Polish Pickup September 2025: PPUWeen

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As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, a shiver of excitement sends a jolt to my fingertips. It's that magical time of year when pumpkin spice everything reigns supreme, spooky decorations adorn every corner, and the nail polish world unleashes its most enchantingly eerie creations! Get ready, because It is time for Polish Pick Up's PPUWeen! This month, indie brands have conjured up bewitching limited-edition polishes, and I've got a cauldron full of swatches to share!




Ghosted Nail Polish - You know the feeling—the chill down your spine, the hair on your arms standing up as you slowly turn around to look...but no one is there. Could it be a hitchhiking ghost? A wandering spirit we were warned might try to escape as we left, or worse, keep someone with it? All I know is, there may be room for one more...but it’s not going to be me!




Apple Honey Cider Hand & Body Scrub - As the brisk fall air starts to push summer aside, let the cozy scent of apple cider keep those warm thoughts going for a bit longer. Sweet notes of honey and vanilla bean provide a rich base for the bright, crisp aroma of apples. Cinnamon stick and clove add just the right touch of spice—not too much, just enough to make you think of a freshly poured mug of cider warming your hands.




The Ghoul Next Door- Forest green to pale pink thermal base with peach to gold to green to blue shifting shimmer




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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Polish Pickup August 2025: Time Travel

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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.




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.




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.




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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KBShimmer: Midway Collection

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As the summer days roll by and the Fourth of July becomes just a memory, there’s still one more event we eagerly await: the fair and its midway! The midway tempts attendees with treats like lemon shake-ups and cotton candy, while we visit ticket booths to load up on chances to win prizes. This summer, join KBShimmer as they head to the fair with a seven- piece collection celebrating everything the fair’s midway has to offer. Launches July 20th at Polish & Beauty Expo and online at KBShimmer July 23rd, 2025.




Bump Up The Volume - a cornflower blue base loaded with color-shifting shimmer that moves from green to teal and aqua. At some angles, flashes of indigo and purple appear. In the last photo it is topped with other polishes from the collection.




Ferris One Of All - A raspberry-colored jelly filled with vibrant flakes in shades of gold, indigo, crimson, green, copper, and pink. Depending on the angle and lighting, you may also catch hints of purple, aqua, and blue.




Give It A Whirl - The red-raspberry base glows with a strong blue shimmer. When used with a horseshoe magnet, a soft pink velvet pull pops against the raspberry for a stunning summer look. With a traditional magnet, the shimmer shifts the base to a richer grape hue. Shown both ways, and without magnetization in the last few photos. Such a beautiful and flexible shade for multiple looks.




Glow Getter - a neon green glow-in-the-dark nail polish which is also UV-reactive. It is packed with crystal chameleon flakes that flash lime, lemon yellow, aqua, peach, green, and even purple. The glow is shown charged with both a UV blacklight, a regular desk lamp and lit with a UV blacklight.




Prize Possession - a bold orange flake polish that mimics the look of a prized goldfish, featuring “scale-like” flakes that shift from orange to gold to tangerine, with subtle flashes of red and pink.




Shake It Up - a sparkling addition to KBShimmer's Mega Flame line of holographic glitter polishes. Silver holo glitters swim in a lemon-yellow jelly base, catching the light for unbelievable sparkle. In low light, the polish leans chartreuse.




Spun-believable - a radiant pink that captures the spirit of cotton candy. It starts with hints of peach and gold and shifts to fuchsia and raspberry, revealing lavender and periwinkle at various angles.




Lemon Shake Up Hand & Body Scrub smells like a luscious summertime treat. The fragrance opens with tart, freshly squeezed lemons and is sweetened by sun-kissed raspberries. The soft yellow sugar base is swirled with lime green, creating a summery delight for your skin.




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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