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Polish Pickup March 2025 | Under the Microscope
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.
It’s that time again… and we’re looking at the Polish Pickup shop for March 2025 and the theme is Under the Microscope! This is also my birthday month… so I love when science themes win.
We will be looking at 58 items this month, but I think one more might be on the way? Not 100% sure but it’s possible.
To see all 58 items swatched and / or demonstrated – check out my YouTube link below!
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 on in and take a look.
Alchemy Lacquers | Chromatic Flutter
Inspiration: Inspired by the microscopic view of a butterfly wing
Description: Chromatic Flutter is a wine jelly base with contrasting blue to purple shifting shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 500
All Mixed Up Lacquers | Life’s a Beach
Inspiration: Inspired by beach sand under a microscope.
Description: Life’s a Beach is a dingy, greyed out, sheer teal base with large particle pink to gold shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 400
BCB Lacquers | Snap Crackle Pop
Inspiration: An image of chronic inflammation pain
Description: Snap Crackle Pop is a sage green crelly (leaning jelly) with a strong purple to pink shifting shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.75 | Cap: 400
Beaux Rêves Lacquer | Tongue Tied
Inspiration: Inspired by a human tongue under the microscope.
Description: Tongue Tied is a bright raspberry pink jelly with a violet-red-orange shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Forbidden Crackers
Inspiration: inspired by the star-shaped sand found in Japan
Description: Forbidden Crackers is a sandy nude with glowy aqua to purple shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos, final photo shows 1 coat over a black creme.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Bluebird Lacquer | Scope it Out
Inspiration: Inspired by microscopic peacock feathers.
Description: Scope it Out is a black jelly base loaded with a mix of deep purple, cyan to blue, and magenta-gold-yellow shifting magnetic pigments, as well as mini holo and iridescent bar glitters.
I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. Index and pinky nails are done with a velvet magnet, middle and ring are with catseye magnet, and thumb is unmagnetized.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 500
By Dany Vianna | Spore Me Three
Inspiration: inspired by the microscopical picture of the stems of a Chinese Red Carnation by dr. Guillermo Lopez
Description: Spore Me Three has a sheer grey jelly base with UCC magnetic micro flakes fuchsia to gold, with fuchsia metallic shreds and purple and white irregular glitters.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. I used a velvet magnet on index and pinky nails, catseye magnet on middle and ring nails and thumb is unmagnetized.
The magnetic on this one is a bit more subtle in person and they aren’t as densely packed so it’s harder to get a sharp line.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 400
Cameo Colours Lacquers | Apple of Mice Eye
Inspiration: Ganglion cells expressing fluorescent proteins in a mouse retina, magnified 40x.
Description: Apple of Mice Eye is a lavender crelly base with a pink sheen, full of luminous indigo to purple and turquoise flecks, blue metallic and black flakes, as well as small white matte glitters.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 250
Chamaeleon Nails | Cellular Bloom
Inspiration:
Description: Cellular Bloom is a jelly based thermal going from magenta pink (cold) to colorless/sheer white (warm) filled with small iridescent flakes shifting green/orange and pink holographic glitters in a variety of sizes.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.75 | Cap: 250
Colores de Carol | Wavelength
Inspiration: Inspired by glowing brains cells. New technique sweeps sheets of light through enlarged brain tissue for a detailed view.
Description: Wavelength is a deep emerald green jelly base with a green to teal magnetic pigment.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy op coat for these photos. I used a velvet magnet on index and pinky, catseye on middle and ring, and thumb is unmagnetized.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 400
Cracked Polish | Rusty Microbe
Inspiration:
Description: Rusty Microbe is a metallic rusty copper to gold to green shifting multichrome with red to green to gold shifting flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 1000
Crystal Knockout | Source
Inspiration: inspired by a plant cell seen under the microscope!
Description: Source is an aqua (cold) to clear (warm) jelly based thermal that is absolutely packed with purple/teal color shifting shimmer, black shreds, matte white and metallic purple glitter, and holographic glitters in violet, teal, and silver.
I used 2 coats, glitter smoother and glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
The amount of glitters and shimmers in it gives the warm state a pale silver look and the cold state a silvery aqua. It’s also on the thick side due to all the goodness packed in, so you might need a bit of thinner if you prefer thinner consistencies.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Cupcake Polish | Sugar Sugar
Inspiration: Inspired by sugar’s molecular form under a microscope – which only seems fitting for Cupcake Polish!
Description: Sugar Sugar is a black jelly based nail polish filled with gold to purple to blue to red shifting multichrome flakies.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Cuticula | That’s That Me Espresso
Inspiration: Inspired by the colors of caffeine under the Microscope.
Description: That’s That Me Espresso is a blackened teal base with iridescent flakes that shift pink/orange/green/gold along with small silver holographic flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Dam Nail Polish | Powerhouse of the Cell
Inspiration: The inspiration for this month’s polish is the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell.
Description: Powerhouse of the Cell has a blurple jelly base with blue shimmer, blue holographic glitters, and purple reflective glitters
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 500
Danglefoot Nail Polish | Got the Dreaded Lurgy
Inspiration: Inspired by an image of bacteria, I’m reminded of all the times my kids have brought home their germs from school to share with me. I’ve got the dreaded lurgy is a very British way of saying that you’re ill.
Description: Got The Dreaded Lurgy is a sheer, muted lilac base with strong gold/subtle aqua shimmer and reflective glitter.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 250
Dreamland Lacquer | I Collect Spores, Molds & Fungus
Inspiration: Inspired by amethyst slime molds
Description: I Collect Spores, Molds & Fungus is a mix of blue and purple shimmers of various sizes with a shift to pinky-purple in a smoky base.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 500
DRK Nails | Magic Effect for Magnetic Polish
Inspiration:
Description: Magic Effect For Magnetic Polishes was created to facilitate the process of achieving a magnetic effect in magnetic polishes. This top coat will help you get a magnetic effect even with weaker magnetic polishes. Neodymium magnet is recommended.
Just apply the magnetic polish as a regular one and let it dry. Then apply a generous coat of this TC in one nail and use the magnet over it (repeat in the other nails). I painted 3 thin coats of the Penelope Luz Butterfly Wings as regular polish (no magnet used during the 3 thin coats) then I used this top coat, and after each nail I used a magnet (catseye on middle and ring, velvet on index and pinky). I got nice pull from it and it was a lot less work than usual.
Price: $11.20 | Cap: 400
Please note: The bottle in my photos is not the same. Customers will receive a 15mL skinny square square bottle.
Emily de Molly | Closer
Inspiration: A slide image
Description: Closer is a blue (subtle teal undertones ) jelly base with mini silver holographic bar glitters.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 320
Glam Polish | Happy Grass
Inspiration: Grass under the microscope
Description: Happy Grass is an electric lime green crelly base with gold aurora shimmer, blue to gold shifting iridescent flakes, black flakes, neon microglitter and a subtle sprinkling of reflective glitter.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 250
Glisten & Glow | Cuticle Oil and Cuticle Remover Duo
Inspiration:
Description: Glisten & Glow is back for the March IPU with their Cuticle Remover & Cuticle Oil Pen Duo!
The Cuticle Remover is Unscented and the Cuticle Oil is scented in Meyer Lemon which is a tart and zesty scent of a freshly squeezed lemon
Glisten & Glow’s Cuticle Remover softens and removes excess cuticle as well as eponychium skin and comes in an easy-to-use twist-up pen style applicator.
Benefits of Glisten & Glow Cuticle Oil Pens – Hydrates cuticles, nail plate, eponychium, hyponychium and proximal nail fold. Soften and protect all the above areas. Stimulate nail growth. Improve texture of all the above areas -Increase nail flexibility, preventing breakage -daily nail care maintenance
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Glisten & Glow | Dust Bunnies
Inspiration: When maker Jill was little, her Mom would always say, “Clean under your bed. You must get rid of the dust bunnies.” We wouldn’t want to see what those look like under a microscope.” I would climb under my bed and look for the dust bunnies, they were always shades of purple/pink and blue with shiny silver specks
Description: Dust Bunnies is a medium gray base loaded with color shifting shimmer that shift purple/pink/blue and green and gold at extreme angles with silver holo micro flakes and silver reflective glitter.
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 Hit The Bottle For The Love Of Science Stamping Plate, also available this month (received as PR during the 2020 original release)
Price: $9.50 | Cap: None
Great Lakes Lacquer | The Human Condition
Inspiration:
Description: The Human Condition is a deep teal jelly base filled with a purple to red to gold shifting shimmer.
I used 2 coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
At 2 coats, some of the teal base peeks through, at 3 coats the shimmer takes over a bit more.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Hearts & Promises | Neurons Firing
Inspiration: Inspired by microscopic images of a brain.
Description: Neurons Firing is a dark blue leaning teal jelly base with orange to gold shimmer aurora.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
Hit the Bottle Polishes | For the Love of Science Stamping Plate (Previous PR)
Inspiration: Inspired by the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, with a few puns to give you a giggle.
Description: For the Love of Science stamping plate with multiple science related images that span over different areas of the science field. I had no issue picking up any of these images – the plate is well etched.
I received this during the initial release in the PPU shop a few years ago as PR
Price: $14.99 | Cap: 300
Indie by Patty Lopes | Neon Botany
Inspiration:
Description: Neon Botany is a sheer bluish periwinkle jelly base with purple to pink shimmer, red to black multichrome flakies and iridescent aqua to green flakies.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 400
Jen & Berries | Simply Rosettes
Inspiration: Inspired by a photomicrograph of a Mozambique ruby
Description: Simply Rosettes is a magenta base with a glowy pink to gold shimmer and scattered holographic microflakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 400
Jior Couture | Take A Closer Look
Inspiration: Plant under the microscope
Description: Take a Closer Look is a violet to pink to blue to gold to copper multichrome base with violet to green to pink to gold multichrome magnetic flakes.
I did the index and pinky nails with a velvet pull magnet, middle and ring with catseye magnet and thumb is unmagnetized.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: None
Kathleen & Co | Microscopic
Inspiration:
Description: Microscopic is an inky indigo jelly base with large particle fuchsia to gold to green shifting and green holo microglitters.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 600
KBShimmer | A Real Ore Deal
Inspiration: Bornite is stunning to behold. Its rich hues of aqua, blue, purple, and gold glitter like rare jewels. Nicknamed Peacock Ore, this stone lives up to its colorful name. When magnified, it becomes even more enchanting, showing off iridescent colors and rich gold-toned flecks that inspired our March polish, A Real Ore Deal.
Description: A Real Ore Deal is a teal-blue-leaning multichrome that shifts aqua to teal to blue to purple at extreme angles, with gold toned flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 800
KBShimmer | Blue Sage & Berry Hand & Body Scrub
Inspiration: If science itself had a scent, I imagine it would echo the traits of scientists and discoverers. The thirst for knowledge and the daring nature to experiment are represented by wild herb and fruit notes. The steadiness needed to work through a hypothesis is expressed by grounding earth scents. A hint of fresh air pays homage to the curiosity to explore the world around us. Yes, if science were a scent, I believe this one would be it.
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.
Blue Sage & Berry Hand & Body Scrub is a freshly scented scrub that starts with notes of lush blackberry and wild sage. Rich and earthy notes of oakmoss and woody herbs add depth and complexity to this alluringly sweet fragrance.
This is a fresh and mature type fruity scent. The earth tones help bring it down a bit, but the rich blackberry sweetness comes through quite a bit.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 400
KBShimmer | Fillin’ Groovy Ridge Filling Base Coat
Inspiration:
Description: First off… I know. I don’t have ridges – I have smooth af fake gel nails without a single ridge anywhere in sight.
Hear me out though.
I obviously don’t wear shades like this for a ridge reduced/free look – I wear it for a sheerish wash of color that I love as a base for stamping or for water slide decals. Or if I want to wear a palate cleanser polish – this is it. It also is a good base coat whether you have ridges or not.
If you have ridges and want a nice base or palate cleanser – here you go.
About the item though – Every polish wearer needs a good base coat. Fillin’ Groovy is a base coat that acts like double-sided sticky tape. It helps to create a long-lasting bond between the nail and polish while filling ridges for smooth application. It also helps prevent staining.
Price: $8.50 | Cap: None
Lemming Lacquer | Under the Electron Microscope
Inspiration:
Description: Under the Electron Microscope has a black jelly base with multichrome pigment hat shifts from red to pink to copper to gold to green with gold holographic sparks.
I used 2 coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 250
Lumen | Espress-oh!
Inspiration: The love for coffee definitely inspired me to look up espresso under the microscope and I was immediately obsessed!
Description: Espress-OH! is a vivid berry pink jelly base with red to pink to orange shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Lurid Lacquer | The Observer’s Paradox
Inspiration: This polish is inspired by the maker’s background in sociolinguistics. The Observer’s Paradox is the phenomenon by which the presence of the researcher as an observer inadvertently causes the research participants to alter their behavior. It is an important consideration for field work protocols in the social sciences.
Description: The Observer’s Paradox is a duochrome that shifts from metallic pink to a vibrant green.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 700
LynBDesigns | A Little Ranunculus
Inspiration: inspired by a buttercup under 400x magnification
Description: A Little Ranunculus is a pastelish teal (cold) to pale pastel minty yellow (warm) crelly based thermal with pink to red to orange shifting flakes and scattered magenta to orange to green shifting ultrachrome chameleon flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Manmade by J&S | Ruffling Feathers Pouch
Inspiration: For Under the Microscope our inspiration was a peacock feather under the microscope. And, we are really excited to bring you another polish pouch… Ruffling Feathers
Description: Made with a beautiful rainbow multichrome faux leather and purple waterproof canvas. This little pouch can hold 10 bottles of round and rectangle polish. It is NOT made to hold the square bottles. You MIGHT be able to squeeze one in, but it is not intended for that.
It has a fun multichrome zipper and zipper pull. You can fit some additional items like brushes, files, tools, lotions etc into the center as well.
Size: 8x4x3 inches
Price: $25.00 | Cap: 80
Monarch Lacquer | Culture Shock
Inspiration: Bacteria colonies in a petri dish, under a microscope of course!
Description: Culture Shock is a bright teal jelly base with glowy blue-green aurora shimmer and green reflective sparkle.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Nailed It | Amethyst Mushroom
Inspiration: slime mold sporophore
Description: Amethyst Mushroom is a holographic flakie base with silver flakies and a strong purple to pink shifting shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
Night Owl Lacquer | Necessary Weevil
Inspiration: Inspired by a picture of dried thorax scales of the Weevil Eupholus under a microscope.
Description: Necessary Weevil is a sheer grey crelly (leaning jelly) filled with iridescent flakes that shift green to aqua to violet and orange to yellow to green.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. Final photo shows 1 coat over black
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Painted Polish | Broccoli Biology
Inspiration: A purple broccoli floret image created using a scanning electron microscope
Description: Broccoli Biology is a pink toned lavender magenta crelly with emerald green metallic flakies.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
Pampered Polishes | Subatomic Levels
Inspiration: Antman going microscopic
Description: Subatomic Levels is a dusty turquoise blue jelly base with matte black flakes, and red metallic flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
This shade looks more dusty baby blue on me in photos, but in person the dusty turquoise is more obvious.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Paradox Polish | Serotonin
Inspiration: I’m so post menopause I need a Serotonin boost lol
Description: Serotonin is a denim blue crelly base with black and teal flakes, as well as pink to green to gold shifting aurora shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
Penelope Luz | Butterfly Wings
Inspiration: Butterfly Wings
Description: Butterfly Wings is a blurple jelly base with blue shimmer, as well as pinkish red to orange to gold magnetic pigment.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
I used a velvet magnet on the index and pinky, catseye magnet on middle and ring nails and thumb is unmagnetized.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 700
PI Colors | Haustellum.000
Inspiration: inspired by the microscopic image of a “tongue” of a moth or butterfly aka the proboscis and is used to collect nectar.
Description: Haustellum.000 is a pale blurple polish with red and violet shimmer that goes green-gold at extreme angles.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 250
Psyche Minerals | Interference
Inspiration: Our inspiration was a peacock feather under 10x magnification
Description: Interference is a teal jelly base loaded with blue and green reflective glitter and iridescent blue/green flakes.
I used 2 coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 275
Red Eyed Lacquer | Little Rock
Inspiration: The Inner Ear
Description: Little Rock is a light gray jelly base with pink to purple to gold shifting flakes
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 400
Rogue Lacquer | Cellular
Inspiration: Inspired by a cross section of celery dyed and put under the microscope
Description: Cellular is a light orchid crelly leaning jelly with iridescent green, blue, pink and gold flakes and a splattering of black flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Royla Lee | You Just Digested the Bad Guy
Inspiration: Inspired by the movie Innerspace
Description: You Just Digested The Bad Guy is a vibrant green jelly base loaded with gold shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Mild brush strokes are visible and it takes on an almost metallic look due to the shimmer content
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Sassy Sauce Polish | It’s Tricky
Inspiration: Inspo a photo of an STD (Trichomoniasis)
Description: It’s Tricky is a blackened violet jelly base loaded with red to purple shimmer and holo dust, with a very subtle bluish silver magnetic effect.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I used a velvet magnet on the index and pinky, catseye magnet on middle and ring, and thumb is unmagnetized
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 1000
Sweet & Sour Lacquer | Water Bear
Inspiration: Inspired by tardigrades
Description: Water Bear is a pale rose shimmer base with pink to gold to green shifts.
I used 2 coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Mild brush strokes are visible due to shimmer content.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
Sweet Heart Polish | Let’s Ketchup
Inspiration: Let’s Ketchup is inspired by a cooked tomato skin under the microscope.
Description: Let’s Ketchup is a peachy jelly base with yellow to orange to red shifting aurora shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 250
Tyler’s Trinkets | Science is Pretty
Inspiration: Inspired by the bright and glowy images created by fluorescence microscopy
Description: Science is Pretty is a bright neon magenta crelly base with pink/teal/blue/green iridescent flakes, pink/purple aurora shimmer, turquoise reflective glitter, and sky blue glow in the dark pigment. The glow looks more pinkish with traces of the sky blue peeking out due to the neon pigment reacting to the glow.
I used 2 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
GITD Note: Glow in the dark pigments work by absorbing and storing UV light which is later released when the light source is removed. For the best results, “charge” the pigment by wearing it in the sun, or using a UV lamp/flashlight, before going into the dark.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 250
Unicorn Magic Skincare | Deluxe Coconut Milk Handcreme in Unscented
Inspiration:
Description: This is the first time this hand creme has been offered in PPU in unscented, since they are aware that many customers are fragrance sensitive and they wanted to bring it for more to try!
Coconut milk is also packed full of vitamins and antioxidants, especially vitamin C, which is known to brighten skin and increase elasticity. Along with quality skin loving oils and butters, this makes coconut milk the perfect option to include in a creamy coconut milk hand creme. This creme has a more fluid consistency than the Unicorn Magic Skincare Deluxe Triple Butter Hand Lotion, but is still rich, nourishing and moisturizing.
My partner doesn’t like scented stuff but always comes over to my desk to use lotions and such when he needs it – so he pretty much owns this one now and loves it. I will likely be grabbing a backup once the initial rush of orders goes through ( I want to make sure those who have been wanting to try this unscented have a chance first! )
Price: $9.75 | Cap: 200
SJ 3Designs | Velveteen Magnet
Inspiration:
Description: SJ 3Designs created their Velveteen Magnet in an exclusive color just for Polish Pickup! This is a great magnet to get that stunning velvet effect and I’ve been using it in all my velvet effect photos and videos for a couple months now. I initially bought one from their online shop (they have lots of mani goodies!) and then Polish Pickup reached out to see if they’d like to work with us.
It’s small and mighty!
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 100
Waabooz Cosmetics | Headaches & Heartbreaks
Inspiration: Inspired by pain medicine under a microscope.
Description: Headaches & Heartbreaks is a crelly based blurple (cold) to purple (warm) to green (hot) thermal with a blue to green shifty shimmer.
I used 3 coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
This polish is on the sheer side but builds up to about 80% opacity by the 3rd coat.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Zombie Claw | Ready For My Closeup
Inspiration: Zygote of a zebrafish
Description: Ready for My Closeup is a deep violet blue jelly base with electric red to gold shifting shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy and matte top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
Polish Pickup March 2025 | Under the Microscope
Another beautifully done month and there’s more purple/blue than I expected. I thought we’d see a bit more green or prugly action. I’m not complaining too much though – there are some unique inspirations that I have to say that makers went away from the norm for (like the tomato skin from SHP)
Where To Buy: Polish Pickup Shop
Shop Dates: March 7th at 11am EST through March 10th at 11:59pm EST
5 comments
I love GLL this month!
That Cadillacquer is so sparkly. I think it was the first swatch pic shared for this month in the FB group and I fell in love with it immediately!
The Dam polish is my favorite this month!
GPL is my favorite!
Tyler’s trinkets