Hey everyone! How was your weekend?

Today, I've got a simple swatch of Orly- Beautifully Bizarre to show you. This is the only shade I've tried so far from the Spring 2016 Melrose Collection, but it really called to me. I think it's soft and lovely, but still interesting!




Beautifully Bizarre is a pale, warmish pink base filled with color-shifting blue-to-aqua shimmer. The shimmer is pretty dense, and I was drawn to this polish in particular because of how prominent it looked like it was going to be on the nail.

Artificial light, two coats:


I found this polish particularly tricky to photograph! I think the blue shifting shimmer is more apparent in person, and to make it come across better in photos, you have to underexpose a bit.




These last two ^ photos are probably the best representations of the actual color. The color-shifting blue-aqua shimmer is readily apparent, and it comes across as a beautiful flash or sheen when you move your nails.


Formula: The texture is fairly nice for this type of light shade. It's a bit on the sheer side, but very buildable, and it self-levels very nicely. I think if you're overzealous and get too much on the brush, you could flood the cuticles on the first coat, but I don't think I'd classify the texture as 'runny.' It only took two coats for me to be satisfied with the opacity. Overall, pretty good!