Orly Flash Glam: Be Brave

Orly Flash Glam: Be Brave

On Wednesdays we wear pink. Pink holographic bar glitter that is....

So I managed to score a couple of sweet little gems a little early from Sally's Beauty. I noticed Orly's Flash Glam line first a couple weeks ago when I was in a store near my job. I hadn't heard anything about it yet but the gold bar glitter/chunky hex glitter mix in Sashay My Way caught my eye so I bought it. Orly often attaches swatches of their colors to their display (which is great because even if the bottle is missing you get to see the colors). Of the 6 or so available there were only a couple bottles left and of course Be Brave (the fuschia bar glitter) was gone. 

Well, when I got home I googled it only to find out that they weren't technically coming out until June 1st and that store must've just been an early release. Determined to find another one, I asked one of the storekeepers at the Sallys in my town and she hooked me up early! 

Be Brave, Sashay My Way

Eeeek! Glitter overload! I love all things shiny and especially holographic so I was even happier to find that the bar glitter in Be Brave is a beautiful multi-toned green/pink/purple/blue/red holo. The pics don't do it justice but every way you turn your hand the light hits the glitter and it's like a disco on your nails. Amazeballs. 

Be Brave over After Party

Orly Be Brave layered over After Party

Here I have Be Brave layered over two coats of Orly After Party which is a black with some pink and purple glimmer to it. Apparently Orly is releasing a black polish Liquid Vinyl to be used with these Flash Glam polishes as a base. I was interested but I didn't want her to have to take another trip to the back room and I wasn't exactly wanting to buy too many more black nail polishes this summer when I just got After Party a few weeks ago. I used two coats of Be Brave, and I did have to poke around a few of the glitters but not excessively. Two coats feels relatively smooth but I ended up applying top coat after I took these pics because I love that glassy shine and also wanted my mani to last until work on Friday. (If I don't get all ADD and switch it because I'm dying to try out these Ma.Nish.Ma matte neons..... I swear this isn't a nail blog. (or at least it wasn't meant to be...I love nail blogs) Anyways ;)

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Here is a shot of Be Brave and Sashay My Way next to a Milani Jewel FX for a glitter size comparison. These are not fine glitters. These are chunky LOOK AT ME glitter! Sashay My Way I'm planning to put over a nice dark teal creme...or maybe eggplant. Big plans for this one, swatches to come!

Orly: Skinny Dip

Orly: Skinny Dip

This is the first Orly polish I've ever bought. I have one other but if I recall correctly I won it in a basket at a baby shower. Guess who's really good at guessing whats in the diaper? Me! Anyways, I was at Sally's perusing the new polish displays and noticed Orly's Feel The Vibe collection. I'm loving all the muted neons everyone is putting out this summer but of course the blue screamed out to me to purchase. And I did, of course being a sucker for blues and greens. 

The color doesn't remind me of skinny dipping per say... Not in any water I've had the privilege of skinny dipping in anyways. It's like a bright aquamarine, high-opacity blue with more than a hint of shimmer. The shimmer in bottle can definitely be seen on the nail. I enjoyed this color as is, but forgot to take a picture of it before I topped it with Essie Shine of the Times. Here's a pic: 

Formula: Great. It was opaque in two coats. If I could describe perfect nail polish consistency this would be it...Orly you have a fan! Since I bought this, I've picked up 4 more. P.S. ladies I think Sally's is doing spring cleaning or something because they have a ton of polish on "Reduced" inventory.

Color: One of my favorite blues. I love the gently shimmer on such a bold color. I got lots of compliments on this one at work, but as you can see I also added Shine of The Times.

Wear:  Some people have complained about chipping with this color. I didn't experience that but I used a top coat. Not a single chip for at least a week, in fact I was like waiting for it to chip so I could try out a new color and it didn't.

This was my favorite of the Feel The Vibe collection. If you're a big fan of blue polish you NEED this one in your stash!

Essie: Playdate

Essie: Playdate

So, I finally got my hands on this little gem. I had been going back and forth about getting this ever since I saw it in Walgreens a few weeks ago. I ended up purchasing something else but googled it later and after hearing rave reviews about the formula and rooting through my collection to see if I had a similar purple shade I decided I had to have it. Went back last week, damn if they weren't sold out. ::facepalm:: totally knew I shoulda bought it the other day. Anyhow, managed to find it at Walmart the other day tossed behind some other stuff. It's weird because Walmart doesn't seem to know which colors are "new". The other day I found a lone bottle of Go Overboard on clearance. Sure...if two months ago is outdated, I'll take a discount ;) Rambling...on to the review.


Formula: C
I don't know what everyone is talking about. Mine was goopy, probably correctable with thinner but I didn't try. Maybe its the humidity...In either case this was one of the most difficult to work with Essies I have. It was fairly self leveling so that helped but still didn't defeat the brush strokey-ness (word?)
Color: A
I must be on a purple kick, because I realized I bought some Revlon Liquid Lipstick in a similar shade...but this purple is fabulous. Reminds me of a muted, retro Fanta purple. Got several compliments on this at work today.
Chipping: A
No chipping so far, the pics are after two days of wear. I'm a working mom so I get my hands dirty...crap polish doesn't last a day. 

And yes I'm reading Hunger Games. Two coats here of Playdate on the pinky, middle, and index. Two coats of China Glaze Liquid Crystal on the ring as an accent.

I still recommend getting this. I think I might add a little thinner next time I use it, and maybe use three coats if it seems thin. The color payout is phenom, which keeps me coming back. The price ehhhh...you know, it's the colors with Essie. They'd better hope Sinful Colors doesn't start matching them in the pastels department because their price would really give Essie a run.

Proclaim Argan Oil Relaxer System

Proclaim Argan Oil Sensitive Scalp Relaxer System

Picked this up at Sally's the other day...Loved it. Watch the vid!

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