China Glaze Metropolitan

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Why did I have this beauty locked away? I found this bottle of China Glaze Metropolitan in a box behind my desk so I thought it was time to wear it. This is a deep burgundy red with brown undertones and bronze gold micro-shimmer from the 2005 Urban Chic collection. I also have Rapture and Crystal Ball from this collection. 

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Prototype 185

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I decided to grab another polish from my desk from my Pookie's Polish Swaps and today I have Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Prototype 185. This is a blurple base polish with multicolored glitter and blue shimmer. I can't find anything about it online so this might be one of a kind.

Lollipop Posse Lacquer Songs from Sunnyside

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I've gotten to the point where I have a ton of polish on my computer desk again so I'm trying to get through all my Pookie's Polish Swap beauties. Today I have Lollipop Posse Lacquer Songs From Sunnydale which was a Polish Pick Up limited edition polish from August 2018. Little known fact, I was OBSESSED with the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is what this polish is inspired by. This is a mustard yellow jelly with red/orange shimmer and holographic glitter.

BLUSH Lacquer Gilded Fawn

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From my 4th Pookie's Polish Swap with rachel.lazzeri.nails, today I have BLUSH Lacquer Gilded Fawn. This is from the 2017 Summer Soirée Collection - also known as their One Year Anniversary collection. This color is super unique and you can see a bit in the bottle - there is rose, gold, and green shimmer.

Polish 'M Ripped in Rio de Janeiro

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From my 4th Pookie's Polish Swap with rachel.lazzeri.nails included this beauty by Polish 'M. This was my first from this brand and it's called Ripped in Rio de Janeiro. This is an orange-coral polish with holographic glitter and gold shimmer. This polish was from the Polish Pickup in July 2017 "Cocktails & Mocktails."

Lemming Lacquer Just Fear Me, Love Me, Do As I Say

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I am in the middle of my 5th Pookie's Polish Swap and this time I got an amazing package from ForeverLacquered that included this beautiful bottle from Lemming Lacquer named Just Fear Me, Love Me, Do As I Say. The bottle label says it was from Polish Pickup February 2023 which was their Movie Quotes theme. Turns out the bottle name is a line from Labyrinth, which I've never seen. I know - I missed out a lot on movies in my younger years.

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.

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! 

KBShimmer Teal Another Tail

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Today I have a KBShimmer from Fall 2013 called Teal Another Tail. This is a beautiful dusty teal green with pink shimmer. When Christy made this, she said it reminded her of a mermaid tail.

Vapid. D.A.B. 2019

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Today I have an oldie but a goodie - Vapid D.A.B. 2019 which stands for Down Ass Bitch. This is a beautiful purple with pink shimmer and linear holographic flame. This is part of the trio that is Ride or Die and Cyber Punk.

Nailed It! Sweater Weather

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I have another Pookie's Polish Swap polish from my partner wild_moon_lacquer, this time from Nailed It! polish out of Hawaii. This is called Sweater Weather, and it's from the Sparkle and Shine Advent 2022 collection. This is a beautiful plum purple polish with red shimmer and holographic glitter. In the above bottle photo, you're seeing all that red shimmer.

Bee's Knees Laquer Area 51

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I have one more BKL from my last secret swap and today it's Bee's Knees Lacquer (BKL) Area 51. This is a green matte with green shimmer. This is seriously a green grass polish, perfect for St. Patrick's Day.

Jen & Berries You're Living In A Vacuum

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When I first got this jen & berries You're Living In A Vacuum in my secret swap, I wasn't sure what to make of it. I hadn't heard of the brand before but also in low light, this looked like just another greige polish. This polish was originally released in the Polish Pick Up September 2022 "Scary Vibes" but this bottle is from the July 2023 rewind..

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.

Pahlish Wind Fish

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Today, I have another polish from one of my recent secret swaps, and this brand is new to me. This is Pahlish Wind Fish, a test batch polish that is aqua blue with a red-orange shift and holo. I don't own anything like this.

Lῡmen Nails Night Flight

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Today I have a new-to-me indie brand that I received in a polish swap. This is Lῡmen Nails Night Flight, and it's a beautiful light purple/pink base with tons of holographic glitter and a purple shimmer. I'm blown away.

Bee's Knees Lacquer I Was Almost A Pancake

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I feel like every time I wear Bee's Knees Lacquer, the bottle has changed. Today I have I Was Almost A Pancake, from the Resident Evil 4 collection. This is listed as a grape purple with gold to red multichrome shimmer.

Sally Hansen Slay All Day

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I completely forgot I had 3 more of the Sally Hansen Mega Strength polishes here on my desk so I thought I'd finish them off before moving to another collection of polishes. Today I have Slay All Day, which is a pink base with fuchsia shimmer.

Sweet Heart Polish Summer Nights in Seoul

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Last month, I participated in two "Secret Santa" type swaps. The first one was called "Destashing Through The Snow" from the Facebook Group "PUT THE POLISH DOWN." This is a fun group where polishoholics can talk about new releases, share swatches, talk about how long we've gone since purchases and more. The only rule was to send at least one polish to your partner. Sarah was my partner and she really send me some amazing new brands that I hadn't tried before.micro-shimmer

Today I'm using Sweet Heart Polish Summer Nights in Seoul, which was from the March 2023 PPU (Polish Pickup). This is a light purple base with magenta flakies and blue micro-shimmer.

Zoya Vienna

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I misunderstood Zoya's limited edition color of the month collection. For some reason, I thought that Vienna was the January color but it's actually the December color. This is a brilliant gold metallic with iridescent hex shimmer, irregular flakies, gold and iridescent micro shimmer, and fine white pearl.