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Hey Sugas!!! I hope that you all are having a wondering holiday. I won’t belabor this post, as I know many of your are travelling, spending time with loved ones etc., but I’d be remiss if I didn’t share a few of the January Polish Pickup (PPU) polishes that will be available Jan. 4th-7th.
The months theme is Mythology. Mythology is defined as a collection of myths or set of stories/beliefs, belonging to a particular religion, cultural tradition, institution, or situation, especially when exaggerated or fictitious. Makers were inspired by gods/goddesses, nature and creatures which resulted in amazing polishes.
Enjoy…
**All swatches are done using liquid latex Peel-off Base, glossy, QDTC and matte topcoat. Swatch photos are taken using artificial lights.**
Alter Ego – Amphictyonis
Maker: Cynthia
Inspiration: Amphictyonis, goddess of wine and friendship between nations. The Olympians had wine parties and got drunk in her honor and her name is Demeter’s surname and means “a toast”. She is described as being a hilarious drunk, that she specializes in picking grapes and making them rot to make her wine-side note, not the way it is done these days, thank gawd! She loves hosting wine parties and getting drunk and she is usually seen wearing grapes attached by a leaf chain to her head, her dress is described as light as the color of wine, and she carries her basket to pick the greenest and/or the most purple of grapes.
Description: A dusty rose with a shifting green shimmer
Price: $8.50 Cap: no cap
Alter Ego – Amphictyonis
Alter Ego – Amphictyonis – w/ glossy tc
Alter Ego – Amphictyonis – w/ matte tc
Alter Ego – Amphictyonis – macro
Anchor & Heart Lacquer – Yggdrasil
Maker: Taryn
Inspiration: In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is the “Tree of Life” – an eternal green Ash tree whose branches are said to hold up all of the nine worlds, stretch through and above the heavens, with massive roots that reach down to three mysterious realms of gods and monsters.
Description: A pale spearmint green crelly with green to purple shifting aurora pigment, purple/magenta/orange shifting UCC flakies, and a sprinkle of red to purple shifting micro glitter.
Price: $12 Cap: None
Anchor & Heart Lacquer – Yggdrasil
Anchor & Heart Lacquer – Yggdrasil – w/ glossy tc
Anchor & Heart Lacquer – Yggdrasil – w/ matte tc
Anchor & Heart Lacquer – Yggdrasil – macro
Bee’s Knees Lacquer – Haetae
Maker: Sarah
Inspiration: I grew up listening to stories involving the haetae from my grandmother so this mythical creature has always held a special place in my heart. What’s not to love about a unicorn/lion/dragon hybrid creature that’s a symbol of protection?
Description: A silver linear holo
polish with an icy blue to purple shimmer, holo flakes, and iridescent flakes
that shift teal to purple.
Price: $13 Cap: None
Bee’s Knees Lacquer – Haetae
Bee’s Knees Lacquer – Haetae – w/ glossy tc
Bee’s Knees Lacquer – Haetae – w/ matte tc
Bee’s Knees Lacquer – Haetae – macro
Blush Lacquers – Birth of Venus
Maker: Victoria
Inspiration: Birth of Venus” painting by Sandro Botticelli
Description: A peachy nude base with a teal-blue-purple shifting shimmer, holo flakes and holo pigment.
Price: $13 Cap: None
Blush Lacquers – Birth of Venus
Blush Lacquers – Birth of Venus – w/ glossy tc
Blush Lacquers – Birth of Venus – w/ matte tc
Blush Lacquers – Birth of Venus – macro
Fair Maiden Polish – Mnemosyne
Maker: Adrienne & Sarah
Inspiration: ‘Mnemosyne’ is is the Titan goddess of memory and remembrance.
Description: An earthy multichrome that shifts amber-olive-spruce with aurora shimmers, holo glitters, and iridescent color shifting flakes pink-gold-green.
Price: $11 Cap: None
Fair Maiden Polish – Mnemosyne
Fair Maiden Polish – Mnemosyne – w/ glossy tc
Fair Maiden Polish – Mnemosyne – w/ matte tc
Fair Maiden Polish – Mnemosyne – macro
Great Lakes Lacquer – Fox Fire (T)
Maker: Mariah
Description: A tri-thermal shifting through blackened navy (cold) to peach (warm) to periwinkle (hot) laced with blue to purple to orange to green shifting aurora shimmer, featuring orange to gold to green shifting iridescent flake.
Price: $13 Cap: None
Great Lakes Lacquer – Fox Fire (T)
Great Lakes Lacquer – Fox Fire (T) -w/ glossy tc
Great Lakes Lacquer – Fox Fire (T) – w/ matte tc
Great Lakes Lacquer – Fox Fire (T) – macro
KBShimmer – Gaia
Maker: Christy
Inspiration: At the beginning, there was Chaos. He was darkness, a void. Then came Gaia (or Gaea). Some say that Gaia is Mother Earth, the Greek Earth goddess from whom everything is born. From Gaia sprang the starry heavens, the sky, mountains, plains, seas and rivers. And typical of Greek myths, lots of drama.
Description: A vibrant blue base filled with holographic glitters, color shifting unicorn flakes in shades of green, purple, pink and blue.
Price: $10 Cap: None
KBShimmer – Gaia
KBShimmer – Gaia – w/ glossy tc
KBShimmer – Gaia – w/ matte tc
KBShimmer – Gaia – macro
Jior Couture – Goddess Yemoja (M)
Maker: Sacha
Inspiration: Yemoja (Yoruba: Yemọja) is a major water deity from the Yoruba religion. She is an orisha and the mother of all orishas, having given birth to the 14 Yoruba gods and goddesses. In mythology Yemoja is often depicted as a mermaid, and is associated with the moon, water, and feminine mysteries. She is the protector of women. She governs everything pertaining to women; childbirth, conception, parenting, child safety, love, and healing. She oversees deep secrets, ancient wisdom, the moon, sea shells, and the collective unconscious.
Description: A blackened sea-green to deep ocean blue to abyss blue/violet water blue magnetic pull
Price: $11.50 Cap: None
Jior Couture – Goddess Yemoja (M)
Jior Couture – Goddess Yemoja (M) – w/ glossy tc
Jior Couture – Goddess Yemoja (M) – w/ matte tc
Jior Couture – Goddess Yemoja (M) – macro
Lemming Lacquer – Lotus Eaters
Maker: Cassie
Description: A blue-violet jelly with red shimmer, purple/pink/orange/gold iridescent flakes and holographic sparks.
Price: $13 Cap: 250
Lemming Lacquer – Lotus Eaters
Lemming Lacquer – Lotus Eaters – w/ glossy tc
Lemming Lacquer – Lotus Eaters – w/ matte tc
Lemming Lacquer – Lotus Eaters – macro
LynB Designs – Throw Caution to the Wind
Maker: Jennalyn
Inspiration: Greek gods of wind
Description: A periwinkle multichrome that shifts from blue to pink to purple to teal, linear holo, and UCC flakies that shift from magenta to blue to teal to orange-yellow at extreme angles
Price: $12 Cap: 200
LynB Designs – Throw Caution to the Wind
LynB Designs – Throw Caution to the Wind – w/ glossy tc
LynB Designs – Throw Caution to the Wind – w/ matte tc
LynB Designs – Throw Caution to the Wind – macro
Necessary Evil Polish – All Dressed Up and Yeti to Go (M)
Maker: Tamara
Description: A purple to blue thermal with aqua shimmer, scattered holo, blue-purple UCSC flake, aqua opal flake.
Price: $12 Cap: 150
Necessary Evil Polish – All Dressed Up and Yeti to Go (M)
Necessary Evil Polish – All Dressed Up and Yeti to Go (M) – w/ glossy tc
Necessary Evil Polish – All Dressed Up and Yeti to Go (M) – w/ matte tc
Necessary Evil Polish – All Dressed Up and Yeti to Go (M) – macro
Pahlish – Cupid ❤ Psyche
Maker: Shannon
Inspiration: the myth of Cupid and Psyche, an ancient love story just in time for Valentine manicures!
Description: A deep, dramatic oxblood red cream with crushed gold flake
Price: $12.50 Cap: None
Pahlish – Cupid ❤ Psyche
Pahlish – Cupid ❤ Psyche – w/ glossy tc
Pahlish – Cupid ❤ Psyche – w/ matte tc
Pahlish – Cupid ❤ Psyche – macro
Rogue Lacquer – Princess of the Underworld
Maker: Rachel
Inspiration: Persephone and the two contrasting worlds she knows, goddess of the underworld and vegetation, springtime and fire.
Description: A deep sea green with red to green (aurora) shifting shimmer with red and gold color shifting flakes and scattered holo.
Price: $12.50 Cap: None
Rogue Lacquer – Princess of the Underworld
Rogue Lacquer – Princess of the Underworld – w/ glossy tc
Rogue Lacquer – Princess of the Underworld – w/ matte tc
Rogue Lacquer – Princess of the Underworld – macro
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Awesome swatches! Thank you for showing these polishes on a skin tone like mine! Helps me choose the colors that I think will look good on a darker skin tone. You rock girl!
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Thank you so much Jackie!
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Thank you for your detailed review! All your manis and photos are gorgeous!
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