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Continuing with my Mountain themed vacation polishes. I should have done 3 coats of this but I painted at night in not great lighting so I didnt catch the effect til the next day. But what a gorgeous color and as always ILNP does great with the holo.

@ilnp Mountain View

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#fallnails by @bad_swatches

I was so excited when this polishe arrived in time for me to bring it along on our vacation to Colorado! Thanks for the fast shipping, Firefly Lacquer! Rocky Mountain National Park has been my family's favorite vacation destination for over 20 years and now I have a polish to commemorate all my precious memories.

This holo is STUNNING ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

@fireflylacquer Rocky Mountain from the National Parks collection. by @bad_swatches

Reason number one I love Fall: wearing dark red polish, and this is a stunner!

@emilydemolly Secret Code

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#fallnails by @bad_swatches

My polish of the year so far. I mean ✨️🤩✨️🤩✨️
I'm sure you've seen a bazillion posts about this one. Its absolutely fantastic.

@polishedfordays You've Haunted me so Beautifully

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#indiepolish by @bad_swatches

From one of the best Wildflower Lacquer collections ever comes one of my favorite polishes ever. Even with a few backup bottles I still use this sparingly. Isn't it beautiful 😍

Wildflower Lacquer (now @royla.lee) Little Creatures

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I was craving a dark red and this one was perfect. We had a return to summer with sun and 90 degrees, which gave the holo an opportunity to show off. Excuse the mistakes, my tremor was tremoring and I didn't notice the smudges til I took the pictures.

@ilnp Carrie

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#fallnails by @bad_swatches

A quick mani change up...I topped Essie Bed Rock and Roll with this pretty Fall flakie, a Mix-it Monday special from Monarch. I love to use flakies to top a less-than-perfect or unsatisfactory mani, especially when I'm too lazy to do a full new one. It also helps me use my untrieds.

@monarchlacquer Leaves & Lattes

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I was in the mood for a creme late the other night so Amazon to the rescue. This is a pretty red brown 😍

@essie Bed Rock and Roll

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#essiebedrockandroll by @bad_swatches

This is just the perfect Fall polish. The shifty shimmer shows off in every single lighting situation.

@royla.lee Threads of Yesterday

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#indiepolish by @bad_swatches

I bought this only mostly because of the inspiration (E.T.) because how could I not? I remember seeing it at Cinema 4! But I am so happy I got it because this is definitely one of my favorites for 2026. It's stunning and a bit of a chameleon. Sometimes it's orange, sometimes it's dark red, sometimes it's brown. But it's always gorgeous 😍

@cuticulanailcare I'll Be Right Here

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#polishpickup by @bad_swatches

This is such a perfect color for this time of year! Phoebe makes a wonderful holo.

@moonshinemani You Know How I Feel About Pun-based Names, Carl.

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When in doubt, I wear teal, and this is about as pretty a teal polish as I can find. The formula is perfect, too.

@stellachroma Drop Stitch

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#indiepolish by @bad_swatches