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 called The Merchant's Son 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.
Elevation Polish x Pahlish The Merchant's Son
6.11.2025
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 called The Merchant's Son 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
6.10.2025
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.
Witchcult Nail Lacquer Sea Glass
6.09.2025
I have such a love/hate with thermal polishes. Today I have another new-to-me indie called witchcult nail lacquer and this is their thermal Sea Glass. From what I can tell online, it's a seafoam-aqua stage when warm, and is a grey-purple when cold. There's also lots of mylar flakies running through it. Unfortunately, my bottle is "dead" and stuck in its cold state.
Stached Polish Tis Friday 13 Oct 2017
6.08.2025
As I was cleaning up my Helmers last month, I found this mini bottle from Stached Polish called Tis Friday 13 Oct 2017. This was a limited edition polish during the 2017 The Indie Shop San Antonio. It's a green blue creme.
Stella Chroma Classic Red
6.07.2025
It makes me giggle to say I have yet another new-to-me indie brand today! This is Stella Chroma Classic Red, a true red creme with blue undertones. I thought it was similar to KBShimmer Chili Pepper , but it is much brighter.
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