Mermaid Spell is a light blue holographic polish. This polish is even more holographic in person. These Layla polishes are pretty amazing. This was three coats and a coat of Seche Vite.
Simply amazing!
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Showing posts with label Layla. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Layla Mermaid Spell
Good Morning! Did anyone else watch Teen Mom last night? I love my reality tv, and this is one of my favorite shows (as well as RHoNJ). Today I have another Layla polish for you - this one is Mermaid Spell.
Mermaid Spell is a light blue holographic polish. This polish is even more holographic in person. These Layla polishes are pretty amazing. This was three coats and a coat of Seche Vite.
Simply amazing!
Mermaid Spell is a light blue holographic polish. This polish is even more holographic in person. These Layla polishes are pretty amazing. This was three coats and a coat of Seche Vite.
Simply amazing!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Twinsie Tuesday - Holographic Polish (Layla Ocean Rush)
This week's Twinsie Tuesday topic was an easy one for me - a holographic polish. I hoard holographic polishes like nobody's business. I actually had a very special one picked out, but my camera didn't do GOSH Holographic any justice and I had a major chip in a few of the pictures :::womp womp::: Luckily I had pictures of Layla's Ocean Rush waiting to be published.
Ocean Rush is a bright medium blue polish with a medium holographic effect. This isn't the most holographic out of the Layla collection, but I'm pretty sure it's the most holographic blue polish that I've come across. This one is gorgeous!
The formula is the tricky part. I wore this twice as a mani, and the first time my manicure was botched to no end. I learned that once this polish is laid down you can absolutely not go over it a second time. This mani did take three coats, but I've read that issue can be alleviated with the use of NFU Oh Aqua Base (but I refuse to buy from Fabuloustreet.com due to past ordering issues). The photos below show three coats of Ocean Rush and a coat of Seche Vite.
Don't forget to check out the other Twinsies!
I actually had to let Ocean Rush go during my last blog sale, so I'm wondering if I'm going to have a Twinsie today since it was bought by a very special lady who is part of the TT posts ;)
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Srsly Swatched
Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...
Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Top Coat It
Sarah at See Sarah Swatch
Tara at Polishy of Truth
Ocean Rush is a bright medium blue polish with a medium holographic effect. This isn't the most holographic out of the Layla collection, but I'm pretty sure it's the most holographic blue polish that I've come across. This one is gorgeous!
The formula is the tricky part. I wore this twice as a mani, and the first time my manicure was botched to no end. I learned that once this polish is laid down you can absolutely not go over it a second time. This mani did take three coats, but I've read that issue can be alleviated with the use of NFU Oh Aqua Base (but I refuse to buy from Fabuloustreet.com due to past ordering issues). The photos below show three coats of Ocean Rush and a coat of Seche Vite.
Don't forget to check out the other Twinsies!
I actually had to let Ocean Rush go during my last blog sale, so I'm wondering if I'm going to have a Twinsie today since it was bought by a very special lady who is part of the TT posts ;)
Amanda at
Amandalandish
Anna at
Going to the
ShowingAnne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Srsly Swatched
Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...
Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Top Coat It
Sarah at See Sarah Swatch
Tara at Polishy of Truth
Monday, April 30, 2012
Layla Coral Glam
Good morning! I hope everyone had a good weekend. For all of you who work Monday-Friday I definitely feel your pain today. I dread heading back to work starting on Sunday morning lol. On a side note and completely unrelated to polish, does anyone watch The Real Housewives of NJ? So far it's really good this season. I'm not really a kid person but Theresa's kids are so wild they definitely make the show lol.
Today I have one of the Layla holos for you. This one is Coral Glam. The formulas on these are a little difficult to work with, they definitely have a learning curve. This is the third I've tried and so far the easiest formula. This did take three layers to get opaque but I've read they are much easier to work with when you have an aqua base. I did three coats over LA Girls Nail Hardener, which I read was a decent base coat for these holos on MUA. I've learned that once you lay the polish down you can't go over it a second time or it drags the polish off. I let these dry at least 10-15 minutes between coats. I also didn't purchase the buffer they suggest. My nails are thin and peel like crazy so I've learned that buffing is a no-no for sure.
All extra application work aside, these are my best holos. Hands down. Coral Glam is the nude holo of the bunch. I can't say enough about this polish, so I'm just going to spam you with photos.....
* * * Disclaimer - My photos do the holographic effect no justice. These are even more holographic in person! * * *
Today I have one of the Layla holos for you. This one is Coral Glam. The formulas on these are a little difficult to work with, they definitely have a learning curve. This is the third I've tried and so far the easiest formula. This did take three layers to get opaque but I've read they are much easier to work with when you have an aqua base. I did three coats over LA Girls Nail Hardener, which I read was a decent base coat for these holos on MUA. I've learned that once you lay the polish down you can't go over it a second time or it drags the polish off. I let these dry at least 10-15 minutes between coats. I also didn't purchase the buffer they suggest. My nails are thin and peel like crazy so I've learned that buffing is a no-no for sure.
All extra application work aside, these are my best holos. Hands down. Coral Glam is the nude holo of the bunch. I can't say enough about this polish, so I'm just going to spam you with photos.....
* * * Disclaimer - My photos do the holographic effect no justice. These are even more holographic in person! * * *
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| Indoors under daylight lamp |
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| The above photo starts the outdoor photos...... |
Amazing! And dangerous, because as I was driving I think I was looking at my nails more than the road. Every angle you turn you get a different rainbow effect. I had about 30 photos and had such a hard time narrowing them down. I did not use a top coat in the photos above. I didn't want to even chance dulling the holo.
You can pick these up from www.AveYou.com and Zappos, plus I've read that Ulta will be getting them as well. They retail for $15.50 which I know isn't very wallet friendly. I purchased these from AveYou because they had a coupon for $25 off $100 with $1 shipping which made them $12.50 each. Still more than a regular polish but I love to hoard some holo polishes....let me tell you lol.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Twinsie Tuesday - Tape Mani
This week's theme made me shudder. Tape mani? Ugh! I'm artistic on paper but on my nails I have very little to no artistic abilities. I put this off for as long as possible. I googled numerous 'tape mani' photos and I knew I wouldn't be able to do 95% of them, so I decided to go as basic as possible. I finally decided I couldn't put it off anymore around 10pm last night, so I went right over my current mani because I figured it would be a fail and I would have to do it all over again. Surprisingly, it wasn't a complete fail. Sure....it was the simplest tape mani on the planet but I almost wanted to high five myself.
For a base I used three coats of Layla Mermaid Spell and I did one coat of China Glaze Calypso Blue and topped it all with a thick coat of Seche Vite. I could have used a second coat of Calypso Blue but in person it's deep and looks completely opaque.
Not the best....but I'm ok with it lol. You can see some areas where my line isn't crisp but it's a start. I actually decided to keep this as a mani and I did my right hand, which didn't come out as ok.
I'm excited to see what the other Twinsie Tuesday girls come up with. We have quite a few girls who are SO talented when it comes to nail art.
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...
Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Top Coat It
Sarah at See Sarah Swatch
For a base I used three coats of Layla Mermaid Spell and I did one coat of China Glaze Calypso Blue and topped it all with a thick coat of Seche Vite. I could have used a second coat of Calypso Blue but in person it's deep and looks completely opaque.
Not the best....but I'm ok with it lol. You can see some areas where my line isn't crisp but it's a start. I actually decided to keep this as a mani and I did my right hand, which didn't come out as ok.
I'm excited to see what the other Twinsie Tuesday girls come up with. We have quite a few girls who are SO talented when it comes to nail art.
Amanda at
Amandalandish
Anna at Going to the
ShowingAnne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...
Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Top Coat It
Sarah at See Sarah Swatch
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