Great Lakes Lacquer has a vibrant blue shimmer for Hella Handmade Creations this month. The polish is available through March 21 at midnight HST. Let's check it out! *press sample* Great Lakes Lacquer Michigan Ice Caves is a cobalt blue with aqua-blue-indigo multichrome shimmer and holo microflakes. I wore it in four thin coats, but two or three will cover. It had a wonderful fast-drying formula.  Inspiration: ice caves in Michigan Price: $13.50   Now for live swatches! Have you gotten a chance to check out the shop this month? It is open through Marc ..read more

Wildflower Lacquer's March pre-order is open and I have something special to share! This month's release includes the Back to the '90s Collection and a polish to celebrate the 6th Indieversary of Wildflower, a polish I got to co-create! The Polished Hippy is the kind of classic holo that attracted me to the brand to begin with - and I was Taylor's first customer! The pre-order is open through March 10. Let's have a look! *press samples* First up is the Back to the '90s Collection. These are right on trend for the Y2K vibe going on now and feature inspirations that millennials ..read more

Polish Pickup's March 2023 theme is Rainy Days. The pre-order is open from March 3 at 10AM EST to Monday, March 6 at midnight EST. This month I have products from Great Lakes Lacquer, KBShimmer, and Wildflower Lacquer to share with you. Let's check them out! *press samples* Great Lakes Lacquer Come Again is a muted navy blue jelly with red-gold-green-blue-multichrome medium-particle iridescent shimmer. I wore it in four thin coats but two or three will cover. It has a wonderful, fast-drying formula. I love this smoky, shifting look.  Inspiration: Mariah's, the maker ..read more

Today I have a collection to share that is a personal purchase and sadly no longer available, but hey, pretty pictures! The Bee's Knees Lacquer A Court of Thorns and Roses 2.0 Collection was originally offered in mystery bags in December 2021 and then later as overpour. I managed to get all of them. I would love to share more personal purchases, but sometimes I wonder if it is worth it, especially when many brands have blanketed coverage with PR. There is a dramatic reduction in traffic for indie polish posts made after release when something has already appeared in a million places alrea ..read more

Wildflower Lacquer has two special edition polishes and the Celestial Collection for the January 2023 release. The Celestial Collection was created with Instagramer The Lacquered Unicorn whose husband is an astrophotographer - the polishes are interpretations of things in the sky he has photographed! Each polish is priced at $12.50 to $13.50 or $87.50 for all seven polishes in the Celestial Collection. There is also a charity polish dedicated to Taylor's grandfather and a re-released 2.0 polish. They are available until noon CST January 10. Let's check them out ..read more

Polish Pickup's January 2023 Greek Mythology-themed pre-order is open for a little bit, until midnight EST January 9. My apologies for being late, I unfortunately had a death in my immediate family, as well as a host of other disasters. I hope you still enjoy the pictures! I have items from KBShimmer and Wildflower Lacquer this month. *press sample* KBShimmer Looking for Love is a is a metallic pale gold with pink-gold-green multichrome iridescent shimmer and holo microflakes. I wore it in three thin coats and it had a medium-fast-drying formula. There is a lot of shift to this o ..read more

There is one more day to shop from the December 2022 Hella Handmade Creations pre-order, which is open through December 21 at midnight HST! I have the contribution from Pretty Beautiful Unlimited to share with you.  *press sample* Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Spellcaster is a light navy blue jelly with aqua-blue-indigo multichrome iridescent crystal microflakes, blue metallic microflakes, white glitters in various sizes, and blue reflective particles. I wore it in four thin coats, but two or three will cover. It has a great formula and quick dry time. It needs top coat for ..read more

Polish Pickup Maker's Choice for December 2022 is open for pre-order through midnight December 5. I have products from KBShimmer, Pretty Beautiful Unlimited, and Wildflower Lacquer to share with you today!  *press sample* KBShimmer Awfully Frond of You is an indigo violet with blue-purple-pink multichrome iridescent microflake shimmer and holo flecks. I wore it in four thin coats, but two or three will cover. It had a medium dry time and needs top coat to smooth.  Inspiration: sunset in the tropics Price: $12 KBShimmer Blueberry Muffin Sugar Scr ..read more

Seventy-Seven Nail Lacquer's new Winter Release 2022 is available now at The Indie Collective. There are ten shades in a variety of finishes. Each is priced at $13.50, but you can score them for 40% off with code HOLIDAYSEASON, bringing the price down to $8.10! Let's check them out! *press sample* First of all, some formula notes. Seventy-Seven Nail Lacquer has one of the best indie formulas I have tried. The polishes dry quickly but also with a lot of shine - you don't need top coat unless you want it. The one exception would be super-shimmer heavy polishes, which need top co ..read more

Pretty Beautiful Unlimited has a lovely magnetic holo and reflective polish this month for Hella Handmade Creations. It is available for pre-order through November 21 at midnight HST. Let's check it out! *press sample* Pretty Beautiful Unlimited Jeskier is a cool dark burgundy with magnetic holo shimmer pigment, red to-black duochrome shimmer, black and red reflective particles, and gold-lime-pink multichrome iridescent crystal flakes. It had a great, quick-drying formula and needs top coat for smoothness and shine. The magnetic effect is subtle on this and I recommend using a strong b ..read more