Sunday, July 9, 2017

Black Phoenix Trading Post: American Gods

Black Phoenix Trading Post (BPTP) has conspired with Neil Gaiman to create a series based on American Gods, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, SFX Magazine and Bram Stoker Awards for Best Novel, and now a Starz television series.
This is a charitable, not-for-profit venture: proceeds from every single bottle go to the CBLDF, which works to preserve and protect the First Amendment rights of the comics community.

Since the nail polish collection is quite large (17), this is my second review for the series. In case you missed it, check out the first review. I believe Ted will be sending more of the collection to me as he replenishes stock. They're quite beautiful, and the formula for each of them is fantastic! Photos show two coats, however; the glitter topper, Coin Trick, is just one coat. They were all buttery smooth, easy to apply and fun to wear.

xoxoJen's swatch collage of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab American Gods

Becoming Thunder
A tawny gold holographic that shifts from bronze to green and back again.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Becoming Thunder
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Becoming Thunder
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Becoming Thunder

Coin Trick
Lime-gold microglitter floating among gold flake. Can be used as a lucky topcoat, or slather on two coats for an opaque treasure chest of gold.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Coin Trick
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Coin Trick
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Coin Trick

Easter
Pale pink jelly-like finish packed with iridescent Easter Grass flake.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Easter
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Easter
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Easter

Technical Boy
Scorched orange holographic creme.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Technical Boy
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Technical Boy
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Technical Boy

The Intangibles
Black based multichrome that shifts from gold to bronze to green.

xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab The Intangibles
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab The Intangibles
xoxoJen's swatch of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab The Intangibles

The above polishes and the rest of the collection are available now at the Black Phoenix Trading Post (BPTP) online shop.
Which of these polishes is your favorite so far? Comment below to let me know!

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Road to Polish Con: Week 2 Nail Art

After swatching each of the RTPC polishes for Week 2, I wanted to see if the CBL would stamp.

Guess what, it does and it's so pretty!

xoxoJen's Road to Polish Con nail art
xoxoJen's Road to Polish Con nail art

I stamped with Vivid Lacquer plate 037 and I think the holo polish did a great job! These and the other RTPC polish launch tomorrow morning, Sunday 7/9!

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Road to Polish Con: Fanchromatic, Lavish, and CBL

The Road to Polish Con is back as a preview for the September Polish Con event in Chicago. I am delighted to be involved again as both Director of the event and Official RTPC Blogger! If you missed the NYC Road to Polish Con, you can find photos and links here.

I and five other “official” Polish Con Bloggers and Swatchers are sharing each polish with you first! We'll adventure together down the Road to Polish Con every Thursday for a full eleven weeks.
The polishes release every Sunday morning at 9am eastern, will be available to order for one week, and then the shop is refreshed with different polishes for the next launch.

xoxoJen's swatch collage of Road to Polish Con: Week 2

Fanchromatic - Big Big Big Day
The orange of a Monarch butterfly wing, with iridescent & color-shifting flakies, holo gold flecks, and a bit of orange, black, and white glitter.
Shown is two coats, formula was smooth and easy to apply.

xoxoJen's swatches of Fanchromatic - Big Big Big Day
xoxoJen's swatches of Fanchromatic - Big Big Big Day
xoxoJen's swatches of Fanchromatic - Big Big Big Day
xoxoJen's swatches of Fanchromatic - Big Big Big Day


Lavish - Meet Me On The Pier
A teal green crelly with small iridescent glitter and shifting flakies
Shown is two coats, almost opaque in one. Formula was smooth and easy to apply.

xoxoJen's swatches of Lavish - Meet Me On The Pier
xoxoJen's swatches of Lavish - Meet Me On The Pier
xoxoJen's swatches of Lavish - Meet Me On The Pier
xoxoJen's swatches of Lavish - Meet Me On The Pier

CBL - Silver Bullet
Intense silver linear holo with silver shimmer
Shown is two coats, formula was smooth and easy to apply.

xoxoJen's swatches of CBL - Silver Bullet
xoxoJen's swatches of CBL - Silver Bullet
xoxoJen's swatches of CBL - Silver Bullet
xoxoJen's swatches of CBL - Silver Bullet

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - snag yours this Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products and if you haven't already, join the Polish Con facebook group to stay informed.