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.

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! 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Scrangie

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Today I have Rescue Beauty Lounge Scrangie, which was from the original Blogger Collection by Rescue Beauty Lounge back in the day. It was released in July 2009, and I quickly bought it because the Scrangie blog was one of my gateways into nail polish blogging. The blog ended in 2014, but the blogger is now known as Sam and uses he/him pronouns. Additionally, my polish has sadly faded.

China Glaze Capacity To See Beyond

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Today I have a throwback from 2014. This is China Glaze Capacity To See Beyond from the Limited Edition "The Giver" collection. This 12 piece collection was released in tandem with the book-turned-movie "The Giver" featuring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep. I didn't read the book or watch the movie but after reading a little about it, I think I'd at least catch it on Netflix one day. This is a sky blue creme.

ella + mila one way ticket

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Today I have ella + mila one way ticket from the Elite collection, which is listed as a summertime teal matte. I think maybe my bottle has faded, which happens sometimes with neon teals.

Zoya Ono

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I'm jumping back to the February Color of the Month, Kismet. This is Ono, and it's a dark berry magenta creme with a tiny hit of berry undertone. I feel like this is more fall than spring.

Zoya Maxine

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I'm jumping back to the February Color of the Month, Kismet. This is Maxine, and it's a rich red creme with a tiny hit of berry undertone. It reminds me of a raspberry almost. This is such a bold creme.

Zoya Abby

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This is the last creme from the trio from the January Color of the Month, Yuki. This is Abby, and it's a light lavender creme. I really love this color and it reminds me of the purple I wore for my wedding.

Zoya Emerson

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I have another Zoya creme from the trio from the January Color of the Month, Yuki. This is Emerson, and it's a pale blue creme. To me, this is the perfect wedding color.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Drifter

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I think this is my final Rescue Beauty Lounge that I own and actually, this is one that I ended up selling on a Facebook Group. This is Drifter, a deep wine red creme. This was used on models in the Tuleh Fall 2005 fashion show during Olympus Fashion Week at Bryant Park, on February 6, 2005.