KBShimmer Op Art, October 2025 Polish Pickup

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Hey there! I have another Optical Illusion Polish Pickup today and this time it's from KBShimmer. This is a glitter top coat, so it is super versatile and fun. Let's take a look!

Stella Chroma Peace, Lily October 2025 Polish Pickup

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Stella Chroma is back at PPU! She was on a hiatus and at least on my blog, she has not done one since February. October's theme is optical illusion but whatever it is, I love this polish! I didn't just swatch it; I wore it!

Apple Nail Art for Rosh Hashanah

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Shanah Tovah! Rosh Hashanah continues tonight through tomorrow. Well it’s been three years since I’ve done Rosh Hashanah nail art and on that post, I wrote it had been three years lol so at least I’m consistent. I actually started doing this manicure late Sunday night after I prepped dinner so I did not reinvent the wheel and I actually simply redid the manicure I did last time. So let’s check it out.

KBShimmer Growing Personality Comparisons

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So I was very behind in swatching from basically February on as I was finishing my dissertation and in the crocs of the most important deadlines. I then decided to work backwards and since this collection had been out for so long, I figured most people had seen it so I would swatch it last in my catchup pile. I actually did comparisons for this collection when I first got it. That was mostly out of curiosity, but then I never posted them lol here they are now.

KBShimmer Growing Personality, Swatches and Review

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Ok well...do not judge me for posting a spring collection in September. I mean, most of these colors are totally awesome for fall and they are all still available. This collection released on April 18, but I just had nail break after nail break and it was frankly exhausting and had been so uninspiring for me. But of course, April ended up being an extremely stressful time as I was wrapping up my doctoral work, so there was a huge delay between nail breaks, and just being exhausted by my workload. Then I decided I would swatch the newer collections first and get those posted. Well...now it is September. Better late than never? 

 

Retro Palm Springs Vibes Nail Art

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Hi y’all. This is for real the last of my bright and summary nail arts. I saw a bunch of Palm Springs inspired nail art and I thought how fun. This look is a combination of multiple looks that I saw on Pinterest, but with my own take on it. So let’s check it out.

Zoya Tutti Frutti Comparisons

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As promised, here are my quick comparisons of the Zoya summer collection, so let's get right to it. 

Zoya Tutti Frutti, Summer 2025 Collection

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It has been a little quiet on the Zoya front. Just saying, but where was the June 2025, July 2025, August 2025, and September 2025 Color of the Month? They actually never do a June color and what a bummer. I just think if you are going to say you are doing a color of the month, then do it! They did just announce a fall collection. But this summer collection...well it is mostly repackaged colors, so let's check it out.