colors by llarowe Taxi

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I have another PolishCon NYC VIP Exclusive today - colors by llarowe Taxi. This is a beautiful brown based holographic with flakies and green shimmer.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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." 

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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! 

Different dimension No Sleep Til Brooklyn

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I have a box of polishes next to my desk that i had made swatch sticks for back when I originally got the polishes but never got to wear them as full manicures. Today I have Different dimension No Sleep Til Brooklyn, which was from the PolishCon NYC Spring 2017 VIP bag. As you can see from my swatch stick, this was originally a light lavender polish with gold flakies.