Orly - Ancient Jade

Good Morning! 

Don't know why I've been reaching for only new(er) polishes lately. I barely have time to paint my nails let alone go digging through my Helmers. I have been snagging the first one to catch my attention. I was in the mood for a crisp creme the other day, and a mint green type polish really had my attention. Ancient Jade is from Orly's Spring 2011 Precious Collection. I think I swatched this back when I very first got into polish and haven't touched it since. I think I want a more minty green (lighter) in my stash so I'll have to keep my eyes open for one this Spring. This is two coats.

Have a great day, lovlies!

Orly - Jungle Love

Happy Sunday!

I hope you're all having a fun weekend. Today we're going to lunch with friends on the Ocean Front then to a friends house for a football game. It's my first day off in over a week so I'm excited! 

Today I have an awesome vintage Orly to share, Jungle Love. I've said it before and I'll say it again - I MISS AND LOVE THE OLD BOTTLE TYPES! They're large and chunky, easy to hold, I simply adore them to pieces. I think I have five now, and I need more! Jungle Love is a sheer, build-able dirty olive green shimmer polish. My lovely polish BFF Jacqui gifted this to me - thank you so much my love!  This is three coats.

Enjoy your Sunday, everyone!

Orly - Plum Pludding

Happy Hump Day!

Today I have a really special holiday polish to share, as a matter of fact it's a vintage Orly, people! My lovely polish BFF Jacqui gifted this to me a little while ago, thanks again, girl! <3 

I love both of the old Orly bottles - these are the flatter almost triangle bottles with the silver chrome handles. The others are large, round bottles with black handles. I don't own a TON of either, so I'm always excited to get my hands on more! Plum Pudding is a frosty - yet not overly frosty in my opinion - plum colored polish with silver scattered glitter. The name really matches it to perfection! I believe this polish is from the same collection as Mistletoe and Silent Night. Formula was very thin, I needed  three shown here. 

Anyone have any others from this collection?

HALLOWEEN MONTH! Orly - Monster Mash

Hey there, girls!

I'll be popping up sporadically over the next few weeks. I just have so much going on right now with working over time and planning a wedding. I'll try my best to pop in and say hi when I can! :P

Today I have a polish that I received from my Secret Goblin, Katie. Holy COW did she hook me up with my gifts and goodies, but PLUS she's right here in Virginia just like me! When's our play-date, girl?! :D So here we go with Orly's Monster Mash. Man oh man I really wish that I had swatched this during the day in the sun. It's insane holo goodness doesn't translate all the way and the lime green goodness seems to turn to St. Patty's Day green. You just believe me - it's THERE! Monster Mash starts off as a murky green clear base loaded with large green hex holo glitter, and gold micro and bar glitter. It's freaking AWESOME! It was hard to get it opaque, this is four coats. 

Anyone else get this green Halloween bad boy?

Orly a la mode - Enchante

Good morning, loves!

So I finally got my MASSIVE blog sale order from Kaz. It was like freakin' Christmas morning, man! I almost forgot everything I had ordered so it was really exciting. You just wait, you'll be seeing them pop up in the next few weeks! :) First up to share from my haul is one of the polishes I was the most excited to get - Orly a la mode's Enchante. I first saw this polish on Day Seven of Kaz's 50 polishes posts a few months back. I was in LOVE! I've NEVER seen anything about this old Orly brand so when she threw it in her blog sale, I squealed with delight. If ever see any more a la mode polishes on eBay, WATCH OUT! 

Enchante is a dirty olive green shimmer polish that has stolen my polish lovin' heart. I love these kinds of greens, no matter how many I have, new ones are always welcome in my stash! This is three thins coats. 

Have a great rest of your weekend! <3

Orly Holiday Soiree Collection - Androgynie

Morning!


Today I have yet another polish from Orly's Holiday Soiree Collection - Androgynie. I got this lovely from a swap with my lovely pal and fellow blogger Maria. Her swatches and blog are amazing, and so is she! Thanks girl! :D

Oh, Androgynie, I'm so torn when it comes to you! On one hand you are a STUNNER in the bottle - I mean when I first saw your promo pics my eyes bulged out of my head! I was beyond pumped to get my claws on you! Now that I have you, you have been a bit of a difficulty. In other words, it took me three manicures and MUCH, MUCH shaking to get the large holo glitter to come to the brush. Was it worth it? I think so, but I'm not as impressed on the nail as in the bottle. Not a total loss I guess! Androgynie is a black jelly polish with micro-fine gold and holo shimmer and larger green, blue, and gold hex holo-glitter. They just sink to the bottom and are a pain in the you-know-what. Patience, patience, patience!

Essie All in One Base/ Poshe topcoat

Orly Minderal FX - Rock Solid

HI!


Have you ever passed on a polish only to later find you freaking really like it after all? This is my relationship with Rock Solid. I passed on it initially and got Stone Cold instead. I always wished in the back of my mind I would have nabbed it. Than a fellow lovely blogger Katrice of Blue Polish held a giveaway and I won this bad boy! (FYI - it was my first time ever winning one! Woo Hoo!) Here it is!

 Rock Solid is a gun metal/dark silver polish with a scattered holo affect. Application was truly great, I used two thin coats and it was good to go! Beautiful metallic foil color, great pigment payoff, the only small letdown was the scattered holo didn't translate well from bottle to the nail. It was there, don't get me wrong, but just not was strongly as the bottle itself. I still really like SC though!

Overall, I really like the two Orly Mineral FX polishes that I own. I really want to try more, I have a pretty long wishlist! :p 


Orly Mineral FX polishes are a little pricier than their regular line, pricing at about $8.99/bottle.


Essie all in one base coat/ Sally Hasen Insta-Dri topcoat

Orly Holiday Soiree Collection - Au Champagne

Why hello there!


I recently did an amazing swap with the lovely Maria of Nails Made Simple and I got two polishes from Orly's Holiday Soiree Collection. And YES, one of them is Androgynie! *squeals* I'll be swatching that bad boy soon, but until then I have Au Champagne to share - enjoy!

Isn't this one of the dreamiest white polishes you've ever seen? Au Champagne is so amazing, I knew I wanted it after seeing the very first swatches of this collection come out. It has such a fluffy, shimmery, airy feel to it that stands it apart from any other whites in my stash. It instantly reminds me of snow - pearly snow, hehe - but a festive polish for sure! This is two coats.

Essie all in one base coat/ Seche Vite Topoat

Orly Mineral FX - Stone Cold

Good Morning & TGIF!

It's my birthday!!! AKA, I'm getting closer to 30....(I'm 27. ugh.) Today I have for you one of my favorite fall polishes this year so far! When I first saw promos for The Orly Mineral FX Fall 2011 Collection, I knew I needed this vibrant beauty! I was just gawking at this polish when I first applied it and saw it in the sunlight. Want to see why? Sure! :D

Man I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Stone Cold! While I was wearing it I got countless compliments on my nails - it's THAT stunning! SC is a bright, vibrant royal blue foil polish that demands to be stared at! It's seriously amazing! Application was a little goopy though, but after the first coat I got the hang of it. As far as long-term wear, this polish held up very well! No chips for four days & minimal tip wear!

This polish makes me love blue polishes that much more and I definitely would like to try the rest of the Mineral FX Collection! Rock Solid also caught my eye, that might have to go on my wish list. :P Have a great Friday!

I purchased Stone Cold at my local Sally Hansen. This collection being Mineral FX, ran pricey for Orly at $7.99 with my Sally card, $8.99 without.

Essie all in One base coat/ Sally Hansen Insta-Dri topcoat

Orly - Fowl Play

Good morning!

Today I have for you the notorious Fowl Play polish from Orly's Fall 2011 Birds of a Feather Collection. There is just so much going on in this polish that it made me so excited to finally get my claws on it! I was drooling over it after seeing it pop up on other nail blogs. Now it is mine! *maniacal laughter fades into the background*

When I first really looked at Fowl Play, I almost had to dissect it to figure out all that was going on! And trust me, there a lot! The base of FP is a deep purple jelly which almost leans to a red tone. Swimming throughout FP is blue & royal blue micro-glitter along with the wonderful orange-toned FLAKY GLITTER that makes this polish so unique! It's so fun to look at! I've read on blogs that FP is basically a dead-on dupe for OPI's Merry Midnight. Since MM is older and harder to get your claws on, I'm content with FP. :P I have to tell you though, application for this beauty was tricky. It's thick to apply and long to fulling dry, even with Seche Vite. Three coats.

Overall, I'm very happy to have Fowl play in my stash! Now I just need to go after Sweet Peacock from the Birds of a Feather Collection too! :)

Orly's can be purchased at Sally Beauty Supply store/ Ulta stores for about $6-$8/bottle

Essie all in one base coat/ Seche Vite topcoat