Showing posts with label matte about you. Show all posts
Showing posts with label matte about you. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Shades of Gray: a test run!

Hi y'all!
Wow, talk about delayed posting.  I've gone through a few nail changes since my last post - gotta rush to get back up to date, because I LOVE what's going on with them right now and will have to share!  :)
 
That being said, I had been dying to try gray nail polish, and finally here I was giving it a shot.  For this, I not only used gray, but also a matte top coat, so I wonder if my findings would be different if I hadn't used the matte?

Anyway:  Essie's Chinchilly polish.  Saw it.  Had to try it.  I must say, I still love the color.  I think I'm not crazy about how it looks on me, though.  If my skin was a bit lighter, I think I'd like it better.  But on me, I feel like it looks kind of like mud or something.  It strangely feels like it blends into my skin color and I'm not so sure about that ;)  Maybe I'm just so used to having elaborate nails, it just feels weird to have them be just the one color.  I think when I use this again, I'm going to try it with a glossy top coat and not the matte and see what I come up with.


Still going strong, however, is this Essie Matte About You Top Coat.  Love this stuff.  Matte is such an interesting look for nails.  I also love watching as it shifts from glossy to matte within a few seconds of painting it on!  Shouldn't be as fun to watch as it is, but let's face it - it just is!  :)

These also dried reasonably quickly, so I was super-happy about that.  I have a tendency to think my nails are dry and just ruin them by accident.  Like running my fingers through my hair.  Or making a Grilled Cheese Sandwich.  Or rolling around on the floor.  You get the idea.

Until next time!

XXOO,
Steph

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Matte About You

Helloooooo!
As I said before, I'm a fan of this matte nailpolish business.  I went to the store to get another adorable polish bottle, but instead stumbled upon a great gem - Essie's 'Matte About You' top coat!  From what I can tell, this is incredible!  It takes any polish you have on, and by just putting on a simple coat of this top coat, it turns your nail polish matte!  It seems this could save anyone a fortune in nail polish, because you don't have to buy the specific matte colors you're after - all you have to do is slap a little of this on!

I used that light blue Essie color that I'm just obsessed with right now, put a simple little nail sticker decal on it, and finished with the Matte About You top coat - voíla!  These nails made me pretty hungry though.  Do they look like cake to anyone else???  MMMMM.

Sorry the quality isn't 100% and the color isn't EXACTLY like the real thing, I took these pics with my phone.

Showing posts with label matte about you. Show all posts
Showing posts with label matte about you. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Shades of Gray: a test run!

Hi y'all!
Wow, talk about delayed posting.  I've gone through a few nail changes since my last post - gotta rush to get back up to date, because I LOVE what's going on with them right now and will have to share!  :)
 
That being said, I had been dying to try gray nail polish, and finally here I was giving it a shot.  For this, I not only used gray, but also a matte top coat, so I wonder if my findings would be different if I hadn't used the matte?

Anyway:  Essie's Chinchilly polish.  Saw it.  Had to try it.  I must say, I still love the color.  I think I'm not crazy about how it looks on me, though.  If my skin was a bit lighter, I think I'd like it better.  But on me, I feel like it looks kind of like mud or something.  It strangely feels like it blends into my skin color and I'm not so sure about that ;)  Maybe I'm just so used to having elaborate nails, it just feels weird to have them be just the one color.  I think when I use this again, I'm going to try it with a glossy top coat and not the matte and see what I come up with.


Still going strong, however, is this Essie Matte About You Top Coat.  Love this stuff.  Matte is such an interesting look for nails.  I also love watching as it shifts from glossy to matte within a few seconds of painting it on!  Shouldn't be as fun to watch as it is, but let's face it - it just is!  :)

These also dried reasonably quickly, so I was super-happy about that.  I have a tendency to think my nails are dry and just ruin them by accident.  Like running my fingers through my hair.  Or making a Grilled Cheese Sandwich.  Or rolling around on the floor.  You get the idea.

Until next time!

XXOO,
Steph

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Matte About You

Helloooooo!
As I said before, I'm a fan of this matte nailpolish business.  I went to the store to get another adorable polish bottle, but instead stumbled upon a great gem - Essie's 'Matte About You' top coat!  From what I can tell, this is incredible!  It takes any polish you have on, and by just putting on a simple coat of this top coat, it turns your nail polish matte!  It seems this could save anyone a fortune in nail polish, because you don't have to buy the specific matte colors you're after - all you have to do is slap a little of this on!

I used that light blue Essie color that I'm just obsessed with right now, put a simple little nail sticker decal on it, and finished with the Matte About You top coat - voíla!  These nails made me pretty hungry though.  Do they look like cake to anyone else???  MMMMM.

Sorry the quality isn't 100% and the color isn't EXACTLY like the real thing, I took these pics with my phone.