It was mostly opaque after two coats, but it did apply unevenly and would drag if you didn’t wait for the first coat to dry entirely. The consistency was a little thick, and it didn’t level out fully. I’m usually impressed by Orly, but Flare was somewhat disappointing. I normally get a week of wear with very minor tip wear with Orly’s polish.
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Set sprits ablaze this fall 2012 as ORLY introduces Fired Up – a dynamic collection created to showcase inner power. High gloss shades mimic the inner workings of the human body, providing a natural explosion of color. The collection ranges from fiery red and deep wine tones to bright accents of golden yellow and vibrant orange balanced by hues of pewter and chocolate brown. Lacquers in the Fired Up Collection offer a dynamite seasonal touch of color to fingers and toes.
Glow Taupe creme
Flare Pale gold shimmer
Flicker Rust duo chrome shimmer
Ignite Red creme
Smolder Deep wine shimmer
Rapture Chocolate brown creme
Availability: September 2012 for $8.50 each. ORLY Nail Lacquers and Treatment products are available at orlybeauty.com, Sally Beauty,
Ulta and other purveyors of beauty throughout the U.S. and in over 100 countries worldwide.
For fall/winter, we’ll see Birds of a Feather, which consists of six shades: Seagurl (gunmetal grey shimmer), Nite Owl (neutral beige shimmer), Peachy Parrot (coral orange shimmer), Sweet Peacock (peacock blue shimmer), Lucky Duck (rich green creme), and Fowl Play (multi-dimensional purple sparkle). There is also a nail art kit called Flights of Fancy, which includes: Tweet Heart, Light as a Feather, Lovey Dovey, Rockin’ Robin, and Blue J.
Halloween includes three repromoted shades: Liquid Vinyl, Orange Punch, and Goth.
This holiday, we’ll see Holiday Soiree, which includes six shades: Androgynie, Ma Cherie, Oui, Au Champagne, Le Chateau, and Ingenue.
In November, we’ll see Mineral FX, which includes six shades as well: Rock Solid, Emberstone, Rock the World, Stone Cold, Rock-It, and Rococo A-Go-Go.
For the new year, there is Bling in the New Year, which is just repromotes of previous shades.
The summer season encourages creativity and femininity to run wild, from carefree and casual beach days to flashy summer nights in the city. Bring a sense of sexy summer fun to the everyday with Pinup, the Summer 2011 Collection from ORLY. Inspired by the unapologetic glitz and free-spirited attitude of the most iconic pinup girls, the collection exudes a vivacious, dolled-up femininity that laces any look with sheer confidence.
Pinup offers a shade for every glamour girl, from the sophisticated seductress to the fearless rock ‘n roll goddess. Bright, feminine crèmes mingle with eye catching jewel-tone glitters to offer a range of colors sure to turn heads.
Va Va Voom Pink neon creme
Here Comes Trouble Sparkle green
Coquette Cutie Coral creme
Bubbly Bombshell Purple glitter
availability: May 2011 for $7.50 each. ORLY Nail Lacquers and Treatment products are available at orlybeauty.com, Sally Beauty, and Ulta.
This September, ORLY’s Cosmic FX Collection will launch. According to ORLY, these polishes have a textured finish that have multi-dimensional flashes of shine as a result of “MINERAL FX” technology. This technology uses a mix of natural rock minerals, crystals, and glass that give these shades an optical effect. All six shades will retail for $10 each and are limited edition.
From ORLY…
The MINERALFX technology includes specialty mica, that allows for a clearer, vibrantly bright lustrous shimmer. Crystals allow for a multi-dimensional color transformation. Glass particles carefully controlled in shape and size create a luminous phenomenon. This combination infused with the Silica and specific colors selected create this exclusive technology that gives nails a unique optical effect that’s magnified as the lighting source intensifies or viewing angle changes.
Nail Lacquers
Out of This World is a deep purple base with shimmer flecks of violet purple and green gold. Three coats.
It’s Not Rocket Science is an olive green base with darkened chartreuse and teal shimmer. It looks rather chartreuse-y at some angles, while in others, it almost looks emerald green as the teal comes into play. Two coats.
Haley’s Comet is an aqua-blue color base with flecks of green, teal, and blue shimmer. It looks bluer at some angles, more mermaid-esque at other angles. I found that this one had the least powerful duochrome. This felt like the least pigmented, so it definitely needed a full three coats. This also bears a strong resemblance to Zoya’s Charla.
Space Cadet is one of the coolest shades of the six. It has a very strong duochrome finish/effect. It looks like a mauvey plum but then it glints a chartreuse-y green with strong gold undertones. I can’t think of anything I have that’s quite like this. Two coats.
Galaxy Girl is a beautiful deep wine-purple base with red undertones. It has flecks of teal and darkened fuchsia-purple shimmer. It’s dark and a little vampy, but I absolutely love the subtle but noticeable duochrome effect. Two coats.
Lunar Eclipse is a glowing indigo blue that flashes violet, electric blue, and inky blue. It’s incredible–it’s my personal favorite. This was the most pigmented shade of the six, and it only needed two coats.
ORLY completely hit a homerun here for me. Not only was this the collection I was most anticipating personally, but it fulfilled all my expectations. It did not disappoint at any point. The formula was nicely pigmented and not too thick, easy to work with, and the shimmer and glass flecks distributed evenly. I didn’t have any issues with drying time when I used Zoya’s Color Lock System, including their quick drying drops–I was typing away just minutes after applying the Hurry Up drops. I also love the rubber caps of ORLY’s polish, because it makes handling them foolproof.
There’s only one downside and that’s the price–these are more expensive than your usual ORLYs (which retail at $7.50). Don’t get me wrong, considering I’ll happily fork over $23 for a Chanel shade, I think these are completely worth it. They’re interesting and complex shades that apply well, which is what makes a polish worth it for me.
But in the end, there’s really only one word to sum up this collection: BADASS.
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Product: 30/30
Value: 7/10
Ease of Use: 4/5
Packaging: 5/5
RECOMMENDATION: If you love pops of color on your nails, ORLY’s Cosmic collection is NOT to be missed!
AVAILABILITY: September 2010 at orlybeauty.com, ULTA, and Sally Beauty
Nail Lacquers: Retro Red, Old School Orange, Viridian Vinyl, Purple Pleather
It’s Not Matte, But It’s Not Glossy
Orly’s Plastix Collection is a short and sweet debut of a new finish type — satin matte. It reminded me a bit of Chanel Black Velvet, which after much thinking, definitly has a pleather-like finish.
Retro Red is a bright pop of orange-based red. I found three coats were needed to ensure there was no visible nail line showing.
Old School Orange is a vibrant shade of creamy orange with sunshine yellow undertones. I also used three coats on this shade.
Viridian Vinyl is a blue-based teal that only needed two coats to go totally opaque.
Purple Pleather is a deep, blue-based purple that reminded me of Orly’s own Charged Up (but obviously a total different finish). Just two coats for this one.
I like these. I don’t love them, because they’re not entirely my style (I’m also not huge on matte polishes, either–again, all personal style preferences), but I do really love how they played with the finish and gave us something different. It’s not matte–there’s definitely this played down, barely there glossy sheen… but it’s not glossy. It’s not shiny. It’s very pleathery.
The formula felt a little on the thicker side to me, but I didn’t encounter any major issues. Each coat felt like it dried down pretty quickly–similar to mattes–though for 100% dry, it seemed a little faster than average but not super speedy. Despite each coat seemingly being pigmented, two shades still needed three coats. Like matte finishes, you may want to use a ridge filler to minimize any imperfections on your nail.
I wore these with Zoya’s base coat underneath, and I didn’t get any chips after five days, just minor tip wear. I skipped the top coat so I could maintain that satin-matte finish. The base coat didn’t seem to affect the appearance or finish of the polish at all, so at least I could lock it down with a base coat even if I couldn’t protect with a top coat!
I haven’t spotted these for sale yet online, but they should be popping up sometime soon!
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Product: 26/30
Value: 8/10
Ease of Use: 4/5
Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: Viridian Vinyl and Purple Pleather were my favorites, because the colors are bold, wearable, fall-appropriate, AND the formula was best with these two.
