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Monday, March 30, 2020

Polish Pickup Aquatic Wonder April 2020 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup is open for pre-orders Friday, April 3 at 11AM EST through Monday April 6 at 11:59PM EST. This month, the theme is Aquatic Wonder.  The Polish Pickup is a Facebook group and pop-up shop that offers monthly pre-orders of indie polish and crafts made to themes voted on by members of the group.  I have products to share with you from Alter Ego, Chirality Nail Polish, Grace-full Nail Polish, Lollipop Posse Lacquer, Nail Hoot Indie Lacquer, Pretty Beautiful Unlimited, and Pretty Jelly Nail Polish!
*sent by the makers for photography and review*
Polish Pickup Aquatic Wonder April 2020


Alter Ego Hit the Spot Lotion Sticks are multi-purpose, protective balms in a convenient twist up stick. In this listing you will receive three sticks, two with fresh, ocean-inspired scents, and one unscented. 15ml of product.

"Hit The Spot is a product that has been in my shop for a few years now. Originally, I had offered it in a larger tube. It has always been outstanding for dry spots, soaks in quickly and never feels greasy. I did notice the larger size made it harder to target smaller areas. I thought to put it in the smaller tube to make a smaller application area for precise use for moisturizing cuticles and other small dry spots such as bug bites, as well as making it far easier & more compact to tuck into a small pocket or to roll up into a cuff so the user can always have it on hand. They sell singly in my shop and only unscented, my offering to IPU is a 3 pack, 2 of which are scented-I have never released Hit The Spot scented before this. My exclusive price for IPU gives the buyer 1 free if purchased individually."

Ingredients: locally harvested beeswax, unrefined shea butter, unrefined cocoa butter, grapeseed oil

Price: $7

30 cap


Alter Ego Hit the Spot Lotion Sticks

Alter Ego Hit the Spot Lotion Sticks

Alter Ego Hit the Spot Lotion Stick Unscented

Alter Ego Hit the Spot Lotion Stick Pufferfish Pout

Alter Ego Hit the Spot Lotion Stick Twin Waterspouts

Alter Ego I Huff and I Puff is a mustard yellow with silver shimmer flecks and fuchsia red microglitters. I wore it in three thin coats, but two will cover. I has a medium-fast dry time and needs top coat to smooth and shine, but is pretty smooth for the glitter content. It removed as easily as a regular polish, which is amazing for a dense glitter. This was inspired by a photo of a colorful pufferfish.

Price: $9.50 / no cap
Alter Ego I Huff and I Puff

Alter Ego I Huff and I Puff

Alter Ego I Huff and I Puff

Alter Ego I Huff and I Puff

Alter Ego I Huff and I Puff
Chirality Factory Reset Restorative Nail Treatment in Emoceans Scent is a nail treatment/base coat with peachy pink tint. I wore it as a base coat and it dried quickly and smoothed my nails well. The scent was especially lovely and fresh. I photographed it in four thin coats on its own so you can see how it looks as a basic my-nails-but-better look. I have a LOT of nail damage and it definitely softened the look of my white spots.

Inspired by Oceans
Sometimes your nails need a reset back to their typically strong and undamaged self.
Factory Reset is an intense Restorative Nail Treatment designed to restore your nails back to their healthiest factory settings: strong, silky smooth, and protected.

Perform either a partial or complete factory reset to soothe damaged nails, strengthen nails, and prevent nails from peeling.

Partial Reset Instructions:
Apply one coat to nails every day for six days. Remove Factory Reset on the seventh day. Use as needed afterwards.

Complete Factory Reset Instructions:
Apply one coat to nails every day for six days. Remove Factory Reset on the seventh day. For the next two weeks, apply one coat twice a week and remove at the end of each week. Use as needed afterwards.

Hard working ingredients include: •Avocado Oil •Apricot Kernel Oil •Calcium Fluoride •Ginseng Root Extract •Lavender Extract

Factory Reset can also be used as a base coat! Allow it to completely dry before using nail polish. 

SCENTED! Inspired by the peace and tranquility felt by gazing into the watery embrace of the ocean. Emoceans is a delicate scent blend of ethereal rain water and delicious red apples. What emotion does the ocean evoke in you?
Price: $8 / no cap
Chirality Factory Reset Restorative Nail Treatment

Chirality Factory Reset Restorative Nail Treatment

Chirality Factory Reset Restorative Nail Treatment

Chirality Factory Reset Restorative Nail Treatment
Chirality Nail Polish Lost is a teal jelly with magenta shimmer, blue-to-green and purple-to-green multichrome flakes, and silver microflakes. I wore it in four thin coats, but two or three will cover. Nice, fast-drying formula. It was inspired by the Bermuda Triangle.

Price: $12 / no cap
Chirality Nail Polish Lost
Chirality Nail Polish Lost

Chirality Nail Polish Lost

Chirality Nail Polish Lost
Grace-full Nail Polish Beauty of the Sea is a dark magenta jelly with blue-purple-pink-gold multichrome flakes and aurora shimmer and holo microflakes. I wore it in four thin coats, but two or three will cover. This has a medium fast drying formula and some texture due to the copious flakes. It was inspired by the Purple Ring Aussie Goniopora.

Price: $12.50 / 90 US cap / 10 UK cap
Grace-full Nail Polish Beauty of the Sea

Grace-full Nail Polish Beauty of the Sea

Grace-full Nail Polish Beauty of the Sea

Grace-full Nail Polish Beauty of the Sea

Grace-full Nail Polish Beauty of the Sea

Grace-full Nail Polish Beauty of the Sea

Lollipop Posse Lacquer The Source of All Magic is a black jelly with blue-purple-green multichrome iridscent aurora shimmer, aqua-to-purple multichrome iridescent flakes, and holo microflakes. I wore it in four thin coats, but two or three will cover. It has a medium-fast dry time and some texture due to the flakes, which smooths out with top coat. It was inspired by Fillory's Wellspring, the source of all magic in the universe in The Magicians books and TV series.

Price: $13 / no cap
Lollipop Posse Lacquer The Source of All Magic

Lollipop Posse Lacquer The Source of All Magic

Lollipop Posse Lacquer The Source of All Magic

Lollipop Posse Lacquer The Source of All Magic

Lollipop Posse Lacquer The Source of All Magic

Lollipop Posse Lacquer The Source of All Magic
Nail Hoot Indie Lacquers Jelectro is a dusty dark purple-pink-gold multichrome with strong holo shimmer. I wore it in three thin coats, but two will cover. It dries quickly and has a good, slightly thicker formula. It is inspired by the black electric jellyfish that first appeared in Super Mario Bros 3.

Price: $10.99 / no US cap / 50 UK cap
Nail Hoot Indie Lacquers Jelectro
Nail Hoot Indie Lacquers Jelectro

Nail Hoot Indie Lacquers Jelectro

Nail Hoot Indie Lacquers Jelectro

Nail Hoot Indie Lacquers Jelectro

Nail Hoot Indie Lacquers Jelectro

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Actiniaria is an aqua (warm) to gray blue (cool) thermal wit holo microflakes, indigo-purple-red multichrome shimmer, and green-blue-indigo multichrome iridescent crystal flakes. I wore it in three thin coats and it dried quickly. It is matte without top coat. While some swatch pictures show this with a prominent plum shift in the middle, I wore this for a full day as a regular mani and it never really showed up for me - it was either gray-blue, with perhaps a tiny hint of plum, or aqua. The dark phase is a bit lighter and grayer than it appears in pictures. It is inspired by the blue/purple/green sea anemone of the same name.

Price: $11.50 / 140 US cap / 10 UK cap
Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Actiniaria

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Actiniaria

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Actiniaria

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Actiniaria

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Actiniaria

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Actiniaria
Pretty Beautiful Unlimited The Tropics Wax Sampler is inspired by scents of the beach and tropics. This sampler has waxes with tons of interesting glitters, including fascinating ones that shift strongly between red and green in Volcano! The total weight is about 6 oz., so this sampler is a great deal.

Scents include:
  • Apple Mango & Tango - Sweet, ripened, McIntosh apples, pears, and white roses; followed by freshly sliced mango, fresh greenery, and tiger lily; all sitting on base notes of floral musks.
  • Blue Raspberry Slushie - Take a trip back to childhood with this slushie inspired treat. Ripened raspberries, sugary cotton candy, and the effervescence of crushed ice.
  • Bora Bora - Blends of sweet pineapple, acai berry, mango zest, tart passion fruit, yuzu zest, green apple, orchid leaves, and musky nuances.
  • Caribbean - A tropical paradise blend of coconut, fresh sliced pineapple, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
  • Coconut Milk Sorbet - Fresh coconut blended into a creamy sorbet without the vanilla ice cream undertones. Just the tropical fruitiness of fresh coconut milk and a hint of caramel.
  • Fresh Squeezed Oranges - Pure juicy ripe oranges!
  • Jamaican Vanilla Café - A harmony of rich roasted Jamaican coffee and sweet vanilla beans making this scent a delightful temptation.
  • Margarita - Fresh lime fragrance with hints of lemon rinds and fresh greenery.
  • Melon Mist - Wild watermelon, cantaloupe, and fresh sliced honeydew melons.
  • Sea Salt & Orchid - Brisk, oceany sea salt with gentle aquatic notes, wrapped in cleansing ozone followed by delicate florals of jasmine and lily of the valley, with a soothing base of sun-warmed woods, smooth vanilla and soft musk.
  • Teakwood & Coconut - Tropical coconut and a wild riot of island flowers (gardenia, lily, jasmine, geranium and violet) dance in the delicate woody softness of aged teakwood, rich tonka beans, dark ​heady ​amber and vanilla musk.
  • Sun Your Buns - Bananas with tangy pineapple, juicy peaches and sweet coconut milk infused with vanilla.
  • Tropical Fruit Slices - Bold and fruity flavors of all the tropical fruits.
  • Volcano - A unique blend of tropical fruits and sugared citrus (oranges, lemons, and limes) with violet leaf, sweet Japanese quince, sun ripened cassis, sparkling pomelo, sun weathered driftwood and lightly exotic mountain greens.
  • White Jasmine & Pineapple - The islands are calling with this blend of strawberries, pineapples, and apples blended with peach blossoms and jasmine and finished with dreamy coconut milk, sensual musk and just a hint of basil.
Price: $8 / 90 cap
Pretty Beautiful Unlimited The Tropics Wax Sampler

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited The Tropics Wax Sampler
Pretty Jelly Nail Polish Send Nudibranchs is a dark azure blue with aqua-to-pink duochrome shimmer, pink-to-gold multichrome flakes, and holo shimmer and microflakes. I wore it in three thin coats, but two will cover. It had a nice, fast-drying formula that was on the thicker side. This has to be my favorite product name for this month!

Inspired by Hypselodoris bennetti. They're colorful (and adorable) sea slugs with a cyan blue body, pink markings, and a bright yellow mantle.

Price: $12.50 / no cap
Pretty Jelly Nail Polish Send Nudibranchs

Pretty Jelly Nail Polish Send Nudibranchs

Pretty Jelly Nail Polish Send Nudibranchs
Pretty Jelly Nail Polish Send Nudibranchs

Pretty Jelly Nail Polish Send Nudibranchs

Pretty Jelly Nail Polish Send Nudibranchs
Polish Pickup is open for pre-orders Friday, April 3 at 11AM EST through Monday April 6 at 11:59PM EST. The shop is open for browsing and adding items to your wishlist right now. Do you see some goodies you want to add to your collection?

*sent by the makers for photography and review*

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