Layla Misty Blush

Holographic polishes are another favorite of my hubby (lucky me). Lately I did not wear holo polishes so often since the weather was dull, grey and cold and my holo babies don't appreciate this weather AT ALL.

I just have a few of the Layla holographic polishes - my wishlist is still very long ;-). They come pricey and I order one only every so often as a special treat. Misty Blush was a must have for me since its base color is so intriguing and does not appear totally flat when in the shade.

In artificial light:

Indoors in daylight = shade

Outdoors in the sun:

And the holo looked in IRL sun like on my index - ALL.THE.TIME!!!!

I applied two coats of Misty Blush over Fnug Aqua Base Coat. This Base Coat is so wonderful, that the application of Misty Blush was just the easiest you can possibly imagine - it applied like a normal cream (and a good one at that).

Have you gotten any Layla's in your stash?

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for visiting!!!
Christine

My NOTDs of the week

I hope all of you, my dear readers, had a great week!!! Mine was while very intense, exiting :-). There were some lovely polishes accompaigning me through my days. First up A England Bridal Veil from their The Mythicals Collection. Its fellow mates Saint George and Dragon from the same Collection are widely popular and also belong to my alltime favorites. However the holo subtleness that Bridal Veil eludes is incredibly elegant:

RBL Orbis Non Sufficit was a long time lemming of mine since I love those dusty dark greens. While I got it sometime late last year, I still never seem to have gotten around wearing it - I got usually sidetracked at the last moment (happens to me quite a lot since I remember typing this very sentence before - LOL)

and another photo in daylight - since I was on my way to work I used my RBL Shopping Bag as background

I applied two effortless coats of Orbis Non Sufficit over RBL Base Coat. I used Butter London Hardwear as Top Coat.

Next came Butter London Victoriana. This polish was whispering to me "apply me apply me" since quite some time.

The above pictures shows Victoriana and lobster hands in artificial light. The below photo in daylight and how it looked IRL.

The formula is awesome, the dusty turquoise shade with the silver shimmer particles is a timeless color. These are two coats of Butter London Victoriana over Butter London's Nail Foundation - of course I used Butter London Hardwear Top Coat to finish the look.

On Thursday I found my latest Harlow & Co nail order in my mailbox - YAY!!! Of course Layla Ceramic Effect 52 had to be slapped on immediately. The polish is very sheer and probably would require x number of coats to get anywhere near an opacity I like.  So on to my layering: I started out with two thin coats of A England Ophelia. Most of you certainly have seen and read all about this polish when A England released the Gothic Collection last fall.

Then I applied one thin coat of Ozotic 504. In all of the swatches I saw from this polish the color shift to brownish hued is very visible. Much to my annoyance I was unable to coax it out into my artificial light and it was rather late by the time I did my nails so here we got to go without it :-(

Now the stage was ready for Layla Ceramic Effect 52. The formula is excellent and the flakie pay-off immense - the harder part was getting to it in the first place, the cap was close to glued to the bottle.

and on the below picture you see how Ozotic 504 gleams through Layla Ceramic Effect 52

And a quick comparison with Cult Nails Seduction on my ring finger and the legendary Nfu Oh 51 on my index. I think the picture speaks for itself. Layla Ceramic Effect 52 and Nfu Oh 51 are close enough that one would not need both - but what can I say - I am a sucker for those flakies and am happy to own both.

So, which of those is your favorite?

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for visiting!!!
Christine

Layla Flash Black

Weather? Grey, dark, murky :-( Nails? Über-holomanic :-)

I started to dip my toes into Layla holographic polishes after I purchased Fnug Aqua Base Coat. Layla holographic polishes come pricey but OMG they're insane!!!

Today I have Layla Flash Black for you - a charcoal VERY strong holo.

You see here three thin coats of Layla Flash Black over Fnug Aqua Base Coat and I used A England The Shield Top Coat. I tested the Top Coat on one nail and could not detect any diminished holo effect. In normal daylight it looks like this:

Before buying the Layla I ordered UP Colors Grafite Night. Below a comparison picture:

Pretty easy, wouldn't you agree? Pinkie and middle finger Layla Flash Black, ring and pointer UP Colors Grafite Night. Two coats of each over Fnug Aqua Base Coat, no Top Coat. Formula wise the Grafite Night was easier to apply. It has a wonderful silky consistency that flows effortlessly on the nail, no matter if you use regular base coat or an aqua base coat.

Have you tried any of the Layla holographic polishes?

I get my Layla polishes from Harlow & Co.

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for visiting!!!
Christine