Happy Thursday! We’re looking at the October 2025 Hella Handmade Creations offerings I received, and on top of the monthly offerings – we also have Holiday offerings!
For October 2025, I received 37 items and they are comprised of a mix of normal monthly offerings, along with special holiday offerings. Some of the Holiday Duos are only available as a set, and I will say so in the listings involving those ones. I believe I only received 2 actual duos – the rest were a single holiday offering.
To check out the YouTube video I did with all 37 items, click play below.
For the fine details, I do use Apres Gel X Nails in Extra Short Stiletto which are clear nails. I do not use blurring base coats or anything to increase opacity of the nails – and it shows during my YouTube videos especially. With the clear nails, if you can see through the tip still – then odds are you will also see VNL through the polish I have on. If you cannot see through them, then opacity was likely reached.
I work during the day in a medical office, and on weekends I enjoy day time shenanigans with my son – so most of my swatching is done at night in studio lighting.
I used a latex base coat for all of these photos that I bottle myself, and for the glossy photos I did Monarch Lacquer Hi-Def Shine Top coat (sent as PR and I’ve also purchased.. and that’s an affiliate link). For all textured polishes, I did use Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber (PR) and Monarch Lacquer top coat over it.
For my lighting setup, since I use artificial lighting due to my day job, involves 2 Neatfi XL Lamps from Amazon (affiliate link) as well as this Daylight Company Duo Daylight Lamp (affiliate link).
Let’s jump on in and take a look!
1422 Designs | Smile on Your Brother
Theme: 1422 Designs continues their ‘Music with a Message’ series with a polish inspired by “Get Together” by the Youngbloods!
Description: Smile on Your Brother is a bright coralish red jelly base with rose-gold shifting micro flakes and gold metallic flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 100
Alchemy Lacquers | Secret of Secrets
Theme: Alchemy Lacquers begins a new ‘Alchemy’ themed series!
Description: Secret of Secrets is a thermal polish that shifts from a purple when cold to aqua when warm with green to turquoise to blue shifting iridescent flakes and black metallic flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 150
All Mixed Up Lacquers | Stab, Strangle, Scoop, Throw
Theme: All Mixed Up Lacquers continues their ‘Granny Hobbies’ series with a polish inspired by crocheting!
Description: Stab, Strangle, Scoop, Throw is a darkened vampy purple jelly base with green to blue to pink shifting shimmer and scattered colorful shimmers.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
All Mixed Up Lacquers | ‘Tis the Season to Get Crafty
Theme: All Mixed Up Lacquers brings us a polish for the holidays that pairs with their ‘Granny Hobbies’ series, inspired by holiday crafting!
Description: Tis the Season to Get Crafty is a berry jelly base with green to blue to pink shifting shimmer and scattered colorful shimmers.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
Arcana Lacquer | Deep in the Mines
Theme: Arcana Lacquer continues their ‘Cozy Gaming’ series with a polish inspired by digging deep in the mines and finding crystals and other treasures!
Description: Deep in the Mines is a clear base with light and dark violet reflective glitter, blue glowing shimmer, and blue to purple flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 240
BCB Lacquers | Dew Drop Fairy (Holiday Duo)
Theme: BCB Lacquers brings us a duo for the holidays!
Description: The Dew Drop Fairy is a purple(cold) to pink(warm) thermal with a purple to pink shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $27.00 For The Duo | Cap: 200
BCB Lacquers | The Nutcracker Prince (Holiday Duo)
Theme: BCB Lacquers brings us a duo for the holidays!
Description: The Nutcracker Prince is a red(cold) to tan(warm) thermal with a red to orange to gold shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $27.00 For The Duo | Cap: 200
BCB Lacquers | I Hate The AM, I Hate The PM, I Hate Labels.
Theme: BCB Lacquers continues their ‘The Spiderverse’ series with a polish inspired by Hobie – Spider-Punk!
Description: I Hate The AM, I Hate The PM, I Hate Labels. is a brown crelly base with a touch of red reflective glitter and a strong purple/blue/pink shifting shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.75 | Cap: 300
BCB Lacquers | Cuticle Oil in For The Record, I Quit!
Theme: BCB Lacquers continues their ‘The Spiderverse’ series with a cuticle oil inspired by Hobie – Spider-Punk!
Description: “For The Record, I Quit!” Cuticle Oil has scent notes of: Woods, Crisp Air, Berries, Citrus, Apples, Fir Needles and Pine.
Oil is in a 6mL click pen container with a twist off cap
Price: $8.50 | Cap: 100
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | The Jaws of Oblivion
Theme: Bee’s Knees Lacquer continues their ‘Oblivion’ series!
Description: The Jaws of Oblivion is a blackened blue jelly base with fiery red to green microflakes and holo flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.50 | Cap: 500
Clionadh Cosmetics | Glass Squid
Theme: Next in Clionadh’s Creepy & Cute Aquatic Creatures series was inspired by the elusive glass squid. With glass-like bodies, these creatures use their transparency and bioluminescent capabilities to their advantage to help evade predators, as the ocean offers few places to hide.
Description: Glass Squid is a sheer, aquatic cerulean shimmer with reflective red micro-glitter and notes of silver sparkle. Can be worn sheer for a translucent, watery effect or built to opacity.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Colores de Carol | Sea Witch
Theme: Colores de Carol continues their ‘Witching Hour’ series!
Description: Sea Witch is a royal blue jelly with ultrachrome chameleon flakes, and silver holo flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 200
Cracked Polish | Cursed Cranberry
Theme: Cracked Polish brings us a polish for the holidays!
Description: Cursed Cranberry is a juicy berry jelly base loaded with purple aurora shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 350
Cracked Polish | Emotional Climate
Theme: “It’s Not You, It’s The Weather”
Description: Emotional Climate is a smokey grey crelly base loaded with silver shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 350
Cuticula | Winging It
Theme: Cuticula continues their ‘Wings of a Butterfly’ series!
Description: Winging It is a murkey teal jelly base with sparkling green pigment, lime to green to blue to purple ultra chrome chameleon flakes, and silver holographic flakes.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Cuticula | Yule Love This
Theme: Cuticula brings us a polish for the holidays!
Description: Yule Love This is a deep jewel toned wine jelly base with shifting red to orange to green to yellow ultra chrome flakes.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Dam Nail Polish | All Wrapped Up
Theme: Dam Nail Polish brings us a polish for the holidays!
Description: All Wrapped Up is a violet leaning pink jelly base with large particle gold to green to blue shifting shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 200
Dam Nail Polish | Golden
Theme: Dam Nail Polish continues their ‘KPop Demon Hunter’ series!
Description: Golden is a sheer greyish brown jelly base with intense gold shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 200
Jen & Berries | He Fell Right into Her Vagenda
Theme: Jen & Berries continues their ‘Fringe’ series with a polish inspired by a quote from Walter when he discovered that it was not their Olivia, but Fauxlivia from the other side hooking up with his son.
Description: He Fell Right into Her Vagenda is a hot pink jelly base with glowy blue to purple shifting shimmer and holographic flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 170
Lurid Lacquer | All I Want For Christmas Is Cassian
Theme: Lurid Lacquer has created a polish for the holidays to pair with their ‘A Court of Tropes and Clichés’ series, inspired by their “favorite Bat Boy.”
Description: All I Want for Christmas is Cassian is a warm red jelly base with red to orange aurora shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 500
Lurid Lacquer | Heavily Foreshadowed Redemption Arc
Theme: Lurid Lacquer continues their ‘A Court of Tropes and Clichés’ series with a polish inspired by “(Spoiler free) My speculations about the future of an inconsistently characterized villain!”
Description: Heavily Foreshadowed Redemption Arc is a sheer, medium green jelly base with glowy pink to red to orange to gold shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 500
LynBDesigns | A Little Hot Headed
Theme: LynBDesigns continues their ‘Virtual Aquarium’ series with a polish inspired by the Hooded Flame Fairy Wrasse!
Description: A Little Hot Headed is a pinky red jelly base with gold to green to blue shifting shimmer and added holo shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 150
MJ Lacquer | Paseo del Rio
Theme: MJ Lacquer begins a new series inspired by ‘Riverfront Landmarks & Attractions.’ with the first polish inspired by the San Antonio River Walk, also known as the “Paseo del Rio,” a beautiful waterway that weaves through the vibrant heart of San Antonio.
Description: Paseo del Rio is a blue to purple to bronze multichrome, with holographic flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 75
Moon Shine Mani | Smaug
Theme: Moon Shine Mani continues their ‘Dragons’ series with a polish inspired by the dragon of the same name from the book The Hobbit from J. R. R. Tolkien!
Description: Smaug is a smoky charcoal crelly base glowing with red/copper/gold iridescent and multichrome shimmers, lime/gold/aqua magnetic shimmer, holo microflakies and bronze/gold multichrome microflakies.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I used a catseye magnet on middle and ring nails, velvet on index and pinky. The magnetic effect is very subtle
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 200
Nailed It! Nail Polish | Frank-ly Fierce
Theme: Nailed It! Nail Polish begins a new series called ‘Y2K Replay,’ with the first polish inspired by Lisa Frank!
Description: Frank-ly Fierce is a clear to black thermal with pink to gold crystal flakies, blue to purple crystal flakies, and black metallic flakies.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
Night Owl Lacquer | Thanks-zilla
Theme: Night Owl Lacquer continues their ‘Bob’s Burgers’ series with a polish inspired by Bob and how over the top he gets making Thanksgiving dinner.
Description: Thanks-zilla is a grungy yellow crelly filled with multichrome micro flakies that shift black to red.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Psyche Minerals | Clifford
Theme: Psyche Minerals wraps up their ‘Children’s Books’ series with a polish inspired by Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Description: Clifford is an orange red jelly with orange to red iridescent flakes and red reflective glitter.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 275
Psyche Minerals | It’s Christmas Time!
Theme: Psyche Minerals has created a polish for the holidays to pair with their ‘Children’s Books’ theme, inspired by Duck & Goose: It’s Christmas Time!
Description: It’s Christmas Time! is a teal green jelly with 2 different kinds of blue to green to gold iridescent flakes and green reflective glitter.
I used 3 thin coats, glitter smoother and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 275
Red Eyed Lacquer | Gastrodon
Theme: Red Eyed Lacquer continues their ‘Pokemon’ series!
Description: Gastrodon is a pale pink crelly base with orange to gold to pink shifting shimmer and brown to green ultrachrome chameleon holo micro flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 100
Rogue Lacquer | Kuzcotopia
Theme: Rogue Lacquer continues their ‘Emperor’s New Groove’ series!
Description: Kuzcotopia is a blurple crelly leaning jelly with muted mauve, green orange color shifting flakes and black metallic flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Rogue Lacquer | That Feeling
Theme: Rogue Lacquer has created a polish for the holidays inspired by that feeling you get during the holidays surrounded by loved ones. Whether is be now, or nostalgic. It’s a warm hug on a cold day.
Description: That Feeling is a plummy purple crelly base with teal to pink shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Sassy Sauce Polish | Just Elfin Around (Holiday Duo)
Theme: Sassy Sauce Polish brings us a duo for the holidays!
Description: Just Elfin Around is a green jelly base with sparkling green glitters.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $27.00 For The Duo | Cap: 200
Sassy Sauce Polish | Reindeer Games (Holiday Duo)
Theme: Sassy Sauce Polish brings us a duo for the holidays!
Description: Reindeer Games is a red jelly with an assortment of sparkling glitters.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $27.00 for. theDuo | Cap: 200
Sassy Sauce Polish | Sin-derella
Theme: Sassy Sauce Polish continues their ‘Shoes’ series with a polish inspired by a photo of a blue satin shoe with pink lacing!
Description: Sin-derella ias a lightly blue tinted base with blue reflective and large particle purple to pink to gold to green shifting shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 300
Wicked Lacquer | Big Shot
Theme: Wicked Lacquer continues their ‘Carnival of Chaos’ series!
Description: Big Shot is a red jelly base with red to gold shimmer.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 100
Wicked Lacquer | Poinsettia
Theme: Wicked Lacquer brings us a polish for the holidays!
Description: Poinsettia is a green to blue multichrome, with holo glitters and amber gold and red flakes.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 100
Zombie Claw | Frostbite Flesh
Theme: Zombie Claw continues their ‘Zombie’ theme with a polish inspired by hauntingly cool toned zombies!
Description: Frostbite Flesh is a turquoise base with linear holo, silver reflective glitter and purple-blue mulitchrome pigment.
I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.75 | Cap: 100
Hella Handmade Creations October 2025 | Holiday
I’m loving all the reds this month! Such a nice selection!
Shop Opens: October 14th at 12:01 EST | Shop Closes: October 21st at 11:59 HST
Where To Buy: Hella Handmade Creations Shop
Thanks for looking, and don’t miss the video!