KBShimmer Excuse Me, I'm V.I.Purple

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2017 was a big year for me and polishes. I loved going to PolishCon NYC, where I got KBShimmer Excuse Me, I'm V.I.Purple , the exclusive polish offered in the VIP bag. This is a deep purple holographic polish.

Different dimension Bad Buoy

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I had pulled random bottles out of my Helmer to see if I really wanted to keep them or not and today I have Different dimension Bad Buoy. This is from their 2016 Pretty Nauti collection and is a deep navy blue jelly with copper and green shimmer.

China Glaze Silver Lining

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I was obsessed with the Specialty Colors collection that China Glaze came out with back in 2009. Today I have China Glaze Silver Lining, a silver glitter in a clear base. This polish was repromoted in 2013 for the Shades of Gray nail kit.

Atomic Does This Sound Like A Man Who Needs To Be In A Hospital?

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This is my final polish from my August Pookie's Polish Swap. I still have my November and January ones to post but hey, baby steps. This is Atomic Polish Does This Sound Like A Man Who Needs To Be In A Hospital? I think this is the longest polish name I've ever owned. Now, this was from the Hella Handmade Creations July 2023 "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." This is a pale blue base with an aqua to green shimmer shift.

Zoya Yuki

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A pause in my normal blogging schedule to post about the Zoya Color of the Month for January - Yuki. This a tinted white base with opalescent flakes that sparkle. You can wear it alone or over another shade of your choise.

Emily de Molly Relocate

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I'm down to the final few polishes from my 6th Pookie's Polish Swap and I've always wanted to try this next brand, and just never have. This is Emily de Molly Relocate and it's a very simple blue-purple duochrome. 

Pahlish Fright Club

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I have a Pahlish for you today - this is from a Sample Batch and it's called Fright Club. I can't find much out about it online but it's a seafoam green with golden shimmer and holographic shimmer.

Clionadh Cosmetics Strawberry Mojito

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I have yet ANOTHER new-to-me brand today! This is Clionadh Cosmetics Strawberry Mojito, a pink crelly with blue, purple, and green flakies. 

Cadillacquer I Don't Know What To Say

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I'm winding down the rest of my Pookie's Polish Swap and this is Cadillacquer I Don't Know What To Say. This thermal was from 2021 so I do think it's faded since the bottle shots I see online are much more red and my bottle is more pink. It's supposed to be a red to "colorless" thermal but it looks more blue to me in the warm state.

Colores de Carol Red Hot Flannel

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Another new-to-me brand! This is Colores de Carol Red Hot Flannel, a red magnetic polish from the Polish Pick Up for October 2023. Now the original description says it's a deep oxblood with green, gold, copper, purple shift, fairy flakes and multidimensional magnetic effect.

Glam Polish Run The World

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One of my goals for 2025 was to get my Helmers organized by brand and boy, do I have a lot more Glam Polish than I realize. Today I have Run The World which is a limited edition taupe crelly with gold-green shimmer from their Nude Shimmers collection.

Sweet & Sour Lacquer Weeping Woman

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Another new-to-me brand! I'm really enjoying trying all these new brands. This is Sweet & Sour Lacquer Weeping Woman which was from the Polish Pickup November 2023. This polish was inspired by La Llorona and is a smoky iron blue jelly base with red-black multichrome shift and medium particle green shimmer.

Great Lakes Lacquer Meet Me At Shedd

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I mean, if we're going to talk PolishCon Chicago 2017, might as well pull out Great Lakes Lacquer Meet Me At Shedd - the PolishCon exclusive. This is a pale blue with shimmery blue and green multichrome flakes that shift purple. There's also microshimmer in green and blue.

Great Lakes Lacquer Chicago Shenanigans

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I am throwing it back to PolishCon Chicago 2017 today with Great Lakes Lacquer Chicago Shenanigans. I am trying to organize my Helmers, and I have polishes EVERYWHERE. My goal is to have brands together in the same drawer. This is a glowing lilac polish with lots of shifting shimmer, most prominently pink and purple.

Wildflower Lacquer Wild Frenzy

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This is such a classic polish - that plum base with green to blue shimmer... love it. This is Wildflower Lacquer Wild Frenzy, from the Polish Pickup January 2023 Greek Mythology. The inspiration for this was Dionysus, god of wine and fertility.

Ethereal Pink Sugar Heart

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I feel like I have learned about so many indie brands through my Pookie's Polish Swap. Today I have Ethereal Pink Sugar Heart from the In The Name of The Moon, Part 3 collection. This is a sheer hot pink jelly with pink to gold color shifting flakies. These three collections were inspired by Sailor Moon.

Kathleen & Co Lake Superior Sunset

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I can't believe this is my first time wearing a Kathleen & Co polish! Today I have Lake Superior Sunset from the Stardust Shimmer Collaboration from July 2023. This is an aqua holo base with bright orange shifting shimmer. As you will see below, I got a lot of pink in my shimmer. This was another polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap.

Fancy Gloss Mystery Polish October 2023

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I haven't used this brand in a hot minute! This is Fancy Gloss Mystery Polish October 2023, another polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap. This is a pink (warm) to grey (cool) thermal packed with holographic sparkle and red flakies. I actually didn't know this was a thermal until I put it on! Surprise!

Holo Taco Box Office Bomb

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It's another Pookie's Polish Swap! This is Holo Taco Box Office Bomb. This is a matte orange holographic polish. This was a limited edition polish available during their 4th Anniversary.

Polished for Days Evening Flurries

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I have a really pretty polish today... I am so close to getting through all my Pookie's Polish Swap polishes (only 31 left) and today is Polished for Days Evening Flurries. This is from the For The Love of Polish Box in January 2023. It's a smoky grey base with blue and purple iridescent shifting micro flakies and multiple sizes of holographic flakes.

Bee's Knees Lacquer Daydreams

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This was an interesting polish today from my Pookie's Polish Swap... Today I have Bees Knees Lacquer Daydream, which is a dark burgundy with blue to purple shimmer and there's silver light reflective glitter. You can see the glitter in the bottle shot up there.

Cupcake Polish Mom Jeans

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I am still working through my Pookie Polish Swap polishes and today is Cupcake Polish Mom Jeans from the October 2023 PPU. This is a purple-blue shimmer in a darkened base.

Great Lakes Lacquer You're Welcome

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I'm not the biggest fan of yellows but check out this lovely polish from Great Lakes Lacquer called You're Welcome - a yellow creme with lots of pink shimmer. This is from their Beyond The Reef collection.

Daveen 1967

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It's another new-to-me brand today! This is Daveen 1967, which looks like it came out in September 2023. It's a sheer base with a mix of orange and pink shimmer.

Sassy Cats Lacquer Go luck yourself

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There's something about green grass polishes that I love and hate at the same time. I love how they stand out, but I'm always worried if they will stain because of their pigment. Today, I have Sassy Cats Lacquer. Go luck yourself from one of my Pookie's Polish Swaps. I literally cannot find anything out about this polish online, but it's a green crelly with lots of glitter in green, black, and yellow.

ORLY Gilded Dune

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So I've been out of the mainstream game for a hot minute but when I got this bottle of ORLY Gilded Dune from the Terra Nova collection in my Pookie's Polish Swap... whew, what's happening out there? This mustard yellow has a light green shimmer at extreme angles. Quite unique.

Painted Polish I Loaf You

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I'm still (yes still) going through all my Pookie's Polish Swap polishes and today I have Painted Polish I Loaf You from the 2023 Food For Love collection. Now stay with me... the bottle description is "bright pink holographic microglitters and crushed gold metallic flakes in a hot coral jelly base." 

Painted Polish Let's Get Buzzed

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I'm still going through all my Pookie's Polish Swap polishes and today I have Painted Polish Let's Get Buzzed from the 2021 Keep Calm & Brew On collection. This is a medium brown (leans orange to me) base with tons of gold holographic glitter. 

Don Deeva Unlabeled Mystery 2020

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Today I have Don Deeva Unlabeled Mystery 2020, another polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap. I think this may have been a one-off with the handmade label on the side and this is their older style bottle label. This is a deep plum, almost brown polish with lots of holographic glitter.

Glisten & Glow Bing Bong Bing Bong

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Today, I have a Glisten & Glow polish from PPU for February 2023. This is Bing Bong Bing Bong, a reference to the Disney movie Inside Out. This is definitely a kitchen sink polish to me with a grape jelly base, iridescent color shifting flakes, holo flakes, and then purple and pink glitter in different sizes. Whew.

Zoya Wilson

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I was going through my desk and saw I never wrote about the Zoya November color of the month Wilson. This is a blackberry purple with holographic glitter and shimmering rose gold micro glitter.