ORLY Shine On Crazy Diamond

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I was shopping in my local Marshalls the other day and saw this bottle of ORLY Shine On Crazy Diamond, and the glitter got me. I am such a sucker for holographic glitter.

ORLY Typing...

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Today I'm bringing you a new ORLY polish that was released earlier this month and I had to wonder, how did it pair up against ORLY Mirrorball? This is ORLY Typing... a silver linear holo.

ORLY All Dahlia'd Up

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I participated in my 13th Pookie's Polish Swap on Instagram and was paired up with ForeverLacquered again. Today I'm trying ORLY All Dahlia'd Up from their Breathable collection. This is listed as a one-step system with argan oil, pro-vitamin B5 & vitamin C. You don't use a base or top coat with this line.

ORLY Metamorphosis

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When I saw ORLY Metamorphosis, I thought it was gorgeous. This is a blue-green teal with bronze shimmer. I was super excited to put this one. I got this polish from my Pookie's Polish Swap.

ORLY Twinkling Lights

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Today I have the final glitter from the ORLY Apres Ski collection. This is Twinkling Lights, a rose gold glitter in a clear base.

ORLY Double Diamond

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I'm moving into the two glitters from the ORLY Apres Ski collection. This is Double Diamond, a silver glitter in a clear base.

ORLY Chalet Getaway

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Today I have the last creme from the ORLY Apres Ski collection. This is Chalet Getaway, a light camel brown creme.

ORLY Last Run

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Let's go for another deep blue, should we? From the ORLY Apres Ski collection this is Last Run, a dark blue creme. 

ORLY Fresh Powder

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I'm going back to the ORLY Apres Ski collection with Fresh Powder, a very light blue creme. 

ORLY Snow Bunny

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I have a lot of collections to go through but today I decided to pull the ORLY Apres Ski collection that I got in my Pookie's Polish swap. This is Snow Bunny, a light pink creme. 

ORLY Mirrorball

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Let's start March off right with one of my favorite ORLY polishes ever. This is Mirrorball, a silver holographic glitter in a clear base.

ORLY Gilded Dune

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So I've been out of the mainstream game for a hot minute but when I got this bottle of ORLY Gilded Dune from the Terra Nova collection in my Pookie's Polish Swap... whew, what's happening out there? This mustard yellow has a light green shimmer at extreme angles. Quite unique.

Cosmoprof North America 2017

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Cosmoprof North America was a BLAST! On top of seeing some of my favorite bloggers, I also got to meet with some of my favorite brands, as well as meet some new ones! It's always a pleasure to head out to Las Vegas for a few days to see all things beauty.

And away we go!

I think I picked out my nails for #russelljoseph. @chaosandcrocodiles City In The Clouds with an accent of @orlynails Mirrorball. My baby will be on the outside in less than 12 hours!!!

A photo posted by PolishGalore (@polishgalore) on May 3, 2015 at 6:07pm PDT

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If you've been following me on social media, you've realized that I'm having a baby today! It's crazy how fast time goes but today's the day! I had the hardest time picking out my nails but I went with the above Chaos And Crocodiles "City in the Clouds" from the Once Upon A Unicorn collection and ORLY "Mirrorball" as an accent. I was really happy with both polishes - I used a base coat of Cult Nails Get It On, 2 coats of polish on all nails and finished with Digital Nails Ain't Nobody Got Time For That. I hope that it just lasts while I'm in the hospital!

I'm hoping that while I play with my new baby squish, I'll also get a little more blogging in. Things are a-changing at my household from the new addition to job changes for me which will maybe give way to a little more blogging time. I'm still debating on Cosmoprof North America this year which is in early July - there are a few pieces to that puzzle that haven't been solved & tonight's not the time to do it.

Be sure to follow me on Instagram - that's probably where my first photos of Russell Joseph will end up. And have a fantastic week!

ORLY Baked Collection

This summer, ORLY used cosmetic technology to create their Baked collection - six super-saturated tropical colors using glitter and rich pigments.

CPNA: ORLY 2014

Earlier this month, I got to meet with ORLY during Cosmoprof North America to talk about what's coming up new for ORLY this year.

This fall, ORLY is launching "Smoky", a 6 piece collection of dusty hues and shimmers. Shades include Highlight (Grey Crème), Edgy (Antique Bronze Shimmer), Darkest Shadow (Black w/ Red Shimmer), Brush It On (Rose Bronze Duo Chrome Shimmer), Blend (Warm Taupe Crème), Smoked Out (Dark Green Matte Shimmer). It will available starting in September 2014.

ORLY Brush It On

Another thing coming out from ORLY is their new BB Cream.

Similar to the beauty benefits of a traditional BB for the face, ORLY’s BB Crème offers an all-in-one topical cosmetic treatment that perfects the look of natural nails for a healthy, flawless finish. The unique formula smooths the surface of the natural nail, hydrates to prevent breakage, brightens the surface and protects from damaging UV rays, while glass microspheres provide a brilliant chip-resistant finish with a sheer peach tint for natural nails perfected. 

TO USE: Apply one or two coats for desired opacity onto bare nails. Not meant to be used as a basecoat, topcoat, or with nail color. ORLY BB Crème will be available July 2014 and retails for $15.00. ORLY Nail Lacquers and Treatment products are available at orlybeauty.com.

I fell in love with the ORLY Instant Artists line when I got one in my Nail Art Society kit. Turns out, there is a WHOLE LINE dedicated to it. Not only that - it's TWO LINES! One is water based (the one I've tried) which is great for the error proned artist (like myself) because you can wash your mistakes off with water before sealing it with top coat. ORLY also makes a lacquer based line for those with more steady hands. Both can be purchased at orlybeauty.com.

ORLY also had their line of Rich Renewal on display.

For consumers, ORLY had their smartGELS line available to look at as well. Easy to apply, 2 weeks of wear, high shine and the ability to apply at home gives you the opportunity to make your ORLY last longer.

The Halloween collection and Winter collection were embargoed so I wasn't able to take photos but holy cow, Winter especially was amazing so stay tuned to PolishGalore!

ORLY Blush

Oh Spring, where are you? Are you also experiencing insane weather where you are? I'm just ready for sunshiney days. With those sunshiney days, comes pretty feminine polishes - so says ORLY!

Please enjoy the following release. Images courtesy of ORLY.

Blush ORLY Spring 2014 Collection

ORLY Galaxy FX Collection

So ORLY, you put out another awesome FX collection late last year, but man - I never even saw it in my local Sally's! I think we should see ORLY in more stores, who's with me? (PS: Yes, I know it's in Ulta, but Ulta is an hour away for me.)

Please enjoy the following press release - images provided by ORLY.

Galaxy FX

ORLY Spring 2014 Collection

ORLY Secret Society

Okay ORLY, I have a bone to pick. On the one hand, you're putting out some awesome stuff. On the other hand, it's hard for me to get your stuff! (Yes, it's sold at Ulta and Sally Beauty Supply - I may just be lazy). Like seriously, the Instant Artists are AMAZING. Speaking of amazing... let's talk about the ORLY Holiday 2013 Collection!

The 2013 Holiday collection may be a bit hard to find at this present time, but Lavish Bash looks amazing! All images courtesy of ORLY.

Secret Society

ORLY Holiday 2013 Collection

NOTD: 24 October 2013

Press Sample 
I finally updated my polish spreadsheet earlier this week when I couldn't sleep and realized I have a LOT of nail polish. Additionally, I have a lot of nail polish that I haven't worn. So a few nights ago I decided to just randomly grab a color and GO.
I had a base coat of Cult Nails Get It On when I decided to grab Morgan Taylor Bronzed & Beautiful, a metallic gold polish. I used two coats and realized metallic gold and I don't go well together. The polish was fantastic - great formula, didn't pool in my cuticles, nice opacity... but my skin tone and gold? Nah.
So I decided to add dots! I can do this. I used Morgan Taylor Lost In Paradise a beautiful Tiffany blue creme. I placed a drop of polish on a plastic nail wheel and dipped my essence dotting tool to add random dots on my ring finger. Okay, not bad - but I just wasn't feeling the dots. The blue didn't pop against the gold as well as I hoped. I topped my manicure with Cult Nails Wicked Fast and decided to sit awhile and think about what I could do when it hit me.
I have a tiny striper brush in my ORLY Instant Artist polish! Now this was apart of the Nail Art Society relaunch kit and it's a funky but awesome concept. The polish (or paint as they call it) is water based so if you mess up, you can just wipe it off with water. Oh yes, you heard me right. Also it's super opaque (which is SO RARE) and then it's a thin brush so you can really draw some lines. So I decided to draw lines around my dots and BAM a leopard mani that Snooki would be proud of.
I attempted to photograph this today but I learned that I've gone WAY too long without taking photos and just about every single one was blurry. Lame.  But I did get this.

Yay! I was actually really proud of this manicure. I was even able to paint my Cinderella hand with the accent too. That's saying something.
PS: Super cool random fact, this is my 1500 post on PolishGalore! Yay milestone!

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