Dance Legend Robots vs Humans

I can't believe I've been away from my blog for 2 months. I missed it, and I missed my blogging anniversary :)
In the meantime I wore a lot of holographics whenever there was some sun. Robots vs Humans is probably my favourite - it is an unusual colour, it covers brilliantly in one coat and it is very prismatic. In short, everything I like in a nail polish, this has!

Dance Legend Android

I can't quite believe that I've never got round to posting this polish, I've had it for about six months now, and even with my stash of ~500 polishes, I've still managed to use a lot of this polish. It is a favourite of mine and of my mum as well. Android is an amazing green holo with a butter smooth formula; I'm wearing just one coat. There is nothing more I can add, it is just spectacular!

Layla Emerald Divine

Continuing to go through some of my new polishes, today I have got Layla Holographic #10 Emerald Divine to show you. It is a medium forest green holographic shade, the same formula as the other Laylas I have. I used two coats followed again by Nail Polish Sealer. I think it is not as prismatic as some other, like Flash Black, but I'm still really surprised, when I catch a glimpse of my nails in bright light.

Layla Flash Black

Flash Black is one of the polishes that I picked up recently. It is so unassuming in the bottle, but on the nails it looks gorgeous. I used two coats of polish, which I think is the same for all my Layla holographic polishes. On top I used Laylas's Nail Polish Sealer, a top coat kind of product, which is the only one I have ever tried that gives insane shine and doesn't dull the prismatic effect at all. Although it claims to prolong nail polish wear 'until you decide to remove your polish', it prolonged the wear for me on this polish by one day.

Dance Legend #2 Spacecraft

What a beauty! This polish was brought to me by a friend from Russia while she was visiting her family (Sasha, thank you so much!).
Spacecraft is magnificent. It is a black\charcoal grey holographic polish. It has a lovely formula, it is very dense, so you can get away with just one thick coat. Here I'm wearing two thin coats, no base coat or top coat. In person it is even more vibrant.

 Here is how it compares to the other two Dance Legend Holos that I have:

Make Up Store - Greta

For me this is the first week when I don't have as much to do as usual. Less lectures, projects and general craziness. So I'm enjoying myself while it last by occasionally sleeping in and soaking up the sun.
Apparently, around here it is unseasonably cold, but still sunny. Since there is no snow (unlike back home) I can't really complain.

Me and Greta didn't get along for a while. The first time I tried it, the application was just a disaster, streaky, patchy mess. Fast forward to using Gosh Fix base coat, and it is much better. I still usually use three thin coats, but at least I don't groan in frustration in between :)
I think that out of all the holographic polishes I have Greta might be the most rainbow-y, but also the most difficult to capture. In real life it is much more vivid. I like that despite needing some three coats, it dries quickly and lasts pretty well, around three days on me, unlike some.

 

Gosh Holographic Hero

Holographic Hero is a nice enough polish in theory. A silver holographic, with a nice rainbow effect. I was so excited to find it in a shop that I got two bottles. Turns out that I will probably use up both bottles, since this polish doesn't have a lot of staying power. The bottle says one night wear for holographic lovers, but the wear is just a few hours. This was two coats.

  

The wear truly sucked. I put the polish late at night, and by morning this was the result - lots of tip war and some random scratches.

Hi! And Layla Holographic 07 Ocean Rush

Hi there! I has been a while. I've been in France for just over a week, and it certainly takes some getting used to. I do like the studies here, and the fact that they are intense, but they leave me exhausted by the end of the day, hence no posting.
One thing that I find unbelievable here is that pretty much everything is closed on Sundays and during the week only work till around 7 pm during the week. Whaaaat? Shops, supermarkets, cafes and restaurants closes on Sunday. This is just mindbogglingly to me, since back home evenings and the weekends is THE time to go out, shop etc. The town itself is quite pretty if small, it has a lovely old town with cathedral and crooked houses.

As for nail polishes a few of them came with me to France, it was so difficult to choose which ones to take with me. I did take a few Layla's since they are so pretty. Ocean Rush is a gorgeous bright blue with an insane holographic rainbow. The formula on this one is good but weird. It only needs two coats and dries quickly, but my bottle have some lumpy bits in it compared to the other three Layla polishes I own. In the sun it is even more spectacular, so much so that my camera couldn't deal with all the awesomness.

Layla Misty Blush

Hey everyone! Long time, no see! I've finally finished all my studies that were taking up all my time, and also passed all my exams really rather well. So now I have a lot of free time. In the last few days I've put up the Christmas tree, tidied the house up, and went to see The Hobbit.
At the same time my nails have grown quite long. Today I'm wearing one of the loveliest polishes I've tried. Layla Holographic 15 Misty Blush is wonderful, such an unusual color that also has a magnificent rainbow effect. It also dries really quickly on me and needs just 2 coats.

Layla Holographic #11 Shock Pink

A couple of days ago it became cold enough so that the clouds have parted and there finally was some sun. So it was time to bring out some holographic polishes. I've decided to wear some of my untried polishes, so Layla Shock Pink it was.
It is nice, pink and holographic, plus it is fairly easy to apply. I've used 2 coats over Gosh Fix Base Coat. I really don't like that base coat very much, it smells horribly of glue, but it makes the application of these holographic polishes easier.

Layla Holographic Jade Groove

These Layla polishes are probably the coolest polishes I've ever tried. They are so vivid and sparkly that it is hard to stop myself from looking at my hands all the time.
Today I'm wearing #05 Jade Groove. It is supposed to be a very pale green polish, but once it dries you can't really say, all you see is the rainbow. This one wasn't that difficult to apply, I used 2 coats over Gosh Fix Base Coat. It smells horribly like glue, but it works wonders. But when I tried it over my usual base coat, OPI Nail Envy, it just kind of slid off.

Baltic Beauty 2012

This weekend me and a friend went to the Baltic Beauty 2012 exhibition. We spent some 3 hours there, had a really good time. Laughed a lot, especially at creepy displays and products on offer (a photo of your aura, anyone?).
I didn't really take any photos since the displays were pretty much the same as last year. Apparently this season fake tan, curly hair and mad nail design are in. I did find some very cool products. It turned out that one local company stock Layla polishes. Not only that, but during the exhibition the polishes were 30% off. I couldn't resist. This year was the the first time that Oniks Beta, the local OPI distributor, managed to bring new collections in time for the exhibition - I've seen James Bond and Germany collection.

I walked away with Cuccio cuticle oil, Orly Miss Conduct, Layla 05 Jade Groove, 15 Misty Blush, 07 Ocean Rush, 11 Shock Pink, OPI On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Every Month is Oktoberfest.

 Here's a sneak peak of Layla Holographic 15 Misty Blush. Beyond awesome.

China Glaze FYI

From the outset FYI seems like a really boring colour. It's pale and neutral and beige. It is also slightly holographic which changes things completely. This is one of those polishes that is perfect for all those occasions when a bright green or blue polish is just inappropriate. Two coats are enough for complete coverage. The holographic effect is not very strong, but still noticeable.

Bonus swatch with a blurry bee.

OPI DS Passion

Hey everyone! It's been rather miserable here, so cold and raining all the time. Seriously, what kind of summer is it when it just about +10 degrees? So I've been cooped out in the house for days on end. I got hooked on watching Edwardian Farm. I love these ancient-feeling shows, I was definitely born in the wrong era.
Anyway in some awesome news I defended my bachelor's degree, I'm graduating next week! As for nail polish I would like to show you OPI DS Passion. This one was also a gift from my dad. The colour is so-so in my opinion. When I wasn't that much into nail polish this would have been awesome, but now that I have seen how awesome holo polishes can be (like DS Glamour and the like), this one pales in comparison. DS Passion is a very neutral pink with very weak scattered holographic effect which is only noticeable in the sun and it also has a green-ish yellow sheen to it. It is a very work safe polish, and holo particles add just enough interest for it not to be a total snooze fest. This was two coats.