Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Great Lakes Lacquer: 2020 Quad (modernized) and Black Friday Trio

Great Lakes Lacquer's Black Friday launch is November 23rd at 9 PM Eastern. This year there are seven polishes! Four are modernized versions of polishes past and three of them are a brand new trio inspired by her hair melt. If you haven't seen her hair yet, definitely look for her photos in the fan group; it's beautiful!
All polishes are shown in two coats with topcoat, unless otherwise noted. The formula was good as always, no issues.

More info about the release:
TAT: 15-21 Business Days. May not be delivered by Christmas.
Availability: Limited inventory. If something sells out, it will not be replenished.
Cost: $12ea, no bundles. This is $2ea less than the price will be if restocked. Remember to use the applicable free/discounted shipping codes!
Purchase Limits: Customers are only allowed to buy 1 of each color per household.
Extras: Overpour from the last launch will be listed, including the last of Island Horizons (1.0), The True North collection, Unicorn Poop, The Sirens, etc

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer 2020 Quad (modernized) and Black Friday Trio


2020 Quad: These aren't your typical multichrome polishes. Mariah has instead used the pigment to create a darkened, vampy, moody quad. A modernized variant of polishes past, from 2020.

SSDD v2: Blackened violet base with a strong shift to red and orange. V2 has a strong linear holographic instead of the scattered of the original. Swatches are shown with no topcoat, the color transforms when topcoat is appled. The last photo shows a comparison with two nails topcoated.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer SSDD v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer SSDD v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer SSDD v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer SSDD v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer SSDD v2


FTFS v2: Mariah still feels like this multiple times a day. She says that if there was a polish that encompassed her, this is it.
A deep, moody cranberry with a silvery lean leads to a blinding RED. V2 includes a linear holographic finish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer FTFS v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer FTFS v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer FTFS v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer FTFS v2


WTAF v2: Said daily. By Mariah. Cuz WTAF.
A smokey navy with a silvery green shifting to red. V2 includes a linear holographic finish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer WTAF v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer WTAF v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer WTAF v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer WTAF v2 xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer WTAF v2


No More Beer Holding Revisited: If someone says 'Hold My Beer' one more time...This one is Revisited and not a V2 as this release is vastly different.
A dirty army green featuring a strong red pop and a linear holographic.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer No More Beer Holding Revisited xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer No More Beer Holding Revisited xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer No More Beer Holding Revisited xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer No More Beer Holding Revisited xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer No More Beer Holding Revisited


Black Friday Trio: Inspired by Mariah's current hair melt. Cuz why not?

Holiday Hair: A deep royal purple with a red to orange to gold shifting shimmer.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Holiday Hair xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Holiday Hair xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Holiday Hair xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Holiday Hair


Also shown with matte topcoat.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Holiday Hair xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Holiday Hair xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Holiday Hair


Melting Fuchsia: Magenta base; purple to pink and orange shifting shimmer.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Melting Fuchsia xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Melting Fuchsia xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Melting Fuchsia xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Melting Fuchsia


Thanksgiving Vibes: Is it orange? Is it mustard? All I know is that it screams the bottom part of Mariah's hair.
Burnt orange filled with a pink to orange to gold shifting iridescent flake and black to red microflake.

xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Thanksgiving Vibes xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Thanksgiving Vibes xoxoJen's swatch of Great Lakes Lacquer Thanksgiving Vibes


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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Hearts & Promises: Black Friday LEs and Velvet Collection

Hearts & Promises is bringing it with their Black Friday launch!
The sale starts Thursday nov.23 at 10pm eastern through Monday Nov 27 at midnight eastern. They've made it super easy to shop with them: everything in the shop will already be discounted, there is no code. New to the shop are: a limited edition Doorbuster polish ($5), the new Black Velvet quad (buy all four and get a free matte top coat), spend $100 and get free US shipping!

Polishes are shown in two coats over natural nails unless otherwise noted. The formula for each of them was good, no issues to report.

xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Black Friday LEs and Velvet Collection


Black Friday – A bright pink holo base with blue to purple aurora shimmer. Shown in 3 coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Black Friday xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Black Friday xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Black Friday xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Black Friday


Cyber Monday – an iron blue holo base with blue/purple aurora shimmer. Shown in 3 coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Cyber Monday xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Cyber Monday xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Cyber Monday xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Cyber Monday


Doorbuster 2023 – a deep emerald green holo base with blue to purple aurora shimmer. Only 50 bottles available.

xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Doorbuster 2023 xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Doorbuster 2023 xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Doorbuster 2023 xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Doorbuster 2023


Small Business Saturday – a blood orange holo base with blue to purple aurora shimmer. Shown in 3 coats.

xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Small Business Saturday xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Small Business Saturday xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Small Business Saturday xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Small Business Saturday


Black Velvet Quad - Inspired by the November Polish pickup color, this set of four polishes look great matte or glossy. Each polish has a black base and it’s own corresponding micro shimmers and sparklesof gold, pink, green or purple. If you purchase all four, you'll get the matte topcoat for free while supplies last. I used it in the matte swatches here; it's fantastic!

First up in this collection is Gold Velvet

xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Gold Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Gold Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Gold Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Gold Velvet


Green Velvet

xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Green Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Green Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Green Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Green Velvet


Pink Velvet

xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Pink Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Pink Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Pink Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Pink Velvet


Purple Velvet

xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Purple Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Purple Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Purple Velvet xoxoJen's swatch of Hearts & Promises Purple Velvet

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