Showing posts with label Matte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matte. Show all posts

Friday, February 15, 2013

Copy Cat Addition

Hey guys! It's been FOREVER but I'm back and happy to say these past two weeks of getting my butt kick by school have come to a close. I was so busy I barely had time to paint my nails let alone take pictures of them. I did manage to squeeze in to replications of some really gorgeous nail art I've seen in the last few day.

First up is the the Heartbreak mani done by Work/Play/Polish, which I just fell in love with. Her work is always beautiful but something about this play on a V-Day mani really blew my socks off. I opted to go with a super hot pink base and really love how these turned out. The matte finish takes this look to a whole new level!



Base: Sally Hansen Sonic Boom
L.A. Colors Art Deco Striper Black and White 

Next up was the Love and Heartbreak mani by the Manicurator. Boy talk about hot and spicy! Less is defiantly more when it came to this one. Her color combo was perfect it was a sexy manicure that would be perfect for Valentines Day with out going overboard. Since Valentines Day has passed and I really wanted to break in a new color decided to go a little bit darker. I really like it!




Base: Essie Going Incognito 
Accent: Cult Nails Fetish 

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Braid Shmaid!

Unless you've been living under a rock (that doesn't get WIFI I guess) you've probably come across Rebecca Likes Nails. She's this little gem who makes really pretty stamping and skittle manis. Now your probably thinking  I'm going to do some rendition of either her stamping or skittles work and you my friend...would be wrong. ( : Okay okay sorry. A while ago she posted this nail art and I literally saw little hearts coming out of the screen! Shortly after she being the dear that she is posted this follow up post so I got to work. I didn't go as bright with the colors and maybe that was a mistake but anyways here's what I came up with. 



Ya that's a napkin...

This is a really cool technique and I had a lot of fun painting. Maybe it was my color choices or something but  I'm not too sure how I feel about these bad boys.  I used this pack of minis that I found at Urban Outfitters that claim to have a matte finish. To be honest, they don't quite reach the effect you can get with a top coat like Essie's matte about you so I went ahead and topped them off with a bit of that.  Whelp time to watch some scrubs with the bf so I'll catch you ladies soon!