Hearts & Promises Making Friendship Bracelets

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Today, I have another new-to-me brand from my Pookie's Polish Swap! This is Hearts & Promises Making Friendship Bracelets from the Polish Pick Up March 2024. This is an aqua based polish with aqua glitter & aqua shreds.

Don Deeva Foolish Mortals

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I'm really proud of myself for making a dent in the polish sitting on my desk. Don't mind that I have like 50 more on my desk but still... Today I have Don Deeva Foolish Mortals, another polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap. This was from their Haunted Mansion exclusive. This is a deep burgundy/plum with aqua microflakes. I don't think I've ever seen a polish like this before!

Swamp Gloss Adjust The Sails

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This was from another Pookie's Polish Swap and has been hiding on my desk. This is another new-to-me brand called Swamp Gloss and this is Adjust The Sails. I cannot find anything out about this polish but it's not for sale on their website. This is a blue based jelly with purple and blue shimmer.

Cuticula Sea Glass

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I have another new-to-me brand today! This is Cuticula Sea Glass, from their June 2023 Monthly Subscription. This is a slightly blue base full of small holographic flakies, orange/green/gold large shimmer, and pink, green, orange and purple "glass flakies" and then finished with silver holo flakes. Sea glass indeed!

mooncat Cheshire Cat

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Since I swatched one Cheshire Cat, I thought I'd swatch another! This is mooncat Cheshire Cat, and it's a purple flakie and SURPRISE - is magnetic! I didn't know that when I originally wore this polish so I was shocked when I saw that one another blog. Since I got this as part of my Pookie's Polish Swap, I had no idea, and the label didn't specify magnetic on it.

'Ard As Nails Cheshire Cat

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One of my favorite parts of being in the Pookie's Polish Swap is that I've been introduced to so many new-to-me brands of indie polishes. Today I have 'Ard As Nails from the UK and this is Cheshire Cat, which was part of the BeauTeafully Polished Box for June 2023. This is a purple thermal packed with flakies of all colors.

Rogue Lacquer Candy Cane Lane

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It's Christmas Day! I thought it would be great to share Rogue Lacquer Candy Cane Lane. This is a white crelly with red and silver shredded flakies, white microglitter, and white medium glitter. This was a Mystery Christmas Crelly and I can't find out much about it online.

Zoya Seren

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As you're doing your last minute dashes for Christmas Eve, I have the Zoya Color of the Month for December - Seren. This a beautiful sapphire blue with holographic glitter and shimmering blue micro glitter. Much like some of the others that Zoya has put out but holy cow, this is amazing.

Lumen Nails Let's Squeeze The Juice

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I have another Lῡmen Nails Let's Squeeze The Juice, and from what I can tell, this was a "Beetejuice mystery", and very limited edition. I got it in a swap. This is a unique polish - very 70s to me. It's an orange jelly base with gold-green-pink shimmers.

Beaux Reves Lacquer The Little Prince

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I'm pretty determined to spend my winter break getting all my nail polish off my desk including all the polishes from my Pookie's Polish Swaps. Instagram has stopped showing the hashtag of course, but you can always learn more from following PookieBear0625. Today I have a new to me brand - Beaux Reves Lacquer. I can't find much on the brand other than they are based out of Minnesota. Today I have The Little Prince, which was part of a 4 piece collection. This is an indigo base with gold-green-aqua-violet shifting shimmer.

jen & berries Beady One

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I have another jen & berries polish today from one of my Pookie's Secret Swap partners. This is Beady One and the label says it was from the PGB Star Wars, PGB April 2023. A short search showed that PGB stands for "The Polished Gamers Box" and it looks like it's now out of business, but it was a themed box that went out at least quarterly.

Monarch Lacquer Fish Food

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Today I have yet another new-to-me brand but not entirely. Before she was Monarch Lacquer, she was half of Fair Maiden, a brand I definitely loved. Today I have Fish Food from her Mix-It-Monday series. These are limited run bottles that are made on Monday, named by her followers, and then sold that week (if I understand correctly). This is an interesting pale green crelly with lots of blue shimmer and blue-to-purple flakies.

ILNP Forest Drive

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I just celebrated 15 years of my blog last week. From what I can tell, I am the second longest-running nails-only blog in the United States. Woo! We had family photos this last week and for some reason, I was feeling green. This is ILNP Forest Drive from the Home For the Holidays Collection. It's a deep green with scattered holographic and has a jelly/crelly opacity.

Anchor & Heart You Are Not Alone

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Today I have another Anchor & Heart called You Are Not Alone. This was from a Breast Cancer Awareness Hope Box from 2018. This polish was a dusty pink jelly with rose gold metallic flakes and orange shifting flakes. I do think my bottle has faded from others I've found online. It also may be that the metallic flakes have tainted my bottle a bit.

China Glaze Metropolitan

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Why did I have this beauty locked away? I found this bottle of China Glaze Metropolitan in a box behind my desk so I thought it was time to wear it. This is a deep burgundy red with brown undertones and bronze gold micro-shimmer from the 2005 Urban Chic collection. I also have Rapture and Crystal Ball from this collection. 

illyrian A Dangerous Type

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This is probably one of my favorite polishes that I've gotten in a long time. This is illyrian A Dangerous Type, a Hella Handmade Creations Exclusive from January 2019. This is a light purple crelly with red-green shifting flakies. This polish was inspired by The Craft, which I just watched for the first time ever, and was capped at 300 bottles.

Polished for Days It's all so Magical

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I'm making a dent through the polishes on my desk from my last 3 Pookie's Polish Swap and today I have Polished for Days It's all so Magical. This was from "The Once Upon A Dream" collection from 2022. It's an aqua/teal crelly with gold iridescent and black matte flakies. This polish was inspired by Jasmine from Aladdin.

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Prototype 185

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I decided to grab another polish from my desk from my Pookie's Polish Swaps and today I have Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Prototype 185. This is a blurple base polish with multicolored glitter and blue shimmer. I can't find anything about it online so this might be one of a kind.

Lollipop Posse Lacquer Songs from Sunnyside

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I've gotten to the point where I have a ton of polish on my computer desk again so I'm trying to get through all my Pookie's Polish Swap beauties. Today I have Lollipop Posse Lacquer Songs From Sunnydale which was a Polish Pick Up limited edition polish from August 2018. Little known fact, I was OBSESSED with the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is what this polish is inspired by. This is a mustard yellow jelly with red/orange shimmer and holographic glitter.

Anchor & Heart Kissing at Sunset

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I got this next polish, Anchor & Heart Kissing at Sunset, from my third Pookie's Polish Swap with wild_moon_lacquer. This has been a great way to learn about new indie polishes, share polishes with new homes, and have some fun polish love again. Think sisterhood of the traveling polish. This initially was a 2016 limited edition polish that was originally a peachy orange holo with gold flecks. Unfortunately, my bottle has definitely faded.

The United Colors Project: Colors for Kamala - America The Beautiful

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Tomorrow is a very important day here in the United States - Election Day. Fun fact - I even ran in two local elections (didn't win) and plan on running again in 2028. When The United Colors Project was pitched to me, I was interested in reading their story. 

While I do want to review their polishes separately, as I usually do, I also wanted to do a little nail art (in my own way) for tomorrow using the America The Beautiful collection.

BLUSH Lacquer Gilded Fawn

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From my 4th Pookie's Polish Swap with rachel.lazzeri.nails, today I have BLUSH Lacquer Gilded Fawn. This is from the 2017 Summer Soirée Collection - also known as their One Year Anniversary collection. This color is super unique and you can see a bit in the bottle - there is rose, gold, and green shimmer.

Polish 'M Ripped in Rio de Janeiro

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From my 4th Pookie's Polish Swap with rachel.lazzeri.nails included this beauty by Polish 'M. This was my first from this brand and it's called Ripped in Rio de Janeiro. This is an orange-coral polish with holographic glitter and gold shimmer. This polish was from the Polish Pickup in July 2017 "Cocktails & Mocktails."

Sally Hansen On the Download

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Y'all know that I love the OG Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, but it's been discontinued and that breaks my heart. However, I kept seeing Sally Hansen On the Download in stores with a "HOT" sticker on it so I finally broke down and bought it.

Zoya Viper

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I have my final Zoya Color of the Month from October - Viper. This is a midnight black base with tons and tons of holographic glitter.

Zoya Ashby

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I have another Zoya Color of the Month from September - Ashby. This is a rich burgundy metallic with micro glitter in gold and bronze. Look how well it shows in the bottle.

Zoya Tucker

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I cannot believe how fast this year has passed me by. Today I have the Zoya Color of the Month from August - Tucker. It's a medium cool blue creme that does dry matte.

Lemming Lacquer Just Fear Me, Love Me, Do As I Say

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I am in the middle of my 5th Pookie's Polish Swap and this time I got an amazing package from ForeverLacquered that included this beautiful bottle from Lemming Lacquer named Just Fear Me, Love Me, Do As I Say. The bottle label says it was from Polish Pickup February 2023 which was their Movie Quotes theme. Turns out the bottle name is a line from Labyrinth, which I've never seen. I know - I missed out a lot on movies in my younger years.

Girly Bits Prototype 5179

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I just participated in my 5th Pookie's Polish Swap and had ForeverLacquered as my partner. She sent me an AMAZING box full of 35 polishes including this Girly Bits Prototype 5179. Typically, prototypes are just that - one or two bottles of a color while a maker is fine tuning a polish.

Terrazzo Nails

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Last week, I wanted to try out the JReine VNL Veil polish that I got from my #PookiesPolishSwap with Rachel Lazzeri Nails but I had no idea it was such a nude color! While I was in cvs/pharmacy waiting on medicine, I found this brand Eternal Cosmetics and you KNOW I'm a sucker for black and white dot polish so Black Tie immediately came home with me.

Zoya Loni

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I pulled out the second half of the Summer 2024 Zoya Beachy Brights 2 collection today. This is the full size of the Summer 2023 release Loni and is listed as a bright salmon coral.

Necessary Evil Road Less Traveled

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Last month, I completed my 4th #PookiesPolishSwap on Instagram, and I was partnered with rachel.lazzeri.nails. She hooked me UP with 10 amazing polishes including this beauty from Necessary Evil called Road Less Traveled. The label on the bottom also says "2 yr Birthaversary 2019 OG UP 2-10/20". I hadn't heard much of the brand (in fact, the name of the company isn't on the bottle at all and I had to ask on Instagram who it was!) but OG UP?! Like... original "unicorn pee" which is a shifty green to red pigment that cannot be purchased anymore? Gimme all the polish! 

Zoya Marisol

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Today I have the final polish from the first half of the Summer 2024 Zoya Beachy Brights 2 collection. This blue neon is called Marisol, and it's a sky blue.

Ever After Give My Regards to Broadway

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I really do miss the polish conventions that I used to go to. Today I have Ever After Give My Regards to Broadway, the PolishCon NYC VIP polish which is a mauve holographic polish.

Zoya Cove

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Ready for a lot of blue holo goodness? Today I have Zoya Cove from the Beachy Brights 2 Summer 2024 collection. This is jam packed with holographic blue glitter in a blue tinted base.

Glisten & Glow Veni Vidi Vici

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One more Glisten & Glow polish today from A Box Indied August 2015. This is Veni Vidi Vici which is a raspberry holographic polish.

Zoya Avani

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I don't have a lot of neon greens in my possession but Zoya brought back Avani from the Summer 2023 Beachy Brights collection and made it full size. You may recall that I had application issues with the petite bottle so how does a full size compare?

Painted Polish V-Necks & Vinyl

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Here is another beautiful Painted Polish color called V-Necks & Vinyl. This is a lilac purple polish with loads of holographic glitter.

Zoya Taji

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I was not ready for this yellow creme from the Zoya Beachy Brights 2 Summer 2024 collection. Today I have Taji and it's a pencil wood yellow creme.

KBShimmer Grand Prospect Holo

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My kids all went back to school today (not a year round school) so I'm wearing an amazing KBShimmer blue-purple duochrome holographic glitter polish from PolishCon NYC 2017 Grand Prospect Holo. 

Zoya Bohdi

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I have a beautiful melon neon creme today from the Zoya Beachy Brights 2 Summer 2024 collection. Today is Bohdi.

KBShimmer Teal Another Tail

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Today I have a KBShimmer from Fall 2013 called Teal Another Tail. This is a beautiful dusty teal green with pink shimmer. When Christy made this, she said it reminded her of a mermaid tail.

Zoya Vita

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I cannot believe July is almost over! Today I'm switching over to the Zoya Beachy Brights 2 Summer 2024 collection. Today is Vita, a medium pink packed with holographic glitter.

Beyond The Nail Scattered Holographic

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While I was at Indie Expo Canada, I picked up this bottle of Beyond The Nail Scattered Holographic. This is a topper polish for sure.

cuccio Seriously Celsius

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Today I have the final polish from the cuccio 2019 Heatwave collection with Seriously Celsius, which is a yellow-green creme.

Octopus Party Nail Lacquer The Pleasure Principal

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I'm so glad to be getting through this box of polishes that have been at my desk. The more I've been going through them, the more I'm finding great memories. Today I have Octopus Party Nail Lacquer The Pleasure Principal, which is a blue/purple/teal multichrome.

cuccio Water You Doing?

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Here's the final purple from the cuccio 2019 Heatwave collection with Water You Doing? which is a "plush blue purple creme". I thought the last purple was Barney but this is SUPER Barney.

ellagee Plum GEE-nius

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I'm in a purple mood so today I have ellagee Plum GEE-nius. This is a blackened purple holographic polish.

cuccio Mercury Rising

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I'm going into the purples of the cuccio 2019 Heatwave collection and today is Mercury Rising - a luscious wine grape creme. This is very Barney purple to me.

Girly Bits VIP Polish PolishCon Chicago 2017

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I have another oldie but a goodie. This is Girly Bits VIP Polish PolishCon Chicago 2017. This is a blackened violet with scattered holographic polish.