Orly Fowl Play

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Orly Fowl Play is part of Orly's Birds of a Feather Collection for Holiday 2011. It is a deep plum shade of purple, and is a jelly polish with flakies and blue glitter. It is a very unique shade and the flakies make it extra special. The flakies looks to me to be an iridescent coral, gold, and red depending on the viewing angle. I used three coats in the swatches, and the polish has a smooth finish. Orly polishes retail for 8.99 at Sally Beauty Supply.

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.

a-england: Holographic Beauties Lady of the Lake and Tristam

Hello! Today I am covering two beautiful scattered holographic polishes from the U.K. brand a-england.

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Lady of the Lake is a royal purple scattered holographic polish, two coats.

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Tristam is a navy blue scattered holographic polish, two coats.

Just like many fellow nail polish addicts, I am always on the hunt for new and unique holographic polishes. These offerings from a-england make a great addition to any holo lover's stash. Lady of the Lake is a true royal purple, which is hard to find in holographic polishes. Tristam is also my first navy blue holo. I have searched far and wide for as many blue holos as I can get my hands on. I have only come across sky to medium blue holographic polishes, never a true blue or darker. So I am very happy to own this polish. The swatches above are two coats. The formula is thick, but applies easily and the finish is smooth.

A-england polishes are available at http://www.a-england.co.uk/ at a retail price of 9.00 GBP, or about 14.77 USD. Dollars for 0.4 fl. oz. Shipping to the U.S. is 4.00 GBP approximately 6.56 USD. Word around the Twitterverse is that their next collection will feature a green holo! Keep an eye out on their Twitter for more information.

True Blood Week: Shifter Saturday with Zoya Ki

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Indoor Lighting: Green and Purple

Indoor Lighting: Silver and Green

Dim Lighting: Silver and Green

Zoya Ki is a "multichrome" polish that shows mainly purple, green and silver/gray. It has a shimmery finish and the swatches are three coats. This color is great to represent the shape shifters on True Blood because of the way this polish seems to magically change.  It is mainly purple in bright lighting. The color changes at every angle, and the green becomes most apparent in dim lighting. Zoya Ki is available a zoya.com. The retail price is $8.00.