The Lady Varnishes Pumpkin Head

The last time I wore The Lady Varnishes Pumpkin Head two years ago, I wore it in combination with other polishes. This year, though, I thought I'd wear it alone. Here it is, both with (first photo below) and without top coat (second photo below and featured post photo), in outdoor natural light. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpBW-11BLn-/?taken-by=eternaldecember I still...

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Zoya Payton

I don't know if I previously swatched Zoya Payton and just forgot to post photos or what. It's also a 2013 polish (from Zoya's Zenith collection) like the one in my last post, but this one has aged gracefully and didn't require any thinning, despite it being five years old. This is two coats with...

China Glaze Howl You Doin’ (five years later)

This is China Glaze Howl You Doin', two coats, with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel top coat. I picked this one up around Halloween in 2013 and previously wore it then, with more detailed swatch notes in that post. (Sorry for the gross swatch - it was really clumpy and hard to apply!) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoaUW-oBm83/?taken-by=eternaldecember It thickened...

Julep Jenda

This is Julep Jenda, two coats, with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel top coat, in outdoor natural light. I got this polish in my Julep April 2018 box. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoItxY2htub/?taken-by=eternaldecember Jenda is a berry/wine shimmer with a lovely glow-from-within kind of effect. Formula is excellent, but I still dislike the Julep brush. No problems with formula, dry...

Sephora Formula X Hocus Pocus

From my untried polishes, this is Sephora Formula X Hocus Pocus, two coats, with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel top coat, in outdoor natural light. It's too bad Sephora discontinued their Formula X line. I got this in a sampler set at some point, and this was the representative polish from their Holograms series. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnkeLvBBK_w/?taken-by=eternaldecember Hocus...

Defy & Inspire Next Season On

I saw Defy & Inspire Next Season On at Target and kept passing it up, but I eventually ended up picking it up on a shopping trip to grab some paints for 'Fiend, Jr. (Random shopping tip: I don't know if this happens to you with Target, but it's cheaper for me to buy most...

Sally Hansen Color Therapy Well, Well, Well

Still catching up on journal entries for previously tried polishes (currently, I'm not wearing any polish - gasp!). This one, Sally Hansen Color Therapy in Well, Well, Well, is from almost two weeks ago, topped with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel top coat. I thought I'd give the Color Therapy line a try because it's supposed...

Julep Maynette

This is Julep Maynette, from the July 2018 collection, two coats topped with Sally Hansen Miracle Gel top coat. https://www.instagram.com/p/BljwYPUhW6h/?taken-by=eternaldecember Maynette is a bright, minty turquoise shimmer with a frosty finish that tends to show brush strokes and bubbles, as you can see in my swatch. I didn't try especially hard to minimize streakiness or...

Julep Tasha

This is Julep Tasha, from November 2016, two coats plus Sally Hansen Miracle Gel top coat. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bljv90Ghm_E/?taken-by=eternaldecember Tasha is a sheer melon pink loaded with transparent iridescent glitters. I've worn it as a topper, but this is a swatch of Tasha on its own. Dries fast and had pretty typical durability. Needs a soaking to...