A quick refresh of the Layla Mirror Effects colors below
On my left hand I tried a few combination of light colors over the supposedly darker ones and a dark color over the lighter ones.
Mirror on Mirror action
Black as Ebony over Purple Diva, no flash
Black as Ebony over Purple Diva with flash. I found this muddy more than black
Metal Chrome stamped over Pink Iron and Metal Plum
Ring Finger is stamped with Cosmo Lilac over Red Hot
Little finger has Titanium Sky over Black as Ebony.
So, from the stamping you can see that the mirror effects stamp reasonably well..putting all the colors together make the mani just look like a big hot mess and a muted one at that. The Metal Chrome stamps and looks pretty good over nearly anything. The Titanium Sky and Cosmo Lilac look good as well. The Black as Ebony looks pretty average in my opinion as either a stamp or base color. It is fast becoming my least fav color! Keep in mind that most of these Mirror polishes will look awesome over creme and darker polishes :)
My right hand got the glitter treatment with Mirror Effect polishes as a base..I contrasted a few and matched a few colors.
Glitter Ahoy!
Cosmo Lilac with Ozotic 528 over it, the glitter looks embedded and disappears :( Don't recommend.
Metal Chrome with Nails Inc Electric Lane, adds that extra bling. This has Seche topcoat as well, so still darned blingy
Titanium Sky with OPI Last Friday Night, I actually like this look better than just the Layla polish alone.
Purple Diva with Kleancolor Silver Star, the holo stars look awesome.
Red Hot with Pahlish Total Eclipse of the Heart over it. This looks great but mars the mirror effect a bit too much.
The glitters without flash and with flash.
As you can see some add and some detract from the Mirror blingyness :) Most of the top coats do dull the mirror effect of the Laylas but they are still plenty reflective. I really like Pahlish's Total Eclipse of the Heart, OPI Last Friday Night and Kleancolor Silver Star (although I had to go fishing for the stars!) over the Layla Mirror Effects as they brightening the overall look. The Mirror effects colors can be quite dull whilst blindingly shiny :)
Hope this helps you with choosing and using the Layla Mirror Effects. Let me know your thoughts :)
Hope this helps you with choosing and using the Layla Mirror Effects. Let me know your thoughts :)
Ooh where did you buy your Layla's from? Hmm, I don't think the Mirror polishes are very me but I'm really keen to try some Laylas. More Nail Polish is co-ordinating a group buy for Aussie's from Layla's website so I've put in my order with her for half a dozen polishes. Very excited:)
ReplyDeleteI bought my Layla's from Hairhouse Warehouse. I was suprised with a few I thought I would like, and didn't and vice versa. I am thinking on the More Nail Polish order for the new Holo colors, depends if they work out more or less than $20/polish to buy with shipping etc.
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