Celina, based in Melbourne Australia is an aspiring artist. With a passion for expressing herself through makeup, beauty, fashion, cosplay & photography, she believes in living life as creatively as possible.
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner~ Introducing ORLY’s Valentine collection, which is not surprisingly filled with wearable pinks and reds 
The formula was generally speaking above average, I wouldn’t say it was the best I’ve ever had, but it was certainly easy to work with. And all four shades are completely wearable, depending of course on the sort of environment you work in. All swatches are 2 coats with no top coat.
Butterflies
A semi-transparent hot magenta. It seems pretty opaque in the swatch, but when I put this on a clear nail wheel, you could still see through the polish after two coats. Essie’s Your Hunt or Mine and OPI’s My Address is ‘Hollywood’ is a more shimmery and darker version.
Cotton Candy
A coral pink crème, I found this polish to be only the slightest bit streaky. In the end when it dries it manages to smooth out, but during application is can appear a bit thick / streaky. Mecca’s Katharina is a darker version, Revitanail’s Blushing Beauty is a frosty version, Essie’s Haute as Hello is virtually the same except it has a more matte finish and Face of Australia’s Cotton Candy is only slightly lighter, but is probably the closest dupe.
Forever Crimson
A deep crimson red shade with just a hit of gold shimmer. Essie’s Limited Addiction is a crème version.
Passionfruit
This shade looks virtually the same as Butterflies, except that it is completely opaque and is much more saturated in terms of pink / reds / orange. Essie’s Super Bossa Nova is a cooler and more shimmery version.
What a pretty and feminine collection! I love them all, especially Passionfruit.
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Celina Reply:
February 9th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
They are gorgeous~~
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Passionfruit looks so cute and springy!!
I love how you photograph your photos! Do you use a lightbox Celina?
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Celina Reply:
February 9th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Thank you lovely, I do use a lightbox
Self made thanks to Jimmy America~
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Butterflies and Passionfruit look really pretty! I don’t have anything similar in my collection
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Celina Reply:
February 9th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Ooh that’s refreshing
Glad you enjoy <3
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I liked Butterfies but Passionfruit is definitely more opaque. So, it wins!
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Celina Reply:
February 9th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Yes, I personally prefer more opaque polishes myself
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