Digital BW, The Print

I've read that pigmented ink and glossy paper don't mix, but I've
had 
wonderful results with Brightcube gloss, with certain subjects –
e.g. 
flower shots and landscapes. In both cases, some adjustments must be 
made – e.g. since 100% blacks print with micro-banding, I must
use 
95% black). The next challenge is skin and hair tones in portraits.

Of the papers I've tried, a portrait printed on Epson archival matte 
most closely matches the monitor display, but it lacks that 
photograph-like quality. On Somerset enhanced, the texture of the 
paper makes the person's skin look wrinkled – not good. But
on 
Brightcube gloss (which apparently has a silver base), the portrait 
has a wonderful silvery look overall. The only problem is that on BG, 
the portrait is too contrasty and looks unrealistic in that respect.

I'm printing 720 dpi files at 720 dpi with the VM hextone set on a 
1270, using Pauk Roark's 1270 curves (vmp27nc11 or mw11) and the 
photo quality inkjet paper setting, with no transfer adjustment. 

Anyone else experimenting with Brightcube gloss … or other papers 
which resemble silver photographs?

Thanks