Orly FX Look-A-Like : Layering Fun

I have worn this layering combo a few times now, and it reminds me so much of last year's Orly Cosmic FX, and this years Orly Mineral FX Collection. There is a duochrome shimmer and super sparkle quality that makes this my own personal teal addition to the FX collection polishes I own.

The combo is one coat of Rescue Beauty Lounge Teal then a coat of Wet 'n Wild Blue Wants to Be a Millionaire, topped with Jesse's Girl Firefly. Any cream polish in any color of your choosing would work for the base color. I like how the holographic shimmer in Blue Wants to be a Millionaire peeks through the duochrome shimmer of Firefly. Blue Wants to be a Millionaire's sky blue base is very sheer on the first coat and doesn't change the color of the base polish. Firefly is a sheer green/gold shimmer polish that is great for layering. This combo also wears about a week without chipping for me. The swatches are with Seche Vite top coat.

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My First Giveaway: Orly Rock Solid (Closed)

The winner of this giveaway is duhnay23. Thanks to all that viewed and entered!


I am so nervous, and excited for my first giveaway. One person will win one new bottle of Orly Rock Solid, from the Mineral FX Collection. Yes, I bought an extra bottle just for you.

Rock Solid is my favorite of the collection. It is gray, sparkly, and holographic.

My first few giveaways will be only open to the U.S. But I hope to soon have them open internationally as well.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post. One entry per person only please. The winning comment will be chosen using Random.org. The giveaway runs from September 28, 2011, untill midnight on October 6, 2011 EST.

Please check back, because if you are the winner I will need you to e-mail me within 48 hours of the announcement, and provide me with your mailing address, or another winner will be chosen. If you are under 18, please get your parents permission. Thanks!

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Also, please check for more giveaways soon. Hint: Next weeks giveaway is Sally Hansen Limited Edition Halloween Salon Effects! Yeay!

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Orly Mineral FX Collection Fall 2011 : Rock Solid, Stone Cold, and Rock the World

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Rock Solid is a sparkly gray shimmer polish, with holographic glitter. It is my favorite out of the collection. As with any holographic glitter, the sparkle is hard to photograph. The swatches are three coats.

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Stone Cold is a royal blue shimmer with a smooth finish. The swatches are three coats. It's so lively and blue. I love it.

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Rock the World, I honestly dont know how to describe this color. For sure it is a shimmery duochrome with gold. But the main color is a mauve, reddish, fuschia, magenta, type color. It is fascinating none the less.

The Orly FX Collections polishes are all so sparkly and shimmery, and if you see one in your favorite color pick it up if you can. They all need  three coats for me to reach full opacity, but are a joy to look at and wear. These are available at Sally Beauty Supply at a retail price of $8.99.

Chunky Nail Polish : Halloween Glitters

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 A sky blue polish full of sky blue and silver glitter, with silver hexagonal glitter. The application was smooth. I used three thin coats for the swatches. The finish is gritty and a thick topcoat would help.

All of the polishes had this label, or this label underneath a label, that read Pumpkin Nail Enamel.

A black creme polish with silver glitter, and silver hexagonal glitter. The application was smooth an it was opaque in two coats. I used three coats in the above swatches. The finish was smoother than the above blue glitter polish. 

An orange and black bar glitter in a clear base. The bar glitter was fairly sparse. I used three coats to get enough bar glitter to my liking, over a white polish for contrast.

An iridescent hexagonal glitter, with silver moon glitters in a clear/gray base. Unfortunately, as with many cute chunky glitters, the moons and glitter are very hard to get to with the brush. I managed to get one moon per nail. Actually the effect is cute, and the finish is satin.

All of the brushes were surprisingly good, and made for easy application. There were bins full of all different colors of glitters, and glow in the dark polishes. I found these polishes at Meijer in the seasonal section for a retail price of $2.49 each.

Fun Halloween Flakie Find

I found this flakie polish in the seasonal section of Meijer Grocery store. The collection also had bar glitters, moon glitters, circle glitters, glow in the dark glitters, and more.

This polish doesn't have a name included, the sticker on the bottom reads Chunky Nail, but so did most of the other glitters in the collection I purchased. The base is a sheer purple jelly, and the swatches are two coats over a purple creme polish. The base contains flakie and regular glitter that has a purple, blue, and teal shift! The flakie glitter is also iridescent. The polish was slightly thick and the flakie glitter was sparse with the first coat. The second coat seemed to add plenty of flakies. To top it all off, the retail price is only $2.49.

Ozotic Pro Elytra 529

Ozotic Pro is an Australlian brand, and their offering Elytra 529, is a multichromatic glitter topcoat. It is suggested to use layered over a black polish. The swatches above are two coats over a black polish. The multichrome flashes primarily navy blue and purple. At angles plum, copper, blue and violet are noticeable. The finish and application is smooth. The polish is darker and less multichromatic than Elytra 528, but still unique and beautiful. I purchased this polish from Picture Polish. At the current time their shipping to the U.S. has changed, and the price is very high. There are a few websites in the U.S. that I just learned sell these polishes and other Ozotic Pro shades. One store is at shop.llarowe.com for $17.50. 

Ozotic Pro: Elytra 528

Ozotic Pro is an Australlian brand, and their offering Elytra 528, is a multichromatic glitter topcoat. It is suggested to use layered over a black polish. The swatches above are two coats over a black polish. The multichrome flashes primarily purple and teal. At angles and different lighting situations copper, fuchsia, blue, green, really a rainbow of colors flash through. The finish and application is smooth. The multichrome glitter is unique and fun to wear. I purchased this polish from Picture Polish, but at the current time shipping to the U.S. has changed and is very high. There are a few websites in the U.S. that I just learned sell these polishes and other Ozotic Pro shades. One store is at shop.llarowe.com for $17.50.

Glitter Week: Halloween 2011 China Glaze Haunting

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China Glaze Haunting is another offering in the Halloween 2011 collection. The swatches are two coats. The color is a black cream full of silver glitter. The glitter isn't overwhelmed by the black polish as with some black polishes with glitter. The polish applied smoothly, and the removal was slightly messy. I thought I owned a color like this but none of them showcase the silver glitter, as this polish does. Haunting sells for a retail price of $5.99 at Sally Beauty Supply.

Glitter Week : Icing's Tiger's Blood and Epic Winning

Warning!  Objects are more glittery than they appear.

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Icing Tiger's Blood is a bright coral jelly polish with gold, coral, and iridescent shimmer. The formula is very thick which made application a slight challenge. Adding some Seche Restore would help to thin the formula. The above swatches are three coats.

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Epic Winning has a clear base with blue, silver and holographic glitter packed in. It would need to be layered over another polish for opaque coverage. The above swatches are three coats. The fine silver glitter made for typical messy glitter removal.

Icing polishes are only sold at Icing stores in shopping malls and the retail price is $4.50 a piece, but there is usually some kind of sale with the purchase of multiple bottles of polish.

Glitter Week: China Glaze Luna and Atlantis

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China Glaze Luna has a bluish silver base, and is a frosty finish glitter polish. It is full of holographic circle and silver glitter. The finish needed a heavy topcoat, and the glitter made for a messy removal.

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China glaze Altantis is a teal green sheer jelly base with blue, teal and, and holographic glitter. The base can be built up to near opacity. The swatches above are three coats.

China glaze polishes retail for $5.99 and Atlantis can still be found at some Sally's locations, Luna is available online at certain e-tailers.

Glitter Week; Nails Inc: Sloane Square

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Nails Inc Sloane Square is a silver glitter polish in a clear base and larger iridescent glitter. The swatches are three coats for full coverage. The Nails Inc brand is available at Sephora for a retail price of $9.50 for 0.33 Fl. Oz.