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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

by Kitties26 on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 6 comments

Nearly nude palette cleanser

Sometimes you just need to wear a palette cleanser, but if you're like me, you still need a bit of zing in that nude and neutral look. The result is a holo palette cleanser.

I used Picture Polish beige on my thumb, index and pinky and used Layla Coral Glam on my middle and ring fingers. I them stamped over each using the opposite colour using Messy Mansion plate MM18. I added some little gold studs that I painted with Coral Glam to each nail too.

I loved wearing this. It was so understated but felt so sophisticated at the same time.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

by Kitties26 on Sunday, January 20, 2013 15 comments

Layla Bubbly Effect - White Meringue

I'm pretty excited to show you this polish today. Remember when we all went crazy about OPI Black Spotted, well Layla have release five bubbly effect polishes in blue, cherry, red, white and black.

I was very graciously sent this bottle from Sally at Sally Magpies Magnificent Nail Emporium after she contacted me asking if she could use some of my swatch photos. Sally Magpies are located in the UK and sell Layla, HITS, Jade, Ozotic and Picture Polish.

Layla Bubbly Effect White Meringue applied exactly like OPI Spotted did. You need to use a very very thin coat and the bubble effect is immediate. Like OPI Black Spotted, you will want to be as neat as you can with the Bubbly Effect, cause if it dries its very hard to get it off. So if you get any on your cuticles clean it off straight away.

I like how they white bubbly effect gives a white wash appearance and it tones down the bright colours I used as my background. I deliberately chose some very strong colours rather than pastels, as I wanted to see the full effect, although I do this this would look very pretty over pastel shades.

I was really happy with the final appearance of this mani, I think I prefer the white bubbly effect to OPI black spotted, but maybe that's just cause it's summer here and I'm liking the brighter lighter shades.

Here are some quick and dirty photos of the background stripes I painted taken under the bathroom light. I used my favourite bright rainbow coloured polishes (again) Pretty Serious Santa's Sunburn and Kleancolor Metallic orange, yellow, green, blue, sapphire and purple. I only painted the lines very roughly because I knew I was covering them up with the bubbly polish, but I still liked the starting look.

What do you think of the white bubbly effect polish? Are you liking it, or do you think it looks a bit too much like spilt milk on your nails?

Saturday, July 7, 2012

by Kitties26 on Saturday, July 07, 2012 7 comments

Layla Hologram comparions swatches

As promised, here are the comparison swatches I have prepared for the Layla hologram polishes #9-16. Just to recap for any few visitors, you can find swatches of all the Layla Holos in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4, as well as swatch comparisons of holos #1-9.

Layla Gold Idol compares very closely colour wise to China Glaze L8R G8R, although the holo effect in the China Glaze polishes is so much smoother and finer.

Layla Emerald Divine is most close to Nubar Reclaim. Emerald Divine is lighter and bluer and has a much stronger holo.

Layla Purple Illusion is really close to China Glaze QT. The holo effect in Purple Illusion is much stronger and because of the rainbow fire it makes it look more blue.

Layla Shock Pink is like a flasher sister of China Glaze TMI.

Finally, I was requested by a few ladies to swatch Ozotic 518 next to Layla Red Taboo. I though I would throw in HITS Ares too seems I was comparing Red Holos. Now you can easily see why I say Red Taboo is just not a red!

I hope you find these comparisons helpful.

Friday, July 6, 2012

by Kitties26 on Friday, July 06, 2012 14 comments

Layla Hologram Effect - Part 4

Here is part four, of quite honestly, the best collection of holographic nail polishes currently available. Sure I have a huge crush on my Ozotic 500 holos, but as they are now discontinued, the 16 polishes that make up the Layla Hologram Effect line are simply the biggest and best collection of holos currently available.

All these swatches are two coats with no base or top coat. My nails were lightly buffed to a shine as recommended by Layla. I actually work Cloudy Violet as a full mani today, just like this with no base or top coat. After a full 24 hours I'm happy with the wear I have got. I have a few little chips off on the free edge, but considering there is no base or top coat, it has held up pretty well.

Purple Illusion - This one is really quite similar to Red Taboo. The difference is that Purple Illusion is just a little bluer. But it's really not that blue that it look purple. So again, I think the name on this is a little misleading. Purple Illusion is not really purple at all.

Cloudy Violet - Ok, now this name seems a much better match. The 'cloudy' part describes this polish perfectly because this polish has a dusty look, rather than a crisp clear colour. This one is really gorgeous. In fact what I love about the last three colours in this collection (numbers 14, 15 and 16) is that because they are darker, dustier, murkier colours, they really feel like winter colours. Usually I associate holos with summer, cause you need lots of light to best show of holo polishes. But you see winter here in Australia is generally really sunny (at least it is here in Canberra) Cold, but sunny. So these polishes are just the most perfect winter holos!!

Misty Blush - Another nicely matched name. You can see how this is another dusty colour. The colour is kind of a purple brown colour. Which given it's position in the collection between a dusty purple and a dusty brown, it fits in perfectly. I really unique and interesting holo!

Coffee Love - Yep, Coffee. Love! This one is another dusty, murky colour. The overall feel is brown, but its a greyish brown. Beautiful.

Wow Layla, you will did bring it with this collection. It's so lovely to see them step out of the usual colour palette and come up with some really unique holo colours.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

by Kitties26 on Thursday, July 05, 2012 10 comments

Layla Hologram Effect - Part 3

As some of you would know, I'm currently in the process of coordinating a Layla group order for Aussies. Because of the number of girls who wanted some Layla polishes, I had to split the order into three separate orders so as to avoid paying customs duty.

Naturally I ordered the holo polishes I wanted in the first order which arrived last week (and the FedEx tracking says the second order is in Sydney already). Ladies in the third order, I'll email you your totals soon. But in the mean time, check out part 3 of my Layla Hologram Effect polishes.

All of these swatches are two coats with no base coat and no top coat. I did do a light nail buff to gloss up my nails as recommended by Layla. It's best to use a non quick dry top coat, as a quick dry top coat will dull the effect slightly.

Gold Idol - this one really is a lime yellow. Calling it gold is a bit of a stretch for me. I've done a comparison of this against China Glaze L8R G8R and their colour is pretty similar. I will post comparisons soon.

Emerald Divine - this one is a mid toned green with a very similar colour to Nubar Reclaim. Comparison swatch coming soon. Again, calling this on emerald is a bit of a stretch. For me, emerald is much darker and a richer colour. Still this is a stunning green and has good pigmentation.

Shock Pink - is an orange toned coral pink holo. Again, not a completely unique colour (yes, yes comparison swatch coming soon), as it is very similar in colour to China Glaze TMI.

Red Taboo - Come on, red? Nope this is definitely not red. Ever tried adding spectraflair to a rick dark red polish and end up with a sure pretty dark pink holo? Yep me too. That's what this colour reminds me of. Strong and vibrant and gorgeous, but certainly not red. But interestingly, I didn't find a dupe for this one amongst my rather extensive holo stash. I wonder how similar it is to OPI DS Exclusive?

Part 4 tomorrow and then some comparison swatches against other holos.

Friday, June 15, 2012

by Kitties26 on Friday, June 15, 2012 21 comments

Layla Group Order for Aussies and Layla Spam

Ladies, it’s Layla time again.

Now that the eight new hologram colours are available for purchase from the Layla website, I am arranging another group order for Aussie gals.

I am happy to purchase any nail polishes from the Layla collection; this includes holograms, mirrors, magneffect or ceramics (or anything else that I haven’t tried).

Mirror Effect cost €12.20 a bottle – not available in Australia
Hologram Effect cost €11.90 a bottle - Australian retail $22 and new colours not available here yet
Ceramic Effect cost €7.60 a bottle – not available in Australia
Magneffect cost €11.90 a bottle - Australian retail $20

Exchange rate will be based on the Paypal exchange rate. Last time I did it based on the current ‘real’ exchange rate and I was out of pocket about $20 because the paypal exchange rate wasn’t as good.

Domestic postage will be $7.70 for 1-5 bottles (packed in an AustPost padded bag) and $8.35 for 6 or more bottles (packed in a AustPost box) – these are the actual Australia post costs for postage and packaging.

International postage will €15 divided by the number of girls in the order (past orders have been about $2 each).

Please email me at morenailpolish@iinet.net.au with your order details. Australian girls only, ok.

Please email me your purchase details by midnight Tuesday next week (19 June 2012). After everyone's orders are in, I will email you back with your exact total. I will need that total paid within two days, otherwise I will proceed with the order without yours included.

Check out the Layla site for swatches of all the Layla nail polishes.

Now here is some past Layla spam to tempt you.

Ceramic Effect #64