China Glaze Crystal Ball

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Today is another oldie by China Glaze called Crystal Ball from the 2001 Platinum Series and was re-released in the 2005 Urban Chic. I'm pretty sure this is the 2005 bottle. This is a red polish that originally had micro-holographic glitter but my bottle just has gold shimmer at this point.

China Glaze On The Rocks

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I have another oldie China Glaze today! This is On The Rocks, a sheer seafoam aqua/green nail with aqua micro-shimmer. This was from the 2006 Tequila Toes collection. Talk about a throwback.

China Glaze Nickel Ice

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Here's a real throwback today! I have China Glaze Nickel Ice, a grey iridescent pearl shimmer. The pearl leans pink. This is a pre-2000, original core-line polish. I don't have the exact year it came out but with all the talk about the China Glaze rebrand (I'm writing this prior to the big release news on April 20), I thought it would be fun to revisit my oldies.

essie summit of style

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Sometimes you just need a good gold glitter and that's what essie summit of style is. I got this in my Pookie's Polish swap and it's just been sitting in the box. This is a chunky gold glitter with smaller micro-glitter as well.

All Mixed Up Lacquers Maximum Effort!

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Today I have a 2024-released polish that was inspired by Deadpool. This is All Mixed Up Lacquers Maximum Effort!, and it's a red with peal shimmer. The shimmer really throws me off but it's definitely something unique.

Death Valley Nails Tiny Disco

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I'm back with another Death Valley Nails polish today—this is Tiny Disco, a magenta polish with magnetic scattered holo! It was from their 2023 Valentine's Collection.

Noodles Nail Polish Blue Lagoon

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I love that I keep learning about new indie brands through my Pookie's Polish Swap on Instagram. For some reason, hashtags haven't worked for me, but if you're interested, PookieBear0625 is the group owner. Today I have Noodles Nail Polish Blue Lagoon, a semi-sheer, cyan blue crelly with blue/green/gold shifting flakes, light blue matte glitter, and lime/gold iridescent glitter. This was from the August 2023 For The Love of Polish Box called "Summer Drinks."

Color Club Beyond

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I was rummaging through my Helmers and pulled out Color Club Beyond, a black linear holographic. I don't think I've ever worn this before!

Humble Bee Polish Sage Afterglow

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I grabbed another Humble Bee Polish called Sage Afterglow. This polish was released in the fall of 2024 as part of the Sunset Rainbow collection. It's a lime green with red-to-orange aurora shimmer.

Jessie Monroe Ex For a Reason

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Today, I'm featuring another new brand, Jessie Monroe. This one, Ex For a Reason, has a blue-tinted base with tons of blue glitter. I actually have a pair of sneakers that are this exact shade.

ella + mila me time

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Since I'm in the middle of another Pookie's Polish Swap on Instagram, I realized I needed to get through the rest of my polishes that I've gotten over the last several swaps! I only have 15 after today! I have a lot of cuccio and Zoya to go through so hang on. Today I have ella + mila me time. This was actually from their very first collaboration with lovefreshpaint from Instagram. Her name is Crystal (fitting) and for this polish she said "Because self care is so important, especially for moms, I loved the idea of a shade to signify those little moments where we can steal away to nurture ourselves after nurturing everyone else. This is a dusty purple, a quintessential winter shade." I can definitely say that this is a dusty purple creme.

Patricia Mercy for Dayz

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I found this pastel yellow creme from Patricia by Patricia Yankee called Mercy for Dayz in one of my Helmers, and I didn't even have it in my spreadsheet! Now I need to go through my spreadsheet again and see what I am missing. So, I have now found out that these bottles have been completed discontinued but in May 2022, she changed the branding, packaging and colors. There's a few I have my eyes on.

OPI Significant Other Color

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I am trying to make some room in my Helmers and grabbed OPI Significant Other Color, a pink/lilac pearl with green shimmer. I don't remember when I got this bottle but I had never seen anything like it. It's crazy how many bottles of OPI have and I was super grateful when I used to be on their media list and would get advanced samples.

Zoya Bunny

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Yesterday I got an email that my Zoya Color of the Month was here! I came home to Zoya Bunny, a modern pastel blue creme. This is a perfect spring color but also would be great for wedding season! 

Holo Taco Sunset Simulation

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Today I have another Holo Taco called Sunset Simulation. This is a duochrome rose pink to orange polish that's pretty subtle.

China Glaze Fall From Grace

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If you're an OG to the blog, you know that I was originally addicted to China Glaze and was fortunate enough to receive press samples from them for years. Unfortunately, I haven't seen much of them in the last few years and they haven't put out a collection since Spring 2014. Today I have China Glaze Fall From Grace from the Halloween 2023 "Serpentine" collection. This is a navy jelly with tons of blue and purple sparkles.

OPI Tealing Festive

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Well, I had a devastating nail break this week, so I figured I'd finish all my swap bottles from Pookie's Polish Swap and see how long they grow before my manicure next week. This is OPI Tealing Festive - a medium-dark blue-green metallic.

Different dimension Pier Pressure

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I keep randomly pulling polishes from my Helmer, and today is a throwback to 2016 with Different dimension Pier Pressure. This was from the Pretty Nauti collection and was a silver shimmer base with blue and green glitters and a holographic glitter scattered throughout. It was supposed to look like sea glass, one of my new obsessions.

mooncat Serpent's Tongue

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During one of my Pookie's Polish Swaps, I got this bottle of mooncat Serpent's Tongue. This is a purple polish with holographic sparkle and green shimmer. This polish does dry textured but a good top coat will smooth that out.

Kokie Celestial

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Here's another Kokie polish called Celestial. This is a pink and holographic glitter in a clear base. I've always a fan of polishes like this and have to figure out if I want to use a base color or just go on the bare nail.

Kokie Rock Star

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I grabbed a couple of Kokie polishes from my Helmer - this is Rock Star, a lilac purple with gold shimmer. It's a little thin but super pretty for spring.

Kokie Hotline

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During one of my Pookie's Polish Swaps, I got this bottle of Kokie "Green Polish" called Hotline. This is an orange pearl/metallic polish. I first saw Kokie at Cosmoprof, grabbed a few bottles and was told that it would be in my local cvs/pharmacy soon. I'll be honest, I haven't kept up with the brand but this "green line" says it's 16-free with 83% bio-sourced with clean, plant-based ingredients.

Mythos Lacquer Nemean Lion

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Another new-to-me brand from my Pookie's Polish Swap and today I have Mythos Lacquer Nemean Lion. This is a golden tinted base packed with gold and orange microshreds, black micro flakes and gold glitter.

Zoya Feifei

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As I was making room in my Helmer, I grabbed Zoya Feifei, a metallic blue/grey with green and gold shimmer. I don't even recall how old this is, but it's an older polish for sure.

Zoya Soraya

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I saved the best for last! This is Zoya Soraya from the Beachy Brights 2. A beautiful purple neon creme - this is going in my Helmer 

Zoya Yohanna

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Just two left in the Zoya Beachy Brights 2, and today is Yohana, an ultra-bright pink neon creme. This is so Barbie pink, my camera was having a field day.

Zoya Alora

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I'm on the back half of the Zoya Beachy Brights 2 and today is Alora, which was brought back from the mini version. This is supposed to be a fire engine red with pink undertones but to me, it's much more raspberry.

Zoya Georgie

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I was really curious about today's Zoya Beachy Brights 2 Georgie, because a red jelly holographic polish? Yes please! Zoya doesn't call this a jelly but it behaved like one for me.

Zoya Brinkley

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I'm not sure how I missed that I started the second half of the Beachy Brights 2 and then it got pushed back on my desk. I already reviewed Loni, but I thought I'd go with Brinkley next, an ultra-bright raspberry magenta neon creme.

Digital Nail Sectumsempra

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I really miss Digital Nails. She was based out of Austin and just had some of the best, nerdy polishes. Today I have Sectumsempra, a burgundy leaning oxblood jelly with spectraflair - the original holographic pigment. This was inspired by Severus Snape.

Shimmer Kim

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I pulled another Shimmer polish today - this is Kim, and it's a blue, purple, and silver glitter bomb. My base is tinted blue now but I'm pretty sure it was a clear base originally. I bought this polish because my Mom's name was Kim.

Lime Crime Lavendairy

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Here's the other Lime Crime that was hiding in my Helmer. This is Lavendairy which is a lilac purple creme. This polish also dries matte but top coat brings out the shine.

Lime Crime Once In A Blue Mousse

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Recently I was cleaning my Helmers and I forgot that I really liked Lime Crime Once In A Blue Mousse when it first came out. This is a pale blue creme that dries a bit matte but as always, I like to add top coat.

ellagee Fly Me To The Moon

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I was pulling a random polish out of my Helmer and that's how we have ellagee Fly Me To The Moon polish, from the You're The Top collection. It's a clear base with tons of rainbow holographic and silver glitter.

Lynnderella 12/12/12 Poinsettia Mocktail

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Today is a very sentimental polish for me. Lynnderella 12/12/12 Poinsettia Mocktail was part of her limited edition date polishes but this is a special day for me because that's the day I got married. The original polish was made with red and green holographic glitter with a touch of matte yellow-green neon mini-hexagons in a sheer red base. Now, 13 years later, the green has all faded to gold but I still love it. This polish was created to honor National Poinsettia Day.

Good Knight Polish What's Kraken?

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Another day, another new-to-me brand! This is Good Knight Polish What's Kraken? and it's a green creme with blue shimmer. The formula was super easy to apply.

Humble Bee Polish Fiery Ember

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I have another new-to-me polish from one of my Pookie's Polish Swap from Humble Bee Polish called Fiery Ember. This brand is sold on Etsy and this polish was released in fall 2024 as part of the Sunset Rainbow collection.

ella + mila Heart of Gold

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Today I have ella + mila Heart of Gold from the Birthday collection, which is a true gold microglitter in a clear base. I don't think I have anything quite like this.

Zoya Stassi

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Today I have Zoya Stassi, a grass green shimmer with blue, yellow, and green glitter. I thought this was a great pop of green for today.

Zoya Chelsea

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Zoya has been sprucing up it's color of the month by adding them into quads that work well together. In my March quad was Zoya Chelsea, a powdered blush creme nude. This is such a pale pink - very delicate.

essie bahama mama

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It may be spring but I love a good deep plum and today I have essie bahama mama which is a deep plum creme.

Shimmer Vivian

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I decided to grab another Shimmer polish today. This is Vivian, which is brown-based and has copper, rose, silver, and holographic glitter.

Shimmer Katie

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I didn't realize I had a bunch of Shimmer polishes - but I do! This is Katie, a mix of gray, green, and pink glitters in a clear base.

Glisten & Glow Mall Madness

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Today I have another polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap - this is Glisten & Glow Mall Madness, which is limited edition from the Sparkle & Shine June 2023 box. This is a hot pink jelly with flakies and fuchsia shimmer.

Zoya Cricket

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It's that time again! Time for the Zoya Color of the Month and this month is Cricket, a light clover creme. I was a little surprised that it wasn't a glitter bomb, but I do like a Zoya creme. This was super opaque, not streaky, in just one coat.

BLUSH Lacquers The Turn

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I pulled another oldie but goodie from my Helmer today. This is BLUSH Lacquers The Turn, which was part of the Magician's Trick limited edition trio. It has a plum base with brown shimmer and scattered holo and was from PolishCon 2017.

KBShimmer Navy or Not, Here I Come

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Here is another oldie but goodie from KBShimmer. This is Navy Or Not, Here I Come, from the Road to PolishCon Fall 2017. This is a vibrant blue linear holographic polish with color-shifting flakes.

KBShimmer Claws and Effect

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I also found this polish in my stash, but I forgot I got it in 2015 from the KBShimmer Winter/Holiday collection. Claws and Effect is a dark purple-leaning navy holo polish with blue/pink shifting glass flakes. I originally thought it was a straight holographic purple polish!

KBShimmer Coal In One

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I bought this KBShimmer Coal In One back in December 2015 and then it's sat in my Helmers ever since. When I saw someone was looking to buy it in one of my Facebook Groups, I thought... let me find it and see if I HAVE to have it or if I can sell it to someone who will love it. This is a charcoal grey linear holographic.

Formula X by Sephora Freaky Like Freud

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I was a huge sucker for the Formula X by Sephora polishes but especially Freaky Like Freud because hello holo glitter. Despite the clear base, this polish is packed with holo and the fluffy brush is a dream to work with.