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Essie Fall 2023 Collection – Swatches & Review

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If you haven’t heard me say 16 times already in every post, fall is my absolute favorite season of all – it’s all my Midwestern upbringing. I love the cooler temperatures (even if it does lead to freezing winter), the changing leaves, the pumpkin everything, just the vibes. And I especially love all of the colors, both in clothing and in beauty – the olives, the mustards, and the burnt oranges, and then on the other side, with the deep and vampy shades. Now in the nail world, Orly has us covered with the mustard, the green, and the pumpkin orange in their fall release – and now Essie is here to help us all with our bold and dark sides.

For that new seasonal release from Essie, we have 6 cream shades, with 5 in deeper, vampier (read that correctly, not vampire) colors, and then 1 lighter neutral. This might be a boring set to some with all creams, but I’ll always take a rich and pigmented cream any day. I know I love the Essie formula, so as long as it was up to their normal standards, I had high hopes for this set.

These are available from BeyondPolish.com (affiliate link) and if you use the code GINGERLYPOLISHED you can get 10% off individual polishes. It is affiliated which means I get a little percentage from any sales – as always no pressure to use that code, but of course I appreciate any of y’all who have!

Now let’s get on into these gorgeous shades!

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China Glaze ‘Deserted’ Fall 2023 Collection – Swatches & Review

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MORE FALL. MORE FALL. MORE FALL.

I love fall collections, maybe most of all the seasonal releases (I’m sure you haven’t been able to tell at all). They’re just always vampy and cozy and bold and rich. There’s just a whole vibe around fall that I’m wild about. (It’s also probably just the fact that I can walk down the street without sweating finally).

So with that intro of absolute adoration, let’s dive on into another mainstream fall release.

As you can see from the title, we’re looking at China Glaze’s release. This is the ‘Deserted’ collection, and when describing this set, China Glaze says to “dance from dusk til dawn under the desert sunset with 6 desert-toned metallic and shimmer hues”. And I think the collection truly fits that theming and vibe! You can just feel the desert sunset here, from the beiges of the sand, the reds and oranges of the sunset itself, and the blues and purples of deepening sky.

As they say in the description, all 6 shades are in a metallic or shimmery finish, matching OPI’s recent Zodiac release as well. (Don’t worry, cream lovers, Orly’s and Essie’s fall releases have you covered).

I purchased these from polishpick.com! I’ve purchased from them so many times, I can vouch for super quick shipping each and every time! We love PolishPick here on this blog.

Now let’s get on into the swatches!

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OPI ‘Big Zodiac Energy’ Fall 2023 Collection – Swatches & Review

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HAPPY FALL Y’ALL. I always love a new season of nail polishes, and I have to say Fall is always my favorite for any sort of beauty. It’s always vampy, and bold and rich and I just love the shades, the oranges, the greens. And August-Septmber always kicks off the fall season in the nail world – even if the outside weather is not quite matching. (It’s supposed to get back up into the 80s here in Chicago and I NOT happy with it).

Weather aside, of course, I always love to dive into the newest seasonal releases with OPI’s collection.

This year for Fall 2023, OPI’s release is the ‘Big Zodiac Energy’ collection. It’s the traditional 12 bottle release, and as you might guess, they’re inspired by the 12 zodiac signs. Astrology is very popular, and whether or not you fully believe in it, we’re just here for fun and sparkly nail polishes. In the past I have loved any sort of collection that uses it for inspiration – they’ve usually always included rich jewel colors and sparkles and shimmer, and I’m glad to say this OPI set was no different! If you’re not a glitter lover, this set won’t be for you. We don’t have any creams in this set, it’s all shimmery goodness.

I purchased these from polishpick.com as I always do. They are also available from beyondpolish.com (and you can use my code GINGERLYPOLISHED for 10% off any individual items there. It is affiliated, so I do get a small commission, but as always no pressure to use it!).

Enough talk, let’s jump right into the swatches already!

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Orly ‘Plot Twist’ Fall 2023 Collection – Swatches & Review

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The weather has absolutely been SWINGIN’ here in Chicago and it truly cannot make up its mind. We had some little peeks of gorgeous fall weather for a week or so, and I was thriving in those 60s and low 70s. HOWEVER. Now we once again have some rampant 85 degree weather days on the horizon, THEY JUST WON’T LET GO, and I’m going to need it to stop.

But if you’re like me, and not letting that residual hot weather stop you from wearing all of the pumpkin orange and cozying up in a chair with a good mystery paperback, this release is for you.

That’s right, as you can tell by the title, we’re looking at Orly’s newest seasonal set for Fall 2023. It’s the ‘Plot Twist’ collection, but the color palette is anything but. We have 5 creams and then 1 deep shimmer, and all of these colors are going to feel familiar. They feel cozy, they feel comfortable, like an oversized sweater or the above mentioned well-read mystery book. Maybe there’s not actual twist here in colors, but we’ll act surprised anyways.

If you’re intrigued, these polishes are available as always on the Orly website as well as on Beyond Polish (though some of the shades there are sold out there).

Now let’s get on into the swatches!

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