The moment I saw Orly Halley’s Comet in the bottle, I knew it would be amazing. A vivid turquoise-blue polish with foil flakes can do no wrong in my beauty book.

It steals the spotlight in even low lighting, and it sparkles wildly in the sun. Sometimes it looks lit-from-within and other times it’s a fiesta dancing on your nails.

Clearly, this is a fun manicure that I really enjoyed wearing – it was one of my favorites from the Orly Cosmic FX Collection.

Let me tell you more about this mesmerizing color, show you some swatches, and share my experience with the nail-polish formula. I’ll also compare it to OPI Catch Me In Your Net.

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Orly Space Cadet was the star of the Orly Cosmic FX Collection that I had been lusting after with wild abandon. Now that I’ve got my mitts on it, it’s become one of my prized polish possessions. (Say that tongue twister 3 times fast!)

I love lacquer with an identity crisis. This flickers from pink to gold to green to orange to blue. Every time I move my hand, I see several dramatic colors – it’s like Judy Garland’s singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow on my nails. And even the Wicked Witch of the West doesn’t want Toto – she wants this polish!

If you can’t tell already, I’m smitten with Orly Space Cadet. Let me show you some swatches and fill you in on what I think of the formula itself. Continue reading →

When I first heard of Orly Out of This World, the theme song for the old corny TV show of the same name sprung to mind: “Oh would you like to swing on a star? Carry moonbeams home in a jar. And be better off than you are. You could be swingin’ on a star!” (I wonder what ever became of Maureen Flannigan.) Alas, I digress.

Quite simply: this deep purple is crazy sexy! It’s the perfect vampy shade that’s very dark, but won’t look black in the office. It twinkles in the sunlight and it applies like a dream. And for some reason, it reminds me of a magician’s cloak.

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Orly Lunar Eclipse (from the Cosmic FX Collection) is like the femme fatale in film noir. You get mystery, seduction, and beauty.

I’m more a green nail-polish lover, but this is one vibrant blue I absolutely adore! Why? It has personality, depth, and oodles of sparkles.

This is an electric color! It gets your attention without being tacky. It shifts from blue to a slight purple duochrome. And I think it would look fantastic on any skin tone!

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When I first saw promo pictures of Orly Galaxy Girl from the Orly Cosmic FX Collection, I thought it would cure my hardcore lemming for Misa Embroidered Emerald, which is discontinued and very hard to find. Don’t think they’re dupes, but the purple with teal shimmer is similar.

After falling in total lust the week before when I wore Orly It’s Not Rocket Science, Galaxy Girl didn’t make my pulse race nearly as fast. That’s not to say it’s lackluster. It’s still nice, but this isn’t a color that makes me constantly stare at my nails.

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Even though I own several Orly polishes, Orly It’s Not Rocket Science was the first one I had to try right away shortly after receiving the package in the mail. I’m a total green nail-polish lover, so this color was right up my alley.

This beauty made its debut in the Orly Cosmic FX Collection (for Fall 2010) that I blogged about recently.

One look at my swatches and you’ll totally understand why I’ve fallen in total lust with this unique shade. Come check it out!

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When I first saw the promo pictures of the Orly Cosmic FX Collection for fall 2010 on nail-polish blogs, I could hardly stand the wait! Crazy sparkly goodness with some duochromes? Hells yeah – I’m always on board for that!

So when they went on sale for $5 a pop, I didn’t need a written invitation. I bought 4 of the 6 available shades. (Halley’s Comet is gorgeous, but I have a dupe, and Space Cadet was sold out at the time.

(Update: I was sent the  remaining 2 polishes I was missing, so I’ve swatched and reviewed the complete collection!)

Come see all the irresistible polish porn! 😀

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