Press Samples // Some Paid PR // Affiliate Links
April 2023 | Flowers
Disclosure: I am a paid employee for Polish Pickup. While this post is not sponsored, I do have a relationship with the hosting collaboration shop.
This was a long month, but it was also my birthday month – so I’m not complaining. I turned 41 last week and it’s weird to think I was still in my 20’s (okay… LATE 20’s) when I started this blog. Anywho. It’s time for my blog post and YouTube video for the Polish Pickup April 2023 shop… and the theme is Flowers… or Flower Power. I think Flower Power won, but then it became Flowers? I dunno. Either way.
This month I have 56 items to share. Some are paid pr and some are non paid, so I will mark paid ones to differentiate.
You can check out all 56 items on my YouTube video below, so be sure to take a look to see them all applied or demonstrated (for the non polish items)
For the fine details – for all photos shown – I used Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues Peel Off Base, and for the glossy photos I did use a combination of the top coats including Sweet & Sour Lacquer and Glisten & Glow Top Coat (I purchased Sweet & Sour Lacquer, Glisten & Glow was sent as PR this month.) For all textured polishes, I did use Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber (PR) and for matte photos I used Anchor & Heart Lacquer Sea Glass (purchased by me, but I do swatch for the maker)
For my lighting set up I use artificial lighting due to my day job, my set up involves 2 Neatfi XL Lamps from Amazon (affiliate link) as well as this Daylight Company Duo Daylight Lamp (affiliate link).
For my nails – they are Apres Gel X nails throughout this post, and the style is Extra Short Stiletto.
Wishlisting will start on Sunday, April 2nd (no set time, just whenever it’s ready) and the shop will open on April 7th at 11am Eastern.
Let’s get started!
ALCHEMY LACQUERS | STARGAZER
Inspiration: Stargazer Lily
Description: Stargazer is a deep grey tinted jelly base loaded with pink to orange to gold shifting shimmer, with lime green to golden olive green to dusty blue magnetic pigment. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. I only magnetized 2 nails so you can see it worn both ways.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 200
ALL MIXED UP LACQUERS | FLOWERS DIE, BUY ME POLISH
Inspiration: Inspired by We Need All the Polish!
Description: Flowers Die, Buy Me Polish is a light blurple tinted jelly base with strong pink to gold to green shifting shimmer. I used 3 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
If you have strong VNL, it will show through this shade.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 200
ANCHOR & HEART LACQUER | WHITE RABBIT
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by one of the most classic “flower power” songs, White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane! It’s iconic, having been used in dozens of tv shows, commercials, and movies since it’s release in 1967!
Description: White Rabbit is a neon coral pink crelly base with large particle green to blue shifting shimmer, as well as neon pink, orange and coral glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
ATOMIC POLISH | MY LITTLE PEONY
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Peonies
Description: My Little Peony is a neon melon pink crelly base with strong gold to pink shifting shimmer, as well as pink to gold to green iridescent flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This dries down to a satin like finish naturally.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
BEE’S KNEES LACQUER | BELLADONNA BERRIES
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by the book Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
Description: Belladonna Berries is a deep turquoise jelly base with purple to magenta to green to gold shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
BLUEBIRD | YES WE COLUMBINE SHIPPING
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by The Rocky Mountain Columbine; the state flower of my home state of Colorado. This delicate flower was once on the verge of extinction. On April 4, 1899 the flower was adopted as the official state flower. In order to protect and preserve the Columbine, it is illegal to pick or destroy Columbines growing on public lands.
Description: Yes, We Columbine Shipping is a blue tinted jelly base loaded with dark pink to gold shifting large particle shimmer with a silvery blue magnetic pigment. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. I also only magnetized 2 nails so you can see it both ways.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 400
BY DANY VIANNA | ROSEWATER
Inspiration: Inspired by Rosewater
Description: Rosewater is a clear base loaded with green to blue to purple aurora shimmer and pink irregular light pink glitters. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 400
CADILLACQUER | ORCHID
Inspiration: Orchids
Description: Orchids is a light blue leaning mint crelly base with matte neon pink glitters in a variety of sizes, as well as aqua to turquoise to green iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 640
CAMEO COLOURS LACQUERS | CAN YOU DIG IT?
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by fun and funky floral print.
Description: Can You Dig It? is an ultramarine blue crelly base with pink to red to copper to green shimmer, gold to pink shifting flakes and a mix of small neon hex and circle glitters, as well as silver holo microflakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 105
COLORES DE CAROL | BROKEN PETALS
Inspiration: Inspired by Orange Primrose
Description: Broken Petals is am amber orange jelly base with rose gold micro flakes, gold micro flakes, and pink to orange to gold to lime color shifting flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This shade leans more amber in person.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
CRYSTAL KNOCKOUT | ALLIUM FOR THE AGES
Inspiration: Inspired by Alliums
Description: Allium For The Ages is a pink leaning lavender crelly base with blue, purple, and pink iridescent flakies, purple-blue shimmer, and matte black glitter. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
CUPCAKE POLISH | GREEN TEA
Inspiration: Inspired by the beautiful artwork on the Arizona green tea cans.
Description: Green Tea is a light mint crelly base packed with pink to peach iridescent shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
CUTICULA | BEST BUDS
Inspiration: A gorgeous photo of peachy pink roses
Description: Best Buds is a warm pinkish red jelly base loaded with yellow to gold, orange to gold, and purple to red glass flakes, as well as matte black flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
If you do thick coats you will most likely need either 2 coats of top coat or a coat of glitter smoothing topper and top coat.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
DAM NAIL POLISH | IMPENDING BLOOM
Inspiration: Inspired by bright red lilies with a brilliant blue background.
Description: Impending Bloom is a blue tinted jelly base loaded with blue to blurple shifting shimmer and red shreds and glitters. I used 3 coats, a glitter smoothing topper and top coat for these photos.
The glitters do add texture to this polish.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
DREAMLAND LACQUER | LES SENTEURS
Inspiration: Inspired by a photo of one of my friends took of the Les Senteurs Perfumerie in London during Bloomsbury in Bloom
Description: Les Senteurs is a vibrant blue crelly base filled with orange to pink to gold to green iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
DRK NAILS | PEACE
Inspiration: Inspired by the cover of a Long Play called “Celebration of Flower Power,” the anti-war movement of the 60s.
Description: Peace is an effect topper polish that’s a clear base with peach to pink to gold to blue to green iridesent flakes. I used 3 coats alone on my index finger, then 1 coat over Fancy Gloss Let’s Get Naked (middle), Fancy Gloss Ensueno (ring) and Hit The Bottle Super kool (pinky)
Price: $12.90 | Cap: 480
EMILY DE MOLLY | ART IN NATURE
Inspiration: Inspired by artwork
Description: Art In Nature is a steel blue jelly base loaded with silver reflective glitters as well as large particle pink to gold to green shimmer. I used 2 coats, smoothing glitter topper and top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 200
ETHEREAL LACQUER | SAKURA
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Cherry Blossoms
Description: Sakura is a cherry blossom pink crelly base loaded with blue to violet shifting shimmer and holo micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: TBA
FAIR MAIDEN | DILLY-DAHLIA
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by Dahlia
Description: Dilly-Dahlia is a vibrant orchid purple jelly base with blue to teal to purple shifting aurora shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
GARDEN PATH LACQUERS | DON’T YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE TOXIC
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by Oleander
Description: Don’t You Know That You’re Toxic is a clear base loaded with silver holographic flakes, pink iridescent flakes and pink microglitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.25 | Cap: None
GIRLY BITS | SNOWDROP
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by the ethereal beauty of snowdrop flowers, this shade is based on a soft focus photo of the blooms set against a gorgeous blue and orange sunset. We’ve all been there – scrolling through Instagram, looking at those picture-perfect nature shots and wishing we could capture that same beauty.
Description: Snowdrop is a smokey slate bluish green jelly base loaded with orange to gold shimmer and holo flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
GLISTEN & GLOW | IRISES FROM ANNE
Inspiration: Inspired by Jill’s Mom, Anne, who absolutely loves irises! She tends to her beautiful crescent shaped garden filled with them daily in season. She thins irises every 3 years and gifts them to neighbors, friends, and family to share her love of irises with them.
Description: Irises From Anne is a pale green crelly base with purple glitters in a variety of shapes, sizes and tones. I used 2 coats, a glitter smoother and top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
GLISTEN & GLOW | TOP COAT
Inspiration:
Description: Glisten & Glow top coat is perfect for nail art and stamping and is a long lasting glassy quick dry top coat. I’ve been using the top coat for 8 years now and it’s never failed me. It dries fast, has a very glossy, high shine and floats well over nail art.
This top coats dries fast (about 4 minutes on me) and glows under blacklight. Also pairs beautifully with G&G Glitter Grabber if you picked that up in previous shops.
Plate Used: EDK Miscellaneous
Price: $8.00 | Cap: None
GREAT LAKES LACQUER | KA LIKE A WIND
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by the field of roses that surround The Dark Tower from The Dark Tower series by Stephen King.
Description: Ka Like A Wind is a black cherry jelly base loaded with green to blue to purple shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
HEARTS AND PROMISES | PERFECT PURPLE PANSIES
Inspiration: Inspired by Purple Pansies
Description: Perfect Purple Pansies is a deep, cool toned purple crelly base with strong gold shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
INDIE BY PATTY LOPES | HEMEROCALLIS
Inspiration: Inspired by Hemerocallis Lily
Description: Hemerocallis is a violet leaning burgundy jelly base loaded with aurora shimmer as well as gold reflective glitter. I used 2 coats, a glitter smoothing topper and top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
JIOR COUTURE | FLE AYITI
Inspiration: Inspired by the national flower of Haiti, the hibiscus
Description: Fle Ayiti is a coral red (cold) to yellow gold (warm) jelly based thermal with red to bronze to copper color shifting flakes, as well as silver reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
HAND & BODY SCRUB BY KBSHIMMER | PINK LOTUS & LIME
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by Lotus Blossoms
Description: KBShimmer’s sugar scrubs are good for all over the body or as a hand scrub, the sugar particles are medium grit so they do a good job getting dry spots on your body situated.
The April scent is Pink Lotus & Lime, and this is the official description: With top notes of green and citrus like the lotus blossom, this semi-sweet sugar scrub is brightened with notes of key lime, kiwi slices, and pineapple. Hints of sultry jasmine add depth to this floral scent. A vibrant mix of pink, lime, and cream swirls borrow their hues from the lotus blossom for the perfect flower-inspired scrub.
To my nose, I immediately pink up a mix of key lime and jasmine – which are 2 of my favorites. I’ve always loved jasmine and key lime is my favorite citrus (scent and dessert!) but I also can pink up the lime, and pineapple. This isn’t a heady jasmine – it’s a very bright and fruity scent and to me the floral notes are second to fruity.
This scent is definitely in my top 3 KBShimmer Scrubs.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: None
KBSHIMMER | ROSE WERE THE DAYS
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by Roses
Description: Rose Were The Days is a deep magenta leaning jelly base with red and pink tones, with orange to gold shifting shimmer as well as holo flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
LEMMING LACQUER | TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS
Inspiration: Inspired by my love of tulips and one of my favorite spooky-silly songs “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” by Tiny Tim.
Description: Tiptoe Through The Tulips is a deep, blackened green jelly base loaded with pink to gold to green magnetic pigment and scattered gold holo sparks. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 200
LUCKY 13 LACQUER | GREAT FAIRY FOUNTAIN
Inspiration: Inspired by The Legend of Zelda’s Great Fairy Fountains, especially Breath of the Wild’s fountains
Description: Great Fairy Fountain is an ocean blue jelly base with pink to gold to green color shifting flakes, red to gold to green color shifting iridescent hex glitters, and silver to green to aqua to blue color shifting magnetic pigment. Plus it glows bright blue in the dark. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This does not come with a mini UV flashlight this month, instead it comes with 3 random colored little rupees.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 130
LUMEN NAILS | SILKEN PATH
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by the groundcover of the Jacaranda blossoms create to offer a silken path to all that travel beneath them. Offering an experience so delicate, fragrant and a wonder to behold.
Description: Silken Path is a delicate sheer lavender tinted jelly base with pink to blue to violet shimmer and scattered large particle shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
VNL will show through this shade.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 600
LYNBDESIGNS | SHE’S A LANTERN IN THE NIGHT
Inspiration: Inspired by the song Flower Power by Greta Van Fleet
Description: She’s A Lantern in The Night is a magenta jelly base loaded with green to blue to purple to pink shifting shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
MANMADE BY J&S | PETAL TO METAL
Inspiration: Inspired by the beautiful Tie Dye Orichid.
Description: Petal to the Metal is a blur to purple shifting steering wheel cover. It is made with a stretch performance fabric that should fit most 14″ diameter steering wheels.
I personally have a 2018 Honda HR-V and this fits well and it’s very eye catching. Photos below show it both in my garage as well as out in the sunlight.
The material is soft without being velvety or .. plasticy/vinyl like.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 50
MJ LACQUER | WHAT N CARNATION?
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by a quote that I often use with my grandchildren. Another way of saying “What In The World?? Only to hear them repeating it over and over and over, again.
Description: What N Carnation? is a dark brown tinted jelly base with orange to red to copper magnetic pigment, red and purple reflective glitter, as well as color shifting flakes and multi shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 120
MOO MOO’S SIGNATURES | NO ONE IS TOO OLD FOR FAIRYTALE
Inspiration: Inspired by beautiful flowery fountain wallpaper
Description: No One Is Too Old For Fairytales is a shimmery white pearl base with pastel glitters, holo shreds and a rainbow assortment of iridescent flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.50 | Cap: 100
NIGHT OWL LACQUER | PINK MOONSTONE
Inspiration: Inspired by Pink Moonstone Orchid
Description: Pink Moonstone is a clear base loaded with bright blue micro flecks and vibrant fuchsia to peach to gold shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
NOODLES NAIL POLISH | OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GROW
Inspiration: Inspired by Succulents
Description: Oh The Places You’ll Grow is a semi sheer periwinkle crelly base with teal to aqua to green shifting iridescent flakes, silver holo glitters, and pale blue matte glitters. I used 2 coats, glitter smoothing topper and top coat for these photos.
This does dry with a texture, so if you don’t have glitter smoothing topper – 2 coats of top coat will work as well.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 200
PAINTED POLISH | GILDED CORNFLOWER
Inspiration: Inspired by A meadow of cornflowers drenched in golden sunlight.
Description: Gilded Cornflower is a cornflower blue crelly base (that leans more to creme) with crushed gold metallic flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 400
PAMPERED POLISHES | OH, BEHAVE!
Inspiration: Inspired by Austin Power’s velvet suit
Description: Oh, Behave! is a deep navy blue mate base with turquoise shimmer and a variety of matte white flakes. Shown here in 2 coats without top coat and one with.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
PARADOX POLISH | THE FLOWER OF LIFE
Inspiration: Being a half century old, I have been doing a lot of reflecting, meditating, and practicing gratitude. This symbol has been helpful on my journey, keeping me focused and grounded. It reminds me to be kind, be forgiving and the universe will give you what you need.
Description: The Flower of Life is a deep ruby red jelly base loaded with red to pink to orange to gold to green magnetic pigment. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
PENELOPE LUZ | BLUE FIELD
Inspiration: Inspired by field of blue flowers with the sunset in the background.
Description: Blue Field is a clear base loaded with large particle aurora shimmer in pink to orange to gold with navy blue holo glitters mixed in. I used 3 thin coats, a glitter smoothing topper and top coat for these photos.
This does dry with a texture.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 700
POETRY COWGIRL NAIL POLISH | DEAD FLOWERS
Inspiration: Inspired by Miranda Lambert song “Dead Flowers”
Description: Dead Flowers is a clear base packed with metallic green, rose, and garnet glitters, blue metallic flakes, platinum silver flakes and orange to gold crystal chameleon flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
At 2 coats, there wasn’t much texture, but if you go beyond 2 you will most likely need a smoothing topper.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
PSYCHE MINERALS | DON’T PASS ON THIS FLORA
Inspiration: Passiflora Granadilla
Description: Don’t Pass On This Flora is a grape jelly base with blue shimmer, as well as purple and green crystal flakes. I used 3 thin coats and glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 100
RAIN DANCE LACQUER | CUTE BUT PRICKLY
Inspiration: Inspired by globe thistles
Description: Cute But Prickly is a soft periwinkle crelly base with a soft purple to pink shimmer and a scattering of delicate holographic micro flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 100
CUTICLE OIL BY RED EYED LACQUER | GET LEI’D
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by Birds Of Paradise and Hibiscus flowers
Description: Red Eyed Lacquer is bringing a cuticle oil this month in a click style brush on pen.
Get Lei’d scent description: Top notes of coconut, pineapple and hints of peach blossoms. Middle notes of gardenia petals, honeysuckle and water lotus with bottom notes of palm leaves island jasmine and sheer spice.
My nose immediately picks up the coconut and peach blossoms. This is a really lovely fruity floral that has a tropical kick to it. I would wear this in a body spray if it ever came to be.. i really enjoy this scent.
Price: $6.00 | Cap: 100
RED EYED LACQUER | JRC
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by my youngest daughter’s middle name, Rose!
Description: JRC is a pale peachy base loaded with pink to gold shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos, but honestly in the YouTube video I did 2 coats and I prefer it that way a little more.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 300
ROGUE LACQUER | HERE COMES THE SUN
Inspiration: Inspired by beautiful sunflowers
Description: Here Comes The Sun is a clear base loaded with gold to orange to mustard glass flakes as well as gold and black metallic flakes. I used 2 easy coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
SASSY SAUCE POLISH | IRIS YOU WERE HERE!
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by an Iris flower
Description: Iris You Were Here! is a magenta violet (cold) to pale pinkish lavender (warm) crelly based thermal with blue to violet shimmer and ghost flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 500
SOVEREIGN BEAUTY | BLOOMING
Inspiration: Inspired by blue and white morning glories.
Description: Blooming is a white crelly base with a variety of pink, purple and blue glitters as well as pink shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.75 | Cap: 150
SWEET & SOUR LACQUER | RAMMY
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: Inspired by Ramona Flowers
Description: Rammy is a light blurple jelly base with strong pink to orange to gold to green shifting shimmer. I used 3 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
VNL will more than likely show through this as it does lean into the sheer side.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
SWEET HEART POLISH | VINTAGE SHEETS
Inspiration: Inspired by a pair of groovy 70’s print hand me down floral sheets I had as a kid
Description: Vintage Sheets is a blue tinted jelly base loaded with blue and lavender toned micro glitters in both metallic and holo finishes, with blue to purple shimmer and blue to purple ultrachrome chameleon flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
THE CRAFTY TACO | HOLOGRAPHIC ROSES STICKER
Inspiration: Roses
Description: The Holographic Roses Sticker is a beautiful metallic holographic sticker with what looks like stained glass style roses. The sticker itself has a nice thickness to it so it doesn’t feel flimsy or like it’s about to rip.
Price: $3.50 | Cap: None
UNICORN MAGIC SKINCARE | DELUXE SCENTED CUTICLE BALM STICK
Inspiration: Inspired by Flower Power
Description: If you love their deluxe cuticle balm, this is the same thing – but in a wind up stick that looks like a chubby chapstick style tube. Made with local beeswax from the famous Hollywood Farmers Market, and skin loving oils that are sure to leave your skin & nails nourished and soft, without that greasy oily feeling.
It’s not just for cuticles though… it’s also good for rough spots like knees and elbows, beards and hair ends to help tame, or anywhere that needs a little extra attention. As with most anhydrous (oil only) products, a little goes a long way.
Lavender & Orange Essential Oil – A floral and herbaceous aroma, relaxing and soothing, blended with the sweet aroma of juicy oranges. Please note that the smell of lavender is prevalent in this mix.
This is a very light scent and I almost couldn’t smell it until I got the stick all the way up under my nose – which I actually kind of like to be honest. If I’m carrying this out and about with me, I don’t want a body product that may overpower whatever perfume I may be wearing. I do detect the orange more than the lavender though.
Price: $9.50 | Cap: 250
VAPID | CORPSE FLOWER
*PAID PR*
Inspiration: This inspiration is ignited by the most beautiful, and intense, yes we will call it intense, smelling inflorescence in existence. The Corpse Flower, it smells as the name suggests, and the flower itself is very large. Blooming only once every few years and taking up to almost a decade to bloom, they garner a bit of a stir.
Description: Corpse Flower is a deep berry purple jelly base packed with green to teal to blue to purple to magenta shifting shimmer and blue to purple to magenta to gold to green iridescent flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 320
WHAT ADDICTION? | FLEUR PAISIBLE
Inspiration: Inspired by artwork of a beautiful blue flower
Description: Fleur Paisible is a teal jelly base packed with purple shimmer and a mix of green hex glitters in various sizes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 130
Polish Pickup April 2023 | Flowers
Lots of blues and purples this month – but I also had a lot of brand favorites. The KBShimmer scrub and Red Eyed Lacquer cuticle oil scents are way up there and I will most likely be buying backups. Noodles Nail Polish is a brand favorite shade – Oh The Places You’ll Grow is now my #1 polish from the brand. Same with Sweet & Sour Lacquer (although I do have their May shade already and that might bump this one from top spot… just FYI), All Mixed Up Lacquers and both the Great Lakes Lacquer and Fair Maiden shades are brand tops for me now too. I also need to mention Pampered Polishes because I would love to see more matte shades like this from her.
Where To Buy: Polish Pickup Shop
Shop Dates: April 7th at 11am EST through April 10th at 11:59pm EST
248 comments
Cuticula is a must have.
As always, it will be hard sticking to a budget and picking a favorite. Just when you think you have something similar enough to every color that could be made, the makers go and create more unique and beautiful polishes!
So pretty. It’s going to be hard to decide… I love the red/burgundy magnetics.
Rain Dance was my favorite this time!
I have my top 4 as the Lumen, Cupcake, Penelope Luz and REL but there are many I’m sad to have to skip!
I don’t know how I’m going to narrow it down! Really loving the Dam, Pahlish and Dreamland….but my list is at 25 polishes at thr moment…
Art in Nature by Emily de Mally.
I have so many that I want this month but possibly the two Lumen and the Stargazer and the Allium
All must haves for me lol
My must have is ethereal lacquer Sakura. Love the shade
Amazing selection! Beautifully presented, thanks for the great descriptions. There’s like about 8 of them I fell in love with on the first look through. I have a lot of deciding to do LOL
Still trying to decide. So many beautiful polishes.
BKL is my must have this month.
I know, it’s gorgeous!
I can’t decide between BKL and WFL for #1, there are so many eye catchers this month!
The Glisten and Glow really caught my eye going through this blog! Lots of gorgeous choices though!
I’m thinking Dreamland’s polish is my top must-have.
Polished for days wasn’t shown here but I really want that one! And maybe Ethereal….and Vapid….
I have a great need for both Vapid & BKL. Are they similar? Yes! Do I care? Absolutely not
The BKL is my must have as well as the NOL! Thanks for the beautiful swatches!
Really loving the Cupcake this month!
Bee’s Knees and Vapid
Oh man, there are too many items I want in this drop!! What Addiction’s Fleur Paisible, Paradox Polish’s The Flower of Life, and All Mixed Up’s Flowers Die, Buy Me Polish, to name a few. And don’t get me started on that steering wheel cover!!!
My must haves are BKL and Paradox.
I thought I knew which ones I wanted before this post went up! Decisions, decisions
Dam, Noodles, Vapid
Bkl
I love Vapid’s corpse flower.
Always the GLL
Dam’s Impending Bloom seems the most vibrant.
Soooo many amazing ones I can’t even pick a favorite! Vapid and bkl are definitely up there on the list!
All mixed up for sure!!!
I’m obsessed with Iris You Were Here, but so many great ones I can’t pass up on…
It is so strange, I have a ton of pinks but KBShimmer just doesn’t leave my mind!
Cuticula and cuticle oil
This month’s must haves: Fair Maiden, KBShimmer and Lumen
I’ve been eyeing polished for days (looks like a neon sunset!), ethereal, and bkl. I love the variety of colors this month!
So many great ones. It’s gonna be hard to choose & I already know my wishlist is going to be packed but I’m definitely trying to pick up BLK, Great Lakes Lacquer, Jior Couture, & Vapid.
BKL Belladonna Berries and Vapid Corpse Flower are my top two must haves for this month but there are so many beautiful polishes. I think I’ll probably end up buying way too many!
Ughh, there are so many must haves but one of my tops is definitely Blue Bird’s “Yes, We Columbine Shipping” can’t wait to start wishlisting!!!
The BKL
Bees Knees, Danby, Vapid and so much more; need to work on shortening the list.
Oh gosh..tough to pick just one so I’ll go with Sassy Sauce Iris You Were Here, PFD In Bloom, Lumen Silken Path, Ethereal Sakura, All Mixed Up, Fair Maiden, Danglefoot and All Mixed Up..lol..
There are so many that have stuck with me this month! I love the bold BKL and GLL but I’m also drawn to the delicate NOL and Noodles.
Vapid is really cool and I love the inspiration!
I’m intrigued by the Fancy Gloss. Thermal and magnetic!
The Moon Shine Mani is really beautiful too!
I really like NOL too!
My top pick this month is the Penelope Luz polish. The DAM polish looks beautiful as well.
there are too many choices this month :O vapid, bkl, fair maiden, cadillacquer … gagh. Great Lakes Lacquer Ka Like A Wind … ?
My top pick is the Perfect Purple Pansies! Corpse Flower is a close second.
I love flakie bombs! Rogue lacquer is a must have this round.
i haven’t been seeing too many for this month, which is good because i’m having serious space issues. but seeing a bunch of them all here really helps my decision making. my top one is Jior Couture’s Flé Ayiti. i’ve been eyeing that color thermal and all the flakies in it look stunning.
Loving Lumen and Rogue lacquer this month. The rest are gorgeous, though.
My #1 item is the steering wheel cover. There’s so many gorgeous polishes that is going to be hard to decide.
Oh wow there are so many polishes i want this month… i’ll get ORCHID for sure
Must have Penelope Luz! It’ll be my first time buying this brand, too
That pale yellow from Red Eyes Lacquer is a shade I don’t own yet!
Rammy is a must have!
BKL and Vapid
Ethereal Sakura!
My #1 is thr Polished for Days, and I’m also super tempted by the Cadillacquer and the Sovereign Beauty!
MTK Design Forever Sunset looks amazing! Can’t wait!
Thank you!
The cross body bag!
Think it’s G&G and my first Rogue this month
Belladonna Berries from BKL is my must have!
My top 3 for the month are Lumen, Noodles and Red Eye.
Bluebird, sassy sauce, and KNShimmer are my top must haves
Obsessed with DRK Peace
Bluebird and paradox are two I’ll try to get
Need Cadillacquer’s beauty and some top coat from Glisten and Glow. :-)
Polished For Days is my #1 this month!
I have too many items this month but right now the top three are the Cadillacquer, the Rogue sunflower polish and the “Best Buds” one! Oh and the steering wheel cover!!
Emily de Molly is beautiful! I interested in Unicorn Magic-cuticle balm stick also
Its so difficult this month. I think Cadillacquer is my top pick this month.
My favorite this month is Swamp Gloss, but your blog surprised me with Anchor & Heart’s offering this month!
I think I’m going to get the steering wheel cover!
Dreamland is my top pick!!
I might grab that steering wheel cover, never had one! I’m also loving a couple of those clear base with heavy shimmer options this month. Again, too many great options!
I have really loved Great Lakes Lacquer polishes lately and this month is just as great.
KB shimmer scrub sounds amazing and the Vapid and BKL polishes are a must have!
My top pick is Phoenix. It’s really unique from all the previews I have seen from FB and IG.
My top pick this month is Rosewater By Dani Vianna. I absolutely love it and it’s unlike anything in my collection. Hope I can get a bottle!
Number one must have is Polished for Days!
Thanks for putting in all this hard work! It really helps me decide what I “must” have
BEE’S KNEES LACQUER | BELLADONNA BERRIES
My favorite polish his month is Green Tea by Cupcake Polish.
The By Dany Vianna is so unique and beautiful– definitely at the top of my list! Thanks so much for sharing your swatches!
I have 8 favorite this month sassy sauce, bkl, cadallacqer, Dany Vienna, Penelope Luz, lucky 13, Vanessa Moline, and nailed it ♀️
I think my favorites from what I’ve seen so far are the KBShimmer and the Dreamland this month. So many beauties to choose from!
We have a similar taste!
April is my birthday month! I have 9 on my list already! March was a hard month to decide with so many great polished but April already seems even better! It will take me all week to decide.
Love White Rabbit by Heart and Anchor + BKL Belladonna. Both are definitely going in the basket. So many others are gorgeous though so it’s going to be very difficult to pick. As usual!
This month is a little too purple heavy for me but I think I might get that orange/lavender balm stick.
I’m debating on the patty lopes and cupcake polish colors. I think I’ll get bkl too.
I have so many, but for sure Sassy Sauce, Great Lakes, PFD , DRK is super interesting ! Vanessa Molina too … I will be very upset as I have to limit my choices… but these are my top loves!
The Rogue is so beautiful! I don’t think I’ve ever said that about a yellow polish, lol.
Definitely picking up the BKL (that shifting shimmer is stunning!), and possibly the Sweet and Sour Lacquer
DRK Peace is at the top of my list. I can’t wait to make a bunch of jelly sammies with it!
Loving the KBShimmer!
Yikes! I see so many gorgeous colors this month! Thanks for the great pics and descriptions, Lisa!
My number one choice is Atomic My Little Peony
It’s a tie for Bluebird and G&G for me this month.
My favorite this month is the BKL! I love purple and green!
ROSEWATER, without a doubt.
Ethereal Sakura is calling my name!
The KB Shimmer one looks good.
So many pretty polishes!! Ack! Rosewater, Oh the Places, Silken Path, Flower of Life! I’m so glad to see your swatches, it really helps me focus on the ‘extra’ ones like thermals, magnetics, etc.
cadillacquer’s is gorgeous
Surprisingly, for me it’s the wheel cover. I can’t believe I’m picking a nonpolish item as my must have with so many gorgeous polishes available this month. I’m grateful I’m not limited to just one item, I’d cry if I were lol
Best Buds!!
So many beauties to pick from but this month I’m loving the softer colours. Sakura is a must for me!
The KBShimmer is definitely on my wishlist this month!
I want the BKL
Looking at the corals this month: atomic polish and anchor and heart.
All of the purples and blues are always so hard for me to decide between there are so many this month – I love the What addiction and Vapid colors so much!!
I’m really excited for sassy sauce this month. And the unicorn magic cuticle balm!
I’m not always a thermal fan but that sassy sauce is calling me
This month it’s so difficult to decide! Loving Penelope Luz, Lumen, & the Unicorn Magic Skincare cuticle balm
Need to get the Alchemy Lacquer! Such a sucker for such shifty magnetics
I’m looking forward to Vapid’s Corpse Flower, very unique!
Belladonna Berries by BKL has caught my eye.
Lumen and BKL
Great Lakes had my heart again this month!
Emily de Molly and KBShimmer are both calling my name this month!
It’s going to be hard to whittle down the wishlist. Definitely BKL, Cupcake, and Lumen.
I love Hearts & Promises this month — the gold shimmer on that deep blue base.
I’m excited for the Cadillacquer!
I think the Bluebird Lacquer (among others) will be a must for me this month. It will be a hard month to narrow things down!
This month is a little too purple heavy for me but I think I might get that orange/lavender balm stick.
I’m debating on the patty lopes and cupcake polish colors. I think I’ll get bkl too.
I like the sunflower polish by Rogue. It’s unique!
Phoenix Polish Poppy Dreams
I am gonna have such a hard time narrowing down my wishlist to a more reasonable amount lol but Cuticula, Jior Couture and PFD are must haves for me this month.
I also am eyeing Rogue and GLL. Too many pretty polishes to choose from lol
NOODLES NAIL POLISH’S OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GROW
PAMPERED POLISHES OH, BEHAVE! It’s so unique!
BKL for sure!
BEE’S KNEES LACQUER- BELLADONNA BERRIES
Loving CADILLACQUER | ORCHID this month, such a pretty color combination!
I love bkl and GLL this month
Your swatches of Ethereal Sakura got me! On the list it goes :)
What Addiction? and BKL
Iris you were here is my #1!!!!
I think Bluebird’s Yes We Columbine Shipping is at the top of my must-haves.
What Addiction’s Fleur Paisible really caught my eye! So many good ones that it’s going to be tough to choose.
So excited for Black Pansy by Fancy Gloss!
There’s a couple I NEED! Thank you so much for doing this video and everything.
Dam looks eerie and different.
There are so many I want this month. Night Owl Lacquer is my #1.
So many beautiful purples and blues!!! But I think corpse flower may have won my heart!!
GREAT FAIRY FOUNTAIN maybe?
Just saw swatches of BCB Lacquers “Far Out”….must have!!!!!!
Rosewater by Dany Vianna is my favorite!
Gosh I thought all the flake-heavy polishes were going to win it for me but then Fleur Paisible swooped in as a surprise favorite there at the end!
This month is a lot harder than I expected it to be for me! I think I’ve narrowed it down to Rogue, Dam, Dany Vianna, and Patty Lopes
Bluebird is my must have this month, along with a dozen others.
Lumen, Vapid, and Sassy Sauce!
So hoping I get Rose water!
Bee’s Knees Laquer’s Belladonna Berries calls to me and Sassy Sauce’s Iris You Were Here is sheer but in the best of ways, ohhh but so many beautiful purples it’s hard to choose! and magnetics!!
So many good ones this month! I love a good spring crelly and I love the colors purple and green, so I think I’m looking forward to the Glisten & Glow polish the most.
So many beautiful ones this month! But my top pick is definitely Femme Fatale’s.
Pahlish is at the top of my list
This month is going to be tough on my wallet… BKL and LynBDesigns will only be the beginning.
BKL and Sweet & Sour are my favorites this month.
That Bluebird Lacquer is a must have!
Great Lakes Lacquer is a must have.
Love white rabbit & impending bloom this month.
My favorites this month are By Vanessa Molina and BKL.
So many beautiful colors! I can’t wait for the shop to open!!!
Looking forward to Patty Lopes Hemerocallis and Rogue’s Here Comes the Sun. All beautiful polishes this month.
Pampered polishes and sassy sauce for me this month.
My #1 keeps changing every time I go through the photos! I think I want them all.
I gotta have that phoenix magnetic. I can’t believe the cap is only 500
There are so many I want this month! To name a few…. I love the Blue bird lacquer, Emily De Molly, Lucky 13, Paradox, and Night Owl. I could go on and on. I forsee a lot of polish being bought!
I’m going to break my no buy for KBShimmer’s ‘Rose Were the Days.’
Thank you for the swatches. Somehow I prefer the photos vs the video. The two going on my list are the buds and the bloom ones. Also want that balm stick.
The photos are gorgeous and I watch your video every month!! I can’t wait to get Vapid and Rogue Lacquer’s polishes this month!!
Sooo many pretties this month! I’m definitely getting Phoenix and BKL, hopefully Cadillacquer and Pampered too!
Bluebird this month is a must have for me! Omg the colors!!!!
I can’t pass up Lumen and Bluebird this month.
Definitely getting the Unicorn Magic stick. Love their products.
Indie by Patty Lopez has won me over!
I really love the Painted Polish!
I will getPINK LOTUS & LIME, i think i’d love the smell!
I really like the Sassy Sauce. It’s so pretty!
I have to have Great lakes Kbshimmer and Cuticula this month!
There are so many items that are on my wishlist but I think the #1 item that I have to have is Rosewater by Dany Vianna.
I’m OBSESSED with poppy dreams, but honestly this is the first collection in a whle that has absolutely roped me in. I’m doomed! LOL
This will be my first time trying PPU.. hopefully I get some of my picks!
Thankfully some have no cap, but as I’m really i to greens and minty shades, I’m definitely grabbing Green Tea from cupcake polish.
The shiftiness in a lot of these shades has me excited ☺️
Sassy sauce is gonna turn me into a thermal lover
My favorite this month is Bluebird. I live in Colorado and the Columbine flower has special meaning to me. It one was of my moms favorite flowers. Also the connection to the Columbine School
I love the color combo of Dam Polish Impending Bloom.
Cadillacquer’s Orchid is calling to me.
My favorite this month is Rosewater – so unique!
Looking forward to Bkl’s “Belladonna Berries”
Naturally, I’ll be picking up the Bee’s Knees!
so many great colors! I def want the Hearts & Promises and the Pattie Lopes! Love them!
Loving Girly Bits, Vanessa Molina, and Cupcake!
Envy Lacquer is a must have.
I’m actually really intrigued by the DRK magnetic top coat!
I will definitely get DRK Peace. Who doesn’t want an amazing flakie topper?!
So, it looks like I am going for KBShimmer, Phoenix, Bluebird, and Dreamland. And the DRK Peace topper.
Looking forward to BKL as always
I’m loving the Hearts & Promises and Vapid!
Psyche Minerals is so gorgeous!
Danglefoot is on my top list!
KBShimmer scrub & polish
I might get DON’T PASS ON THIS FLORA
Rogue, Kathleen & Co, PFD are all on the wishlist. Trying to be good this month, after splurging last month for my b-day.
It’s a tough tough month. I want every single polish this month. That’s never happened before so trying to cut down my list will be very painful! I think my absolute #1 is the Dany Vianna – Rosewater but really I am so excited to see the ones I end up buying in person.
There isn’t a ‘Number One’, only 10+ must-have choices that I have to pare down to 4. or maybe 6… or… the Phoenix magnetic, DRK flakey topper, and Baroness X topper are among those. Then to wade thru the plethora of purples w green shimmer!!!
I like the Cuticula because the flakes are so pretty!
BKL!
I didn’t have Great Fairy Fountain on my list until now. Now that I see it, I need it.
Loving the Cadillacquer this month!!
Rogue for sure
Phoenix polish is a must have.
Psyche Minerals is intense!
Psyche Minerals for me
Jior couture and drk nails are some of my top picks
I’m interested in Envy Lacquer and Jior Couture <3
This thermal lover is obsessed with the Sassy Sauce.
I think my #1 product this month is actually the steering wheel cover! Though I have tons of polishes on my wishlist as well. I was wondering if you have a blog post or video showing how you put on your gel nail tips? I have only ever painted my natural nails, but ai love your nails and have no idea how they are applied.
I do have a few reels on my IG showing how I do them. Here’s a link – https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MTc5Mjg3MDU0MjQzNzM2?story_media_id=2957534271674925882&igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Wow! I love many of them. I think the Cadillacquer will be #1 and Cupcake Polish Green Tea will be on my list. Thanks for showing us these!
Elizabeth
I’ll be getting sakura, by ethereal
This month has a ton of cool polishes!!! My wishlist is huge!
So many pretties!!
I love all the bright colors this month but the Dreamland one is really catching my eye
I like KB Shimmer’s shade this month. It’s a ME color!
I love the Noodles shade!
Penelope Luz is a must have.
Still loving Dainty Digits!
Considering SILKEN PATH
I cannot decide between Bluebird and Phoenix, so I am getting both :-)
My favorite is the gilded cornflower!
Pored over your swatches again and added Vapid and What Addiction to my wish list.
I usually think they’re a little overrated, but I think it’s going to have to be BKL this month.
My favorite this month is the Great Lakes Lacquer
By Dany Viana is perfect for spring
The Penelope Luz is perfect for spring!
I must have the Rogue this time around but I have several others that I am having a hard time passing over. So much for being good this month, ha!
My #1 is the KB Shimmer scrub. Love anything lime, especially key lime! Having a hard time narrowing down my polish wishlist. GLL and Ethereal are at the top though.
Vapid Lacquer is a beauty.
OH, BEHAVE! looks so cool
I need more up top!!
As (almost) always, I am getting the crocheted flower for my cats!
Just realized that Hit the Bottle is featuring the 2nd edition of their Mystic Charm stamping plate this month!
I’m going to try for the WITS lotion this month.
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