Jior Couture Collab Collection #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou (part 7)

Hi all,

Today I'm going to show you my 7th and last lacquer from the +Jior Couture limited collab collection called #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou.

This True Blood inspired collection is available in store today at noon EST.

The collection features 15 lacquers. Don't forget to have a look at the other 8 as well ;-D

If you haven't been around lately and/or are just tuning in.

You can find more info about this collection and the lacquers here:

- Part 1 (Polish: Blood Bag)

- Part 2 (Polish: Best Believe It's Gonna Be Flamin')

- Part 3 (Polish: Suck Me, Vampire Barbie)

- Part 4 (Polish: Sex On A Throne)

- Part 5 (Polish: Danger Whore)

- Part 6 (Polish: Bon Temps Rousses)

Review

First I want to mention that I'm not just receiving lacquers to swatch, but also ordered lacquers myself from Jior Couture.

Ordering was easy, payment was safe and shipping was fast.

I had some questions about the shipping costs and my Email was answered as soon as she was on. 

I've never had trouble with any lacquers but I'm pretty sure that if you're not satisfied with what you've got, she will immediately contact you and solve the problem.

Another thing I love is the way how you receive your order. Makes you feel like it's your Birthday :D

That being said, it's time to move on to this collection.

I've never seen "True Blood" (SORRY). 

But as a polish freak, do I really care? 

Noooo.

For me it's all about the lacquers anyway.

I do believe that when a collection is specifically based on something, you're might be able to attract non polish freaks that are huge True Blood fans.

For them it becomes a collector's item.

I've seen the whole collection and in my opinion some lacquers are great for Halloween, Fall, Winter, and fun to classy parties.

Some lacquers are textured, matte, shimmery, glittery, jelly, holo, color shifting etc. I think this collection holds something desirable for anyone.

They all applied as what I expect from the polish. For example whem I'm swatching a jelly glitter I don't expect it to be opaque in 1 coat. I expect it to build up in coats and get a 3D effect with the glitters.

Best thing about being a swatcher is that you receive lacquers you would never have chosen yourself. It's no secret that I'm huge holo, multichrome fan.

So, when it comes to spending my money I always tend to buy lacquers like that.

I now was able to swatch some other pretties and well...I wouldn't mind getting them full size :D

I loved all the lacquers but the ones closest to my taste are:

- Blood Bag (gorgeous 3D)

- Danger Whore (rubies)

- Sex On A Throne (unique)

- Twin Hard Ons (perfect for wedding nails)

Thank you so much Sacha for giving me this opportunity!

Twin Hard Ons

Today I bring you Twin Hard Ons.

True Blood quote:

Jason: "Fangs are basically like twin hard-ons."

"Hard-ons for trouble and for feeding on somebody. Not just for talking."

Twin Hard Ons is a shimmery fang white.

The perfect color for Halloween fangs, Winter and weddings.

Coats suggested: 2-3

It applies a bit thicker than a normal creme and drying time is also a bit longer. However I have a simular polish by Catrice (beige white shimmer) and in terms of application and drying time it's the same.

Finish: Semi matte

Pictures of swatches show 2-3 coats and no topcoat.

Picture of nail art shows 2-3 coats with topcoat.

Swatches

Macro shot to have a better look at the shimmer.

I would call it an iridescent shimmer; with the most accent on green.

Picture taken in light box. No flash.

Picture taken in light box. No flash.

Nail art

I've used several True Blood inspirations for the nail art and also used some other lacquers from this collection.

Index: Dripping blood using Blood Bag

Middle: True Blood logo using Danger Whore and Bon Temps Rousses

Ring: Design inspired by a True Blood Lilith pendant necklace using Twin Hard Ons over Sex On A Throne

Pinky: Vampire bite using Danger Whore and Blood Bag

Picture taken in light box with flash.

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Jior Couture Collab Collection #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou (part 6)

Part 6 already, which means I'm going to show you the sixth lacquer from the +Jior Couture limited collab collection called #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou.

This very limited collection, which is inspired by HBO show True Blood, is available in store on September 27th.

For additional info about the collection and other lacquers, please visit part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 and part 5.

Today I bring you Bon Temps Rousses.

Tribute to all the Bon Temps redheads (gingers); Jessica, Arlene, Lisa & Ginger (True Blood).

Bon Temps Rousses has a deep orange base filled with gold micro glitter, making it a very rich color and perfect for Fall.

Coats suggested: 2

Finish: Semi matte.

Pictures of swatches show 2 coats and no topcoat.

Picture of nail art shows 2 coats with topcoat.

Swatches

Macro shot.

Picture taken in light box with flash.

Picture taken outside. Natural lighting and no flash.

Picture taken in light box. No flash.

Nail art

The polish name inspired me to paint a redhead.

I'm not the best in painting portraits so this was a big challenge.

I decided to go for a random redhead vampire as I didn't actually want to paint a redhead from the series.

I made the design with acrylic paints and used Bon Temps Rousses to color her hair.

Hope you like it!

Jior Couture Collab Collection #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou (part 5)

Hi lovely readers.

Only 3 lacquers left to show you from the #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou limited collab collection by +Jior Couture.

Available in store on September 27th.

If you missed previous posts with more info about the collection and the other lacquers.

Just visit part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4.

Next sentences are 18+

Part 5 is all about Danger Whore.

True Blood quote:

Sookie: "There's a town consensus about what kind of girl I am...they call me a danger whore."

Danger Whore has a black base filled with bright red micro glitter.

It's like wearing scattered rubies on your nails.

Coats suggested: 2-3

Finish: Textured due to the large amount of micro glitter.

Topcoating it, gives a smooth finish and enhances the brightness of the micro glitter.

Swatch shows 2-3 coats without topcoat.

Nail art shows 2-3 coats with topcoat.

Swatches

Macro shot.

Like I said: bright as rubies and a large amount of micro glitter.

Picture taken in light box. No flash.

As you may have noticed, I only have one swatch for you.

This because different lighting didn't change the color nor look of the polish.

Personally I love the topcoated version (nail art) best.

Nail art

The following image was the inspiration for my nail art.

Accent nail shows a free hand design using acrylic paint.

Jior Couture Collab Collection #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou (part 4)

We're already at the 4th lacquer from +Jior Couture's limited collab collection called #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou.

For more info about the collection and other lacquers I'm referring to part 1, part 2 and part 3.

As Your (Indie) Maker I Command You collection is available in store on September 27th.

Again, the next sentences are for 18+

Up is Sex On A Throne.

True Blood quote:

Ginger: "Sex sells and Eric Northman is nothing if he is not pure f*cking sex on a throne."

Sex On A Throne is a black base filled with different sizes and shapes opal glitters.

Coats suggested: 3-4 or 1 coat over black undies.

Finish: Matte.

I like the matte version because it's more unique and vampy but with topcoat it's also suited for something more glamorous. Your choice :D

Pictures of swatches show 3-4 coats and no topcoat

Picture of nail art show 3-4 coats with topcoat.

Swatches

Macro shot.

Look at all those colors! LOVE!

Picture taken in light box. No flash.

Picture taken in light box with flash.

Nail art

I tried to make another polish name inspired nail art.

I started with painting THE throne but after finishing it, I was looking at my nails and thought: "No-one is going to see this is a throne."

I removed it and went for the word "Fangtasia". 

Fangtasia is a popular vampire bar on the HBO serie True Blood.

Due to Eric's status among vampires, he has a throne-like seat near the back of the bar where humans may offer themselves to him.

Picture taken outside. No flash.

Jior Couture Collab Collection #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou (part 3)

Today I bring you the third lacquer of the very limited collab collection by +Jior Couture called #asyourindiemakericommandyou.

This collection is available in store on September 27th.

More info about this collection and the other lacquers can be found at part 1 and part 2.

Next sentences are 18+

Today's polish is called Suck Me, Vampire Barbie

True Blood quote:

Pam De Veaufort: "Just because we drank a b*tch together does not make us Oprah and Gayle. Get the f*ck back to work."

Tara Thornton: "Suck me, vampire Barbie!"

Suck Me, Vampire Barbie has a pink base filled with pink, black and holo micro glitter.

Coats suggested: 2-3

Finish: A bit textured.

Pictures of swatches show 3 thin coats and no topcoat.

Pictures of nail art show 3 thin coats + topcoat.

Swatches

Picture taken in light box with flash.

Picture taken in light box. No flash.

I'm not really a "pink" girl, 

It's a color you won't see on my nails that often.

This one is an exception though. 

I like that it is a more rough version with the black micro glitter and soft textured finish.

And of course the holo micro glitter is right up my alley :-D

Nail art

For this nail art I simply used the polish name as my inspiration.

Index: "Suck Me" (Vampire font)

Middle: "Vampire" (Vampire font) and fangs

Ring: Corset inspired design

Pinky: "Barbie" (Barbie logo)

I have 2 pictures of my nail art. Second one shows the nail art best but the color of the polish isn't really representative anymore.

Picture taken in light box. No flash.

Picture taken in light box with flash

Jior Couture Collab Collection #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou (part 2)

Today I bring you the second part (second lacquer) of the limited collab collection by +Jior Couture  #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou.

More info about this collection can be found at part 1.

Available in store on September 27th.

Up is Best Believe It's Gonna Be Flamin'

True Blood quote:

Lafayette: "Save room for dessert. I ain't gonna tell ya'll what it is, but best believe it's gonna be flamin'."

Best Believe It's Gonna Be Flamin' has a dark plum jelly base filled with different sizes and shapes gold holo glitter.

Coats suggested: 3

Pictures show 3 coats + topcoat

Swatches

Picture taken outside with natural light. No flash.

Picture taken in light box with flash.

It was so hard to catch the real beauty of this lacquer on camera. 

The holo glitters are much more visible in real life when light hits them.

And again, the 3D effect of lacquers like these is just amazing! It's like looking at a gorgeous starry night.

Nail art

For the nail art I was inspired by flambe desserts.

I started with applying a black base on the accent nail (China Glaze Liquid Leather).

Then I applied a large blob of UV topcoat on my tip and used a striper brush to drag the topcoat up to 2/3 of the nail (simular to the needle dragging method). 

Of course trying to make some flames like movements.

The base being still wet.

Then I applied another blob of black polish on the tip and did the same thing.

Only the black I dragged less up to the nail to 1/3.

Now, this nail art looked nothing spectacular in real life but next to the UV bulb...

Jior Couture Collab Collection #AsYourIndieMakerICommandYou (part 1)

So sorry for my absence but I've been really busy with the preparations of what I'm going to show you now and the next few days.

A while ago Sacha from +Jior Couture hosted an Instagram give away with the grand prize being the chance to co-create a collection.

So, together with Lelia @grneyegoddess7 (winner) they came up with this fabulous collab collection called As Your Indie Maker, I Command You.

This collection is inspired by the HBO hit show True Blood.

The polish names are based off quotes from their favorite characters on the show.

They even had to scale back on a few because they were a bit too risqué.

But then, True Blood is all about that!

In advance: Some names are more for an adult crowd so if your under 18 just close your eyes for the names because the lacquers are really worth seeing ;-D

This collection features 15 lacquers and it's very limited...quantity will only be about 10 each.

See anything you like?

Don't wait too long!

Available in store on September 27th.

All lacquers are 5 free

I have 7 lacquers (posted from part 1 to part 7) that I'm going to show you from this collection, but look out for the other 8 as well because I've already seen some pretties among them :D

Today I bring you Blood Bag
True Blood quote: 
Jason: "Something funny fanger?"
Eric: "Yes blood bag."

Blood Bag is a red jelly base filled with different sized and shaped glitters.

Coats suggested: 3

Pictures show 3 coats + topcoat

Note: Probably due to travelling and the smaller swatcher bottles the glitters got attached to the sides of the bottle. I had to use a toothpick to get some of it loose and shake the bottle really well. Even then it required some fishing to get the bigger glitters out. I wouldn't go through all this trouble if I wasn't swatching this (and want to show you all the glitters) because eventually you will get that bigger glitters out.

Swatches

Picture taken in light box. No flash.

Picture taken in light box with flash.

Picture taken outside with natural light. No flash.

I really love the 3D effect that this polish gives. 

IMO a perfect polish for Fall, Winter, Halloween or a fun party.

Nail art

Yeah, guess what!

I even made a nail art for each single polish that I've swatched :D

I kept it True Blood themed and even tried to link it to the polish names as well.

With Blood Bag I kept it quite simple using black polish (China Glaze Liquid Leather) to blow splatters on the nails using a cut drinking straw.

My nails ended up looking like marbles and I couldn't stop looking at them.

See you tomorrow for part 2 :D

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Swatches, review and nail art Jior Couture Summer Collection 2014 #JiorNailsAndDrink (part 3)

This is part 3, the last part about #JiorNailsAndDrink which is the summer collection 2014 by +Jior Couture.

Part 1 can be found here.

Part 2 can be found here.

Part 3 is all about Mango Lassi.
Release date: June 28
And of course again inspired by the drink:

Source: http://parulmehra.blogspot.nl/2011/05/mango-lassi.html

Review

This time I start with the review as I think it's important to get my information first before seeing the swatches.

Mango Lassi looks like a very sheer light orange pearly polish with pinkish shimmer in it.

Applied on the nail it's more like a clear polish filled with gold and orange/pinkish shimmer.

This lacquer is meant to be used as a topcoat.

Mango Lassi is a Photochromic topcoat. It changes color/gets darker in sunlight.

I never had any experiences with this and was really looking forward to getting it to work.

I've tried it on many colors but I wasn't really able to see a darker color in the sun.
Just a slight difference appeared when looking at the pictures I took.
I asked Sacha (owner Jior Couture) about it and she said that indeed it just gets a hint darker.
Now, to get it a hint darker it's best to use light colors such as whites, nudes, pastels etc.
But OMG...here comes the best part about this lacquer.
When you apply it on whatever color,
the shimmer hits you right in the face when you're having sunlight.
The shimmer changes color with movements similar to duo chromes & multi chromes.
The LE collection by Picture Polish (Aurora, Gravity etc.) or Color Club's Pearl-Spective work similar but have bigger (and more colors) glitters, shimmers or flakies.
This is more subtle.
The consistency of the polish is like a jelly.
I used 2 coats for my swatches but more coats means more shimmers so perhaps the effect builds up too.
I didn't use a topcoat for the swatches.

Swatches

Really hard to catch the shimmers on camera with a macro shot.

This is Mango Lassi layered over Maybelline 250 Deep Violet.

This is Mango Lassi layered over Color Club-Holy Chic!
Picture taken in the shade.
The shimmers look more like silver shimmers in the shade (or inside the house).

Again Mango Lassi layered over Color Club-Holy Chic!

But this time a picture taken in the sun.

Which brings us to a comparison picture to show the effect of a hint darker (photochromic):

This is Mango Lassi layered over China Glaze-Liquid Leather.

Picture taken in the shade.

Again Mango Lassi layered over China Glaze-Liquid Leather.

Pictures taken in the sun.

I'm not so sure about the photochromic part or what it really stands for...

But this lacquer is worth buying for the shimmers and color shifts.

Nail art

It's so hard as a blogger to find the right way to (indie) brands and being able to swatch/review for them.

But it is what makes this blogging thing more nice.

I want to thank Sacha for giving me this opportunity and as a special thank you I made a Jior Couture nail art inspired by this image:

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Swatches, review and nail art Jior Couture Summer Collection 2014 #JiorNailsAndDrink (part 2)

This is part 2 of #JiorNailsAndDrink which is the Summer Collection 2014 by +Jior Couture.
Release date: June 28

Part 1 can be found here.

Part 2 is all about Raspberry Lemon Slush.
Inspired by the drink:

Source: http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/06/excuse-us-while-we-play-in-the-sprinklers.html

Swatches

Picture taken in the shade

Picture taken in the shade

Picture taken in the shade

Review

This is color I would definitely not have picked out myself (because of personal taste).

I have just a few oranges and reds in my collection but I only use them for nail art.

Raspberry Lemon Slush is a dark orange/reddish color and the closest comparison I can make is with red brick.
Oh, and the drink of course! Isn't it a perfect match?!

The polish applies like a jelly and I used 2-3 coats. You can still see the tipline but I'm not sure if more coats will make a difference.

This dries to a semi matte/suede like finish.

I didn't use a topcoat for the swatches.

This color really grew on me. The more time I had it on the more I liked it!

I'm actually very glad now that I've received this color because it's nothing I have yet.

And best thing about this polish is: it's a glow in the dark as well!

I'm still a bit sceptic when it comes to glow in the dark's as I remember my first experiences with lacquers that claimed to be glow in the dark and didn't glow at all, or the lacquers that you first have to charge under a lamp...

I can tell you...this lacquer doesn't require a lamp and it glows bright!

Nail art

The deep orange color is a very earthy color.

It reminds me of populations that paint their body/faces with earthy pigments.

I then thought of the sun because it's the summer collection and ended up with a sun design that could easily fit within the Tribal Art/Tattoo art.

I used a detail brush and black acrylic.

This picture is taken in the shade and is with topcoat.

The sun design was actually pretty clear in the dark as well but my camera however failed to capture its true beauty :(

Want to know more about the new summer collection and/or +Jior Couture?

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