cuccio I Crave

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I've been really impressed with the cuccio Spring 2020 Imagine collection and today I have a stunner. I Crave is a dusty purple creme with red undertones. This is my kind of polish and even though I pretend like I don't like cremes, I LOVE cremes.

Morgan Taylor Water Field

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I have a lot of nail polish, that's for sure, but when I see rainbow reflective glitter? I gotta have it. I ended up buying Morgan Taylor Water Field during the Amazon Prime Day and then it's just sat on my desk. I think this was part of the original launch of Morgan Taylor's core collection but I can't find much information about it online. This is a clear polish with silver microglitter and small round rainbow reflective glitter.

Sasha Anne Sugar and Spice Collection

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YouTube is a powerhouse. It's hard to believe that something that launched on Valentine's Day 2005, has become the platform for over 2 BILLION users monthly. There's a huge 81% of 15-25 year olds in the US alone who use YouTube and makeup is by far my favorite category of videos. Today I have the new Sasha Anne Sugar and Spice collection, launching tomorrow, Tuesday 11/10/2020. Sasha Anne started her channel in 2013 and has almost 1.5 million views of her videos.

ella + mila desert suede

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My last ella + mila polish here is desert suede. When I first saw this photo, I was very surprised by it. Most of the photos I see online show it as a pink dusty nude but it's actually a warm brown with pink undertones. I thought it was going to be more brown on my skin but it actually wore really nicely.

ella + mila tea rose

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I used to think that I couldn't wear pink polish because it was too girly and soft but let me tell you, there's something about a soft pink creme that makes my day. Today I have ella + mila tea rose which fulfills that role perfectly.

ella + mila you and me

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How is this the last week of October? I mean granted, I'm glad 2020 is almost a memory because this year has been TOUGH. This week, I'm sharing the final 3 ella + mila polishes that I have here and these are all soft, neutral shades. Today is you and me, a soft purple creme from the love collection. 

ella + mila stonehearted

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Did you know that ella + mila is 17-free? Hear me out... free of Acetone, Animal-Derived Ingredients, Bisphenol-A, Camphor, Ethyl Tosylamide, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Gluten, Glycol Ether of Series E (Gycol ethers derived from ethylene oxide), Nonylphenol Ethoxylate, Parabens, Phthalates (including DBP), Styrene, Sulfate, Toluene, Triphenyl Phosphate (TPHP/TPP), and Xylene. For some people, not having some of these ingredients make a huge difference in their ability to wear polish so I'm happy to share the information!

Today I have ella + mila stonehearted from the Desire collection. This is a neutral grey creme.

ella + mila pistache

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I've always been a fan of mint green creme polishes so today's ella + mila pistache made my heart happy. Even with my little nubbin nails, this color just slaps.

ella + mila sweet tooth

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We were teased with one day of a "cold front" and then today? 98 degrees. Fall, what? So I decided to pull out ella + mila sweet tooth, a coral creme from the BonBon collection. 

cuccio I Reflect

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I can't believe it's fall already. Today I have cuccio I Reflect from the Spring 2020 Imagine collection but I loved this polish so much I wore it for a solid week. This is listed as a chambray creme which is a gray-blue that is a lot like denim. I found this leaned more grey than blue for me.

ella + mila Soy Polish Remover

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Blogger officially changed their layout and I'm adjusting. It's hard to believe that it was summer 2009 when I was talking with my friend Jen about blogs. I finally started my blog on December 7, 2009 and it's been an amazing eleven years so far. 

cuccio Give It A Twirl

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The grand finale in the cuccio Soire collection from Holiday 2019 is Give It A Twirl, a deep red shimmer. I wasn't sure if this would be metallic looking or satin looking but I was happy to have another red for the holidays.

cuccio 3, 2, 1, Kiss

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Can we rewind to New Years Ever 2020? Today I have cuccio 3, 2, 1 Kiss from the Soiree collection - a raspberry red with golden shimmer.

cuccio Soiree Not Sorry

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I'm in the final 3 of the cuccio Soiree Collection that was released last winter. Doesn't that seem like a million years ago? This is a firey red with teeny tiny rainbow reflective microglitter running throughout.

cuccio Pop, Fizz, Clink!

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I forgot how much I like wearing polish. This pandemic has really changed my beauty routine from what I wear to how often I wear it. Today I pulled out cuccio Pop, Fizz, Clink! from the Soiree Collection - Winter 2019. This is a really unique metallic that has a gold and bronze mix look.

Pink Mask Delilah

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You know I had to have a purple in my collection! I was really drawn to Pink Mask Delilah, a lilac creme and was hoping that this would really pop with a matte top coat.

Pink Mask Red John

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I love a good classic red polish so when I saw Pink Mask Red John, I knew that it would be a good staple in my collection. I love the durability of gel polish especially when I have a long work week coming and I need to look polished without worrying about chipping.

Pink Mask It's A Boy

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Being a #boymom, I've embraced blue nail polish more in the past 6 years. When I was first looking over colors for Pink Mask, I chose It's A Boy, a cornflower blue creme that looked right up my alley.

Pink Mask Brut Rose

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One of my favorite parts of Pink Mask is that they have the swatch of the color on the top of each bottle. This is especially helpful when I've put my bottles in my Helmer, away from light and exposure. Today I have Pink Mask Brut Rose, a shimmery rose gold gel.

Pink Mask Gel Polish

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Back in July, I got a lovely email from Pink Mask, an Argentinian company that launched in the USA this July with their gel polishes. While they have been around since 2015, this was my first experience seeing their product.