Polish Pickup: Guilty Pleasures

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The theme this month for Polish Pickup is Guilty Pleasures. Launching May 7 at 10a Central through Monday, 11p Central. A lot of brands have offerings this month, and I have some of them to show you!



Alter Ego Get Yer Red Hot Dog Here
An almost velvety looking metallic red
Inspired by the original hot dog cart saying, Get your red hots here!
cap 100
In love with this polish. I don't think I've worn or swatched anything like it in the 12 years I have been blogging. If you love reds, you need this one. Shown in two coats with topcoat.




KBShimmer Everything is A-Bouquet
A deep, grape-purple jelly nail polish. A strong green to blue shimmer accents the purple hue, showing off a vibrant indigo blue in lower lighting. In brighter lighting, the green glimmers and shifts at angles into gold and royal blue
Inspired by fresh flowers that often mark life’s special moments
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The jelly base had a reddish violet hue on first coat and morphed to a grapey purple on the second. The shimmer is insanely vibrant and shifty - totally love this polish!




KBShimmer Freshly Blended
A sweet and tropical medley of fresh berries, cantaloupe, and lychee. Sweet sugarcane and vanilla orchid round out the scent. Swirls of cream and orange colors topped with a hint of biodegradable glitter.
Inspired by freshly blended beverages served at a tropical getaway.
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This scent is diffcult to describe! It is refreshing, sweet and creamy at the same time. I enjoy KBShimmer's scrubs moisturizing oils, it's a one minute mani in a jar!




Lynb Designs Surreal Estate
A green to blue to purple shifting magnetic multichrome with green to blue to purple to pink shifting UCC flakies and holo flakies
Inspired by Jenalyn's love of all things house hunting and her obsession with stalking houses on Zillow and Realtor.
cap 300

Like little galaxies right on your nails! Such a pretty magnetic. Shown in two coats with topcoat.




Nevermind A Forbidden Ride
A black polish packed with so much chrome and holo flake you won't be able to stop staring at your nails. (comes with standard brush, wide brushes can be purchased separately)
Inspiration: The black and chrome harley from EB Slayer's book "The Bearded Lumberjack"
cap 220

Definitely an edgy polish and I totally get the inspiration when looking at this polish. Ride or die! Shown in two coats with both matte and glossy topcoats.



The Soapy Chef Does This Coffee Make Me Look Alive?
This spa manicure treatment is a combo scrub and rich moisturizing mask. Rejuvenate your skin, leaving it soft and smooth after just one use.
Inspired by the best guilty pleasure of all - coffee!
Scented like roasted coffee, aromatic cocoa, sweet cream, vanilla, herbaceous tobacco, almond and burnt sugar.
cap 120

Super sweet, creamy and coffee - this reminds me of a Starbucks Frappuccino. The scent is long lasting after rinsing too! The butter is solid in the jar and quickly melts on warm skin and the exfoliant is very gentle. Quite a luxurious spa-like treatment.




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Alter Ego: Warrior

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The Alter Ego Polished Gamers Box exclusive this month is based on the Elder Scrolls games series. I remember when Morrowind was first announced, serious gamers were all pre-ordering and super excited for launch date. Each game in the series has won Game of the Year awards from multiple outlets and together have sold over 58 million copies worldwide.

Warrior
Antique bronze with a rose/purple shift and gold shimmer

Shown is two coats with topcoat. The formula was good and I love the shimmer in this!



The polish is avialable April 15-20 at https://polishedgamersbox.com/.

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Polish Related Facebook Groups List by Planet Lacquer

Britta of Planet Lacquer recently featured my Indie Shops List at her blog! YAY!!
I am so thankful to her for the feature and all the kindness she's shown me.



While perusing her blog pages, I discovered that she loves lists!
Like, really really LOVES lists!

I found monthly sales roundups where Britta lists all the launches and sales for every month and I found a mega list that she created of facebook groups related to nail polish!

The list is organized into categories all on one page. You'll find links to groups that relate to nail polish for brands, collabs, color + finish, fandoms, destashes, chat, and resources! My oh My! I found so many new to me groups to join. Totally loving her list! Her post even includes a list of helpful descriptions about each of the categories on the page to make navigation super easy.




Definitely check it out, bookmark it, and visit the other resources, posts, and lists (of course!) at her blog while you're there!

My first introduction to her nailart was almost three months ago. I was in the Red Eyed Lacquer facebook group where she posted this stunning nail art! More recently, she contacted me to ask if she could use an image from my blog. We've chatted a bit, and she is super nice to talk with. She's an awesome swatcher and I have thoroughly enjoyed reading her blog. Please visit and show some love by leaving a comment on her blog and her other social platforms!

Blog: Planet Lacquer / Insta: @cosmicgrlnails / facebook: Planet Lacquer

It's important to note that Britta created this list on her own, I am just spreading the love! If you want to add a facebook group to her list, just reach out to her directly. Her email address is listed on her page or you can leave a quick comment at her blog. If you leave a comment on my blog, I'll share it with her but I bet she would really enjoy hearing directly from you even more! Thanks!

Hella Handmade Creations / HHC: April

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I have two HHC polishes to share with you this month. These along with many others launch on April 14th at 12:01am Eastern time through 21st at 11:59pm Hawaiian time at hellahandmadecreations.com




Alter Ego Disco Music Bearded Iris
Orange base with holo orange microglitter and iridescent microglitter

Shown in two coats with topcoat. Formula was good, no issues to report. Sometimes the shimmer covers the holo glitter and gives it a peek a boo effect, a lot like a crelly!




LynB Designs Red Jaime
A deep red based multichrome that shifts from black to purple to red to orange with added holo flakies

I love the shift in this! Such a magical shifting polish from a deep mulberry to red to fall orange! Shown in two coats with topcoat.




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Alter Ego COTM: Diamond

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Alter Ego's color of the month for April is available on April 1

Alter Ego Diamond
A shimmery and sparkly microflake. You'll need sunglasses to look at this in the sun. It looks white but technically it is silver.

Super sparkly, it glistens under just about any lighting! Wear on its own or over other shades. Shown in two coats with topcoat, and in one coat over navy blue.




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