Catherine Arley - 806

Like the gold one, this orange one the colour was interfering too much to be able to see the holographic effect. It must be something about that part of the colour spectrum. It just does not bounce off, no one can see it unless they stick my hands right under their eyes.

Formula - spot on. Never any trouble with the 3 Arley's I've tried so far. Doesn't need a special base coat like the Make Up Store one did. So gorgeous to work with, its a dream. Very tangy orange colour. Not really my colour range, I think it makes my hand look very orange toned.

Can't wait to try out the rest.

X6 - 2015

Well... you never know what offbeat stuff you will find in a two dollar store. I picked this up for $2 in fact. It smells terrible and the brush ugh... it had the feel of one of those old bristle turkey basting brushes and that also contributed to scraping the previous layer of colour off. It took 3 coats for a good amount of colour to go on. How to describe... Close up you can see all sorts of bald patches everywhere. But it's so reflective that it is dazzling in sunlight. It's like a jelly shimmer of mid blue. Really love the colour, not really like anything else. The formula was a bit sticky and the brush made it hard to work with. But I did like the bottle, the long thin stem I find easier to control the brush with than the chunky sort they have for most brands now.

Orly - Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

Oh this is the greatest green ever. It's sparkling, deep, reflective and festive. I suppose the girls call this glass fleck. There is silver glitter, green glitter and soft jelly base to house it all in. I did 3 or 4 coats for each nail. What I found was that it did chip easily after 2 days. I had top coat on one hand and that survived right through to when I took it off, except for tip wear. The other hand, it started chipping off at the cuticle end.

Lots of people commented on this colour. It is just really lovely. I couldn't stop looking at it either.

Scrumptious! Click for bigger!