Win It From ORLY!

I do apologize for my absence - I'm currently battling an upper respiratory infection, as is my whole family.  Fun times!

Please enjoy the following from ORLY!  This is time sensitive - you have until October 5th!  *PolishGalore is not sponsoring the following giveaway.

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In conjunction with the DVD release of Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows” ORLY will be giving away the Blu-Ray DVD and ORLY Dark Shadows inspired collection to three winners each day from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5.  To enter, simply have to “like” the ORLY Facebook Page, then fill out the information on the Dark Shadows Blu-Ray Giveaway tab!

ORLY Pretty In Pink

I saw these at Cosmoprof but now the official press is out!  Please enjoy the following from ORLY (images courtesy of LaForce + Stevens)

ORLY Pretty in Pink Support Breast Cancer Detection and Prevention

 In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ORLY is launching the Pretty in Pink Collection in which 20 percent of the profits will go towards Cancer Schmancer. Founded by actress and cancer survivor Fran Drescher, Cancer Schmancer is an organization that focuses on education, prevention and early detection of cancer. All polishes in the Pretty in Pink Collection are adorned with a free Breast Cancer Ribbon Charm. The collection includes two lacquers from the Flash Glam FX Collection, Be Brave and Embrace, as well as one new glitter shade, You Are Not Alone. 

 The three Lacquers in the Pretty in Pink Collection include: 

 You Are Not Alone

Cool Pink Glitter 

Be Brave

Purple Holographic Bar Glitter 

Embrace

Pink Holo Glitter  

All ORLY Nail Lacquers including the Pretty in Pink Collection are free of DBP, Toluene and all traces of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Resin. 

 The Pretty in Pink Lacquers will be available for $10.00 each starting October 2012. ORLY Nail Lacquers and Treatment products are available at orlybeauty.com, Sally Beauty, Ulta and other purveyors of beauty throughout the U.S. and in over 100 countries worldwide. 

Jeff Pink founded ORLY in 1975 with a simple idea: to innovate natural nail care. By creating leading-edge products and tools designed not only to beautify, but to respond to the needs of salon professionals, ORLY’s beauty experts have redefined nail care and nail fashion. ORLY’s dynamic color palette includes over 150 Lacquer shades that are completely free of DBP, formaldehyde and toluene. As much a trendsetter as a nail care innovator, ORLY also introduced the first-ever iconic nail look: the Original French Manicure® and reinvented Lacquer application with the award-winning Gripper Cap™. ORLY embodies quality that beauty professionals in over 100 countries worldwide rely upon.

ORLY Fired Up

I first saw this collection at Cosmoprof and now it's available!  Please enjoy the following press release from ORLY!  (Images courtesy of LaForce-Stevens)

ORLY Fired Up 

Break free in fall 2012 with rich, high gloss shades

Set sprits ablaze this fall 2012 as ORLY introduces Fired Up - a dynamic collection created to showcase inner power. High gloss shades mimic the inner workings of the human body, providing a natural explosion of color. The collection ranges from fiery red and deep wine tones to bright accents of golden yellow and vibrant orange balanced by hues of pewter and chocolate brown. Lacquers in the Fired Up Collection offer a dynamite seasonal touch of color to fingers and toes.

The six lacquers in the Fired Up Collection include: 

Glow

Taupe Crème 

Flare

Pale Gold Shimmer 

Flicker

Rust Duo Chrome Shimmer

Ignite

Red Crème

Smolder

Deep Wine Shimmer

Rapture

Chocolate Brown Crème

All ORLY Nail Lacquers including the Fired Up Collection are free of DBP, Toluene and all traces of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Resin.

The Fired Up Collection Lacquers will be available starting September 2012 for $8.50 each. ORLY Nail Lacquers and Treatment products are available at orlybeauty.com, Sally Beauty, Ulta and other purveyors of beauty throughout the U.S. and in over 100 countries worldwide. 

For more information visit us online at www.orlybeauty.com. 


Jeff Pink founded ORLY in 1975 with a simple idea: to innovate natural nail care. By creating leading-edge products and tools designed not only to beautify, but to respond to the needs of salon professionals, ORLY’s beauty experts have redefined nail care and nail fashion. ORLY’s dynamic color palette includes over 150 Lacquer shades that are completely free of DBP, formaldehyde and toluene. As much a trendsetter as a nail care innovator, ORLY also introduced the first-ever iconic nail look: the Original French Manicure® and reinvented Lacquer application with the award-winning Gripper Cap™. ORLY embodies quality that beauty professionals in over 100 countries worldwide rely upon.

ORLY Fall-Winter 2012

I was given the opportunity to talk to ORLY's brand manager today and she was telling me about some pretty cool new ORLY products.  While I do have the full press releases to post, I may wait on those and instead, just give you some tidbits from each one (depends on what you, the reader, wants!)

For the DIYer, ORLY has come out with a few "French Manicure" sets.  I had no idea that Jeff Pink, ORLY Founder, CEO, President actually developed the Originally French Manicure® back in the mid-1970s.   I know it's a bit long but seriously, this is nail history.

Developed by Jeff Pink in the mid-1970’s, the Original French Manicure® has prevailed as the ultimate in nail chic. This versatile nail look first gained attention in Hollywood and soon after, became an instant classic on the runways of Paris. “The idea of the French manicure look came to me while I was starting ORLY back in 1975. Movie and television directors wanted a versatile nail style to compliment a Hollywood star’s entire onset wardrobe. They were looking for a singular look that would coordinate with the numerous wardrobe changes actresses had to make in one day. Prior to the French Manicure, the manicurists were often changing the polish several times a day to match their onset wardrobe changes. As you can imagine this took up too much time. Once I started having the movie star stylists paint the nails with a white tip and a sheer, the celebrities loved it! I realized the most elegant, universal nail look is a natural nail look”. Jeff Pink – ORLY Founder, CEO, President

Jeff took his look, at the time dubbed the “The Natural Nail Look”, to the runways of Paris where the models and designers loved this sophisticated nail design. Once he got back to the US, Jeff decided to rename his creation French Manicure. And the rest, as you say, is history.
 

ORLY International continues to refine the French Manicure with two recent product innovations. Pointe Blanche Nail Lacquer for French tips is infused with rubberized basecoat for long-lasting adhesion and comes with a precision brush for easy and clean application. Magnifique French Manicure Topcoat contains optical brighteners for a luminous finish, and UV protection to help prevent French Manicures from yellowing. Trends may come and go, but the Original French Manicure® remains the most popular look for nails today.

You may have seen these in stores already.  Each kit comes with the polishes shown and a picture guide of how to create each look.

Next up was the ORLY minis.  They are one of the few companies that offer all their colors as Mini bottles.  I love mini bottles - they just make me happy.

For Breast Cancer Awareness, ORLY is pulling 2 colors from their Flash Glam FX line (Be Brave and Embrace) and adding a 3rd (You Are Not Alone) for the Pretty In Pink collection.  20% of the proceeds will be donated to Cancer Schmancer, the charity founded by Fran Drescher.  This line will be available in October during Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Retail price is $10.00 each.

Halloween will be a Spellbound-ingly good time with their 4-piece collection.  From left to right, Liquid Vinyl (core collection), and Monster Mash, Right Amount of Evil and R.I.P. are all apart of the Flash Glam FX collection.

For fall, ORLY is bringing out Fired Up, inspired by the inner workings of the human body.  Colors from left to right are Glow, Flare, Flicker, Ignite, Smolder and Rapture.  This launches in September and retails for $8.50 each.

Winter 2012 is called Naughty or Nice and is all about passion being set on fire and then cooled down.  Left to right: Devil May Care, Miss Conduct, Halo, Unlawful, Angel Eyes and Torrid.  Three different trio gift sets will also be available.  Halo, Devil May Care and Torrid come with a pair of black lace gloves.  A lace clutch is included in a gift set with Halo, Devil May Care and Torrid, while a satin sleep mask is included in a gift set with Unlawful, Devil May Care and Miss Conduct.  This line launches in November for $8.50 each.  Gift sets will be available for $25.50.

Finally is ORLY's 2012 Special FX Collection - Flash Glam FX.  These things are PRETTY.  It is intended to be used as a layering polish, either over black, white, or a color of your choosing.  ORLY recommends 3-4 coats for full opacity alone.  This is a line of 22 "prismatic" polishes with chunky glitter.  This line launched in June 2012 for $10 each.

With that, I'm off to bed for a few hours!  I have many more companies to talk about, so stay tuned!

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ORLY Color Collection "Dark Shadows"

So the day that my fiance proposed was also the day that Johnny Depp separated from his long term partner.  Let me tell you, there's something amiss.  ;]  I haven't seen these ORLY polishes myself but I know others have said they were pretty awesome.  I'm hoping they might have these at Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas this weekend.

ORLY International Partners with Warner Bros. Pictures

ORLY Creates Limited-Time Nail Color Collection inspired by the movie

 “Dark Shadows”

NEW YORK, March 28, 2012 – ORLY International announced today a limited-time nail color collection partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures in conjunction with the release of Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows,” starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter, set to open on May 11, 2012.

“ORLY strives to deliver innovative products and trend-focused nail shades,” said Jeff Pink, President and CEO of ORLY International. “The adventurous theme of ‘Dark Shadows’ was a perfect fit with our brand and the fashion colors we created for this collection.”

The collection will include four lacquers, with names and shades that reflect the dark humor conveyed in the film.

The four lacquers in the color collection include: 

Mysterious Curse: Purple Duochrome Shimmer

Buried Alive: Rich Brown Shimmer

Grave Mistake: Deep Red Crème

Decades of Dysfunction: Pale Pink Crème

All ORLY Nail Lacquers are free of DBP, Toluene and all traces of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Resin.

The ORLY Color Collection inspired by the movie, Dark Shadows will be available in May 2012 for $8.50 each at orlybeauty.com and Sally Beauty and Ulta.

 

 

About ORLY International

Jeff Pink founded ORLY in 1975 with a simple idea: to innovate natural nail care.  By creating leading-edge products and tools designed not only to beautify, but to respond to the needs of salon professionals, ORLY’s beauty experts have redefined nail care and nail fashion.  ORLY’s dynamic color palette includes over 150 Lacquer shades that are completely free of DBP, formaldehyde and toluene.  As much a trendsetter as a nail care innovator, ORLY also introduced the first-ever iconic nail look: the Original French Manicure^® and reinvented Lacquer application with the award-winning Gripper Cap™.  ORLY embodies quality that beauty professionals in over 100 countries worldwide rely upon.

About Dark Shadows

Director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series “Dark Shadows” to the big screen in a gothic comedy featuring an all-star cast. 

In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from England to start a new life in America.  Two decades later Barnabas is the master of Collinwood Manor—rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy…until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard, who dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.  Two centuries pass before Barnabas is freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972.  He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin and the dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets.

“Dark Shadows” stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloe Grace Moretz, Bella Heathcote and Gulliver McGrath. 

Burton directed the film from a screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith, story by John August and Grahame-Smith, based on the television series created by Dan Curtis.  The producers are Richard D. Zanuck Graham King, Johnny Depp, Christi Dembrowski, and David Kennedy, with Chris Lebenzon, Tim Headington and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.

A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, an Infinitum Nihil/GK Films/Zanuck Company production, a Tim Burton film.  Opening on May 11, 2012, “Dark Shadows” will be distributed worldwide in theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

www.darkshadowsthemovie.com

ORLY Fifty-Four

One more posting with long nails - I was at a Sally's one day when I spotted this ORLY on sale for $2.99.  I figured for three bucks, it was worth the gamble.  I decided to use my existing manicure of Stunning Stilettos for my index and middle fingers and attempted to wear this over bare nails on my ring and pinkie fingers.  This is a gold and pink microglitter in a clear base.  The yellow base that you see is an illusion.  I can't explain it.  I promise.

Okay, what?  I'm lost.  Can you see it?

I mean, really?

Indoors with the flash, you can see it a bit!

It's hard to see, but it's there.  Much a waste of my money.  This is 2 coats of Fifty-Four over all nails and you can barely tell I have anything on.  This is from the Classic Collection but seriously?


What really gets me is that the product pictures I've seen for this polish has a PINK/PURPLE microglitter bottle with a clear base.  What happened to my bottle?!  I don't know what's going on but it looks like I got a bad bottle.  No wonder it was only $3.

You can purchase Orly for $7.50 through their website, or it's available online at Head2ToeBeauty for $10 and in Sally's Beauty Supply stores for $8.99.  Additionally, you can Like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.


Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

ORLY Rock Solid

So ORLY (which I still don't know how to pronounce.  Is it O-really like the Internet meme or is it Or-Lee like I've heard some people say) came out with a new line of FX polishes - Mineral FX.  I saw these at Cosmoprof North America but forgot to photograph them (go figure).  I tried setting up an appointment to talk to the company, but they were booked and I missed out on finding out what was what.  I originally LOVED Rock Solid, and kept thinking how it would be mine - a charcoal grey with holographic glitter?  Yes please.


I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of polish and a top of Seche Vite.  This polish does dry gritty, so you may want to add 2 coats of top coat.

Unfortunately for me, this polish does NOT look as amazing on the nail as it does in the bottle.  The glitter really gets lost in the polish which is not what I was hoping for.

In the shade, the glitter pretty much gets lost completely.  I kept thinking my nails looked like concrete.

Finally indoors with the flash - you can see loads of glitter in the bottle but not as much on my nails.


I was super disappointed by this polish - so much that I seriously considered taking it back to the store and I've never done that before.  This line is more expensive than normal ORLY colors and I just wasn't happy with it.  I ended up putting it back on my shelf - maybe one day I can find some love for it.  


You can purchase Orly for $7.50 through their website, or it's available online at Head2ToeBeauty for $10 and in Sally's Beauty Supply stores for $8.99.  Additionally, you can Like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.

Cosmoprof: 1 August 2011

Last night I had dinner with Katie of the Nail Files/Painted Nail at Red Square and she was really a fun and amazing person to be around.  If you haven't watched her show yet, I really suggest you check it out.  Tuesday night is the season finale, so be sure to watch.  I haven't done my breakdown of her last 2 episodes but when I get back to Texas, it will be done.  I was blown away when she looked at me and said "I read your blog."  Yes.  Mind.  Blown.  *WAVES TO KATIE*

This morning was my breakfast with Deborah Lippmann.  However, because of some scheduling problems (pretty much all my end), we ended up having a very impromptu meeting with her outside of the casino playing area.  It was surreal to hear her talking about how she gets inspired for nail polishes, the sometimes crazed and very unique way she has come across colors, and one of the things that I loved to hear is that she hand mixes polishes herself.  We heard about how Lady Gaga was originally prepared for the Grammys with long raven twisted claw nails but after the concept of the vessel was birthed, Deborah realized that she needed a softer nail. She never intended Yellow Brick Road to be introduced this way and mentioned how bloggers were one of the first ones to snatch up the pictures and information on this yellow jelly that appeared.  And speaking of that jelly - Deborah has designed her polishes to be 2 coats.  If you want it to be more opaque or that glitter to be more dense, by all means - add more polish.  But she had always envisioned a soft yellow jelly to mesh with all skin tones.  The other really interesting thing was why she chose song titles for her polish line.  Deborah realized that even best friends will always see color differently, so she wanted a way for people to be able to look at a polish and agree with what the name they were seeing.  

I also had a total fan-girl moment in meeting some of the bloggers today, like the above Christine from Temptalia.  I also got a picture with JulieG from YouTube, but that was done with someone else's camera.  I've followed Temptalia's blog for a long time now, and frequently refer to it before making a beauty purchase.  I just recently subscribed to JulieG's channel after trying Jesse's Girl Cosmetics and really enjoy her other makeup vlogs as well.


My next stop today was to see ORLY's booth.  I'm still very new to ORLY but I wanted to snag a few pictures for you.  Their Halloween and Holiday displays are both repromotes of older polishes.

They do have a new winter collection that includes this gem.

And coming out in 2012 is another Fx collection which includes this beauty

I wish I could have done some swatches because the flakies in this stuff looks amazing.

Before lunch, I got to sit down with Zoya from Zoya Nail Polish and listen to her inspiring story about how the polish line was created.  Did you know that her first product was called Zoom Dry (Z for her, M for her husband and the two O's were for their sons)?  It was the first quick dry product ever produced in the States.  Afterwards, the polishes came and Zoya wanted to name them after strong famous women in history.  Her reds (the classics) were named for women of passion or had passionate stories.  Carmen, one of those shades, is still a best seller for Zoya Nail Polish today.  I got to see some super amazing holiday items that I'm not allowed to talk about (Polish Pixie's Promise) but I can say that for the salons, Zoya is coming out with 3 new color collections based of the vibe of your salon or spa.  They are:

Classic

Modern

Bold

These will be out very soon, so if you're a salon or spa that carries Zoya or wants to carry Zoya, check this out.


Next I went to CND, whom I talked about yesterday, and got a Shellac manicure from Kristina Saindon from Denver, Colorado.  I have talked about Shellac before, but I didn't know all that really went into it.  After some simple prep work, the base coat was applied which took 10 seconds to cure, then I went with 1 coat of Rock Royalty (cure for 2 minutes), followed by a coat of Iced Coral (cure for 2 minutes) and then we topped the whole thing with Zillionaire, one of the new Shellac colors that has the flakie in it which will be out in September.  (And another 2 minutes with that).  Finally, the top coat was added which took 2 minutes to cure, and my nails were done.  I can't stop looking at them and how shiny they are!  We dubbed this concoction "Bridezillionare" which I think is awesome.  It is SO ridiculously hard to photograph in my hotel bathroom, so you'll have to wait for better pictures when I get home.  It's a multichromal purple, green and blue shift with the red and blue flakies on top.  I also got to meet Jan Arnold which was a surprise for me.

I also got to have dinner with founder and owner of Jesse's Girl Cosmetics, Jesse Lawrence.  I was really impressed by his down to earth demeanor and personality.  If you haven't entered their contest yet, what are you waiting for?  You only have until August 10th for your chance to win the entire JulieG nail polish collection before anyone else sees it!


Aaaand Maria from CultNails had a little surprise for me - she gave me all 4 colors from the upcoming Hypnotic colors to review here on PolishGalore.  I am trying (struggling) to keep this Shellac on long enough to do a good wear test but geez, I want to play with these polishes so badly.  Unfortunately, the pre-sale has ended on this collection, but it will be out soon.


Time to introduce you to 2 new things I found today at Cosmoprof.

The first is No-Miss polish.  This is an all natural polish that can be found at Whole Foods.  It's a family run company with over 170 colors.  When they say they have a color for everyone, they mean it!  They even have a Glow-In-The-Dark that actually works.  We held it up in the air for about 15 seconds at MOST and then cupped our hands around it and it was glowing.  Hello - does any other brand do that?  No.  The AIR.  (Not a lamp or the sun.)  Please do check them out on Facebook and Twitter.  Check out more below!

Now here is the picture heavy section.  So previously, I told you that Layla Cosmetics would be debuting Graffiti (crackle) polish at Cosmoprof, but since this trend is pretty much dead, they brought in something new - something super exciting.  Oh yes.  Magnetic nail polish.

Right now there are 12 colors (one is a glitter) but there will be more glitters coming out this year.  The magnet for this polish is actually located in the cap and right now it only does bar stripes (shown) but more magnets will be coming out including a starburst and a crescent shape.


These will be available in the States after August 15th, and I'll keep up updated as to where.  They retail for $15.50 a bottle, require no base or top coat and only needs 1 coat to cover full opacity.  You'll get about a week's worth of wear out of them and you just remove with regular polish remover.


Layla also has their Ceramic Effect line available now which are 45 polishes that also do not stain and are big 4 free (to include camphor).  They retail for $9.95 and have a ridiculously high shine without a top coat.

I was privileged to receive the entire line of magnetic polishes and a couple of the Ceramic Effect line, so I'll be reviewing those soon as well.


Tomorrow is the last day, and I hope to hit a few more places that I keep missing before everyone shuts down.