ORLY - Androgynie

Fall is hitting Holland hard this year. Almost everyone has been sick in the last few weeks(or is going to be!), including me.. Leafs terrorise my car and the earea around it, so I almost slip. LAst bog complaint, we've been hit by Fog. The world has been so small the last week.
Of course, this is not what you're here for, so on to the polish!

ORLY - Androgynie is a black polish, with some interesting things going on in there. It has pretty big Hex glitter, in green, purple, copper and blue. It also has smaller silver particles. 

A lot of people were really disappointed by this one. It's so beautifull in the bottle, but the beauty doesn't translate on to the nail. To prove this point: just look at the picture! When I look at is, all my attention goes to the bottle. There's just not enough hex on the nails..

Still, when you don't have the bottle directly next to your nails it's a great polish with just enough glitter =)

xx

K

ORLY - Ma Cherie (Holiday Soiree)

Wow, how can a vacation be so full with stuff.. I had some trips with school and three days away with friends, wich leaves no time for taking editing nail pictures! So, without much more delay, here is Ma Cherie.

I really don't like this polish.. It's the biggest dissapointment in a long time. The polish is very sheer. Here I'm wearing 4 coats and not very thin ones. On some nails I did a fifth coat, but it dindn't help. There is still some VNL. The color itself is not bad at all. A bright red, perfect for the holidays.
Next time, I'll layer it over a more opaque red polish.


xx
K

ORLY - Oui

A few days ago I showed you ORLY - Ingenue. Today I'm showing you her big sister, ORLY - Oui.
When I all my Holiday Soiree lacquers arrived the two of them looked so similar! Of course, it was dark by the time I got home and opened the box. My boyfriend thought they weren't that much alike at all. The next day I still thought they looked alike..

But I changed my mind a bit. When I started to apply Oui, the big differences started to show up. Oui is a much darker color then Ingenue, which has a pink base. Oui is a purple base, but it contains the same golden shimmer we like so much.
Because of the difference in base color, they really differ in warmth. I realized this when I saw the pictures next to each other. Ingenue is a warmer toned polish, while Oui looks a bit cold. It fits the cold winter days that are ahead of us. Ingenue fits the warm fires that will keep us warm.

Application of Oui is the same as with Ingenue. The substance of the polish is quite thick, but runny. Drying time was a bit better this time. I put the layers on a bit thinner and it was perfect!
With this one, I found out wearing time is really good! I wore it two working days in a row and then another two days. My Catrice polish wouldn't even last one day of work..

Oui is supposed to be a dupe for ORLY - It's my year. Unfortunately, I don't own that one so there will be no comparison from me.





I bought this set from this Ebay store for $27,25. All bottles came with a matching mini file and as an extra I got an miniature Top 2 Bottom.


xx
K

ORLY, Holiday Soiree - Ingenue

So.. I've been thinking about me and blogging. I'm really fond of my privacy and I don't like to be easily found on the internet. That's why you won't find a lot of personal stuff on here from now on and I'll protect my identity as much as possible. My name will be removed from here.
Also changing: I will be posting completely in English.

On to the polish!

This is the first time I bought a complete set of nailpolish! The special collections from ORLY are not that big, but it's still quite a purchase.. While browsing on Ebay, you can always find a deal that is just a bit better. I couldn't resist!

So now I'm showing you the first one out of this set. ORLY - Ingenue is a pink base, with lots of gold shimmer in it. Not a unique color, but still very pretty! It's also similar to another polish from this collection, Oui, but Oui has a darker base which is more purple. Other polishes that are very similar are OPI - Rally Pretty Pink and Zoya - Faye.

ORLY puts their nail polish in nice and big bottles. They contain 18 ml, while brands like OPI and China Glaze contain 15 ml. The brush is very good, easy to apply your polish with. The only problems I have are with the formula and the price. The formula is kind of thick and runny at the same time or just weird to me, but that is manageable. The real problem with the formula is the drying time. Even with use of ORLY - In A Snap, I got dents in the polish 2 hours after application!
Second problem is the retail price. ORLY Netherlands has a price of €10,50 a bottle! Luckily we have this wonderfull place called Ebay.




I bought this set from this Ebay store for $27,25. All bottles came with a matching mini file and as an extra I got an miniature Top 2 Bottom.


xx
K

Topcoat frustraties

Ahh wat begin ik eigenlijk een hekel te krijgen aan topcoat! Het is de bedoeling dat je dit spul helemaal op kan maken lijkt me? Helaas wordt mijn lieve INM topcoat dikker zodra je bijna op de helft van het flesje bent.. ook kan je dan niet meer normaal bij het product in het flesje. Nu heb ik dus twee halve flesjes, waarvan er 1 nog bruikbaar is en ik ook nog gebruik nu en 1 die veel te dik is.
Op zoek naar de oplossing.

De makkelijkste oplossing is natuurlijk een nieuwe kopen! Ondertussen ben ik INM eigenlijk wel een beetje zat, omdat je al zo snel moeilijk moet gaan doen om je topcoat uit het flesje te krijgen. Dus ging ik op zoek naar een andere. Meestal ga ik dan als eerste kijken wat ik allemaal kan krijgen via deze Ebay shop: http://stores.ebay.nl/Enchanted-Beauty-Spot. Hier zijn erg veel merken te koop zoals China Glaze en OPI, maar ook CND, ORLY en Essie. Ik bestelde hier maar weer wat spulletjes.

Als nieuwe topcoat heb ik gekozen voor ORLY - In A Snap. Op MUA krijgt deze veel goede reviews. Tevens vind ik het Formaat erg gunstig. Bij de Ebay shop is hij te koop voor $7,50 voor 18 ml. Een lekker groot flesje dus.

In de shop kwam ik ook deze lekkere grote flessen tegen van CND. Ze bevatten maar liefst 68 ml product! Over CND - Stickey vond ik ook veel goede recensies, dus kocht ik een flesje. Wel eerst maar een kleine, de grote fles gaat vast wel op, maar ik vind het zonde als hij niet bevalt.. Ik kocht een flesje van 9,8 ml voor $6,75.

Na de top- en basecoat die ik echt nodig had kon ik het natuurlijk ook weer eens niet laten om een gewone nagellak te kopen. Al sinds ORLY de Cosmic FX collectie uitbracht wil ik Space Cadet hebben en nu is het dan eindelijk zover. Gewoon, omdat het kan! De ORLY lakken kosten $8,50.
Als laatste voegde ik ook nog een fles nagellak verdunner van ORLY aan mijn mandje toe. Altijd handig en zo kan ik misschien mijn INM - Out The Door topcoat nog redden. Voor een fles van 60ml betaal je $5,50.


xx
Kayleigh