Orly Adrenaline Rush Collection Swatches and Review

Today I have five polishes from the Orly Adrenaline Rush Summer 2015 Collection to show you. You've already seen one of them, Risky Behavior, in this post. This is a bright, fun collection perfect for Summer. There is one polish that I don't have, which is Be Daring - a neon purple creme. All of these swatches are two coats with topcoat.

Polish 'M & Orly Fun Mani

Today I have a fun look to show you using a polish from Orly's Adrenaline Rush Summer 2015 collection and a really neat custom polish from Polish 'M.

Simple Valentine's Day Manicure

Today I have a simple Valentine's Day look using on of the new Polish 'M polishes I bought recently. It's a simple look, with just a heart for the perfect Valentine's Day accent. :0)

KBShimmer Hexy Bikini and Orly Teal Unreal

Today I have KBShimmer Hexy Bikini and Orly Teal Unreal to show you. These polishes work well together because Hexy Bikini actually has teal glitter in it!

Dance Legends Candy Flake 614 Final Fantasy

Today I have the other manicure that I used Orly Saturated for. I used it as a base for this look with Dance Legends Candy Flake 614 Final Fantasy on top of it.

DIFFERENT dimension Big Bang and Orly Saturated

Today I have DIFFERENT dimension Big Bang and Orly Saturated. I wanted to try using some nail vinyls again, and while it didn't turn out as well as I hoped it would, I still wanted to show it to you because I like this combination.

Watercolor Manicure

Today I have a Watercolor Manicure to show you. I think the first place I saw this technique used was on Nouveau Cheap's blog.  I will link that post here. If you don't follow her blog, you should! She is all about drugstore makeup, nail polish and deals.  I highly recommend you check her out.

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Zoya Dovima & Blyss with Orly Explosion of Fun

Earlier this week I saw a post in one of the nail groups I'm a part of on Facebook using Orly Explosion of Fun that Betty's Beauty Bombs posted. You can see the original blog post here. Explosion of Fun is a polish that I bought at least a month ago but hadn't tried it yet.  As soon as I saw her post, I knew I needed to try it!

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Zoya Harlow and Orly Mirrorball

Today I have another manicure that I think would be perfect for Fall or for the Holidays.  I have Zoya Harlow and Orly Mirrorball on my nails.  

Harlow is one of Zoya's Matte Velvet polishes. Zoya describes Harlow as "a rich, saturated rose plum packed with sparkling metallic shimmer in a velvety Matte Velvet finish." The Matte Velvet polishes are stunning. Harlow is available here. I didn't think I was going to like them nearly as much as I do. This one is no exception. It is gorgeous. I prefer it with top coat because I like the shine and the added wear time top coat gives it. Matte polishes are more likely to chip in general, so this isn't abnormal. The color is beautiful either way. I did have to work quicker than I normally do when polishing with this color. Matte polishes also dry much faster than regular polishes so if you spend too much time fussing with them you'll pull off the color that you're trying to put on. I used two coats of Harlow for this look.

Outdoors, direct sunlight

Indoor, Natural Light

Indoor, With Flash

Mirrorball is from Orly's Winter collection, Sparkle.  And sparkle it does! This is so pretty.  It is a silver holographic microglitter with slightly larger silver holographic circles in it. I used two coats of Mirrorball on each of my ring fingers.  I also used a coat of HK Girl top coat to make everything sparkle and shine even more! The second picture is out of focus so that you can see more of the holo goodness in this polish. I found this polish online, Amazon currently has it, but I'm not sure if it is currently in stores or not.

So pretty!

I think these polishes work well together, but I could see Mirrorball working with so many different polish colors. I also love the Zoya Matte Velvet polishes, if you are on the fence about buying them, do it! They are so gorgeous matte or top coated.  Are you a matte polish fan or do you prefer them top coated?  Let me know, I'd love to hear what you think!

Orly Smolder and Bling

Today I have a manicure that is perfect for Fall or the Holidays.  I used two Orly polishes for this look. The main color, Smolder, is from Orly's Fall 2012 collection called Fired Up. The gold accent nail is Bling, which is from Orly's Winter 2014 collection called Sparkle. I have all of the polishes from the Sparkle collection and will probably show you the rest in an upcoming post.

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