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.

Great Lakes Lacquer Festival of Fantasies

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I was organizing one of my Helmer drawers and pulled this Great Lakes Lacquer polish called Festival of Fantasies which is a limited edition from PolishCon Chicago 2017. This is a beautiful violet jelly with red-to-green shimmer and red-to-bronze flakies. I can't believe I haven't worn it before!

KBShimmer 352

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I have more KBShimmers to go through and today I have 352, which I believe I got as part of a grab bag. This is a deep purple polish with tons of holographic glitter.

KBShimmer Purple Reign

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I'm still cleaning out my KBShimmer drawer and today I have Purple Reign, which was the PolishCon Minneapolis 2018 VIP Bag exclusive. I'm really sad that I didn't get to attend but was happy to be able to buy a VIP bag on their website after the event. This is a beautiful purple holographic with pink shimmer.

cuccio Open Minded

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Back to the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have Open Minded. This polish is a very light lilac with silver shimmer.

KBShimmer Novel Idea (R)

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I liked this polish so much, I bought it twice. This is KBShimmer Novel Idea (R) and it's a grape purple multi-shimmer with reflective glitter. There's SO many colors to this polish.

cuccio In The Moment

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Back to the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have In The Moment. This is a beautiful polish in the bottle. It's purple with a beautiful golden shimmer glow!

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.

KBShimmer Alcohol You Later

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I'm working on some more KBShimmer polishes from my Helmer drawers and today I have KBShimmer Alcohol You Later, a PolishCon 2016 limited edition polish. This is a purple holographic polish with a multi-chrome red and copper shifts.

cuccio Be Flexible

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Back to the cuccio Spring 2022 "Go With The Flow" collection and today I have Be Flexible, which is this interesting red-based jelly fuchsia shimmer? I was quite surprised by this one.

Colores de Carol Cosmic Witch

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This polish - boy. This is Colores de Carol Cosmic Witch, which was a Hella Handmade Creations polish from December 2025. It appears the theme was Witching Hour. This is a grape purple polish with tons of micro glitter, glitter moons and glitter discs.

Sassy Pants Polish Warrior

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Yet another new-to-me brand! This is Sassy Pants Polish Warrior - a purple polish with purple glitter and red flakies. This was part of a limited edition Breast Cancer Awareness Box 2025.

KBShimmer Tapped Out (R)

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When KBShimmer launched her line of reflective glitter polishes in 2021, I immediately bought four, including today's polish, Tapped Out. This is a gorgeous dark-wash denim blue polish with glowy pink shimmer, and you can sometimes see green or gold. Add in some silver reflect pigment, and it's just amazing.

KBShimmer Hugs and Wishes

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I'm continuing with more KBShimmer today and this is from the Fall 2014 collection. This is Hugs and Wishes, a dusty lavender creme. I do feel that my bottle has faded slightly since its original release.

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 I have sparkle brighter - a blue, violet & pink glitter blend. I wasn't sure about the opacity on this polish either, but I was glad to try.

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 called Let's Slang. It's a deep midnight blue/purple packed with color-shifting pigments. I cannot believe I haven't worn this formally.

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

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.