Orly Viva Collection for Summer 2010

Viva is a short and sweet lacquer collection featuring four bold, summer-ready shades. The formula on all four shades was excellent — thin enough that it wasn’t goopy or hard to work with, but the formula was richly pigmented. You could do just two coats on all of these shades, but I did three because that’s my style These were easy to work with and required no trickery or playing around to get a smooth, even application. I also love Orly’s rubber-grip bottles, because it makes it easier for me to hold onto the polish when applying!

• Ole is a vibrant orange cream with just a hint of redness in it, but it’s still very much an orange. It’s not neon or construction orange, because it’s much, much deeper. This easily goes opaque in two coats, though the swatches feature three.
• La Playa is a darkened navy blue cream. It has a very glossy finish on its own, and it’s quite pigmented. This had the thinnest consistency, but I had no troubles with it. It applied evenly and smoothly, and this one could get nearly opaque with two coats, but I did three just for good measure. It’s a very inky blue.
• Bailamos is a teal-shimmered turquoise-blue. This is exactly what I think of when it comes to summer–lots and lots of aqua, teal, and turquoise. Two coats and it’s opaque, but the swatches are with three, for reference.
• Fiesta is a bright medium pink with iridescent pink sparkle. It’s a fun, totally-pefect-pink for summer kind of shade. I think this would look particularly fitting on summer toes.

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• Product: 29/30
• Value: 8/10
• Ease of Use: 4/5
• Packaging: 5/5

Recommendation:  If you love bolder, vibrant shades for summer nails, Orly’s Viva Collection offers an excellent formula in four fun-for-summer shades.

Availability: Orly in May 2010

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Orly Nail Lacquer: Ole, La Playa, Bailamos, Fiesta

Orly Nail Lacquer: Ole, La Playa, Bailamos, Fiesta

Orly Nail Lacquer: Fiesta, Bailamos, La Playa, Ole

Orly Nail Lacquer: Ole, La Playa, Bailamos, Fiesta

Orly Ole Nail Lacquer

Orly Ole Nail Lacquer

Orly Ole Nail Lacquer

Orly Ole Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly Ole Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly Ole Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly La Playa Nail Lacquer

Orly La Playa Nail Lacquer

Orly La Playa Nail Lacquer

Orly La Playa Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly La Playa Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly La Playa Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly Bailamos Nail Lacquer

Orly Bailamos Nail Lacquer

Orly Bailamos Nail Lacquer

Orly Bailamos Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly Bailamos Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly Bailamos Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly Fiesta Nail Lacquer

Orly Fiesta Nail Lacquer

Orly Fiesta Nail Lacquer

Orly Fiesta Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly Fiesta Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)

Orly Fiesta Nail Lacquer (Natural Light)