Alright, here's the start of my attempt to catch up on all the swatching I need to do. The first batch of swatches I started with is the Orly Plastix Collection.
This collection is a bit of a different take on the matte craze that's happening right now; they're satin finish polishes that have only a semi-gloss to them.
These dry very fast and are meant to be worn without a top coat (although if you're not into the finish on these but still like the colours, you can always just add a shiny top coat). The formula was good on all of these and each of my swatches is 3 coats. My only problem with these polishes is that because they dry so quickly, unless you work relatively fast in between coats, you can end up with some bubbling.
My favourite of the bunch was surprisingly Old School Orange. I would have thought it would be Viridian Vinyl or Purple Pleather but Old School Orange is just the perfect shade of true orange.
On another note, here's a list of swatches to look forward to from me in the coming days/weeks:
Orly Cosmic FX Collection
MAC Fabulous Felines Collection
Zoya Wicked and Wonderful Collection
OPI Swiss Collection
MAC Viva Glam Lipglasses