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Saturday, December 2, 2023

Wildflower Lacquer Wynne the Cat Tribute Nail Art

A little while ago Taylor from Wildflower Lacquer lost her cat Wynne. A group of folks got together to do some manis in tribute to her, and I did one, but just was not able to get the pics edited in time due to massive work overload and Bad Times. But I still wanted to share my tabby mani in Wynne’s honor, even if late. I used all Wildflower past releases.  Taylor has since adopted Dolly, an adorable kitten in honor of Wynne.

Wildflower Lacquer Wynne the Cat Tribute Nail Art

Friday, December 1, 2023

KBShimmer Polish Pickup Maker's Choice December 2023 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup's December 2023 theme is Maker's Choice, which allows the makers a little more time to plan ahead before the holidays. I have KBShimmer's offerings to share with you today. It will be available from December 1 at 11AM EST to December 4 at 11:59PM EST.
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KBShimmer Polish Pickup Maker's Choice December 2023

Monday, November 27, 2023

Rogue Lacquer Imagineers: Land of Imagination Quad and Another Green Mystery Polish Swatches and Review

The holiday sales are wrapping up, but I wanted to share some polishes that are still available from Rogue Lacquer. The Imagineers: Land of Imagination Quad and Is the Grass Greener? released earlier this year and can be picked up for 15% off with code ROGUEBF15. The regular price on the quad is $40 for all four or $12 each. Is the Grass Greener, a green mystery polish, is $9. Let's check them out!
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Rogue Lacquer Imagineers: Land of Imagination Quad and Another Green Mystery Polish

Monday, November 6, 2023

KBShimmer Polish Pickup Fairytales and Folklore November 2023 Swatches and Review

KBShimmer has a polish and sugar scrub for this month's Polish Pickup focused on Fairytales and Folklore for November 2023. The pre-order is open through November 6 at midnight EST. Let's check them out!
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KBShimmer Polish Pickup Fairytales and Folklore November 2023

Monday, October 9, 2023

Polish Pickup 1990s Grunge October 2023 Swatches and Review

We're in the final hours of the October 2023 1990s Grunge-themed Polish Pickup! The pre-order is open through October 9 at midnight EDT. I have products from Anchor & Heart Lacquer and KBShimmer to share this month!
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Polish Pickup 1990s Grunge October 2023

Monday, September 4, 2023

Polish Pickup Haunted History September 2023 Swatches and Review

We're in the final hours of the September 2023 Haunted History-themed Polish Pickup! The pre-order is open through September 4 at midnight EDT. I have products from Anchor & Heart Lacquer and KBShimmer to share this month!
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Polish Pickup Haunted History September 2023

Monday, August 7, 2023

Polish Pickup Dreamscapes August 2023 Swatches and Review

For the first time since I started this blog in 2014, I missed posting for a month. This was a combination of one of the busiest work months of my career, health issues, and a flood in my basement. This month is shaping up to be hard, too, with our museum reopening and another death in the family, but I'll do my best! Polish Pickup Dreamscapes is still open for pre-order through midnight EDT today, August 7. I've got products from KBShimmer and Music City Beauty to show you. 
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Polish Pickup Dreamscapes August 2023

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Music City Beauty Hella Handmade Creations June 2023 Swatches and Review

Music City Beauty has continued a gemstones-themed series for Hella Handmade Creations.  This is a lovely speckled flakie and shimmer polish. Let's have a closer look!
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Music City Beauty Hella Handmade Creations June 2023

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Polish Pickup Misheard Song Lyrics June 2023 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup June 2023 is open for pre-order until June 5 at midnight EDT. The theme this month is a gold-mine of humor - Misheard Song Lyrics. Some of these I heard this way myself as a kid and some are not represented or even SFW, haha. I have three products to share this month, from KBShimmer and Music City Beauty.
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Polish Pickup Misheard Song Lyrics June 2023

Friday, May 5, 2023

Music City Beauty Hella Handmade Creations May 2023 Swatches and Review

Hella Handmade Creations May 2023 opens on May 14 at midnight EDT and runs through May 21 at midnight HST. This month a have a single polish to show you, a vibrant blue microglitter from Music City Beauty. Let's check it out!
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Music City Beauty Hella Handmade Creations May 2023

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Polish Pickup Junk Food May 2023 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup opens this Friday for the May 2023 Junk Food-themed pre-order! The shop is open May 5 at 10AM EDT to Monday, May 8 at midnight EDT. I have products from KBShimmer and Music City Beauty to share this month!
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Polish Pickup Junk Food May 2023

Sunday, April 9, 2023

KBShimmer Polish Pickup Flowers April 2023 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup April 2023 Flowers-themed preorder is live now through April 10 at midnight EDT. I have the products from KBShimmer to share with you today!
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KBShimmer Polish Pickup Flowers April 2023

Monday, March 13, 2023

Great Lakes Lacquer Hella Handmade Creations March 2023

Great Lakes Lacquer has a vibrant blue shimmer for Hella Handmade Creations this month. The polish is available through March 21 at midnight HST. Let's check it out!
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Great Lakes Lacquer Hella Handmade Creations March 2023

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Wildflower Lacquer Back to the 90s Collection and The Polished Hippy Swatches and Review

Wildflower Lacquer's March pre-order is open and I have something special to share! This month's release includes the Back to the '90s Collection and a polish to celebrate the 6th Indieversary of Wildflower, a polish I got to co-create! The Polished Hippy is the kind of classic holo that attracted me to the brand to begin with - and I was Taylor's first customer! The pre-order is open through March 10. Let's have a look!
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Wildflower Lacquer Back to the 90s Collection and The Polished Hippy Swatches

Friday, March 3, 2023

Polish Pickup Rainy Days March 2023 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup's March 2023 theme is Rainy Days. The pre-order is open from March 3 at 10AM EST to Monday, March 6 at midnight EST. This month I have products from Great Lakes Lacquer, KBShimmer, and Wildflower Lacquer to share with you. Let's check them out!
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Polish Pickup Rainy Days March 2023

Monday, February 20, 2023

Great Lakes Lacquer Hella Handmade Creations February 2023 Swatches and Review

Hella Handmade Creations February 2023 pre-order is open through February 21 at midnight HST. I've got Great Lakes Lacquer's glowing and gorgeous blue shimmer to show you this month. Let's check it out!
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Great Lakes Lacquer Hella Handmade Creations February 2023

Saturday, February 18, 2023

Great Lakes Lacquer Rainbows & Unicorn Pee Group Customs February 2023 Swatches and Review

Great Lakes Lacquer has created two gorgeous icy shades for the Facebook group Rainbows & Unicorn Pee, which celebrates glowy, multichrome pigments, originally the special pigment used in Urban Decay Toxin, called "unicorn pee" in the polish collecting community, but now expanded to a variety of substitutes as that discontinued pigment has gotten rare. The polishes are available through February 18 on the Great Lakes Lacquer site. You must be a member of the Facebook group to order the polishes. The price is $13.50 each or $25 for both. Let's have a look!
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Great Lakes Lacquer Rainbows & Unicorn Pee Group Customs February 2023

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Polish Pickup Movie Quotes February 2023 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup's February 2023 Movie Quotes-themed pre-order is open now through February 6 at midnight EST. I have items from Great Lakes Lacquer, KBShimmer, and Wildflower Lacquer this month.
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Polish Pickup Movie Quotes February 2023

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Bee's Knees Lacquer A Court of Thorns and Roses 2.0 Collection Swatches and Review

Today I have a collection to share that is a personal purchase and sadly no longer available, but hey, pretty pictures! The Bee's Knees Lacquer A Court of Thorns and Roses 2.0 Collection was originally offered in mystery bags in December 2021 and then later as overpour. I managed to get all of them. I would love to share more personal purchases, but sometimes I wonder if it is worth it, especially when many brands have blanketed coverage with PR. There is a dramatic reduction in traffic for indie polish posts made after release when something has already appeared in a million places already before release. So if I do post personal purchases it is going to be for things where it is hard to find swatches and they were not sent to swatchers before release, or at least to relatively few. It takes a huge amount of time to make a post like this, at least 40 hours of work (painting, photographing, filming, editing pictures, IG reel editing, blog writing, Youtube editing), in addition to the money I spent, and I'd rather read books or write articles for my day job than do that if no one cares, haha. [Insert Cartman "I do what I want" gif here] If there are particular things you are interested in, do let me know, and I can see if I have time to fit it in if I have the polishes. There has really been a shift since I first got into nail posting online 12 years ago. What little is left has trained viewers to think of it primarily as advertising (and worse yet often paid advertising which you will never see here - this blog is not monetized and never will be - I don't work as a paid employee for brands and disregard paid posts as a purchaser myself), but there it is... Okay, enough of my old lady grumblings. I hope if you wanted these you managed to get them and can use these pics to pin to your collections or if not you can find them in the secondary market.
Bee's Knees Lacquer A Court of Thorns and Roses 2.0 Collection

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Wildflower January 2023 Releases Swatches and Review

Wildflower Lacquer has two special edition polishes and the Celestial Collection for the January 2023 release. The Celestial Collection was created with Instagramer The Lacquered Unicorn whose husband is an astrophotographer - the polishes are interpretations of things in the sky he has photographed! Each polish is priced at $12.50 to $13.50 or $87.50 for all seven polishes in the Celestial Collection. There is also a charity polish dedicated to Taylor's grandfather and a re-released 2.0 polish. They are available until noon CST January 10. Let's check them out!
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Wildflower January 2023 Releases

Monday, January 9, 2023

Polish Pickup Greek Mythology January 2023 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup's January 2023 Greek Mythology-themed pre-order is open for a little bit, until midnight EST January 9. My apologies for being late, I unfortunately had a death in my immediate family, as well as a host of other disasters. I hope you still enjoy the pictures! I have items from KBShimmer and Wildflower Lacquer this month.
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Polish Pickup Greek Mythology January 2023