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.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Liberty

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I remember when the Rescue Beauty Lounge Bloggers 2.0 collection came out and I fell in love with Liberty, a mint-green with blue shimmer. It was created with Pammy from Polish Police. Unfortunately, her website is long gone but she does still have an Instagram for her writing. This was a time in my life where I really all about the mint greens.

OPI DS Illuminate

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Back in the day, the OPI DS or "Designer Series" was all the rave. Today I have OPI DS Illuminate, a brown holographic with green shimmer. This is super unique!

Tonic Dryad's Grove

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Today I have Tonic Dryad's Grove, from the August 2017 Holo Hookup - Enchanted Forest. This is a forest green holographic with a subtle maroon-gold shimmer.

Girly Bits D!ck In A Box

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In 2013, Girly Bits came out with a Fall Season Premier Collection inspired by Saturday Night Live. Today, I have D!ck In A Box, a silver-green-based holographic polish.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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!

Lumen Nails Let's Squeeze The Juice

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I have another Lῡmen Nails Let's Squeeze The Juice, and from what I can tell, this was a "Beetejuice mystery", and very limited edition. I got it in a swap. This is a unique polish - very 70s to me. It's an orange jelly base with gold-green-pink shimmers.

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.

ILNP Forest Drive

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I just celebrated 15 years of my blog last week. From what I can tell, I am the second longest-running nails-only blog in the United States. Woo! We had family photos this last week and for some reason, I was feeling green. This is ILNP Forest Drive from the Home For the Holidays Collection. It's a deep green with scattered holographic and has a jelly/crelly opacity.