China Glaze Orange-Pacific

Just a quick post for today. What happens when a lecturer is very boring and I have access to the Internet? I surf the net and publish blog posts, that's what.
A few days ago I experienced a peculiar feeling, I was lost, I couldn't decide which polish to use. Even OPI, my go to brand didn't provide me with a solution. That is something I have never had an issue before. Ever! I'm almost ready to concede that I have too many bottles of polish. Almost but not just yet!
Orange-Pacific is an old(er) polish from China Glaze, mine has a white label. It is a bring orange polish that looks like it is on fire, kind of perfect for Halloween. It is on the thin side in terms of formula, so I used three thin coats.

Kiko 235

I own about 6 orange polishes in all and they all look pretty much the same - bright orange with some sort of yellow or gold shimmer. #235 is the only Kiko polish I own or have ever tried. The polish itself is fine, it dried fairly quickly and I'm wearing three coats here. The colour reminds me of autumn around here, of all the beautiful leafs that will be changing colour fairly soon.

China Glaze High Hopes

This is one of those annoying colours that is impossible to describe. At certain times in looks pink, orange, coral and even sometimes almost neon. It's a lovely colour, don't get me wrong but on its own I don't love it, so whenever I reach for it I pair it up with some glitter, or better yet - flakies. This was two coats.

Dior Aloha

This was a gift for my birthday from my parents' friends. Dior Electric Tropics 638 Aloha is a bright orange nail polish. Think orange highlighter, just slightly more vibrant. I have no idea how to describe the finish - it's not a creme or a jelly, it has some neon in it and dries kind of matte. When I first tried it was a disappointment, after three coats it was still sheer and made the VNL look really bad.
Today I decided to try again. I noticed that some residue settled at the bottom. Lots of shaking l and two coats later I have a look that I am mostly satisfied. The nail line is still visible but it is a significant improvement on my previous attempt, and the look doesn't bother me. I like the brushes in these polishes, they are rounded and flare out a lot, plus they pick up a lot of polish.



I had some orange felt around and the match is very close.

This polish is called fluorescent and in ultraviolet light it is still bright orange.

Hema 84

For me orange nail polish is a somewhat daring choice. After putting all my stash together, I only found a few orange polishes. This is Hema long lasting nail polish 84. This is the kind of orange shade that I like a lot, orange with golden shimmer. I think that it goes nicely with my skin colour. I can't really say whether this polish is long lasting or not, I've only been wearing it for a few days. But on the plus side it is just one coat!

Uslu Airlines BBI

Hi guys! I hope you’ve had a good day. I’ve been baking all day, it’s my dad’s birthday tomorrow so I made him a cheesecake. Yum! Today I have another polish from Uslu Airlines to show you. It’s called BBI, named after Bhubaneswar in India. This polish is from the Bread and Butter collection for charity. It looks similar to the normal Uslu Airlines bottle, it just has 7 ml instead of 11 ml. The company describes it as a corralled bright orange, and I think it’s accurate. It’s bright orange, but it’s difficult to tell whether it is a creme or a jelly, more like something in between. It took me three coats to get it opaque and even. I wore it for two or three days, I think. The thing that I absolutely loath about this polish is the cap-brush combo. The cap is white wide plastic, reminds me of the one Nailtek has, and the brush starts exactly where the cap ends. It’s really difficult and uncomfortable to apply the polish, I couldn’t really see what I was doing. That is not what I expect from a polish that costs 11 euros. Overall I like the color, but I don’t think that it is worth the price tag or the hassle of putting git on.

Chanel 307 Orange Fizz

How gorgeous is this!!!!!!!!! Orange Fizz to me does not look particularly orange, it's more coral with pink tones. The polish itself is as close to perfection as it is possible - this is just one thick coat, it dries really quickly and does not chip on me. Superb! And three days on I am still wearing it.