I wore and evaluated these twelve polishes from February to late April. Two each by Pahlish, Darling Diva and China Glaze and one each by L’oréal, Femme Fatale, ILNP, Cirque, Deborah Lippmann and Indigo Bananas.

Hell yes!

Maybe

This glitter polish would probably look better on top of a black polish (instead of red as I did here) but that is not the possible breaking point for this polish. It is the fact that I seldom wear glitter polish nowadays. So it can stay a ‘maybe’ for now since it is in excellent condition.

When I am looking at this picture I am wondering why I put this polish in the maybe pile. But I do think the picture just shows the colour as slightly darker than reality and that makes it more appealing to me. Its a pretty polish but clearly not an easy keeper otherwise I would have put it in the ‘hell yes’ category.

Hell no!

Scarlet Vamp was a lovely red polish and I have basically used it all up. That is the only reason I am getting rid of it.

Cabin Fever is very beautiful but just not for me. But I know of a person that this will look great on and I will pass it on to her.

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with eight keepers, two maybes and two hell noes.

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I wore and evaluated these twelve polishes from mid October to the end of January. Three each by A England, Pahlish and Crows Toes and one each by OPI, Illyrian and Il Était un Vernis. I purposely picked a darker colour palette given the season to come. Another thing that is dark is the natural light in Sweden that time of the year, so therefore many of the pictures are quite poor in the brightness department.

Hell yes!

Maybe

I love A England polishes and just wish this dark blue enticed me more. There is something in the metallic sheen of the shade that makes it less impactful somehow.

Oh how I want to love this polish. But it just felt very meh. The swampy green base is not very prevalent and the purple shimmer kind of takes over. Also it was difficult to build to a decent coverage. But I am willing to try again.

Another A England shade – stunning in its own right. But maybe not the best shade on me. It can land in the Maybe pile and then I can decide further on. The formula is brilliant too.

Difficult to build up and make it look good due to the rather transparent base. I did try it on top of a black polish and that looked better. But I would have loved to be build this one up on its own since I love a good jelly sandwich. So I am undecided on this one.

Another polish that was difficult to build up to an even application. But I think it is such an interesting shade so I am reluctant to let it go just yet.

I am hesitant to let go of any Pahlish polish but this one is in the Maybe pile due to being a bit too much of a warm brown to suit me well. But it is still very beautiful.

Hell no!

Lovely shade in theory, not a good look on me.

This purple polish looks so much better in this picture than in reality. It is not really this dark. It is an ok purple but not a shade I prefer to wear, so it can go.

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with four keepers, six maybes and two hell noes.

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I wore and evaluated these twelve polishes from late July to mid October. Three by Cirque Colors, two each by Smitten Polish and Fun Laquer and one each by OPI, Emily de Molly, Femme Fatale, Zoya and Indigo Bananas. Heavy focus on one of my favourite colours for nail polish – green.

Hell yes!

Maybe

I do find this glitter interesting but since I rarely wear glitter I do not need to keep too many options. This can stay in the maybe pile for now, until I can evaluate it against the rest when I’ve gone through all of my shades (any year now!).

Hell no!

This glitter simply does not strike my fancy anymore. No need to keep it.

This polish reeked so strongly. I’m not sure why, maybe I’ve added a thinner to make it come alive at some point but the intensity of the smell is very off-putting. Enough to keep me from using it ever again, so it must go.

This is a very pretty polish but not a fave on me. I will always choose other green shades over this one.

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with eight keepers, one maybe and three hell noes.

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I wore and evaluated these twelve polishes from late February to the beginning of May until late July. Two each by OPI and Zoya and one each by MAC, China Glaze, Mentality, Different Dimension, IsaDora, ILNP, Wet ‘n Wild and Cirque.

Hell yes!

Maybe

There were no maybes in this round of the audit.

Hell no!

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with eight keepers and four hell noes.

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These twelve polishes were worn from late February to mid April. Two each by China Glaze and CrowsToes and one each by Deborah Lippmann, A England, OPI, Darling Diva, H&M Beauty, Pahlish, Wet ‘n Wild and Glam Polish.

Hell yes!

Maybe

Alfheim is a very pretty polish, but I just do not find it to be the most flattering shade on me. So I am a bit torn. But the polish is in great condition and I would rather find it a new home than discard it.

Gossip Over Gimlets is a good silver shade but I think I have other similar shades that I do prefer.

Hell no!

Oh, how I do want to love Deceptive Practice on me but I just don’t. Someone else would love this, I’m sure. It is beautiful and in great condition.

Yes, I bought it for the name. This metallic purple is not really my type of shade and it is time for it to go.

Peace & Love & OPI is another beautiful polish that I just do not love wearing. So no point in keeping it.

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with seven keepers, two maybes and three hell noes.

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These twelve polishes were worn from the beginning of November until late February. Two each by China Glaze, Pahlish, Zoya, A England, OPI and one each by Isadora and Delush Polish.

Hell yes!

Maybe

I’m just unsure on how much wear I will get out of this dark brown polish. A pretty shade but not the best shade on me.

Hell no!

I do not wear glitter polish enough to keep this one. I do not gravitate towards the pink and green colour scheme either.

Not a shade of purple that excites me. Will probably never actively choose to wear it.

I really enjoyed wearing Bat My Eyes but I just know I will never reach for it. And it smelled awful, I must have thinned it out at some point and now it reeks.

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with seven keepers, one maybe, and four hell noes.

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These twelve polishes were worn from the end of August until the beginning of November. Two each by OPI, Indigo Bananas, Zoya, China Glaze and one each by Powder Perfect, Phalish, Shimmer and Mentality, Polish Revolution, YSL, A England, ILNP, H&M Beauty and Nail Pattern Boldness.

Hell yes!

Maybe

I love this polish in theory. A stunning jelly shade with flakes and an epic name. But sadly I did not love the shade on me when I wore it this time. It did not feel like me. BUT – I have a hard time letting this one go due to nostalgia. I remember loving this flakie collection by Indigo Bananas and the polish is in great condition still.

The same goes for this bright shade from Zoya. It just did not feel like me when I wore it. But I love Zoya and the polish performs very well. So into the Maybe pile it goes.

Hell no!

This one is so patchy and the shade dries semi matte. Almost like rubber. I have no need for this one.

I actually like wearing this glitter polish but I do not see myself reaching for this in the future. Glitter polish is really hard to remove, especially these ones that are worn as full cover glitter. So I do not feel like it is worth the hassle in this case. Besides that the polish was getting very goopy so that made the decision easier.

This is simply not a shade I enjoy anymore. It looks very bland and nothing on me. So it is an easy bye bye.

Another one that does not feel like me. I love a green polish but this shade simply did nothing for me.

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with six keepers, two maybes, and four hell noes.

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These twelve polishes were worn from the end of May until the end of August. Three by OPI and one each by China Glaze, Essie, Darling Diva Polish, Polish Revolution, YSL, A England, ILNP, H&M Beauty and Nail Pattern Boldness.

Hell yes!

Maybe

No maybes this time around

Hell no!

I adore this polish in so many ways but I simply do not like wearing it.

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with eleven keepers and one hell no.

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When spring arrived it had some effect on my choices of candidates for my ongoing nail polish audit project. These twelve polishes were worn from early March until the end of May. Two by OPI and one each by Chanel, Crows Toes, Formula X, Illamasqua, Barry M, Depend, Mentality, MAC, Pahlish and Zoya.

Hell yes!

Maybe

Hell no!

Pretty shade but there is not much left in the tiny bottle. It has served its purpose.

This is simply not a shade for me. I bought it because it was a jelly polish and those were not easy to come by at that point. But I do not like it on me and therefore will never use it.

This orange is not a great shade for me and the PixieDust finish feels dated and has done so for years.

I have other similar shades that suit me better and that I have more feelings for.

Beautiful but the formula is getting very thick. I do not use glitter toppers often enough to warrant keeping this, however beautiful it is.

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with six keepers, one maybe, and five hell noes.

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Twelve more shades have been evaluated in my ongoing nail polish audit project. These twelve polishes were worn from the start of January until early March. Two by A England, Crows Toes and China Glaze respectively and one each by IsaDora, Nail Pattern Boldness, OPI, F.U.N Laquer, Pahlish and Zoya.

Hell yes!

Maybe

No maybes this time around.

Hell no!

It’s not really anything wrong with the shade but I find it a bit pointless to keep. I prefer wearing other black shades compared to this one so I might as well let it go.

Nothing wrong with the shade on me in theory, it’s just not to my taste.

Niflheim is a stunning polish but it has sadly dried up too much and I cannot save it. I managed to paint my nails on one hand for these pictures but that is about it.

An ok polish but I have no feelings for it whatsoever so it can go.

So to conclude this round of The Twelve I ended up with eight keepers and four hell noes.

Thank you for reading!