Erica's Nails & More February Nail Art Challenge! Day 2: Half Moon Nails!

Happy Monday!

Today is Day 2 of Erica's Nails & More February Nail Art Challenge! The theme today is half moon nails. I love funky half moon nail manicures. I also love that they are easy to do with the paper reinforcements. They are cheap and they make the mani look neat and clean with very little effort!

This is what I came up with!

I started with a coat of Layla Titanium Sky. A light blue true chrome polish. It is my untried! I love Layla chromes and this one is no exception. Although they do show all imperfections, they really do have a mirror-like and brushstroke free finish. I'm glad I gave Titanium Sky some love. Then I stuck on my paper reinforcers and used Zoya Song (my all-time favourite blue right now). I love blue, and I love the way this mani turned out!

Then I went a little overboard. I thought these colours were perfect to try and make "Rainbow Fish" nails. I stamped with Titanium Sky and Bundle Monster plate 209 to make the "scales". I added rainbow "dots" with Zoya Megan, Suri, Zuza, Blaze, & Layla Mercury Twilight. I added a few pieces of glitter too.

I think my rainbow fish nails need a bit of improvement but I quite like the idea behind it! I just need a bit more practice with my dotting.

I hope you enjoyed my Day 2 nails and don't forget to check out the other awesome nailart from the challenge!

Guest Post at Nastastic Fun!! Check it out!

Hey guys!

I did a guest post for my friend Krystal at Nailtastic Fun!

Check it out HERE!

xoxo!

Layla Emerald Divine Swatch

Hello!

When I saw that Layla came out with more holos a couple of months ago, I couldn't resist this green. Its what I imagine Nubar Reclaim would be if I could ever find it in stock anywhere. Haha.

This is Emerald Divine. While not as holo as Mercury Twilight or Flash Back, the colour is much more deep and intense. It really is a stunning green. Don't get my wrong, it's VERY holographic, just not as in-yo-face as the silver or black. Its much more holo than my pictures are usual. There wasn't any sunshine so these were taken inside.

This is three coats, floated on gently to avoid pulling baldy patches. The first picture is inside and the second picture is with flash!

I dig this colour. Im a big fan of greens and I like that this is holo but still retains a lot of deep colour. The formula is bitchy but you get used to it like the rest of the Layla holos.

Thanks for reading!

Dollish Polish Toadally Awesome Mani! FT Layla Titanium Sky!

Hi polish people!

Finally getting around to posting more regularly now :) Today I am wearing Dollish Polish Toad-ally Awesome over Layla Titanium Sky. The Layla chrome applied really nicely, and is SO shiny and mirror like. I love it. It does really show every imperfection on my nails though. Sooo... I slapped on two coats of Toad-ally Awesome over top of it :) I love Toad-ally Awesome over blue because it lets the yellow smaller glitters really pop. They are my favourite part of the polish :]

And there you have it! My NOTD. Hope you like it :)

Layla HOLO Mercury Twilight - Swatch

Ohh looky a silver holo!!

Layla is blowing my mind lately. Big fan of how they listened to my polish holo prayers. Today I'm sporting Mercury Twilight, a gorgeous silver linear holographic that makes my eyes pop out of my face. I'm not sure how this compares to other silver holos because I actually don't own too many, for some reason my holo collection is mostly colourful.

Anyway! This is three very careful coats with no basecoat or topcoat. I floated it on carefully to avoid too much pressure so I could avoid patchy bald spots. I'm getting better at applying these the more I practice!

I would just like to point out that this picture is inside.. and ITS STILL SO HOLO!! When I tried to take pictures outside my camera basically freaked out because it was SO shiny and SO holo.

Do you see what I see?!?! Double rainbow!!!!! That means goodluck where I am from :)

This last one is outside. It is insanity. All rainbows and unicorns and sunshine!

These layla holos are hard to apply, and don't wear very long.. but I love them anyway.

Ta-ta for now!

Layla Retro Pink - HOLO! Swatch & Review

Holllla!

Today I am showing off one of my favourite linear holos - Retro Pink! Last month Layla cosmetics really listened to my nail polish prayers and put out an entirely linear holographic collection! I picked up four of the shades and today I chose the pink :)

These pictures are three CAREFUL coats and no topcoat. I have heard rumours that topcoat dulls the holographic finish and to be honest, I was too scared to try it because I love the holo so so much! Some day I will see if I can myth-bust that rumour though!

HOLY RAINBOWS BATMAN! 

These were taken in my bedroom and simply cannot do this polish justice. Outside it was simply spectacular!

The pink shade is sort of softer and more feminine and then the rainbows slam into you like a unicorn! So awesome!

I will say this though, application is a bitch. I've been trying a million different base coats etc and have managed to find a couple ways to make it a bit easier. 

First, if you dont have an aqua base like I dont.. I find its easiest to use a topcoat as a base coat, one like Seche Vite or Sally Hanson Insta-Dri that leaves a really smooth finish (will hide all nail imperfections and give you a smooth starting point). 

Second, I almost float the nail polish on instead of applying a lot of pressure and letting the brush fan out. When the brush fans out, it leaves bald patchy areas.

Third, let your coats dry COMPLETELY.

Also, wear time.... I don't want to bring any negativity to the polish but wear time is not good. Maybe it is because I don't use a top coat with these, but they don't last me more than a day.. day and a half before they are chipped.. especially if I wash my hair or do the dishes or something like that. Boo :(

Now that I got that all off my chest, I will say: ITS WORTH IT. These make for a spectacular manicure even if it is only for a day. Perfect special occasion shade, especially if its sunny out! Now look at the rainbows again so you forget the bad stuff :)

You can pick up Layla cosmetics from their website here, but keep in mind it is mostly in Italian.. translating becomes an issue. You can also pick them up at one of my favourite websites, Harlow & Co where they carry tons of awesome brands as well. Where I live (Canada) you can see them floating around most Shoppers Drug Marts, and Lawtons drugs for $15.00! 

Pssst. Layla is coming out with a new "mirror effects" collection, AKA CHROME!!! Real chrome looking not foils!!! And from what I've seen from swatches thus far.. we are all in for a very nice treat.