Zoya Aja

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I grabbed the second half of the Zoya Beachy Brights 3 Summer 2026 collection and the first color is Aja, a sun-washed pastel neon orange creme. Think mac n cheese because that's how I felt with this polish. I can see the melon inspired look they were going for but it just reminded me of cheese.

Zoya Zelli

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Today I have the other Zoya polish from the Beachy Brights 3 that I hadn't seen before but it was a repeat color. This is Zelli, a vibrant hot pink creme. This is such a bright pink in person and on camera.

Zoya Alora (3)

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Zoya's Summer 2026 collection just came out and it's called Beachy Brights 3. Six of these polishes are from other collections and 6 are brand new. I wanted to check Alora to see if it was really the same one as before. This is a raspberry pink creme.

cuccio On The Up & Up

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I'm having to play catch up and today I'm wearing cuccio Fall/Winter 2022 collection Speakeasy polish called On The Up & Up, an oxblood creme. Oxblood reds had a MOMENT in the early 2010s.

cuccio Sitting Pretty

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We have another cuccio Fall/Winter 2022 collection Speakeasy polish and this is Sitting Pretty, a mauve clay creme. This color is photographing more brown than mauve but it is definitely more mauve in person.

cuccio The Bee's Knees

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I'm continuing with the cuccio Fall/Winter 2022 collection Speakeasy and today I have The Bee's Knees, a honey orange-brown creme. At first I was like - eh... but let me tell you when I put this on...

Morgan Taylor Hide & Sleek

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I have two more Morgan Taylor polishes here on my desk and today I have a different purple creme called Hide & Sleek. This is a blue based purple.

Morgan Taylor Royal Treatment

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I'm getting through these Morgan Taylor polishes and today I have another purple creme called Royal Treatment. This is a deeper grape creme. I believe this was a core color as well.

Morgan Taylor Met My Match

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I have three purples here on my desk from Morgan Taylor - the first one is Met My Match, a dusty purple creme. I believe this was from their core collection.

Morgan Taylor Lost In Paradise

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Why do some of the prettiest polishes get UBS! Ugly Bottle Syndrome is just when the pigments sink so while this Morgan Taylor polish is definitely an aqua creme, it looks way more green on the bottom half of the bottle! This is Lost In Paradise, another polish that I have a swatch stick for this polish but I never wore it! I don't think this was part of any collection and was just part of their core release instead.

Morgan Taylor Most Wanted

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I pulled another Morgan Taylor today and for some reason, I have a swatch stick for this polish but I never wore it! I do love my swatch sticks but I tend to make them as I wore the polish. This is Most Wanted, a black purple creme.

Zoya Lila

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It's the final polish in the Zoya sweetie Spring 2026 collection - today is Zoya Lila. This is a muted lilac pastel and one of my favorite colors ever. I have a purse this color!

Zoya Daria

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Continuing through Zoya sweetie Spring 2026 collection and today I have Zoya Daria, which is listed as a rich raspberry pastel creme. I don't see this as raspberry at all - to me, this is lilac. I mean, MAYBE this is Raspberry Crush M120-7 Behr color paint (look that one up).

Zoya Lolly (2026)

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I'm moving through the Zoya sweetie Spring 2026 collection and today I have Zoya Lolly, which is listed as a dusty rose candy pink creme. Now, as soon as I saw this name, I knew I'd seen it before... yes, Zoya came out with a Lolly polish in 2011 that I reviewed back in the day. The new Lolly has a different ZP even.

Vegan Pure Pool Party

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I have another polish from my recent swap and today is a new-to-me brand called Vegan Pure and this is the color Pool Party. Vegan Pure says they have a 16-day wear time which is pretty impressive. This is a light jade green creme.

cuccio Duet

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I'm starting on another cuccio collection from Summer 2022. This is the Karaoke collection - an 8 piece of energetic and vibrant shades. Today I'm swatching Duet, a retro purple creme.

cuccio Go With The Flow

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Today I have the finale from the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection with the name sake of the collection - Go With The Flow. This polish is periwinkle creme that I just loved when I first saw it.

cuccio Be Present

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Back to the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have Be Present, and this is a vivid purple creme. This is such a pretty orchid color.

Nailtopia Morning Mimosa

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Today I have Nailtopia Morning Mimosa, a tomato red creme. This does have quite a bit of orange in it.

Nailtopia Nallor's Knot

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Another day, another new-to-me polish brand! This is Nailtopia Nallor's Knot, a medium blue creme. I hadn't heard of this brand prior to receiving it in this swap. Nailtopia nail lacquer is 85% bio-sourced. Vegetable based ingredients like, potato, corn, wheat and manioc partially replace conventional petrochemical solvents, plasticizer and nitrocellulose. Quite interesting!