Swatches > Orly | Pixy Stix

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So this is a really pretty color, one of the I believe 5 or 6 from the Orly Sweet collection that came out earlier this Spring.  Like all the others in the collection, it is a creme' finish, which mean two coats top will get you a really good even application.  Unfortunately, all of the polishes that i have from this collection did not photograph will.  Pixy Stix is actually a really bubblegummy pink, but photo'd more coral-ly.  Nonetheless, I really like this shade and it definitely a fixture in my summer wear shades.  It also looks really good on the toes and adds a fun pop to them.

xoxo,

Tenns

Swatches > Orly | Gumdrop

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I really love the colors from the Orly Sweet Collection.  Gumdrop is such a sweet color, no pun intended.  Its a really soft, mint-y green.  These polishes are pretty much one-coaters, so I do recommend being careful when applying more than one coat.  They can definitely get goopey.

Let me know what you guys think!

xoxo,

~Tenns

Swatches > Orly | Snowcone

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I love this collection by Orly.  Its such a mix of fun, pastel-y, yummy colors.  This is the milky baby blue Snowcone.  Its such a fun color, but capturing the true color of it on my camera required some work.  The most accurate pic is the 2nd one where I'm holding the bottle so you can see the name.  I have two other colors from the collection that I'll be swatching soon, so stay tuned!

xoxo,

~Tenns

Swatches > Orly | Luxe

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I absolutely adore this color like no other!  its so wearable, but at the same time so dressy and classy.  I usually shy away from metallics, because they either look wonky on me or they go on streaky or the formulas are just bad.  I have absolutely no complaints about Luxe.  It went on smoothly with two coats, formulas was great for a metallics, not too thick or thin, and it wore for 3 days with pretty much no chipping.  I used the Orly Glosser as my top coat and was very impressive with its performance too.  I've used Orly Glosser in the past with other brands, but it never really made my polish pop like Seche Vite or ChG FstFwd did.

I'm so glad I picked Luxe up on a whim.  I'll definitely be wearing it once the holidays come back around, but honestly it can be worn anytime.  Its trendy yet subtle, a perfect balance.

Both pics taken inside w/ out flash.

xoxo,

~Tenns

Haul...what more is there to say!

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So yeah, as you all can see I went a tad wild with polish hauling, but I had good reason, I promise!  LOL, I would seriously justify this very unjustified haul, with any reason that would make it make sense (Still following me there? I think I confused myself for a sec).  Anyhow, after several weeks my Sally's finally got Up, Up, & Away and apparently I'm the only person in my time that knew about it, lol.  They had one display with pretty much one color of each shade in the collection and I grabbed the only one of each of the colors I'd been eyeing. Thanks to GildedAngel of Naive Nails, who mentioned via Twitter that her Sally's had gotten them in.  I kept that in mind all week and kept a mental note to drop my local Sally's today.

I'd picked up three shades from Ulta last week, you can see them in my Ulta Haul post, but I knew I'd probably return them if my Sally's got them in.  They were $6.50 @ Ulta and $3.50 at Sally's, and I knew I wanted more than just three colors, but wasn't willing to shell out $40 for all the colors I wanted.  I had a Beauty Rewards coupon from Sally's, plus three $1 off coupons for ChG polishes, so I took full advantage of my deals.  I am a self-proclaimed recessionista, and even if we weren't in a recession I still low ball shop...what can I say.  Anyhow, before I ramble on and on I included pics below on my haul and since I just did a haul, I won't be doing one for this haul.  This is why I'm going into a little more detail than I usually do in my haul blog posts.  I also swatched all but 3 colors on my nails (ran out of fingers,lol!), but all the polishes I got are included in the pics below.

L-R:  All China Glaze - Heli-yum, High Hopes, Grape Pop, Flyin High, Four Leaf Clover

L-R: Claire's Kelly Green, Claire's True Blue, OPI Jade Is The New Black, OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui, OPI Meet Me On The Star Ferry

Claire's Kelly Green and True Blue. I forgot about these to in the first pic I took w/ all of the polishes I got today, so I decided to include them here.

No worries, I will be doing full swatches and reviews on all the polishes and products (especially the Orly kit) very soon.  I just wanted to throw up a a quick compilation of everything, and I was super excited to see what each color really looked like too!

Edit:  I realized that Ulta didn't give me my free gift with my OPI purchase, had to go back there today(2/28) and get it.  I will include a pic of it some time later, as well as swatches.

xoxo,

~Tenns

 

Swatches > Zonad Manicure | Zoya Anaka & Orly Blue Suede

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So, I’m still experimenting w/ all of my Konad image plates as well as what polishes, other than the one white special polish that I have works well with them.  I find that thicker polishes like cremes and mattes work best with the Konad image plates, as well as darker colored polishes.  Shimmery polishes stamp well too, but they need to have a relatively thick consistency to them to get the best result.  I was playing around with some different polishes and image plate designs when it dawned on me that even though the ‘matte trend’ is slightly out of season, a matte/suede type polish would stamp well considering the consistency of them.  I put on two coats of Zoya Anaka w/v Seche Vite as a top coat.  I then stamped the m63 plate the swirly design and applied another layer of Seche Vite.  I find that the stamping come out better on top of a top coat, or maybe its just a safety net for, lol.  In actuality, I get a much smoother application w/ applying a top coat before I stamp.

 

I was beyond happy that the design came out so well and that the color scheme coordinated well together.  I’m also going to visit my Mom tomorrow and I think she’ll really get a kick out of my nails.  Maybe I should bring my Konad stuff just in case she asks me to give her a manicure.  Overall, I think this is a really versatile look and I’m so glad that I got the hang of the whole stamping thing.  My images are coming out so smooth and crisp, so I will definitely be posting a sleuth of “konadicures”.  Anyhow, I hope you all like it and be sure to let me know what you think!

 

 

 

 

xoxo,

 

~Tenns