Glam Polish: Halloween Trio 2026

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Hi everyone! The Glam Polish 2026 Limited Edition Halloween Trio is launching as part of their Twelfth Annual Halloween Horror Shop Event! This trio is packed with festive Halloween vibes, fun shaped glitters, and rich jelly finishes. Available Friday, September 18th, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST at glampolish.com.au. First 48 Hours Special: Save $0.50 off individual trio shades using code HHSHOP at checkout ($13.50 each during the promo window, $14 afterward).




Good Ghouls Gone Bad- Neon orange and purple glitter mix with mini black stars and scattered holographic flakies in a clear base




Pretty Little Nightmare- Deep purple jelly with shifting iridescent flakies and glitter mix




Spooky Little Fang- Neon green glitter mix with mini black vampire bats and scattered holographic flakies in a clear base




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 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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Little Box of Horrors: August 2026

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Things are getting creepy and sweet for the August Little Box of Horrors! The theme this month is Halloween Treats, and Victorian Varnish delivered two spooky fun polishes inspired by trick or treat snacks: EYE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE and SAY AAHHH!.

Both of these shades are capped at just 70 bottles each, so you’ll want to move fast when the shop opens! The August LBH pre-order runs from August 22nd through August 30th. Let's jump right into the swatches!




EYE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE - A clear base loaded with orange/red/copper aurora shimmer and assorted glitters. Inspired by colorful cookies with candy eyeballs.




SAY AAHHH! (Magnetic) - A golden delicious base with a green-gold leaning Granny Smith magnetic effect, loaded with pink/red diamond sparkle. Inspired by an apple critter with a candy eyeball and strawberry tongue.




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 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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Cupcake Polish: December Sweet Addictions Box

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Cupcake's December Sweet Addictions Box theme is Frosty the Snowman and features an all-holo lineup from Elevation Polish, Chaos & Crocodiles and of course, Cupcake Polish.



Elevation's polish is called Eyes Made of Glimmering Coal. It has a charcoal base and is jam packed with holographic and iridescent pigments. I used two coats, which applied like butter, and topcoat for the photos.






Chaos & Crocodiles there's magic in the air is a beautiful shade of straight up blue linear holographic polish. The formula was smooth and was easy to control during application. I wore two coats with topcoat, but may have gotten away with just one coat had I applied a heavier coat.





Merry and Bright is Cupcake's polish in this box. It's a pretty red holo with gold shimmer which makes the overall effect lean a little coppery/orange-ish. This polish also has teeny tiny red glitters throughout and was surprisingly smooth after applied! I wore two coats and topcoat for the photos.





The Sweet Addictions box for December will be available on Sunday, November 30th at 11am CST at Cupcake Polish's online shop.

Cupcake Polish's Sweet Addictions August Box

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Cupcake polish is releasing a new Sweet Addictions box for August and I was allowed the opportunity to review it! In the box is a Cupcake teal holo polish called Topsy Turvy, A Philly Loves Lacquer glitter polish called Trilby and some super cute nail shields from Love, Angeline. Together, they'll whisk us away to the Circus! Let's go!



Topsy Turvy has to be the most electric teal holo I think I've ever seen. Doesn't it remind you of the super sparkly outfits all the ladies in the circus wear? You can expect a very strong, vibrant linear holographic effect and a subtle dance of golden shimmer from this polish. It is opaque in one thick coat, however; I used two thinner coats for the photos.







A Trilby is a hat with a short brim that's flipped up on one side. It's quite stylish and might be spotted at a circus. Trilby, the polish, is definitely more appealing with it's purple jelly base and confetti-like glitter. It even has tiny star shapes! I wore two coats over China Glaze Virtual Violet which adds a little shimmer behind the jelly, pretty neat effect! The polish looks great worn over white as well. If you want less glitter, just one coat over your favorite opaque polish will do it!





And lastly, a special nail art manicure done up with some Stuck on Love Nail Shields from Love, Angeline! This is my first time ever to use nail art shields like these, I'm only used to french tip shaped ones. As soon as I saw the shapes (elephants, squiggles/stars), I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them! I had a lot of fun creating this look and it really wasn't difficult at all. Some of the tiny pieces seemed fiddly to me at first, but a good ol pair of tweezers took care of that right quick! Super easy, fairly quick and heaps of fun to use!
I used WnW Black Cream, Cupcake's Topsy Turvy and OPI Flamingo Tini Pink and a bit of dotting to create the finished look.




The Sweet Addictions box is limited and launches Sunday July 27th, 11:00am Central at the Cupcake Polish Online Boutique! Follow Cupcake Polish on facebook for this and other news!

Dazzled: April Holo Grail Box

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I had not ordered any of the indie boxes yet but when I saw the preorder announcement for the April Holo Grail box, I gave in. It consists of four limited edition holo polishes made by four different indie companies. The Dazzled shop is the only place to purchase this particular box. For April it contained polishes from Emily De Molly, Literary Lacquers, NailNation 3000, and Philly Loves Lacquer. The boxes are only available via preorder a month in advance. I ordered the box March 7 and it arrived in late April. The polishes are each very pretty - take a look!



Imperfect Harmony is a periwinkle blue with a subtle linear holo. For holo polish, I prefer darker or more vibrant base colors because the holo pops more than on lighter shades, but I do love periwinkle! The formula was smooth and almost buttery to apply and was opaque in two coats.




Literary Lacquers' Rare Book Room is amazing and my favorite from the box. It's reminiscent of rare leather bound books with gilded edges. Amy has captured it so beautifully with the red leaning brown base color and tiny golden glitters. The holo in this one is very strong and linear, even indoors. It's opaque in two coats and is a dream to apply.




I Love You A Lime is the first Philly Loves Lacquer polish I've tried I am really liking the complexity of this color. There's golden flecks in there that sometimes look darkened along with a subtle holo shimmer and a barely there touch of green. The formula was on the thick side and opaque in two coats.



Lastly is NailNation 3000's Once Bitten, a very juicy berry almost burgundy base color. The holo in this one is medium strength, I'd say; and the purple and pink hues in the holo are quite strong and give the polish a really magical glowy look!
I found the formula a little on the thick side but easy to use. This was opaque in one coat but I used two because I couldn't stop painting with it!



I'm glad you joined me on my first indie box journey and hope you've enjoyed the photos!