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.

Great Lakes Lacquer Chicago Shenanigans

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I am throwing it back to PolishCon Chicago 2017 today with Great Lakes Lacquer Chicago Shenanigans. I am trying to organize my Helmers, and I have polishes EVERYWHERE. My goal is to have brands together in the same drawer. This is a glowing lilac polish with lots of shifting shimmer, most prominently pink and purple.

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.

Ethereal Pink Sugar Heart

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I feel like I have learned about so many indie brands through my Pookie's Polish Swap. Today I have Ethereal Pink Sugar Heart from the In The Name of The Moon, Part 3 collection. This is a sheer hot pink jelly with pink to gold color shifting flakies. These three collections were inspired by Sailor Moon.

Kathleen & Co Lake Superior Sunset

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I can't believe this is my first time wearing a Kathleen & Co polish! Today I have Lake Superior Sunset from the Stardust Shimmer Collaboration from July 2023. This is an aqua holo base with bright orange shifting shimmer. As you will see below, I got a lot of pink in my shimmer. This was another polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap.

Bee's Knees Lacquer Daydreams

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This was an interesting polish today from my Pookie's Polish Swap... Today I have Bees Knees Lacquer Daydream, which is a dark burgundy with blue to purple shimmer and there's silver light reflective glitter. You can see the glitter in the bottle shot up there.

Cupcake Polish Mom Jeans

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I am still working through my Pookie Polish Swap polishes and today is Cupcake Polish Mom Jeans from the October 2023 PPU. This is a purple-blue shimmer in a darkened base.

Great Lakes Lacquer You're Welcome

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I'm not the biggest fan of yellows but check out this lovely polish from Great Lakes Lacquer called You're Welcome - a yellow creme with lots of pink shimmer. This is from their Beyond The Reef collection.

Daveen 1967

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It's another new-to-me brand today! This is Daveen 1967, which looks like it came out in September 2023. It's a sheer base with a mix of orange and pink shimmer.

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!

Swamp Gloss Adjust The Sails

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This was from another Pookie's Polish Swap and has been hiding on my desk. This is another new-to-me brand called Swamp Gloss and this is Adjust The Sails. I cannot find anything out about this polish but it's not for sale on their website. This is a blue based jelly with purple and blue shimmer.

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.

Beaux Reves Lacquer The Little Prince

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I'm pretty determined to spend my winter break getting all my nail polish off my desk including all the polishes from my Pookie's Polish Swaps. Instagram has stopped showing the hashtag of course, but you can always learn more from following PookieBear0625. Today I have a new to me brand - Beaux Reves Lacquer. I can't find much on the brand other than they are based out of Minnesota. Today I have The Little Prince, which was part of a 4 piece collection. This is an indigo base with gold-green-aqua-violet shifting shimmer.

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.

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.