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Orly ‘Melting Point’ Breathable Spring/Summer 2024 Collection – Swatches & Review

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We’re continuing right on with swatching up some gorgeous summery shades, and these next ones truly bring the HEAT. It’s technically a collection for both spring and summer, but it feels like allllll summer on the nails. As you can see from the title, today we’re looking at a newer collection from Orly called ‘Melting Point’. It’s a set of 6 super glowy shimmery shades that are described as “mesmerizing molten shades”.

This collection is in their ‘Breathable’ line which they label as “treatment + color”. Orly says it’s a 1-step nail color, with no base or top coat needed, as well as being infused with good things such as Argan oil and vitamins for “healthier looking” nails. Now with any sort of “special” formula like this, I’ll be honest and say I can’t truly speak to its benefits. With swatching, I’m constantly changing up my nail color, so I can’t speak to any sort of longevity or nail improvement. I don’t know if I would fully skip top coat with these ones, especially if you really want that sparkle to shine and pop on the nails. Overall, they felt like normal lacquer being applied, and I’m just here for the beautiful colors. They only release 2 of these Breathable collections a year, so this is the one for Spring/Summer 2024.

These are, as always, available on the Orly website. They’re also available on the Beyond Polish website (Code: GingerlyPolished gets you 10% off individual items. It is an affiliate code so I would get a little commission, so no pressure to use it! Just trying to get you some savings and I love Beyond Polish).

Enough talking, we’re diving on into the swatches!

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China Glaze ‘Meadow Dreams’ Spring 2024 Collection – Swatch & Review

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Oh HIIIIII, let’s finish up the spring collections, shall we? Thank you as always for patiently waiting.

Diving on in, the lovely little spring moment we’re looking at today is from China Glaze. This is their ‘Meadow Dreams’ collection for Spring 2024. And with a name like that, it just evokes the feeling of laying in a soft meadow of dappled sunlight, with little wildflowers all about you. (Maybe a little Twilight-core there, that could be me stretching but come ON, Bella is all about the meadow).

ANYWAYS, in this release, we feature 3 creams, and 3 shimmer shades. This color palette leans heavily on the purples and greens, with pops of white and orange, and I mean, duh, of course, meadow, wildflowers, see those thoughts above. It’s both traditional spring shades, yet something a little different, but overall it hits us fully over the head with SPRING.

These shades are available from polishpick.com, as well as from Beyond Polish. If you shop through Beyond Polish, you can use my code: GingerlyPolished for 10% off individual items – it is affiliated so I will earn a small commission if you use it, so as always no pressure! Just here to help you save.

Now let’s get on into the swatches!

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Essie Blushin’ and Crushin’ Spring 2024 Collection – Swatches & Review

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Have I mentioned that it’s still cold here in Chicago enough times yet? We had snow this week. SNOW. In APRIL. I think I’m allowed to keep mentioning that I want spring until it actually stays here for more than a week, okay.

As always, we’ll just soften our weather woes with nail polish. We can always pretend it’s spring with warm glowy spring tones on our fingers. And you know the best way to truly avoid the cold is to not go outside at all and just paint our nails. Modern solutions, and all that.

So let’s stay in the warmth and talk about some new nail polish!

This is the Essie ‘Blushin’ & Crushin’ collection, and it’s their newest seasonal release for Spring 2024. We have 3 creams, and then we have 3 gorgeous squishy shimmer shades. This is just a fun little color palette that really hits every sort of spring mood one could have throughout the season.

These shades are available on the Beyond Polish website where code: “GingerlyPolished” will get you 10% off individual items. It is affiliated which means I’ll get a small commission for each order, but as always no pressure to use it!

Alright, all of that starting information is out of the way, let’s get on into the swatches!

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Orly ‘Aqua Aura’ Spring 2024 Collection – Swatches & Review

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Well hello there! Listen, if you’ve been reading any of my other posts that are finally popping up recently, you’ll have seen that my posting schedule was knocked a touch out of orbit after my fiancé and I adopted a dog. His name is Huey and we already love him lots, but of course, we had to adjust a routine a touch. He has been settling in and truly relaxing, so now I’m getting back into posting again, and ACTUALLY catching up on my post backlog. Okay yes, you’ve already heard me say I’m catching up far too many times, so let’s ACTUALLY continue doing that.

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Even though the weather is failing to catch up, we’re fully surrounded by spring collections over here in the nail world. In fact, we’re BEHIND on the spring posting (see the Huey mention above). Sure, to me it feels like a new season isn’t truly kicked off until I swatch the latest OPI release, but right behind that is the arrival of Orly’s newest pink box. So let’s officially kick off the spring season.

So yes, duh, we’re looking at Orly’s newest collection for Spring 2024. It’s called ‘Aqua Aura’ and it’s got a soft, almost whimsical color palette that Orly says is “inspired by gentle waters”. There are soft shimmery blues and pinks, like softly flowing water, as well as coppers and whites, to cover the warmth of the sun on the waves. We have 1 creme finish, and then 5 shimmers, all here to evoke the soothing elements of flowing water.

These are of course available from the Orly website – both individually, as well as in a little bundle option in a Color Pass box. Now it’s time for the swatches!

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OPI ‘OPI Your Way’ Spring 2024 Collection – Swatches & Review

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OKAY HI. Remember how I said we were getting back into a groove of more regular posting on this blog? WELL. First I got sick, with a nice lovely little head cold, where it was important for me to just lay around and do nothing.

And then way more exciting: my fiancé and I got a dog!

We’ve been throwing around the idea of getting a dog together for a while, and this boy came up on a rescue’s website and he just sounded so perfect, and then boom next day we had him. We knew he would go fast so we were there, practically banging down the door at the minute the adoption center opened. His name is Huey, he’s 1.5 years old, he’s a beautiful brindle mix, and we love him so much. So he was planned in the way of us wanting a dog in general, very much unplanned in that we had to immediately take him with us to PetSmart and get food and essentials on our way home.

Of course, since then it’s been about settling him in and getting him into a good routine. And we’re truly starting to get there – he’s truly so sweet, and he’ll just sit on the bed watching me or snoozing as I swatch. So he’ll be the best little nail boy. Yes I was fully knocked off my own schedule for a few weeks, but we’re coming BACK.

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Okay yes, enough about the most perfect boy, let’s talk about some POLISH. Anytime we enter into a new season of nail polish, it doesn’t feel truly kicked off until I swatch and post about the newest OPI collection. This post overall is a little later than I hoped (see explanation of sweet boy above) but BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, IT’S OFFICIALLY TIME FOR SPRING. You know, we’re still having 30 degree days here in Chicago so winter is desperately trying to cling on anyways.

Alright, Spring 2024. We have the ‘OPI Your Way’ collection. It’s a traditional 12 bottle release, with 7 more opaque creme polishes and 5 more sheer shimmery shades. With ‘OPI Your Way’, the whole idea of this collection is about layering the shades to create new and unique nail looks. It’s something different, and I loved all of the options and combinations you could explore.

These are available from polishpick.com as well as from Beyond Polish (you can use code GINGERLYPOLISHED for 10% off individual items – it is an affiliate link so I would earn a small commission, so no pressure to use it!)

Let’s dive on into the swatches!

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