakies, small gold flakies and holo flakies. This polish was inspired by the ride of the same name at Coney Island. I wore two coats with topcoat. This was a little on the thick side, I added some thinner to get to my preferred consistency.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Wonder Wheel
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Wonder Wheel
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Wonder Wheel

Fleur de Lis Party at Prospect Park
A super sparkly lilac filled with holo, iridescent, and metallic shimmers and glitters. Such a stunner! I wore two coats and topcoat. Applied evenly, no dragging or streaking.

xoxoJen's swatch of Fleur de Lis Party at Prospect Park
xoxoJen's swatch of Fleur de Lis Party at Prospect Park
xoxoJen's swatch of Fleur de Lis Party at Prospect Park

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - grab yours Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products - don't delay, they'll be pulled down on Saturday night!

Recap of previous weeks:
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
xoxoJen's swatches of Road to Polish Con NYC

Sunday, March 5, 2017

The Color Box: Blue

The Color Box is a blogger and brand collaborative box lead by Julie from Blue-Eyed Girl, Manna from Manna's Manis and I. The idea was to have a single color themed box of custom blogger designed polishes. In each box we invite both new and well-known brands and bloggers. The fans vote for the color, and the box is a pre-order only launch that lasts a full week. Each brand also has the option of listing their polish in their own shop after the box has been shipped.

This month's box color is Blue! Pre-order is March 10th - March 17th. 20 boxes will be available for purchase at the Indie Shop event in Atlanta Georgia on March 11th. If you're going, I'll see you there!

xoxoJen's Color Box collage and giveaway

Sakura Skies
Jen / Baroness X
To match the upcoming season, I chose a bright summer sky blue base packed with shimmer and pink to peach to gold shifting glass fleck with a dusting of holo.
Demi did a stellar job matching the polish to my inspiration photos and description, don't you think? The hidden holo comes out in bright sunny outdoor lighting. I wore two easy coats and topcoat for a glossy shine. Formula was fantastic, and packaging is amazing. The skinny round bottle is easy to store, the skinny flat brush allows for ease of control while polishing and the cap adorned with a painted cabochon really magnifies and shows off the detail of the polish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies
xoxoJen's swatch of Baroness X Sakura Skies

Manna's Mystical Masterpiece
Manna / Tonic
A cobalt blue duochrome that shifts to purple with a fine linear holographic finish. I wore two coats with topcoat, formula was good. This polish has a metallic-y finish and the subtle holo is more apparent in bright sunlight.

xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece
xoxoJen's swatch of Tonic Mannas Mystical Masterpiece

Texas Treasures
Krystal / Supermoon
A dark navy with holo copper microglitter, metallic copper microglitter, spectraflair and holo clear microglitter. What a stunner! Flashes of holo and coppery shimmer everywhere, formula was buttery and fantastic. I wore two coats with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Super Moon Texas Treasures
xoxoJen's swatch of Super Moon Texas Treasures
xoxoJen's swatch of Super Moon Texas Treasures

Blue A Fuse
Lo / Blush
A deep blue base with blue micro flakies, holo flakies, holo and a hint of black shreds. Great formula and such a shimmery, sparkly shade! I wore two coats with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Blue a Fuse
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Blue a Fuse
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Blue a Fuse

Niagara Sunrise
Steph / Blue-Eyed Girl
A faded denim with copper fine and medium shimmers and gold microflakies. Formula was good, and just look at the flakies in this! I wore two coats with topcoat. I was able to wear this polish for several days, long enough to notice nail growth (5ish days?) and there was no chipping!

xoxoJen's swatch of Blue Eyed Girl Niagara Sunrise
xoxoJen's swatch of Blue Eyed Girl Niagara Sunrise
xoxoJen's swatch of Blue Eyed Girl Niagara Sunrise

I hope you've enjoyed the review! Do you have a favorite shade? Maybe it'll be next! Be sure to join the facebook group to cast your vote for the next Color Box color.

xoxoJen's Color Box collage and giveaway

The giveaway was made possible by The Color Box brands, entry is available at various bloggers' websites.

RULES:
1. Open worldwide.
2. NO giveaway accounts, spam, or empty accounts. Winning entries will be checked and those will be disqualified.
3. You must be 18 years or older.
4. You will have 48 hours to respond to email to claim your prize. After 48 hours another winner will be chosen.
5. The Color Box hold no responsibility once the package has been dropped off at the post office.
6. The only required entry is your email address, all others will then be unlocked and are optional.
7. If you are already following someone, be sure to still put your info. That's basically a free entry!
8. Giveaway runs from March 5th until 11:59 pm EDT March 10th.
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Saturday, March 4, 2017

Road to Polish Con: Week 13

xoxoJen - Official Polish Con Blogger
Unable to attend Polish Con NYC 2017?
Never fear! The creators and vendors of the event got together and are creating polishes available for sale to everyone before the Con! How cool is that? The releases are done weekly on Sundays at 8am Central and run through the following Saturday.

Sunday's launch features week 13 polishes from Colors By Llarowe and Anonymous Lacquer.

A Part of the Big Apple
A deep apple skin red scattered holo with such a glowy and glossy finish. It's so squishy and jelly-like but so opaque. The red is cool leaning and such depth of color that I wasn't able to capture. If you like reds, don't miss this one! I wore one smooth buttery coat with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Colors By Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple
xoxoJen's swatch of Colors By Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple
xoxoJen's swatch of Colors By Llarowe A Part of the Big Apple


Over The Bridge Through The Borough
A pale pink holo with pale pink holo microglitter. I wore two coats and topcoat for shine. This is fairly opaque, you may be able to get away with one coat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Anonymous Lacquer Over The Bridge Through The Borough
xoxoJen's swatch of Anonymous Lacquer Over The Bridge Through The Borough
xoxoJen's swatch of Anonymous Lacquer Over The Bridge Through The Borough

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - grab yours Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products - don't delay, they'll be pulled down on Saturday night!

Recap of previous weeks:
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
xoxoJen's swatches of Road to Polish Con NYC