Saturday, July 18, 2009

Orly Once Upon a Time Collection!

I no sooner heard about this in an email than it was in my hot little hands! I can't find info on it anywhere on Orly's site, so I have no real information other than what it says on the box. It says "6 Pix from the Once Upon a Time Color Collection". So I don't know if there are more, if this is Fall or Winter, or what. "Once Upon a Time... Orly's collection of modern nail lacquer shades, inspired by the darkness and drama of classic fairy tale stories". Update: This is a Fall 2009 Collection that comes out in September!

The collection pretty much does bring out that feeling for me. It is a change from the brighter more jeweled colors and mattes being offered. It has a typical decent Orly formula, I had a few mishaps but nothing horrible. The colors are richly pigmented and except for Pixie Dust, were easily two coat perfect. It's a nice palette of cool tones, a chocolate brown creme, a medium red jelly, a light grey creme, a light bluish grey shimmer jelly, a dark bluish green fir tree colored creme, and a dark pomegranate with purple shimmer.

Prince Charming, a sort of melted chocolate ice cream colored creme. Not my idea of Prince Charming, but it meshes with the collection nicely. Manages not to look like poo.
Orly Prince Charming:
Orly Prince Charming

Mirror Mirror is a light grey creme that really floats my boat. Apparently I have a grey fetish where other people have a green fetish, I am coming to learn. That suits me just fine. I love this color. Reminds me of urban camo.
Orly Mirror Mirror:
Orly Mirror Mirror

Poison Apple is my least favorite. It is simply not apple colored, this is a tomato. It's a jelly on the opaque side. A richer candy apple red would have meshed better with this collection, IMO.
Orly Poison Apple:
Orly Poison Apple

Orly Enchanted Forest, a kind of dark, solid wall of foreboding blue green fir trees sort of creme. Well done!
Orly Enchanted Forest:
Orly Enchanted Forest

Pixie Dust is a bluish grey, almost denim. It's light, and it's a sheerish jelly. This was 4 coats, but you could do three, I probably only needed 4 on one nail. or you could do one for a sheerer look, which would also be pretty! It's got a ton of shimmer, I think it's very nice.
Orly Pixie Dust:
Orly Pixie Dust

Happily Ever After is a juicy reddish purple with a darker purple shimmer. Very sexy, one of the best of the collection.
Orly Happily Ever After:
Orly Happily Ever After

I hope I helped you make some decisions regarding this collection!

10 comments:

  1. I love Mirror Mirror, Enchanted Forest and Pixie Dust. I wonder if they're available here as yet?

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  2. I love Prince Charming! It reminds me of Candy'Up, a chocolate milk I used to drink when I was a kid! Super cute!

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  3. I actually just picked up Prince Charming at a local Sally here in Nashville this past week! It was mixed into their standard colors instead of a display. I am completely in love with the color, but it looks a little more taupe on me than brown.

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  4. I love each color. The red should be a nice deep apple red color and not a tomato. But I still like it. They all look gorgeous on you. I love Enchanted Forest and Prince Charming. I have to order the whole collection. I adore fairy tales so I wanted this as soon as I heard the name.

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  5. the collection comes out in September in the US and selected shades will be available at Sally Beauty

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  6. There are four colors available from the new Once upon a Time collection by Orly at Sally Beauty Supply. Poison Apple, Enchanted Forest, Prince Chaming (which is in the Orly permanent collection at Sally's), I can't remember the last one. I am wearing Poison Apple now. They should be on the shelf now or by August First.

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  7. My Sally has nothing there, they even had the China Glaze Summer Days Collection late. As always I suggest online because it's so much cheaper... But good to know some of you are getting your hands on these already!

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  8. Ooh, I'm definitely going to put Prince Charming and Mirror Mirror on my wish list. I'm in love with taupes, greys, nudes, and mauves right now!

    xo

    Jennifer
    http://milliedeel.blogspot.com/

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  9. I'm so getting Enchanted forest and Prince charming. That green looks awesome...yes.

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  10. Lovely nail colors!! I have seen wide range of China Glaze nail colors at Sally Beauty...

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