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.

cuccio Don't Get Tide Down

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Ever have a color that just doesn't want to photograph right? That's today's cuccio Summer 2019 Heatwave polish today with Don't Get Tide Down. This is a "sensual aubergine creme" which is like eggplant purple but it wanted to photograph pink for some reason.

Glisten & Glow Fairy's Tryst

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I have another Glisten & Glow polish today - this is from the Holo Hookup August 2017 box which was a killer box. This is Fairy's Tryst, which is a silver holographic with golden green shimmer.

cuccio Hot Thang!

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Here's another cuccio Summer 2019 Heatwave polish today with Hot Thang! This is a hot pink creme and reminded me of Miami vibes.

Glisten & Glow Kim

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A little change of pace today with the follow up from Glisten & Glow Larry, which was the polish made by Jill in honor of my Dad. Today I have Kim, which was originally a lilac holographic polish but today I realized it's faded to a light denim blue holographic. I actually love this faded look.

cuccio Paradise Found

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I have another from the cuccio Summer 2019 Heatwave collection today with Paradise Found, a melon creme.

All Mixed Up Lacquers Glimmer

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Ever have a polish that you cannot remember where you got it from? That's me today with All Mixed Up Lacquers Glimmer, which is a reflective and holographic polish. This is definitely a topper so I decided to try it over black and white.

cuccio Life's Not Fahrenheit

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Switching gears a little and going back to cuccio with their Summer 2019 Heatwave collection. Today I have a bright cherry red creme called Life's Not Fahrenheit.

Lavish Polish The City of Bright Lights

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I pulled another indie from the box next to my desk, and this was from the PolishCon VIP (LE) 2017. Today I have Lavish Polish The City of Bright Lights, and it's a black buildable polish with holographic glitter.

Zoya Violetta

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Today, I have the final Zoya Spring 2024 Bloom Collection glitter polish called Violetta , and it's a warm violet with holographic aqua and rose gold glitter.

Holo Taco Violet Nightmares

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During one of my Instagram swaps from Pookie's Polish Swap was this bottle of Holo Taco Violet Nightmares. This is a beautiful royal purple holographic polish.

Zoya Rhiannon

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I have another Zoya 2024 Spring Bloom Collection polish today. This is Rhiannon, and it's a vibrant icy blue with holographic, aqua and white microglitter.

ellagee Rainbows All Over Your Blues

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Pulled out another oldie today. This is ellagee Rainbows All Over Your Blues, and it's a navy blue base with scattered holographic flame.

Zoya Hyacinth

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Moving on to the glitters from the Zoya 2024 Spring Bloom Collection, today I have Hyacinth, which is a candy pink with microfine holographic, pink and white glitter. The base is pink tinted but this is generally just a glitter.