Painted Polish Mer-Maid It To The Pier

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I thought I had a lot of Painted Polish bottles but it's only 10 as well. I have at least three different logos of theirs but I really like the current one which is a rectangle of two P's. This is an older polish called Mer-Maid It To The Pier, which was the exclusive polish for PolishCon 2017 at the Navy Pier in Chicago. Now sadly, it appears that my bottle has faded as this was originally a lavender/light periwinkle creme base, holographic glitter & multichrome metallic flakies.

cuccio Giggle Water

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Finally at the last polish in the cuccio Fall/Winter 2022 Speakeasy collection and this is Giggle Water, a blue/grey duochrome metallic. This is a color you've seen before by several different brands.

KBShimmer Yeti or Not

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I'm swatching my final KBShimmer from my collection and this is Yeti or Not, a pale cool-toned grey crelly with silver holographic micros glitters and iridescent glitters to resemble snow. This was from the Winter/Holiday 2016 collection.

KBShimmer Grayscale

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I have a problem with wanting every single black and white glitter polish but KBShimmer broke the mold by adding gray (grey?) glitter in Grayscale. I decided to layer this over my cuccio Encore because red + white + black is magical.

KBShimmer Fleece Navidad

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I was looking at my KBShimmer drawer and I completely forgot I had this polish in my drawer! This is Fleece Navidad, and it's a soft, silvery grey with holographic sparkle and blue micro flakes. This was from the Winter 2015 collection.

cuccio dive on in

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I'm continuing with the cuccio Fall/Winter 2021 "Your Time to Shine" and today I have dive on in, a smoky blue-grey shimmer. I didn't clock shimmer with this polish but the press release said "shimmer."

cuccio glow ahead

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Next from the cuccio Fall/Winter 2021 "Your Time to Shine" is glow ahead, a soft grey with subtle pink shimmer. I love colors like this so I was super excited to put this on.

cuccio it's your turn

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Today, I'm starting the Fall/Winter 2021 cuccio collection, which was called "Your Time to Shine". This is it's your turn, a soft, hazy mauve creme. This is a really pretty creme - this color was all the range in 2021.

Northern Nail Polish Grit Happens

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I have another new-to-me brand called Northern Nail Polish. Today's polish is Grit Happens and I cannot find one thing about it online! I've messaged the owner of the brand because I'm hitting a way. This is a grey polish with white and black glitters along with some iridescent glitters.

essie home by 8

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I've got a few cremes to share with you, starting with essie home by 8. Now, at first glance, to me this is a dark grey with purple undertones, so tell me how essie says it's a faded, soft black nail polish with red undertones. 

China Glaze Nickel Ice

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Here's a real throwback today! I have China Glaze Nickel Ice, a grey iridescent pearl shimmer. The pearl leans pink. This is a pre-2000, original core-line polish. I don't have the exact year it came out but with all the talk about the China Glaze rebrand (I'm writing this prior to the big release news on April 20), I thought it would be fun to revisit my oldies.

Zoya Feifei

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As I was making room in my Helmer, I grabbed Zoya Feifei, a metallic blue/grey with green and gold shimmer. I don't even recall how old this is, but it's an older polish for sure.

KBShimmer Coal In One

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I bought this KBShimmer Coal In One back in December 2015 and then it's sat in my Helmers ever since. When I saw someone was looking to buy it in one of my Facebook Groups, I thought... let me find it and see if I HAVE to have it or if I can sell it to someone who will love it. This is a charcoal grey linear holographic.

Helios Memory Lane

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Another new-to-me brand! This is Helios, a new professional nail brand from New York. This is their Luminor line, which looks like it's a reflective glitter, but to me, it was more of a shimmer. This is Memory Lane, a grey-based silver glitter.

Death Valley Nails Spoiled Milk

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I'm trying another new indie brand today! This one is Death Valley Nails Spoiled Milk, and it's a photochromatic/solar polish. Unfortunately, I didn't know that until later when I was looking to learn more about the brand. This is a white based polish with gold flakes and gold shimmer but in the sun, it turns a light grey.

Lavish Polish Fun in the Maze

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Today I have Lavish Polish Fun in the Maze, a VIP LE from PolishCon Chicago 2017. This is a grey based holographic polish.

Fancy Gloss Mystery Polish October 2023

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I haven't used this brand in a hot minute! This is Fancy Gloss Mystery Polish October 2023, another polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap. This is a pink (warm) to grey (cool) thermal packed with holographic sparkle and red flakies. I actually didn't know this was a thermal until I put it on! Surprise!

Necessary Evil Road Less Traveled

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Last month, I completed my 4th #PookiesPolishSwap on Instagram, and I was partnered with rachel.lazzeri.nails. She hooked me UP with 10 amazing polishes including this beauty from Necessary Evil called Road Less Traveled. The label on the bottom also says "2 yr Birthaversary 2019 OG UP 2-10/20". I hadn't heard much of the brand (in fact, the name of the company isn't on the bottle at all and I had to ask on Instagram who it was!) but OG UP?! Like... original "unicorn pee" which is a shifty green to red pigment that cannot be purchased anymore? Gimme all the polish! 

jen & berries You're Living In A Vacuum

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When I first got this jen & berries You're Living In A Vacuum in my secret swap, I wasn't sure what to make of it. I hadn't heard of the brand before but also in low light, this looked like just another greige polish. This polish was originally released in the Polish Pick Up September 2022 "Scary Vibes" but this bottle is from the July 2023 rewind.

Twila True Take A Raincheck

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I'm finishing the Twila True polishes today with Take A Raincheck which is a soft grey creme.