Lynnderella Thank Blue! over Avon Splendid Blue

I am sure most of you have seen that Lynn posted bottle shots and swatches of her latest collection, Lovely is as Lovely does?
It  looks quite beautiful to me, and I will be placing and order for a few lovelies for sure.
So, it seemed fitting to share a picture of a Lynnderella with you today. This is Thank Blue! Which is among my favourites of hers. I layered it over Avon Splendid Blue, which is also an amazing colour. In fact, most of the Avons I have, are wonderful

 This is Avon Splendid Blue, which is totally worth owning. The application and pigmentation is great, and the price is right.

 

And the obligatory bottle shot of Lynnderella Thank Blue!

 

Thank Blue! over Splendid Blue.

If you are thinking of ordering from Lynn, I would definitely recommend this one.

Thanks for looking

♥Pam♥

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Avon Olive Green

You all know by now that I love a cost effective dupe to a much loved higher end brand. Well this one is sits among best in the dupe crowd in my opinion. Avon Olive Green is a dead on dupe for Rescue Beauty Lounge (RBL) Orbis Non Sufficit. For those of you who may not be aware, Orbis Non Sufficit (ONS) is a polish that belongs to a group of three (Scrangie, Mismas and ONS) that were created by bloggers for RBL in 2009. ONS was created by Steph at Polish Addict The other two were created by Scrangie, and Michelle at All Laquered Up. ( I believe her last name is Mismas?)
The name Orbis Non Sufficit translates to The World is insufficient, or The World is not enough.
Avon Olive Green is a grayed down dark army green creme that's murky and lovely. Not quite olive, but not quite sage. It is a highly pigmented polish with an exceptionally smooth formula. It is a dream to apply, and it's a one coater for even the most hurried of polishers. ONE COAT!!  In my experience it also has exceptional wear.
Olive Green rings in at about $5, while ONS is $18. In all honesty, the Avon polish is perhaps a little better on application so it is the clear winner in this comparison. Please scroll down for a link to a comparison swatch on My Lucid Bubble

This polish is, in my opinion something worth having in your stash,

 and sits in my top 20 favourite polish list.

Thanks for looking!

♥pam♥

**EDIT**

 Here is a link showing a side by side comparison of the two polishes.

Avon Olive Green vs. RBL Orbis Non Sufficit

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OPI - I Lily Love You over Avon Vivid Violet

Yesterday I picked up I Lily Love You by OPI from the Nice Stems Collection, summer 2011. It's pink based but almost clear and packed with different sizes and shapes of  glitters and flakies. There are blue, green, yellow, pink, and a few iridescent bar glitters in there too. I think what is drawing most people to this are the flakies in it. I am not a huge glitter fan, but this is pretty. Mine was a little thick so I added some thinner, and oddly it dries a little more matte than I thought. I always use a top coat anyway so it doesn't matter. I just thought it was interesting.

First I tried it over Avon Vivid Violet, simply because I was swatching  that anyway. So here is Vivid Violet so you can see what that looks like alone. It's quite difficult to capture the true colour, as purples are notoriously difficult to get an accurate picture of. This is as close as I could get. I would say it's a tad more violet/pinky than this. But close.

And this is with I Lily Love You on top. ( no top coat, but not dry yet)

Meh, it's ok. I think I will try it over a light pink.

And just for S&G's and because flakies are fun to mattify, here it is with China Glaze Matte Magic on top.

I think I like this better actually.

I also swatched I Lily Love You over China Glaze Up All Night. You can see it by clicking here, and I also swatched it over Essie Muchi Muchi and you can see that by clicking here 

Thanks for looking!

~Pam

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