Great Lakes Lacquer Polish Pickup Mood Rings & Emotions November 2025 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup is now open for pre-orders through Monday, November 10 at 11:59PM EST. The theme this month is Mood Rings & Emotions. I have Great Lakes Lacquer's cheerful yellow shimmer to share with you today. Let's check it out!

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Great Lakes Lacquer Polish Pickup Optical Illusions October 2025 Swatches and Review

Great Lakes Lacquer's contribution to the October 2025 Optical Illusions-themed polish is based on an image of the Chicago skyline reflecting on Lake Michigan from the Michigan side - it looks like the city is upside down! I got this polish only a couple days before the shop opened and unfortunately it sold out before I could get a post up, but I thought I would share it anyway in case you wanted to enjoy the images, if your ordered it. Otherwise, Polish Pickup does have a Rewind month where previous shades are offered again and due to this sellout it might be a future offering then. 

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Great Lakes Lacquer Polish Pickup Natural Phenomenon October 2024 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup's October 2024 pre-order is open through Monday, October 7 at 11:59PM EDT. The theme this month is Natural Phenomenon and I have Great Lakes Lacquer's polish to share with you today. Note that this is a pre-order and polishes will ship 3 plus weeks after the closure of the pre-order.

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Great Lakes Lacquer Polish Pickup Vintage Halloween August 2024 Swatches and Review

Today is the final day of Polish Pickup's Vintage Halloween August 2024 pre-order! It is open through 11:59PM EDT. I have Great Lakes Lacquer's beautiful contribution to share with you today.

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Great Lakes Lacquer Polish Pickup Cartoons June 2024 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup is about to open for the monthly pre-order and I have the polish from Great Lakes Lacquer to share with you today. The theme this month is Cartoons and the shop is open from Friday, June 7 at 11AM EDT to Monday June 10 at 11:59PM EDT. Let's check it out.

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Great Lakes Lacquer May 2024 Release Swatches and Review

Great Lakes Lacquer has a pre-order open for the new Let It Grow Collection, inspired by The Lorax, along with three polishes that are a tribute to Mariah's beloved mother, Jo, who passed away this spring. Two of those are new and one is a re-release of a small batch from 2022. The pre-order is open through June 3. The Let It Grow Collection will restock in July and at subsequent launches through Fall if you have to skip now, but the three special releases will not other than overpour, which tends to sell out fast. I meant to have my post and video up sooner but was working 12 hour days for two weeks straight in my day job, then promptly got sick on my last day of that stretch, then had my sewer back up into the basement the day after that. At least my nails were pretty! Let's check these beauties out.

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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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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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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 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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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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Great Lakes Lacquer October 2022 Limited Edition Polishes Swatches and Review

Great Lakes Lacquer is launching four Limited Edition Polishes on Saturday, October 29 at 9PM EDT for a pre-order running through November 12 at 9PM EDT. These originally launched at the  Polish and Beauty Expo in Tinley Park, Illinois, but are coming back as reformulations. If you already have the originals, you might check if these are different enough to re-buy or not. Each polish is priced at $13.50 individually or $50 for all four. Let's have a look!

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Hella Handmade Creations April 2022 Swatches and Review

Hella Handmade Creations April 2022 pre-order is about to open on April 14 at Midnight EDT running through April 21 at 11:59PM HST. I have three of the polishes to share with you this month, from Great Lakes Lacquer, Music City Beauty, and Pretty Beautiful Unlimited. Let's have a look!

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Polish Pickup Periodic Table April 2022 Swatches and Review

It's time for the April 2022 Polish Pickup pre-order! This month the theme is Periodic Table and it opens for pre-order on Friday, April 1 at 11AM EST and runs through Monday, April 4 at 11:59PM EST. In case you didn't already know, 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 the products from Anchor & Heart Lacquer, Great Lakes Lacquer, KBShimmer, and Pretty Beautiful Unlimited to show you this month!

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Hella Handmade Creations June 2021 Swatches and Review

Hella Handmade Creations June 2021 pre-order is open now through June 21! I have three polishes to share with you this month, from Alter Ego, Great Lakes Lacquer, and Pretty Beautiful Unlimited. Let's have a look!

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Polish Pickup Rainbows June 2021 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup's Rainbows-themed June 2021 pre-order is open through June 7 at 11:59PM EST. In case you didn't already know, 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 from Alter Ego, Anchor & Heart Lacquer, KBShimmer, Nail Hoot Indie Lacquers, Peachtree Polish, Pretty Beautiful Unlimited, and Supermoon Lacquer. Let's check them out!

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Hella Handmade Creations February 2021 Swatches and Review

I have two polishes to share from the February 2021 Hella Handmade Creations pre-order! You can pick these up through February 21 at midnight HST. This month I am featuring some flashy gray polishes from Alter Ego and Great Lakes Lacquer. 

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Polish Pickup World Travel February 2021 Swatches and Review

Polish Pickup's World Travel-themed February 2021 pre-order is opening on Friday, February 5 at 11AM EST through Monday, February 8 at 11:59PM EST. In case you didn't already know, 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 from Great Lakes Lacquer, KBShimmer, and Nail Hoot Indie Lacquers. My little group of polishes all fit together nicely with water themes!

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Great Lakes Lacquer Hella Handmade Creations November 2020 Swatches and Review

Great Lakes Lacquer has a vibrant duochrome shimmer for the November 2020 Hella Handmade Creations. You can grab this beauty through the end of the day HST today, November 21. Let's check it out!

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Great Lakes Lacquer Olive Polish Facebook Group Custom October 2020 Swatches and Review

Great Lakes Lacquer has created the October 2020 Group Custom for the Facebook group Olive Polish. You have to be a member to purchase (the polish will be available on Great Lakes Lacquer's site), but membership is open for any to join! (Click here to find it). This is a lovely soft shade that is inspired by succulents - I love that as a succulent keeper myself!

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