cuccio sparkle brighter

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Only a few polishes remain in the cuccio "Your Time to Shine" Fall/Winter 2021 collection, and today's sparkle brighter is a blue, violet & pink glitter blend. I wasn't sure about the opacity on this polish either, but I was glad to try.

KBShimmer Bean There, Done That

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I have another Chicago PolishCon 2017 limited edition polishes from KBShimmer today. This is Bean There, Done That, inspired by the chrome silver sculpture, which reflects the sky and surroundings in Millennium Park (most commonly known as The Bean). This polish also has a beautiful color shift shimmer from blue to pink (and I really saw it as more purple).

cuccio straighten your crown

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Ready for another glitter bomb? Today, from the cuccio "Your Time to Shine" fall/winter 2021 collection, I have straighten your crown, a heavy gold glitter. I wasn't sure how this one was going to apply but I was excited to try.

KBShimmer Scribble Me This

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Glitter toppers - love them, hate them, or just in between, this is a glitter bomb for sure. This KBShimmer from Summer 2014, called Scribble Me This, is packed with black, white, and neon glitters. I decided to layer one coat over yesterday's manicure.

Morgan Taylor Later Alligator

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I was looking for a good creme to use for my upcoming blog post tomorrow and pulled Morgan Taylor Later Alligator from my Helmer. This is a true grass-green creme. Now my bottle needed quite a bit of shaking, but ugly bottles don't mean ugly polishes. Let's get into it.

cuccio treat yourself

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I'm continuing with the cuccio Fall/Winter 2021 "Your Time to Shine" and today I have treat yourself, a shimmering cranberry.

KBShimmer Shore Thing

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Today's KBShimmer polish is from the 6th Anniversary Trio back in 2014 and this is Shore Thing, an aqua creme. The other two polishes in this trio were Hexy Bikini and Beach Please.

ORLY Typing...

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Today I'm bringing you a new ORLY polish that was released earlier this month and I had to wonder, how did it pair up against ORLY Mirrorball? This is ORLY Typing... a silver linear holo.

cuccio dive on in

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I'm continuing with the cuccio Fall/Winter 2021 "Your Time to Shine" and today I have dive on in, a smoky blue-grey shimmer. I didn't clock shimmer with this polish but the press release said "shimmer."

KBShimmer Let's Slang

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Today's KBShimmer polish had me in a chokehold when I first saw it. This was a PolishCon Chicago 2016 exclusive polish. It's a deep midnight blue/purple packed with color-shifting pigments. I cannot believe I haven't worn this formally.

cuccio glow ahead

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Next from the cuccio Fall/Winter 2021 "Your Time to Shine" is glow ahead, a soft grey with subtle pink shimmer. I love colors like this so I was super excited to put this on.

KBShimmer The Best Mum Ever

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I'm bouncing back to the KBShimmer Fall 2016 collection today with The Best Mum Ever. This is a medium lavender crelly base with iridescent pink microflakes. This is a very pretty purple and I'm so glad it hasn't faded over time.

Zoya Opal Lavender Perfecter Plus

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Today I have the finale from the Zoya Opals in their Perfector Plus line, with Opal Lavender Perfector Plus. This is a sheer lavender that is set to neutralize discoloration and the one I was most excited about

Zoya Opal Pink Perfector Plus

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I'm continuing with the Zoya Opals in their Perfector Plus line, with Opal Pink Perfector Plus. This is a sheer pink with purple pearl flash. I definitely liked the way this one looked on my nails.

Zoya Opal White Perfector Plus

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If you know me, you know that when I'm not wearing a polish color, I like to use the Zoya Pure Perfection System. I have pretty nice natural nails, but the Pure Perfector Plus really gives me a clean look, and the Naked Gelie keeps them strong and from peeling. When Zoya announced they were coming out with three new Opals in their Perfector Plus line, I was super curious. Today I'm starting with Zoya Opal White Perfector Plus. This is a pearly white with violet flash.

cuccio it's your turn

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Today, I'm starting the Fall/Winter 2021 cuccio collection, which was called "Your Time to Shine". This is it's your turn, a soft, hazy mauve creme. This is a really pretty creme - this color was all the range in 2021.

KBShimmer Laugh Myself Lily

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I have some more KBShimmers to go through and today I have Laugh Myself Lily from the Spring 2014 collection. This was listed as a muted jade crelly with holographic hex glitter in gold, pink, silver, lavender, and blue. 

cuccio Dancing In The Dark

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We are finally at the end of the cuccio Totally 80s Mixtape Summer 2021 collection and today I have Dancing In The Dark, a highlighter yellow neon creme.

KBShimmer Smells Like Green Spirit

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Today I have another polish from the KBShimmer Fall 2016 collection called Smells Like Green Spirit, a grass green glitter with tons of holographic sparkle. This polish is the perfect glitter green to me!

cuccio Rock the Casbah

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It's the last reddish polish from the cuccio Totally 80s Mixtape Summer 2021 collection and today I have Rock the Casbah, a blazing red-orange neon. I do think mine has faded because it felt more pink.

KBShimmer Sage It Ain't So

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Today I have a polish from the KBShimmer Fall 2016 collection called Sage It Ain't So, a soft green crelly base with copper, lavender, and silver holographic glitters and silver holographic shimmer.

cuccio Paradise City

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Only three more polishes in the cuccio Totally 80s Mixtape Summer 2021 collection and today I have Paradise City, a bright corral neon creme. I actually really loved this color from the collection.

KBShimmer Hello Dahlia

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I've been going through my KBShimmer drawer and today I've pulled a polish from the Spring 2016 collection. This is Hello Dahlia, a shimmery orange crelly with micro holo dust and golden micro flakes. This polish was based on the 2016 Pantone Spring/Summer shade "Peach Echo."

cuccio Once In A Lifetime

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I have another polish from the cuccio Totally 80s Mixtape Summer 2021 collection. This is cuccio Once In A Lifetime, and it's listed as a flamingo pink neon cream. This collection is pretty wild.

KBShimmer Beach Please

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In 2014, KBShimmer was turning 6 years old and came out with an Anniversary Trio. Today, I'm showing Beach Please which originally was a neon pink creme with lots of purple tones. Sadly, like most pink-purple neons, this one has faded to just pink.

cuccio Livin' On A Prayer

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Oh hey, another neon pink from the cuccio Totally 80s Mixtape Summer 2021 collection. This is cuccio Livin' On A Prayer, and it's listed as a bright pink neon creme with a yellow coral undertone. I do appreciate that this color had a pink for just about everyone but it's overwhelming when you see them all together.

Glisten & Glow Bromeliad

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I found one more polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap and this is Glisten & Glow Bromeliad. This is a coral jelly with orange undertones, shimmer, and some fine microglitter. This was the May 2025 Polish Pickup from the Tropical Forest theme. 

cuccio Love Is A Battlefield

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It's another pink from the Summer 2021 Totally 80s Mixtape cuccio collection and this is Love Is A Battlefield. This was listed as an electric pink neon creme with a blue/violet undertone. I told you this collection was very pink heavy.

Girly Bits x Gracie Jay & Co I Wasn't Supposed To Put Beef In The Trifle!

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I'm trucking away through my polishes and this was another from a Pookie's Polish Swap. This is the Girly Bits x Gracie Jay & Co I Wasn't Supposed to Put Beef In The Trifle!. This is from the show Friends, which I never watched so the joke was a little lost on me. This is a light-brown polish with small aqua glitter, silver microglitter, and red-to-gold shifting shimmer.

cuccio We Got The Beat

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Going back to the cuccio Summer 2021 Totally 80's Mixtape collection, and today I have We Got The Beat, listed as a fuchsia neon cream. This is very neon still!

LynB Designs So Juicy

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I decided to start diving into my Helmers to see what polishes I have because we're not buying in 2026 for the most part. I actually didn't buy much in 2025 either because I don't want to buy storage anymore.  Today I have LynB Designs So Juicy, from the summer 2025 Nostalgic Vibes collection. Actually, now I think this came from a Pookie's Polish Swap. This is a neon-pink jelly base with indigo-to-purple-to-pink shifting shimmer. 

cuccio Take On Me

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I am finally getting through all my cuccio polishes that have been sitting way too long on my desk. Right now, I'm starting with the "Totally 80's Mixtape" neon collection that came out in Summer 2021. This is cuccio Take On Me, and it was listed as an electric lavender neon creme. I double checked my bottle and my offical, non-professional opinion is that my bottle has faded. This isn't new with neons or purple. I have a lot in my collection that have.

Cupcake Polish Believe

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This is my final polish from my last Pookie's Polish Swap and today I have Cupcake Polish Believe, which is a beautiful purple glitter polish. It's listed as a lavender jelly with holographic microglitters on their website and is still available for sale.

Uno Mas Colors My Friend, El Monstruo

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Crazy that I'm almost through my last Pookie's Polish Swap. I'm about to get back to some older collections that I have sitting on my light desk that I've been needing to be swatched. Today I have Uno Mas Colors My Friend, El Monstruo. This is a magnetic polish with a smoky purple base and blue/green shimmer.

Zoya Khione

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Zoya is back with their Color of the Month series! This showed up in my mailbox yesterday so I'm excited to get it out to you! This is Khione, a white sheer with pink shimmer.

Good Knight Polish Biohazard

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I have another flakie today from Good Knight Polish called Biohazard - a jelly orange with lots of flakies. This polish has a dystopian story: Huge military grade vehicles converge on what's left of the town. Individuals fully suited in bright orange Biohazard suits start to unload heavy looking machines. For a moment you think you are saved, but as the town burns to the ground around you, so to do your hopes. Now that's a backstory.

Twinkle & Hex Run Rudolph

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I have another Twinkle & Hex polish today! This is Run Rudolph, a vibrant magenta crelly packed with scattered gold flakes and a punch of violet sparkle. This is pretty unique in my collection right now.

Pahlish The Frog Prince

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Pahlish has done it again! Look at this gorgeous green called The Frog Prince. This green shimmer features beautiful red-to-gold shimmer and was part of a Mystery Batch.

Pahlish Purgatorio

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Now just look at how amazing this polish is! Today I have Pahlish Purgatorio, a soft sage green with pink/gold iridescent flakies. This was a September 2025 release from their Dark Academia collection.

Daveen Witch Please

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I'm working my way through my last Pookie's Polish Swap and today I have a September 2025 Mystery polish from Daveen called Witch Please. Surprisingly, it's magnetic! This is a blue-green polish that reveals purple under magnetism.

Broken Pixel Harp's Rhapsody

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This is another new polish brand for me! This is Broken Pixel Polish, and today I have Harp's Rhapsody, a blue jelly full of flakies. Look how beautiful it is in the bottle!

Twinkle & Hex Citrus Got Real

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I have one more from Twinkle & Hex. This is Citrus Got Real, a punchy orange with a green shimmer. As I'm writing this, this polish is still available for sale.

Twinkle & Hex Krampus is Coming

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Today I have another new-to-me indie brand called Twinkle & Hex. This is Krampus is Coming, a brown crelly with red and copper flakes. This was a limited polish as part of their Black Friday 2025 doorbusters.

Funny Business Circling Back

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I received 12 polishes in my last Pookie's Polish Swap, and most of them were new to me brands! Today I have Funny Business Circling Back, a teal creme.

Cracked Cupid Missed

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Happy New Year! I'm going to really try and post every single day this year. I was so close in 2025! Today is my last Cracked polish, also from the "How Would You Describe Your Relationship?" collection and this is Cupid Missed. It's a dark magenta-purple polish with orange-red shimmer.