Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Smitten Himalayan Blue Poppy

Another from the vault!

Himalayan Blue Poppy is a bright blue creamy linear holo. Two coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of Smitten Himalayan Blue Poppy
xoxoJen's swatch of Smitten Himalayan Blue Poppy
xoxoJen's swatch of Smitten Himalayan Blue Poppy

Beautiful aqua shade from the now renamed Dreamland brand.

Sunday, January 21, 2018

BLUSH Lacquers | Pocketful of Cherries

Blush Lacquer's contribution to the upcoming Polish Pick up is inspired by the Dark Cherry Granita.
It releases February 2-5 at polishpickup.com

Pocketful of Cherries
A dark burgundy/maroon base with a shifting green to pink shimmer and scattered holo pigment. Two coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of BLUSH Lacquers | Pocketful of Cherries
xoxoJen's swatch of BLUSH Lacquers | Pocketful of Cherries
xoxoJen's swatch of BLUSH Lacquers | Pocketful of Cherries

And a couple bonus nail art shots! I found a stamp of tiny cherries and stamped them in a pale green shade to match with the green shimmer in the polish.

xoxoJen's swatch of BLUSH Lacquers | Pocketful of Cherriess
xoxoJen's swatch of BLUSH Lacquers | Pocketful of Cherries

The polish base color definitely changes depending on lighting. In dim or warm toned light, the base looks chocolatey. In other lighting I see a vivid pink shimmery tone, and under my lamp with daylight bulb it looks cherry like the inspiration image. Such a beautiful polish! Mark your calendar, you need this. :)


Saturday, January 20, 2018

Girly Bits: February COTM

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. February's polishes are fantastic, let's have a look!

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits: February COTM


You Look Mauvelous is a medium dusty purple crelly base, with red metallic flakes and grey metallic flakes.
This polish is a little trickster. It looks pastel in the bottle but absolutely is darker on the nail. I'm loving the formula for this crelly because it is buttery smooth, even with the flake in there. Shown is two coats with topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits: February COTM
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits: February COTM
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits: February COTM

Dark Reflection is a maroon/dark wine shimmer with green to blue shifting iridescent flakes.
Such a vampy shade, perfect for Valentine's Day. The formula on this one did need a float type of stroke on the second coat to ensure it didn't pull. Two coats shown with topcoat.


xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits: February COTM
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits: February COTM
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits: February COTM


And bonus nail art shots!

I created this look by stamping with Girly Bits Love Yourself First and then topping it with Girly Bits Shift Happens.






For this next one, the stamping was done with Jolie Rose Gold and then topped with Girly Bits Shift Happens.





Pam is so creative, I always look forward to seeing what she makes. Plus, these polishes are 5-FREE, vegan, and cruelty free so you can feel good about the purchase.
And remember that if you're in the U.S., there's a group order on facebook that will start on the first of each month where you can save on shipping too!

Launch date: February 1-28
Shopping Link: Girly Bits Cosmetics
Early Bird Special: Pick up the duo from the Duo Early Bird Promo listing at a discounted price of $1.00 off each bottle from the 1st until the 10th. After that, they will continue to be available for purchase individually at full price only.