ORLY Cosmic FX Collection Review, Photos, Swatches
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Nail Lacquers: Out of This World, It’s Not Rocket Science, Haley’s Comet
Intergalactic, Planetary, Planetary, Intergalactic
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
See more photos & swatches!
I want to warn you about the flash photos: I do not think they really accurately depict the shades, because the flash firing causes each shade to lose its duochrome nature.
Nail Lacquers: Out of This World, It’s Not Rocket Science, Haley’s Comet
Nail Lacquers: Out of This World, It’s Not Rocket Science, Haley’s Comet
Nail Lacquers: Out of This World, It’s Not Rocket Science, Haley’s Comet
Nail Lacquers: Out of This World, It’s Not Rocket Science, Haley’s Comet
Nail Lacquers: Space Cadet, Galaxy Girl, Lunar Eclipse
Nail Lacquers: Space Cadet, Galaxy Girl, Lunar Eclipse
Nail Lacquers: Space Cadet, Galaxy Girl, Lunar Eclipse
Nail Lacquers: Space Cadet, Galaxy Girl, Lunar Eclipse
Nail Lacquers: Space Cadet, Galaxy Girl, Lunar Eclipse
ORLY Out of This World Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Out of This World Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Out of This World Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Out of This World Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Out of This World Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Out of This World Nail Lacquer (Flash)
ORLY It’s Not Rocket Science Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY It’s Not Rocket Science Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY It’s Not Rocket Science Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY It’s Not Rocket Science Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY It’s Not Rocket Science Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY It’s Not Rocket Science Nail Lacquer (Flash)
ORLY Haley’s Comet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Haley’s Comet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Haley’s Comet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Haley’s Comet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Haley’s Comet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Haley’s Comet Nail Lacquer (Flash)
ORLY Space Cadet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Space Cadet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Space Cadet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Space Cadet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Space Cadet Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Space Cadet Nail Lacquer (Flash)
ORLY Galaxy Girl Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Galaxy Girl Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Galaxy Girl Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Galaxy Girl Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Galaxy Girl Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Galaxy Girl Nail Lacquer (Flash)
ORLY Lunar Eclipse Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Lunar Eclipse Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Lunar Eclipse Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Lunar Eclipse Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Lunar Eclipse Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)
ORLY Lunar Eclipse Nail Lacquer (Flash)
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I love the last three! Especially Space Cadet and Galaxy Girl. homghomg WANT.
Halleys comet is very similar to OPI's Catch me in your net!
hi your prouducts are perfact ,so ilove it. but i can't have it,be cuse you are wery far. regards leila
Have you tried Konad stamping with these? Does it work? (I have Haleys Comet and that one does not stamp well). Colors are great.
Sorry, I don't have Konad!
Do you know if these are still available? And if they are available in Canada?
I don't know about Canada, but my local Ulta still has some in stock. If you can't find any in your area maybe somebody from MUA would be willing to swap with you?
I know these were at Sally's and Ulta. I recently picked up 4 of the shades at a nearby Ulta.
Of the six, which is your absolute favorite and which is your least favorite?
Haley's Comet if I had to pick, but I don't really like the term least favorite if I don't have one - which I don't. I loved all of these.
Two of these are dupes from the new Mac Venomous Villains nail polishes! my friend at Mac told me (halley`s commet and galaxy girl) I got It`s not rocket science at cvs for $6.99 and Lunar eclipse at sally`s for $7.99 and they are stunningly beautiful, i can`t stop looking at my nails, lol.
I have been looking for Galaxy Girl but cannot find it. I was able to cheat and get a similar look by using two coats of ORLY: Out of This World with one coat of Pure Ice: Oh Baby! which I got at Walmart. Still gave me the purplely blueish shimmer effect I wanted just not the red wine undertones.
Do you ladies think these colors are too wild for women in their 40's? I love these but I'm not sure if people think they're a little young-ish.
NO!!! One of my law professors always has on some pretty polish (always tempted to ask her), and she works as a professor at a law school and she's probably in her late 30s or early 40s (she looks mid-30s, but from what she's said about her family, kids, etc., I think she's probably a bit older).
Hey Christine, Where can you buy these? Does Sally's Beauty supply carry them? I want the Galaxy Girl one since it's an exact dupe of MAC's Formidable! which is already sold out!!
I believe they do - I heard Ulta does, too!
Oh mu gosh Orly = Beautiful nails!!
I have galaxy girl i bought it and i tried it, and honestly it looked cooler in the bottle than it did on my nails. you would think that for all the fuss made about the line, it would have been slightly cooler...
Has anyone been able to find these at their local Sally Beauty Supply? I've called a few locations but no luck. :(
I was able to find mine at Sally's yesterday- going to pick them up today. I have a collection of duochromes I have composed over the years so I can not wait to see these!
I'm about to order these online because I can't find them anywhere!
Hayley's & Lunar are absolutely magnificient @_@
Got the whole collection! So far have only used Lunar Eclipse and Space Cadet but am so loving it!
These are great, you have to see them in person. In my area I bought them for under 5.00 dollar piece, please note I had coupon. In my area (three different stores) they sold out in one day. I wasn't able to get a Space Cadet. You will love these in person
How did you get a coupon?
I picked up Galaxy Girl and Space Cadet 8.99 a piece :)! I'm wearing Space Cadet and love looking at my nails at different angles with the light and sun :).
Hello, I have a little question, im from The netherlands and the ones above i cant get! where did you buy them? kind regards
I got these as press samples!
These definitely are AMAZING!!! Today I picked up Space Cadet and Galaxy Girl... I fell in love with these 2 shades after seeing the MAC Venomous Villains swatches and then got so excited to find out ORLY had cheaper dupes and that I wouldn't have to wait another month. Thanks for the swatches, Christine!
I totally want the two dupes of the Maleficent shades! Now I can save $8 and use that towards another product since the Maleficent items are totally drool worthy! Thanks for the comparisons!
I love Hailey's Comet its a pretty blue shade, and $10 its ok for colors that are that beautiful :)
These are amazing, even with the duochrome not showing up as well as in real life. Still, fanastic pics Christine! I may have to get them all. And grow nails!
Most of them have crazy-cool duochrome even in real life, but Out of This World & Haley's Comet were less duo-chromey!
I saw these in Ulta today and they looked just as gorgeous in person as your photos! One question though - Are they easy to remove? Sometimes glitter polishes are a PIA to take off LOL! thanks :)
A little harder than shimmer polishes, but not at all like a glitter polish.
Thanks! I will definitely go back and get a few of them :) I am loving the new fall polish collections out now, I got 3 from the OPI Swiss collection today (although I wanted all 12!)
Wow! I didn't think I was going to like any of these! I can see myself wearing all but Haley's Comet. Lunar Eclipse is well "out of this world".(lol) I love the glass flecks too!
WOW Haleys commet looks awesome!
woahh I want them all except Out of this World and Galaxy Girl
I want space cadet and lunar eclipse! but I think I won't be able to get my hands on it in Canada =(
Oh My Gosh!! I HAVE to have those. All of them. Oh man, I'm drooling!
What pretty colours! It's funny that so many shades have come out that are similar lately, Orly Haley's Comet, Zoya Charla and OPI Catch Me in Your Net. It's a gorgeous colour though, I have the Zoya one. :)
Just stunning !!! I love these colours, I can't wait to wear it !!!
The green and blues are so pretty I just about DIED when I saw them
It's Not Rocket Science looks kinda like Zombie Zest from China Glaze! :D
These look fantastic! these are definitely badass!! How are they to take off though??
Not too difficult at all!
I am having such a hard time picking my favorite because they all really look so pretty!
omg! musr have!
the glitter in these looks really similar to the Zoya Sparkle collection - any chance you'd be able to a comparison? Esp. between Haley's Comet and Zoya's Charla?
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