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Sep 14 2012
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Essie, Green, Iridescent, L’Oréal, Misa, Nail Polish Collection, OPI, Orly, Revlon

My Green Nail Polish Collection

I am really getting into green nail polish this year, so far here are all the green nail polishes I have bought for 2012.

green nail polish 2012

green nail polish

1. L’Oreal - Blue Reef

Not so much blue as the name states but more of a green in my eyes. A tealish sort of opaque colored nail polish that I like to wear when my nails are short.

2. L’Oreal – Perle De Jade

Pastel, seafoam green. Quite nice, need a few coats, at least three due to streaking.

3. L’Oreal – Majestic Green

Metallic  chartreuse green. Quite lovely, reviewed here:  Majestic Green

4. Orly – Here Comes Trouble

Pretty fine green glitter in a green tinted jelly, quite a festive polish, although part of Orly’s Pin – Up collection, me thinks it would fit better in a Xmas collection, fun but not very sexy. Reviewed here: Here Comes Trouble

5. Nubar – Green Tea

Love this amazing true green nail polish. My favourite one to wear out of the green bunch.

6. Misa – The Great Green

Nice and subtle, iridescent green polish.

7. Misa – Like It Like That

Metallic, iridescent, vivid green polish. Beetle back color, very cool

8. Rimmel – Misty Jade

Bright seafoam green polish, summery and fun. Reviewed here: Misty Jade

9. Essie – Navigate Her

Another fav, love the amazing retro enamel green, so cute! Reviewed here: Navigate Her

10. OPI – Mermaid’s Tears

A pretty, dusty, pale green. Reviewed here: Mermaid’s Tears

11. Orly – Jealous, Much?

Pastel green color, almost translucent. Reviewed here: Jealous, Much?

12. Revlon – Emerald City (matte)

Bought this because I loved the shade, but somehow I missed the fact that this is a matte nail polish, as a result not a true fan of this polish.

 


Jun 12 2012
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Gray, Orly

Orly – Steel Your Heart

steel your heart nail polish

Orly “Steel Your Heart” nail polish is part of the Cool Romance Color Collection. This polish is a dark gunmetal grey shade. Metallic with purple and green micro shimmer. It stands out as a bit of a sore thumb in the collection as all other colors are creme based dusty pastels. On it’s own it is a great color.

I only needed two coats for the images below, it is a bit streaky like some metallics but still looks fab.

orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish
orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish
orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish

orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish
steel your heart nail polish
orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish

orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish
orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish
orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish

orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish
orly steel your heart metallic grey nail polish


Tagged Metallic, Orlys' Cool Romance Collection
May 31 2012
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Glitter, Green, OPI, Orly

Orly – Here Comes Trouble

orly here comes trouble

I bought the mani minis from the Orly summer 2011 Pinup Collection and immediately tried the one that most caught my eye: Here Comes Trouble. I applied it over OPI’S Stranger Tides. A green glitter polish with a yellowish green jelly base and micro plus medium sized glitter particles in the same shade of acid green.

I then added OPI’s Black Shatter to the top, my nails look kind of scary yet the effect is also really cool.

orly here comes trouble green glitter nail polish
orly here comes trouble green glitter polish and opi stranger tides polishes
orly here comes trouble green glitter polish

orly here comes trouble green glitter polish
orly here comes trouble green glitter polish
orly here comes trouble green glitter polish

orly here comes trouble green glitter polish
orly here comes trouble
opi, orly and black shatter polishes

black and green nail polish picture
black and green nail polish picture
black and green nail polish picture

black and green nail polish picture


Tagged Orly Pinup Collection, Shatter
May 08 2012
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Green, Orly, Pastel

Orly – Jealous, Much?

Orly - Jealous, Much?

Jealous, Much? from Orly’s 2012 Cool Romance Color Collection is a cool pastel mint green with blue undertones. The formula was quite watery but it dried very quickly. I only used two coats but I probably should have used three for greater opacity. This varnish has a great glossy effect.

Orly - Jealous, Much?

Orly - Jealous, Much?

Orly - Jealous, Much?

Orly - Jealous, Much?

Orly - Jealous, Much?


Tagged Orlys' Cool Romance Collection
May 01 2012
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Orly, Pastel, Purple

Orly – You’re Blushing

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch

Last week my order of Orlys‘ Cool Romance Collection arrived in the post and I immediately tried on the color I was most drawn to in this collection: You’re Blushing.

I really love this cool lavender color, it makes me think of purple tinted concrete with it’s grey undertones. The formulas is excellent, full opacity after two coats and I have been wearing this for four days now and it just doesn’t chip!

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch

orly youre blushing nail polish swatch


Tagged Orlys' Cool Romance Collection
Apr 09 2012
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Orly, Purple

Orly – Plum Noir

orly plum noir nail polish swatch

Orly – Plum Noir is a fabulous deep plum color, great for when you want something quite dark but not black. I used two coats and a top coat (really need a top coat otherwise you will be leaving purple lines all over the place). I felt that this took a very long time to dry, but having said that I wore this for a few days and it has quite good staying power.

orly plum noir nail polish swatch

orly plum noir nail polish swatch

orly plum noir nail polish swatch


Apr 05 2012
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Blue, Orly

Orly – Sapphire Luck

orly sapphire luck nail polish swatch

Orly – Sapphire Luck is a really old one, I came across this in a bargain bin at the local beauty store. It’s from the Orly’s 2004 Year in Rocks collection and this one is September.

This is an extremely sheer polish I needed 4 coats to get to the desired opacity. The picture below show the polish at 1, 2 and 4 coats.

Orly's 2004 Year in Rocks collection

Sapphire Luck is not much to look at in the shade or indoors, but boy does it come to life in the sunlight. The reason for that is the silver micro glitter, it just bounces sunlight around like crazy, the pictures don’t do it justice. I quite like the light denim blue color of this polish.

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orly sapphire luck nail polish swatch
Orly's 2004 Year in Rocks collection
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orly-nail-polish-swatch-sapphire-luck-september

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orly-nail-polish-swatch-sapphire-luck-september



Tagged Orly's 2004 Year in Rocks collection, Shimmer
Mar 29 2012
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Gold, Iridescent, Orly, Purple

Orly – Golden Halo

orly-nail-polish-swatch-golden-halo

Orly’s Golden Halo is a metallic duochrome purple with golden shimmer. Gorgeous bottle color and I felt very excited to try this color out when I first saw it. Bottle color is more lavender with golden shimmers, but once on the nail it seems to have the opposite effect and gives off a lot more yellow with subtle lavender highlights.

Overall this is quite a nice polish, I am not in awe but I don’t mind it. I used three coats in the following swatches. The formula is nice and smooth and applied very nicely.

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orly-nail-polish-swatch-golden-halo

orly-nail-polish-swatch-golden-halo

 


Tagged duochrome, Metallic, Shimmer
Mar 22 2012
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Fuchsia and Bright Pinks, Orly, Purple

Orly – Spice

orly nail polish

Spice by Orly is a very intrighuing color that I was immediately drawn to, a perfect shade for Autumn and Winter, seems like just the right pick for a cloudy, dreary day. The color is between a dark purple and fuchsia. It has the tiniest purple / fuchsia  microglitter that sinks into the purple base but acts in a reflective way adding dimension and depth to the color, it looks lighter or darker depending on the lighting and lends the nail color some shine.

The formula was very gel like and glugy, it was kind of hard to get a nice and neat looking manicure with this. Here is an example of this polish at just one coat, it is very streaky and the color is basically fuchsia:

1 coat orly spice nail polish on nails

At two coats, more depth is added:

orly-nail-polish-spice-2-coats

I was happy with the depth of color at three coats:

orly-nail-polish-spice-3-coats

I had to wait a very long time for all of this to dry up, even so the next day my nails where covered in scratches and lines, here is a close up:

 


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