New Girl On The Block - JK Customs!

Helllooooooo my loves!

I am so excited to show you a trio of brand new beauties from a brand new indie - JK Customs!

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Anyway, Jen Koontz of JK Customs has been making polish for herself and friends since last year, but just recently made the jump into the indie market when her custom creations took off! Her debut line includes 5 polishes: Tears of Gaia, Beg For Mercy, Vernal Equinox, Ice Queen and my personal favorite, Cupid's Eros!

Disclaimer: Some of the products in this review were sent to me for an honest review. 

Up first we have Ice Queen. Ice Queen is a gorgeous icy glitter topper with lilac (light purple) hexes, and a mix of blue iridescent and holo hexes and squares in a clear base. I couldn't decide how I liked it better so I'm including a couple options. This is 2 coats of Ice Queen over China Glaze 'Aquadelic'.

Here's another shot of 2 coats of Ice Queen over Sinful Colors 'Ciao Bella'.

Next is Vernal Equinox. Vernal Equinox is another word for Spring Equinox and this polish definitely conjures thoughts of spring. A mix of yellow, aqua and white glitters are suspended in a clear base with pastel purple stars. This would be a great polish for Easter! Here is 2 coats of Vernal Equinox over Sinful Colors '24/7'. This one does require a little bit of dabbing to get good coverage.

Last but not least is my personal favorite of JK Customs debut line; Cupid's Eros. Cupids Eros is a gorgeous blend of PINK glitters in a clear base. Seriously, its pink glitter overload and I loves it. LOL This is 2 coats of Cupids Eros over Sinful Colors 'Cotton Candy'. I LOVE the glitz of this one!

JK Custom polishes are available on her Facebook page, and in her brand spankin' new storenvy shop which is still somewhat under construction. Polishes retail for $7 each and the price includes shipping - how cool is that? You can also enter to win a full sized bottle of Tears of Gaia in my birthdanniversary giveaway going on now!

So what do you think? Any must haves for you?

**Authors note: I really just had to add this for myself. The world lost a wonderful, promising young actor this weekend. Cory Monteith, better known as Finn from the Fox hit 'Glee' passed away in his hotel room in Vancouver. I feel a little silly admitting that the passing of this stranger has affected me, but I am a HUGE Gleek so this one kinda hit me hard. Sad. Sending thoughts and love to his family and friends who are certainly devastated by this tragic news.**

It's My Birthdanniversary Celebration!

And you're invited!! HOLLER!!

Okay i'll admit it... I love my birthday! Maybe it's my 'only child syndrome' rearing its spoiled little head, but I stretch this shit out for at least a week. Ask Mr. Fox Claws, it goes like this...
Me: "Honey...can we go to dinner for my birthday?"
Him: "Your birthday isn't for 3 more days..."
Me: "I know but...early birthday present?"
Him: "But...we went to dinner LAST night for your birhday..."
Me: "I know but..doesn't soup, salad and bread sticks from The OG sound delicious? And its like, almost my birthday!"
(P.s. If you get 'The OG' reference you're awesome! Fist bump to my fellow lady clones out there! Now I'm done...hehehe)

LOL Ah well...we only get one birthday a year so I'm going to make the most of it ;) Besides, this one is a good one...this is the first year I will turn 29 - next year I will also turn 29 - and I will continue to turn 29 until I actually feel 30! I will wear glitter and I will not bow down to crows feet or laugh lines. SO THERE!

Anywho, the end of June/beginning of July also marks my 1 year blogaversary, and Mr. Fox Claws and I's anniversary so we're making quite a big deal about it in this household! AND AND AND some of my favorite lacquer lovin' ladies have come out to help celebrate with a (quite spectacular if I do say so myself) awesome giveaway.

Here's the treasure map....

From Fox Claws:
- Little Princess rack in black, white or pink - You choose!
- MY favorite accessory at the moment - an iridescent crystal heart necklace - I bought an extra one just for this giveaway!
- Elf Concealer brush aka awesome nail clean up brush - My Favorite!
- Nail Art Goodies - Stickers, Nail Wraps etc.
- Ulta Goddess
- Ulta Purple Haze

From Too Cuteicle:
- An unreleased pink holo inspired by Fox Claws called 'Foxy'!

From Polish Sickness:
- Nabi Holographic Polish in Red
- Sally Hansen Prisms in South Sea Pearl
- 4pk of Striping Tape

From Different Dimension:
- Random surprise pack of pretties!

From JK Customs:
- Full size bottle of Tears of Gaia
- Nail Wraps
- Nail Art Glitter

From Mentality Nail Polish:
- $25 Gift Certificate to their online store!

From Happy Hellionz:
- A surprise Hellion!

From Chiraltiy Nail Polish:
- Full Size bottle of Convergence

From Northern Star Polish:
- Full Size bottles of Aquadellic, Knock 'Em Red, and At First Blush

For the Canadian ladies and gents only...
From Girly Bits Cosmetics:
- $30 Gift Certificate to Girly Bits!

For the European ladies and gents only...
From An Irish Nail Polish Addict:
- 4 surprise Catrice polishes

ON TO THE GIVEAWAY!!!

Prize Pack #1

(Above)

- Fox Claws Princess Rack
(Rack ONLY - Rack contents are NOT included)

- A HUGE bubble bottle of Too Cute-icle 'Foxy'

- Ulta Goddess

- Ulta Purple Haze

- Northern Star Polish 'Aquadellic'

- Nail Art Goodies

- Elf Brush

Prize Pack #2

(Above)

- Crystal Heart Necklace

- Different Dimension Polish Pack

- JK Customs FS Tears Of Gaia

- Northern Star Polish 'Knock 'Em Red'

- Nail Wraps

- Nail Art Glitter

Prize Pack #3

(Above)

- Surprise Hellion from Happy Hellionz!

- $25 Mentality Gift Certificate

- Chirality 'Convergence'

- Northern Star Polish 'At First Blush'

- Nabi Holographic Polish in Red

- Sally Hansen Prisms in South Sea Pearl

- 4pk of Striping Tape

Prize Pack #4 - Europe Only

4 Catrice Polishes

Prize Pack #5 - Canada Only
$30 Gift Certificate to GIRLY BITS!

Important Giveaway Info! (Please read me!)

- There will be 5 winners -  3 from the US, 1 from Canada, 1 from Europe

- Giveaway will run from 7/3 until midnight on 7/21 (CDT). Winners will be chosen and e-mailed around 7/22-7/23.

- Entries will be verified! Cheating will result in complete disqualification.

- Winners have 24 hours to respond to e-mail notification before a new winner is chosen.

- Some prizes were purchased by me, some were generously donated - Don't forget to thank all of the wonderful ladies who were kind enough to donate to this giveaway! Additionally, portions of the prize packs may be shipped directly from their source and may arrive separately.

- Prize Packs #1-3 are for US Fans only.

- Prize Pack #4 is for European Fans only.

- Prize Pack #5 is for Canadian Fans only.

- Winners information (e-mail/address/name) may be shared with one or more entities who have donated to this giveaway in the event that they need additional information from you, but will not be used for marketing purposes. 

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Mentality - Welcome to the Dark Side...Holos

Happy Blogaversary to meeee!! One year ago today, Fox Claws was born! This has been a crazy awesome year and I wouldn't change a thing! I want to thank you guys for encouraging me, commenting on posts, checking out my Book Of The Face, and supporting our Etsy store. I love you all!

Tonight I've got the stunningly gorgeous (and ridiculously affordable) Dark Side Holos from Mentality Nail Polish! These beauties are 3 free, fully opaque in 2-3 coats, and dry to a soft satiny finish on their own, or a beautiful high gloss one with a top coat. I was super impressed by the formula! Go commando with this one ladies - No undies necessary! The formula is thin enough to achieve a nice, even finish, and thick enough that it sticks to the nail and doesn't run down into your cuticles. These photos were taken with very little clean up because, well, I didn't need to clean up! Superb! Also! I hear that they stamp beautifully, and I can't wait to put them to the test! If you've used the Dark Side Holos with your stamping plates let me know in the comments :)

Disclaimer: This polish was sent to me for an honest review. 

Alright, alright, enough chatter! On to the f0t0z!

First up is VAMP! Vamp is a very, very dark - almost black - deep blue holo with tiny purple flecks. This is 2 coats of Vamp with one coat of SV.

Vamp - Micro Bottle Shot

Next up is one of my new personal favorite polishes ever, SIREN. Siren is a rich burgundy-red-purple holo with little purple flecks throughout. I really loved this color and wore it for a few days with zero wear. This is 2 coats of Siren and 1 coat of SV.

Siren - Micro Bottle Shot

Last but not least we have MINX. Minx is described as a blackened green holo with purple flecks. While it threw kind of 'black' in my photos, the green tinge was more obvious in person. This is 2 coats + 1 coat of top coat.

Minx - Micro Bottle Shot

So what do you think? I was thoroughly impressed by the coverage and formula of these pretties and the holo was gorgeous in the sun! If you've never checked out Mentality before, The Dark Side holos are a solid place to start and you will not be disappointed.

You can find Mentality on Facebook, or on Big Cartel. The Dark Side Holos are $7 each (SHIPPING INCLUDED!), or $18 for a full size trio set. And heads up international ladies! Mentality will begin shipping internationally soon!  AND if you act fast you can use SALE25 to score 25% off of your order until July 1!

WHEW that was a lot of awesome! Switching gears for a second! As I stated before, today is my 1 year blogaversary and in July I turn 29 for the first time (LOL) so my polish making and loving friends and I are going to be celebrating with a faaab giveaway starting July 1st so keep your eyes peeled for that. One of the requirements will be following this blog with GFC or Bloglovin' so if you want to get that step out of the way NOW it will save your some time later ;) I can't wait to give some stuff away! WOO!! And check out Mentality!

Anyway, if you're still with me, thanks :) Happy Hump Day! #DFTBA!

Model City Polish - Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

Happy Friday!!! Hope ya'll have some awesome weekend plans!

I woke up to a lightning strike so close the house that I heard the static crack and thunder at the same time. It was awesome! Yay thunderstorms!

Today I've got a fun, black jelly for you guys! 'Wanna Be Your Boyfriend' is one of 3 Ramones inspired polishes from Model City Polish! Wanna Be Your Boyfriend is a squishy, black jelly packed with bright teal circles (DOTS!) and small holographic teal glitters. One of the things I was really pleased about was how flat these glitters laid on the nail. I also didn't have to, as my good friend Jennifer at JK Customs would say, 'grab my fishing pole' to get the glitters out - no fishing or dabbing necessary. I also didn't feel like I needed a TON of top coat to smooth it out, it did a nice job on its own. I consider layering this over black but decided against it at the last minute and applied it 'commando style'. This is 3 coats of Wanna Be Your Boyfriend over a clear base coat.

You can snag a full size bottle of 'Wanna Be Your Boyfriend' in Model City Polish's Etsy shop for $8. You can also check out Nina's other gorgeous creations on the Model City Polish Facebook page, and her blog.

Too Cute-icle Summer Fun Essentials Collection! Part 1

If you follow me on Facebook you're probably eagerly anticipating this post...at least I hope you are! I posted a teaser shot of the new Summer Fun Essentials collection from Too Cute-icle that went on sale today in her NEW Big Cartel shop!

This is going to be pretty picture heavy so I'm going to break it into 2 parts. For reference, part one will have Bikini, Lifeguard, Hot Shades and Flippy Floppies. Part 2 will have SPF, Cut Offs, and Beach Blanket.

Each of these 3-Free polishes were swatched over a plain nude polish and would probably do best with a good pair of "undies". Although I was able to achieve full opaqueness with Bikini, Lifeguard, Cut Offs and Beach Blanket, I felt like they looked best (and you use a lot less LOL!) with a neutral underneath. Of course, these were sent to me for an honest review. Click each photo to enlarge!

So without further ado...

First up is Bikini! Bikini is a gorgeous, slightly rosy pink linear holo. This is 2 coats over nude.

Next up is Lifeguard. Lifeguard is a bright red (could throw kind of raspberry pinky-red in some lighting) linear holo. Jess suggests you wear a good base coat since red polishes can occasionally stain. I wore mine for a day and didn't notice any staining that didn't come right off with polish remover. This is one of my favs, the sparkle in it s gorgeous in the sun light. This was Mr. Fox's favorite on me.

Next we have Hot Shades! Hot Shades is a bright orange (not neon, just bright) linear holo. This was probably my least favorite but only because I don't do oranges much. Its really pretty and the sparkle and shine in the sun was gorgeous.

And last but not least for this post is Flippy Floppies! Probably my favorite name of the bunch. I mean, come on, if someone asks what you're wearing you can not say 'Flippy Floppies' without smiling. However I'm probably biased since I named this one...LOL! Flippy Floppies is a gorgeous banana yellow. It is technically a linear holo but the polish is so bright in itself that it drowns out the rainbow effect a bit. Still, its there in the sun and its gorgeous. Again, the shine and the sparkle is crazy -- its perfect for summer -- and I will definitely be wearing this one again! (Definitely click to enlarge these)

These pretties are available now HERE, $10 for a full size, $5 for a mini. They are GORGEOUS! Imagine the rainbow gradients you can do with these babies! You can also find Too Cute-icle on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Want to see more gorgeous shots? Check out Pinked Polish's review of this collection here!

CLICK HERE FOR PART 2!