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Jessica Starry Night

Press Sample

I have had this bottle of polish in my desk organizer for quite some time, and today is the day to show it off. Today, I have Jessica Starry Night from the Phenom Vivid Colour collection. This is a 3-step system that dries in natural light and has a chip-resistant, gel-like shine for up to 10 days but removes like polish. Starry Night is a peacock blue with tiny blue microshimmer.

Elevation Polish x Pahlish The Merchant's Son

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This polish is a decade old and going to a new home, but I wanted to swatch it first. This is the Elevation Polish x Pahlish duo from the 2015 Cosmoprof North America convention. Back in the day, indies and bloggers would get together during the convention, which was really the precursor to PolishCon, The Indie Shop, Indie Expo Canada, and Polish & Beauty Expo. This was a thermal, green shimmer creme from turquoise (warm) to teal (cold). Mine has faded to a green version of the warm state.

Bluebird Lacquer Participation Trophy

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I have another mini bottle today. This is bluebird lacquer, which was transitioned from the brand name Lou It Yourself. Today, I have Participation Trophy from the PolishCon NYC VIP bag. It's a fuchsia polish with a very slight blue shimmer.

1422 Designs Let's Get Wild

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Here's yet another new-to-me brand! This is 1422 Designs Let's Get Wild from their Endangered Species - Land Series that was exclusive to Hella Handmade Creations. Only 100 bottles were made. This polish was inspired by the African Wild Dog and is a caramel-tan base with bright pink-orange shimmer and holographic flakes.

Sweet Heart Polish Summertime Scramble

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I haven't been a Polish Pick Up purchaser, but they sure have some super unique offerings! Today I have Sweet Heart Polish Summertime Scramble from June 2022. This is a neon green polish with gold flakies and golden shimmer.

JReine Radioactive Nom Nom

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Look at this neon green today! Today is JReine Radioactive Nom Nom, a neon green with yellow shimmer. The label has worn off but the bottom label was intact.

Victorian Varnish Actinic Rays

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I have yet another new-to-me brand today! This is Victorian Varnish Actinic Rays, a solar polish that starts off as a sheer white creme with green golden shimmer. But when you get into the sun, it's a pretty pink!

Zoya Shivon


I have a few more Zoya polishes on my desk that I'm playing "Keep or Sell" with... Today I have Shivon, a purple rose-gold with duochrome shimmer.

Zoya Daul

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I pulled another oldie but goodie from Zoya - Daul. This is a medium purple with heavy purple and gold iridescent metallic sparkle. This is such a great color for spring!

Tonic Serendipity

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I decided to organize my Helmers after "losing" polishes and in doing so, I am selling a few things like today's polish. This is Tonic Serendipity, which is a purple "unicorn pee" polish that has golden shimmer.

OPI Mural Mural on the Wall

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Well this is a unique one! I got this from my Pookie's Polish Swap and it's OPI Mural Mural on the Wall in their Infinite Shine 2 formula. So the Infinite Shine system is a 3 piece method to give you up to 11-days of long lasting wear. I don't own the Infinite 1 (base) or Infinite 3 (top), but I still wanted to share this coral/orange jelly polish that has golden shimmer.

China Glaze Don't Mesh With Me

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I have a few shimmers on my desk and while I probably should layer then, I do like to wear them as they are, so you can decide if you want to buy them or not. Today is China Glaze Don't Mesh With Me, from the Fall 2016 Rebel collection. This is listed as a lavender shimmer with a lavender grey base and blue and purple microshimmer.

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 On The Rocks

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I have another oldie China Glaze today! This is On The Rocks, a sheer seafoam aqua/green nail with aqua micro-shimmer. This was from the 2006 Tequila Toes collection. Talk about a throwback.

Humble Bee Polish Sage Afterglow


I grabbed another Humble Bee Polish called Sage Afterglow. This polish was released in the fall of 2024 as part of the Sunset Rainbow collection. It's a lime green with red-to-orange aurora shimmer.

OPI Significant Other Color

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I am trying to make some room in my Helmers and grabbed OPI Significant Other Color, a pink/lilac pearl with green shimmer. I don't remember when I got this bottle but I had never seen anything like it. It's crazy how many bottles of OPI have and I was super grateful when I used to be on their media list and would get advanced samples.

China Glaze Fall From Grace

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If you're an OG to the blog, you know that I was originally addicted to China Glaze and was fortunate enough to receive press samples from them for years. Unfortunately, I haven't seen much of them in the last few years and they haven't put out a collection since Spring 2014. Today I have China Glaze Fall From Grace from the Halloween 2023 "Serpentine" collection. This is a navy jelly with tons of blue and purple sparkles.

mooncat Serpent's Tongue

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During one of my Pookie's Polish Swaps, I got this bottle of mooncat Serpent's Tongue. This is a purple polish with holographic sparkle and green shimmer. This polish does dry textured but a good top coat will smooth that out.

Kokie Rock Star

Press Sample

I grabbed a couple of Kokie polishes from my Helmer - this is Rock Star, a lilac purple with gold shimmer. It's a little thin but super pretty for spring.

Zoya Feifei


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.