Tag: Indie
Here Be Dragons
First off, ignore how shitty the tips of my nails look…I kept forgetting to take a picture and by the time I remembered, I had been wearing the polish for four days or so.
Alchemy Lacquers “Here Be Dragons” is from March’s “Sky Creatures” Polish Pickup and is inspired by a game called Stellaris. I googled it and I can totally see it. The polish is rather sheer and since I used two light coats, the edges of my nails wore pretty quickly,
I loved it so much that I took it to the salon for my pedicure last weekend. It is an amazing summer polish!
This is two coats of “Here Be Dragons”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Vampire Blood“.
I No Longer Try to be Good
Garden Path Lacquers “I No Longer Try to be Good” is from April’s “Album Covers” Polish Pickup. This beautiful magnetic polish is inspired by the Florence + The Machine album, ‘Everybody Scream.’
It’s a lot like “Trapped in Time”, no?
This is two coats of “I No Longer Try to be Good” magnetized with a neodymium magnet, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Vampire Blood“.
Are They Made from Real Girl Scouts?
Who can say no to Wednesday Addams?
Envy Lacquer “Are They Made from Real Girl Scouts?” is from February’s “Cute but Deadly” Polish Pickup and is inspired by the famous line from The Addams Family film. This glittery polish reminds me of the inside of a Thin Mint cookie, crumbly and delicious. This polish is very textured and it lost a bit of the glitter when I put a top coat over it…oh well.
This is two coats of “Are They Made from Real Girl Scouts?”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Vampire Blood“.
Trapped in Time with Blue
So…my first idea was to use REAL mosquitos on my nails…but I couldn’t figure out how to get dead mosquitos that weren’t squished flat on my arm.
I was going for a more detailed version of a mosquito trapped in amber, using Colores de Carol “Trapped in Time”. I don’t think anyone is out there making mosquito nail decals, so I dug through my stash of decals and I found a Julep Halloween set with skulls, snakes…and spiders! Turns out, there ARE spiders that drink human blood…indirectly from mosquitos. I think they turned out very nice – the silver was a nice contrast to the amber. I was even more impressed that the stickers stayed flat and didn’t lift up at all, seeing as they were from 2017!
I just happened to have Blue the Dinosaur laying around…don’t most autistic people own at least ONE dinosaur?
This is two coats of “Trapped in Time” magnetized with a neodymium magnet, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under the Julep Spiders, I used Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Vampire Blood“.
Use Your Illusion
How many times have I written here that Guns ‘N’ Roses was my very first concert? I was turning sixteen and I BEGGED my mom for tickets…so she brought me, my younger sister, and my best friend at the time, who…just a few short months later, would have sex with my first boyfriend and take his virginity. Yes, forty four years ago and I’m still salty – what about the girl code??? Uteruses before duderuses! Anyway, I am petty and she has 4 different baby daddies these days and we are NOT friends, frenemies or even acquaintances. Estranged, if you will…which is also one of the most underrated G’N’R songs off that album.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Alchemy Lacquers “Use Your Illusion” from April’s “Album Covers” Polish Pickup. It references the cover of ‘Use Your Illusion II’ flawlessly. I am really getting the hang of magnetic polishes – that’s pretty much all I wear these days.
This is two coats of “Use Your Illusion” magnetized with a neodymium magnet, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Vampire Blood“.
All is Vanity
‘All is Vanity’ by Charles Allan Gilbert is probably THE most famous optical illusion paintings ever created. Although there is no sailboat (or a schooner), it doesn’t take a genius to see the optical illusion.
Zombie Claw “All is Vanity” is inspired by the famous illusion. Although it is very Halloween-y, it’s actually from last October’s “Optical illusions” Polish Pickup. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the bottle, but it’s another flakie-tastic polish – flaming flakies in a sea of sheer violet. The sheer base made the polish shrink around the edges, but it wasn’t horrific.
This is two coats of “All is Vanity”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber and Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Vampire Blood“.
Polish Pickup April 2026 – Album Covers
Oh, I love a good album cover…do kids even care about album cover art these days? Even though the theme slapped, I showed some restraint…my untried are backed up all over the coffee table.
Alchemy Lacquers “Use Your Illusion” ($13) is magnetic polish inspired by Guns ‘N’ Roses ‘Use Your Illusion’, specifically by the color scheme of ‘Use Your Illusion II’. I have a hard time picking a favorite between I and II, but II does include ‘Estranged,’ which is one of my faves. Did you know that G’N’R was my very first concert?
Cuticula Limitless Top Coat “No Doubt, It’s Fruity” ($10) is inspired by…No Doubt probably?
Garden Path Lacquers “I No Longer Try to be Good” ($13.50) is a magnetic polish inspired by Florence + The Machine’s ‘Everybody Scream.’
As soon as I catch up, can I buy more?
Luck Dragon
Tyler’s Trinkets “Luck Dragon” is inspired by the one and only Falcor, the Luck Dragon from The Neverending Story. It’s from March’s “Sky Creatures” Polish Pickup.
This is my first polish from Tyler’s Trinkets and I am impressed with how flaky this flakie polish is – there are so many flakies that it could almost be a textured polish. I decided against using Glitter Grabber and was fortunate that the flakies stayed flat and didn’t start lifting. It was a BITCH to remove though.
This is two coats of “Luck Dragon”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber and Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Vampire Blood“.
Mischief, Mayhem & Soap
Glisten & Glow “Mischief, Mayhem & Soap” is inspired by Brad Pitt in Fight Club and is from the “Cute but Deadly” Polish Pickup. I cannot argue that Brad Pitt is cute and deadly (then and I guess, now), but I’ve always been more of a Edward Norton girl, myself.
“Mischief, Mayhem & Soap” is a strong, STRONG magnetic polish. The picture does not do it justice – the pink just JUMPS out of the army green base. Every magnetic polish should be this amazing.
This is two coats of “Mischief, Mayhem & Soap” magnetized with a neodymium magnet, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Huckleberry“.
Flamboyance
Is it shocking that the flamingo polish wasn’t the first one I tried from the “Sky Creatures” Polish Pickup? I shock myself sometimes…
1422 Designs “Flamboyance” is indeed a flamingo-themed polish. A FLAMBOYANCE is a group of flamingos…what a perfect word for it! In addition to the chunky black glitter, there is also microfine rose gold glitter. I brought it with me to the nail salon last week for my toes, for a brief match with my nails.
This is two coats of “Flamboyance”, over Cuticula Mic Drop Base Coat in “Froot Loops” and under Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber and Cuticula Limitless Top Coat in “Huckleberry“.