Orly | Vampy Varnish

April 22, 2009

Orly Tiki Time for Summer 2009

Orly’s new collection for summer 2009 is called Tiki Time and it’s a collection of four bright (but not neon) cremes. I REALLY like this whole collection and am very happy that A. it’s not a HUGE collection (4 seems just right) and B. that they are not neon’s. Not that I don’t like neon’s, it’s just that I have been seeing a lot of them lately. I had absolutely zero application issues with these. They were smooth, opaque and fabulous! I have heard people say that Orly takes a long time to dry, but I have never had that experience and these dried just fine. Pics taken in sun with no top coat.

Mint Mojito is just a perfect mint green creme. We have been seeing a lot of variations of mint creme’s this season (MAC Peppermint Patti, BB Couture Laguna Lagoon and Make Up Store Paula) but I think this might be my favorite one. This is what I would call a true mint green. The application was just perfectly buttery smooth and opaque in two coats.

Orly Calypso Breeze copy Orly Tiki Time for Summer 2009

Categorized: Orly, Summer 2009, Varnish

April 17, 2009

Orly Carnivale for Spring 2009

I took these a few weeks ago and just haven’t gotten it together to show! I am slacking this week, I know, I know. I have TONS of stuff to swatch but since it’s so nice out I don’t feel like swatching all day long. Good things to come though, I promise! So this is Orly’s Carnivale collection for spring 2009. There were some hits & misses for me with his collection, which you will read about below. Pics taken in sun with no top coat.

Orly Bongo Beat copy Orly Carnivale for Spring 2009

Categorized: Orly, Spring 2009, Varnish

March 31, 2009

Orly Prepster for Spring 2009

Sometimes I feel like I have split personalities! Mainly I am a rocker chick; I love lots of eyeliner, dark nails, heavy metal, etc. However I have this crazy other side that’s totally preppy! I LOVE argyle and the color combo of pink/green. Give me an alligator polo and some plaid Chuck Taylors and I will wear them with glee. smile Orly Prepster for Spring 2009 Anyway that brings me to my point which is that Orly has a new collection for spring called Prepster. A couple of these I loved, a couple weren’t my favs for me, but overall the collection is really great. Pics taken in sun with no top coat.

Categorized: Orly, Spring 2009, Varnish

October 9, 2008

Orly Masquerade – Holiday 2008 Collection

Orly has just come out with their new Holiday 2008 collection called Masquerade. There are only three colors, but they are all pretty nice. They are called Enchanting, Belle Of The Ball and Mysterious. All of the formulas were really smooth and creamy and these are all taken in the sun with no top coat. My pics and reviews are below.

Enchanting

This was my least favorite of the three, although it’s still nice. It’s just not a totally original color. It’s a bright red creme with a slight touch of pink. This is 2 coats pictured here. A good color just not spectacular.

DSC02824 Orly Masquerade Holiday 2008 Collection

Categorized: Orly, Varnish

October 9, 2008

Random Swatches – Orly, CND, Nicole by OPI

I am finally back from San Antonio and feel SO swamped with both regular work and website stuff! I have been desperate to show some swatches I did a couple weeks ago so I am doing this post now. I also have a gazillion new polishes I need to swatch still and will hopefully get to some of them today. The swatches below (all taken in sunlight) are older colors from Orly, CND and Nicole by OPI but I hope you will find them useful!

Velvet Rope

As I have found with most Orly polishes, the application was really nice. This is 2 coats here. This is a really pretty grape color with lots of large-ish lavender & silver glitter particles. Very nice and shimmery in the sun and indoors.