It’s that time of month again and it’s been another doozy. I am prepping to do another blog sale (which I planned on having up today but it’s being delayed another day or two, sorry!) so if there are older PPU shades I’ve featured, you might find them in that post. I do have a lot of stuff to show you for the Polish Pickup May 2021 Shop, and this months theme is Guilty Pleasures!
Remember – giveaway is at the bottom of the post!
This month I have 109 items to share. I am 99% sure everything is here, but if there are any stragglers – I’ll pop them in when they arrive.
This month is all about Guilty Pleasures. I am definitely someone who doesn’t feel guilty about what I find enjoyable, however – Guilty Pleasures was always a phrase for less popular or hidden things. Because of school and working 2 jobs in my teen years through to 22ish – I missed a lot of tv shows and movies that were popular back then – so a guilty pleasure of mine to this day would be watching those. Even the super cheeseball ones like Dawson’s Creek. Aside from that, reading is a big guilty pleasure of mine.
If people ask though – I feel no guilt in saying it. I like what I like and that’s how it’s gonna be. And I don’t care what other people find joy in, there’s no shame in that as long as it isn’t hurting anyone or against the law.
First things first – I’ve said this before but I’m repeating it. My nails aren’t “mine” for this entire post. I had a bad break in January before starting on PPU swatching, and I broke out the Kiara Sky Gelly Tips kit in Short Coffin. I did do a full post on those, so click the wording if you want to see. So yes, my nails look different because they are for now. I also am really enjoying the tips so I don’t know how long they will be on, but they are clear and don’t alter anything – so … I’m enjoying it!
For the fine details – for all photos shown – I used Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues Peel Off Base, Sweet & Sour Lacquer Gloss Sauce (except for when I used Vibrant Vinyls and Cuticula), and Sweet & Sour Lacquer Secret Matte Sauce. I purchased the Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues and Sweet & Sour Lacquer Secret Matte Sauce, Sweet & Sour Lacquer gifted me their Gloss Sauce.
I do use artificial lighting for my photos. I get the most done at night, so I swatch a lot at night. My current setup uses GlamCor Pro LIghts and I use the Ultra X Model and this Daylight Company Duo Daylight Lamp (affiliate link).
This is an EXTREMELY photo heavy post. If there is something specific you are looking for – on desktop hit CTRL + F and type what you are searching for. Otherwise, enjoy the long scroll down the page, and of course the giveaway at the end.
The May shop will be open May 7th – May 10th and wishlisting opens tomorrow.
Let’s jump in.
1422 Designs | Blueberry Milkshake
Inspiration:Inspired by blueberry milkshakes
Description: Blueberry Milkshake is a medium blueberry blue crelly with platinum flakes and blue to gold to lime to purple shifting flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: 12.50 | Cap: 100
Alchemy Lacquers | Electric Sheep
Inspiration: inspired by her love of all things science fiction (and the cover of Leviathan Wakes, the first book in the Expanse Series)
Description: Electric Sheep is a neon pink jelly base with a strong red to green to gold shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This shade is pinker in person
Price: $11.50 | Cap: TBD
All Mixed Up Lacquers | Foaming Mani/Pedi Fizzies
Inspiration: Inspired by Tattoos
Description: A trio of hand painted flower fizzies scented in a light floral scent of Rosemary, Geranium, Basil, Lemon, Orange Drop fizzy in water and soak hands or feet for 5-10 min. Then enjoy the nourishing feel all day.
To Use: Drop fizzy in water and soak hands or feet for 5-10 min. Then enjoy the nourishing feel all day.
My nose picks up the geranium and herbal scent, but I also detect a berry like note. Very fresh scented and Spring like
Price: $7.00 | Cap: 40
All Mixed Up Lacquers | All Inked Up (Magnetic)
Inspiration: Inspired by tattoos
Description: All Inked Up is a pink leaning purple jelly base loaded with silver magnetic pigment and blue to aqua to green ultra chrome chameleon flakes and shimmers. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. I only magnetized the 2 middle nails.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 120
Acetone Additive | Alter Ego Body Care Products
Inspiration: Inspiration was: “Thinking of someone who claims to eat healthy, sneers at people who do not, but then sneak a hot dog when no one is looking! I found this unique hot dog fragrance oil last year and have been waiting for the opportunity to offer it. It came from Australia and took 2 months to get here, this is why such a low cap on it.”
Description: A pair of mini acetone additives, 8.5 ml each, 1 scented in hot dog fragrance oil and 1 in bread scented fragrance oil. That’s right – hot dog and bread scented acetone additive duo. If you really love these scents or want to give a good gag gift – this is it
The bread additive smells like white bread. The hot dog one smells like boiled hot dogs. Or the hot dog water after. You just curled your lip a little didn’t you?
Price: $7.00 | Cap: 30
Alter Ego Body Care Products | Get Yer Red Hot Dogs Here!
Inspiration:Inspired by thinking of someone who claims to eat healthy, sneers at people who do not, but then sneak a hot dog when no one is looking! Back when hot dogs were first invented, the street vendors would all call out “Get yer red hots here”. I added “dogs” to my title because I didn’t want anyone to think my inpso was the Red Hots candies.
Description: Get Yer Red Hot Dogs Here! is a shimmer medium red with a slight metallic appearance. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 100
Base Coat by Anchor & Heart Lacquer | Iron Anchor
Inspiration:
Description: Iron Anchor is an unscented strengthening base coat. It contains garlic extract, an antibacterial/antiseptic that works against microscopic bacteria and fungus to strengthen brittle nails and reduce peeling. While not marketed as a sticky base, it does have adhesion properties that help prolong your manicure!
Directions: As a base coat, apply one coat under your favorite polish. As a strengthening treatment for peeling and weak nails, apply fresh coat 1-3 times a week for 3 weeks or until peeling sections of nails have grown out.
Price: $7.50 | Cap: None
Anchor & Heart Lacquer | All Marshmallows
Inspiration: Inspired by Lucky Charms cereal but only the marshmallows!
Description: All Marshmallows is a milky white crelly packed with marshmallow-type colored matte glitter in yellow, orange, green, pink, light blue, and purple. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Apipila | Green Leaf (Stamping Polish)
Inspiration: Inspired by my love for broccoli
Description: Broccoli is actually my son’s guilty pleasure.
Green Leaf is a deep green crelly and can be worn on it’s own or as a stamping polish. I used 2 coats on it’s own, and stamped over a crelly base.
If you do nature type nails, this is a great green for that.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 300
Apipila | Stamping Plate
Inspiration: Inspired by delights that we love to eat
Description: Apipila brings us a foodie stamping plate this month! Sized 10 x 15 cm stainless steel. I had no issues picking up images and etching was well done.
Price: $14.99 | Cap: 300
AURORA 5-Free Nail Lacquer | Mr. Grey Will See You Now
Inspiration: Inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey
Description: Mr Grey Will See You Now is a dark grey creme base with red multichrome shift and red geometric microglitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 150
Baby Girl Lacquer | O-R-E-Oh’s (Magnetic)
Inspiration: Oreos
Description: O-R-E-Oh’s! is a chocolate and vanilla scented, dark chocolate creme base with bronze magnetic pigment, and an assortment of white and ultra chrome chameleon flakes, as well as chocolate glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
The magnetic line is on the subtle side, but still visible.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 100
Acetone Antidote by Baroness X | Strawberry Jelly Donut
Inspiration: Inspired by fresh donuts.
Description: This month’s Acetone Antidote scent is Strawberry Jelly Donut and it smells exactly like the real thing. The fruit note really makes this bakery scent very additctive.
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.
I’ll be buying backups of this scent, I already used all of mine, and it was delicious smelling!
Price: $4.25 | Cap: No Cap
Baroness X | Melon Crush (Fluid Art)
Inspiration: Inspired by noshing on watermelon and cantaloupe on a hot summer day.
Description: Melon Crush is a neon watermelon pink fluid art polish with lime green to yellow to orange shifting shimmer. I used this polish alone in 3 thin coats, as well as with black for a fluid art look.
First I needed to make a decal. I recommend a silicon mat to do this, I personally use this one (affiliate link) but you can find them cheaper – I just like the size and having 4 to use.
The method that works best for me is to drop the polishes on top of each other a couple drips at a time (similar to water marbling without the water) so I did 3 drops of Evelyn, 3 drops of Sailing and Sight Seeing, 3 drops of 90’s blues, rinse and repeat until I had a nice little blob piled on itself in the center of the mat. Then I picked the mat up and just carefully moved it around to get the blob to warp and stretch and flatten out.
Once I saw the desired cells and spread of the polish, I set it aside for about 15 hours to dry (can take less, I went just waited 15) and then I cut out the desired size, painted my nails with a sticky base and applied the cut out decals. Then I manipulates and sealed them in with a cotton swab dipped in polish remover. I used an orange stick to help cut off any extra I didn’t need.
If you are a more visual learner – check out this video tutorial from Courtney of Polished Lifting
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Awakened
Inspiration: Inspired by One of my guilty pleasure novels, Lover Awakened
Description: Awakened is a soft sky blue with shimmer that shifts from white gold to gold to emerald to blue at the extremes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Boo!
Inspiration: Inspired by Another guilty pleasure of mine, bad horror movies
Description: Boo! is a ghost flake topper with both red to green and gold to green ghost flakes. I used 1 coat over black for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: None
Black Dahlia Lacquer | Daphne Bridgerton
Inspiration: We were inspired by Daphne in the garden with the Duke in season 1 of Bridgerton.
Description: Daphne Bridgerton is a pale lilac jelly base with pink to blue to purple shifting iridescent flakes and assorted shifty rainbow glitter flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
By Dany Vianna | Bed All Day
Inspiration: Inspired by lazy days in bed reading
Description: Bed All Day is a dusty lavender leaning mauve crelly base filled with different sizes of holographic flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 300
Vanessa Molina | Strong Base Coat
Inspiration: Inspired by caramel sweets
Description: Strong Base is a base coat that is formulated to help to recover the nail structure and help avoid breakage. Contains calcium, D-pantenol and a vitaminic complex.
The base is tinted orange, but it doesn’t show on the nail. I also didn’t use it long enough (or on my real nails) to speak for the claims. But as a base coat – I did avoid staining while using it.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 200
By Vanessa Molina | Sprinkled Guilty (Magnetic)
Inspiration:
Description: Sprinkled Guilty is a deep blurple base with purple to magenta to blue 5D chameleon magnetic pigment and a mix of iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. I only magnetized the middle 2 nails.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 400
Bygone Apothecary | That’s My (Rose) Jam Wet Skin Moisturizer
Inspiration:Inspired by the indulgent products at Lush scented with Rose Jam
Description: That’s My Rose Jam Wet Skin Moisturizer is a body conditioner that you apply after your bath or shower to lock in moisture. It’s a thick lotion consistency that works well on wet skin. You can apply and lightly rinse, or apply and then pat dry with a towel.
It is a stronger scented product – so you don’t need fragrance and it lasts hours. My skin felt super soft after using it as well! It’s fabulous and I want more in a variety of scents
Scented in a dupe of Rose Jam from Lush: Pink peonies and red roses in full bloom, strawberry jam, apples, and a hint of citrus and vanilla.
Price: $7.00 | Cap: 100
Cadillacquer | I Promise To Love You Every Moment Of Forever (Tri-Thermal)
Inspiration: Inspired by Twilight
Description: I Promise To Love You Every Moment Of Forever is a deep purple (cold) to blue (warm) to white/colorless (hot) tri-thermal, with gold iridescent chameleon flakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Cameo Colours Lacquers | Emily’s Next Move
Inspiration: Inspired by the TV drama Revenge and the video call watching my BB and I did weekly.
Description: Emily’s Next Move is a juicy red jelly base with scattered holo sparkle, red holo micro glitter, red/gold shifting glitter, black glitter, and silver holo micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.50 | Cap: 105
Color Spectrum Polish | I Scream, You Scream
Inspiration: Inspired by Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Description: I Scream, You Scream is a creamy off-white base with copper shimmer, bronze microflakies and black square glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Lip Balm by Color Spectrum Polish | Breakfast For Dinner
Inspiration: Inspired by French Toast (eating breakfast anytime of day)
Description: A delightful scent of hot mayple syrup blended with lightly buttered toast, finishing off with cinnamon, caramelized sugar, powdered vanilla and a dash of gold shimmer.
This smells SO FREAKING GOOD. It’s not a super strong scent, but it’s enough to make you really want some french toast. Plus, I love CSP lip balms (and so does my son!)
These are scented, but not flavored.
Price: $5.00 | Cap: 40
Colores de Carol | Spiky But Sweet
Inspiration: Inspired by the Pineapple Crush Drink.
Description: Spiky But Sweet is a super holo chartreuse yellow with iridescent flakes, holo micro flakes and Aurora shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Crystal Knockout | Define Like (Thermal)
Inspiration: Inspired by Gossip Girl’s Blair & Chuck
Description: Define Like is a deep eggplant (cold) to rose pink (warm) jelly thermal with holographic silver microflakes, cherry red holographic micro glitter, and iridescent pink flakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: None
Highlight by Crystal Knockout | Poolside Vibes
Inspiration: Inspired by Relaxing by the pool
Description: A natural-based highlighter that can be used on the cheeks, collarbone, or anywhere else you want a little pop! A coconut oil base contains vitamin E and two chameleon powders in shades of blue and gold. Comes in a glass bottle with a dropper applicator.
This does need to be shaken well before use – and it goes on smooth and just the right amount of subtleness.
Price: $8.00 | Cap: None
Cupcake Polish | Fabio Flush
Inspiration: Inspired by those cheesy romance novels that make us all blush!
Description: Fabio Flush is a topper filled with black to purple to red to gold multichrome shimmer and red to gold iridescent shimmer.
I randomly picked 4 base colors to use it over – a mint green, medium fuchsia pink, medium grey and a blue jelly (all shown with and without topper to see the before and after)
Price: $10.50 | Cap: None
Cupcake Polish | The Biles
Inspiration: Inspired by Simone Biles – the most decorated female gymnast of all time!
Description: The Biles is a vibrant hot pink linear holographic. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Cuticula | Complicated
Inspiration: Inspired by Avril Lavigne ‘Complicated’
Description: Complicated is a black jelly base with pink to green to gold shifting iridescent flakes, red metallic flakes, and a sprinkling of silver holographic flakes and galaxy glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This does dry with a very slight texture, but only 1 coat of top coat should be needed unless you use a really thin consistency top coat.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Dam Nail Polish | Lactose Intoler..whaat?
Inspiration: Inspired by a taiyaki (fish shaped cake) filled with ice cream and topped with colorful sprinkles
Description: Lactose Intoler..whaat? is a white crelly with blue, pink, and yellow glitters. It also has a slight pink/green shimmer in the base. In addition to the stars and hearts glitters in the polish, this polish will comes with a small baggie of placement stars and hearts. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 200
Different Dimension | Cuticle Oil Duo
Inspiration: It’s 5 ‘o clock somewhere
Description: Different Dimension is back with a cuticle oil duo!
For best results I recommend using several times daily, our cuticle oil pens are the perfect size to keep in your purse, by your bathroom sink, on your nightstand, etc. These cuticle pens are clicky turn bottoms to dispense the oils out of a brush top applicator.
Pina Colada – tropical combination of sweet pineapple and coconut
Strawberry Daiquiri – refreshing blend of fresh strawberries, and lemon zests with a hint of fresh vanilla
Price: $7.00 | Cap: None
Different Dimension | I’m With The Band
Inspiration: My guilty pleasure in my early to mid 20’s was going to concerts and trying to hang out backstage with the bands/artists.
Description: I’m With The Band is a rose pink jelly base loaded with gold to green color shifting iridescent pigment and holographic microflakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Dreamland Lacquer | I LOVE ONE DIRECTION, OKAY??
Inspiration: Inspired by my favorite boy band, One Direction!
Description: I Love One Direction, OKAY??? is a blue-green jelly base packed with green aurora shimmer and holographic flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 300
DRK Nails | Unguilty Pleasure
Inspiration: Inspired by a paradisiac Caribbean beach.
Description: Unguilty Pleasure is an azure blue jelly base with iridescent flakes mixed in. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 350
Ellagee | TikTok On The Clock
Inspiration: Who isn’t guilty of taking a quick peek at social media when they should be working? TikTok is a guilty pleasure of mine, and is inspired by the colors of the logo.
Description: TikTok On The Clock is a white crelly base with turquoise, red and black matte glitter, as well as aqua and red shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: None
Esmaltes da Kelly | Baby
Inspiration: Inspired by Spice Girls
Description: Baby is a baby blue jelly base with aurora shimmer pink to green and turquoise iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 600
Fair Maiden Polish | Sugar High
Inspiration: Watermelon Sour Patch Candy
Description: Sugar High is a warm toned bright pink with copper to rose shimmer and gold-pink-violet shifting iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This is pinker in person.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: None
Fox Fire Wax & Bath Co. | Sheer Lip Gloss – Pink Glow
Inspiration: Inspired by the guilty pleasure of constantly wearing lip products in quarantine/working from home, even though no one sees you.
Description: This gloss was formulated to leave your lips silky smooth and not sticky. Your hair won’t stick to it and cause tangles, which is one of the things many people want to avoid in a lip gloss.
This felt really nice and moisturizing on. I’m usually not a gloss person, but since this one isn’t sticky – I can wear it. The color is sheer and is a “my lips but better” type neutral shade.
Unscented and unflavored too!
Price: $5.50 | Cap: 47
Glisten & Glow | Glitter Grabber
Inspiration:
Description: Glitter Grabber gets applied after any glitter or flakie dense manicure is done and it’s fully dry and before your top coat. It aids in creating a smoother surface for your top coat or matte top coat all while “grabbing” that extra texture.
It works by filling in all the nooks and crannies without “sinking” in like top coat usually does.
Apply a coat of this and then top coat over it for a smooth finish.
Price: $8.00 | Cap: none
Glisten & Glow | Purple Rose
Inspiration: Purple Roses have been a long-standing guilty pleasure in my family for many years. My grandmother would buy herself one purple rose every month just to brighten her day! Her favorite color was purple and she just loved how unique and special they were. When she passed in May of 2006, we adorned her coffin with them. Yearly on the anniversary of her death all of the women in my family get a purple rose in her honor on that day.
Description: Purple Rose is one of those shades that morphs a tad when top coat is added. When applied, it’s a medium purple with a strong silver linear holo and blue flame. When top coat is added, it morphs to a deepened, but still vibrant purple with blue flame.
To preserve the linear and still top coat – a thin coat of water based top coat and then top coat will do that. Or enjoy the deepened, vibrant purple!
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Great Lakes Lacquer | Documentaries Till 4 AM
Inspiration: Inspired by watching documentaries way later than you are supposed to.
Description: Documentaries Till 4AM is a bright orchid swimming with a magenta to orange to gold shifting shimmer, finished with a soft linear holographic. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Hearts and Promises | Shamrock Shake
Inspiration: Inspired by McDonald’s Shamrock milk shake
Description: Shamrock Shake is a pastel neon green cream with a slight silvery white shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.50 | Cap: 200
Heather’s Hues | Get Nekkid
Inspiration:Inspired by Candlelit bubble baths
Description: Get Nekkid is a blush crelly base with red to pink to gold shimmer, holo flakes and iridescent glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
WiTS by Heather’s Hues | Skinny Dipping
Inspiration: Inspired by All things beach related
Description: WiTs body lotion is a fast absorbing body lotion that doesn’t leave my hands greasy. The texture is light and creamy and a little goes a long way.
“Skinny Dipping” is a blend of raw coconut, lime and Florida orange, middle notes of lime blossom, coconut milk and jasmine, with bottom notes of vanilla, kukui and tropical musk.
This is a nice lighter scent that’s fresh, slightly musky and a good fragrance for any time of day.
Price: $7.25 | Cap: 50
Hit the Bottle Polishes | Divinely Decadent (Stamping Polish)
Inspiration: Inspired by Lindt – Lindor chocolates!!
Description: Divinely Decadent is a metallic like antique gold stamping polish that has a bronze shift. Can be worn as a stand alone polish or to stamp with.
Price: $8.75 | Cap: 330
Hit the Bottle Polishes | Keepin’ it Peel
Inspiration:
Description: So these are older photos – but I have used and loved this product (so much I used my entire bottle)
If you’ve used UNT before, Hit The Bottle Keepin’ It Peel feels like a thicker version of UNT so only 1 coat is required. It applies clear and takes approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds to fully dry for me, a little more in colder temps. Once dry, apply polish and top coat (remember to wrap your nails and extend the top coat beyond the base coat to “seal” it to your nail even more)
Most commonly, people ask for peel off base coats to combat glitter bombs. Removing them is a PAIN – so this is a great way to do it without the removal process. I picked out Different Dimension Ariel to do my test on. It’s a microglitter bomb that generally requires a little work to remove.
When it was time to peel off, I used an orange stick/cuticle stick and gently lifted around the cuticle and peeled off. None of my nails had lifted bits and it was a pretty clean peel.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 250
Indie by Patty Lopes | Sweet Little Dream
Inspiration:Inspired by model with donuts
Description: Sweet Little Dream is a baby pink sheer crelly base with red matte glitters and white matte glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 250
Jen & Berries | The Precious Guilty Pleasures
Inspiration: Inspired by Decadent desserts
Description: 2 twist up brush pens containing cuticle oil in different scents.
Roll Out the Red Velvet has a red velvet scent that starts off with cream cheese frosting and chocolate devil’s food cake with a lingering scent of tonka beans.
Dance the Lemon Merengue is reminiscent of a warm lemon meringue tart – fresh lemon with hint of sweet vanilla.
Red Velvet cake is a favorite of mine, but I’m also very partial to citrus filled sweets too!
Price: $8.00 | Cap: 75
Jen & Berries | He Forced Me to Ruin My Dress
Inspiration: Inspired by Clueless
Description: He Forced Me To Ruin My Dress is a white crelly with white shimmer, red metallic flakies, a mix of small black and white glitters and holographic microflakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 200
Jior Couture | Houseplant Happiness (Magnetic)
Inspiration:Besides polish, we LOVE houseplants!! Our inspiration is our own houseplant collection.
Description: Houseplant Happiness is a leaf green scattered holographic with multichrome magnetic flakes that shift red to gold. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. I only magnetized the middle 2 nails.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Pixie Magic Kit by Jreine | Decadence
Inspiration: Inspired by candy
Description: Pixie Magic Kit in Decadence is a very vibrant pixie that shifts Red/Orange/Gold. This Pixie really stands out on lighter colors but works with any color you choose. I wore it over a medium-deep grey creme.
Pixie Magic is a burnishing powder that can be used easily without the use of Gel or a UV light.
Kit comes with Jreine’s Super Base, Pixie Magic in Decadence and an applicator.
Price: $15.00 | Cap: None
Jreine | Sugar Pop
Inspiration: Inspired by Cake Pops
Description: Sugar Pop is a delicate light indigo jelly base with lavender to green to teal to violet shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
KBShimmer | Everything Is A-Bouquet
Inspiration: Inspired by Fresh Cut Flowers
Description: Everything Is A-Bouquet is a deep grape purple jelly base with strong green to blue shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: None
Hand & Body Sugar Scrub by KBShimmer | Freshly Blended
Inspiration: Inspired by Tropical Blended Drinks
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.
Freshly Blended is a sweet and tropical medley of fresh berries, cantaloupe, and lychee. Sweet sugarcane and vanilla orchid round out this paradise-perfect scent. A soft, cream color is accented by swirling orange, and a hint of glimmering biodegradable glitter tops off the scrub for a sparkling, tropical treat that will have you wishing you had a freshly blended drink in your hand, too!
I mostly smell cantaloupe from this and it smells so delicious!
Price: $10.00 | Cap: None
Lemming Lacquer | HalloQueen
Inspiration: Inspired by my love for Halloween and Halloween decor. I start shopping for Halloween decor every year as early as possible. I have a gothic and witch aesthetic that I look for but in a variety of colors–not just black and orange. I thought about not just the colors used in Halloween like purples and greens but I also wanted to capture what I think a HalloQueen would wear. My thoughts naturally went to this sexy, vampy multichrome with contrasting base. When I wore this polish I did feel like a witchy queen.
Description: HalloQueen is a reddened boysenberry jelly contrasted by a turquoise to deep green to blue to purple to magenta multichrome with holographic microflakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 200
Lollipop Posse Lacquer | $7.99 is Absolutely Fine!
Inspiration: Inspired by my favorite, inexpensive grocery store wine, a delicious and crisp Sauvignon Blanc. Definitely cheap enough to be a frequent guilty pleasure!
Description: $7.99 is Absolutely Fine! is a sheer but buildable grey crelly base, slightly tinted green and filled with a vibrant green to blue to indigo shifting Aurora shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Lucky 13 Lacquer | Treat Yo Self!
Inspiration: Inspired by Parks & Rec and guilt-free pleasure!
Description: Treat Yo Self! is an ultra shifty green to teal to sapphire to violet multichrome. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 320
Luna Wax | It’s Ok to Order That Second Dessert! Wax Sampler
Inspiration: Inspired by ordering more than one dessert at a restaurant
Description: This wax sampler has 4 dessert scents in 4 dessert shapes. Each scent comes with 1.5 oz of wax. Scents include: Key Lime Pie, Macaron, Malibu Rum Cupcakes and Pineapple Ice Cream!
These smell delicious and if you love bakery scents – this is for you!
Price: $10.50 | Cap: None
Wax by LynBDesigns | Product Reviews
Inspiration: Inspired by “…my love of reading amazon reviews and specifically reviews of sugar free gummy bears”
Description: LynBDesigns is back with another delicious wax melt!
Scent described as top notes of Tangy Lemon, Juicy Orange and Peach. Middle Notes of Grape, Coconut and Raspberry. With base notes of Pear, Plum and Sugary Vanilla.
The vanilla base is stronger and tones down the overall fruitiness of the wax. You can still detect some tart notes from the citrus and raspberry, but it’s hard to actually pick out the individual fruits – then all blend together like a mega smoothie!
Price: 4.50 | Cap: 110
LynBDesigns | Surreal Estate (Magnetic)
Inspiration: Inspired by my obsession with real estate and stalking house hunting apps
Description: Surreal Estate is a green to blue to purple shifting magnetic multichrome with green to blue to purple to pink shifting UCC flakies and holo flakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 350
ManMade by J&S | Mermaid Polish Pouch
Inspiration: Inspired by “…Watching Mako Mermaids with my daughter!”
Description: Keep your pretties safe when you are on the go with our mermaid inspired polish pouch! It has a silver with oil-slick affect front, blue shimmer inside pocket with a flannel divider and a multi-chrome button. Holds two full-sized round or square polishes, with a front pocket for manicure tools, acetone wipes or cotton pads.
product size: 5.5″ x 4″ x .75 inches thick
This is super cute and easy to carry. I keep it in my purse and it holds up really well. Well made and beautifully done.
Price: $15.00 | Cap: 35
Michelle Mildred Art | Cryptozoology Sticker Duo
Inspiration:Inspired by “Hi!!! Michelle Mildred here. My guilty pleasure is deep diving into the realm and world of, what many call pseudoscience, Cryptozoology!! “
Description: Michelle Mildred Art brings us 2 well made, sturdy stickers – and the mermaid and polish bottles is my favorite for sure! These are printed on thicker sticker demi gloss paper.
Price: $6.00 | Cap: 90
MLF Lacquer | TTV
Inspiration: Inspired by binging Twitch TV
Description: TTV is a blurple jelly base with purple to blue shimmer, as well as aqua to purple to pink color shifting iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This shows more purple tones in person.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 200
Moo Moo’s Signatures | Honk Honk, Baby Bus!
Inspiration: Inspired by a photo of my 9 months old baby girl holding her brother’s green toy bus
Description: Honk Honk Baby Bus is a medium creme pink with orange to gold to green chameleon shimmer, small green and neon pink glitters, green to blue ucc flakes, pink to gold to orange iridescent flakes and hold flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 100
MTK Design | Slasher Flick (Magnetic)
Inspiration: Inspired by Slasher Flicks
Description: Slasher Flick is a blood red jelly base with deep silver magnetic shimmer, as well as red iridescent flakes, red micro holo glitter, purple to red aurora sparkle, and gold to copper to red multichrome flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Nail Hoot | Strawberry Shortcake
Inspiration: Inspired by Strawberry Shortcake Cartoon
Description: Strawberry Shortcake is a strawberry pink crelly base with black and white matte glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I also used Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber for a super smooth finish.
Price: $11.25 | Cap: None
Earrings by Native War Paints | Midas Touch
Inspiration: Midas Touch earrings are inspired by the character Midas whose touch turns items gold.
Description: Midas Touch earrings have gold flake, purple/red/orange UCC flakes and iridescent shifting micro glitter in clear resin on gold metal hooks.
These are super lightweight, so despite the size – they don’t tug or pull on the earlobe at all.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 30
Native War Paints | Llama for Your Mama
Inspiration: Llama for Your Mama is inspired by Fortnite’s Loot Llamas. I have a great eye for spotting these in the game and yell “Llama for Your Mama!!!!” while I open them when my son and I are playing.
Description: Llama for Your Mama is filled with a mix of blue, turquoise, lavender and purple glitters with purple toblue micro flakes in a pale purple crelly base. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 200
Night Owl Lacquer | Lazy Days
Inspiration: Inspired by my favorite of all kinds of days, lazy days!
Description: Lazy Days is a blackened violet jelly base loaded with pink to gold to green shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Noodles Nail Polish | Crazy Plant Lady
Inspiration: Being a crazy plant lady. Do I need more plants? Nope. Am I going to buy more plants? YEP.
Description: Crazy Plant Lady is a semi sheer, slightly minty light green scattered holo base with green to gold to copper to blue shifting flakes, lime holo, plate matte yellow and pastel green matte glitters, holo flakes and green to gold microflakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Northern Star | Top of the World
Inspiration: Inspired by Cheesy 80’s horror movie Killer Klowns From Outerspace
Description: Top of the World is a lilac pink creme based polish with delicate silver and pink simmer. i used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 100
Nvr Enuff Polish | Crush
Inspiration: Inspired by a nice smooth glass of red wine!
Description: Crush is a deep magenta berry linear holographic with galaxy glitters mixed in. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Pahlish | Hello Kitty
Inspiration: Inspired by the life of an adult woman with a Hello Kitty phone case
Description: Hello Kitty is a bright neon pink jelly with a mix of pink, red, and violet iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This is more pink in person. My camera pulled stronger red tones.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Paint It Pretty Polish | Rainbow Hair
Inspiration: Inspired by Rainbow Hair tutorials
Description: Rainbow Hair is a sheer blue jelly base with red to green to gold shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
If you have a strong VNL – it will most likely show through this.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 150
Pampered Polishes | The Fun Wheel
Inspiration: Inspired by The Fun Wheel drink at Disney
Description: The Fun Wheel is a tri-layered polish that has a soft white crelly with scattered holo at the bottom, a maroon jelly with holoflake in the middle, and a light blue linear holo crelly on top. Mix together and it becomes a light puprle crelly with linear, scattered and holo flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
My polish mixed in transit – so I don’t get to show the layers.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Hand Creme by Paradox Polish | Another One Bites the Dust
Inspiration:
Description: Scented in All Things Pineapple! This smells absolutely DELICIOUS!
Another One Bits The Dust is an incredible hand cream, and a little goes a long way, and while this cream is of medium thickness, when used in smaller amounts it soaks in nicely and leaves your hands super soft.
Price: $7.00 | Cap: None
Paradox Polish | Matcha Tea and Sakura Sweets
Inspiration: Inspired by green tea and sakura treats
Description: Match Tea and Sakura Sweets is a light green mint with pink and gold glitters and light pink shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Body Butter by Penélope Luz | ButterCream
Inspiration: Inspired by Buttercream
Description: A moisturizer with high concentration of a blend of vegetable butters typical of Brazil. Highly moisturizing and very nutritious.
This is lightly scented with a nice, sweet, slightly vanilla scent.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 100
Penelope Luz | Sin Cake
Inspiration: Inspired by A beautiful Cake Full off sugar and buttercream
Description: Sin Cake is a vibrant lilac purple crelly base with a mix of iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This has pinker tones in person.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 700
Poetry Cowgirl Nail Polish | Brain Candy
Inspiration: Inspired by Tabloids
Description: Brain Candy is a charcoal base packed with various matte, metallic, and holo glitters, green-teal aurora shifting shimmer, and a pinch of green-blue-violet iridescent flakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This dries with a mild texture and may need 2 coats of top coat for a smooth finish.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: none
Pretty Beautiful Unlimited | It’s Too Pretty To Eat!
Inspiration: Inspired by Fancy Cakes
Description: It’s Too Pretty To Eat! is a black jelly base with black and silver holographic micro glitters and a mix of 4 crystal chameleon flakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
You will have to work a little to get the stars out. I only got 1 out and it was on the first coat, so it got buried.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 160
Wax Sampler by Pretty Beautiful Unlimited | Yummy!
Inspiration: Inspired by yummy cakes and sweet treats
Description: 15 scent sampler inspired by yummy cakes and sweet treats
Scents include:
- Almond Biscotti – Notes of toasted almonds, chocolate, and cake.
- Banana Nut Bread – Fresh baked bread of ripe banana blended with cinnamon spice, walnuts, sugar and vanilla.
- Blueberry Cheesecake Icecream – Rich cream cheese tones are perfectly balanced with a blueberry accord and tiny hints of cinnamon blended with super sweet vanilla ice cream.
- Butter Brickle – Rich, strong sticky drops of Vermont maple and toffee followed by creamy butter and base notes of vanilla and hints of almond.
- Coffee Ice Cream – Sweet buttery cream is laced with smooth Brazilian coffee. Hints of brown sugar and cocoa powder add richness to the creamy vanilla base.
- Creme Brulee – Creamy buttery milk based custard flavored with vanilla beans with a hard scorched caramel topping.
- Lemon Sugar Bundt Cake – Top notes of sweet lemon and freshly baked cake are drizzled with buttery lemon and mandarin zest followed by middle notes of caramelized sugar and finishing with a creamy vanilla base note.
- Monkey Bread – A warm, bakery delight with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, buttery bread, and maple & brown sugar glaze.
- Orange Caramel Crumble – Rich, yummy caramel blended with a rich, moist orange pound cake with even more caramel crumbles.
- Pie Crust – The warm aroma of buttery, flaky golden-brown pie crust.
- Pineapple Whip – Super sweet and tart, fresh cut pineapple blended with sweet delicious soft serve vanilla ice cream.
- Pistachio Macaroon – A blend of crushed Pistachio, Sugar Crystals, Cocoa Powder, Maraschino Cherry, Vanilla Extract, Amaretto Cream and Vanilla Ganache.
- Rainbow Sherbet – The aroma of fresh lime, pineapple, orange, and raspberry, with creamy base notes of vanilla.
- Strawberry Shortcake – The aroma of buttery vanilla cake with notes of freshly sliced strawberries, with base notes of rich vanilla cream.
- Vanilla Buttercream Crunch – Rich and heavy; thick and creamy, buttery – toffee vanilla with just a very light touch of crunchy nuts.
Price: 8.00 | Cap: 200
Psyche Minerals | Tequila Sunrise Loose Mineral Eyeshadow
Inspiration: Inspired by Tequila Sunrise
Description: This beautifully complex eyeshadow appears more orange in the jar than when applied. Once applied you’ll notice it’s eye-catching sparkle in a more peachy base. “I would call it a fresh tangerine with peachy undertones, and grenadine sparkles.”
This is one of those shades that looks good on all skin tones. You can build it up or sheer it out depending on preference.
Price: $7.50 | Cap: None
Red Eyed Lacquer | A Clue! A Clue!
Inspiration: Inspired by Blues Clues
Description: A Clue! A Clue! is a light sky blue crelly with red to pink to orange shifting flakes and a pink to gold shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 200
Tamesies Hair Oil by Red Eyed Lacquer | Coco for Cocomelon
Inspiration: Cocomelon
Description: Tamesies is a hair oil scented in a blend of pink watermelon, guava and passion fruit.
I added a few squirts into my hand, rub my palms together and scrunch the product into my damp hair after a shower. I do have long, thick but fine hair, so I do require about 4-5 pumps of product for my hair. I avoid the top of my head because my scalp tends to be oily, but the ends dry out and Tamsies has helped a ton, plus is adds a nice scent to my hair.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 45
Rogue Lacquer | Fair Fries
Inspiration: Inspired by fair fries
Description: Fair Fries is a mustard yellow linear holo with some fiery shimmer and micro holo flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Saki Cosmetics | It’s KKB, Let’s Go!
Inspiration: Inspired by Kero Kero Bonito
Description: It’s KKB, Let’s Go! is a vibrant, medium pink jelly with iridescent and pink-blue shifting flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 200
Sassy Pants Polish | Moscato Moments
Inspiration: Wine
Description: Moscato Moments is an ultra holographic in a light purple base with magenta holographic glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Sassy Sauce Polish | Toes in the water
Inspiration: Inspired by Vacation Pic
Description: Toes In The Water is a blue to green to purple shifting multichrome with blue to green to purple to pink to red shifting ghost flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 500
Scofflaw Varnish | My Pleasures Plead the 5th
Inspiration: Never feel guilty for your pleasures!
Description: My Pleasures Plead The 5th is a dusty dark blue with glitters in light blue, periwinkle, and lavender, finished off with ruby sparkles. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Cuticle Serum Set by Serum No.5 | Dark Chocolate Hazelnut and Mint Chocolate Chip
Inspiration: Inspired by “For May, Serum No. 5 is taking a short break from polishes to bring you a delicious and nourishing cuticle serum set in dark chocolate hazelnut and mint chocolate chip. When I was a kid, I somehow developed an allergy to chocolate, so anything chocolate was my ultimate guilty pleasure. Luckily, I outgrew that allergy, but the love of sweets and chocolate stayed!”
Description: A delicious and nourishing cuticle serum set in dark chocolate hazelnut and mint chocolate chip.
These both smell chocolately and delicious. I actually got these about 2 months ago and they are gone now. Dark Chocolate Hazelnut was my favorite!
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 50
Sparkly Things Page Marker and Charm Set | Starlight and Sparkles
Inspiration: Inspired by the love for sparkly and color shifty things that most indie polish lovers share!
Description: Starlight & Sparkles brings us a set this month that consists of 3 page markers and 3 lobster claw charms. All with iridescent shifty gems! Really beautiful and I want a 2nd set.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 40
Starlight and Sparkles | Gilded Phoenix
Inspiration: Inspired by Gilded Phoenix is a gilt-y pleasure inspired by unicorn pee polishes being quite a few people’s guilty pleasure!
Description: Gilded Phoenix is a clear base with red to gold to green unicorn pee pigment, with golden shimmer and flecks I used 1 coat over a black creme for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 150
STELLA CHROMA | Belinda Blinked
Inspiration: Inspired by Mr SC and I are big fans of podcasts. When you find one called My Dad Wrote A Porno, you have to listen, right? It’s so hilarious! It is hosted by a British guy whose dad self published an erotic novel called Belinda Blinked. He reads it to two friends (a chapter each podcast episode) and they give their commentary. We highly recommend it!
Description: Belinda Blinked is a deep red linear holographic with a red flame. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Emulsified Sugar Scrub by STELLA CHROMA | Champagne Pomegranate
Inspiration: Inspired by “tying in with out Belinda Blinked guilty pleasures theme, we are offering our emulsified sugar scrub in champagne pomegranate scent. As far as pomegranates go, if you know, you know. Am I right, Belinkers?”
Description: Stella Chroma’s Emulsified Sugar Scrub is an incredibly fine particle sugar that’s densely packed in. Dig a little out of the jar, massage into your hands then rinse and keep rubbing it in while rinsing. Your hands will feel smooth, soft and incredible.
Sweet and fruity with a bit of a tart champagne scent as well. Light and refreshing without being overly sweet.
I really love this scent – it’s refreshing and slightly sweet.
Price: $6.50 | Cap: None
Supermoon Lacquer | Don’t Make Me Love You
Inspiration: Inspired by the music video for Snapping by female KPOP soloist Chungha.
Description: Don’t Make Me Love You is a holographic grey base filled with blue to purple and turquoise to pink color shifting shimmer, blue shimmer, copper, gold, and red sparks, rainbow pearl and snow white microflakies, and holographic and iridescent microglitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Sweet & Sour Lacquer | Love That Chicken (sandwich)
Inspiration: Inspired by Popeye’s chicken sandwich
Description: Love That Chicken (Sandwich) is a yellow leaning orange jelly base with a sparkly mix of orange holo glitters in varying shapes and sizes, evergreen holo hex glitters, gold holo hex glitters, and matte white hex glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Dries down with a slightly texture.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 200
Sweet Heart Polish | Look to the Fuchsia
Inspiration: Inspired by my newest quarantine guilty pleasure, plants! I went from owning no plants to a house full of different varieties and an overflowing garden of bright flowers that cheer me up like the bright pink and purple fuchsia.
Description: Look to the Fuchsia is a full coverage glitter with a mix of purple, violet, fuchsia, and magenta glitters in various shapes and sizes in a clear base. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Dries down with a mild texture.
Price: $9.50 | Cap: None
The Lady Varnishes | Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Inspiration: Inspired by True Crime
Description: Innocent Until Proven Guilty is a dark green jelly base with red to gold shimmer and iridescent aqua flakes and glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 150
The Soapy Chef | Does This Coffee Make Me Look Alive? Manicure Scrub
Inspiration: Inspired by “My biggest guilty pleasure – COFFEE!”
Description: This spa manicure treatment is a combination of an exfoliating treatment and a lovely rich mask. It deeply moisturizes and renews your dry skin and leaves it soft and smooth, after just one use. Simply add warm water and the scrub will transform into a creamy lotion-like texture.
I’ve tried a few of The Soapy Chefs nail treatments and this might be my favorite so far!
Scent notes: Roasted Coffee, Aromatic Cocoa, Sweet cream, Vanilla, Herbaceous Tobacco, Bitter Almond, Burnt sugar
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 120
Treo Lacquer | Eternally Scrolling
Inspiration: Inspired by our eternal scrolling through social media, the holo represents the glitz and glamour that keeps us scrolling for miles while the blue glitter represents the dreaded blue light that destroys our circadian rhythm.
Description: Eternally Scrolling is a silver holo accented with blue glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This is insanely sparkly in person!
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 160
Unicorn Magic Skincare | Deluxe Lip Balm flavored in Gummy Worms
Inspiration: Inspired by Candy Gummy Worms
Description: Unicorn Magic Skincare brought her lip balm back this month! Glides on smooth and leaves your lips soft and smooth.
Made with quality ingredients such as local beeswax & organic jojoba oil and also included is a touch of castor oil for shine. Our lip balm is unsweetened, as sweeteners can often lead to licking of lips further drying them out.
Gummy Worms – chewy gummy candy bursting with sweet fruity goodness.
Price: $4.755 | Cap: 300
Vibrant Vinyls | Double Bond Ridge Filling BC
Inspiration:Inspired by Rich Milk Chocolate
Description: Double Bond is a ridge filling base coat and sticky base coat in 1. Best of both worlds. I also sometimes like wearing it alone cause it gives a healthy, sheer, milky look to the nails.
This scent is a truly decadent temptation without the calories! Rich, milk chocolate swirled with ribbons of buttery caramel and vanilla creme, sprinkled with toasted almond slivers and creamy hazelnut.
To my nose, it smells like tootsie rolls!
Price: $8.00 | Cap: None
Vibrant Vinyls | Fast & Hard QDTC
Inspiration:Inspired by Rich Milk Chocolate
Description: Fast & Hard is a super glossy quick dry top coat that can be applied over wet polish without issue. It also works over stamping, just make sure you float the top coat!
This scent is a truly decadent temptation without the calories! Rich, milk chocolate swirled with ribbons of buttery caramel and vanilla creme, sprinkled with toasted almond slivers and creamy hazelnut.
Price: $8.00 | Cap: None
What Addiction | Shake Your Groove Thing yeah yeah
Inspiration: This metal head has a guilty pleasure of shaking my groove thing to some disco and not a lot of people know that about me. Took inspiration from a picture of a disco ball in a night club reflecting shades of pink, yellow, orange and gold.
Description: Shake Your Groove Thing yeah yeah is a magenta jelly base with pink micro flakes, crystal chameleon flakes, aurora shimmer, and a mix of pink and yellow micro glitters and some clear holo micro glitters for some extra sparkle. i used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 100
Whatcha | Coffee Express
Inspiration: Espresso Coffee!
Description: Coffee Express is a dark brown base with coppery bronze magentic pigment and micro holo bits. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. I only magnetized the middle 2 nails for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 500
Polish Pickup May 2021 | Guilty Pleasures
For the first time in MONTHS there was less than 10 thermals in the shop! I only had 2 this time around and I kept going back and making sure I didn’t miss one.
Another nice mix of colors – but heavier in the pinks, purples and blues.
Where To Buy: Polish Pickup Shop
Shop Dates: May 7th at 11am EST through May 10th at 11:59pm EST
Wishlisting starts at some point tomorrow – so be ready!
I’m giving away TEN $10 Gift Cards to shop with sponsored by Polish Pickup!
Entry is fairly easy – just use the widget below! Giveaway ends at 11:59pm EST Thursday, May 6th!
284 comments
So exciting! I’m definitely looking forward to Lucky 13 Lacquer’s Treat Yo Self. It’s GORGEOUS.
I have a lot of things on my wishlist, but I need to try hit the bottle peel off, it seems very good.
Yes I definitely want to try this one too
Lollipop posse lacquer
I have the Glitter grabber, and Fabio topper, Danny Vianna’s polish for sure
I need the Cuticle Serum Set by Serum No.5 | Dark Chocolate Hazelnut and Mint Chocolate Chip
I try to stick to my guns regarding not buying anything that I already have when it comes to polish, It is always tough, but at the moment I try hard to not even look at the polishes too close.
Look to the fushia
My budget this month is super tight so I will definitely get Dany Vianna & Cadillacquer. Please pray my will is strong!
The biles is my number one.
Jior house plant happiness
The Bee’s Knees is my favorite this month
Bee’s Knees Lacquer Awakened
My #1 must have is Whatcha Coffee Express! Coffee is literally my lifeblood.
It’s alwas so hard to narrow down my wish list. The makers do such an amazing job each month!
I feel like what I’m drawn to this month is so out of character for me – basically ALL of the toppers and cuticle products – and my wish list is gonna be LONG.
I really cant wait to try the wet skin moisturizer!
I absolutely need the Cadillacquer but Dany Vianna is a close second. Thank you for all the beautiful swatches!
I can’t even pick just one want this month – but I’m weirdly drawn to the cuticle oils. All of them.
I am eyeing Anchor & Heart cus of my daughter. She keeps picking the marshmallows out of the Lucky Charms.
The polish from Cadillacquer is a must for me. Twilight was a savior when it came out and I was going through a difficult time.
I’ve been looking for a nice red, so Alter Ego Body Care Products Get Yer Red Hot Dogs Here! Caught my eye.
I’m looking forward to the Watcha coffee express and also the pretty beautiful unlimited wax sampler! So many good bakery scents. I’m trying to get into vendor wax so this should be great!
My favorite has got to be Scofflaw-My Pleasures. I live how much glitter there is in the application and it’s just fun.
I have never ordered the wax sampler before. After reading all the scents in it this month it is my #1 pick!
So many good ones this month! I think my must haves are the Paint it Pretty and Night Owl!
That Different Dimension polish is really pretty! Love the rose gold.
Me too! I’m a sucker for rose gold everything!
The Cadillacquer
Some of that peel off base coat!
I’ll definitely miss the different shapes in the wax sampler, still going to buy it though!
I cannot even imagine how long this takes you to write, photograph, apply polish etc! Thanks for your hard work!
Definitely getting the cadillacquer, the wax sampler and maybe Patty Lopez and the magnetic espresso. There were a couple others that caught my eye, too.
I’m so excited for the cadillacquer polish! I love twilight so this is the perfect polish! I’ve also never tried a thermal!
I’m hoping to get the Apipila stamping plate and the Sweet & Sour Lacquer orange polish!!
Matcha Tea and Sakura Sweets is a must because I love tea.
Love the Penelope Luz!
Cupcake Polish “The Biles” :)
Why does everything I love have to be in this group this month! Everything looks amazing but I’m most excited for Danny Vianna’s Bed All Day polish. Can’t wait to order ><
i have too many on my wish list this month. but one i hadn’t seen and is now on my list is the aurora
Definitely getting my first Cadillacquer!
The Cadillacquer tri thermal has my heart and wallet this month! Everything looks so exciting though
I am desperately in need of a new basecoat! My polish has just been peeling off on giant sheets for the past few weeks and I have no idea why.
The Bees Knees looks amazing. Thank you so much for all your hard work!
I swear Cadillacquer outdoes herself every month!
EDK – Baby
Can’t live without baby!!!!
Loving Pretty beautiful unlimiteds contribution this month. It’s very different from most of the polishes I have. And all the bakery scented lotions and waxes…..take my $$ now
Pepper Pot Polish’s Mack & Cheese is my number 1!
So hooked on yellows lately!
My second choice would be… almost everything else! So many beautiful ones to choose from!
I need that GLL!
So many pretty yellows this month!! Definitely need that Lollipop Lacquer!
I want to try the pixie magic! Looks really cool
Strawbwrry Shortcake polish by Nail Hoot!
Top pick is Different Dimensions “I’m with the Band”
Baroness x fluid polish
I really like the pahlish one. I love hello kitty
Thank you for all your thorough reviews! All your manis and photos are sensational!
I need those Stella Chroma and Whatcha polishes. They are absolutely beautiful!!
Cadillaquer !
Cadillacquer!! !
I mean my favorite may have to be the hot dog additive, but I don’t know if I can fight for a 30 cap. Hope everyone enjoys.
My first must-have for May is Whatcha Coffee Express.
Can’t decide yet but love Penelope Luz!
If I only had one bottle I could get it’s going to have to be Whatchas coffee magnetic polish, it’s just so perfect and I think would be a good first magnetic to try.
I really want the Twilight inspired tri-thermal. I’m a complete sucker for those books and movies.
Lucky 13 Lacquer | Treat Yo Self! I love purple and green, so this is a perfection polish for me!
My #1 must-have for me is the Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber, it is such an interesting concept and I’ve heard good things about this brand.
Yes that glisten and glow purple is calling my name too!
I’m loving the Cadillaquer!!
KB shimmers scrub and the strawberry shortcake polish!!!
I simply adore Different Dimension I’m with the Band.
There’s too many! It’s my birthday month and I’m allowing myself to splurge, but only a little more and this post helps soo much! I love all of the pinky corals(Alchemy Lacquer Electric Sheep), Neutrals (Heather’s Hues Get Nekkid), and peachy colors (I Beg your Parton, not listed).
Girly Bits is a must have for me!
I’m having trouble choosing a favourite, but I guess I’ll say Night Owl Lacquer
I am ready for some bright, fun summer colors so Alchemy Lacquer Electric Sheep is my top pick!
Getting Cadillacquer for sure! Edk and polished 4 days too. So many good ones!
The brazil body butter has caught my eye the most. It looks so luxurious.
Both Bee’s Knees and Jreine pixie kit
My favorites this month are Anchor & Heart and Nvr Enuff.
The GLL is really pretty this month!
My #1 is the Vanessa Molina! Magnetics are my weakness
I really want that decadence powder & the paparazzi polish. The lip gloss sounds great & might be added…
Definitely picking up Glitter Grabber!
I love Electric Sheep! Number one on my list
I always buy the KB Shimmer scrubs. Love them!
Loving the Kathleen&Co this month.
Baroness X – Melon Crush – looks perfect for fluid summer nails!
Lucky 13 and the Bees Knees Lacquer are the ones catching my eye most at the moment. No doubt when wishlisting starts, I will be chopping and changing which ones I will pick up.
I think I need to get the Whatcha. I don’t have anything like it!
Far too many Beauties to pick just one definitely my color this month lots of purples
Since I’m powerless to resist anything mustard colored I have to go with the Rogue Lacquer!
Daphne Bridgeton from black Dahlia laquer looks like the perfect spring color! It’s def my fave this month.
I have a lot of things on my wishlist, but I need to try hit the bottle peel off, it seems very good.
Too many difficult choices! My favorite is Electric Sheep; I’ve been wanting some bright colors for summer. It also looks like Cirque colors’ Day Tripper polish, which I’ve been eyeing.
DRK nail polish is on my list.
Great pics and descriptions, as always, but not too much I want to buy this month.
Pretty Beautiful is my #1 pick this month
Electric sheep calls to me!
The Baroness X acetone antidote is a must have for me.
I absolutely love Treo Laquer’s Eternally Scrolling!
So glad GLL is back. I’ll be picking up hers for sure.
Whatcha coffee express is my top favorite…. but Too many beauties there
Cupcake and Sweet & Sour for me. Also glad Glitter Grabber is back. I love that stuff!
Luna Wax!
I am incredibly excited for the barrier balm for this month! I have missed out on it for the past two months (the first due to indecision and the second due to it selling out SO FAST) so I will be SO READY this time lol!!
I love so many but I can’t wait for the Lyn B design polish !
I gotta have that pineapple moisturizer!
I reallllllly want the cadillacquer “I promise to love you”! So gorgeous!
There’s so many polishes I want to get this time. I do have to get the Apipila stamping plate. I love their stamping plates!
Loving the swatches as always Lisa!!
I’ve gotta have the Vibrant Vinyls QDTC!!
Whatcha and Lucky 13 are my ones for this month for sure!
Been lovin’ the KBShimmer sugar scrubs. They are so delicious!
Different dimensions do cuticle oils!!! I’m a chronic cuticle biter/peeler and find that if I actually use cuticle cream and oils multiple times daily that I have nothing to pick at and miraculously my nails finally look nice!! So many cuticle oil products this month to choose from made the choice hard but ultimately came down to the scents i wanted to smell all day
I’m not decided yet what I’m going to get. I love the Colores de Carol polish, but I might have something similar already.
Pretty Beautiful Unlimited and Crazy Plant Lady are calling my name!
I’ve got my eyes on that yellow Rogue!
I want to try the Vanessa Molina polish. I could make awesome jewelry with it!
I’m so torn on what I want this month!
The magnetic polishes are the ones I’ve been keeping my eye on, like the LynB or Whatcha polish for this month!
Surreal estate and the Watcha polish for sure
Pahlish never disappoints.
I was intrigued by the Pampered Polishes even before I knew it was a tri-layer. I had never even heard of that. Thanks, Lisa!
So many gorgeous polishes! Definitely picking up a bottle of the glitter grabber for sure!
Sweet & Sour Lacquer’s Love That Chicken or DRK’s Unguilty Pleasure are kinda different.
I’m in need of more fluid art polish, so I’ve got my eye on Baroness X Melon Crush!
top picks are BKL, GLL, and maybe JReine for me this go
I must have Houseplant Happiness (Jior Couture) as my houseplants have helped me through the pandemic AND because green is my favorite color.
I have to have Too Pretty to Eat!
I need the chocolate chip cookie dough polish!!
I neeeeed that cadillacquer
Loving all the pinks!! Definitely getting Cupcake.
I’m really liking Baroness X’s Melon Crush
Im really in live with a few this month! I need that Dreamland lacquer!
Fancy Gloss!
What a fun theme!
I want tons this month, but the one that really stands out is the coffee magnetic
This is an incredible month for polishes and will be hard to narrow it down. Watcha, cadillacquer, Cupcake just to name a few
Strawberry Jelly Donut Acetone Antidote by Baroness X is my top pick this month.
Definitely getting that Sweet & Sour polish!
Gonna go out if my comfort zone this month and try the fluid nail Polish from Baroness X. Thank you for the link to Courtney’s video!
My top pick this month is Whatcha!
Beautiful swatches! My #1 product is the Femme Fatale offering this month
Dani Vianni Bed All Day is my must have this month.
Alter Ego’s Acetone Additive
KB Shimmer’s Everything is a Bouquet is my favorite this month. Thank you for the swatches!
My #1 is Scofflaw Varnish My Pleasures Plead the 5th
I want to try the wet skin moisturizer!
I’m in love with “My Guilty Pleasures Plead the 5th”!
What polish is used under the Apipila stamps? I like it!
I’d love the Jior Houseplant Happiness!
Rainbow Hair is my top pick this month! I’m also loving LynB’s polish as well.
My must have is Baby from EDK and Cadillacquer‘s I Promise To Love You Every Moment Of Forever.
I love so many this month! Top of the list are Scofflaw, Cadillacquer, and Lacquered UP.
I’m definitely getting Northern Star’s Top of the World. So pretty! I like Bluebird’s, Polish Molish, Glisten and Glow, Beyond the Nail, and SHP too. Going to try to narrow it down to three.
Looking forward to Surreal Estate by Lyn B Design.
Paint It Pretty Polish looks amazing to me thanks to your epic swatches girl, phenomenal job!
Definitely want to get the Anchor & Heart base coat. I’ve been wanting to try it for awhile and this month I’m finally going to get it!
Dreamland!
The Polished for Days and Dreamland are calling my name!
I also really like the BKL polish and topper!
The EDK knocks it out of the park every month & this month is even shiftier than usual!
The Poetry Cowgirl polish looks amazing!
My boyfriend is a professional musician so I must have I’m With the Band!
Looking forward to trying Anchor Hearts’ base
DRK Nails- DIY Artisan Polish THE Lab
All Mixed Up Lacquers | All Inked Up (Magnetic) ♡♡♡
By Vanessa Molina | Sprinkled Guilty (Magnetic) ♡♡♡
EDK polish and plate.
Nvr Enuff Crush is gloriously vampy!
Really loving HalloQueen.
I think it may be the Colores de Carol’s delightful yellow!
oh yeah, i need the EDK too.
Night Owl’s Lazy Days is definitely a ME polish!
Rogue, Poetry Cowgirl, and Polished for Days have caught my eye this month!
I need to grab some glitter grabber this month! I have heard some great things about it. It is going to be difficult to choose a color this month, I like too many for my bank account
I haven’t decided definitively on anything.
This month is tough. So many I want. My top 3 are Femme Fatale, Lemming Lacquer and Pahlish.
Treo Lacquer Enternally Scrolling is stunning (and is also a guilty pleasure of mine)!
Jior Couture’s Houseplant Happiness is my must have this month!
After making my wishlist I think the Rogue is in my top favorites now too!
My must have this month is Cupcake Polish the Biles!
The KB shimmer one is very pretty.
My top pick is Kbshimmer
Gotta get Daphne Bridgerton!
Might grab some Glitter Grabber. :)
I am loving that Scofflaw – My Pleasures Please the 5th!
I’m still Jonesing for the Different Dimension I’m with the Band
I think I’m most excited for Aurora 5 Free and both JReine offerings this month.
Loving Dreamland!
There are so many good ones! Bed All Day really speaks to me <3
Glisten & Glow. It’s such a unique purple holo
The Pretty Beautiful Unlimited wax melts are in such delicious scents this month!!!
Guilty Pleasures has produced quite the month!!! So many beautiful polishes….loving Dam, LynB Designs, Cupcake, Nail Hoot, KB Shimmer. Oh & that pineapple cream wasn’t even on my radar. It is going to be a difficult to slash the wishlist.
I love Glisten and Glow
I have 3 top picks – Fair Maiden’s “Sugar High”, Wildflower Lacquer’s “I Beg Your Parton”, and Lillipop Posse’s “$7.99 is Absolutely Fine!”
The cuticula is so pretty!
Polished for Days Glow Getter is on my must-have list this month!
KBShimmer and Atomic
Whatcha has such a cool magnetic effect that I’m going to break my no more magnetics rule! It looks like a tiger’s eye.
I have 30 in my wish list and it’s really hard to nail down the #1 must have, but Bed all Day is one of my top favorite
Cadillacquer “I Promise To Love You Every Moment Of Forever” is my numero #1 since I don’t own any thermal polishes and I’m a SIMP for Blue shades of color.
My top IPU items this month are the anklets from A Bead Apart Jewelry and the Baroness X Acetone Antidote.
I am looking at rainbow hair and fancy gloss!
Love Complicated by Cuticula!
The Dreamland lacquer is my #1 this month! It’s so vibrant
There are so many beautiful purple polishes this month. I am having a hard time choosing. The JRiene for sure though.
Super excited for the Dam Nail Polish this month!
somehow managed to get my wishlist down from 29 to… 12. I’m afraid I’m gonna be cutting out some really good ones I’m gonna regret not getting
Cuticula polish is beautiful.
Cupcake cat toy!
DIY Artisan Polish THE Lab | DRK Nails
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polished for days and poetry cowgirl!
Loving Fabio Flush!
I love Nvr Enuff!
Electric Sheep looks soo great
EDK – Baby, seems like the perfect summer polish.
This post did not help me narrow things down at all, lol!
I’ve gotta have so many – including The Biles!
Treo Lacquer Eternally Scrolling is one of my favorites!
I’m definitely getting By Dany Vianna’s polish because that’s my favorite guilty pleasure!
I also love the Rogue polish this month!
I’m really liking Brain Candy this month
Really looking forward to a bunch of the IPU items this month! The Serum No. 5 cuticle oil set, the Hearts & Promises Butterscotch Beer lip balm! Can’t wait!
Loving the scents of the Different Dimension cuticle oils. Pina Coladas are my favorite!
Shamrock Shake is so pretty.
So many beauties! I love the polishes from Cupcake, Kathleen & Co, and Whatcha.
Jreine and EdM!
I am living for the Watcha and Colores de Carol polishes!
Curricula and EDK for me
Still ♥ the Daphne Bridgerton polish…
Tempted by those sparkles in Beyond the Nail!
Live the Rogue!
The Dreamland is so pretty!
That G&G purple rose looks lovely!
The biles is the number one standout for me
The Treo is very pretty!
This blog always makes my wishlist longer! lol
The chicken sandwich polish really speaks to me
My fav in this mounth is Alchemy Lacquers Electric sheep
I would love thr super moon laqure!!! Amazing!
Treo lacquer is a must have.
Definitely grabbing the BKL.
Electric Sheep!
fav shimmers! — Jreine | Sugar Pop ♡ —
Penelope Luz | Sin Cake ♡ — Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Awakened ♡ — Black Dahlia Lacquer | Daphne Bridgerton ♡ — DRK Nails | Unguilty Pleasure ♡ Esmaltes da Kelly | Baby ♡ — Night Owl Lacquer | Lazy Days
By Vanessa Molina and Penelope Luz are on my list this month!
Belinda Blinked is definitely my jam <3
I’ve been waiting for Keepin’ it Peel!
I like Color Spectrum’s polish because I’m a big fan of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream!
I really need Electric Sheep for summer too
Treo Lacquer is definitely a pick as well as Rogue Lacquer.
Daphne Bridgerton for the win! ☺
Femme Fatale’s I Can’t Believe How Cute I Look is first but I’ve got a lot of really close second picks!
My number one pick this month is Whatcha’s coffee inspired magnetic. Thanks, as always, for the amazing swatches.
Kathleen and Great Lakes are on my list!
Every time I look I find another I want on my wishlist….if only there wasn’t such a thing as a budget :).
Cupcake polish the bites lynbdesign and have to Many in My whishlist
Now I’m starting to feel warm & fuzzy Orr Sassy Sauce Toes in th Water
Dreamland and Great Lakes are tied for #1 on my list!
The Pretty Beautiful waxes sound extra yummy this month. And I really love the addition of the silicone cupcake holder. Brilliant!
…i want the great lakes one too. so dreamy.
Thank you for doing both magnetized and plan on the magnetic polishes! It is very helpful.
Love your pics. Thank you for doing both magnetized and plan on the magnetic polishes!
Thanks!
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Loving The Biles and the Glisten and Glow one this month. The holos are calling my name!!
That What Addiction pink looks amaaazing!!
KBShimmer, Jen & Berries, Glisten & Glow, Atomic
Bluebird Lacquer has a beautiful shimmer.
Love That Chicken (sandwich) is so fun and pretty!
Really like that Treo!
Red-Eyed Lacquer is gorgeous this month!
I’m With The Band is soo sparkly
I’ve gotta have Shamrock Shake and Get Nekkid!
Kbshimmer always makes beautiful things
Loving all the intense holos this month — especially the Stella Chroma.
Loving Alchemy!
May also need Glitter Grabber!
I love the shimmer in Don’t Make Me Love You!
I’m back to I’m With the Band again.
I love Sin Cake!
Lollipop Posse Lacquer is definitely on my wishlist!
Baroness x
The Biles is hard to resist with that MEGA holo flame!
Probably get Native War Paints..loot lama
Did I mention how pretty TTV is? :)
Night Owl lacquer.
Treo Lacquer for the win!
So many that I’m trying to decide if I need still.
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