Sunday, July 27, 2025

Polish Pickup August 2025: Time Travel

Get ready to be dazzled — Polish Pickup is back August first, and it’s bringing the magic! This month, KBShimmer is delivering serious end-of-summer vibes with a polish that’s dark, dreamy, and full of fiery shimmer, plus a sugar scrub that smells like your favorite throwback memories bottled up in a spa day. Then there's LynB Designs, taking us on a wild ride through time and space with Temporal Chaos — a glowing, flakie-filled polish inspired by the legendary 14th Doctor. While these three beauties are the stars of my review, there are many more goodies available this month at Polish Pickup. Let’s time travel through the pretties!!




KBShimmer Excellent Nail Polish - We’ve all dreamed of time travel at some point - going back in time to witness major historical events. But not all of us had the threat of failing history class, and the future of a utopian society depending on it! Add in one phone booth, two dim-witted high school students, and a guide from the future, and you get what can only be described as an excellent adventure.

Excellent is a deepened grape jelly nail polish loaded with black flakes accented by iridescent flakes that shift into shades of pink, fuchsia, and orange. Contrasting blue to aqua to indigo flakes add a fun pop of color.

xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Excellent xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Excellent xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Excellent xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Excellent


KBShimmer Breezy Juniper Scrub - Crisp and clean, fresh and herbal, the scent will take you back in time to the days when you only had to worry about catching the school bus or meeting your friends at the mall, not catching your morning Zoom meeting. Prepare to have your senses invigorated with this refreshing sugar scrub featuring swirls of blue and green against a creamy beige base.

xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Breezy Juniper Scrub xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Breezy Juniper Scrub xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Breezy Juniper Scrub xoxoJen's swatch of KBShimmer Breezy Juniper Scrub


LynB Designs Temporal Chaos - a polish worthy of a Time Lord. Inspired by the iconic 14th regeneration of The Doctor, this electrifying indigo jelly base pulses with purple-to-pink flakies, magenta-to-green shifting UCC flakies, and an aqua glow that comes alive in the dark. It’s bold, otherworldly, and a little bit chaotic — just the way we like our regenerations. Whether you're a Whovian or just a fan of glowing, galactic nails, this shade is here to take your mani on a space-time adventure.

xoxoJen's swatch of LynB Designs Temporal Chaos xoxoJen's swatch of LynB Designs Temporal Chaos xoxoJen's swatch of LynB Designs Temporal Chaos xoxoJen's swatch of LynB Designs Temporal Chaos xoxoJen's swatch of LynB Designs Temporal Chaos


All of my swatches are shown in two thick coats with topcoat and had no formula issues unless otherwise stated. All photography uses a neutral color temperature bulb and white background with white bounce card. My nails are natural with no enhancements and no blurring/cream base, I have a fairly prominent VNL.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Victorian Varnish: PBE Nauti Limited Editions

The Nauti limited edition polishes will be available at Polish & Beauty Expo, with overstock being listed on August 8 at Tammy's Victorian Varnish shop online.

xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish: PBE Nauti Limited Editions


Deep Dive (Reflective) - A smoky base with an intense blue/purple shimmer and a larger particle green/aqua shimmer with golden and silver reflectives that dance on your nails like the ocean waves under the moonlight.

xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Deep Dive xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Deep Dive xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Deep Dive xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Deep Dive xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Deep Dive


Drop Anchor (Magnetic) - a deep oceanic blue/purple/green magnetic that once magnetized reveals a stunning sparkling red shimmer underneath. This reminded me of a dangerous Red Tide

xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Drop Anchor xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Drop Anchor xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Drop Anchor xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Drop Anchor xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Drop Anchor


Feeling Nauti? A bright neon strawberry base with a beautiful violet/blue shimmer

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Maritime Menageries - A bright neon purple with loads of pink/violet/red/green/gold aurora shimmers

xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Maritime Menageries xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Maritime Menageries xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Maritime Menageries xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Maritime Menageries


Parallel Portholes (Magnetic) - an antique-bronzed green magnetic, when magnetized reveals a beautiful bright shimmer in purples/pinks/golds with holo aurora micro flakies. Inspired by a antique scuba helmet

xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Parallel Portholes xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Parallel Portholes xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Parallel Portholes xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Parallel Portholes


Sea La Vie - A tiffany neon blue base with strong violet/blue aurora shimmer, blue to black multichrome flakies, and a host of rainbow ghost flakies. This is an IGP sibling!

xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Sea La Vie xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Sea La Vie xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Sea La Vie xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Sea La Vie


Will Walk the Plank for Polish - Cheerful coral neon with violet/pink/orange shimmer and holo flakies. The shade is very vibrant, almost neon - impossible to capture on camera accurately.

xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Will Walk the Plank for Polish xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Will Walk the Plank for Polish xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Will Walk the Plank for Polish xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Will Walk the Plank for Polish


Nauti Duo: Shark Week opens on the 20th! So to pay homage to that Tammy included inspiration from great white sharks as well as Finding Nemo. This is also based on a gel magnetic nail trend Tammy has seen and she wanted to recreate it in polish form. (Sorry ya'll, I missed the boat on this one and swatched them both separately. Simply layer the red jelly over the magnetic to make it have a deep red magnetic look!)

Shark Bait- A deep dark blood red jelly. Tammy says it will stain, but I did not have that issue using KBShimmer's Stay Put base coat. I only wore it for about an hour though, so be sure to double up on base and be ready for staining just in case! Shown in two coats over my nails as I usually do all my swatches, however; it is intended for use over Hoo Ha Ha (seek out Diedre's swatches!), also perfect for jelly sandwiches (Aparna did a cool one!), or over a cream polish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Shark Bait xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Shark Bait xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Shark Bait xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish Shark Bait


HOO HA HA (Magnetic)- a deep dark grey at first glance but once magnetized reveals a coal black base with a striking great white shark silvery grey line.

xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish HOO HA HA xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish HOO HA HA xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish HOO HA HA xoxoJen's swatch of Victorian Varnish HOO HA HA


All of my swatches are shown in two thick coats with topcoat and had no formula issues unless otherwise stated. All photography uses a neutral color temperature bulb and white background with white bounce card. My nails are natural with no enhancements and no blurring/cream base, I have a fairly prominent VNL.

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