Swatches: Reds from Orly Naughty or Nice Holiday 2012 collection

I recently purchased the Orly Naughty or Nice Holiday 2012 collection and decided to swatch the three red shades first.

Devil May Care

(I am embarrassed to say I forget whether I did 2 or 3 coats but I am leaning towards 2...... either way, coverage is pretty good and I don't think you need to layer this over a solid red.)

Torrid

2 coats

This is definitely more red than the promo pic makes it appear.

Unlawful

2 coats

Details

Brand/Name: Orly Devil May Care, Torrid, and Unlawful

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats of color topped with 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station (there is a slim chance that Devil May Care is 3 coats)

Purchased From: www.transdesign.com ($25.50 for the set of 6)

Collection: All three are from Orly's Naughty or Nice collection for Holiday 2012. The collection includes:

• Angel Eyes
• Devil May Care
• Halo
• Miss Conduct
• Torrid
• Unlawful

NOTD: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pronto Purple

  Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pronto Purple

In the sun you can see red and dark purple/blue shimmers. So pretty!

Although I loathe the brush on the Insta-Dris, this is a GORGEOUS color. The length of the brush (and the cap for that matter) is just awkward for some reason. As and for the "insta-dri", since I use a quick dry top coat, that's not really a selling point for me.

Details

Brand/Name: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pronto Purple

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats topped with 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Purchased From: CVS during a sale... combined with ECB, they most likely paid me to take this out of the store. :-)

How I Feel Today

Feel free to steal! I just created this and am cracking myself up today!

NOTD: Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Jewel Overcoat in White Veil

 Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Jewel Overcoat in White Veil

(2 coats over China Glaze Midnight Kiss)

shade

Sitting in my un-tried box were two of Sally Hansen's Jewel Overcoat polishes and I picked White Veil to try first. When these came out they were paired with a solid color in the displays, and although I'm not 100% sure, I think White Veil was paired with a golden shade. I thought China Glaze Midnight Kiss would be a perfect undercoat.

(Note: I just found a pic at Lace and Lacquers showing that White Veil was paired with Duchesse Lace, a peachy taupe shade. Pretty close to gold.)

My sun shots make the bigger gold hex glitter look black.... but hopefully you can see in the shade pic that it is in fact gold. There is also small white glitter in there.

A coat of NYC Grand Central Station smoothed this out just fine.

Details

Brand/Name: Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Jewel Overcoat in White Veil over China Glaze Midnight Kiss

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats of Midnight Kiss topped with 2 coats of White Veil topped with 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Purchased From: Walgreen's

Collection: White Veil was found in a Limited Edition Sally Hansen display in Spring 2012 along with:

• Something Borrowed
• Ring-a-Ding (jewel overcoat)
• Infinity Band
• Multi-Faceted (jewel overcoat)
• Garter Toss
• Let's Dance (jewel overcoat)
• Duchesse Lace
• White Veil (jewel overcoat)

NOTD: China Glaze Midnight Kiss

China Glaze Midnight Kiss

I am working my way through my un-tried China Glaze drawer and getting close to being done, then onto another brand. I really like this light gold foil and was glad it wasn't brush-strokey at all.

Details

Brand/Name: China Glaze Midnight Kiss

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats color topped with 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Price: I purchased this for roughly $3 from www.transdesign.com

Collection: Midnight Kiss is part of China Glaze's Tis The Season To Be Naughty And Nice (Holiday 2010). Other shades included in the collection are:

• Cheers To You
• Frosty
• Jingle Bells
• Jolly Holly
• Little Drummer Boy
• Mistletoe Kisses
• Mommy Kissing Santa
• Midnight Kiss
• Mrs. Claus
• Naughty And Nice
• Party Hearty
• Peace On Earth
• Phat Santa
• Ruby Deer
• Snow
• Sugar Plums

NOTD: China Glaze I'm Not Lion

China Glaze I'm Not Lion

I love glitters like this! I couldn't believe how well this covered in just two coats, but if you look closely, you can see that the coverage is not so great on the tips... in fact, this started to chip a bit on the second day, which is when I shot this photo. It wasn't that noticeable since it was a forgiving color.

Details

Brand/Name: China Glaze I'm Not Lion

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: 2 coats color topped with 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Price: I purchased this for roughly $3 from www.transdesign.com

Collection: I'm Not Lion is part of China Glaze's On Safari collection from Summer 2012. Other shades included in the collection are:

• Adventure Red-y
• Call of the Wild
• Desert Sun
• Elephant Walk
• Exotic Encounters
• I Herd That
• I'm Not Lion
• Jungle Queen
• Kalahari Kiss
• Man Hunt
• Prey Tell
• Purr-fect Plum          

My Faves from the OPI Germany Collection

I was so excited when I started seeing swatches of OPI's Germany Collection for Fall 2012. I think these are perfect fall colors and I am so over this 100 degree heat and ready for leaves to start falling! Here are the four shades from the collection I couldn't resist purchasing.

 

Danke-Shiny Red

 glowy metallic red

 Deutsch You Want Me Baby?

rust orange shimmer

(side note: Mr. Sasha said I should go ahead and ship this off to our friend Misty, who is a Texas Longhorn fan- he said he forbids me to wear it! Too funny!)

 Every Month is Oktoberfest

vampy dark purple shimmer

German-icure by OPI

vampy brownish-red

These all applied like a dream at just 2 coats. Clean up was even a breeze, which sometimes isn't the case with super-dark shades. I am in love with all four and yes, I'll be keeping DYWMB!

Our neighborhood is having an Oktoberfest Block Party in a  few weeks, so I need to decide which one to wear. Which of these four is your favorite?

Details

Number of coats in pic/topcoat?: All swatches are 2 coats color topped with 1 coat of NYC Grand Central Station

Collection: OPI Germany Collection for Fall 2012:

• Berlin There, Done That
• Danke-Shiny Red
• Deutsche You Want Me Baby?
• Don't Pretzel My Buttons
• Don't Talk Bach To Me
• Every Month Is Oktoberfest
• German-icure by OPI
• My Very First Knockwurst
• Nein! Nein! Nein! Ok Fine!
• Schnapps Out Of It!
• Suzi and the 7 Düsseldorfs
• Unfor-Greta-bly Blue