Happy Saturday! I actually had 90% of this post done and ready to go last Thursday, and was all set to post Friday… but then I got hit hard with the flu (I’m still recovering) and I slept for 24 hours straight almost… then didn’t leave my bed for a few days. On the bright side though – about 9 more items showed up in that time… and I’m still waiting on (i think) 2 more. So it’s now a week later than I intended, but I’m finally ready to share my post for the Polish Pickup June 2022 shop – and the theme is Fairs & Carnivals!
As of this moment – I have 69 items for the month to share. I know for sure Paradox Polish’s contribution should be here Tuesday… and I know there is someone else I’m waiting on, but it’s escaping me right this moment.
For the fine details – for all photos shown – I used Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues Peel Off Base, and for the glossy photos I did use a combination of the top coats including Glisten & Glow and Vibrant Vinyls which was sent as PR this month, as well as Anchor & Heart Sea Glass and Night Owl Lacquer Gone Matte. I purchased the Vapid Lacquer Commitment Issues and the top coats were sent as pr or as gifts.
I do use artificial lighting for my photos. I work during the day and weekend afternoons I’m with Nick and Jacob, so I do most swatching when the sun is setting or gone. My current setup uses GlamCor Pro LIghts and I use the Ultra X Model and this Daylight Company Duo Daylight Lamp (affiliate link).
For reflective polish photos – I only used my camera flash. It was taken in low light with a my camera (Nikon Coolpix L830)
For Glow In The Dark polishes I used this UV flashlight to “charge” my nails for photos (affiliate link)
Wish-listing opens tomorrow (Sunday… in case I post this after midnight) so let’s get this going.
Alchemy Lacquers | Fright Fest
Inspiration: Fright Fest was inspired by the Halloween Extravaganza that takes place as Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ.
Description: Fright Fest is a hot pink jelly base loaded with purple to pink to red to orange shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This is a touch deeper pink in person.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 200
All Mixed Up Lacquers | U Spin Me Right Round (Magnetic & Reflective)
Inspiration: Inspired by Himalayan Carnival Ride
Description: U Spin Me Right Round is a black jelly base loaded with blue to teal to purple magnetic pigment and silver reflective glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
I only magnetized 2 nails so you can see this both ways.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 250
Anchor & Heart Lacquer | Berry Best Festival
Inspiration: Inspired by one of our favorite summer activities – strawberry picking and the family friendly festivals that come with them!
Description: Berry Best Festival is a strawberry red jelly base packed with iridescent pink to orange to gold shifting flakes, as well as a sprinkle of lime green micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
In some lighting this shade looked a little more orangey on me.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Atomic Polish | Chair-O-Planes
PAID PR
Inspiration: Inspired by a stunning photo of a lit-up flying swing ride at night. These were originally called “Chair-O-Planes”.
Description: Chair-O-Planes has a vibrant neon pink crelly base filled with pigment that shifts gold to red and iridescent flakes that shift from blue to orange. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
My photos are not accurate for this shade as it is much darker and more coral tinged hot pink than my photos show.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Baroness X | Fairy Floss Solar Fluid Art Polish
Inspiration: Fairy Floss was inspired by blue and pink cotton candy at the fair.
Description: Fairy Floss is a solar fluid art polish that goes from a candy pink (indoors) and changes to a blurple shade in the sun (in UV light). It can be used in fluid art or it can be worn in 2 coats solo as a regular polish.
I used 2 coats on index and pinky and I did fluid art with Fairy Floss, Hit The Bottle Banksy (grey) and Fancy Gloss Got Milk? (white) for this look.
For the fluid art look, I did the following:
First I needed to make a decal. I recommend a silicone mat to do this, I personally use this one (affiliate link) but you can find them cheaper – I just like the size and having 4 to use.
The method that works best for me is to drop the polishes on top of each other a couple drips at a time (similar to water marbling without the water) and I do 3 drops of Fairy Floss and then 3 drops of each of the other polishes right on top of each other. I keep doing this until I have a nice blob of polishes in the center of the mat. Then I picked the mat up and just carefully moved it around to get the blob to warp and stretch and flatten out.
Once I saw the desired cells and spread of the polish, I set it aside for about 15 hours to dry (can take less, I just waited 15) and then I cut out the desired size, painted my nails with a sticky base and applied the cut out decals. Then I manipulated and sealed them in with a cotton swab dipped in polish remover. I used an orange stick to help cut off any extra I didn’t need.
If you are a more visual learner – check out this video tutorial from Courtney of Polished Lifting
Price: $12.00 | Cap: 130
Xpress Dry Spray by Baroness X | Xpress Dry Spray in Blackberry Lemonade
Inspiration: Inspired by fresh lemonade at the fair, with your choice of added flavors. Blackberry is one of the best combos with lemonade.
Description: Xpress Drying Spray scented in Blackberry Lemonade, fruity summer blackberries muddled in fresh lemonade with a touch of raspberry.
This product contains ingredients that bond with the solvents in nail polish to help them evaporate faster, namely disiloxane. This is the ingredient that evaporates and bonds with solvents the fastest of all the silicones in drying products. Drying products that do not contain this ingredient, won’t dry your nails nearly as quickly as Xpress Drying Spray. Baroness X also added camellia and jojoba oil to help hydrate skin and cuticles at the same time as drying.
Simply apply 1-2 drops over each nail to speed the outer layer for drying. Be sure to do this as the FINAL step – not between layers. Do this once the mani is done.
Price: $6.50 | Cap: None
Bee’s Knees Lacquer | Calanmai (Reflective)
PAID PR
Inspiration: Inspired by The Spring Court festival in ACOTAR
Description: Calanmai is a black to red multichrome base with green light reflective glitter mixed in. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Bluebird Lacquer | Who’s the Ferris of Them All (Reflective)
Inspiration: Bluebird was inspired by the Santa Monica pier at sunset.
Description: Who’s the Ferris of Them All is a clear base loaded with pink to orange shifting large particle shimmer, pink to purple to light blue shifting iridescent flakes and purple reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
By Dany Vianna | Pastel Balloons (Thermal)
Inspiration: Inspired by balloons in a blue sky
Description: Pastel Balloons is a medium sky blue (cold) to clear (warm) jelly based thermal polish with a mix of pastel dot glitters ranging from small to medium mixed in. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 500
Cadillacquer | The Abandoned Place
Inspiration: Inspired by a picture of an abandoned fair.
Description: The Abandoned Place is a mix of blue, black and purple reflective glitter and pink to orange to gold flakes and shimmer in a clear base. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Cameo Colours Lacquers | Flippin’ on the Zipper
Inspiration: Inspired by my favorite carnival/fair ride, the Zipper.
Description: Flippin’ On The Zipper is a white crelly base with a slight blue shimmer, full of blue metallic flakes, red metallic micro flakes, small red holo glitter, and silver holo micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.50 | Cap: 105
Colores de Carol | Gems and Feathers
Inspiration: Inspired by carnival masks
Description: Gems and Feathers is a mint tinged white crelly base with pink, gunmetal, purple and fuchsia metallic shreds, gold micro shreds and turquoise metallic flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 350
Crystal Knockout | Dance Electric (Thermal and Glow In The Dark)
Inspiration: Inspired by Electric Daisy Carnival
Description: Dance Electric is a black (cold) to turquoise (warm) crelly based thermal with holographic glitter in teal, purple, silver, and blue, and matte dot glitter in neon green, pink, and orange. This glows green in the dark. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
The glitter content does give this polish a chunkier texture – so you might want to use a glitter smoother and top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: None
Cupcake Polish | Cotton Candy Clouds
Inspiration: Inspired by the pink and blue cotton candy clouds that we begged for every year at the carnival!
Description: Cotton Candy Clouds is a light pink jelly base with pink to blue shifting large particle shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Dreamland Lacquer | Wrangled at the Rodeo (Reflective)
Inspiration: Inspired by The ubiquitous rodeos at fairs in the Midwest
Description: Wrangled at the Rodeo is a denim blue jelly base filled with a mix of holo and reflective glitters and blue to violet shifty shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 300
DRK Nails | Happy Day
Inspiration: Inspired by a happy day at the fair with a blue sky
Description: Happy Day is a clear based linear holographic with blue and red metallic flakes and red to pink pastel flakes mixed in. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.97 | Cap: 297
Ethereal Lacquer | Sweet Memories
PAID PR
Inspiration: Inspired by Meagan growing up working at the carnival all summer long her whole life, her family sells fresh handmade taffy in the southern tier of New York.
Description: Sweet Memories is a periwinkle jelly base loaded with holographic micro flecks and red to pink to gold to copper to green shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Fair Maiden Polish | Don’t Just Fly, Soar! (Reflective)
Inspiration: Dumbo!
Description: Don’t Just Fly, Soar! is a blue-gray jelly base with pigment that shifts from red to gold, and filled with silver reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Garden Path Lacquers | Midnight’s Journey (Reflective)
Inspiration: Inspired by A view of a carousel after dusk, framed in carnival lights and shrouded in mystery
Description: Midnight’s Journey is a linear holographic base filled with red to orange to gold shifting Aurora shimmer, large red to orange shifting iridescent flakes, and silver reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Glisten & Glow | Carnival Lights & Summer Nights
Inspiration: Inspired by breathtaking blue summer night sky at the carnival, as the Ferris Wheel circles, flashes, and glows those neon light bulbs!
Description: Carnival Lights & Summer Nights is a medium blue jelly base loaded with green to blue to gold iridescent flakes, blue to purple to pink iridescent flakes and a variety of neon pink glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Polish will dry with texture – so you may want to use Glitter Grabber and a top coat for a smooth finish
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Glisten & Glow | Top Coat
Inspiration:
Description: Glisten & Glow top coat is perfect for nail art and stamping and is a long lasting glassy quick dry top coat. I’ve been using the top coat for 8 years now and it’s never failed me. It dries fast, has a very glossy, high shine and floats well over nail art.
This top coats dries fast (about 4 minutes on me) and glows under blacklight. Also pairs beautifully with G&G Glitter Grabber if you picked that up in previous shops.
For the nail art shown here I used Fancy Gloss Got Milk? as a base, Hit The Bottle Street Art neon Jelly Collection (PR) and Uber Nails Carnival & Fair Time stamping plate.
Price: $8.00 | Cap: None
Great Lakes Lacquer | Get Your Cherry On
Inspiration: Inspired by The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan
Description: Get Your Cherry On is a plum-leaning black cherry jelly base filled with a vibrant red to orange to yellow shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Healthy Fawns | Let’s Spin! Zip Clutch Wristlet
Inspiration: Inspired by the spinning tea cup rides seen across the country in county fairs and carnivals.
Description: The Let’s Spin! Zip Clutch Wristlet features a fun tea cup fabric on the outside with subtle honey comb print inside. Measuring 8″ by 5.75″, this bag will easily fit several items and your phone, and comes with a detachable 6.25″ wristlet strap.
The zipper is at a slight diagonal and has an iridescent zipper and rainbow zipper pull.
One photo shows the size comparison between this wristlet and my iPhone 12 Pro.
Product Size: 8″ x 5.75″ x .25″ with a 6.25″ wristlet strap
Price: $22.50 | Cap: 55
Hearts & Promises | Root Beer Float
Inspiration: Inspired by Root Beer Floats
Description: Root Beer Float is a warm brown jelly base loaded with red to gold to green shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 300
Heather’s Hues | Shake Your Tail Feathers
Inspiration: Inspired by the Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago.
Description: Shake Your Tail Feathers is a white crelly base with a hot pink to gold shimmer and filled with a mix of glitters and flakes in purples, pinks, and golds. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Hit the Bottle | Stick with Me + Pigment
Inspiration:
Description: “Stick with Me” is a sticky white stamping polish. Designed to stay tacky, allowing you to rub pigments into it and create beautiful effects. This kit comes with 0.5 gr of green candy aurora pigment which I’ve named “Endora”. Used with white sticky polish you will see tones of green and pink and when used over “Stuck on You” (our sticky black stamping polish) you will see emerald green to blue to purple.
To use this set you would paint your base color and then apply a matte top coat. Once done, use the sticky polish to stamp your selected design on. Wait 20-30 seconds, then gently apply pigment to stamping with applicator.
The pigment will not stick to the matte portion of nails which makes this a bit easier. Plus this way you can use the pigment without using the method that requires your stamper (which can make it permanently cloudy)
Once done, either use a water based top coat to protect the design, then the top coat of your choice. You can also skip the water based top coat and float your top coat of choice over.
For the stamping on this mani I used Beauty Big Bang plate XL-085
Price: $ | Cap: None
Hit the Bottle Polishes | Not my First Rodeo
Inspiration: Inspired by the phrase “not my first rodeo” and true crime podcasts.
Description: Not My First Rodeo is a pale vintage red stamping polish and one coat creme. I used 1 coat on both index and pinky and stamped over a black cream on middle and ring.
Price: $8.50 | Cap: 300
Indie by Patty Lopes | Ferris Wheel
Inspiration: Inspired by Ferris Wheels
Description: Ferris Wheel is a dusty blue jelly base loaded with red to gold to green aurora shimmer, holo micro flakes and holo micro glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 350
Jen & Berries | Festival of Fragrance
Inspiration: Inspired by the Lilac Festival in my hometown of Rochester, NY
Description: Festival of Fragrance is a warm purple jelly base packed with red to orange shifting shimmer and a ton of silver holo micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Swatcher photos show a different bottle, but customer polishes will come in the standard J&B 12.5ml bottle.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 300
Jior Couture | The Forgotten Fair (Thermal and Reflective)
Inspiration: Inspired by The Chesterfield County Colored Farmers’ Fair
Description: The Forgotten Fair is a cold reactive thermal that goes from a bright sky blue (cold) to dusty light sky blue (warm) with holo copper microglitter, bronze microglitter, and reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
KBShimmer | Fairest One Of All (Reflective)
Inspiration: Inspired by neon lights
Description: Fairest One Of All is a deepened navy jelly loaded with a rainbow of color-shifting iridescent flakes and green reflective glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
This polish is on the thicker side, and I do recommend glitter smoother and glossy top coat for a smooth finish.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: None
KBShimmer | Watermelon Sugar Hand & Body Scrub
Inspiration: Inspired by sweets
Description: KBShimmer’s sugar scrubs are good for all over the body or as a hand scrub, the sugar particles are medium grit so they do a good job getting dry spots on your body situated.
Watermelon Sugar is a hand and body scrub inspired by all the sweet summer goodies. This scent starts with the sweet scent of cotton candy and vanilla. Notes of ripe, juicy watermelon and fresh-picked strawberries bring a unique tartness and yet smooth sweetness to the scrub, for an alluring scent that lingers on the skin. If you love our Spun Sugar or Pink Sugar scents, you will love this summertime twist.
To my nose – this smells just like the fragrance Pink Sugar with a candy like watermelon (like the gummy ones) mixed in.
Price: $10.00 | Cap: None
Krisable Designs | Sweet Innocent Things (Thermal)
Inspiration: Inspired by Red Ferris Wheel with beautiful blue sky backdrop
Description: Sweet Innocent Things is a pastel teal (warm) to aqua leaning turquoise (cold) crelly based thermal with red flakes, white glitters and teal glitters mixed in. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.75 | Cap: None
Lacquer is in the Air | I’m Just A Kid (Reflective)
Inspiration: Inspired by the time that I saw the band Simple Plan at the Del Mar Fair in San Diego.
Description: I’m Just A Kid is a vibrant blue base with pink to gold to green shifting shimmer, holo pigment and silver reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: None
Leesha’s Lacquer | Fireworks at the Fairgrounds
Inspiration: Inspired by the fire work show after dark that lights up the sky over the fairgrounds.
Description: Fireworks at the Fairgrounds is a grape purple jelly base with gold, rainbow and color shifting pink to gold to blue flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Lemming Lacquer | Ferris Wheel Lights
Inspiration: Inspired by the glowing lights of the Ferris wheel at a Dark Carnival.
Description: Ferris Wheel Lights is a a deep indigo with shimmer shifting red to copper to gold and reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 200
Lucky 13 Lacquer | Look and See Her, How She Sparkles (Glow In The Dark)
Inspiration: Inspired by The Last Unicorn
Description: Look and See Her, How She Sparkles is a sheer sky blue jelly base with large particle gold to green to aqua to azure blue shifting shimmer and it glows aqua in the dark. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Comes with a tiny UV flashlight to help charge up the glow quickly
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Lumen | Midway Lights
Inspiration: I spent many summers working at fairs and events with my My father in law, he loved his job!!! He would say every single night “ we don’t close until the midway lights go out “ so everyone had a chance to take home some sweet memories with them.
Long after he was gone I spent many nights working well past midnight to honor him.
To this day I can’t see those lights without missing his voice and seeing that twinkle in his eye, I would give anything to hear him say that just one more time
Description: Midway lights is a magenta leaning purple jelly base with strong pink to orange to gold to teal (at extreme angles) shifting shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 400
Luna Wax | I Have a Slush on You Wax
Inspiration: Inspired by Slushee drinks on a hot day at a state fair with your crush
Description: Fun wax melt in the shape of a slush or beverage! Cute duckie and blue raspberries on top, complimented by an umbrella.
Scented in Blue Raspberry Slushie and Cotton Candy.
This smells just like you’d expect! Blue Raspberry slushie and cotton candy – sugary sweet and slightly tart.
Price: $6.25 | Cap: 125
LynBDesigns | Salutations
Inspiration: Inspired by Charlotte’s Web which was one of my favorite movies as a child
Description: Salutations is a light peach base with intense peach to yellow to green to blue shifting shimmer and scattered holo sparkle. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
LynBDesigns | Watermelon Lemonade Wax
Inspiration: Inspired by hot summer nights walking through the carnival sipping an ice cold lemonade
Description: Smells like fresh pressed lemonade with a hint of watermelon. With a background of delightful carnival foods. Top notes of watermelon, lime, lemon, and bergamot; followed by middle notes of marigold, sweet, juicy melon; with base notes of white musk and vanilla
This has a lovely mix of sweet, tart, floral and fruity. They all balance each other so none is overwhelming. The floral notes probably hit me first, but they are clean, sweet florals.
Price: $5.00 | Cap: 110
ManMade by J&S | Sweet Treat Pouch
Inspiration: Inspired by Summer nights, bright lights and the smell of those sweet treats being cooked up always get us at the county fair!
Description: Made with a cotton candy pink holo/oil slick like clear vinyl and a sweet treat cotton print this pouch is made to carry pretty much anything. The interior is made with a waterproof canvas for easy cleaning. You can load it with pens and pencils and toss it in a backpack for crafts on the go. It’s is a perfect cosmetic bag for makeup or travel accessories. You can also load it with your favorite snacks for a cute and fun snack pack.
The bottom of the bag expands out to hold more too! The zipper is a rainbow zipper with a rainbow ice cream cone pull.
Product Size: 7×6 inches can fold flat
Price: $11.00 | Cap: 55
Moo Moo’s Signatures | Flowery Cruise
Inspiration: Inspired by beautiful scenery from cruising
Description: Flowery Cruise is a baby blue jelly base with lots of blue to purple to pink shimmer, holo flakes and mixture of iridescent and white glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.50 | Cap: 200
Native War Paints | Love Under the Lights (Reflective Glitter)
Inspiration:
Description: Love Under The Lights is a deep purple jelly base loaded with teal to blue to pink shifting shimmer and silver reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.75 | Cap: 150
Night Owl Lacquer | Kind of a Big Wheel
Inspiration: Inspired by being in the sky on a ferris wheel
Description: Kind Of A Big Wheel is a bright blue crelly base filled with a rainbow of iridescent color shifting flakes and a variety of white matte glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.80 | Cap: None
Noodles Nail Polish | Take Flight
Inspiration: Inspired by Image of pastel swings at a fair
Description: Take Flight is a soft sage green crelly with metallic rose and pink holo glitters, soft pink shimmer, and light gold microflakies. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.50 | Cap: None
Pahlish | Funhouse Mirrors (Reflective)
Inspiration: Inspired by carnival mirror houses
Description: Funhouse Mirrors is a bright silver reflective polish with holographic flakes and electric pink shimmer. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: None
Paint It Pretty Polish | Water Gun Fun
Inspiration: Inspired by Water shooting games
Description: Water Gun Fun is a medium blue jelly base loaded with pink to orange to green to gold iridescent flakes and holo microflakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 150
Painted Polish | Candy Land Crush
Inspiration: Inspired by Candy Land carnival sweets stand
Description: Candy Land Crush is a medium pink crelly base with turquoise metallic flakes mixed in. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Pampered Polishes | I’ll Get Him… With My Foot!
Inspiration: Inspired by Ducky & Bunny in Toy Story 4
Description: I’ll Get Him… With My Foot! is a deep inky blurple base with a red-green aurora shimmer, and a sprinkling of silver micro glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: None
Penelope Luz | Sapucai (Reflective)
Inspiration: Inspired by Samba Schools from Rio’s Carnival
Description: Sapucai is a sheer baby blue jelly base loaded with purple to pink to gold to green aurora pigment and teal reflective glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 700
Poetry Cowgirl Nail Polish | Dibs on the Corvette
Inspiration: Inspired by The 70’s/80’s kiddie car rides at the fair
Description: Dibs on the Corvette is a deep candy red shimmer packed with silver galaxy holo glitters. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.00 | Cap: None
Pretty Beautiful Unlimited | Peach Smoothie Wax
Inspiration: Inspired by Drinks at the Fair
Description: Peach smoothie begins with top notes of ripened peach and cranberry; followed by middle notes of bergamot and jasmine; sitting on base notes of green notes and white musk.
My nose primarily picks up a gummy peach ring scent mixed with jasmine. The Jasmine is lighter – but definitely there (and I love Jasmine so my nose spots it immediately) This is a very nice fruity/floral blend
Price: $6.00 | Cap: None
Red Panda Lacquer | Mr Dark (Reflective)
Inspiration: Inspired by Mr Dark from Something Wicked This Way Comes
Description: Mr Dark is a blackened base with purple to blue to copper multichrome pigment and gold reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 105
Rogue Lacquer | Nostalgic Nights
Inspiration: Inspired by the sky at sunset at the fair at night
Description: Nostalgic Nights is a muted neon purple crelly packed with all the best sunset colors! Pink, orange, red and gold glass flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 500
Sassy Sauce Polish | Spin Me Right RoundBaby!!
Inspiration: Inspired by a photo of a mardi gras mask
Description: Spin Me Right Round Baby!! is a violet jelly base loaded with red to gold shifting shimmer, turquoise holo micro glitter and reflective glitter. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
STELLA CHROMA | Caramel Corn Emulsified Sugar Scrub
Inspiration:
Description: Stella Chroma’s Emulsified Sugar Scrub is an incredibly fine particle sugar that’s densely packed in. Dig a little out of the jar, massage into your hands then rinse and keep rubbing it in while rinsing. Your hands will feel smooth, soft and incredible.
The June scent is caramel corn, and it is pretty much perfection. Sweet caramel combines with warm vanilla and is highlighted with a tad bit of salt scent.
It smells like you’d think – sweet and salty and delicioius.
Price: $6.50 | Cap: None
STELLA CHROMA | Smorgasbord
Inspiration: Inspired by Templeton from Charlotte’s Web
Description: Smorgasbord is a medium grey crelly base loaded with gold, blue and red chrome flakes mixed in. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: None
Sweet & Sour Lacquer | La Vida es un Carnaval
Inspiration: Inspired by La Vida es un Carnaval (Life is a Carnival in Spanish) was inspired by a photo of carousel and ferris wheel at night.
Description: La Vida es un Carnaval is a champagne to gold to yellow to green to pink multichrome base with holo micro flakes, green to pink to gold shifting metallic flakes, as well as iridescent flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $12.50 | Cap: 100
Sweet Heart Polish | Summertime Scramble
Inspiration: Inspired by the spinning tea cup rides seen across the country in county fairs and carnivals.
Description: Summertime Scramble is a neon green jelly with pink to green aurora shimmer and pink to gold to green shifting flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $11.00 | Cap: None
The Crafty Taco | The Showgirl Adjustable Necklace
Inspiration: by a moody painting of a circus showgirl
Description: Each stainless steel pendant features a swirly, one of a kind, watermarbled 16mm glass cabochon with a mix of indie and mainstream polishes. Each one is created one at a time, and no two will be identical.
The “clasp” isn’t traditional and instead has a pulley like silver piece to tighten and loosen. there is a teardrop metal piece at the end of each side so this pulley like piece doesn’t fall off the chain.
$1 from each sale will be donated to Planned Parenthood to help women and families in desperate need of life saving medical care.
Price: $14.50 | Cap: 39
The Soapy Chef | Caramel Popcorn Cuticle Scrub
Inspiration: Inspired by the amazing aroma of caramel popcorn at the carnival
Description: This gentle cuticle scrub and balm is made with a blend of oils and butters, as well as granulated sugar that buffs away dead skin around the cuticles and nail beds. Simply rub the scrub into nails and cuticles in a circular motion then wash off excess with warm water.
Scent notes: Rich butterscotch, vanilla, butter, cream, toasted caramel, fresh popped popcorn, hot butter
This is sweet and salty and really makes you want some hot caramel popcorn.
Price: $10.50 | Cap: None
Treo Lacquer | Exhilaration
Inspiration: When I think of Carnivals and Fairs I think of a feeling. The thrill of the ride, the excitement of the games, and the giddiness of being with friends and eating too much sugar. And so I named this polish after that feeling – Exhilaration.
Description: Exhilaration is a neon yellow crelly base filled with iridescent flakies that shift through gold, pink and green, and a sprinkling of holo particles. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $13.00 | Cap: 180
Unicorn Magic Skincare | Blue Raspberry Slushie Acetone Additive
Inspiration: Inspired by The yummy icy drink
Description: The use of acetone can wreak havoc on nails and surrounding skin, leaving those unsightly dry white marks. The use of our acetone additive will help diminish the stripping of natural oils from your hands & nails, helping them look healthy and beautiful. Contains skin loving oils such as jojoba & argan oil for maximum benefit.
Everyone is a little different when it comes to what their skin needs. I personally use half a bottle of Acetone Additive into my Zoya Remove + (which already has a built in additive) and that’s what i need. When using acetone additive, add 1/4 bottle (or even 1/5) and mix, test and add more as desired.
Blue Raspberry Slushie – the aroma of ripened raspberries, sugary cotton candy, and the
effervescence of crushed ice.
This reminds me of a melted blue raspberry blow pop. It smells so good!
Price: $5.50 | Cap: 150
Unicorn Magic Skincare | Lemon Cotton Candy Cuticle Rescue
Inspiration: Inspired by The yummy carnival treat
Description: Deluxe Cuticle Rescue is a thick and nourishing cuticle cream. It has the thickness of a balm, but a creamy lotion appearance and feel. This is perfect for a non greasy cuticle item, and a little goes a long way.
Lemon Cotton Candy is a delightful spun sugar with a hint of vanilla intertwined with freshly squeezed lemon, sweet with a twist of tartness.
The description is pretty spot on – this has the sweetness of cotton candy, the tart zing of lemon and the mellow vanilla tying the 2 together. It smells amazing.
Price: $6.50 | Cap: 200
Vapid Lacquer | Swing Fling Sugar Scrub
Inspiration: Inspired by those horrifying swing rides at carnivals
Description: A scrub for hand and body exfoliation, or you can use it to shave. Grab a bit from the jar, about a 1″ ball, scrub until the sugar dissolves, and then you have microfine bubbly shaving cream… and very smooth, primed skin.
This is a soap based scrub, meaning that it’s cleansing and doesn’t leave you oily. It may be a bit different than your typical scrub, it’s firm and almost moldable. Making it easy to handle, it’s not runny, and there is no oily residue in the tub or on you
Scent Notes: Candy apples swing with coconut, flying about with sweet pralines and pecans, while fluffy marshmallows dance in the clouds. Sweetly coming to the ground on a pillowy landing of creamy vanilla bean, with smooth tonka and musk.
This is slightly sweet, slightly salty, warm and inviting. It’s a very odd scent mixture that will immediately make you think of the fairgrounds.
Price: $9.00 | Cap: 150
Vibrant Vinyls | Rainbow Snow Cone Scented Double Bond Base Coat
Inspiration: Snocones!
Description: Double Bond is a ridge filling base coat and sticky base coat in 1. Best of both worlds. I also sometimes like wearing it alone cause it gives a healthy, sheer, milky look to the nails.
A rainbow swirl of fruity flavors poured over ice. Hawaiian Starfruit, Cool Green Melon, Apple, Pineapple and Orange. It smells just as amazing as it sounds!
This smells just like a Hawaiian snocone. It’s fruity, a little tart and delicious.
Price: $8.00 | Cap: None
Vibrant Vinyls | Rainbow Snow Cone Scented Fast & Hard QDTC
Inspiration: Snow Cones
Description: Fast & Hard is a super glossy quick dry top coat that can be applied over wet polish without issue. It also works over stamping, just make sure you float the top coat!
A rainbow swirl of fruity flavors poured over ice. Hawaiian Starfruit, Cool Green Melon, Apple, Pineapple and Orange. It smells just as amazing as it sounds!
This is a fruity and tart scent that is delicious!
For this mani I used the Hit The Bottle Street Art Neon Jelly Collection for the base and Beauty Big Bang XL-085 stamping plate.
Price: $8.00 | Cap: None
What Addiction | Sweet Masquerade
Inspiration: What Addiction has taken inspiration from an amazing art work named Carnival Candy
Description: Sweet Masquerade is a blackened purple jelly base with blurple shimmer, ultrachrome chameleon flakes, and a touch of holographic micro flakes. I used 3 thin coats and a glossy top coat for these photos.
Price: $14.00 | Cap: 150
Polish Pickup June 2022 | Fairs & Carnivals
There was a lot more pink this month than I expected (or am used to) but there was a nice little mix of color this time around. Lacking a little on the greens – but more variety than the usual purple/blue domination.
Wishlisting starts later tomorrow, so be ready!
Where To Buy: Polish Pickup Shop
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182 comments
I love Atomic!
I love Sweet Memories!
I love neons, Treo Lacquer looks so good!
My top pick this month is Pastel Balloons. I’ve never tried a thermal polish before!
There are so many beauties this month, but the one that calls to me most is the Colores De Carol. It’s so fun and pretty!
I love how many neons there are this month. I never get tired if neons!
I am looking forward to that BKL
Carnival sass
Colores de Carol is my no 1 this month.
Jen & Berries is my top pick this month!
Carnival Lights looks quirky!
I love ur layout on these pictures.
Must have the Ethereal, Sweet Memories.
I am eyeing that stella chroma polish
I think my #1 pick is gonna be the Great Lakes Lacquer.
Alchemy!
BKL, WFL, Colores de Carol and the Unicorn Magic cuticle rescue
This month’s must haves are Ethereal, Night Owl, and Wildflower. I’m sure more will jump in my cart as well!
My must have is this month is PFD’s polish!! It is a sister to The Violet Prism which is one of my faves.
I need the PFD this month
Even from the initial teaser video, Cupcake polish had my heart! It’s so delicate and pretty
I love the one from Colorés de Carol!
Kathleen &co- Neon carnival
My top picks are the Ethereal Lacquer and Kathleen and Co polishes – they’re both so pretty
KB Shimmer! I love the color reflective glitters!
Definitely Lucky 13! I love my GITD polishes!
Love Atomic this month, it’s gorgeous!
I have several must haves this month, especially Rogue and Atomic!
My number one must have is the polish from Rogue!
For me, #1 is a three-way tie between PFD, GLL and Ethereal this month. I also like the Dreamland. Great choices this month.
I looove Lucky 13’s polish again this month. Neeeed it.
Exhilaration by Treo looks like a fun yellow for the summer!
I love Pastel Balloons by Dany Vianna!
Anchor & Heart’s Berry Best Festival
Jen & Berries! I love shimmer and holo flake ❤️
BCB Lacquer & Beesknees Lacquer
This month is gonna make my wallet cry! I’m most looking forward to the Cadillacquer, Painted Polish and the Kathleen and co.
Loving Feathers & Gems by Colores De Carol!!
The Lumen is so pretty!
Cadillacquer and Rogue Lacquer both knocking it out of the park again this month!
Amazing picture job! Can’t imagine the time it took you to make this awesome post! Thank you
I’m def going for the Ethereal!
Dreamland is a gorgeous blue!
Mr. Dark looks amazing!
That night owl lacquer looks amazing
My favorites are Ethereal Lacquer and Lucky 13 this month.
PFD is definitely at the top of my list
There are so many this month, love the Ethereal, Rogue and Paint it Pretty!
It’s a five-way tie between Cadillacquer, Lumen, PfD, Rogue, and Wildflower!
Looking forward to glam polish, beautiful pink
Fair Maiden!
Loving Rogue, Crystal Knockout, and Sassy Sauce so far!
My favorites this month are Colors de Carol, Night Owl Lacquer, and MJ Lacquer (not pictured).
I’m gonna need the Pastel Balloons, and Root Beer Float this month!
There are so many beauties this month, but the one that calls to me most is the Colores De Carol. It’s so fun and pretty!
I always have to go for the KB Shimmer. Just gorgeous!
Exhilaration By Treo Lacquer has my name on it!
I can’t wait to get Rogue’s flakie polish! I’ll also be picking up Heather’s Hues.
I need the Rogue, the Wildflower, and Atomic polish!
Mr Dark and Water Gun Fun- I can’t have enough blue <3
Definitely Jen and berries, ethereal, and lumen this month! But honestly so many more
I’m most excited for Berry-Go-Round from Pinnacle Polish this month!
I absolutely must have Dany Viana again! 4 months in a row.
My top pick at the moment is definitely the Rogue but I’m excited to check everything out once the shop opens for wishlisting!
Must have Bees Knees again. She is killing it with those multichrome reflectives.
I love the KB shimmer!!
DRK Nails! It calls my name
Penelope Luz is my #1 this time!
Cadillacquer The Abandoned Place – although Great Lakes Lacquer is a very close second
Atomic is the one really grabbing my eye this month. It’s not something I typically would go for but I’ve been really drawn to peach and coral polishes. And the Baroness X fluid art polish!
I love Atomic’s polish this month!
For this month PPU, i love the ones from Wildflower Lacquer, Kathleen & Co and Ethereal Lacquer. Also, the Lilly Anne’s Lotion.
I absolutely love Great Lakes Lacquer this month. My mom goes to Michigan all the time and they bring back goodies from the Cherry Festival. Getting a bottle for me and her!!!!
I am most looking forward to the Treo Lacquer and I’ve never tried that brand before, so that’s always fun! Also need the Unicorn Magic Lemon Cotton Candy cuticle cream and the Vapid scrub sounds so intriguing.
Jen & Berries is at the top of my list.
I’m loving Sassy Sauce!
My favorites this month at By Dany Vianna and Treo!
Loving Fair Maiden and so excited Vapid’s back in the shop!
Alchemy!
Sorry you’re not feeling well, Lisa, but your swatches are amazing anyway. Feel better!
Oh my gosh What Addiction is gorgeous! I need it!!
This next PPU is going to break me. Cuticula is my number 1 pick. Cupcake Polish’s pink……perfection! Thank you Lisa for doing this every month! :)
That GLL is calling my name
I’m loving Zoltar says make your wish by Danglefoot!
I think this is the month I’ve been most exited for in ages – but Rogue Lacquer is the one that has had me in a vice grip since I first saw the photos.
Polished for days
KB Shimmer is a must have.
I really like the Cupcake and Atomic this month!
too many for ‘one’ fave, but for today, Fair Maiden’s contribution. the trippy goldy pink against the grey base has me mesmerized!
Loving Kathleen and Co this month!
Stella chroma
My must-have this month is Sweet Memories by Ethereal Lacquer :)
My absolute top pick this month is Cuticula!
I really like both the Patty Lopes and Ethereal Lacquer ones! A bit similar but a bit different? I’ll have to decide!
Really loved Hit the Bottle’s “Not my First Rodeo”
The Lyn B Designs polish is number one on my list
Just love Bees Knees Lacquer
Probably the What Addiction? Sweet Masquerade but certainly subject to change. Thanks for the chance.
Fright Fest!
It’s a three way tie for top pick this month, wildflower, garden path lacquers and colores de carol
Cupcake for the perfect summer pink!
Sassy Sauce
Polished for Days
That Pahlish Funhouse Mirrors is too pretty!
Night Owl is gorgeous!
I don’t usually go for pinks, but the Rogue Lacquer polish is my #1 this month. There’s so many pretty, shifty pale neutral-ish colors this time around, too… decisions, decisions…
There are so many great options this year! I’m very excited for Dany Vianna’s Pastel Balloon polish as well as Glisten and Glow’s!
I can’t wait to try the Luna Wax!
Lemming Lacquer is a must have.
My must haves are a tie between the KBShimmer and Phoenix polish, they both have really unique glitter combinations that I’m super excited for!
Wildflower lacquer for sure!
Krisable Designs | Sweet Innocent Things
Looks like the perfect aqua for summer. I haven’t purchased from Kris able before, adding to my collection.
Wildflower!
Atomic！
Kathleen & Co ‘Neon Carnival’
Wildflower Lacquer ‘Carnival Sass’
Ethereal Lacquer ‘Sweet Memories’
Having a hard time narrowing down my picks for this month. Treo Lacquer and Sweet Heart Polish are perfect summer colors!
Fairy Floss
Loving Polished for Days!
Love Pampered Polishes!
I think I need the kbshimmer scrub again this month.
After looking at whole website my top two picks are Rogue and Night Owl! But there are definitely a few others calling my name too…
The Penelope Luz one looks really pretty, although I’m not sure how many reflective glitter polishes I need.
BKL and Paradox
Poetry Cowgirl looks gorgeous too!
Loving the Sassy Sauce this month.
I don’t know if it’s going to be my number 1 pick this month but this will be my first Lucky 13 polish.
My wishlist is so huge but my #1 pick is a tie between NOL and Rogue
Fair Maiden Polish is a must have.
Also really liking the Baroness X
Baroness X solar fluid art polish for sure! Obsessed with those cells in the fluid art, and solar effect just brings creativity to the next level!
Love the Poetry Cowgirl I’ll Take the Corvette red. Also Lumen’s is just beautiful. So many great colors.
Nailed It for me
Loving Polished for Days!
I think my number one pick is Phoenix | Trip to the Parallel World– something about it just catches my eye and I can’t stop thinking about it– so unique!
Probably gonna get the catnip toy as well
Narrowing down the list is HARD.
I love the flakies in Rogue Lacquer
What Addiction? My must have! I am currently wearing last months PPU, Petrified Blue Mess, and loving’ it.
Crystal knockout
Rogue Lacquer
Looking forward to trying the dry spray!
Alchemy fright fest
Of course there is always about 20 polishes that I HAVE to have, LOL. But I really want the Sweet Treats Pouch!
Music City Beauty is a must have.
Anything with a popcorn scent has my attention!
My #1 is PFD but I have several on my list.
Today, I’m really feeling Sassy Sauce’s You Spin me right round Baby!
Bee’s Knees Lacquer’s Calanmai
Kathleen & Co ‘Neon Carnival’
Wildflower Lacquer ‘Carnival Sass’
Ethereal Lacquer ‘Sweet Memories’
Polished For Days ‘Sunset Swings’
I’m sunk…. I like too many of them! Ethereal, Pahlish, Cupcake Polish, and several more!
The GLL looks incredible!
Atomic and Dreamland
The shimmer in Ethereal Lacquer looks so good!
Love Dibs on the Corvette by Poetry Cowgirl ❤️
Atomic
Dreamland is a beautiful blue.
I love NOL Kind of a Big Wheel. The pun is so good…LOL!
NOL Kind of a Big Wheel is a top pick for me.
Kathleen and Co looms amazing
Love this theme!
intrigued by Zombie Claws’ offering!
Lamming Lacquer keeps calling :)
The Colores de Carol is really interesting! I haven’t seen shreds for a while.
Hit the Bottle stamping plate is a must have.
Great Lakes Lacquer ‘Get Your Cherry On’.
Lilly Anne’s Garden ‘Jelly Doughnut’
I’m so taken with Sweet Memories and Sunset Swings!
I definitely am wanting the crochet lemon!
Can’t wait to get Acetone Additive by Unicorn Magic – love blue raspberry scents!
Nailed IT!
I still have to cull the polishes on my list quite a bit, but for sure I’m really excited about the Lantern & Wren stamping plate!
I’m interested in the Ethereal.
Kathleen & Co and Cupcake are my favorites. I’m all about the pinks this month.
Kathleen & Co and Cupcake are my faves. I’m all about the pinks this month!
The Stella Chroma caramel corn scrub sounds yummy!
I usually have my wishlist settled by now, but I’m having a really difficult time this month. I want all the bright colours! The Atomic and the Alchemy are both must haves.
Cadillacquer is a must have.
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