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Thursday, February 4, 2021

Polish Pickup Birthstones, Gems, & Minerals Polish Pickup January 2021 Swatches and Review

Last month was a huge exercise in frustration for me - the majority of the Polish Pickup Birthstones, Gems, & Minerals January 2021 didn't arrive until 5PM the last day of the sale. I rushed as fast as I could to get polishes swatched and images posted on IG, but ran out of time to do my usual blog post and videos. Talk about depressing! I decided I should still post anyway, in case some of you are looking for some of these polishes in destashes, if they show up on flash sales on the Polish Pickup site, or end up being re-released in the July Rewind month. So, enjoy the pics and hope you just enjoy looking at some pics for their own sakes, lol!
*sent by the makers for photography and review*
Polish Pickup Birthstones, Gems, & Minerals Polish Pickup January 2021
Alchemy Lacquers Kyber Crystal is a baby blue jelly with pink/orange duochrome shimmer and iridescent flakes. I wore it in four thin coats and it had a fast-drying formula. 

Inspiration: SW, precious Kyber Crystal were force-attuned stones that were used by Jedi and Sith in the construction of their light sabers.

Price: $11.50
Alchemy Lacquers Kyber Crystal

Alchemy Lacquers Kyber Crystal

Alchemy Lacquers Kyber Crystal

Alchemy Lacquers Kyber Crystal

Alchemy Lacquers Kyber Crystal

Chirality Nail Lacquer Eye of the Tiger is a caramel brown jelly with gold microflakes and small red/green multichrome iridescent flakes. I wore it in four thin coats and it had a great formula. 

Inspiration: Tiger's Eye gem

Price: $12
Chirality Nail Lacquer Eye of the Tiger

Chirality Nail Lacquer Eye of the Tiger

Chirality Nail Lacquer Eye of the Tiger

Chirality Nail Lacquer Eye of the Tiger

Chirality Nail Lacquer Eye of the Tiger

KBShimmer Feeling a Little Salty Sugar Scrub is a moisturizing sugar scrub with a fresh, ocean scent. The top notes of the fragrance are salty sea spray, with ozone and rain, middle notes are floral like lily of the valley and jasmine, and other notes include leafy greens, pine, and musk.
Inspiration: salty sea air
Ingredients:
Contains: Sucrose, Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Emulsifying Wax NF, Stearic Acid, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Fragrance, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol, Mica
Price: $10 / no cap


KBShimmer Feeling a Little Salty Sugar Scrub
KBShimmer Feeling a Little Salty Sugar Scrub
KBShimmer Feeling a Little Salty Sugar Scrub

KBShimmer Rose Glow is a clear polish with pink, rose, blush, and gold holo glitters in a variety of small sizes. I wore it in four thin coats, but two or three will cover, or it can be used as a topper. It needs top coat to smooth and I recommend a peel-off base if you wear multiple coats.
Inspiration: Morganite (rose beryl)
Price: $10 
KBShimmer Rose Glow

KBShimmer Rose Glow

KBShimmer Rose Glow

KBShimmer Rose Glow

KBShimmer Rose Glow

KBShimmer Rose Glow

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited A Cut Above Wax Sampler contains 15 mini sized soy waxes inspired by places you can find gems and minerals. There is a gem charm included.

Scents include:

  • Ambered Tobacco Leaf - Top notes of lemon sparkle, dried apricot, and mandarin leaf, followed by middle notes of warm cardamom, sugared orchid, and water locus; all sitting on base notes of Cuban tobacco, amber, and brushed sandalwood.

  • Driftwood & Sea Salt - Notes of citrus, mangos, orchids and lilies and finishes with a hit of salt soaked driftwood.

  • A Thousand Wishes - A sparkling white wine with whispers of wild jasmine and peony on a soothing base of amber, sandalwood and musk.

  • Beautiful - Delicate white and red roses, heady jasmine and spicy carnations blend with juicy melon and ripe plums, culminate to a sensual finish of precious woods and warming amber.

  • Beverly Hills Glam - Bursting with beautiful notes of ylang ylang, rose, and carnation with green moss, sweet amber and warm sandalwood complete the scent as a background.

  • Black Velvet - This cosmopolitan scent begins with top notes of Sicilian lemon, bergamot, and French lavender leading to middle notes of Tonka bean, rich Madagascar vanilla and sultry Amber Noir. These top and middle notes are anchored by a base of smoky Indonesian Sandalwood, incense, and white musk.

  • Cuban Tobacco - Hints of fruity wine and spicy cinnamon, warm cloves, aromatic incense, and earthy patchouli. Base notes of tobacco leaf and oriental spice provide the perfect foundation on which the other notes meld perfectly to form the sheer heaven.

  • Enchanted - Fresh crisp fruit of apple and peach highlight a dew rose and water lily heart as white cedar, vetiver, sandalwood and musk linger.

  • Glacier Falls - A fresh, clean, masculine aroma that begins with floral top notes of jasmine, followed by middle notes of bergamot, green melon, berries and peach; all sitting on base notes of woods, amber, and musk.

  • Icy Shine - Juicy melon and sweet raspberries pooled with a bountiful bouquet of muguet, peonies and magnolias softened with white musk.

  • Lavender Apple - Top notes of red delicious apple, raspberries, plum, and sugar; followed by middle notes of floral rosaceous green notes, lilac, pear, and eucalyptus; and sits on a powdery, woodsy musk base note.

  • Mystic Orange Moonstone - A mystical, exotic, complex fragrance layered with just the right balance of the following notes: Blood orange, white jasmine, golden honey, orange blossom, black currant, peach, grapefruit, bergamot, magnolia, orchid, freesia, muguet lily, cognac, light patchouli, white amber, myrrh, and white musk.

  • Pineapple Paprika - Top notes of pineapple, banana, orange, passion fruit, and mango; followed by middle notes of paprika, powder, and cotton; sitting on base notes of musks and apple woods.

  • Princess - Notes of bright melon and sparkling mandarin are mixed with orange blossom, star jasmine, and rose. A woody base is supplemented by vanilla and musk.

  • Rockin The Stars - The wild side of vanilla embraces succulent, ripe strawberries and the delicate floralcy of violets and jasmine.

Price: $8
Pretty Beautiful Unlimited A Cut Above Wax Sampler

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited A Cut Above Wax Sampler

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited A Cut Above Wax Sampler

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Fire Within is a raspberry red jelly with with scattered holo shimmer, magenta-to-red duochrome shimmer, and gold-green-blue multichrome iridescent flakes. I wore it in three thin coats and it had a nice, fast-drying formula. 

Inspiration: Mexical fire opal

Price: $12
Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Fire Within

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Fire Within

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Fire Within

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Fire Within

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Fire Within

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Fire Within

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Fire Within

Supermoon Lacquer 17 Carat is a lavender-gray with magenta-to-gold and purple-to-red color shifting shimmer; periwinkle and purple shimmer; silver/white and violet sparks; neon purple and pink microflakies; purple, rainbow, and red pearl microflakies; holographic silver microflakies; and iridescent blue and purple microglitter. I wore it in three thin coats, but two will cover, and it had a nice, fast-drying formula.

Inspiration: the group Seventeen's official fandom colors and the name/cover of their first album, '17 Carat'.

Price: $13
Supermoon Lacquer 17 Carat

Supermoon Lacquer 17 Carat

Supermoon Lacquer 17 Carat

Supermoon Lacquer 17 Carat

Supermoon Lacquer 17 Carat

Supermoon Lacquer 17 Carat

Supermoon Lacquer 17 Carat

Wildflower Lacquer Illumination is a blue-magenta-gold iridescent multichrome shimmer. I wore it in four thin coats, but three will cover. It has a nice, quick dry time. I recommend thin coats for shimmer-heavy polishes like this.

Inspiration: vintage aurora glass beads
Price: $13 
Wildflower Lacquer Illumination

Wildflower Lacquer Illumination

Wildflower Lacquer Illumination

Wildflower Lacquer Illumination

Wildflower Lacquer Illumination

Now for live swatches!

Again, I am so sorry I couldn't get this post up in time for the shopping window, but I at least wanted to share the media I generated. Did you pick any of these up?

*sent by the makers for photography and review*

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