Tag: Cuticula
Blood Roses
Blood roses, blood roses, back on the street now…
Beaux Rêves Lacquer “Blood Roses” is from October’s “Whimsigoth” Polish Pickup and is inspired by the Tori Amos song, “Blood Roses”. I admit, “Boys for Pele” is my favorite Tori album and “Blood Roses” is on of my favorites from the album…
I just LOVE the sheer wine shimmer with the brilliant green flakies…my toes NEED this polish.
This is two coats of “Blood Roses”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Black Raspberry Vanilla”. (I couldn’t fucking stand “Pink Sugared Lemons” anymore – this one smells so much better!)
Polish Pickup October 2026 – Whimsigoth
Did someone say ‘goth’?
Lots of cool polishes in this month’s “Whimsigoth” theme…I somehow managed to stay within my budget – barely.
Beaux Rêves Lacquer “Blood Roses” ($13) is inspired by one of my favorite Tori Amos songs.
Hit the Bottle Polishes “How Soon is Now?” ($14) is inspired by EVERYONE’S favorite Smith’s song.
Moon Shine Mani “I’m Not 83 Anymore, I’m Allowed to Like People” ($14) is inspired by a line from the film Hotel Transylvania, which I’ve never seen.
Cuticula Limitless Quick Dry Top Coat in “Black Raspberry Vanilla” ($10) is inspired by what every 90s goth girl smelled like (when they ran out of patchouli).
Looking forward to trying these out!
One Wish Willow
From last month’s PPUWEEN, Prism Parade “One Wish Willow” is inspired by the ‘Monkey’s Paw’-like wishing device from the film, Obsession. I watched it with my daughter several months back and it is a certified banger.
This polish is also a certified banger. This is my first Prism Parade and I like the formula. The flakie concentration is amazing and it lasts well. It’s a bit more red in person.
You know what it reminds me of? ‘Ard as Nails Lacquer “Poison Ivy”, but without flakies.
This is two coats of “One Wish Willow”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Pink Sugared Lemons“.
Vampire Venom
Is it me, or does this polish look like a chocolate bar from last year that has started to turn white?
This is Glisten & Glow “Vampire Venom”, from last month’s “PPUWEEN” Polish Pickup. I’m a big fan of Glisten & Glow, but I’m struggling to love this polish. The red reflective glitter does give it a nice pop, but if this chocolate was in my pantry…I would throw it away.
Maybe I should just go back to magnetic polishes…
This is two coats of “Vampire Venom”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Pink Sugared Lemons“.
Ectoplasm
Arcana Lacquer “Ectoplasm” was the first polish I picked from September’s PPUWEEN to swatch. It’s inspired by ectoplasm – that slimy ghost goo from Ghostbusters.
It’s a sheer jelly polish that shifts from chartreuse to aquamarine and I absolutely love it. It was a bit streaky, but the nature of the polish made it really hard to tell that there are brush streaks. It wore fairly well – it made it 9 days with only a few nails looking like hell. It was perfect for a Carnival cruise, mostly because it matches my Flamingo muu muu.
This is two coats of “Ectoplasm”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Pink Sugared Lemons“.
Sun Water Alchemy
Jior Couture “Sun Water Alchemy” is the final polish that I picked for August’s “Woodland Magic” Polish Pickup. It’s inspired by a serene woman in the woods. To me, it looks like the sun peeping through a canopy of trees to reflect on a dark body of water.
While the polish itself is gorgeous, the brush SUCKED. I suspect I just got a defective one, because I haven’t noticed a problem with any of my other Jior Couture polishes.
This is two coats of “Sun Water Alchemy”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Pink Sugared Lemons“.
Odette
A sheer white shimmer polish is beautiful, although maybe a bit less beautiful when my stained nails are giving it a bit of a yellowish cast.
Haunted Polish “Odette” is from March’s “Sky Creatures” Polish Pickup and is inspired by Swan Lake. In the bottle, it appears similar to “Icarus”, but the magnet brought out the silver in “Icarus”. It’s different enough from “Luck Dragon” (no flakies), that I’m not irritated about picking up dupes. I still feel like I have several similar polishes though…
This is two coats of “Odette”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Pink Sugared Lemons“.
Turnt 2: Return of the Quoise
I’ve been overusing the ‘Electric Boogaloo’ joke, so I decided to go a different direction with my post title…I fear this title is even more non-sensical, but it makes sense to ME.
I keep going back to Sinful Colors “Turnt-quoise”. Sheer polishes usually don’t do much for me, but this one is just so beautiful that I cannot resist it. I think it’s that hint of a glitter/shimmer – I’m not sure.
This is two coats of “Turnt-quoise”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Pink Sugared Lemons“.
Megaloceros
I am a big dummy. When I was read the description of Stella Chroma “Megaloceros” as being inspired by King Thranduil’s Mount, my brain went “mount = mountain”. Derp, the maker meant mount as in “an animal you can ride”. I haven’t read The Hobbit since 8th grade and I haven’t watched the third Hobbit film all the way through, so it didn’t click that King Thranduil is riding a giant extinct elk. DERP.
I’ve been on a flakie bender lately and this one is full of green and gold flakies in a crelly-like cream polish. It wore well and is a great polish if you’re unable to change polishes for a week to ten days.
Is this polish a sister to “Gold Dust Woman”? I wonder how they’d look together?
This is two coats of “Megaloceros”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Pink Sugared Lemons“.
Fire Swamp
Exactly zero people are shocked that I chose Rogue Lacquer “Fire Swamp” as the first polish to sample from August’s “Woodland Magic” Polish Pickup.
It’s got turquoise (or is it teal?), it’s got flaming red flakies and it’s got Cary Elwes…it’s got EVERYTHING.
This is two coats of “Fire Swamp”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Pink Sugared Lemons“.