Thursday, January 11, 2018

Shimmer Me Box: Winter Wonderland

The theme for the next Shimmer Me Box is Winter Wonderland and its release is on 1/12, noon eastern at Native War Paints. The special guest this month is Colores de Carol, who has created a bright aqua polish with golden shimmer and scattered holo.

xoxoJen's swatch of Shimmer Me Box: Winter Wonderland


Ice Queen
Turquoise blue with gold shimmer and scattered holographic glitter.
Great formula! Two coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of Colores de Carol Ice Queen
xoxoJen's swatch of Colores de Carol Ice Queen
xoxoJen's swatch of Colores de Carol Ice Queen


A Cold Day in Texas
Dusty blue to nude thermal with bronze and blue flakies, gold shimmer and scattered holographic.
Formula was fantastic and a fun thermal! Two coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of Native War Paints A Cold Day in Texas
xoxoJen's swatch of Native War Paints A Cold Day in Texas
xoxoJen's swatch of Native War Paints A Cold Day in Texas


Frozen Village
Purple to hot pink thermal with blue and pink shimmer.
Who doesn't like pink and purple? Awesome formula, two coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of Colors By Llarowe Frozen Village
xoxoJen's swatch of Colors By Llarowe Frozen Village
xoxoJen's swatch of Colors By Llarowe Frozen Village


Above the Mountains
Black holo jelly base with red shimmer, scattered holo, and blue micro flakies.
Mysteriously dark purple with flake. Two coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of Tux Above the Mountains
xoxoJen's swatch of Tux Above the Mountains
xoxoJen's swatch of Tux Above the Mountains

I hope you've enjoyed the review and photos. Will you be picking up the Winter Wonderland box?

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Leesha's Lacquer: January OOAK batch of Nebula

Leesha’s Lacquer is trying something new this year with a series called OOAK of the month!
This polish will be made in one special 16oz batch and will be available in FULL SIZE ONLY for one time only! Once it’s gone, it will never be remade!
This month's OOAK is called Nebula and it releases on January 17th at https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeeshasLacquer

Nebula is a blue based polish with a green to red shift and a flash of holo.

xoxoJen's swatch of Leesha's Lacquer: Nebula
xoxoJen's swatch of Leesha's Lacquer: Nebula

It is quite shifty! I took a photo under varied lighting and angles to show the shift.

xoxoJen's swatch of Leesha's Lacquer: Nebula

I wore two coats with topcoat to reach opacity. The formula was smooth and easy to apply.

xoxoJen's swatch of Leesha's Lacquer: Nebula

Will you be getting your hands on Leesha's very first one of a kind batch?


Thursday, January 4, 2018

Girly Bits: January COTM Polishes


Girly Bits offers us a monthly selection of limited edition polishes which are available for purchase from the 1st until the end of the month. January's polishes are amazingly beautiful, let's have a look!

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits January COTM

Blue Year’s Resolution is a blurple holo base with teal-purple-blue colour shifting shimmer, and tiny green/blue glitter.
Since the polish is so awesomely shifty, it was tough to photograph! I had good success capturing some of the shifting effect with a softer light, however it is quite visible in person under just about any light. Two coats.


xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Blue Year’s Resolution
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Blue Year’s Resolution

And her purple side!! She's a shifty wench!

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Blue Year’s Resolution
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Blue Year’s Resolution

Act Your Sage is a murky greyish green base with a slight blue shine, iridescent blue flecks, tiny holographic glitters, and tiny gold flecks.
The base color adds a smoked effect and you can see a purplish hue around the nail curve in the macro shot. This polish is so enchanting. It's shimmery in the sun, and reminds me a little of succulents! If you are a green nail polish fan, this is totally a winner. Three coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Act Your Sage
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Act Your Sage
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Act Your Sage

Both polishes have excellent formulas and applied brilliantly. Pam has done a fantastic job creating these and I'm absolutely smitten by them. You can get these in an early Bird Special if you pick up the duo from the Duo Early Bird Promo listing between Jan. 1 and 10!
And remember that if you're in the U.S., there's a group order on facebook where you can save on shipping too!

Available now at http://www.girlybitscosmetics.com!