Painted Polish: Pumpkin Spice & Chill Trio

 Hello hello! Last fall, I purchased the Pumpkin Spice & Chill trio from Painted Polish, but I didn't get around to swatching and wearing it until now. I know it's a bit late for fall-themed and fall colored manicures to be in season, but I hope you enjoy these looks anyways!

As far as I'm aware, this trio is sold out on Painted Polish's website, but maybe this post will help if you decide to snag one or two of these in a destash!

Trio collage

Descriptions of each polish were taken from Painted Polish's website/Instagram.

Pumpkin Spice 4 Life

First up in the trio is Pumpkin Spice 4 Life. Pumpkin Spice 4 Life is described as a delicate pumpkin spice holo with crushed gold flakes and a scattering of holographic glitters. The formula on the polish was easy to work with. The polish is a pretty color, but personally I don't think it paired very well with my skin tone since I have yellow undertones. 

Shown is two coats + glossy top coat, with my ring finger appearing to be a bit darker in color because my coats were slightly thicker for that nail. 

Pumpkin Spice 4 LifePumpkin Spice 4 Life with bottlePumpkin Spice 4 Life macro

O-M-Gourd!

Next up is O-M-Gourd!, which features copper and gold ultra holographic flakie shards in a clear base. I thought this polish looked fantastic on the tips of my nails paired with Pumpkin Spice 4 Life. It was pretty easy to work with, but I definitely found it easier to manipulate after putting some of the glitters and base on a map and then using a detail brush to put the glitters on my nail.

Shown over Pumpkin Spice 4 Life, and then over 2020 by Polished for Days.

O-M-Gourd!O-M-Gourd! with bottleO-M-Gourd! macroO-M-Gourd! over Polished for Days 2020

Squash Goals

Last up is Squash Goals, a nude holo microglitter mix in a pumpkin spice jelly base. This polish is pretty similar to Pumpkin Spice 4 Life, especially in the bottle, but the tone is a bit darker and in my opinion, looked much better on me. The formula, like other microglitters from Painted Polish, was easy to work with.

Shown is two coats + glossy top coat, plus some nail art using a waterslide nail art decal from Born Pretty Store! The design is from Harunouta X043, and you can use my code LLAQ10 for 10% off your BPS orders.

Squash GoalsSquash Goals with bottleSquash Goals macro

Squash Goals nail artSquash Goals nail art

Thanks for reading!


XOXO,

Lauren


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