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

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Dirty Zombie

Hi there!

These are my Halloween nails...

My Halloween zombie manicure.

I painted 1 coat of OPI's Red Hot Ayers Rock (bright red) to start this manicure, then I randomly swiped China Glaze's Velvet Bow (dark red) over that. Once dry, I painted a thick coat of Color Club's Coastal Creme (pink nude). When that was dry, I used an acetone soaked q-tip to remove some of the nude polish. That allowed for some of the bright and dark red to show through.

My original intention was to leave it at that, but I felt like the manicure needed more... so I mixed Essie's Case Study (medium brown) and OPI's Suzi Loves Cowboys (dark brown) and sponged it onto each nail. Then I applied a coat of China Glaze's Matte Magic to achieve the final look. If I had it to do over again, I'd substitute the brown polishes for something more rusty- I think that'd better compliment the ouchies.

My hands are unbelievably dry. The climate change has made them really freak out- and I'd normally moisturize them, but somehow that didn't seem appropriate for this look :-) The ouchies are a mix of cosmetic stickers and makeup. Hunny poo was some sort of gross looking character last year for Halloween, and he didn't wear all of the stickers that came in his costume package... so I saved them! The boils were much more pronounced, but I was able to slice them to better blend into my skin.

What are you wearing on your nails for Halloween?

Until next time...

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Not Really Chicken Pox

Hi there!

After posting my Chicken Pox manicure on Sunday, I decided to see what it would look like matte...

My nails painted with OPI - It's a Girl! and Shorts Story,
China Glaze - Designer Satin, Phat Santa, and Matte Magic.

I was actually going to post this yesterday for Ugly Manicure Monday because I thought Matte Magic made my manicure look 10 times worse than when it was glossy. But after talking with my friends, they've convinced me I've certainly lost my marbles and I don't know what I'm talking about.

What do you think?

Until next time...
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