Today I have on probably one of my new favorite polishes EVER, Orly's Buried Alive. I didn't go out specifically looking for this polish, I just happened to get lucky and get this in the clearance section at Sally's Beauty Supply. It was on clearance for 2.99$ USD, and the sales associated used my Sally's Card and ended up discounting it further. It was under 2.00$ USD!!! This was the deal of a lifetime. I will never over look the clearance section at Sally's Beauty Supply again lol.
This is a beautiful polish. It has a gold shimmer in it that is to die for! Unfortunately, it does have it's down sides. It was really difficult to apply for me. The formula was a very very thick consistency. I had to thin this polish a lot to get it to be workable for me. I used over 10 drops of thinner, which is a lot of thinner for one time use on a polish. Once I gave it a good shake after adding the thinner it was a bit easier to apply, but still not perfect. The first coat is VERY streaky, but it does evens out in two coats. I was able to get most of the brush strokes to vanish. The picture above is one thin coat and one thicker coat to finish it off.
As much as this was difficult to apply, I am still in love with this polish and it is still in my new favorites list of all time. The color is that stunning!
In most lighting you can see that stunning gold shimmer. This polish is like mind blowing!!! I can not rave about it enough, even with it's terrible formula. It's the perfect chocolate color.
I usually cover polishes up right away with a glitter indie, but I'm leaving this one alone for at least until tomorrow. Have no fears, I will add a Indie Glitter to it so stay tuned for an update to this manicure lol...
Does you guys like this? I love brown polishes on my skin tone and I honestly can say this is the best brown I have found to date, do you guys agree?
I'm a real lover of brown polishes. This one is just GORGEOUS!! Your super pictures are really great. Fantastic job!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!! Honestly, I passed this one up on the clearance rack because I don't like browns, but after seeing your swatches I might need to reconsider! :]
ReplyDeleteBuried Alive is my fave Orly so far this year, it totally opened me up to wearing browns. Your amazing pics make me want to wear mine again :) I didn't have any issues with application or formula, maybe you just ended up with a funky bottle? Who knows, the cap could have been loosened for a while before it was clearanced and it may have thickened a little?
ReplyDeleteI usually am not attracted to browns but this is stunning!
ReplyDeleteI'm usually not a fan of such yellow-toned browns, but WOW, this is absolutely gorgeous. Love your nails and photos!
ReplyDeleteI really love browns and this one is stunning! I can see why it's one of your favourites!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great fall colour! Looks like the payoff was worth going through all that difficulty (and polish thinner!)
ReplyDeleteI snagged this off the clearance rack too and also had the same trouble with application. It was so thick, I could hardly get it on. I went back and purchased thinner the next day.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I also picked this one up on clearance at Sally's but I haven't tried it yet. It looks great and I'm happy I got it.
ReplyDeleteWow, I keep seeing this at my Sally's also but always pass it up, I may have to go back and get it now, seeing that I just realized I have NO brown polishes in my stash!!! Good find! PS Thank you for following my blog!! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just walked by and said, "Hey, we have that color." She's 4. I've created a monster. LOL :-)
ReplyDeleteThis made me really giggle, that's totally adorable she knew what it was lol.
DeleteGuess What I Got Myself one today at Sally's also 2.99- can't wait to try it out. Love the way it looks on your nails......
ReplyDeleteJust got mine today- and since it is pouring outside and supposed to this weekend- guess I will have to just try it out :) Nail Day.......
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you all like this so much! For those of you that got it, would love for you to come back and post here how it turned out :)
ReplyDeleteI also purchased this polish on the clearance rack at Sally's. This was part of the "Dark Shadows" collection. The formula is thicker than most but it is a gorgeous color.
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