Hi loves! I haven't been feeling well the past few weeks which has put me behind with swatch work, unfortunately due to this I was late in getting PPU swatches and videos done any earlier then now and I apologize for that. I think I am starting to get better but I suffer from a chronic health issue that lately is extremely unpredictable but I will do my best to get things done and posted in a timely manner. I thank you so much for your patience and understanding!
Anywho, It's time for Polish Pickup February 2022!
If you don't already know, Polish Pickup is a Facebook group where makers create a polish/product based on a certain theme and all of the polish/products are sold in the Polish Pickup store at the beginning of each month. Customers then get to pick which polishes/products they want and pay a flat rate shipping! (shipping info at the bottom of the posts)
The February 2022 theme is 90's Television!
And I have 28 of those polishes and products to share with you today!
Live Swatches:
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*All photos are taken indoors under 30W Daylight Bulbs with a Canon DSLR Camera.
*I angle my hand in direct lighting as well as low lighting to capture as many of the shifts as I am able.
*All photos shown with a fast dry top coat unless otherwise stated.
*All Magnetic Particles in a polish disperses over time, in my experience 9 times out of 10 I am unable to keep a thin, crisp line to stay put (unless using a gel magnetic polish); my photos are shown with a 20+ minute dry time so the magnetic line may seem more crisp then if I were to have kept the polish on for longer.
Anchor & Heart Lacquer-Music Television
Inspired by the various bold and bright MTV logos of the 90's.
Described as an aqua crelly base with peach/pink/purple shimmer and brightly colored glitter in various finishes, sizes, and shapes.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$12.50 || No Cap || 15ml
Bluebird Lacquer-I’m So Over Jordan Catalano
Inspired by Lou so not being over Jordan Catalano from My So Called Life.
Described as an icy blue to shimmering seafoam shattered holo.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with subtle texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$12.50 || No Cap || 15ml
By Dany Vianna-Hunkules
Inspired by Muses from Hercules.
Described as a blackened orange jelly base with black flakes.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with subtle texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$13.00 || 400 Cap || 11ml
Cameo Colours Lacquer-On Your Mark. Get Set. GO!
Inspired by Double Dare.
Described as a vibrant green base with scattered holo sparkle, blue shimmer, full of gold metallic micro flakes, blue/teal/violet UCC flakes, and silver holo micro flakes.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$11.50 || 105 Cap || 15ml
Colores de Carol-You See What I Want You To See
Inspired by The X Files.
Described as a black, silver and red reflective glitter and holo micro flakes.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with a good amount of texture so I sealed this with 1 coat of Glitter Grabber plus 1 coat of a fast dry top coat. This is a reflective polish which means you get a sparkly reflective flash in bright light such as a flash from a camera.
$13.50 || 350 Cap || 15ml
Shown below with flash to show reflective glitter.
Cupcake Polish-Overcome With Emotion
Inspired by the sarcastic queen Daria.
Described as a forest green packed with red iridescent aurora shimmer and a scattering of silver holographic glitter.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with subtle texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$13.00 || No Cap || 15ml
Fair Maiden-Down by the Creek
Inspired by Dawsons Creek.
Described as a bright blue/green base with bright gold/aqua/green shimmer and iridescent flakes.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was sheer but builds up well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$12.00 || No Cap || 15ml
Garden Path Lacquers-Omelette du Fromage
Inspired by a Dexter’s Laboratory episode. In the episode ‘The Big Cheese", Dexter tries to study for a French test by listening to the language while he sleeps - but in the morning, all he can say is Omelette du Fromage!
Described as an ever so slightly milky base packed with blue holographic microglitters, holographic microflakes, and large orange/gold shifting iridescent crystal flakes.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$13.00 || No Cap || 12ml
Glisten & Glow-MISS FINE!!!
Inspired by The Nanny 1993-1999. whenever Fran (The Nanny) Fine would do or say something outrageous, act out, do or say something that wasn’t in Mr. Sheffield’s “normal” range or what is acceptable behavior or speech he would angrily, yet smittenly yell, “MISS FINE!!!” .
Described as a bright magenta jelly polish filled with color shifting iridescent flakes that shift from blue/purple/pink and red/orange/green/gold and vibrant fuchsia shreds and a pop of holo microflakes.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$13.00 || No Cap || 15ml
Glisten & Glow-Cuticle Care Duo
Described as a Cuticle Remover and Cuticle Oil Pen Duo.
$12.50 || No Cap || 2ml each
Cuticle Remover:
Softens and removes excess cuticle as well as eponychium skin and comes in an easy to use twist-up pen style applicator.
Scent described as fresh picked, juicy strawberries
Apply generously to the cuticle area and let sit for 1 minute. Next, gently push back your cuticle with your favorite tool. Lastly, wash hands thoroughly with soap and water and apply your Glisten & Glow cuticle oil. Contains distilled water, potassium hydroxide, coconut oil and fragrance.
Cuticle Oil:
A custom blend of jojoba oil, vitamin E oil, grapeseed oil, sweet almond oil, sunflower oil, argon oil, castor oil, açaí berry extract, tea tree oil and fragrance oil.
Scent described as a sweet and refreshing, fresh cut watermelon.
Benefits of Glisten & Glow Cuticle Oil Pens
- Hydrates cuticles, nail plate, eponychium, hyponychium and proximal nail fold
-Soften and protect all of the above areas
-Stimulate nail growth
-Improve texture of all of the above areas
-Increase nail flexibility, preventing breakage
-daily nail care maintenance
Healthy Fawns-Pencil Pouch
The Beetlejuice Pencil Pouch is inspired by the classic 90's cartoon Beetlejuice.
The Beetlejuice Pencil Pouch features some of the best iconic scenes! This pouch is perfect for your glitter gel pens or your Lip Smackers and Stila lip gloss collection. I used mine to carry my cross stitching items!
$17.00 || 60 Cap
4″ tall x 10 1/2″ wide x 1 1/2″ deep
Heather's Hues-Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!
Inspired by The Ren & Stimpy Show.
Described as a thermal polish that's purple when cold and blue when warm. It's filled with a bright pink shimmer that shifts to orange/gold, as well as silver reflective glitters.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish. This is a reflective polish which means you get a sparkly reflective flash in bright light such as a flash from a camera. I do not have photos showing the reflect as I was unaware this was a reflective polish until after I swatched it. However, the PPU website does have photos showing it.
$12.50 || 250 Cap || 15ml
Indie By Patty Lopes-The Blazer
Inspired by The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Described as a clear polish with red and teal micro metallic flakies, aurora shimmer and silver reflective glitter.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with a good amount of texture so I sealed this with 1 coat of Glitter Grabber plus 1 coat of a fast dry top coat. I do not have photos showing the reflect as I was unaware this was a reflective polish until after I swatched it. However, the PPU website does have photos showing it.
$13.00 || 300 Cap || 11ml
Jen & Berries-His Friends Call Him "Doc"
Inspired by the holographic doctor from Star Trek: Voyager.
Described as a bold linear holographic with a mix of holographic flakies and a jade/blue/purple/red/gold multichrome shift.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries smoothly with no texture however a top coat is still recommended for a full, glossy finish.
$13.00 || 160 Cap || 12.5ml
KBshimmer-The Chosen One
Inspired by Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
Described as a deep base boasts a color shift from a bold blue to a nearly blackened purple hue. Silver reflective glitters twinkle and catch the light, for a sparkling shade any slayer would be proud to wear. This shade is loaded with pigment, and is thicker than our normal shades.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with a good amount of texture so I sealed this with 1 coat of Glitter Grabber plus 1 coat of a fast dry top coat. This is a reflective polish which means you get a sparkly reflective flash in bright light such as a flash from a camera.
$11.00 || No Cap || 15ml
KBshimmer-Sugar Scrub
Inspired by 90's Fragrances, specifically Cucumber Melon.
The sweet scent of ripe honeydew and watermelon blended perfectly with crisp, cool cucumber for a fresh scent thats layered on with lotions and body sprays. This scrub honors that classic cucumber melon scent. A soft melon orange is swirled with a pale green, for a scrub that will take you back to the '90s.
$10.00 || No Cap || 9.5oz
Lemming Lacquer-That's Sar-DOH!
Inspired by one of only two Are You Afraid of the Dark recurring characters, magic shop proprietor Sardo. The main protagonist of the show inevitably finds their way to Sardo's shop where they mistakenly refer to him as Mr. Sardo. He always responds "That's Sar-DOH! No Mister, accent on the do!".
Described as a purple jelly packed with shimmer shifting from red/purple to copper to gold with holographic microflakes.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries smoothly with no texture however a top coat is still recommended for a full, glossy finish.
$13.00 || 200 Cap || 15ml
LynBdesigns-A Simple Girl, With Simple Taste
Inspired by Fran Fine’s fashions.
Described as a buildable black base with red/purple/blue shifting magnetic pull, magic holo flakies, and hidden red/orange/yellow shifting shimmer.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was sheer but built up well. Dries with very subtle texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish. Magnetic pulled well.
*All Magnetic Particles in a polish disperses over time, in my experience 9 times out of 10 I am unable to keep a thin, crisp line to stay put (unless using a gel magnetic polish); my photos are shown with a 20+ minute dry time so the magnetic line may seem more crisp then if I were to have kept the polish on for longer.
$13.00 || No Cap || 15ml
LynBdesigns-Wax Melt
"Churn, Baby Churn" Inspired by the ice cream episode of Good Eats from season one.
Scent described as an aroma of maple walnut ice cream.
$5.00 || 110 Cap
Nail Artisan Cosmetics-Wonders At The Wormhole
Inspired by Star Trek: Deep Space 9.
Described as a light lilac with purple multichrome flakes a rich magenta magnetic pull.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
*All Magnetic Particles in a polish disperses over time, in my experience 9 times out of 10 I am unable to keep a thin, crisp line to stay put (unless using a gel magnetic polish); my photos are shown with a 20+ minute dry time so the magnetic line may seem more crisp then if I were to have kept the polish on for longer.
$13.50 || 150 Cap || 10ml
Native War Paints-There is Nothing Wrong with your Television
Inspired by The Outer Limits.
Described as a blue/green crelly with red/orange/gold shimmer, black and white micro glitter and shifting iridescent micro glitter.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with a good amount of texture so I sealed this with 1 coat of Glitter Grabber plus 1 coat of a fast dry top coat.
$12.75 || 150 Cap || 15ml
Night Owl Lacquer-Smelly Cat
Inspired by Friends, specifically Phoebe's Smelly Cat song.
Described as a taupe grey with pink/gold/green shimmer, pink/gold/green crystal chameleon flakes and aqua crystal flakes.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$13.00 || No Cap || 15ml
Pampered Polishes-Courage
Inspired by Courage the Cowardly Dog.
Described as a soft pink crelly loaded with an assortment of black glitters.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$12.50 || No Cap || 15ml
Paradox Polish-You Can't Touch This!
Inspired by MC Hammer.
Described as a whitened teal with green, blue, black and gold flakes with scattered holo and red shimmer/gold aurora.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with some texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$13.00 || No Cap || 15ml
Penelope Luz-Stargate
Inspired by Stargate SG1 Tv Series.
Described as a blue base with micro flakes iridescent pink/gold and silver reflective glitter.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with a good amount of texture so I sealed this with 1 coat of Glitter Grabber plus 1 coat of a fast dry top coat. I do not have photos showing the reflect as I was unaware this was a reflective polish until after I swatched it. However, the PPU website does have photos showing it.
$13.00 || 500 Cap || 11ml
PI Colors-90's Kind of World
Inspired by Living Single.
Described as a deep violet purple base filled with red/gold/green/cyan/blue color shifting aurora pigment.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries smoothly with no texture however a top coat is still recommended for a full, glossy finish.
$13.00 || 200 Cap || 15ml
Sassy Sauce-Bada Bling
Inspired by The Sopranos.
Described as a cool grey crelly with red/orange shifting shimmer and black/red multi chrome flakes.
Shown here in 3 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries with subtle texture so a top coat is needed for a full, glossy finish.
$12.50 || 300 Cap || 15ml
Sweet Heart Polish-Let's Get Dangerous!
Inspired by Darkwing Duck.
Described as a juicy violet base with gray/green/magenta shifting shimmer.
Shown here in 2 coats, plus top coat. Formula was good and applied well. Dries smoothly with no texture however a top coat is still recommended for a full, glossy finish.
$10.50 || 150 Cap || 15ml
Vibrant Vinyls-Double Bond Base Coat
Inspired by "All That" specifically the skits where Kel is drinking orange soda. He's absolutely obsessed and this scent smells just like that fizzy orange drink. Comprised of California oranges, Brazilian orange peel, lemon zest, Japanese grapefruit on a vanilla background.
Shown here in 1 coat alone plus under nail art.
$8.00 || No Cap || 15ml
Vibrant Vinyls-Fast & Hard Top Coat
Inspired by "All That" specifically the skits where Kel is drinking orange soda. He's absolutely obsessed and this scent smells just like that fizzy orange drink. Comprised of California oranges, Brazilian orange peel, lemon zest, Japanese grapefruit on a vanilla background.
Shown here in 1 coat over nail art.
$8.00 || No Cap || 15ml
Available February 4th-7th at 11 est.
New Polish Pickup Shipping Info:
-Packages weighing 0.0oz - 7.0oz will still be $3. Think of this as about three polishes. For most folks, this means that shipping will be just the same as it always has been. If you like to grab just a few polishes or items over the weekend, then you'll continue to pay the same $3.
-Packages weighing 7.1oz + will now ship for $5.
How does this apply to combined orders?
Don't worry, fellow chain-shoppers! This change applies to the total weight of all the orders you place over the weekend. So if you grab a polish and top coat on Friday, you can still go back and grab the waterslide decals on Monday and still stay under the $3 weight class.
Will I still get my combined shipping refunds?
Yes, absolutely! No matter what insanity the USPS engages PPU are 100% committed to keeping the combined shipping x refunds concept.
How will refunds work?
Basically the same as they always have.
If you make three purchases over the weekend, each over 7.1oz, then you will see a $10 refund later in the month.
If you place three 4oz orders over the weekend, your final shipping total will be $5. You can expect a $4 refund coming your way soon.
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