Thursday, September 7, 2017

Blush: Polish Con Limited Trio and Exclusive

The Magician's Trick from Blush is a Limited Edition Trio that will be available at Polish Con in Chicago September 23 along with Blush's exclusive, It's A Breeze On The Trapeze.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush Polish Con Collage

The Magician's Trick trio is inspired by the three acts of a magic trick.
The beginning or first act called "The Pledge" where the magician shows you something ordinary.
The middle or second act called "The Turn" where the magician takes the ordinary something and turns it into something extraordinary.
And finally, "The Prestige" the third and most difficult act, where the magician brings it back, because it isn't enough to just make something disappear, right?
These are also loosely based on the Christopher Nolan film "The Prestige".
*if there are leftovers after Polish Con they will be on the Blush website, but will not be restocked or repoured.

The Pledge:
A lavender base with a red shimmer and scattered holo.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Pledge
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Pledge
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Pledge
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Pledge
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Pledge

The Turn:
A plum base with a brown shimmer and scattered holo.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Turn
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Turn
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Turn
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Turn
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Turn

The Prestige:
A deep purple base with a coppery-bronze shimmer and scattered holo.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Prestige
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Prestige
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Prestige
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Prestige
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush The Prestige

I'm in love with all three of the trio polishes. Formula is fantastic, they're all perfect in two coats and I _still_ can't gush enough about how much I love that brush. Wide but not too wide, flat, rounded on the end for a perfect cuticle line and super soft so the polish just glides on smoothly with no bald spots or streaks. I rarely ever need to do clean up either. If you have never experienced Blush, do it.

Next is the Polish Con Exclusive which is ONLY available at the Polish Con event. It will not be sold elsewhere.

It's A Breeze On The Trapeze:
A robin's egg blue based holo with a pink shimmer.
The shade was inspired by the bright sparkling circus costumes of trapeze artists.
Shown is two coats with topcoat, again perfect formula and easy peasy application.

xoxoJen's swatch of Blush It's A Breeze On The Trapeze
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush It's A Breeze On The Trapeze
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush It's A Breeze On The Trapeze
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush It's A Breeze On The Trapeze
xoxoJen's swatch of Blush It's A Breeze On The Trapeze

Are you excited for Polish Con? I know I am, and I hope to see you there in just a few weeks!


Road to Polish Con: LynB Designs and Pretty Jelly

The Road to Polish Con is back as a preview for the September 23rd 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 Sunday morning at 8am central, will be available to pre-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

The Violet of Shy-Town - Violet polish with Holo flakes and pink to gold shifting shimmer

xoxoJen's swatch of LynB Designs The Violet of Shy-Town
xoxoJen's swatch of LynB Designs The Violet of Shy-Town
xoxoJen's swatch of LynB Designs The Violet of Shy-Town

Lights & Theatrics - warm red holo with fine gold shimmer and blue/pink shimmer flakes. Inspired by the Chicago Theatre marquee

xoxoJen's swatch of Pretty Jelly Lights & Theatrics
xoxoJen's swatch of Pretty Jelly Lights & Theatrics
xoxoJen's swatch of Pretty Jelly Lights & Theatrics

Both polishes cover well and could potentially be one coaters, but I've used two due to bright lighting. Formula for each was smooth and easy to apply, no issues to report.

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos - snag yours this Sunday morning after 8am Central over at http://polishconvention.bigcartel.com/products. They're available 9/10-9/16.

Join the Polish Con facebook group if you haven't already, get your tickets to Con and be in the know!

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

KBShimmer: Unicorn Pee Polishes

These polishes are iconic and really need no introduction, or much of a description.
They are available now at kbshimmer.com --- Supplies are limited!



Let's Slang - blue jelly base color with color shifting shimmer.
Two coats with topcoat

xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Let's Slang
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Let's Slang
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Let's Slang
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Let's Slang
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Let's Slang

You Dew You - no base color
One coat over two coats of Let's Slang

xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer You Dew You
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer You Dew You
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer You Dew You
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer You Dew You
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer You Dew You

Goal Digger - deep teal jelly base with color shifting shimmer
Two coats with topcoat

xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Goal Digger
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Goal Digger
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Goal Digger
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Goal Digger

You Dew You - clear base color with shifting shimmer
Instant love for this combo! One coat of YDY over two coats of Goal Digger and then all topped with Oh Matte! topcoat.



So Jelly - fuchsia base with color shifting shimmer.
Two coats with topcoat

xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer So Jelly
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer So Jelly
xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer So Jelly

Formula was great, its my first time trying the 5-free formula and I like it so far.
Who got them?! Who is getting them?!