I was organizing one of my Helmer drawers and pulled this Great Lakes Lacquer polish called Festival of Fantasies which is a limited edition from PolishCon Chicago 2017. This is a beautiful violet jelly with red-to-green shimmer and red-to-bronze flakies. I can't believe I haven't worn it before!
Great Lakes Lacquer Festival of Fantasies
3.16.2026
I was organizing one of my Helmer drawers and pulled this Great Lakes Lacquer polish called Festival of Fantasies which is a limited edition from PolishCon Chicago 2017. This is a beautiful violet jelly with red-to-green shimmer and red-to-bronze flakies. I can't believe I haven't worn it before!
cuccio Calm, Cool & Collected
3.15.2026
There's only two polishes left in the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have Calm, Cool & Collected. This is a light green with a slight yellow shimmer. It almost gives it a pearl look.
KBShimmer 352
3.14.2026
I have more KBShimmers to go through and today I have 352, which I believe I got as part of a grab bag. This is a deep purple polish with tons of holographic glitter.
cuccio Care Free
3.13.2026
We are on the back half of the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have Care Free. This is a silver metallic polish.
KBShimmer Purple Reign
3.12.2026
I'm still cleaning out my KBShimmer drawer and today I have Purple Reign, which was the PolishCon Minneapolis 2018 VIP Bag exclusive. I'm really sad that I didn't get to attend but was happy to be able to buy a VIP bag on their website after the event. This is a beautiful purple holographic with pink shimmer.
cuccio Open Minded
3.11.2026
Back to the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have Open Minded. This polish is a very light lilac with silver shimmer.
KBShimmer Novel Idea (R)
3.10.2026
I liked this polish so much, I bought it twice. This is KBShimmer Novel Idea (R) and it's a grape purple multi-shimmer with reflective glitter. There's SO many colors to this polish.
cuccio In The Moment
3.09.2026
Back to the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have In The Moment. This is a beautiful polish in the bottle. It's purple with a beautiful golden shimmer glow!
KBShimmer Stop and Smell the Rose
3.08.2026
Another KBShimmer today! This is Stop and Smell the Rose and this was originally a beautiful rose gold holographic shade. Unfortunately, mine has faded.
cuccio Be Present
3.07.2026
Back to the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have Be Present, and this is a vivid purple creme. This is such a pretty orchid color.
KBShimmer Alcohol You Later
3.06.2026
I'm working on some more KBShimmer polishes from my Helmer drawers and today I have KBShimmer Alcohol You Later, a PolishCon 2016 limited edition polish. This is a purple holographic polish with a multi-chrome red and copper shifts.
cuccio Be Flexible
3.05.2026
Back to the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have Be Flexible, which is this interesting red-based jelly fuchsia shimmer? I was quite surprised by this one.
Colores de Carol Cosmic Witch
3.04.2026
This polish - boy. This is Colores de Carol Cosmic Witch, which was a Hella Handmade Creations polish from December 2025. It appears the theme was Witching Hour. This is a grape purple polish with tons of micro glitter, glitter moons and glitter discs.
Nailtopia Morning Mimosa
3.03.2026
Today I have Nailtopia Morning Mimosa, a tomato red creme. This does have quite a bit of orange in it.
Nailtopia Nallor's Knot
3.02.2026
Another day, another new-to-me polish brand! This is Nailtopia Nallor's Knot, a medium blue creme. I hadn't heard of this brand prior to receiving it in this swap. Nailtopia nail lacquer is 85% bio-sourced. Vegetable based ingredients like, potato, corn, wheat and manioc partially replace conventional petrochemical solvents, plasticizer and nitrocellulose. Quite interesting!
Sassy Pants Polish Warrior
3.01.2026
Yet another new-to-me brand! This is Sassy Pants Polish Warrior - a purple polish with purple glitter and red flakies. This was part of a limited edition Breast Cancer Awareness Box 2025.
LOUD Lacquer Lawn Flamingo
2.28.2026
I only have a few more polishes from my last Pookie's Polish Swap and today is another new-to-me brand called LOUD Lacquer. Today I have Lawn Flamingo, a bright coral creme.
KIKO 006
2.27.2026
I have another polish from my swap... This is KIKO 006 from their Power Pro line. This is a metallic teal polish but I cannot find it anywhere online.
Red Eyed Lacquer Thanks
2.26.2026
I have another polish from my last Pookie's Polish Swap and today I have a new-to-me brand called Red Eyed Lacquer. This polish is called Thanks and it was a November 2025 release of a sheer polish with green/gold shifting shimmer and holo flakes.
OPI Flex on the Beach
2.25.2026
I have another polish from my latest Pookie's Polish Swap, and this is OPI Flex on the Beach, a coral creme from the Summer 2023 "Make The Rules" collection.
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