Press Sample of the Polish Pickup
October 2019 | Urban Legends
It’s that time again – and this has been one of those weeks! I had 22 polishes left to finish Polish Pickup… and my SD card died on me and I lost 70 sets of photos, including those final 22 Polish Pickup shades. So yesterday and this morning I was rushing to get it finished… so this is a little later than most months.
This afternoon (after I finished the photos for the second time) I took Jacob out for the afternoon and relaxed a bit. After the loss of photos, I needed a little mental break. I still have catching up to do for the remaining photos, but I’m getting there. I’ve redone 46 of the 70 polishes I lost.
Anyways, right now we’re going to take a look at the Polish Pickup October 2019 Urban Legends!
I have exactly 100 of this months offerings!
The theme this month is Urban Legends and it’s a good one. So many Urban Legends to pick from, and I even got an item inspired by ME!
This is an EXTREMELY photo heavy post. As of right now it’s 100 items with 3-7 photos PER item. 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.
6 Harts | Riverdale Road Signs
Inspiration: Urban Legends about bloody spots on Rivererdale Road signs
Description: Riverdale Road Signs is a light silver chrome finish with red flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 80 Bottles
1850 Artisan Polish | Earthquake Weather
Inspiration: This enigmatic color is inspired by the Earthquake Weather urban legend popular in Southern California which says that unusually warm weather without any wind is a sign that an earthquake is imminent.
Description: Earthquake Weather is a smokey burgundy that leans slightly toward dark brown and subtly shifts from gold to burgundy to purple, with iridescent multichrome flakes that shift from gold to green and red. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 150 Bottles
All Mixed Up Lacquers | Play if You Dare
Inspiration: Polybius the mind controlling video game created by the government
Description: Play If You Dare is a black metallic like base with heavy green shimmer, red shimmer, 2 different color shifts of ultrachrome chameleon flakes, and scattered holo. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 80 Bottles
Alter Ego | Bozho Lake Mendota Serpent
Inspiration: “Since I live in WI I went looking for something that is native to the area. Not very much but I did find Bohzo, the Lake Mendota Serpent. Bozho, whose name is a shortened version of either the Potawatomi word “Manabozho” or the Algonquin word “Winnebozho”, was first reported in the late 1860’s by a couple canoeing out on the lake. Early sightings describe Bohzo was blackish green with silvery scales. There are no photos, just these eye witness descriptions. Sightings would continue to be reported until the 1940s then stopped. Lake Mendota is known as the “most studied lake in the United States”, if Bozho was still there it certainly would have been seen at some point.
Description: Bozho Lake Mendota Serpent is a blackened green jelly base with scattered holo. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $9.00 | No Cap
Anchor & Heart Lacquer | 5 Second Rule (Magnetic)
Inspiration: The urban myth that food is safe to eat off the ground, as long as it’s picked up within 5 seconds of falling!
Description: 5 Second Rule is a denim blue jelly base with a magnetic shimmer that shifts green to gold to pink, as well as iridescent and multichrome flakes that shift aqua to purple, lime to copper to blue, and red to orange to gold. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
Anchor & Heart Lacquer | Iron Anchor Strengthening Base
Inspiration: Bubble gum is delicious but as the myth goes, don’t swallow it or it’ll be “stuck” in your stomach for 7 years!
Description: Iron Anchor is a scented strengthening base coat formulated with garlic extract to combat peeling, weak, and brittle nails. Use as a base coat under your favorite nail polish, or as a rehab treatment by applying 2-3 times a week for 2-3 weeks. I did do a wear test on this top coat when it was first released in the Anchor & Heart Lacquer shop which you can see HERE.
Scent: Bubble Trouble is a mouth-watering scent with notes of orange, pineapple, banana, cherry, Hubba Bubba bubblegum, fresh watermelon slices, vanilla, and cream soda.
Price: $7.50 | No Cap
AURORA 5-Free Nail Lacquer | South Bend Shovel Slayer
Inspiration: Old man Marley, the South Bend Shovel Slayer urban legend from Home Alone.
Description: South Bend Shovel Slayer is a sheer silver base loaded with silver flakes, as well as blue multichrome flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. All of the flakes lay flat, so a normal top coat will smooth it completely to the touch.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 150 Bottles
Baroness X | Dark Side of Oz (Tri-Thermal)
Inspiration: the urban legend that says if you play Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” album while watching “The Wizard of Oz,” there’s an incredible synchronicity.
Description: Dark Side Of Oz is a deep forest green (cold) tri-thermal that shifts to a medium green (warm) and then a lighter celery green color (hot), with holo micro flecks throughout and a rainbow of iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 75 Bottles
Acetone Antidote by Baroness X | PSL of Doom
Inspiration: Inspired by the “urban legend” that Starbuck’s Pumpkin Spice Lattes are toxic, this started with Food Babe back in 2014.
Description: This month’s scent is PSL of Doom, it’s a custom house blend which is our take on pumpkin spice lattes. It has a mix of pumpkin spice (of course), marshmallows, a mix of whipped cream/french vanilla/caramel, and a light latte/coffee scent will come through on finish.
For acetone additives, you add a vial (or half… depending on preference) to 8-12 oz of polish remover. Most add it to acetone remover, but I actually add it to my purple remover which has added benefits already and this gives it a boost. You don’t have to only use acetone remover with it.
Ingredients: glycerin, jojoba oil, h2o, fragrance, polysorbate 80 (emulsifier), colorant
Price: $4.25 | No Cap
Lip Balm by Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Bite Me
Inspiration: A local urban legend that a vampire roams the grounds of Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery.
Description: Bite Me is a lightly scented candy apple lip balm, tinted a deep oxblood. The scent is incredibly light and if you know it’s there, you’ll catch it. I didn’t know the first 2 times I wore it, and when I read the description – I finally smelled it. So if you are sensitive to scents, you may still be okay with this one.
Ingredients: Jojoba butter, Coconut oil, Candelilla wax, Vitamin E. May contain: fragrance and/ormicas.
Price: $ 5.00 | No Cap
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | The Bunnyman
Inspiration: The legend of Bunnyman bridge here in Virginia which says that 10 inmates escaped a local asylum after a bus crash. All but 2 of them were found and in the months after, hundreds of skinned rabbits were found in the area. It’s said when the police found the body of one of the inmates, they knew he had been killed by the remaining inmate. They tracked him down where he was hit by a train on the tracks above what is now known as Bunnyman Bridge.
Description: The Bunnyman is a smoky raisin crelly base with red to green shimmer and red to green iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
Bluebird Lacquer | Bewitchin Camaro (Thermal)
Inspiration: The Phantom Camaro that haunts Colorado’s famously haunted Riverdale Road.
Description: Bewitchin Camaro is a brilliant blue (cold) to pale periwinkle (hot) thermal holo packed with blue-purple-cyan ultrachrome chameleon flakes and a strong purple shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 200 Bottles
Glitter Topper by Bluebird Lacquer | It’s Fall Over Me
Inspiration: Inspired by the woods surrounding the haunted Riverdale Road in Colorado it has crisp fall blend on tart cranberries and a deep earthy oak.
Description: It’s Fall Over Me is a glitter topper with iridescent shifting glitters in micro, small and medium that shift red to orange to gold to green. I used 1 coat over Maniology Lunar Lines.
Price: $9.00 | Cap: 200 Bottles
BLUSH Lacquers | The Blue Lady
Inspiration: The Blue Lady who haunts Story Inn in Nashville, IN (Local Legend)
Description: The Blue Lady is a silvery blue linear holographic base with a shifting blue to purple shimmer, holographic flakes and small blue holographic glitters. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | No Cap
Cadillacquer | Stagman
Inspiration: The Stag Man, a Wendigo, from the tv series Hannibal.
Description: Stagman is a black crelly base with different sized pearl white and red glitter mixed in. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
Cameo Colours Lacquers | The Truth Is Under There (Glow In The Dark)
Inspiration: The Bermuda Triangle or Shaman’s Gate of Oklahoma, Beaver Dunes Park. Legend says that Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, always in search of gold, ignored the warnings of his Native American guides to avoid the dunes, only to have a handful of his men disappear in what has been described by the accompanying friar as “flashes of green light” and, by Coronado himself as, “the work of the Devil.”. They say that anyone who discovers what is really beneath the sand disappears.
Description: The Truth is Under There is sandy beige crelly base with green to champagne to blush shimmer, gold microglitter, holo micro flakes, gold metallic micro flakes, and glows green in the dark. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. Dries down with a light texture, but 1 coat of top coat should still smooth it over just fine.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 95 Bottles
Colores de Carol | Darkest Soul (Thermal Top Coat)
Inspiration: Wendigo
Description: Darkest Soul is a black to clear thermal topper with holographic micro flakes mixed in. I used 1 coat over 4 different shades to show it off. From index to pinkie I used: Anchor & Heart Lacquer Mermaid Tears, Maniology Jazzercise, Maniology Lime Pine and Maniology Quasar.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 90 Bottles
Colores de Carol | Wendigo
Inspiration: Wendigo
Description: Wendigo is a pink to gold to green multichrome base with pink to green to purple multichrome shimmer, holo dust and ultrachrome chameleon flakes. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 280 Bottles
Crystal Knockout | Let’s Have a Chat
Inspiration: The Devil’s Chair in Cassadega, Florida
Description: Let’s Have A Chat is a bright chartreuse jelly base with bronze micro flakes, iridescent red shimmer, red, green, and gold aurora shimmer, gold flakes, and iridescent color-shifting flakes in copper, green, and gold. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 150 Bottles
Cupcake Polish | The Crooked Man (Thermal)
Inspiration: The Crooked Man urban legend is based on an English nursery rhyme. It was featured in the popular movie The Conjuring 2 as a scary twist on the classic rhyme.
Description: The Crooked Man is a plum purple (cold) to berry red (warm) jelly thermal base filled with green to blue to pink shifting iridescent flakes. I used 3 thn coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. The warm color appears brighter in my photos than it is in person, it’s a bit more toned down.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
Cuticula | Limitless Top Coat & Blush Base Coat Duo
Inspiration: Inspired by Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Urban Legend is that people would bring their loved ones ashes and scatter them all over the Haunted Mansion ride.
Description: ‘Grim Grinning Ghosts’ is a complex blend of blood oranges, sweet pineapples, mandarin, a hint of cherry, a dash of effervescence and a hint of vanilla. Very reminiscent of a non alcoholic fruity cocktail. It smells incredible!
Blush Base Coat is a 5 Free Scented Strengthening Base Coat with the perfect pink tint to give that ‘My nails, but better look. I used 2 coats of Blush Base Coat for the photos below (I love the baby pink look)
Limitless is a 5 Free Scented Quick Dry Top Coat. This quick drying formula is FREE of Formaldehyde Resin, Camphor, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Toluene, and Formaldehyde.
Price: $16.00 | No Cap
Confection Nail Fortifier by Cuticula | Watermelon Slush
Inspiration: Inspired by the urban legend that if you eat watermelon seeds, a watermelon will grow inside your stomach.
Description: Scent: Watermelon Slush smells like the most deliciously sweet frozen watermelon slush. I was seriously craving one while using this!
Confection Nail Fortifier is a non greasy creamy formula fortified to help keep nails strong and cuticles soft and moisturized. This product gives the perfect amount of hydration, nutrition, and amazing smelling scent. A little bit goes a long way with this product.
Ingredients: Water, Aloe Vera Juice, MSM, Rosehip Seed Oil, Kelp Extract, Neem Extract, Lanolin, Vegetable Glycerin, Jojoba Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Olive Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Avocado Oil, Castor Oil, Bees Wax, Castor, Rosemary Extract, DL Panthenol, Wheat Germ Oil, Allantoin, Vegetable Stearic Acid, Natural Vegetable Emulsifying Wax, Silver Dihydrogen Citrate, Citric Acid, Fragrance.
Price: $8.50 | No Cap
Different Dimension | Andy’s Coming
Inspiration: Andy’s Coming Urban Legend from Disney World where the characters should fall if you should ‘Andy’s Coming’
Description: Andy’s Coming is a dark grey crelly with red to copper to orange ultrachrome chameleon flakes, copper to red to orange to gold to green iridescent color-shifting flakes, and red to gold to orange to green aurora shimmers. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | No Cap
Different Dimension | The Toys Are Alive! Cuticle Oil Pen
Inspiration: Toys coming alive while you’re sleeping or not looking
Description: The Toys Are Alive! is a sugar cookie fragranced cuticle oil in a brush pen applicator with a twist base to dispense. Twist the base, brush on and massage in.
Ingredients: Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Fragrance, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
Price: $5.00 | No Cap
Dollish Polish | “Didn’t I Fight You In A Video Game?”
Inspiration: The Flatwoods Monster
Description: Didn’t I Fight You In A Video Game? is a multichrome jelly base that shifts purple to violet to navy, with a strong green to indigo shimmery shift, as well as silver and magenta holo flakes and lime to emerald ultrachrome chameleon flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
Dreamland Lacquer | Bats Made of Shame
Inspiration: Vampires! Specifically Nadja from the TV show What We Do In the Shadows when she reveals that bats are really vampires who threw disappointing orgies and never transformed back into their human forms.
Description: Bats of Shame is a smokey grey jelly base with colorshifting iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | No Cap
DRK Nails | Cuticle Elixir
Inspiration: The “cure all” medicine (miracle elixir)
Description: Cuticle Elixir will “cure” all the dryness. When used regularly will help the growth and health of your nails. It comes in a syringe style applicator that you push the plunger to dispense. It dispenses in a solid form and softens and melts when it comes in contact with your skin. Very hydrating and takes a bit to soak in, so it’s more home use than at the office – but works extremely well. It has a very light vanilla scent.
Price: $8.50 | Cap: 200
DRK Nails | The Blonde (Magnetic)
Inspiration: A Loira do Banheiro (the blonde of the bathroom). A Brazilian urban legend about a Blonde woman who scared little girls in the school bathroom.
Description: The Blonde is a magnetic topper that is a dark gold to green duochrome mixed with iridescent orange to red to green flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
It can be worn as a regular polish (3 coats) or over other colors.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 100 Bottles
Ellagee | Ghost Tracks
Inspiration: “Inspired by my city’s urban legend of the San Antonio Ghost Tracks, where your car is pushed to safety when left on the tracks. The evidence is left in otherworldly hand prints on the back of the car of anyone brave enough to put their lives in the hands of the children lost there in a train accident many years ago. The story is based on a fictional bus/train collision but a real optical illusion where you appeared to be on flat ground but were actually on a slight slope and your car would roll forward off the tracks when left in neutral. The hand prints that appeared in baby powder left on the trunk, were actually prints that were already there that showed through the powder. It was a really creepy illusion all together and fooled a lot of people, it was a big thing to take out of town visitors to see it. Unfortunately they recently regraded the crossing and your car no longer rolls off the tracks, but it lives on in local lore, and now through this polish.”
Description: Ghost Tracks is a stormy grey metallic base with holo and shifty iridescent flakes, shimmer, and microglitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | No Cap
Envy Lacquer | Where’s Willy?
Inspiration: The Little Mermaid original VHS cover.
Description: Where’s Willy? is an electric blue scattered holo jelly base filled with flakes that flash all colors of the rainbow and shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | No Cap
Esmaltes da Kelly | Bag Man
Inspiration: Bag Man
Description: Bag Man is an amber jelly base mixed with gold and silver holographic micro flakes and silver, gold, black and cherish galaxy glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 100 Bottles
Ethereal Lacquer | Alaskan
Inspiration: Alaskan Triangle
Description: Alaskan is a deep sapphire blue base with a color shifting micro flakes that glows green to purple. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. This shade is also magnetic, but it wasn’t intended to be.
Price: $12.50 | No Cap
Ethereal Lacquer | Kushtaka (Shimmer Topper)
Inspiration: Alaskan cryptid; the Kushtaka
Description: Kushtaka is a watery blue tinted base that has larger particle shimmer that shifts copper, red to green. I used 1 coat over a lavender creme for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | No Cap
Fair Maiden Polish | The Blind Maiden
Inspiration: The Blind Maiden urban legend
Description: The Blind Maiden is a light grey crelly base with shimmer that shifts green to violet and multichrome flakes that shift green to blue to violet to magenta. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | No Cap
Ginger Fizz Boutique | The King Has Left the Building Wax
Inspiration: Ginger Fizz Boutique’s inspiration for Urban Legends comes from years of Elvis sightings. Do you remember your first crush? Elvis knew how to make all the girls cry. He gave us rock n’ roll with an attitude. I guess that’s why so many people can’t let go of him. To this day, Elvis is sighted all over the world. Do you believe? This wax brittle is reminiscent of the King’s Blue Suede Shoes with a hint of Viva Las Vegas. Let this wax take you back to his glory days when rock n’ roll ruled!
Description: The King Has Left the Building is a wax brittle that is blue with white marbling, scented with warm musk and golden amber combined with hints of light citrus and spring flowers on a sweet woody background. The top notes are citrus, middle notes are jasmine and lily of the valley, and bottom notes are woody, musk an amber. Our waxes are made from a soy wax blend.
When I first opened this, I practically shoved my face in the bag and took a deep inhale. It’s a familiar scent, but I cannot place it for the life of me. It smells incredible though. Definitely buying more.
Price: $5.00 | Cap: 75
Glisten & Glow | Top Coat & Base Coat Duo
Inspiration: None
Description: Glisten & Glow top coat is perfect for nail art and stamping and is a long lasting glassy quick dry top coat. It pairs perfectly with their Sticky Base Coat and together they create a long lasting, shiny manicure! I’ve been using the top coat for 7 years now and it’s never failed me.
Price: $13.50 | No Cap
Glisten and Glow | The Legend of Hannah Cranna
Inspiration: Connecticut’s own urban legend , and witch Hannah Cranna
Description: The Legend Of Hannah Cranna is a teal jelly base with iridescent flakes that flash all colors of the rainbow, iridescent glitters and holo flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. I also did a matte top coat, and I think I love it even more that way!
Price: $ 11.00 | Cap: 200 Bottles
Grace-Full Nail Polish | Show Me the Money
Inspiration: Bill Gates tracking email for $$
Description: Show Me The Money is a deep green jelly base with green to purple to blue aurora shifting shimmer and ultrachrome chameleon flakes in blue, hot pink and purple. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 120 Bottles
Great Lakes Lacquer | Nessy
Inspiration: Loch Ness Monster
Description: Nessy is a sea green crelly base filled with a silvery green to blue shifting shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | No Cap
Hit the Bottle | A Vermillion to One (Stamping Polish)
Inspiration: The Australian urban myth of drop bears.
Description: A Vermillion To One is a bright, warm toned red creme stamping polish. I used it as a base color on my index and pinkie and as a stamping polish on my middle and ring fingers. It’s a 1 coat straight creme if you use it that way. It’s highly pigmented, so use a good base to prevent possible staining.
Price: $8.50 | Cap: 250 Bottles
Hit The Bottle | Go With The Flow Stamping Plate
Inspiration: Fluid art/acrylic pouring.
Description: Create the look of fluid art with stamping. Designed to be used in layers, mix and match designs to create your own unique works of art.
I’ve never tried fluid art, so this is a quick and easy cheater way… which really is more my speed when it comes to patience.
Price: $8.99 | Cap: 145 Plates
Illyrian Polish | El Cucuy
Inspiration: The Mexican boogeyman , El Cucuy!
Description: El Cucuy is a dark blue tinged grey jelly base with red to orange, purple to green and lime to gold iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 140 Bottles
Indie by Patty Lopes | Who’s At The Door? (Magnetic)
Inspiration: Black Eyed Children
Description: Who’s At The Door? is a dark red jelly base and multichrome magnetic flakes, scattered holo micro glitters and multicolored iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. The final first two photos show it as both magnetized with an arc magnet and completely unmagnetized.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 75 Bottles
Jior Couture | Come At Me Mo (Thermal)
Inspiration: “The Momo challenge” was a hoax and internet urban legend about a challenge geared toward children. It was reported that ‘Momo’ would show up on kids YouTube videos and the character would try to convince kids to hurt themselves. The momo challenge had parents scared and angry.
Description: Come At Me Mo is a black (cold) to green toned beige (warm) thermal with gold-copper-pink shimmer and iridescent glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price:$ 11.50 | No Cap
Jreine | Last Bite
Inspiration: New Orleans Vampires
Description: Last Bite is a shifty pink to purple base with strong fuchsia to gold to green shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
JReine | Pixie Magic Kit in Lust
Inspiration: New Orleans Vampires
Description: Pixie Magic is a burnishing powder that can be used easily without the use of Gel or a UV light. This kit comes with a 5ml bottle of Jreine’s Super Base (Burnishing Base coat), 0.30 grams by weight of Pixie Magic in LUST and an applicator for easier application. This .30 gram pot should give you several manicures.
Lust is a violet to fuchsia to gold to green shift with a pop of linear holo. I used Lust burnished over Baroness X Unclad, which is a light pink tinged beige creme.
Price: $15.00 | No Cap
Kathleen & Co | Rougarou
Inspiration: Rougarou
Description: Rougarou is a darkened moss green jelly base with holo flecks, aurora shimmer that shifts green to gold and iridescent color shifting flakes that shift from pink to orange to gold. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 200
KBShimmer | Hidden Agenda (Thermal & Glow In The Dark)
Inspiration: Area 51 (and a Simpson’s image of it) “There are many urban legends that persist in pop culture, but none more so than Area 51. This military area has spawned rumors of hidden aliens and spaceship sightings for years. Area 51 has been featured on The Simpsons and is so ingrained in our culture that there’s even an event planned this year for thousands of people to storm the area to find out the truth. Area 51 and all of its mysteries is the inspiration for our Urban Legend polish, Hidden Agenda.”
Description: Hidden Agenda is a muted slate blue (cold) that shifts into a soft dusty pink (warm), with green shimmer that glows green in the dark. The glow in the dark glows deeper green when cold and yellow green when warm. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. It dries down matte without top coat.
I’m a goober, and this was a set of photos I lost in the SD card death. I did the thermal, and forgot to get GITD shots… so tomorrow night I’ll do GITD shots and pop them into this set.
Price: $10.00 | No Cap
KBShimmer | Pumpkin Patch Sugar Scrub
Inspiration: It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
Description: Pumpkin Patch starts with sweet notes of baked pumpkin and is accented with spicy clove and warm vanilla. Cinnamon and nutmeg combine with deeper woody notes and hints of incense. This has a slightly larger particle sugar in it, so it’s perfect as a full body scrub.
Price: $10.00 | No Cap
Lemming Lacquer | Woman In White
Inspiration: Inspired by the Woman in White, hitchhiking apparitions that have been sighted all over the world.
Usually the story goes that a young man is driving on a lonely road late at night when he sees a woman wearing a white dress on the side of the road. He offers her a ride, it turns out she doesn’t live far from here and it’s on his way. She gets into the backseat of the car and despite the young man’s attempts to talk to her, she doesn’t say much except her address, maybe her name and that she’s going home.
The house he arrives at is obviously abandoned and in shambles; no one lives there. He turns around to ask about the address again but the woman has disappeared without making a sound. Later he finds out a young woman died on that road and it’s her ghost trying to finally go home.
Description: Woman in White is a whipped foaming sugar scrub scented with a blend of grape, peach and plum with sparkling citrus, rose and musk.
My jar deflated a bit, but there’s a TON of product still in there. This is a sugar scrub enveloped in a creamy bath whip that foams when in contact with water. Makes a wonderful, smooth scrub.
Ingredients: Foaming Bath Whip (Water, Glycerin, Sodium Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Pentasodium Pentetate, Tetrasodium Etidronate), Sugar, Jojoba Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Fragrance
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 50
Lemming Lacquer | Humans Lick Too (Magnetic)
Inspiration: I am really excited about this theme because growing up I loved urban legends, fairy tales, myths, and scary stories but my favorites were always the scary ones! My nail polish is inspired by the story The Licked Hand because this urban legend scared and disturbed me as a kid so it’s always stuck with me.
Description: Humans Lick Too is a red-violet to copper to gold to green multichrome magnetic flake base with purple to blue to green and purple to green to copper to pink iridescent color shifting flakes. Can be worn alone (as shown) in 3 thin coats or layered over a base color.
This is a magnetic, and I wish I could say my SD card threw me off, but this was before and I forgot it was a magnetic. I meant to redo it, but then SD card died and I was busy furiously swatching. I will do my best to add those magnetic photos in tomorrow. Ont he bright side, here’s what it looks like unmagnetized.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 250 Bottles
Literary Lacquers | This Dish is Cheap Yet Tasty
Inspiration:“My inspiration is from my favorite urban legend that has also become a little joke between me and my best friend. I’ve heard this urban legend a few ways. In the first, older variant, a woman loved the Chinese characters on her menu so much that she knitted them into a sweater. In the newer version, it’s a tattoo, but the end result is the same. The unsuspecting woman finds out much later that her sweater/tattoo says “This Dish is Cheap Yet Tasty.” The color is inspired by my best friend and her obsession with anything Magenta”
Description: This Dish Is Cheap Yet Tasty is a bright but deep magenta linear holo with a stunning blue flame. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
Lollipop Posse Lacquer | Victorian Oddities
Inspiration: The haunted Victorian
Description: Victorian Oddities is a bright turquoise crelly with gold flakes, as well as gold to green shifting aurora shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
Lucky 13 Lacquer | Bad Apple (Tri -Thermal)
Inspiration: razor blades in caramel and candy apples
Description: Bad Apple is a Granny Smith apple green (hot) to caramel brown (warm) to deep rusty red (cold) tri-thermal with lime green/rose red color-shifting shimmer and silver flakes. With the current temps, my nails went from cold to hot and prevented me from catching the middle caramel shade, the original photos had it, but they were among the lost in the SD card death. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Comes with a clamshell of green holo and red holo apples for hand-placing.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 120 Bottles
LynBDesigns | Nobody Dies at Disney (Thermal)
Inspiration: the legend that if you’re injured and in danger of dying in a Disney park they will put you in an ambulance and make sure you’re not declared dead until you’re off Disney property.
Description: Nobody Dies At Disney is a deep plummy black (cold) to magenta (warm) thermal filled with red to blue to purple shifting flakes, scattered holo flakes, and blue to violet aurora shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 120 Bottles
Moon Shine Mani | Gators Beneath the City
Inspiration: The urban legend that alligators live, hunt, and sometimes mutate in the sewers beneath the city due to contact with chemical waste.
Description: Gators Beneath The City is a sheer silvered-green shimmer base with fuchsia to purple to green multichrome flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos, but can also be used as 1 coat over a base color.
Price: $12.00 | No Cap
Moonflower Polish | The Stone Dog
Inspiration: The Stone Dog of Condado, a local Puerto Rican legend.
“My parents told me this story when I was very young. There is a dog shaped rock facing the ocean in the area known as Condado Beach. Everytime we drove past it they would remind us of the story. It goes like this: One day a soldier went off to war and his dog sat on a rock facing the sea, waiting for his return. The soldier died in the war and the dog stayed there waiting patiently, until he eventually turned to stone.”
Description: The Stone Dog is a dark brown stamping polish with blue to purple color shifting shimmer. In some lighting it looks more gunmetal due to the shimmers. I used 1 coat on the index and pinkie and stamped over black on middle and ring.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 75 Bottles
Ms. Sparkle | Creepy Pasta
Inspiration: Creepy Pastas are horror-related legends or images that have been copied and pasted around the Internet. These Internet entries are often brief, user-generated, paranormal stories intended to scare readers.
Description: Creepy Pasta is a black scattered holographic jelly base filled with red flakes and big red holo dot glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | No Cap
My Indie Polish | The Lake Couchiching Monster
Inspiration:“The lake couchiching monsterDepending on what city you live in surrounding Orillia Ontario, they call it something different. When I was little and I would be with my nanny and grandad at their place in Orillia it was used as a threat against children. “Stop fishing and come in for dinner, don’t forget the lake monster is hungry too” Parents would be terrified that kids would get swept up by the undertow in the lake which apparently at the other end lived the monster. To this day I have never seen it for myself. Also known as IGOPOGO and Kempenfelt Kelly “
Description: The Lake Couchiching Monster is a deep, murky green semi sheer jelly filled with two sizes of color changing flakes in three different color combinations. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos. Final image shows with matte top coat.
Price: $12.50 | No Cap
My Stunning Nails | Frozen Charlotte
Inspiration: Frozen Charlotte is a tale of a girl who refused to wear winter clothing on the way to the ball because it
would mess up the beauty routine and gown she had just spent hours getting ready. According to the story she froze to death on the way to the ball.
Description: Frozen Charlotte is an icy blue crelly base with a strong aqua blue flash, with several sizes of silver glitter, white glitter and very fine holographic glitter. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 75 Bottles
Nail Hoot | Jack of the Lantern
Inspiration: The legend of Stingy Jack
Description: Jack Of The Lantern is a pumpkin orange jelly base filled with holo glitters and green to gold aurora shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $9.50 | No Cap
Native War Paints | Phone Grip
Inspiration: Stanley Kubrick Faked the Moon Landing
Description: Phone grip created with October’s Stanley Kubrick Faked the Moon Landing polish and super glossy epoxy resin. This is super sparkly and really beautiful as a phone grip. Phone grip style is identical to a popular phone grip (can’t say the name) so if you like that style, you’ll like this.
Price: $12.00 | No Cap
Native War Paints | Stanley Kubrick Faked the Moon Landing
Inspiration: The conspiracy theory that Stanley Kubrick fakes the moon landing.
Description: Stanley Kubrick Faked the Moon Landing is a black jelly with red, navy, black and white glitters, blue, purple, taupe, and gray flakes, green to copper aurora pigment, ultrachrome chameleon flakes and holographic micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.75 | No Cap
Necessary Evil Polish | 99 Problems and a Malcolm Cat Ain’t One
Inspiration: They say it’s a omen or an unlucky sign when a black cat crosses your path. I also have an affinity for black kitties. Del’s cat Malcolm is also part of the polish’s inspiration because he is so freaking cute.
Description: 99 Problems and a Malcom Cat Ain’t One is a black jelly based scattered holographic with loads of ultrachrome chameleon flakes that shift from purple to teal blue to green. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.50 | No Cap
NeVerMind Polish | Slendy
Inspiration: Slenderman
Description: Slendy is a semi sheer white crelly base with silver scattered holo and black shred flakes. The flakes add a slight texture, but 1 coat of top coat should smooth it over just fine.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 200 Bottles
Night Owl Lacquer | Leaf Peeping With Sasquatch
Inspiration: Sasquatch
Description: Leaf Peeping With Sasquatch is a warm brown jelly base filled with copper to red to green to gold crystal chameleon flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | No Cap
Pahlish | The Haunted Crescent
Inspiration: The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas has a reputation for being one of the most haunted hotels in the country; my grandparents stayed there on one of their wedding anniversaries and I grew up hearing all of their own ghost stories from their visit!
Description: The Haunted Crescent is a warm lavender jelly base packed with spectral green/aqua flakes, bright green shimmer, and very lightly scattered holographic sparks. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | No Cap
Pampered Polishes | Disney’s “Frozen”
Inspiration: Walt Disney being cryogenically frozen, and that his frozen corpse was stored beneath the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland.
Description: Disney’s “Frozen” is a deep plum holographic jelly base loaded with ultrachrome chameleon flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 150 Bottles
Penélope Luz | Boto Rosa
Inspiration: A Brazilian urban legend talk about a pink dolphin that turns into man on some nights and gets women pregnant.
Description: Boto Rosa is a baby pink crelly base mixed with holographic pigment and black and silver holographic glitter in three different sizes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 200 Bottles
Poetry Cowgirl Nail Polish | Don’t Take From Bodie
Inspiration: The curse of the ghost town of Bodie, CA. Supposedly, if visitors take anything from the town they will be cursed with bad luck. Misfortune and tragedy are heaped upon the victim until the stolen item is returned.
Description: Don’t Take From Bodie is a bronzed caramel base loaded with gold-green shifting shimmer, bronze-green shifting aurora pigment, and a touch of brown micro glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 140 Bottles
Quixotic Polish | Door 13
Inspiration: Queen Mary, Door 13
Description: Door 13 is a pale lilac base loaded with pink to gold to green shifting micro flakes . I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 275 Bottles
Quixotic Polish | Queen Mary (Topper)
Inspiration: Queen Mary
Description: Queen Mary is a mossy green to cobalt blue shifting iridescent flake topper. I used 1 coat over Maniology Sequoia.
Price: $10.00 | No Cap
Rogue Lacquer | Heads Will Roll
Inspiration: Sleepy hollow and the headless horseman
Description: Heads Will Roll is a deep indigo with strong blue to indigo color shifting contrasting shimmer and copper to red ultrachrome chameleon flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 370 Bottles
Sassy Cats Lacquer | The Jangly Man
Inspiration: The Jangly man from Scary stories to tell in the dark(movie)
Description: Jangly Man is a dark turquoise jelly base with teal to green to purple shifting shimmer, and blue to green shifting iridescent square mini glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.50 | Cap: 75 Bottles
Sassy Pants Polish | Hodag of Rhinelander
Inspiration: the Wisconsin urban legend … In 1893, newspapers reported the discovery a beast with “the head of a frog, the grinning face of a giant elephant, thick short legs set off by huge claws, the back of a dinosaur, and a long tail with spears at the end”. It’s become a local legend and mascot to the city.
Description: Hodag of Rhinelander is an emerald green to blue to plum multichrome polish with assorted ultrachrome chameleon flakes and iridescent chameleon flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 125 Bottles
Sassy Sauce Polish | The Slit Mouth Woman (Thermal)
Inspiration: Japanese Urban Legend “…she will ask you “am I pretty” if you say no, she will slaughter you!!! If you say yes, she will remove her mask to reveal that the corners of her mouth are slit from ear to ear…”
Description: The Slit Mouth Woman is an eggplant (cold) to rich periwinkle blue (warm) with a reddish pink shimmer, micro holo glitter and crystal flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.75 | Cap: 300 Bottles
Savannah Lacquer | Hoax on You
Inspiration: hoaxes in general.
Description: Hoax On You is a topper filled with purple to red to orange ultrachrome chameleon flakes, purple to green aurora pigment and holo flakes. I used 1 coat over Cuticula Blush Base.
Price: $11.50 | Cap: 200 Bottles
Scofflaw Varnish | Greetings from the Bermuda Triangle
Inspiration: When your airplane gets sucked into another dimension, and you just KNOW you’re going to miss your connecting flight.
Description: Greetings From The Bermuda Triangle is a minty-blue crelly base with glitters in aquamarine, turquoise, copper, orange, and white, with a subtle aqua shimmer. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | No Cap
Serum No. 5 | Friend of a Friend
Inspiration: Friend of a Friend – How Urban Legends are Told
Description: Friend of a Friend is a reflective topper filled with micro holographic flakes and gold, purple, and blue multichrome flakes. Best to wear one coat without top coat. Reflective properties come out when the light hits it and viewing at an angle or taking a photo with flash.
I used just 1 coat over bare nail for these photos.
Photos show Friend of a Friend taken without flash for the first set of photos, and with flash for the second set.
Price: $14.50 | Cap: 125 Bottles
Seventy Seven Nail Lacquer | 13 Steps To Hell
Inspiration: Maltby’s 13 Steps To Hell
Description: 13 Steps to Hell is a blue based multichrome that shifts from blue to green to purple with large particle shimmer that shifts from red to orange to yellow with a touch of iridescent rainbow microglitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
Starlight and Sparkles | Dangerous Candy Page Marker Set
Inspiration: Urban legends of dangerous things added to Halloween candy.
Description: A set of six page markers and one charm. These use rectangular paper clips, stainless steel components, glow-in-the-dark glass beads, and glass cabochons. Each cabochon is a base color underneath an effect topper based on Starlight and Sparkles’ polish for this month, Starlight Polish Razors, Glass, and Poison. The page marker charms’ base colors are candy apple red, mellowcreme orange, lemon drop yellow, sour apple green, raspberry pop blue, and gotta-have grape purple. The charm’s base color is silver holo. The glass beads glow blue in the dark once charged by being exposed to light. 6 page markers and 1 charm
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 35
Starlight Polish | Razors, Glass, and Poison
Inspiration: Urban legends about people adding dangerous things to Halloween candy.
Description: Razors, Glass and Poison is a acid green tinted jelly base with a mix of large metallic silver flakes (made with sterling silver), large translucent white glass flecks, and poison green shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 135 Bottles
Emulsified Sugar Scrub by STELLA CHROMA | Bonfire Bliss
Inspiration: The bonfires where the best urban legends are shared!
Description: Inspired by telling tales around the bonfire, this scent is complex and ahhhmazing! Heliotrope, charred pine and cedar, amber, and sandalwood are combined with top notes of marshmallow, brown sugar, and vanilla to create the perfect fall scent. This is a small particle sugar scrub, so it’s perfect for hands!
My son loves using these with me. He won’t admit it, but his eyes light up when I bring it out. He said this one is his favorite scent.
Ingredients: Sugar, sweet almond oil, apricot kernel oil, Shea butter, cocoa butter, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth 20, beeswax, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol (and) caprylyl glycol, fragrance oil
Price: $6.00 | No Cap
Stella Chroma | Forever Twinkie
Inspiration: Some say… that a single Twinkie, if left to its own devices, will be just as delicious 50 years from now as it would be if you ate it today. How, you ask? Preservatives. Lots of preservatives.
Twinkies make me gag, so I’ve only actually had 1 ever. I’m more of a Ho-Hos girl.
Description: Forever Twinkies is a pale golden yellow crelly packed with gold flakes, shimmer, and holo glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | No Cap
Supermoon Lacquer | Black Shuck
Inspiration: the omens of death known as black dogs – nocturnal apparitions often associated with the devil and sometimes with electrical storms – specifically the one known as Black Shuck (or Old Shuck) who plays a part in the folklore of Norfolk, Suffolk, the Cambridgeshire fens, and Essex.
Description: Black Shuck is a blackened teal-blue creme base filled with blue to purple to orange chameleon pigment, blue-to-purple, green-to-pink, red-to-gold, and red-to-green color shifting shimmer, silver/white shimmer, red and silver/white sparks, red pearl microflakes, iridescent red/green microglitter, and holographic black and silver microglitter. I used 2 coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | No Cap
Supernatural Lacquer | The Watchman
Inspiration: Legend of Lake Hope Furnace
Description: The Watchman is a deep blue jelly base with orange to gold to green iridescent glitters and aurora shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.50 | No Cap
Sweet Heart Polish | Where’d You Get Those Peepers
Inspiration: The Creeper from Jeepers Creepers. He is an ancient demonic creature who feeds on human beings for 23 days every 23rd spring.
Description: Where’d You Get Those Peepers is a black jelly base has a red to burnt orange to yellow to muted green shifting shimmer and orange to gold shifting crystal chameleon flakes. The shimmer gives this shade the appearance of a warm, deep brown base instead of black. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $9.50 | Cap: 70 Bottles
Sweet and Sour Lacquer | Ave Nocturna
Inspiration: Lechuzas – It is rumored that a woman, usually an older woman, shape-shifts into a giant owl to take revenge on people who wronged her during her life.
Description: Ave Nocturna is a sandy beige crelly filled with taupe micro flakes, gold to silver ultrachrome chameleon flakes, and a hint of red sparks. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 70 Bottles
The Crafty Taco | Beep Boop Multichrome Stud Earrings
Inspiration: Swatchbot 9000, aka Lisa “Totally not a Robot” Heath of Cosmetic Sanctuary. Who is definitely a robot, not even a little.
OMG THAT’S ME!
Description: For years, a certain someone has been pumping out swatches at a superhuman speed. The rest of the poor swatchers stare at her insane progress in dismay. But there is a rumor floating around that this swatcher is, in fact, an actual swatching machine. Beneath the layers of nail polish and acetone shines a robotic heart of multichrome and gleaming black stainless steel.
Just like these earrings.
8mm glass cabochons are lovingly layered with loose multichrome flakes and set in allergy-friendly stainless steel. They come with coordinating black butterfly push-back style backs.
I have sensitive ears, and I’ve been wearing these earrings for almost a week with absolutely no irritation. I just got my ears repierced 8 weeks ago too – so perfect time for this “urban legend” to happen for me.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 106 Pairs
The Lady Varnishes | Urban Is A Legend
Inspiration: Karl Urban
Description: Urban Is A Legend is a pale blue crelly base with coppery ultrachrome chameleon flakes and pink shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 150 Bottles
The Soapy Chef | Hand & Nail Charcoal Snow Scrub
Inspiration: Inspired by the urban legend that Elvis Presley faked his own death and has been sighted many times over the last decades.
Description: This hand and nail charcoal scrub is a gentle exfoliating scrub for hands and nails. It emulsifies and lathers when you add water to it. It will condition and brighten nails and cuticles and leave your skin feeling refreshed and silky smooth. The charcoal helps to give skin and nails that extra clean feeling by cleaning out pores and all other dirt from under those nails.
This scrub is a combination of fruity and earthy, combining a beautiful ripe pear scent with an herbal rosemary afternote. The scrub itself is incredibly fine grit.
Ingredients: baking soda, soy wax, coconut oil, avocado oil, citric acid, fragrance oil, essential oil, activated charcoal
Price: $8.50 | No Cap
Top Shelf Lacquer | Beer Before Liquor, Never sicker….Liquor Before Beer, Have No Fear!
Inspiration: Urban legend of mixing beer and liquor
Description: Beer Before Liquor, Never sicker….Liquor Before Beer, Have No Fear! is a neon coral crelly base loaded with multiple colors of shifting iridescent flakes and aurora pigment. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | No Cap
Turtle Tootsie Polishes | Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Inspiration: Mr. Rodgers’ sweaters
Description: Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is a vibrant red-orange linear holographic base with orange gold multichrome shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.50 | Cap: 200 Bottles
By Vanessa Molina | TREM FANTASMA
Inspiration: Urban legend Ghost train
Description: Trem Fantasma is a holographic medium blue base mixed with silver cosmic pigment. It can be used as a stamping polish. I used 2 coats on the index and pinkie, and stamped over black for middle and ring fingers.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: 140 Bottles
Vapid Wax | Bloody Mary
Inspiration: Bloody Mary
Description: Asian plums, juicy strawberries, vanilla, orchids and a hint of jasmine with charred Sichuan peppers and smoldering wood. My nose picks up more earthy/green notes with spice and a hint of floral.
This isn’t the scent profile I usually go for (I love fruity / floral) but Nick said this is one of his favorites.
Price: $5.00 | No Cap
Vibrant Vinyls | ‘Dreamy Legend’ Scented ‘You Matte-r’ Matte Finish Top Coat
Inspiration: Legend says, When you can’t sleep at night, It’s because you’re awake in someone else’s dream.
Description: You Matte-r is a matte top coat to transform your polishes. Dreamy Legend is a calming warm vanilla sugar blend scent and it’s so cozy and comforting!
It’s 10 free, vegan, cruelty free, and is fortified with mattifiers that instantly transform any manicure into a smooth, velvetty, matte finish.
Price: $8.00 | No Cap
Vibrant Vinyls | ‘Fast & Hard’ TOP COAT in ‘Dreamy Legend’ Scent
Inspiration: Legend says, When you can’t sleep at night, It’s because you’re awake in someone else’s dream.
Description: a brand new, PPU exclusive scent called Dreamy Legend. It’s a calming warm vanilla sugar blend. Fast & Hard can be used over wet polish and provides a glossy shine. Plus it plays well with stamping if you “float” the top coat over the design.
Price: $8.00 | No Cap
Zombie Claw Polish | Haunting in the Black Forest
Inspiration: Haunting in the Black Forest in my very own state of Colorado.
Description: Haunting In The Black Forest is a medium blue jelly base loaded with red shift, linear holo, purple-green-blue ultra chrome chameleon flakes and silver micro shreds. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 90 Bottles
Polish Pickup October 2019 | Urban Legends
This was a stressful month for me, but… I really enjoyed this month’s theme. There’s a lot of Urban Legends I need to look up because I only knew about 2/3rds of the ones mentioned here.
This month had another nice assortment of colors and items to choose from and looking at the collage – it has a nice range of colors as well!
Where To Buy: Polish Pickup Shop
Shop Dates: October 4th at 11am EST through October 7th at 11:59pm EST
The Polish Pickup Shop is open for previews today , so you can start loading up your wishlists then! A few items still need to be added, but I think the majority of polishes and items I have will be on the site and ready when it opens.
Giveaway
I’m giving away Five VIP Passes to shop early and Five $10 Gift Cards to shop with!
Entry is fairly easy – just use the widget below! Giveaway ends at 7pm PST Thursday October 3rd
243 comments
You really ARE a robot, we knew it! Just kidding, you’re an absolute rock star, thank you for doing this every month!
Top shelf lacquer really catches my eye this month!
I have no idea how anyone could swatch this much! I’d die. I’m always so impressed each month.
I have to have Sassy Sauce Polish | The Slit Mouth Woman (Thermal)!
That Dreamland took me by surprise by being my #1 pick!!
I love Penelope luz color for this month!!
I can’t choose… eek! So many good polishes to choose from. I was born in Black Forest, CO, though, so I’m definitely picking up Zombie Claw’s “Haunting in the Black Forest.”
The Crooked Man really got my attention in this month’s PPU.
Thank you for swatching all this! It really helps :)
I love the Dreamland polish for this month!
I need this month’s Turtle Tootsie!
Zombie claw is my must have ❤️❤️❤️
I really like the Night Owl Lacquer polish this month! Thank you!
My fave is definately Bad Apple. What an idea a thermal shifts from green to red!
I think the #1 thing I’m looking forward to getting is Ethereal’s Alaskan Triangle. The deep vampy blue is calling my name! However, you didn’t help my list any because I’ve added several after seeing these swatches of yours!!! They are gorgeous!!!
I love a lot of them but one that stood up for me was Colores de Carol
Beautiful polishes, my favorite is Pahlish’s, hard to resist my two favorite colors together.
Etheral’s Alaska is my #1 pick this month. Though there’s so many great ones my wallet is already crying, lol.
Glisten and Glow is my go to this time!
Still too hard to pick. They are all beautiful. Thank you
My favourite is Fair Maiden this month.
Baroness X | The Dark Side of Oz tri-thermal is calling to me!!
Cadillacquer | Stagman the most interesting for me
Wow, so many beauties, bummer you had so many troubles. Thank you for all you do.
Different Dimension Andy’s Coming is really calling to me.
That cuticula scented topper is calling me
Loving the look of the Great Lakes Lacquer. Who doesn’t love Nessy??
I adore Drk nails this month!
You are awesome! The Scofflaw polish is the one standing out for me this month.
I love so many of these – right now Ave Noctura and The Crafty Taco earrings are topping my list!
I love how you enable me…
I love all the inspirations this month. Urban Legends were a big part of growing up for me
I love the Quixotic polish this month!
Those two by Ethereal are calling to me.
Top Shelf Beer Before Liquor – I’m a sucker for corals!
Also looking forward to JReines purple! Last bite.
Definitely The Crafty Taco earrings!
Definitely looking most forward to the Crafty Taco earrings! A lot of jewelry is calling me this month.
Thank you Robot Lisa! Loving so many but definitely need my first Dreamland x
I love your swatches, my wallet no so much!!!
Forgot to mention my must have! I’m loving KB Shimmer!
Always fun seeing your massive PPU posts, great work!
I’m really looking forward to Alaskan by Ethereal!
Thank you for your bautiful swatches!
Absolutely loving the Cuticula’s duo
So many beauties! I love the pair by Ethereal most of all this month. “Alaskan Triangle” is my favorite.
I love Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by Turtle Tootsie!
I am all about the nail care products right now. I’m looking at sugar scrubs and base coats.
Anchor & heart strengthen base coat.
The Blind Maiden, The Bunnyman, and Bewitchin Camaro definitely are calling my name. I also might need to get that Iron Anchor Strengthening Base for my nails.
Lucky 13’s Bad Apple is my number one must have. Her thermals are so reactive.
Hit the Bottle’s Fluid Art Stamping plate. The designs look amazing. There are so many beautiful things this month that picking one is hard but if I had to, that’s what it would be. That is unless there is a chance of a free Karl Urban with every…. nope? Can’t blame a girl for trying.
Dreamland lacquer is calling out to me right now, and pretty much all the base coats and top coats!
Night Owl Lacquer, it’s autumn polish perfection!
I will be getting Bluebird Lacquer | Bewitchin Camaro (Thermal) for sure.
Absolutely beautiful! I think I’ve added about 1/3 of these to my list.
Lovely swatches!
Thank you!!! So hard to choose but I think my number 1 pick is Lollipop Posse Lacquer Victorian Oddities. Love that color!!!
I don’t usually go for pinks, but the Penélope Luz color is calling my name!
Your swatches definitely got me interested in Cameo Colors ! Mt absolute must haves include Alter Ego and Cuticula’s blush base.
Ethereal Lacquer | Alaskan is the one i absolutely have to have, but there were a few others that i think i will have to get as well. and one base coat as well.
My #1 at the moment is Dreamland! But there are quite a few on my list.
Stella Chroma’s Forever Twinkie
I need the Dreamland one this month!!
So many beauty’s, thank you for your hard work
I am a bit of a PSL addict. So I’m definitely interested in the Acetone Additive!
Kathleen & Co Rougarou…I’m a sucker for these unique shades.
Love the orange night owl lacquer!
Lemming lacquer is my must have! It’s so unique and I LOVE the legend behind it!
Top Shelf Beer Before Liquor – I’m a sucker for corals! (Whoops left this as a reply by accident!)
Night Owl . No cap, yippee!
Love the Kbs polish this month and a bunch of the scrubs sound yummy!
The hit the bottle stamping polish. The red currently use massively pales in comparison.
Hello! This month’s theme is one of the best of this year so it’s pretty hard to choose just one. But I really really like the Cupcake Polish :)
The most interesting to me is Scofflaw varnish – mix of mint and orange.
Night Owl – Leaf Peeping with Sasquatch…that’s my #1 must have. My list this month is soooo long!
My must have this month is the Penélope Luz!
I need both BKL items!
Here I thought I was going to try and save money this month!!
I hadn’t heard you were a robot before, but it totally makes sense now!! Both the anchor and heart items are the first to catch my eye.
There’s too many polishes to pick just one must have so I’ll write that I want that sugar cookie smelling cuticle oil!
I need the Baroness X green thermal and the acetone additive smells to die for.
The Quixotic, Ethereal, and Cuticula duos are all at the top of my wishlist this month. The earrings too!
I’m excited for Hodag of Rhinelander, I love a green to purple multichrome and you captured it so well!
My #1 must have this month is Dreamland Bats Made Of Shame. It’s stunning!
I’m excited for the Pahlish polish.
Great job!!
There are so many amazing goodies! I’m trying to grow my nubbins so I think I’ll have to give Bubble Trouble a go.
Ethereal Alaskan is my must have for October.
Ethereal is my NEED polish this month!
The reflective polish is something different from anything else in my collection, so I’ll be trying to grab that. There are some really great polishes this month. Well done showcasing them, Swatcher Bot
I plan on getting my first Lemming lacquer
I can’t live without dreamland this month! Its beautiful!
The KB Shimmer is my must have this month!
Lemming lacquer humans lick too
The Lisa-bot earrings are probably my favorite this month. Thank you Lisa!
Jior – Come At Me Mo
I don’t have anything like it in my collection, and it’s perfect for fall.
I’m pretty new to Polish Pickup. @beautyjudy told me about it. This month, I’d really like the tri-thermal that’s green to brownish. But, anything glow in the dark would be great, too.
These were gorgeous swatches and that turtle tootsie is calling my name!
Dreamland Lacquer is just divine this month, surely going straight in my cart.
Love the Crafty Taco’s earrings! Really loving a lot of the IPU items.
This definitely helped shorten my list thank you so much. This looks like so much work and you
make it look easy.
It’s going to be tough choosing, but Pahlish’s The Haunted Crescent is really pretty. Also, most/all the thermals are tempting.
Pahlish’s eerie purple polish is definitely my must-have!
So many wants this month, but I think my favorite is Ethereal Alaskan.
Ethereal Kushtaka!!
Your photos are amazing! Thanks for doing such a great job with the swatches!
I am loving the Turtle Tootsies polish and the KBShimmer scrub!
My favorite is the fair maiden
I suppose I’ll say NeVerMind Polish, Slendy, looks different. And thank you for showing the various toppers on their own, rather than over some base, helps a lot!
I can’t wait to smell vapids wax!
I think the Serum No. 5, but it keeps changing! Guess I’ll have to get them all!
I thought last month was bad… this month is BRUTAL! So many amazing products.
Thank you for all your thorough reviews! All your manis and photos are sensational!
I think the Esmaltes da Kelly is my #1!
I need topcoat. But there’s too many goodness choices so I haven’t decided yet, although I do always love Vibrantly Vinyls.
I have way too many to list them all here! :)
There are way too many on my list to pick a top one lol. KB Shimmer, Dreamland, Pahlish, etc..
I really like South Bend Shovel Slayer
I can’t imagine how long this took you!! Hats off to you for the effort and beautiful swatches!
OMG there are just so many that I want!!! But I think my #1 is Fancy Gloss Ay, Mis Hijos–I’ve never seen anything like it before.
Pahlish Haunted Crescent is my absolute favourite this month!
Thanks for all the swatching! My must haves so far are Fast and Hard topcoat, Dreamland lacquer, and Level Up Lacquer.
Thank you for all the hard work!
Everyone who’s used the Ginger Fizz wax so far has said it’s incredible so I’m dying to smell it! The JReine kit is also gorgeous and made me finally want to try burnishing so I’m excited for this month!
Thanks for the gorgeous swatches ❤️ Looks like an expensive month for me
Cadillacquer!
LOVE this theme and the makers did an amazing job! I have so much on my wishlist! My most wanted item is the Lemming Lacquer! So unique!
I’m loving Pahlish’s Crescent Hotel this month!
Literally haunting me that I got the name of this one wrong. **The Haunted Crescent** Sigh.
I think my must-have is the Cadillacquer. It’s actually the only polish on my list. Otherwise, I’d really love to have the KB Shimmer scrub. Budget will determine whether or not I can get both!!
I want Smores! I really want to smell like marshmallows. Also, interested in the scented tppcoats
My number 1 this month is Pahlish: The Haunted Crescent!
You’re seriously a rock star! I’m obsessing over the Dream Land Lacquer this month!
Number 1 this month is Night Owl’s Leaf Peeping with Sasquatch.
The Anchor and Heart from this month <3
Pahlish’s color this month is amazing! Definitely my number one must have!
Say my name by Music City Beauty
My Stunning Nails is at the top of my list!
That Vanessa Molina looks really interesting to me. And the Dreamland and and and…
I have to have A beautiful day in the neighborhood, I loved Mr Rogers
I think Alaskan is my first must have this month
I’m loving Quixotic Polish Door 13 and all the scented base/top coats!
Vibrant Vinyls | ‘Fast & Hard’ TOP COAT in ‘Dreamy Legend’ Scent
That Zombie Claw is gorgeous!!
I definitely need Dreamland’s Bats Made of Shame!!
Quixotic is on my list!
I think my absolute must have this month is the JReine pixie dust. Gorgeous!
Dreamland lacquer “Bats made of shame.” This looks gorgeous and I love the show!
Wow, I can’t believe that you had lost all the photos, this is terrible!
My #1 must have this month is a Twinkie!
Slendy is gorgeous, he is stalking me now xD
The Crafty Tacos Beep Boop earrings are gorgeous & on my list!
Still hankering after Hit the Bottle’s stamping plate but if I miss that I’m definitely going for Jreine magic pixie dust.
I wasn’t sure confident using it, only that I would mess it up. This month I feel braver.
❤️ Baroness X | Dark Side of Oz (Tri-Thermal)
You’re amazing!! Thank you for doing this every month, and even after a memory card catastrophe. I think my must-have this month is the KBShimmer. Thermal and GITD?! Yessssss
My #1 must have this month is Jreine Lust
They’re all so gorgeous, but I think my top pick would be Lucky 13. Or the Pahlish? And what about the DreamLand? I can’t choose!!!
Ethereal’s Alaskan!!! Stunning blue!!!
I keep lusting after Jreine | Last Bite. I love it so much!! But there are a lot of amazing polishes this month!
The Crooked Man
So many lovelies; difficult to choose which ones I’ll get.
This is an amazing post!! I added a couple I might have to have after seeing your pictures.
My one must have item (even though my list is a bit longer this month) is Anchor & Heart’s 5 Second Rule polish because it’s a rule I live by! Haha! Also need the Riverwood Apothecary Bigfoot Foot Scrub amongst other things.
Fancy Gloss!
My one polish I must have is Dreamland! Gorgeous flakes!
I am most interested in the scrubs this month, primarily KB Shimmer’s Pumpkin Patch!
I am most excited about Bats Full of Shame!
Scofflaw is the standout for me this month!
So many great polishes and inspirations. I find myself most drawn to the Lollipop, but there are several maybes.
My second must-have is Fancy Gloss, Ay, Mis Hijos!
NeVerMind Polish | Slendy intrigues me.
My number one this month is Quixotic!
Femme fatale merrow
I loved all your swatches! My faves are the Jreine, Great Lakes Lacquer, Bluebird Lacquer, Quixotic, & Stella Chroma!
My list keeps growing, but new must have is Necessary Evil.
I really like the Lemming Lacquer despite the creep factor. Polish names usually do have a big affect on me. so I’ll have to weigh this decision carefully! =D
Zombie Claw wasn’t on my wishlist until I saw this post. Such a beautiful color.
I’m a Basic B, so I’m gonna need that psl acetone antidote!!
My list is entirely too long but I am definitely going to try for the Colores De Carol and both of the Quixotic polishes.
I’m super excited about this month – though my wallet is not!
I’ll probably get Iron Anchor base coat as well… I like that it’s antibacterial
Night Owl Lacquer | Leaf Peeping With Sasquatch is calling my name!
Hit the Bottle stamping plate is a must have! And the Dreamland Lacquer polish!
I think Dreamland Lacquer and Cadillacquer are my must haves this month
I like Supernatural Lacquer. Great blue.
I’m a SAHM of 4. Just found out about PPUlast month and now I’m Hooked like a junkie!!! Lol I’m loving the Riverdale Road Polish themes since I live in Colorado and grew up by Riverdale during HS. Bring back some crazy memories!! All polishes are beautiful this month! Will be hard to choose. I Already have 30 on my wish list
The Lemming Lacquer is so unique! I love it!
I am a Mr. Rogers fan from childhood so I am super excited for the Turtle Tootsie ❤
Definitely want Pahlish’s Crescent Hotel. SO many others I want too but that’s one I’m definitely picking up.
**Haunted Crescent
I love this stamping plate from Hit the Bottle. Nail art hacks are just the best!
Rogue Lacquer- Heads Will Roll!
Third on my list is 77 Nail Lacquer: 13 Steps To Hell!
Pahlish The Haunted Crescent!
Dreamland Lacquer’s Bats Full of Shame looks like an amazing polish!
Pahlish “The Haunted Crescent”
Dreamland Lacquer ‘Bats Made of Shame’
Cuter Cuticles Bride & Seek Barrier Butter sounds amazing!
Another top polish for me this month had to be the Night Owl. Such a fabulous, unique color!
Im considering getting the Glisten & Glow set but idk… I want the anchor base coat as well ><
Nevermind looks like a great one too!
Hit the bottle stamping plate
Rogue Lacquer!
Colores De Carole!
I keep trying to do this GIVEAWAY but not sure if I’m doing it right…lol Anyways, I am so excited for Turtle Tootsie because Mr. Rogers will always be a cherished childhood memory. But there are so many others as well that I am excited about…❤
I love many (like Phantom Cadillac) but I love purpled and plums and when looking at Disney’s Frozen, I just get lost in that Polish!
Its constantly changing! Atm its starlights razors glass & poison!!
It’s not one that needs swatching, but I’ll also be trying to get Oh Fer Cute’s Demon Kitty Keychain
I’m most excited about J’Reine’s pixie Magic powder and Lucky 13’s Bad Apple!
I also am really looking forward to Lust! Love me some holo.
Cadillacquer | Stagman is my must have
I am really excited for KBShimmer Hidden Agenda!
The NOL Leaf Peeping With Sasquatch really does look like fallen leaves. I love polishes that nail the inspo!
My number 1 must have is Pahlish The Haunted Crescent
Loving all these polishes!
KBShimmer – love me a quick reacting thermal!
Penelope Luz and Dreamland Lacquer are at the top of my list but Lollipop Posse is quickly becoming my favorite.
Flirtin’ Red Eyes is so perfectly vampy & sparkly.
My must have is Hit the bottle stamping plate.
Dreamland bats full of shame
I keep coming back to look at the Vanessa Molina polish stamped. It’s so pretty!
I’m not sure what my favorite is but I feel like I need the Hodag one because I’m from WI and we learned about him in school for some reason
still loving the Nevermind polish this month!
Colores de Carol | Darkest Soul (Thermal Top Coat) would be a great addition to my collection.
My must-have is the KbShimmer pumpkin patch scrub. For polish, it’s Quixotic.
My must have is LevelUp Lacquer.
You definitely make it hard for me to narrow my list down!!
I think my number one this month is Stella Chroma Forever Twinkie.
I also love The Lady Varnishes’ “Urban Is A Legend.” Great twist on the theme!
The Pahlish is really unique…So pretty!
So hard to choose! But I think I’d have to go for the Bluebird, it’s a make I’ve not tried before & i’m a sucker for a blue polish
I love the Dreamland Lacquer with all those flakies.
I also need Polished for Days. Such a beautiful polish
I am also excited for Hunans Lick Too!
My favorite is the Bees’ Knees!!
I’m definitely going to pick up Fancy Gloss…this is an urban legend that I grew up with…plus it’s gorgeous!!
Danglefoot Complicated is certainly a must-have for me!
For me, Great Lakes Lacquer | Nessy is the number one from the new October collection.
I think Dreamland Lacquer’s Bats Made of Shame might be my favorite this time around, but there are so many pretty ones!
Still excited for Turtle Tootsie but Jreine, Pahlish & Dreamland are my tops as well…
I’m really excited for the Ethereal Lacquer’s Alaskan Triangle!!!
Dreamland bats full of shame
Wow, every month I am surprised that you can get this many polishes swatched! Thank you for all that you do, you always make my bank account scream a little bit! ;p
I forgot to add which polish I am most excited for!! This is such a hard month…I guess Dreamland Lacquer’s? Or maybe Pahlishes? Ugh, so hard to choose!
I also love Starlight Polish’s polish
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