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Polish Pickup December 2024 | Maker’s Choice
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.
I can’t believe it’s already the final Polish Pickup of 2024. I have been posting for every Polish Pickup shop since April of 2017, I have been doing their social media since April of 2018 and became an admin for their groups in September of 2018. In all that time, this month is the first time they needed to open a week early – which is primarily so the shippers can take the holidays off. So with that.. here are 53 of the Polish Pickup December 2024 offerings, and the theme is Maker’s Choice!
To see all items swatched/demonstrated – check out my lengthy YouTube below (with time stamps!)
My post is up later than usual this month. I have a lot of Black Friday commitments, plus Thanksgiving (we’re hosting) and this is Nick’s holiday (he loves to cook) so there is a lot of prep involved… and cleaning cause his family is coming. So really sorry this is late – the video was up quicker this month. December is much more low-key so far, so that post should be up on time.
For the fine details – for all photos shown – I used Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues Peel Off Base, and for the glossy photos I did Monarch Lacquer Hi-Def Shine Top coat (sent as PR and I’ve also purchased.. and that’s an affiliate link). For all textured polishes, I did use Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber (PR) and Monarch Lacquer top coat over it.
For my lighting setup, since I use artificial lighting due to my day job, involves 2 Neatfi XL Lamps from Amazon (affiliate link) as well as this Daylight Company Duo Daylight Lamp (affiliate link).
And lastly – I do use artificial gel nails that I do myself at home. In this post (and video) I am using Apres Gel X Nails in Extra Short Stiletto, which are clear nails. I do not use blurring base coats or anything to increase opacity of the nails – and it shows during my YouTube videos especially. With the clear nails, if you can see through the tip still – then odds are you will also see VNL through the polish I have on. If you cannot see through them, then opacity was likely reached.
Let’s jump in and take a look
Alchemy Lacquers | Ephemera
Inspiration: A compliment to our December collection.
Description: Ephemera is a vivid violet crelly nail lacquer with green to turquoise to blue shifting shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I love the look of this at 2 coats, but if you want a touch more opacity – definitely do 3 coats. 2 coats got me to about 80% opacity
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 500
All Mixed Up Lacquers | New Year, Same Sh*t
Inspiration: Inspired by The New Year
Description: New Year, Same Sh*t is a deepened navy base with purple/blue shifting shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 300
Atomic Polish | Bioluminescent
Inspiration: Inspired by Bioluminescent ocean life such as the common Lantern fish!
Description: Bioluminescent is a tealish green based polish with pigment that gives it a blue shift, plus it is sprinkled with holographic micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This shade has more of a green lean in person. It’s color accurate in my video, but in photos the green was washed out.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Acetone Antidote by Baroness X | Strawberry Snowdrop
Inspiration: Inspired by Winter Wonderland / Magical Aurora vibes from the north
Description: Acetone Antidote is an additive for your acetone to protect your skin from the harshness of acetone. It contains glycerin and jojoba oil to help protect and moisturize your nails, skin, and cuticles during polish removal. Plus, no more ashy, dry skin! Simply shake up the vial and pour into your polish remover. I generally pour a full vial into a 10 oz pump bottle, but I recommend shaking it and pouring half in and adding more if you feel you need more.
Strawberry Snowdrop scent evokes the magic of a winter wonderland, blending the sweetness of strawberry ice, citron, and lemon peel with peppermint snow, delicate pink lavender, warm amber, sandalwood, and the soft embrace of fluffy musk.
This is an interesting scentIt smells like a mature strawberry forward perfume, so I get strawberry, sharp citrus and the musk.. and then i get a little kick of peppermint. I find peppermint to be lighter and almost like “was that peppermint?” cause it’s so light and brief when smelling.
Price: $8.60 | Cap: 143
Cuticle Oil by BCB Lacquers | Misty Mountains
Inspiration:
Description: This cuticle oil comes in a chubby cuticle oil pen that holds 6ml of oil and has a twist off cap and clicky end to distribute oil.
Misty Mountains Cuticle Oil has scent notes of: Fallen Leaves, Crisp Winter Air, Fir Needles, Winter Berries, Applewood and Cedar.
This is a definite woodsy scent and I get pine the most and it reminds me of a fresh Christmas tree lot. When you first walk in and Christmas tree scent just smacks you in the face.
Price: $8.00 | Cap: 250
BCB Lacquers | Fly, You Fools!
Inspiration: Inspired by Lord of the Rings
Description: Fly, You Fools! is a navy crelly with red/orange glass flakes and blue/purple glass flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 400
Beaux Rêves Lacquer | Ion the Prize
Inspiration: Ion the Prize is the unofficial 6th polish in our winter collection, Good Chemistry, found on Beauxreveslacquer.com
Description: Ion the Prize is a purple to blue shifting base with magnetic color shifting micro flakes gold to pink. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I used a bar magnet on middle and ring nails and velvet magnet on index and pinky
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
By Dany Vianna | Celebrate All Your Victories
Inspiration: Inspired by A small token to remember us by that, even in those bad days, we did accomplish something, even if not the whole bigger goal yet. Sometimes, get to tomorrow is just as important as hearing a waited yes
Description: Celebrate All Your Victories a clear base with indigo to violet aurora shimmer and a mix of golden stars. I used 3 thin coats alone and a glossy top coat for these photos. Final photo shows 1 coat over black.
the corners of the stars may poke out depending on placement. I brushed them on so .. where they landed I went with – but you can force placement to avoid it.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 500
Cameo Colours Lacquers | In the Lane, Snow is Glistening
Inspiration: Inspired by Glistening, sparkly fresh snow.
Description: In The Lane, Snow is Glistening is a white crelly with a slight blue/purple shifting shimmer, full of color shifting rainbow flakes as well as micro flakes, with a touch of silver holo sparkle. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 250
Chamaeleon Nails | Winter Retreat
Inspiration: Inspired by a snowy winter’s night, sitting by a crackling fire in a cozy cabin in a pine forest.
Description: Winter Retreat is a thermal going from dark green (cold) to sheer white/colorless (warm) with turquoise hues while transitioning. Filled with orange/golden iridescent flakes, orange shimmer, and a scattering of golden reflective glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 650
Colores de Carol | Blood Moon
Inspiration: Inspired by Red Blood Moon
Description: Blood Moon is a deep red linear holographic with red to black shifting shimmer and holo flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I did experience staining on both gels and natural nails, so be aware of that.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Crystal Knockout | Space & Dust
Inspiration: Inspired by The Horsehead and Flame nebulae, with the name coming from the song “Space & Dust” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Description: Space & Dust is a fuchsia jelly base with shifty red/pink iridescent shimmer, holographic micro flakies, and holographic glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This is on the sheer side so even at 3 coats, VNL will show.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Cupcake Polish | Femininomenon
Inspiration: Inspired by all of the Femininomemons of 2024 who have ruled the world and inspired us all!
Description: Femininomenon is a neon green crelly base packed with blue iridescent aurora shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Cupcake Polish will be donating $1 from each bottle sold of Femininomenon to Lilith Fund to help provide Texans access to reproductive health care.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Cuticula | Hummingbird Glass
Inspiration:
Description: Hummingbird Glass is a teal jelly base full of green/aqua shifting glass flakes, pink/purple shifting shimmer, and fuchsia metallic flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Danglefoot Nail Polish | Uno Reverse
Inspiration: Inspired by the family game which is the cause of many arguments in our house!
Description: Uno Reverse is a deep navy base with silver holographic flakes and pink/orange/gold/green magnetic pull. May have mild texture due to the holo flakes used. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 200
Dreamland Lacquer | It Might Just Be the Song
Inspiration: Inspired by A photo I took at the last concert I attended of my favorite band, the Airborne Toxic Event <3
Description: It Might Just Be The Song is a medium purple with linear holo and shifty pigments that sparks blue, pink and purple. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 500
DRK Nails | Happy 2025
Inspiration:
Description: Happy 2025 is a blue to purple aurora base with aqua to green to gold magnetic pigment. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I used a bar magnet on the middle and ring nails and velvet magnet on index and pinky
Price: $13.25 | Cap: 700
Ethereal | Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Inspiration: Inspired by The Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker ballet.
Description: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is a sheer neutral pink with blue pearlescent shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This does have brush strokes visible and I found the thicker the coats, the more obvious those brush strokes were.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 500
Glam Polish | Wild Beauty
Inspiration: Inspired by the wild beauty of the Leavenworth Eryngo Flower.
Description: Wild Beauty is a warm purple holo base with scattered holo flakes, fuchsia to bronze aurora shimmer and galaxy glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 190
Glisten & Glow | Sugar & Ice and Everything Nice
Inspiration: Inspired by soft pinks in the winter time! I wanted to create a polish that was soft and delicate but shifty and shimmery as well!
Description: Sugar & Ice and Everything Nice is a soft pink jelly polish loaded with color shifting shimmer that shifts from gold/green/blue. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | 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. 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.
I used the plate MRFOX-LI002 and base polish is Glisten & Glow Lightning Strikes
Price: $9.50 | Cap: None
Great Lakes Lacquer | My Ashes After They Cremate Me
Inspiration: Inspired by A meme with the saying and a river of different colored sparkle and glitter underneath
Description: My Ashes After They Cremate Me is a clear base loaded with gold holographic microglitter and multichrome flakes shifting through emerald, blue, purple, fuchsia, and gold. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
The final photo shows 1 coat over black.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Hearts & Promises | Ring Out The Old, Ring in The New
Inspiration: Inspired by NEW YEAR’S EVE
Description: Ring Out The Old, Ring in The New is a scattered holo deep blurple base with orange, green and other assorted holographic glitters. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
Indie by Patty Lopes | Magic Xmas
Inspiration: Inspired by Balls of light
Description: Magic Xmas is a shimmery turquoise base with magnetic flakes that shift orange to red to green. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Since the flakes are magnetic, there won’t be a strong, sharp line and more of a scattered look.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
Jen & Berries | There Are Four Lights
Inspiration: Inspired byStar Trek: The Next Generation’s iconic episode Chain of Command pt 2 which highlights Captain Jean Luc Picard’s unwavering resolve against manipulation and torture.
Description: There Are Four Lights is a violet jelly base with gold/green shifting shimmer and holographic microflakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This is a softer shade than my photos show and more violet/lavender tones show in normal situations.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 400
Jior Couture | Vibes
Inspiration: Inspired by A beautiful woman vibing
Description: Vibes is a clear based linear holo with neon dot glitters and gold magnetic pigment. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
The final photo shows this in 1 coat over the black.
Alone this is VERY sheer, even in 3 coats.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: None
Kathleen & Co | The Mummer’s Dance
Inspiration: Inspired by A song by Loreena McKennitt
Description: The Mummer’s Dance is a bright lime green jelly base loaded with holo flakes and red to orange shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 500
KBShimmer | Not Snow Fast
Inspiration: Inspired by Dusk after a snowfall
Description: Not Snow Fast is a pale, silvery blue with holo flakes, as well as gold to copper to rose shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 400
Hand & Body Scrub by KBShimmer | Vanilla Birch
Inspiration: Inspired by Winter Woods
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.
Vanilla Birch Hand & Body Scrub has a rich, seasonal scent inspired by the winter woods. The smooth blend of sandalwood and birchwood is highlighted by sweet vanilla, with hints of quince, pear, and a touch of mandarin zest for brightness. This lightly tan scrub makes a perfect winter gift for yourself or others.
This is an incredible woodsy vanilla. I bought a backup and I love the scent.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: None
Lemming Lacquer | Paw Prints in the Snow
Inspiration: Inspired by the rabbit paw prints in my backyard every winter.
Description: Paw Prints in the Snow has a white crelly base with a subtle overcast of blue, and the shimmer shifts from red to copper to gold and holographic microflakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.25 | Cap: 150
Lucky 13 Lacquer | Are You Wicked?
Inspiration: Inspired by The Wizard of Oz and the Wicked book/musical
Description: Are You Wicked? is a tri-thermal that shifts from witchy green (hot) to emerald green (warm) to charcoal black (cold) with tons of pink/gold/green color-shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 120
Lumen | Solstice Sunset
Inspiration: Inspired by the vibrant hues of a snow covered winter sunset
Description: Solstice Sunset is a purple jelly base with deep pink to purple to orange to gold shifting shimmer, as well as holo flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
LynBDesigns | The Power of Whimsy
Inspiration: Inspired by My love of all things whimsical
Description: The Power of Whimsy is a pastel lavender base loaded with green to aqua to blue shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
ManMade by J&S | Die Mad Polish Pouch
Inspiration: Inspired by our best selling print with our best selling item! We are excited to offer the Die Mad Polish Pouch!
Description: Die Mad Polish Pouch combines the very salty print with a yellow faux leather back and blue waterproof canvas top and interior. We added a bright rainbow zipper tape and multichrome zipper pull.
This pouch holds 10 bottles of polish securely with room for all mani necessities.
Price: $25.00 | Cap: 75
MJ Lacquer | #Self Care Is Nail Care
Inspiration: Inspired by my #1 self care activity. I really enjoy when I can simply relax and carve out time to pamper and treat my neglected overworked nails, to some good ole TLC.
Description: #Self Care Is Nail Care is a black to green to red multichrome with red to orange to green magnetic pigment and red to gold magnetic flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 100
Monarch Lacquer | Twinkle Under the Stars
Inspiration: Inspired by Cheesy holiday romance movies, often found on the Hallmark channel
Description: Twinkle Under The stars is a dark navy blue matte polish with silver flakes. This shifts plum to red just a bit as well. I show this in 3 coats with no top coat, then the final coat shows with glossy top coat.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Nailed It | Moonblossom
Inspiration: Inspired by Moon & flower art
Description: Moonblossom is a sheer, smoky purple toned gray base packed with pink/gold crystal flakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
Night Owl Lacquer | Melancholy
Inspiration: Inspired by Myself
Description: Melancholy is a dark grey crelly filled with rose gold holographic micro glitter flake. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Noodles Nail Polish | Holiday ’95
Inspiration: Inspired by Holiday Barbie 1995
Description: Holiday ’95 is a clear based polish with a mix of metallic green, red, and silver glitters, white matte glitters, silver microflakies, and a touch of scattered holo. Dries with texture due to glitters. I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and glossy top coat for these photos.
Final photo shows 1 coat over black.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 100
Painted Polish | Pining Fir You
Inspiration: Inspired by An illustrated winter pine tree forest scene drenched in golden hues.
Description: Pining Fir You is a darkened pine green crelly base with crushed gold metallic flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Pampered Polishes | Hi, Barbie!
Inspiration: Inspired by Barbie
Description: Hi, Barbie! is a Barbie pink (warm) to a vibrant purple (cold) thermal loaded with holograhic square microglitter. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
My bottle was always in a mid purple state, and when warm it shifted to pink and when cold shifted to purple
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Paradox Polish | Winter Solstice
Inspiration: Celebrating Winter Solstice with gratitude and self reflection.
Description: Winter Solstice is a deep, blackened huckleberry jelly base with blurple to cyan to fuchsia magnetic pigment. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I used a standard bar magnet on the middle and ring nails, and velvet magnet on ring and pinky.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Penelope Luz | Lavender Field
Inspiration: Inspired by a lavender field
Description: Lavender Fields is a soft spring green crelly base with purple shimmer and lilac micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 700
Psyche Minerals | Holiday Magic
Inspiration: Inspired by the holiday season with its twinkling lights and snow-covered pine trees.
Description: Holiday Magic is a light green to deep green to aqua to blue shifting multichrome, loaded with silver reflective glitters and micro holo flakes. I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 275
Red Eyed Lacquer | Die Mad You Salty B*tch
Inspiration: Inspired by Die Mad print from ManMade by JS
Description: Die Mad You Salty B*tch is a deep blue crelly base with yellow to blue to purple shifting flakes and holo flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 200
Da Balmer by Rogue Lacquer | Stay Salty
Inspiration: Die Mad print from ManMade by JS
Description: Da Balm-er is a cross between a balm and body butter. It’s creamy like a body butter but has a more emollient feel like a balm would. It’s an intensive treatment you can use anywhere (I love it on cuticles of course) but a little goes a long way. If you use too much – it will feel very oily (like a balm would) so start with a little and build up if you need more.
A house blend of sea salt, cactus and dragonfruit!
This is an interesting scent and it’s light and sort of earthy to my nose.
Price: $9.00 | Cap: 100
Rogue Lacquer | Glacial
Inspiration: Inspired by Glaciers
Description: Glacial is a cornflower blue jelly base with red, gold, green and blue glass flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Sassy Sauce Polish | Fun sized
Inspiration: Inspired by A photo of cake pops.
Description: Fun Sized is a lilac crelly base with a light sprinkle of black reflective/holo dust and a green/blue/violet shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
Sweet Heart Polish | Purple Velvet Cockscomb
Inspiration: Inspired by the Purple Velvet Cockscomb. The Purple Velvet Cockscomb is not deadly but very unique looking with its coral or brain like flower shape that comes in a variety of brightly colors while being soft like velvet to the touch.
Description: Purple Velvet Cockscomb is a mulberry jelly base with gold to red orange to fuchsia shifting shimmer and a splash of blue micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 250
Unicorn Magic Skincare | Deluxe Vegan Cuticle Balm scented in Vanillary
Inspiration: Inspired by The holiday season
Description: Deluxe Vegan Cuticle Balm is a creamy and nourishing balm made with unrefined organic shea butter, skin loving oils and kosher non GMO soy wax. This is an intensive cuticle treatment and one I’ve been using for months in various scents. It’s incredible
Vanillary – Sweet, creamy vanilla blended with soft jasmine and lily, and a touch of amber, sandalwood and musk. Inspired by the LUSH scent.
This is dead on like the LUSH scent, and for those that don’t know it – it’s vanilla forward but the amber mellows it and takes the sweetness out a bit.
Price: $8.50 | Cap: 200
Wildflower Lacquer | Wildflower at Heart
Inspiration: Inspired by A quote I found an image of. “With each breath I gather the courage to be myself and in doing so, I bloom.”
Description: Wildflower at Heart is a champagne pink base with coppery red to gold to green shifting shimmer, linear holo, and holographic flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Zombie Claw Polish | Insane
Inspiration: Inspired by Hazbin Hotel Alastor insane song
Description: Insane is a clear based black flakie base with electric red-gold-copper shimmer. I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 200
Polish Pickup December 2024 | Maker’s Choice
Another good month and a great way to wrap up 2024!
Where To Buy: Polish Pickup Shop
Shop Dates: November 29th at 11am EST through December 2nd at 11:59pm EST
Hope you enjoyed!
