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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A final look at La Paz #🇧🇴 An incredible landscape of snow-capped mountains, red brick buildings, and valleys punctuated by skyscrapers and scrubby trees. Welcoming and affectionate people, rich culture, and hearty meals. And a fantastic means of public transportation. Would you like to #travel here?

From a suspended Teleferico gondola in El Alto, a sweeping view of La Paz can be seen below, with a blanket of terracotta colored buildings. Perched on the left horizon is Illimani mountain, and piercing through the right side of the photo is a grey tower carrying another gondola.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollera woman selling medicinal herbs, we bought some chamomile. Historically mistreated and marginalized, Andean and Afro-Bolivian women are now starting to gain respect, but generations of stolen opportunities have limited the ability of many families to move beyond street vending. #Travel #LaPaz

Pollera woman (the term Cholla is derogatory outside of Bolivia) sitting on the sidewalk alongside a building. She's wearing a brown hat with a brightly patterned band, and a matching brown shawl, with a blue striped aguayo blanket full of chamomile and other herbs for tea, plus ginger and limes, spread out for sale. On our right there is a stack of packaged granola. On the left is a pink striped aguayo filled with possibly her personal items or more merchandise.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Witches Market, despite becoming a tourist attraction, still remains one of the best places in #Bolivia for traditional rituals and remedies. Ancient Incan and modern Aymara and Quechua traditions still live on in languages, dress, and culture of the Indigenous Andes peoples.

Above the cobblestone road are suspended dozens of colorful umbrellas. People stroll along looking at wares in the colorful painted colonial style buildings.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On Sundays the streets of the high plateau #ElAlto become one huge market known as Mercado 16 de Julio (name of the main street). Vendors call out their wares and the prices in a repeating chant that carries through the streets. Some set up in tents, others weave through the crowd with carts. #🇧🇴

Photo taken from the Teleferico gondola overlooking the main street. Thousands of colorful cubes line the street between buildings, they are the shopping tents of the El Alto Sunday Market. There appear to be about 7 rows of stalls, from the foreground all the way to the horizon.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

One thing that I love about traveling is shopping, and #Bolivia provided no shortage of opportunities. From pop-up street fairs, booths in parks, makeshift convenience stores on every corner, and even carts traveling the streets, there was never any concern of being without a snack or sundry 🍫

A pop up market of tents turned this brick paved street into a hall of shops. Protected from rain by clear sheeting above, decorated with red and green triangle pennants, it's a festive and busy place to buy a Spiderman shirt or a phone case.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Valley of the Moon 🌛 Named for the strange landscape, it's a fascinating place to walk through. Most of this region is built on unstable clay like this, which is why they didn't build a subway. New postcards with a #ValleDeLaLuna photo are now shipping with orders 🙂 voyagehues.etsy.com 📬

Strange landscape of crumbling clay columns with pathways for walking between them. Scrubby foliage and succulents grow low on the flatter areas. On the horizon, a Bolivian flag waves in red, yellow, and green. A fence in the foreground keeps travelers from falling in deep unstable holes.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

With the guardian Illimani visible on the horizon from everywhere in the city, it felt just like seeing Tahoma/Rainier from every vantage in Seattle 🏔️ The Teleferico gondola system is the largest in the world, flying over homes and squeezing between skyscrapers to connect the valleys together.

The snowcapped mountain Illimani peeks out over a reddish hillside, overlooking high rise apartments and the Celeste Teleferico gondola line. Scrubby trees dot the valley below.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I traveled 6000 miles to visit LaPaz Bolivia 🇧🇴 known for centuries as Chuqi Yapu by the Indigenous Aymara people. On a plateau and high valley of the Andes, this city sits at over 4000m or 13000ft elevation in the area of El Alto. More than double the altitude of Denver, it requires time to adapt.

Nighttime view of downtown La Paz as seen from a gondola. Sweeping black horizon dotted with countless orange and white city lights, highlighted by a deep blue sky that fades to black at the edges. Midrange, streets flow with lights like rivers downhill towards the viewer, a few skyscrapers poking out of the busy field. Foreground, the black silhouette of a gondola tower pierces vertically through the photo.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Can you guess where I've been? It did take me a little longer to get home than I intended, but I'm finally back after 3 weeks abroad! I had some fantastic adventures and can't wait to share them with you 😊 Now where did I pack my toothbrush...

Orange text "Back Home!" over a photo looking down over a cityscape from a gondola. Another orange gondola in the foreground is suspended from a line attached to a large tower. The city is overall terracotta in color, with muted colored buildings ranging from a story or two to high rises. The horizon is mottled gray with clouds.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I'm excited to announce that after 7 years I'm finally pulling out my passport again! ✈️ The shop will close on July 30 and reopen on August 21. For my safety I'll be checking out of socials while I'm gone; I can't wait to share my travels with you when I return!

Purple text over a scene of purple flowers on a rocky mountain peak: See you later! Shop will be closed July 30 through August 20 for travel

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This month's #manisawarenesssquad we round out #PrideMonth by honoring those who took part in the #StonewallRiots in 1969. More in ALT text 💜 #MAS57thStonewallAnniversary Thanks to @aviesnailart.bsky.social for managing this month as my cohost while I was dealing with personal stuff.

Image: photo collage of manicures over a pastel rainbow brick wall. Text "STONEWALL ANNIVERSARY, MANI AWARENESS SQUAD".

This month's #manisawarenesssquad we round out #PrideMonth by honoring those who took part in the #StonewallRiots in 1969. You've probably heard stories about Marsha P Johnson (who was not actually present, I recently learned!) and other queer people including BIPOC and trans people who bravely stood against the cops. But I want to take a moment to mention someone you might not know about.

Dave Van Ronk was a musician in the Greenwich neighborhood, just an ordinary straight white guy with no business in a gay bar like the Stonewall. He was having dinner nearby when he heard the commotion, went out into the street and immediately started throwing stuff at the cops along with everyone else. He was one of the first people arrested and was beaten alongside the others.

We often see these heroes of major events like the Stonewall and have trouble seeing ourselves in their shoes. Maybe you're not a brave, powerful Black trans woman. Maybe you're not even queer and don't think you're affected by the violence being perpetrated by our government. But you don't have to be any of those things to see injustice and stand in solidarity. Be like Dave. Just put down your fork and grab a brick.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Don't forget this flag in your advocacy! ❤️ Created by Ben Haith in 1997, it celebrates the true freedom that wasn't realized until 1865. I've just sent $110 to the @naacp_ldf from your purchases of #VoyageLiberty a solarthermal honoring this day 💙 Happy #Juneteenth and it's still #BlackLivesMatter

Swatches of a red to white to blue color changing nail polish, placed over a Juneteenth flag (red on the left, blue on the right, and an outlined white star in the middle)

Clockwise from right, swatches by @collegecuticles @tenbladebeauty @voyagehues @lacquer_is_life and @rainbow3hair on Instagram

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

#VoyageTrueColors shifts from blue to white to pink and purple with heat and sunlight ☀️ Captured on my old phone with a hot bottle and a UV flashlight 🏳️‍⚧️ 100% of the profits support @pointofpride.org in #PortlandOregon 🩵 #TransPride

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Let's not forget about #AsianAmericanandPacificIslanderHeritageMonth 🌸 I sent $86 from sales of #VoyageJustice to @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social . Asian Americans are also experiencing kidnappings and discrimination in our communities right now 💜 Justice is still available at voyagehues.etsy.com

Four swatch photos over a picture of pink heather. Above and below is titled "Asian & Pacific American Heritage Month"

@color_my_naturalnails (ig) shows the thermal effect outdoors with two purple nails and two magenta nails.

@phenomenail_by_anu (ig) shows the thermal effect indoors with pink at the tips and white closer to the body.

Another swatch shoes all 4 colors. A final swatch shows the deep purple of intense solar shift.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Mani of my torbie cat Maddy that I painted for an IG collab, using solar thermal Voyage to Reykjavik which is available on my Etsy shop 😽 #Cats #IndiePolish

I'm holding a green bottle of my nail polish Reykjavik and on my nails it has shifted to a pastel cyan. My middle finger is painted with my cat's face and behind my hand and the bottle you can see a blurry photobomb of my cat looking up from the ground below. Her eyes are blue like the carpet and her face is orange with white accents and grey edges.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Another fun month cohosting #ManiAwarenessSquad with @aviesnailart.bsky.social this month we celebrated our crafty hobbies! 🧶🎨💅 I've been making a lot of Ms Frizzle necklaces now that I'm an auntie! 😁 This is one of my recent faves - a dollhouse teaset glued and then strung with aurora beads ☕

I'm wearing a gold glitter polish over a pearly white polish, and holding the gold polish bottle. It's named Pot of Gold on the black label. Draped over my hand is a necklace I made, featuring 8mm round white aurora beads, flat gold beads, and a dollhouse teaset strung in! The little teacups, teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl hang off the sides of the bead string in a whimsical design.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I've updated the formula for solar #VoyagetoVenice to work around some pigment quality issues. As a bonus it also doesn't smell Blue anymore 😄 There's a couple old formula bottles still in my inventory if you prefer it, and they're half price in the shop until they sell out 🩵💜 #NailPolish #Solar #💅

Two bottles of solar nail polish sit on a pale grey background. Through the glass the formula looks blue and purple as exposed to UV light. They have black caps and black labels with white text reading "VOYAGE Venice"

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

My first time cohosting a collab on IG! 🥰 This month's #maniawarenesssquad theme was #BodyPositivity. Enhanced nails are just as valid as natural ones 💜 See full post in Alt text 🙂

Image: Grid of 3x3 imsges of manicures. Top title BODY POSITIVITY MONTH bottom title MANI AWARENESS SQUAD

My first time cohosting a collab on IG! 🥰 This month's #maniawarenesssquad theme was #BodyPositivity and I knew right away I wanted to highlight my struggle with my nails.

I've always had thin, peely nails that prevented me from growing any kind of length. They grow quickly and are paper thin, separating easily and tearing as soon as they extend beyond my fingertips. I admired my parents' long thich nails and hoped I'd get them when I grew up, but that didn't happen.

Instead, when I started swatching polish on my nails I taught myself how to apply acrylic nails. It took some time for me to accept that I'm not doing anything wrong with my body and that artificial nails are a valid way to participate in the community. There's such a stigma around using enhancements, and as I learned, much of it is rooted in anti-Black racism and ableism.

With acrylics I can design my nails in the length and shape I want, and change or remove them anytime. I can have sturdy, beautiful looking overlays when I need to do swatches, and practical nubs when I need to do physically demanding work. I hope more people will learn about the history of artificial nails and work to eliminate the stigma, racism, and shame. Enhanced nails are just as valid as natural ones 💜

📷 Pictured: My natural nails at their longest, and with acrylic overlays, partly painted with a summer prototype. In the background you can see a few of the products I've used over the years.

👉🏻 Thanks to everyone who participated in the #maniawarenesssquadbodypositivity month collab! And especially my cohost aviesnailart for showing me the ropes.
See post on IG for other participants 🙂

Pictured: My natural nails at their longest, and with acrylic overlays, partly painted with a summer prototype (orchid purple with blue sparkle). In the background you can see a few of the products I've used over the years.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

New ring of swatch sticks headed to MadeHere along with a refreshed selection for #2026 🎁 Have you visited this shop in Portland, Oregon? It's packed with local makers' wares and conveniently located across from Powells bookstore! #IndieNailPolish #Swatches #SwatchSticks #ShopLocal #ShopSmall

Over a background of black and white checkerboard design, two dozen swatch sticks lay fanned out around their binding ring. Every color of the rainbow is swatched in nail polish, and they each are labeled with their names, which are cities across the globe.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

This year I have to raise shipping about 20% to cover ongoing USPS increases. 🇺🇸 US shipping now starts at $5.50 🇨🇦 Canadian shipping now starts at $11 🌏 Other international shipping now starts at $14 I believe these are still some of the lowest prices in the industry. Thank you for understanding 💙

A purple to cyan vertical gradient superimposed with stylized words in a bold blue font: Shipping Update

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Happy birthday @lacquerlove75.bsky.social ! 🎂 For the #☕️dayBday collab on IG I wore #VoyagetoKinshasa accented with a #Rimmel square holo glitter reminiscent of your diamond art projects 😊 Hope you have a wonderful day! #IndieNailPolish #SolarNailPolish #TeaDayBDay #FreeDRCongo #🇨🇩 #🎂 #🩵 #💜

I'm holding my solar reactive nail polish Kinshasa and my nails are facing the camera. They're purple on one side fading to sky blue like the DRC flag on the other. Cascading down from the top of the nails are holographic square glitters in whimsical lines like icicles.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I sent another $140 to Point of Pride for sales of True Colors up to the new year 🩵 Thank you so much for helping me support our trans neighbors in Oregon!

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🥳 My new year's resolution is to create at least 2 collections for 2026 to make up for those that were retired over the past year of supply challenges. Here's some prototypes I've been playing with. What would you like to see added to my shop? #HappyNewYear #IndieNailPolish #💅

I'm holding my fingertips to the camera and they are painted in plum pink, cornflower blue, chartreuse green, and pumpkin orange sheer glitter crelly nail polish. Next to my knuckles is the year 2026 in pink.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

It's time to #Recap2025 with the #TopNine #FanFavorites 💜 You bought over 100 bottles of #VoyageWatermelon for #🍉 again! 😊 And solarthermals still top the chart. Hoping to bring you some new ones for 2026 🎉 #2025wrapped #2025trends #NailPolish #IndieNailPolish #Indie #Handmade #HappyNewYear #💅

A grid of 9 color changing nail polish swatches is superimposed with the text "TOP PICKS FOR 2025".

The featured swatches are of Voyage Hues' top sellers: True Colors, Vik, Praslin, Yuncheng, Akureyri, Watermelon, Shanghai, Torrevieja, and San Francisco. 8 of these are labeled SOLAR and THERMAL and Watermelon is labeled CHARITY and THERMAL.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

All #BlackFriday orders are now on their way! 🎀 Thank you so much for your support 🥰 Now to get caught up on everything I put off this week 🫣 #IndieNailPolish #Indie #Nails #NailsNailsNails #Handmade #Pourn #Pink #PinkNailPolish #VoyagetoTorrevieja #SolarThermal #💅

Pink text over a picture of glass nail polish bottles being filled with pink polish from a squeeze bottle:
"All Black Friday orders
are now on their way!

Thank you so much
for your support!"

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

25% off + 20% off sale ends soon! 🎁 Grab your favorites and some unique gifts in time for the holidays. voyagehues.etsy.com Thermal swatch by @tenbladebeauty 🍒 #NailPolishSwatches #RedNailPolish #ThermalNailPolish #Red #RedNails #NailPolishTopper #IndieNailPolish #Indie #HandmadeGift

Screenshot of an Etsy listing. At the top an image of @tenbladebeauty(Instagram) holding a bottle of thermal nail polish named "Salem" with the tips of her fingers. The bottle is white from the warmth of her hands and the polish on her nails is deep cherry red.

Text below image from the listing says "
25% off sale for the next 10 hours
$8.25 was $11.00 (25% off)
Sheer Thermal Nail Polish [Salem] Temperature Shifting Black Cherry...
Made by Voyage Hues"

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Stackable Etsy coupon! Save an additional 20% on top of my 25% sale when you use Etsy's coupon code 🎁 Great tip from @polished.mess(IG) ❤️ #Etsy #EtsyShop #EtsyCoupon #EtsySale #ShopSmall #ShopHandmade #ShopEtsy #NailPolish #IndiePolish #IndieNailPolish #Indie #NailPolishGift #HandmadeGifts #GiftIdea

Orange coupon screenshot from Etsy over a background of watercolor holly. Save 20% on your order, use code EXTRA20 in cart for 20% off your entire order (up to $10). Ends 8:59pm PST on December 2, 2025. Terms apply.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

It's #SmallBusinessSaturday and my Etsy shop is full of colorful deals! 🛍️ Grab your favorites now during my annual Black Friday weekend sale. Shop 🎀 voyagehues.etsy.com #VoyageHues #VoyageNailPolish #NailPolish #IndiePolish #IndieNailPolish #Indie #Handmade #HandmadeGift #💅 #🎁

Pink text over a screenshot of colorful nail polish listings in my Etsy shop: Shop Small! Small Business Saturday

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I said abolish and I fucking meant it @astridoverthere.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

Screenshot of the top of a Bsky feed, with a red circle around the hamburger menu in the top left.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth 🧡 I just donated a little over $100 to the #Duwamish from sales of #VoyageHonor to help them achieve federal recognition and support their tribe. Trithermal Honor is still available; 100% of the profits are donated 🎁 #NativeAmerican #Heritage #November #💅

A bottle of nail polish sits on a pile of colorful autumn leaves. Through the clear glass it's a muted red-orange formula with black speckles. The bottle says VOYAGE Honor in white writing on a rectangular black label. This is my trithermal Honor which changes from a brownish shade to bold orange to soft grey with a pearly finish.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Butterfly mani I did for an #ImmigrantsDayCollab on IG using #VoyageComUnidad 🦋 The untrained, unnamed and masked gazpacho needs to get out of our cities. We deserve dignity and justice regardless of our status and actions. #Nails #IndieNailPolish #Indie #Handmade #Beauty #💅

I'm holding a bottle of #VoyageComUnidad which is a solarthermal nail polish that changes colors from black to sheer white to orange and brown. It also has small white matte glitters and small red-orange-gold flakies. On my nails I've painted a scene of butterflies in flight.

I used #SinfulColorsSnowMeWhite for the base and stamped with #SinfulColorsBlackOnBlack then filled in the outlines with the #SolarThermalNailPolish for a watercolor look 🧡 To show off the solar effect I used my solar-safe topcoat on the first two nails and solar blocking #MooncatSpeedDemonTopcoat for the other two.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

7 years making indie polish! 🥰 Thank you all for joining me on this journey. Unfortunately, ongoing ingredient sourcing challenges are forcing some shades into retirement 😔 However, this will make room for new things. What would you like to see added to my shop? #NailPolish #Indie #💅

Text "7th Indieversary Shop Update" over the image of a dark maple forest with sun shining through the middle

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

1/88 My contribution to the Solidarity Collab on IG. There were 88 manis submitted and over 100 people involved (not everyone is able to post). It was wonderful to participate with so many good people ❤️ Keep talking about Palestine. Silence is complicity. #FreePalestine #🍉 #🇵🇸 #Nails #NailArt

Sarah holds a bottle of Voyage Hues Watermelon nail polish. On her nails the green to pink thermal is overlaid with stamped and hand painted red poppies.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Deep red tips and sheer white beds on @tenbladebeauty wearing #VoyagetoSalem 🍒 This thermal shade can be worn over another color or built to opacity, just in time for autumn manis 🍂 Shop 🎁 voyagehues.etsy.com #NailPolish #ThermalNailPolish #ColorChanging #ColorChangingNailPolish #💅

A bottle of sparkly white nail polish held with white to red fingernails

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

#VoyagetoSalem is inspired by the Cherry City capitol of #Oregon 🍒 Shifting from deep red to sheer white with heat and cold, it's a fun topper for autumn #🍂 Shop 🎁 voyagehues.etsy.com #NailPolish #Indie #Autumn #ThermalNailPolish

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Sheer thermal topper #VoyagetoSalem as worn by @polished.mess (IG) ❤️ This cherry-inspired thermal can be built to opacity or worn over another color for a fun color changing effect ✨ Ready to ship now! 📬 voyagehues.etsy.com #SalemOregon #CherryCity #🍒 #NailPolish #IndieNailPolish #Swatches

Ashley holds a bottle of deep red nail polish with her thumb, which is painted with it. The tip of her nail is red and it has warmed to sparkly white on the rest of her nail.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Cold and warm state of #VoyagetoSalem as worn by @nailedandcurly (IG) 🍒 This cherry red to sheer thermal is inspired by the Cherry City of Salem, Oregon. With red to gold microflakies, it makes a great topper for your favorite colors! ✨ 🎀 Available now at voyagehues.etsy.com #NailPolish #Nails

Nailedandcurly closes her fingers over her palm. Four fingernails are visible: two are colored deep red and two are a golden-hued sheer. Gold to red microflakies sparkle in the sun and are enhanced in sprinkles of water.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Just added a new shade to my #SheerImpulse collection of thermal toppers 🍒 #Salem shifts from a Bing Cherry red to sheer with gold to red microflakies. Perfect for autumn manicures and Halloween nail art ❤️ 🛒 Available now at voyagehues.etsy.com #NailPolish #IndiePolish #BingCherry #Cherry #🍒

A bottle of nail polish sits next to two Bing Cherries on a white background. The bottle has a black cap and a black label with white text that reads "VOYAGE Salem" and the color of the polish visible through the glass matches the deep red of the cherries.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

#VoyageComUnidad is a 4-color solarthermal that changes in heat and sunlight ✨ Inspired by the monarch butterfly, it's the perfect #autumn colorway. 100% of the profits from sales of ComUnidad support @immdef.bsky.social Check in with your neighbors, folks. #NailPolish #IndiePolish #Orange

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

The sparkle and delicate glitters pop for @nailedandcurly(ig) in the warm state in the shade ✨ #VoyageComUnidad is inspired by the symbol of migration, the monarch butterfly. 100% of the profits benefit @immdef.bsky.social of Los Angeles 🧡 #NailPolish #Indie #ThermalNailPolish #MigrantRights #Autumn

Fingers held diagonally in front of a brick wall, the nails painted in a solarthermal indie polish that is brown at the tips and pale peach where it's warmer.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Coming in hot! 🌞 The orange solar effect of #VoyageComUnidad captured by @tenbladebeauty (ig) gives neon pumpkin vibes 🎃 #NailPolish #Indie #Handmade #Autumn

Chia holds a nail polish bottle with the tips of her fingers, which are painted and colored bright orange with black tips in the sun.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

#VoyageHues #ComUnidad, a collaboration between myself and @polished.mess (IG) 🧡 This solarthermal shade changes colors in heat and sunlight and is inspired by the symbol of migration, the monarch butterfly 🦋 100% of the profits benefit the Immigrant Defenders Law Center of Los Angeles. #NailPolish

Ashley holds a bottle of nail polish with the tips of her fingers, which are a gradient of orange and white with black tips and white speckles.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Introducing my newest charity polish #ComUnidad 🧡 Spanish for CommUnity, it is made with love for our migrant neighbors. 100% of the profits from sales of ComUnidad benefit the Immigrant Defenders Law Center of #LosAngeles. More in alt text. #NailPolish #IndiePolish #IndieNailPolish #ColorChanging

Image: closeup of a nail polish brush applicator. The formula is black with small red and orange flakies and small white speckles. Background is a smooth gradient of orange, white, and black.

Info: Introducing my newest charity polish #ComUnidad 🧡 Spanish for CommUnity, it is made with love for our migrant neighbors. Freedom to travel for better opportunities and safety should be a right protected for all people, regardless of their culture or contributions to the economy.

As our governments continue to expand their campaigns of violence and intolerance, we must come together to protect our vulnerable neighbors and demand dignity and justice. I'm using my platform to raise awareness and support, and I hope you will do what you are able.

100% of the profits from sales of ComUnidad benefit the Immigrant Defenders Law Center of #LosAngeles in their efforts to challenge injustice.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I was also able to send another $100 from sales of Kinshasa and Khartoum to @wearealight.org to support their aid services in the #Congo and #Sudan. All our oppression is connected. If you have a #🇺🇦 in your profile ask yourself why you don't have a #🇨🇩 in there too.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I sent another $135 to Anera today thanks to your continued purchases of Watermelon #🍉 @aneraorg.bsky.social does great things with our donations, but they can't bring food through blocked borders. We must continue to use our platforms, no matter how small. Full text in #AltText

White text on pink bubbles over a vertical image of the Palestinian flag:

I sent another $135 to Anera today thanks to your continued purchases of Watermelon 🍉

Since 2023 I have sent them over $900 from sales of the fun summer thermal polish.

@aneraorg does great things with our donations, but they can't bring food through blocked borders.

We must continue to use our platforms, no matter how small, to call for an end to this gen @ side.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

In part this mess is because I lost a very important supplier... again. And l'm having to test my primary ingredients from new suppliers in hopes they'll be a drop-in replacement and l don't have to discontinue anything 🥺

Text over a dusty blue and salmon orange sunset that I saw yesterday:

My desk, actually my whole office,
is a complete wreck right now.

There are swatch sticks and
prototypes and destash piles and pens
and just...clutter covering every inch
of space and then some 😄

For weeks I've been ashamed how
messy it's gotten and wished I could
be tidy and organized like the desks
I see in the Ikea catalog.

But today as I was looking around,
I realized this is like 20 different
projects I have all going on.

What a gift it is to have so many
fun things to do!

l just need to actualy finish a few
things and it'll look a lot better.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I was able to send another $144 donation to Point of Pride from sales of True Colors in June! #🏳️‍⚧️ #NailPolish #IndiePolish #Nails #Trans #Pride

A screenshot of a PayPal payment of $144 to Point of Pride sits above a manicure picture of a solarthermal nail polish True Colors swatched by @polished.mess on Instagram. Below is captioned "I was able to send another $144 donation to @pointofprideorg from purchases of True Colors in June!"

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Happy #Juneteenth 😊 Here's another look at the charity polish I made to honor this occasion ❤️ In its indoor states as shown by @collegecuticles (IG) ✨ There's a lot going on in the world right now, but let's not forget that #BlackLivesMatter too. All our resistance is connected. #NailPolish #Nails

Lex is holding a red bottle of Voyage Liberty with her painted nails. The tips of her nails are red and the warmer parts are white, with blue and silver flecks.

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Voyage Hues @voyagehues.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Imade another $125 donation to Anera thanks to your purchases of Watermelon 🍉 Find Watermelon here voyagehues.etsy.com/listing/1644... #Solar #Thermal #NailPolish #IndiePolish #IndieNailPolish #Nails #🍉

An image of soft green dogwood flowers is overlaid with the following text:

I made another $125 donation to Anera thanks to your purchases of Watermelon 🍉

This has limited impact during the blockade of all relief deliveries.

Keep talking about 🍉 with your friends and family.

Keep telling your elected officials you want the borders opened.

Keep showing up at protests.

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