ella + mila lovers suite

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April has been a busy month but I have two ella + mila polishes on my desk that I really wanted to wear this month. This first is lovers suite from the love collection. This is a pale pink creme.

Death Valley Nails Snake Oil

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One last Death Valley Nails polish today—this is Snake Oil, a multichrome red/gold/green with holographic glitter. I got this one in my Pookie's Polish Swap but if you buy from their website, you get a removable handmade decorative bronze cap.

Zoya Carrie Ann

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Revisiting Zoya Carrie Ann, from the Fall 2010 Fall Collection Wicked/Wonderful. This was called a Venetian red sparkling metallic (glass fleck). Here was my original post from June 2011. I'm pleased this polish looks just as good as it originally did.

China Glaze Crystal Ball

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Today is another oldie by China Glaze called Crystal Ball from the 2001 Platinum Series and was re-released in the 2005 Urban Chic. I'm pretty sure this is the 2005 bottle. This is a red polish that originally had micro-holographic glitter but my bottle just has gold shimmer at this point.

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.

All Mixed Up Lacquers Maximum Effort!

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Today I have a 2024-released polish that was inspired by Deadpool. This is All Mixed Up Lacquers Maximum Effort!, and it's a red with peal shimmer. The shimmer really throws me off but it's definitely something unique.

Death Valley Nails Tiny Disco

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I'm back with another Death Valley Nails polish today—this is Tiny Disco, a magenta polish with magnetic scattered holo! It was from their 2023 Valentine's Collection.

Holo Taco Sunset Simulation

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Today I have another Holo Taco called Sunset Simulation. This is a duochrome rose pink to orange polish that's pretty subtle.

Kokie Celestial

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Here's another Kokie polish called Celestial. This is a pink and holographic glitter in a clear base. I've always a fan of polishes like this and have to figure out if I want to use a base color or just go on the bare nail.

Zoya Yohanna

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Just two left in the Zoya Beachy Brights 2, and today is Yohana, an ultra-bright pink neon creme. This is so Barbie pink, my camera was having a field day.

Zoya Alora

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I'm on the back half of the Zoya Beachy Brights 2 and today is Alora, which was brought back from the mini version. This is supposed to be a fire engine red with pink undertones but to me, it's much more raspberry.

Zoya Georgie

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I was really curious about today's Zoya Beachy Brights 2 Georgie, because a red jelly holographic polish? Yes please! Zoya doesn't call this a jelly but it behaved like one for me.

Lynnderella 12/12/12 Poinsettia Mocktail

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Today is a very sentimental polish for me. Lynnderella 12/12/12 Poinsettia Mocktail was part of her limited edition date polishes but this is a special day for me because that's the day I got married. The original polish was made with red and green holographic glitter with a touch of matte yellow-green neon mini-hexagons in a sheer red base. Now, 13 years later, the green has all faded to gold but I still love it. This polish was created to honor National Poinsettia Day.

Zoya Chelsea

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Zoya has been sprucing up it's color of the month by adding them into quads that work well together. In my March quad was Zoya Chelsea, a powdered blush creme nude. This is such a pale pink - very delicate.

Shimmer Katie

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I didn't realize I had a bunch of Shimmer polishes - but I do! This is Katie, a mix of gray, green, and pink glitters in a clear base.

Glisten & Glow Mall Madness

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Today I have another polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap - this is Glisten & Glow Mall Madness, which is limited edition from the Sparkle & Shine June 2023 box. This is a hot pink jelly with flakies and fuchsia shimmer.

Zoya Venus

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This is the final color in the trio from the February Color of the Month, Kismet. This is Venus, and on the website, it says it's a sparkling rose red. However my bottle was very much purple.

Zoya Ono

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I'm jumping back to the February Color of the Month, Kismet. This is Ono, and it's a dark berry magenta creme with a tiny hit of berry undertone. I feel like this is more fall than spring.

Zoya Maxine

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I'm jumping back to the February Color of the Month, Kismet. This is Maxine, and it's a rich red creme with a tiny hit of berry undertone. It reminds me of a raspberry almost. This is such a bold creme.

Zoya Madison

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I decided to clear off my desk (again) and I needed to post the trio from the January Color of the Month, Yuki. This is Madison, and it's a very pale pink nude crelly. This is the pink I think of when I think about a French manicure.