Layla Hologram Effect Emerald Divine

Hey guys! Today I have another amazing holo to share with you! I have had Layla Hologram Effect Emerald Divine for awhile now - and now that I've worn it I can't imagine what took me so long, it is absurdly gorgeous! As the name suggests, it is an emerald green holo. On to the pictures!

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

 On my nails:
1 coat Nfu Oh Aqua Base
2 coats Layla Hologram Effect Emerald Divine
1 coat HK Girl Topcoat

outdoors, sun

So by all accounts Layla holos usually have sub-par wear (chipping, tipwear, etc.) and the holo is diminished by topcoat. Luckily, with the combo of aqua base and HK Girl Topcoat, I dont' believe I had either of those problems! The polish went on really easily and was almost opaque in just one coat, and with the topcoat (which I highly recommend!) was still extremely holo and with virtually no wear after about 15 hours wear. I personally remember past Layla holos having poor wear, so it really is all thanks to this topcoat I think! Overall I was really pleased with how this mani held up, especially for such a gorgeous polish in such a pretty (and unique, for a holo) green shade -definitely motivated to wear the rest of my Layla holos now :)

outdoors, sun

You can find Layla Hologram Effect polishes on Amazon~
You can find Nfu Oh Aqua base at Fabulous Street~
You can find HK Girl Topcoat at Glisten & Glow's website~

indoors, natural light

Have a wonderful day! ♥

Elevation Polish Stay Behind, Catch a Wave + Layla Softouch Effect 09 Aqua Zen

Hello hello! I have a combo for you today that I really adored while I wore it. A couple weeks before spring semester was over I had to give a big scary presentation for my Consumer Behavior class, suit and all. At the time, I didn't have a suit, so I had to scramble to find something online, shirt and shoes and all. I was a bit accessory-less and feeling a little drab (especially since everything ended up far too big on me, the joys of online shopping) until I realized I had the best accessories of all right at my fingertips :) I decided to match a pretty mani to the turquoise leopard print top I got. I started out with Layla Softouch Effect 09 Aqua Zen, a lovely aqua creme that dries with a satiny finish. I topped it off with Elevation Polish Stay Behind, Catch a Wave, a slightly blue-tinted base full of aqua small and big dots and silvery-gold small dots and microglitter. I then matte-ified with China Glaze Matte Magic to restore the mani to Aqua Zen's original finish.  Take a look:

outdoors, sun

outdoors, shade

On my nails:
1 coat Innisfree Eco Peel-off Base coat
2 coats Layla Softouch Effects 09 Aqua Zen
1 coat Elevation Polish Stay Behind, Catch a Wave
1 coat KB Shimmer Clearly on Top

I love love loved this mani, wore it for almost 4 days! Such a vibrant, pretty color, and I just love the effect matte topcoats has on shiny glitters and how they subtly shine through it, so lovely :) And it ended up looking perfect with my otherwise total-miss outfit, so hurray for that!

You can find Elevation Polish at their Etsy, Bigcartel, and be sure to check the blog for updates~

Have a wonderful day! ♥
 

First Gradient Mani -- and it's HOLO!

Hey guys! I will have another Halloween mani for you later today (gotta do it first!) but right now I have my very first gradient mani to share with you! I have been wanting to try a holo gradient for awhile now, because I think they are just so pretty and magical looking. It was sort of a fail first attempt, but I thought it would still be fun to share :)

I used two Layla Hologram Effect polishes, Coral Glam and Ocean Rush. I used my Nfu Oh Aqua Base coat first, then two coats of Coral Glam. Then, I painted Ocean Rush on just the tips of my nails. After that, came the sponging! I don't actually have any makeup sponges I could use, but I had heard of the cling wrap method, so I decided to try that. I didn't actually look at any tutorials though, I'm kind of terrible at reading and following directions :P so my method was just to cut off a small piece of cling wrap, scrunch it up so all the edges kind of met in the center, paint directly onto the scrunchy bit, and then just kind of dab it onto my nail. I first did this with Ocean Rush, and then I went over it again with Coral Glam. On some of the pictures you will also see a silly little flower glitter that I thought would be fun -- I stole it out of Rainbow Honey Sakura Matsuri Namesake. Check it out! (very picture heavy, sorry!)

outdoors, sun!

indoors, artificial light

indoors, natural light lamp

indoors, flash

indoors, window, sort of sun

indoors, window, overcast, not too holo but cute!

I think this turned out overall cute, but I wish the gradient was a bit more... gradient-y? I think next time I will not paint blue on the tips but sponge on the tips as well, to make it less solidly blue. Still, hope you like it! Have you done gradients? How did they go? Got any tips? :)

Have a great day! ♥