Final Recommendations - Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection

Hey guys!

So after swatching, reviewing and comparing all four shades from the Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection, I have some final words/recommendations.

This post will also serve as an easy access page where you can find links to all of the swatches, reviews and comparisons from this collection that I've done.



Review & Swatches - Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection
Swatch Comparison - Orly Frisky
Swatch Comparison - Orly Frolic
Swatch Comparison - Orly Fresh
Swatch Comparison - Orly Flirty
In the end, Frolic surprisingly ended up being the most unique of all four shades and I had nothing else close to it in my collection. Flirty comes second in the unique race and although I had a couple of shades that were similar in one respect or another (i.e. base colour/finish), nothing was quite like Flirty. These 2 shades would be the ones I would recommend first from this collection.

Unless you're a complete polish addict like myself and need every variation of every shade, I would skip Frisky if you already own China Glaze For Audrey.

Additionally, I would skip Fresh altogether, even if you don't own a grassy green shade, because I didn't find the formula to be very good and there are some better alternatives available.

Overall, Orly's Happy Go Lucky Collection is a short and sweet one with a few shades that are deceptively unique.

The Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection Lacquers are available now for approximately $6-7, depending on where you live. 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.


I've decided to start making these full collection comparisons/final recommendations a regular thing on my blog so hopefully it's something you guys like. :)

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Swatch Comparison - Pink Shimmers (featuring Orly Flirty)

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This will be the final comparison post for the Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection and it will feature the pink shimmer shade - Orly Flirty.

You can find my original review and swatches of all 4 shades from this collection here.

I'll also do a final recommendations type of post that will sum up the entire collection as well as all 4 comparison posts so that there will be one easy access post for everything to do with this collection.



Keep reading for the comparison!



OPI Flower-to-Flower, Color Club Space, Orly Flirty, OPI La Paz-itively Hot, Wet 'n' Wild How I Met Your Magenta


OPI Flower-to-Flower (from the Summer Flutter Collection)


Color Club Space Case (from the Starry Temptress Collection)


Orly Flirty (from the Happy Go Lucky Collection)


OPI La Paz-itively Hot (permanent)


Wet 'n' Wild How I Met Your Magenta (permanent)


OPI Flower-to-Flower, Color Club Space, Orly Flirty, OPI La Paz-itively Hot, Wet 'n' Wild How I Met Your Magenta


OPI Flower-to-Flower, Color Club Space, Orly Flirty


Orly Flirty, OPI La Paz-itively Hot, Wet 'n' Wild How I Met Your Magenta


Wet 'n' Wild How I Met Your Magenta, OPI La Paz-itively Hot, Orly Flirty, Color Club Space, OPI Flower-to-Flower


Wet 'n' Wild How I Met Your Magenta, OPI La Paz-itively Hot, Orly Flirty


Orly Flirty, Color Club Space, OPI Flower-to-Flower

Like the other shades from this collection, there is no dupe, at least from my stash, for Orly Flirty. This was the one I least expected to find a dupe for anyways so I'm not surprised that I couldn't find one.

The finish of Orly Flirty and OPI Flower-to-Flower is exactly the same with the same kind of shimmer but the colours are very clearly different.

In terms of base colour, the closest to Flirty is definitely Wet 'n' Wild How I Met Your Magenta but that shimmer that makes Flirty special isn't really there in How I Met Your Magenta. Additionally, How I Met Your Magenta dried to a vinyl-like finish while Flirty is shiny and shimmery without top coat.

Color Club Space Case is also close to Flirty in base colour, although they're not entirely alike - Flirty is more of a hot pink while Space Case is more of a barbie pink.

OPI La Paz-itively Hot is probably the farthest away from being a dupe of Orly Flirty because it's not similar in finish or colour.

What do you guys think? Are any of these shades close enough to Flirty to deter you from picking it up yourself?

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My Current Project - "Untrieds" Drawer

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I thought that tonight I would show you guys my current project as well as give you a sneak peak into my nail polish collection (and I promise you there is a full collection post coming asap).

This is my "Untrieds" drawer where I hold all of my recent nail polish purchases until I swatch them for you and on my own nail wheels. Usually I swatch polishes for you within the first couple of days of getting them but for my own wheels, I typically have a swatching marathon once every couple of weeks, but this varies depending on how many I've acquired, really.
However, I've neglected my own wheels lately and it's left me with quite a large drawer of untrieds, or unswatched if you prefer.



Keep reading for more photos and a full list of the polishes you see above.




So what do you see here?

At the back of the drawer are my newly acquired Nfu-Oh Holographic polishes (I mentioned these in this haul post and #61 and #65 arrived today).

In front of those we have the Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection as well as 4 colours from last year's Orly Sweet Collection which Sally's recently started carrying as open stock.

Continuing down the left side we have a slew of OPI polishes including the Katy Perry Collection, the Texas Collection, the Blue-Hued Shatters, the OPI Serena Williams Glam Slam! England duos, OPI Red and White Shatter from the Glam Slam France duos, and a few OPI DS Series polishes including Original, Classic and Reflection.

Moving over the right side of the drawer, we have a number of China Glaze polishes in the front including the Crackle Metals Collection, the original Crackle Collection and 5 shades from the Tronica Collection (as mentioned in this haul post).

Behind the China Glaze polishes we have 2 Revlon colours - Royal and Perplex.

And last but not least, at the back of the drawer on the right hand side, we have a number of Essie polishes including the Resort 2011 Collection, the Braziliant Collection as well as a few open stock colours that I've accumulated.


So that's it for my untrieds drawer! I think a swatching marathon is way overdue.
Did you guys keep an "untrieds" drawer? Has it gotten as out of hand as mine has?

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Review & Swatches - Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection

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Yesterday started off as a bit of a buzz kill day for me because I'm expecting so many packages that I'm super excited about and when I checked the mail, there was nothing. Sad times.

So in an effort to cheer myself up, I decided to go out and try to find the China Glaze Crackle Metals Collection (which I found - review and swatches to come soon) and as a bonus I also found the Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection at Sally's. I seriously wasn't expecting to get this collection in so soon, especially considering how we never did get the Pin-Up Collection here (which is super sad because I really want the glitters from that collection).

Nonetheless, I picked up these 4 shades from Orly because I thought that they actually looked nicer in person than how they did in the press release I received.



Keep reading for the review and swatches!



Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection: Fresh, Flirty, Frisky, Frolic


Orly Fresh (bright grass green cream)
This shade was the hardest to work with out of the bunch - it started off a bit watery and needed 3 coats for full opacity. Luckily, the formula was self-leveling so that made it a little easier to work with. Since this was the first shade I tried, it really set the tone for me and I didn't expect much from the other creams in the collection. Fortunately, the others creams were more pleasing to use.


Orly Flirty (bright candy pink with white shimmer)
This is the only shimmer in this collection and it's a definite winner for me. Although it's not the most unique shade I've ever seen, it's very pretty and the formula is excellent. In fact, if you're careful enough, this can be a one-coater. I used 2 in my swatches just to even everything out but it was really close to opacity with the first coat.


Orly Frisky (light teal cream)
This is a very blue-leaning shade of teal and there is only the slightest amount of green that allows this colour to even fit into the category of teal. The formula was good, much better than that of Fresh, and it was opaque in 2 coats.


Orly Frolic (medium purple cream)
This shade reminds me of a lighter version Purple Pleather from the Orly Plastix Collection of last year - it even dries a bit plastic-y, similar to the finish of the colours from the Plastix Collection. I haven't done a side-by-side yet but I'll try to get a comparison up for you guys. The formula of this one was good and it was opaque in 2 coats.


Orly Fresh, Orly Flirty, Orly Frisky, Orly Frolic


Orly Fresh, Orly Flirty


Orly Frisky, Orly Frolic


Orly Frolic, Orly Frisky, Orly Flirty, Orly Fresh


Orly Frolic, Orly Frisky


Orly Flirty, Orly Fresh

Overall, I don't think it's a very unique collection of colours but I think Orly achieved what they were going for - a fun, funky collection of shades for back to school.

The Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection is available now at Sally Beauty Supply Store nationwide. Each lacquer retails for roughly $6-7, depending on where you live.

I'm going to be doing some comparisons of these shades for you guys so let me know in the comments of any comparisons you would like to see and I'll do my best to satisfy your requests.

What do you guys think? Will you be picking up any of these? Or will you wait to see how dupe-able the shades are?

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Upcoming Collections - Orly Happy Go Lucky Collection

Hey guys!

Quick post today to just fill you in on an upcoming collection from Orly which will be released in time for the back to school season.

From the photos I received, nothing is really standing out to me yet as being truly unique but I'll have to wait to see swatches before I really decide. Either way, who doesn't love a good creme polish?


Happy Go Lucky

ORLY Back to School 2011 Collection
Inspiring Hues to Give You a Thrill

Move over sheer nudes, brights are back with a vengeance. Just in time for a head turning season of back to school fashion, or for those having a hard time saying good bye to summer, ORLY is proud to present the new Happy Go Lucky Collection of fun, edgy lacquers.

Inspired by the carefree attitude and thrill-seeking sensibility of youth, the collection exudes uninhibited creativity that adds instant liveliness to any wardrobe. These bold hues make it easy to test-drive the bright trend overtaking fashion without committing to pricey accessories or unflattering apparel.

Each bottle delivers a vivid, chip resistant formula, while the brush glides smoothly on nails, never clumping or streaking, for maximum impact.




The lacquers in Happy Go Lucky include:

Flirty: Pink Shimmer
Frisky: Teal Crème
Fresh: Green Crème
Frolic: Purple Crème

All ORLY Nail Lacquers including the Happy Go Lucky Collection are free of DBP, Toluene and all traces of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Resin.

The Happy Go Lucky Collection Lacquers will be available starting July 2011 for $7.50 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.

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