Sally Hansen Peach Buzz

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I still have a couple of dozen polishes from Sally Hansen here and I'm in love with the Insta-Dri formula so today I grabbed Peach Buzz from my box. This is a peachy polish with golden shimmer. 

Dare to Wear Lunar Love

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I've had this polish just sitting on my desk for awhile. This is Dare to Wear Lunar Love, a rose gold and yellow glitter from the Moon Goddess collection.

Sally Hansen Va-Va Violet

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So I have a new person to give some of my purge polishes too and so I'm trying to really push through and get my polish under control. Today I'm wearing Sally Hansen Va-Va Violet, a red based purple creme.

Dare to Wear Honeybuns

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Time for some mannequin hands with today's polish. This is Dare to Wear Honeybuns, a beige creme nude from the Fall 2017 Exposed collection.

Jessica Royal Red

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I love a classic red and today I have a mini bottle from Jessica called Royal Red that I got from a swag bag. Jessica always has a great display at Cosmoprof North America with a gorgeous nail polish bottle chandelier that I think everyone needs in their life.

Pretty & Polished Navy Pier

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Continuing to pull through the PolishCon Chicago 2016 box that I had by my desk and today is Pretty & Polished Navy Pier. The bottle shows a deep inky blue with gold and orange glitters and it also has some sprinkles of rainbow holographic reflective glitter in it too.

Lou It Yourself You Get A Polish!!

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I feel like I'm starting to see a small light at the end of the tunnel of my polish. It's a good feeling because I like just having polish that I want around. Today I picked up Lou It Yourself You Get A Polish!! from the PolishCon 2016 VIP bag. Now, the brand has since rebranded to Bluebird Lacquer so this polish is definitely a relic. This is a medium blue polish with scattered holo and blue shimmer.

Sally Hansen Silver Stallion

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I feel like I'm barely making a dent in my box of polish but today I grabbed Sally Hansen Silver Stallion, a silver metallic. I'm getting major E.T./Katy Perry vibes.

Sally Hansen Heather Hustle

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After using Thyme is Money the other day, I figured I wanted to try more of the Insta-Dri polishes that I had here. (Literally, more than a dozen - don't judge.) Because I had so many, I had to just close my eyes and blindly pick and I ended up with Heather Hustle, a lavender creme.

Julep Zara

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Julep just recently stopped their monthly boxes, something I had been a subscriber since the very beginning. Granted, I've skipped a lot of boxes but one of the boxes that I got included Zara, a sheer grey holo that's very subtle.

Sally Hansen Thyme is Money

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Sally Hansen has always been a great mainstream brand to start a polish addiction with. They have a wide range of lines including today's Insta-Dri collection. Today's polish is Thyme is Money, a green toned grey creme.

Dare to Wear Laced Up

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So I was cleaning up my desk and found a box of nail polish that I had forgotten about. Inside were a bunch of polishes from the past couple of years and I am determined to pair down so today I have Dare to Wear Laced Up, a pink creme nude from the Fall 2017 Exposed collection.

Lollipop Posse Lacquer This Fruit Was Bruised

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I typically don't care for mini bottles of polish but when this bottle of Lollipop Posse Lacquer was in my VIP bag from PolishCon Chicago 2016, I had to make an exception. This Fruit Was Bruised is from the Summer 2015 Midsummer Midnights collection and it's a deep purple/burgundy holo.

Ever After Millennium Park

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It's crazy when I think about how much nail polish I have sitting around my house that's never been tried on. One of those is Ever After from the VIP bag at PolishCon Chicago 2016 called Millennium Park. It's a lavender a light linear holo and fuchsia flakes. Additionally, my bottle has UBS (ugly bottle syndrome) where there's a white pigment that has settled into the bottom of the bottle. This doesn't affect the formula or application of the polish.

Cupcake Polish The Bean

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You know the phrase "Don't judge a book by its cover"? Well this is very much a don't judge a polish by it's bottle in the shade situation. When I got my VIP polish from Cupcake Polish in PolishCon Chicago 2016, I was not loving the silver shimmer but then I saw this polish under flash and WHOA.

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Buried Secrets

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One of my favorite things about PolishCon is learning about the new-to-me brands like today's Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. This is Buried Secrets, which is a dark blue shimmer and was in the VIP bag of PolishCon Chicago 2016.

Darling Diva Qilin

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I decided to go another week of indies on the blog because frankly, I have a lot of them that I've never worn. Today I pulled out Darling Diva Qilin which was a event exclusive at PolishCon Chicago 2016.

Different dimension Don't Be The Santa Of Everything

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I'm continuing through my boxes upon boxes of polish and today I pulled out an oldie from 2013. This is Different Dimension Don't Be The Santa Of Everything, which is a glitter bomb of red, green, and silver round glitters in a clear base from the Happy Holly Days collection.

Starrily Mint to Be

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Awhile back, I won a free bottle of Mint to Be from Starrily. This mint green polish has holographic rainbow glitter in it. This polish was a collaboration with Nails By Miri.

Top Shelf Lacquer Moonlight Margarita

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Reaching into my PolishCon Chicago 2016 box again and this time I pulled out Top Shelf Lacquer Moonlight Margarita. This polish is from the Margarita Time collection. The base grape purple and then there's a scattered holo within.

colors by llarowe Navy Pier

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This weekend I'm headed to PolishCon NOLA and I'm so excited. Not only am I getting to be around all my polish friends, but I get to hang out with a coworker who I haven't seen in almost 3 years too! (We work for the same company but in different states.) In slight celebration, I grabbed a colors by llarowe polish today from PolishCon Chicago 2016. This is a purple/blue duochrome with scattered holo. Up top with just the polish, the purple is shining through but what happens when I put it on and have my hand in the photo?

KBShimmer Hashtag You're It!

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I can't believe it's already April! This year is definitely going by fast but I feel like I say that every year. I'm trying to balance my blog out with indies and mainstream again especially as I go through and purge my polishes so today I have KBShimmer Hashtag You're It! from the Summer 2017 Summer Vacation Collection. This is a grape purple polish with holo glow flakes (silver?) that has a duochrome that looks sometimes more red, sometimes more blue. Mind blown yet?