Petrichor Beauty - reviews, style and overthinking

When it comes to new makeup releases, I ‘am still the most excited, when I see a new upcoming collection of nail polishes. Like I need another shade… but that’s the story for some other time. My personal favorite are those collections from fall and around holiday time, so now I’m in my special nail polish hunting mode.  OPI did not disappoint with Fall Wonders, it’s a wonderful mix of darks, neutrals, and bights. Don’t get it why so many reds for this time of the year, but I guess they just sell well. I was good and selected just one shade – Clean Slate. It is dark, metallic grey with silver and occasionally even blue shimmer. It looks classy and modern. And although it may be a bid ˝edgy˝ for some, I think it is still office appropriate. The formula is very thin but buildable. It applied nicely and evenly. For my pictures, I did two coats, but for a perfectionist, I assume it will take three coats. It was easy to remove, nothing special. I don’t find these metallics to be very ...

Marigolden Hour  is a very warm orange-yellow shade and comes in a cream formula. It was released this summer as part of the Malibu collection. Although I wore it during summer, to me it is more color for fall. This shade is quite bright for my taste and out of my comfort zone, so it is my weekend polish. I would not describe it as super unique, but it is a step away from your usual yellow. The formula is thin but easy to work with. The color is completely even after three coats. If you are not a perfectionist, you can easily go away with only two coats – like me. I just hate painting the third coat. Removing it was not that great, it surprisingly stains quite a lot. Usually, I have no problem with brighter shades with OPI’s formula, but this one is an exception. If you are looking for something different for this season, maybe you should give this shade a try and stand out a little. Anyway, always have fun with colors!

It took me quite a while before I found wearable orange nail polish that I truly like – it comes from OPI and its name is Yank my Doodle. This shade is from fall collection that was presented two years ago, called Washington DC and it was done with collaboration with actress Kerry Washington. I know burnt orange is not in fashion anymore, color of this year is apparently violet, but I don’t care. Yank my Doodle is muted warm tone orange with some brown and red undertones. At least I see it like that. It somehow gives that retro 50s feeling to me, although I thing modern orange polishes were way brighter back then. It is cream shade with thin formula. It applies nicely, evenly and it’s easy to remove without that unwanted staining. Color is bright enough to not being boring, but still appropriate for office environment. It especially looks good with tanned skin, but it will be great for wearing all year round. I think it looks very classy, but of course different fr...