Orly Costal Crush, Summer 2017

Morning dears!  I'm still churning out Summer collections, a few left to go...then I've got some Fall sets to start sharing!  Are you eagerly awaiting the Fall or are you a Summer lover?  I personally enjoy both seasons and the polish shades they bring, so I'm happy either way.  I'm actually really in love with this collection from Orly!  The Costal Crush Collection is full of bright colors in jelly/crelly formulas that are on point!  These are available now for $8.50 each.  Ready to see them?  I'm ready to share them so lesgo!  

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Orly La La Land Partial Review

Good afternoon beauties!  Yes, I've got another post for you today!  I was doing so great while I was on vacation, probably becuase once we are back in the hotel room I didn't have any distractions like cooking, laundry, dishes, practices, games, etc, etc.... So I fell behind again, womp.  Anyhoodle, here's a couple shade from the Orly Spring 2017 Collection, La La Land.  This is a collection of 5 pastel cremes and a glittery topper to add a little pizazz!  La La Land is available in beauty supply stores now for $8.50.  

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Orly; Meet Me At Mullholland & Breathables Nourishing Nude & Beauty Essential

Good morning dears!  How's your Tuesday treating you?  I feel like I got absolutely nothing done because I went on a field trip with Naomi.  So today I have to take her to a doctors appointment and rush to the grocery store after.  I have a feeling house chores will get put off for yet another day.  It's killing me how I can't seem to keep anything clean these days.  But one thing I can keep up with is sharing polish with you.  Today I have some nice Orly's to share with you.  One from the Fall 2016 Mulholland Collection and two from the new Breathables line.  You can buy Orly polish and Breathables now for around $9 each. Let's jump in and check out the polish!  

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Orly One Night Stand

Good morning.  It's not really that good for me.  I am licking my wounds from soccer last night.  More mental than physical because dang my team just can't catch a break out on the field some nights.  Oh well, it's behind me now and a new season starts in a few weeks.  At least my team has a good base of core players to work with.  Speaking of base, I have a base coat to share with you today!    Orly came out with a peel off base coat to make glitter polish removal easy!  Color me excited!  I actually haven't tried anything like this yet, not even the Elmer's glue trick so I was looking forward to seeing how One Night Stand worked.  Well...It. Was. AWESOME!  One Night Stand is available online now for $10 and I highly suggest you get it, it will make your glitter loving life so much easier.  

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So this is One Night Stand.  It's thick-ish, gluey white nail polish base coat that you brush on your nails.  When I first opened the bottle it was very clumpy and a lot came out.  I closed it up and gave it a good shake and that helped thin and even out the base coat so it was more like nail polish.  One Night Stand specifically says "for easy glitter removal" but it would be great for a swatch session, or as a base for darker colors that could cause staining.  

For the record I am not a fan of the bottle/brush macro shots but I wanted to show you that One Night Stand does indeed look a bit like glue.  But it does apply easily just like a polish.  

Here I have on one (two on my index just to show you what it looks like) coats of One Night Stand.  You can see that on my index nail the base coat is still wet and very white.  On the other nails One Night Stand is already almost completely dry and looks like a ridge filling base coat.  It wouldn't make much or any difference to a polish color.  

So about 5 minutes passed and now my nails are dry.  You definitely don't need more than one coat, which is what's on my middle and ring finger nails.  Heck, it even says so on the back of the box - "use one thin coat."  On my index I have two coats of One Night Stand and you can see it dried white.  

Now for the test!  I have on a silvery holo glitter polish to peel off.  You can use a cuticle stick or your nail to lift up an edge.  

My index was the one with two-coats of One Night Stand.  You can see that two coats was a bit too thick so it wasn't completely dry as I had thought.  It took two peels to get the polish off.  

My middle nail had one coat of One Night Stand and look how easily the entire sheet of polish peeled right off!  It's a strangely satisfying feeling to peel (and not chip) polish off.  

TA-DA!  Look at those clean nails!  I am looking forward to easy glitter removal from here on out!  Of course I am interested in how long One Night Stand lasts as a base coat so I will do a wear test with it very soon and let you know how that worked out.  

CosmoProf North America; OPI, Essie & Orly Coverage

Hullo again!  I'm happy to be back with more coverage of the super fun, extremely overwhelming, foot wearing-out event that is CosmoProf.  Yesterday I showed you Jessica Cosmetics and Color Club (you can see that post HERE).  Well today I am sharing all the exciting new stuff coming out from OPI, Essie and Orly.  So I won't waste time being a chatty Kathy, let's jump right in to the post!

Last year OPI was very hush hush.  They had a closed booth that was all covered up.  You had to be invited for an appointment of even get in the door (yes they had an actual door that you knocked on to get in) and daring I didn't have the secret password.  But this year they opened up for everyone to see!  I was beyond excited to walk about their large space and checking out all the pretty new polish coming out.  Sadly there was no tour guide to answer questions and Michelle and I couldn't get an appointment so I don't have much info on any of this stuff.  Aside from what I have pictures of I saw a fantastic new collection coming out that I am very excited for!  That was embargoed and I wasn't allowed to take pictures of it though.  

The Venice Collection is the Fall/Winter collection and it's already been shared on some bloggers pages.  I believe it's already in beauty supply stores too!  These are really lovely cremes and a couple metallic-shimmers.  

OPI also has the upcoming Starlight collection, which is their holiday collection.  I will admit that it's refreshing to see a non-music lady collection for the holidays.  And this collection looks really exciting!  I love the colors and the finishes.  There are some shimmers, glitters, what looks like textures.  And I always love silver during the holidays!  Also, is that blue (Give Me Space) a scattered holo?!  

There will be plenty of gift sets available from the Starlight line up.  OPI always does a great job putting together gift packs and sets.  Yes, that stunning necklace is one of them too!  

OPI will also be releasing some new Infinite Shine collections and here's one of them!  I love these colors, they are very Spring-y.  I haven't tried the Infinite Shine polish yet but they look really amazing.  

Moving on, We stopped at the Essie booth!  Most of what we saw here was hush-hush and no pictures were allowed.  But I hadn't yet heard of the Silk Watercolor collection!  So I got to see a little about that and how it works.  My understanding, during the tour, is that the Silk Watercolor collection are "Pro Colors" and are only available in salons.  They should b out now and you can get your next mani/pedi done with them!  There is a mini kit that might be available for retail.  They work much like the predecessors: OPI Sheer Tints or NfuOh Jelly Syrups...a sheer wash of color that is buildable.    There's a white polish put out with the collection to wear as a base for art, but you can really layer these over any color - think gold, silver, etc.  There were a few nail techs on site and they were playing around with the Silk Watercolors to show how they worked.  I was given a bottle of the yellow to try out and I will share that with you soon!  

We also stopped by Orly.  There was some really cool stuff here!   The first thing I saw was the display of the new Epix collection.  It's called "flexible color."  You get the benefit of a gel but in a regular polish.  There are 36 colors to chose from.  You basically paint 2 coats of color and then a layer of the seal coat.  They last for over a week.  The really cool thing about Epix is the smudge fixing technology.  This polish literally fixes itself if you smudge or nick it!  It was explained as "shock absorbing polymers" that are at work here.  You can removed Epix with regular polish remover.  This line is available at Sallys, Ulta and other beauty supply stores.  I want to see this in action so I will totally be purchasing a bottle to try out.  

Orly is also releasing In The Mix, it's Fall collection.  Hello beautiful creme colors!  And that glitter?!  Come to mama!  This collection is available online and should be hitting beauty supply shelves soon!

Orly came out with an awesome peel off base coat called One Night Stand.  I have yet to try a peel off base coat so I was very excited to receive a bottle to take home.  I have already used it and guess what...it's totally awesome!  I have pictures ready to share with you and will have that post up soon.  

And the last thing I have to share this morning is the BB Creme - for your nails!  It really is foundation/makeup for nails!  It's meant to help color current any problems you many be having and has a natural finish.  You can pick this up at Orly.com.  

My Personal Top 10 Mainstream Polishes of 2014

Good morning lovelies!  I'm back with 1 more Top 10 post for you - but this time it features the mainstream brands that I tried out.  Much like that last post, featuring my favorite indie polishes for 2014 (you can see that post HERE), I will provide pictures and links to the original posts so you can read up on the individual polishes if you so desire!  Thank you for a a fabulous year full of gorgeous polish 2014!  I hope that 2015 has exciting things in store for us polish fanatics!  So lets get started!
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10. Jessica SoHo In Love.  What a gorgeous, pastel pink-nude creme this is!  It was the perfect palate cleanser and a perfectly girly shade.  I hope to try plenty more polish from Jessica Cosmetics this coming year.  Original post HERE.  

9. China Glaze Stop That Train.  Here's one of those polishes that is just so me I couldn't take it!  The rest-red orange color was fabulous.  The shimmery finish was to die for.  I know China Glaze will have loads of interesting and beautiful polish for 2015 and I look forward to seeing exactly what it will all look like!  Original post HERE.  

8. Sheswai Lacquer Yowza.  I am not even sure if this polish was released in 2014, but since I tried it out this year it made the cut!  This is such a gorgeous, shimmery purple.  And the formula.  Swoon!  Sheswai has their formula down to a perfect science - buttery, creamy, opaque!  I know Sheswai mostly does cremes, a couple shimmers.  I hope they release a plethora of new shades in 2015!  Original post HERE.    

7. OPI Comet in the Sky.  I'll admit that I wasn't too impressed with the Gwen Stefani Holiday 2014 Collection.  Then I saw Comet in the Sky.  Jaw hit the ground - no joke.  OPI totally channeled the indie brands with this iridescent and black glitter bomb.  It's FANTASTIC!  I wore it over a deep navy blue shade and it was perfect galaxy on my nails.  OPI is another brand that I know won't disappoint in 2015 - I have already seen a few collection floating around the Facebook groups and I can't wait to see them in real life.  Original post HERE. 

6. Color Club The Uptown.  I'll admit I've never been much of a flakie fan.  Then The Uptown came out and I happened across it in a beauty supply store.  I bought it.  I loved it.  Now I am beyond happy that I did get it because for some reason Color Club changed their formula and The Uptown looks nothing like this lovely flakie polish!  Color Club always does a great job of putting out interesting and unique collections full of glitters, shimmer, textures, toppers.  I can't wait to see what they have in store for us in 2015.  Original post HERE.  

5. Orly Pink Crystal.  This was actually not a polish that Orly ever released.  This was a one off that polish fans were finding across the states in Marshall's and TJ Maxx stores.  Man we went nuts over these texture polishes.  One look at Pink Crystal and it's easy to see why we all spend time looking for this (and it's peach counterpart Just Peachy!).  This was a nice bright, perfect for spring and summer pinky-red texture that I think should have been release in mass quantity.  But oh well, maybe 2015 will bring more Orly textures for us to love.  Original post HERE.  

  

4. Dior Aventure.  This is one of the gel-like colors that Dior released in the late Spring.  I'm a little (ok HUGE) fan of the Dior formula so I was excited to try these.  They didn't disappoint.  Aventure applied just like the regular Diors but had so much more shine and gloss.  I'd be a happy camper to see more polishes like this line from Dior.  I'd also be happy to see some more greens and oranges too!  Original post HERE.  

3. Rescue Beauty Lounge Oliveto.  Alright - I am not sure this could really be considered a mainstream brand but it surely isn't an indie.  I guess it sits somewhere in the middle but it's going in this post so I'm just going to have to deal with my in-betweener polish selection.  What I love about this polish isn't just the color or name, it's the way Ji makes you feel like you are in Italy, taking in the sights though her inspiration.  RBL is a brand that paints a lovely picture behind the polish as well as your nails.  I hope 2015 brings us more inspired collections much like this from the Italian Summer Collection.  Original post HERE.  

2. Zoya Posh.  This is a re-release from a year or two back.  I can't say no to a red.  Let alone a matte red.  This is a real beauty and it looks amazing in it's intended matte state as well as with topcoat.  It's like getting 2 polishes for the price of 1!  I would love to see more MatteVelvets from Zoya in 2015! Original post HERE.  

1. Barielle Hawaiian Sunset.  I don't think this one even needs an explanation.  Look at it.  Bright orange.  Heavy gold shimmer.  Jen Jen Jen!  Actually I went into this list with a completely different order so when it started pouring out of my head I surprised myself.  But then I look at this picture and the post and I just knew this was my favorite mainstream of the year.  I only started wearing Barielle about halfway through 2014 but I was consistently impressed with the formula and quality of their polish.  2015 should be a promising year for Barielle and I can't wait to see what their collections have in store for us!  Original post HERE.