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Sunday, September 23, 2012

XOXO Nails

I never know how Monday is going to go so I'm going to take this opportunity tonight with a quiet house to show you a new-to-me indie polish maker! XOXO Nails. I received 4 polishes to swatch and review yesterday and they looked so pretty I decided to try them out right away.

After the clean up.

THIS is what happens in the mail sometimes.






Everything was packaged nicely so there was no spillage on any of the other bottles, thankfully!





So please excuse the bottle shots photo - they would have been so pretty all lined up in their fancy bottles. The good thing though - now I'm sure she uses stainless steel balls!


So let's start with my favorite of the four - the broken one. Coffee Date is a sheer nude-tinted base with small matte brown hex glitters and matte brown and copper microglitters. I've layered it over Kiko 399 - the new taupe holo. No issues with application, though it's a bit on the thin side and does need to be dabbed rather than brushed on. One coat of Poshe made it totally smooth.


XOXO Nails Coffee Date

XOXO Nails Coffee Date

XOXO Nails Coffee Date

XOXO Nails Coffee Date

XOXO Nails Coffee Date

XOXO Nails Coffee Date

XOXO Nails Coffee Date

XOXO Nails Coffee Date


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Next up, Love Potion. Love Potion is a clear base with various sizes of black and red glitter pieces. I layered 2 coats of this one over Kiko 400 - the new grey holo and used one coat of Poshe to finish it off, although on this one I would recommend 2 coats or maybe one coat of Gelous for a smooth-to-the-touch feel. I used the dabbing method with this one as well to get the glitter pieces all over the nail. No issues - no curling glitters.



XOXO Nails Love Potion

XOXO Nails Love Potion

XOXO Nails Love Potion

XOXO Nails Love Potion

XOXO Nails Love Potion

XOXO Nails Love Potion

XOXO Nails Love Potion


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Next we have Lucky Pink. Lucky Pink is a clear base with pink shimmer, pink microglitter, various sizes and shapes of metallic glitter and matte black and white glitter. I used two coats, the second one mainly dabbing to get a good coverage of glitter pieces, over Kiko  402 - the new hot pink holo. No issues to report. I used one coat of Poshe but this one could probably use a coat of Gelous first to smooth everything to the touch. None of the glitters were curling - everything laid perfectly flat on the nail.



XOXO Nails Lucky Pink

XOXO Nails Lucky Pink

XOXO Nails Lucky Pink

XOXO Nails Lucky Pink

XOXO Nails Lucky Pink

XOXO Nails Lucky Pink
XOXO Nails Lucky Pink



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And finally we have Candy Girl. Candy Girl is a milky white base with various shapes and sizes of multi-colored matte glitter pieces. The name is perfect because it does remind me of candy. This one is also a thin base and is sheer so it will need to be layered over a white polish, which I've done here. I used two coats, brushed on not dabbed and one coat of Poshe to finish it off. No issues to report. Everything laid down nicely.



XOXO Nails Candy Girl

XOXO Nails Candy Girl

XOXO Nails Candy Girl

XOXO Nails Candy Girl

XOXO Nails Candy Girl

XOXO Nails Candy Girl

XOXO Nails Candy Girl

XOXO Nails Candy Girl

So what do you think of these? Do you have a favorite? Mine is Coffee Date.

XOXO Nails is available in her Etsy shop here and retail for $9 for the full sized bottles. You can also follow them on Facebook for updates, swatches and other information. She also has a Halloween Collection that's available now.


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17 comments :

  1. I love Coffee Date and Candy Girl the most! Great swatches!

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  2. I like the red and black one best.
    How did you manage to scoop the remains of the broken bottle's content into the Poshe bottle?

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    1. When I opened it only the top fo the glass was broken - the neck part. When I started to pour it into the other bottle the whole thing broke onto the piece of paper I was working over. So I just made a funnel with it before it soaked in and poured it in. I can't believe how much of it I was able to save.

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  3. Awesome save! Its always nice to have an empty polish bottle for this reason alone. Im in love with coffee date!!!

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  4. My favorite is Candy Girl but on you they all look awesome...
    Sorry about the mess but I really love the expression "more better now"... I think i will steal that ;-))

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  5. I can't pick a fave, they all have something I absolutely love :D I guess that's a good thing! And it's amazing how much of the broken polish you saved!

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  6. Im so happy you were able to save the coffee date! its so sad when one breaks! =/
    that one is without a doubt my favorite!
    gorgeous!
    First time I see this ones!! xD

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  7. Oooo I love Candy Girl! I love those polishes that look like jawbreakers. Coffee date is super pretty, too! Nice job saving it! :)

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  8. These are all great, I can't choose a favorite!

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  9. Coffee date is amazing!! But i think candy girl is my favorite!!! Great post!

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  10. WOW. I just looked at the shop on etsy. .. all of her polishes are gorgeous. I've just bookmarked the shop :-) Thanks for your review :-)

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  11. Love Candy Girl - but then this look is getting to the same level that Deb. Lippmann's Happy Birthday was - everyone has their take on it. But since I don't own one of them yet I still love looking at them all! I have frankened a few of my own but none came out that good (yet).

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  12. I like Lucky Pink and Candy Girl. I'm such a girly girl haha

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  13. They're all very pretty, but I like Coffee Date the best... it reminds me of chocolate chip cookies!! :D

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