Glisten & Glow Cocktails Anyone? Collection

Hello my beautiful readers!! Last weekend was cosmoprof north america here in Las Vegas. For the past couple of years, indie makers and bloggers have had unofficial meet ups to get together and network and have a good time. This year, the big event was Cocktails & Colors that was hosted by four amazing ladies. Jill of Glisten & Glow, Sara of Cupcake Polish, Missi of Different Dimension, and Linda of Nail Vinyls. I walked away with lots of goodies from these ladies, as well as many other talented and wonderful ladies, and I can't wait to share them all with you.

Today's post though is all about the wonderful Jill of Glisten & Glow. Jill's new collection that she debuted at Cocktails & Colors was the Cocktails Anyone? Collection, and that is the collection that I have to share with you today. This collection consists of 8 extreme holographic polishes that will blow your holo lovin mind. Jill was sweet enough to give me a code that you can use as well to get 15% off of your entire order which is CPNA2015. This collection will be going up for pre-order Tuesday 7/21 at 7pm EST and will launch on 7/24 also at 7pm EST in the Glisten & Glow shop here. 

I also wanted to do a fun little Q&A session with each of the indies that I'll be featuring on my blog so that both you and I can get to know them a little bit better! Readers, meet Jill of Glisten & Glow.

How did you decide on the name Glisten & Glow?

The name Glisten & Glow came about while I was watching the soap opera the Young & The Restless. My grandmother became blind in her elder years and she had watched the soap since it's start in the early 70's, it was something she didn't need to see to follow along, because she knew most of the voices since the cast hadn't changed much. I would watch it online at night when I came home from college or work or whatever else I was doing in life and then we would talk about the episode the next day together on the phone. It was "our" thing. On Y & R the fictional Abbott family owns a cosmetics company called Jabot and many many years ago they had a product they launched called Glo by Jabot and I loved that, it just went together! So I when starting the Glisten & Glow, I wanted to use the Glow and need something else to match that and be catchy, so I said if you're not glowing, you better be glistening! and then it just fit.

How long have you been in business?

Glisten & Glow was established in March of 2010, with our line of customizable bath and body products. We started distribution of our bath and body products to spas/salons for back bar and retail in 2011. Later in that year we branched out into nail care, Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat, Stuck on Blu! Base coat and distribution of several brands of mainstream polish. In August 2013, I left my full time job in corporate America and ran Glisten & Glow full time. By October of the same year, we moved into a commercial location and several of our nail care and polish are currently being stocked at 27 e-retailers worldwide. Glisten & Glow Nail Lacquer began production in May of 2014.

What is your current best selling product?

Besides Glisten & Glow HK Girl top coat I would say our Nail & Cuticle Balm has been the next best selling item followed closely by CTRL-ALT-DEL our scented and oil infused latex barrier.

What can we expect from Glisten & Glow in the future? 

HOLOS and more HOLOS! look for growth in the colored nail polish area as well as the seasonal fragrances in nail care products!

Besides your brand, what is your favorite indie brand? (polish, body products, or other)

I have so many faves in this business, I love Cupcake Polish, Different Dimension, Nail Vinyls, Elevation Polish, Pahlish, Bliss Polish, Crowstoes, Painted Polish by Lexi. We could go on forever here! 

If you'd like to know even more about Glisten & Glow, Nail It Magazine did a great interview with Jill last year too... you can find that arcticle here.

(Jill's display at Cocktails & Colors)

First up is "Silver Streak", which is a super intense silver/grey holographic polish. I am extremely amazed at how holo all of these polishes are just indoors. When you step outside with these babies though, its a whole new level of holo awesomeness!! Love the intensity! Formula on this was perfect! Glides on super smooth. I used three thin coats plus HK Girl top coat, also by Glisten & Glow for my pictures.

(Indoor Light Box)

(Outdoor Direct Sunlight)

Next up is "Peach Bellini", which is a orange/peach linear holographic polish. This one is also a super holo that you can see the holo indoors and that blows your socks off in the sunlight. Formula is great on this as well. I used three thin coats with HK Girl top coat for my pictures.

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(Outdoor Direct Sunlight)

Next up is "Grape Groove", which is a light lavender linear holographic polish. So freakin pretty!!! These polishes photographed so nicely in my light box! I just can't handle the gorgeousness in each one! Formula was perfect and smooth on this one as well. I used three thin coats with HK Girl top coat for my pictures.

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(Outdoor Direct Sunlight)

Next up is one of my favorites, "Hypnotiq Hurricane", which is a teal linear holographic polish. The mermaid in me is in love with all things teal, add intense holo to that, and you've got me hooked! This polish is perfect! Great formula, gorgeous color, holo to die for! Perfect combo! I used three thin coats with HK Girl top coat for my pictures.

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(Outdoor Direct Sunlight)

Next up is "Blue Hawaiian", which is a light blue linear holographic polish. This polish is super pretty, especially if you are a blue lover! Might I suggest that you need this baby if you are looking for the perfect light blue? I mean, its knock your socks of pretty both indoors and out. Formula was great on this one as well. I used three thin coats with HK Girl top coat for my pictures.

(Indoor Light Box)

(Outdoor Direct Sunlight)

Next up is another favorite of mine from this collection, "Raspberry Margarita", which is a bright beautiful pink linear holographic polish. This was the only one out of the eight that I got away with only two thin coats of. Being a lover of pink as much as I am a lover of teal, I will tell you that you absolutely need this polish in your collection. I loved this one so much that I wore it for an entire day before taking it off to swatch the next polish. With how pigmented this polish is, I was a little concerned that it may stain a little, but I am happy to report that after wearing it all day, I had zero staining at removal! Win! Formula was nice and smooth with this one as well. As stated, I used two thin coats with top coat for my pictures.

(Indoor Light Box)

(Outdoor Direct Sunlight)

Next up is "Midori Sour", which is a chartreuse linear holographic polish. I am in L.O.V.E with this polish! It is just so gorgeous! I don't think I have any chartreuse polishes in my collection, but I can promise you, that if I do, this is my new favorite! I just can't stop staring at my nails with this on. I used three thin coats, but two coats would probably have been okay on this one. I also added HK Girl top coat for my pictures as well.

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(Outdoor Direct Sunlight)

The last polish in this collection is "Tequila Sunrise", which is a red/copper linear holographic polish. This color is not normally a color that I would go for, but I'm pretty sure that I will be wearing this particular polish a lot. Its just that gorgeous. Formula was great on this as well. Three thin coats, but I could have probably gotten away with just two for this one. I again used HK Girl top coat for my pictures below.

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(Outdoor Direct Sunlight)

Well, what are your thoughts on the new Cocktails Anyone? Collection? Are there any that you just cannot wait to have in your hands? Remember, the pre-order for this collection will be Tuesday 7/21 at 7pm EST and they will launch on 7/24 at 7pm EST in the Glisten & Glow shop. Make sure you are following @glistenandglow1 on Instagram for updates on sales and new polishes, as well as more swatches! You can also like their facebook page here to keep up to date as well. I hope you all enjoyed this post as much as I did! Until next time, happy polishing!

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