ORLY Fowl Play - Birds of a Feather Collection

Hey everyone! Today I have swatches of another polish from the upcoming ORLY Birds of a Feather Collection. 

Fowl Play is described by ORLY as a "purple sparkle" but what they should have told us is that it is a FLAKIE! This purple stunner has a jelly base and is packed with irregular flakie particles that flash orange, red, yellow and green, silver microshimmer and what appears to be smaller flakie particles (but maybe it is glitter??) that flash vivid blue/purple. UH-MAZING!

I had to use three coats to get an even finish, because there were still a few patches after the second coat, but as you can see, the final product is glorious! I strongly encourage you to click on the images and take a closer look.

Now, you are probably thinking "hey I've seen this polish before!" and that's because Fowl Play appears to be very similar to OPI's Merry Midnight from the limited edition 2009 Holiday Wishes collection. However, after comparing the two, I don't think they are exactly the same. I will try and do a proper comparison with photos in the next week, but the biggest difference I noticed between the two was actually wear time. Every time I have worn Merry Midnight it has chipped within a day of putting it on. However, Fowl Play is a completely different story and I got 4 days wear out of it without one chip!

So the verdict - this flakie polish is beautiful and wears like a dream. Formula wasn't 100% but as I said, three coats gives you a great finish. If you missed out on Merry Midnight you should definitely run out and grab Fowl Play when it is released because I can see it selling out fast!

Birds of a Feather will be available in June for $18.95AUD each. For stockists visit www.orlybeauty.com.au.

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OPI Texas - Part 2

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay in getting this post up! I realised when I started doing the swatches that I had been only sent 5 of the 6 other colours from the Texas collection! So I "ummmed and ahhhed" about doing the post and then decided that I'll just add the photos of the other colour and update the post when it arrives.

This part of the collection features the new "sorbet" polishes which to me, having now swatched them, translates to "jelly"!!!!

I personally love the idea of jelly polishes, but the VNL issues tend to put me off them. However, with the exception of one, which I bet you can pick from the photos alone, I absolutely adored this formulation! So, on to the swatches!

Y'all Come Back Ya Hear? - Orange jelly. It's a regular orange, but this was my favourite out the the bunch. This was three coats. I just loved the intensity of the colour!

Houston We Have A Purple - Purple berry jelly. I loved how this looked in the bottle, but sadly it was really sheer and streaky on the nail even with three coats. On application alone, this was my least favourite.

Guy Meets Gal-Veston - Coral jelly. This was my second fave in the collection. I love how summery this colour is. Three coats.

Do You Think I'm Tex-y - Pink berry jelly. This is like the pinker, lighter sister of Houston We Have a Purple. I wasn't feeling this colour. Three coats. 

Big Hair... Big Nails - Peach jelly. Is it just me or is this colour almost exaclty the same as Guy Meets Gal-Veston?? This was three coats.

Hopefully I'll have swatches of Too Hot Pink to Hold 'Em in the next couple of days. 

So what do you think? Are you feeling the love for the jellies?