Zoya Ashby

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I have another Zoya Color of the Month from September - Ashby. This is a rich burgundy metallic with micro glitter in gold and bronze. Look how well it shows in the bottle.

Girly Bits Prototype 5179

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I just participated in my 5th Pookie's Polish Swap and had ForeverLacquered as my partner. She sent me an AMAZING box full of 35 polishes including this Girly Bits Prototype 5179. Typically, prototypes are just that - one or two bottles of a color while a maker is fine tuning a polish.

Wildflower Lacquer Perhaps a Christmas Gourd

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Another new-to-me indie brand today! This is Wildflower Lacquer Perhaps a Christmas Gourd. This was a Polish Pickup Rewind "Tis the Season" from 2023. It's a beautiful deep red metallic with a hint of orange shimmer. I am absolutely obsessed with this color.

ILNP Lily

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Yesterday, I was invited to speak for Career Day at a local middle school and one of the things I mentioned was my beauty blog and how I'm officially the second longest-running, nails-only niche beauty blog in the United States (second to xoxo, Jen) and I realized that I hadn't posted in awhile! I have a lot of polish here to play with and I'm really wanting to get some organization under me again. Today I decided to wear ILNP Lily from the new Velvet collection. This is a lilac base with subtle holo and silver magnetic particles. The way that the magnetic pulls, you get more of a crushed-velvet look on the nails.

Sally Hansen Molten Mauve

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I'm finishing out the Insta-Dri Matte polishes that I was sent and today is Molten Mauve which is more rose red to me than mauve. This is a "1-stroke, 1 coat" polish that leaves you with a matte metallic finish in 60 seconds. I feel like I'm not fully doing these polishes justice with the 1 coat but that's how they are advertised so I wanted to show them that way. I've reviewed other Insta-Dri polishes before but used as many coats as it took to be opaque.

Sally Hansen Gold Rush

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I'm halfway through the Insta-Dri Matte polishes that I was sent and today is Gold Rush, a gold metallic. This is a "1-stroke, 1 coat" polish that leaves you with a matte metallic finish in 60 seconds.

Sally Hansen Smokey Silver

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Continuing with the Insta-Dri Matte collection is Smokey Silver and is a true silver metallic. This is a "1-stroke, 1 coat" polish that leaves you with a matte metallic finish in 60 seconds.

Sally Hansen Smoldering Teal

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Today I have Smoldering Teal from the Insta-Dri Matte collection. This is a "1-stroke, 1 coat" polish that leaves you with a matte metallic finish in 60 seconds.  This is a mermaid blue teal that leans a little green.

Sally Hansen Rose Flush

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I have three different Sally Hansen types to start sharing with you. This line is the Insta-Dri matte which says to wear just 1 stroke, 1 coat and it dries in 60 seconds. The brush is very long so you need to watch for drips but I'm putting it to the test! The polishes claim to dry down to a matte metallic finish. This is Rose Flush and is a soft rose with golden shimmer.

Twila True Call The Babysitter

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Back in the day, I used to be on several press lists and sometimes samples would just show up at my door. Twila True was one of those. It was a very nice, luxurious package that included polishes, a hand creme and a cuticle oil. I went to research the brand and was interested to see that the line was inspired by the wealth of cultural influences, bold colors, and precious native resources of the Oglala Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation. Today I have Call The Babysitter, a metallic red.

China Glaze Ah Ah Ah-mazing!

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It's April Fools Day and well, China Glaze has done it to me again. This is the finale from the "You Do Hue" 2019 collection with Sesame Street - Ah Ah Ah-mazing!, a metallic pearl purple.

China Glaze Trash Can-Do Attitude

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I'm about to get to the final half of the China Glaze "You Do Hue" 2019 collection with Sesame Street and today is another surprise. This is Trash Can-Do Attitude, and it's a metallic yellow-toned green polish.

duri Glow Up

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One of my favorite shows as a teenager was Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. I was OBSESSED with everything Buffy and SMG and today's polish, duri Glow Up reminds me of the opening credits. This deep blue purple metallic polish looks just screams vampy 90s to me.

duri High Key

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I'm getting into the purples here that duri sent me and today we're starting with duri High Key, a burgundy purple metallic with no shimmer.

duri Google Me

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You've seen this color already but I wanted to show it alone. This is duri Google Me, a metallic blue with loads of shimmer. I really love how bright this color truly is.

duri Spilling Tea

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It's been satisfying getting through my queue of polishes. I've also finally been selling some of my older indies that I purchased and that's been both bittersweet and freeing. Today I put on duri Spilling Tea which is a hunter green metallic without the sparkle.

duri Fire

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I haven't been following the trends lately, but I feel like metallics are coming back with a vengeance. Today I decided to pull out duri Fire, a bold orange metallic that is sparkly like the sun.

cuccio Pop, Fizz, Clink!

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I forgot how much I like wearing polish. This pandemic has really changed my beauty routine from what I wear to how often I wear it. Today I pulled out cuccio Pop, Fizz, Clink! from the Soiree Collection - Winter 2019. This is a really unique metallic that has a gold and bronze mix look.

Morgan Taylor Shooting Star

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Alright fam, we're getting down to the final 3 in the Morgan Taylor winter 2019 Champagne and Moonbeams collection. Now I'll be honest that I saved these three for last because typically, these aren't my favorite colors. However, I was determined to get this 12 piece swatched with my long nails, so here we go. Today is Shooting Star and while this is listed as a "chocolate pearl" (wut), I'm definitely calling it a brown metallic.

Morgan Taylor Gilded In Gold

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So after Morgan Taylor Copper Dream, it's only fitting I check out Gilded In Gold, a gold shimmer/metallic from the winter 2019 Champagne and Moonbeams collection.