Great Lakes Lacquer Festival of Fantasies

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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

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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 Purple Reign

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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

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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.

cuccio In The Moment

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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!

cuccio Be Flexible

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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.

Red Eyed Lacquer Thanks

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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.

Wonder Lacquer So-Kelp!

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I got my next Pookie's Polish Swap! My partner was All Things To A Tee and she sent me more brands I've never heard of! Today I have Wonder Lacquer So-Kelp!, a lime-green creme with gold shimmer. This was part of their Summer Fantaseas collection.

cuccio treat yourself

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I'm continuing with the cuccio Fall/Winter 2021 "Your Time to Shine" and today I have treat yourself, a shimmering cranberry.

KBShimmer Let's Slang

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Today's KBShimmer polish had me in a chokehold when I first saw it. This was a PolishCon Chicago 2016 exclusive polish called Let's Slang. It's a deep midnight blue/purple packed with color-shifting pigments. I cannot believe I haven't worn this formally.

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.

KBShimmer The Best Mum Ever

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I'm bouncing back to the KBShimmer Fall 2016 collection today with The Best Mum Ever. This is a medium lavender crelly base with iridescent pink microflakes. This is a very pretty purple and I'm so glad it hasn't faded over time.

Glisten & Glow Bromeliad

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I found one more polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap and this is Glisten & Glow Bromeliad. This is a coral jelly with orange undertones, shimmer, and some fine microglitter. This was the May 2025 Polish Pickup from the Tropical Forest theme. 

Girly Bits x Gracie Jay & Co I Wasn't Supposed To Put Beef In The Trifle!

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I'm trucking away through my polishes and this was another from a Pookie's Polish Swap. This is the Girly Bits x Gracie Jay & Co I Wasn't Supposed to Put Beef In The Trifle!. This is from the show Friends, which I never watched so the joke was a little lost on me. This is a light-brown polish with small aqua glitter, silver microglitter, and red-to-gold shifting shimmer.

LynB Designs So Juicy

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I decided to start diving into my Helmers to see what polishes I have because we're not buying in 2026 for the most part. I actually didn't buy much in 2025 either because I don't want to buy storage anymore.  Today I have LynB Designs So Juicy, from the summer 2025 Nostalgic Vibes collection. Actually, now I think this came from a Pookie's Polish Swap. This is a neon-pink jelly base with indigo-to-purple-to-pink shifting shimmer. 

Zoya Khione

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Zoya is back with their Color of the Month series! This showed up in my mailbox yesterday so I'm excited to get it out to you! This is Khione, a white sheer with pink shimmer.

Pahlish The Frog Prince

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Pahlish has done it again! Look at this gorgeous green called The Frog Prince. This green shimmer features beautiful red-to-gold shimmer and was part of a Mystery Batch.

Twinkle & Hex Citrus Got Real

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I have one more from Twinkle & Hex. This is Citrus Got Real, a punchy orange with a green shimmer. As I'm writing this, this polish is still available for sale.

Cracked You're Doing Amazing Sweetie

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I'm working through the polishes on my desk and today I have Cracked You're Doing Amazing Sweetie, a rose gold pink polish with both silver and pink microglitters. This is also from the "How Would You Describe Your Relationship?" collection.

Cracked Everything I Could Have Wished For

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I have four Cracked polishes here that were from one of my Pookie's Polish Swap, and today I'm swatching Everything I Could Have Wished For, which is a brown-gray polish with silver reflective glitters, vibrant blue aurora pigments, and a subtle red magnetic shimmer. This was part of a collection called "How Would You Describe Your Relationship?"