Sunday 8 April 2012

OPI Do You Think I'm Tex-y?






Three coats of polish. The translucency of these sorbet/jelly finishese is what makes these colours so appealing to look at. So much so that the other half of the collection looked rather dull in comparison. The vibrantness of it plays up more in direct sunlight as does the glossiness. I liked these sorbets so much I've got 3 more of these. The sorbets were released in the OPI Texas collection S/S 2011.

Tuesday 3 April 2012

Orly Fowl Play



Two coats of Orly's Fowl Play. The story behind this was that originally I had wanted OPI's Merry Midnight, but as it was a limited edition it was nowhere to be found. Even trusty eBay had nothing to offer. It wasn't until I came across some blogs that Orly had released a dupe of this and from what I can tell from the comparison swatches the colour is exactly the same. The only difference being is the availibility; eBay had plenty of Fowl Play. If I had to pick out a con to this polish then it would be the removal of it, a few leftover flakies on the nail bed. However, I wouldn't go as far as saying that it's anywhere near as bad as removing glitter polish.

It's an aubergine type pf purple with tiny shimmers and multi-coloured glass flakies (depending on angle). Looking back I remember seeing a couple of bald patches so perhaps a third coat would have sufficed. This is one of the many dark shimmery purple shades I got when I had a craving for them over the winter months.