Thursday, 15 March 2012

Orly Gel FX

I've had a huge fall out with my thumb nails, we're constantly at war, they just wont behave!

 I'm fed up of them splitting and leaving me with thumbs that wouldnt look out of place on a boy so lastnight I went up to my friends house where she performed an operation to hopefully, HOPEFULLY keep my thumb nails strong enough so that they can get past a certain length before splitting.

I'm not a lover of gel/acrylic nails, I like them on other people but they end up making me feel like Edward Scissor hands. However, I love gel overlays (gel painted onto your natural nails), so thats what I went for.

After having a look at all the bottles of gel and not being able to make my mind up I went for what
 she was wearing - Orly Gel FX in Rage. I've seen people rave about this colour from the normal Orly polish line but when I've had a look at swatches online it really didnt float my boat so either the true beauty doesnt come across fully in photos or I prefer the gel version. Has anyone tried both? I plan on ordering a bottle but I'd love to see some comparison pics.

Orly Gel FX is packed with antioxidant vitamins A and E to help promote healthy nails while pro-vitamin B5 protects the structure of the natural nail. I'm hoping, praying, crossing everything that this will work but atleast I wont be changing my nail polish everyday now, and smothering my poor nails in nail polish remover.
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11 comments:

  1. Sabrina15 March 2012 at 07:56

    I really like this colour!Looks very natural.
    xoxo
    Sabrina

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    1. Been There, Done That, Got The Lipstick.18 March 2012 at 12:40

      I'm quite pale but it looks even nicer on tanned skin. I love how natural it looks but still a bit twinkly. :]
      xo

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  2. Unknown15 March 2012 at 09:19

    this is such a nice colour !!

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  3. Lesley-Ann15 March 2012 at 11:07

    Love this colour :) did it need to be set under UV light? x

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    1. Been There, Done That, Got The Lipstick.15 March 2012 at 11:35

      Yes it needs a UV light but it was really quick and looked easy. You need a 'bonder' (I think) or maybe it was called primer. I'll check with her. She painted it on first then done a few coats of Rage and cured the nails after every coat then used clear gel at the end.

      I love rage but think it might be slightly different to the normal polish. To me the polish looks more metalic but the gel seems to be more shimmery, which I prefer.
      xo

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  4. Stephanie15 March 2012 at 14:40

    I really want to try a Orly product! This is really interesting! xxx

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    1. Been There, Done That, Got The Lipstick.15 March 2012 at 16:44

      I've only tried a few things from Orly but I've never been disappointed, cant wait to try more. :]
      xo

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  5. Victoria16 March 2012 at 15:40

    I adore this colour! I prefer gel overlays like this to longer acrylics too - I just get annoyed when they are long!

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    1. Been There, Done That, Got The Lipstick.16 March 2012 at 17:57

      Same, I cant do anything with long nails plus I think they look awful anyway.
      xo

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  6. Unknown16 March 2012 at 15:57

    hahaha no joke my thumb nails are the same right now LOL!

    and about the spamming post.. im totally the same.. if someone does say check my blog out, before i was so annoyed with it I went on the blog, but i wouldnt follow unless i actually like it. perosnally i think thats good because i wouldnt want someone following my blog if they dont like it anyway!.. xx

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    1. Been There, Done That, Got The Lipstick.16 March 2012 at 18:09

      I just saw the last comment left on that post.. A prime example of everything you were talking about! lol
      xo

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