Finally had enough colors to do an ombre...

..But I did it with my tips. I really liked the idea of doing nude nails with colorful tips, so I went with an ombre design. The nude is Revlon - Sheer Nude.

The blues are:

Thumb - Revlon's Minted

Pointer - China Glaze's For Audrey

Middle - Sinful Colors's Why Not?

Ring - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear's Pacific Blue (love this polish)

Pinky - Dark blue Cosmetic Arts that I actually only bought because both me and my father thought it was purple. Bleh. Still a good color.

The other nubbin nail that I spoke of in the last post...

That wooden thing that I took pictures on is what I am hoping to make my nail polish desk. It would look awesome all painted up. 

Bonus weird dots:

Does anyone else play Animal Crossing? They have a salon in town, and there should totally be an option to get your nails done. I'm writing Nintendo! ^.^

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Oh, what a strange (Matte) Magic!

Finally got my hands on some China Glaze Matte Magic over the holidays, and I couldn't be more impressed. Easily the smoothest thing I have ever applied. One quick, stroke, and your nails are completely matte. I experienced no streaks or clumping or oily look afterwards. In fact, even after applying cuticle butter and lotion to my nails, they retained their matte look. I'm absolutely blown away by how easy this was to work with. A pretty quick dry, too! I'd say if you're looking for a brand to go with for a matte top coat, go China Glaze (no they didn't pay me haha, I wish).

I threw that on over Innocent by Sinful Colors that I had done earlier. Despite the matte awesomeness, it was a bit boring for my tastes so I started over and added Nubar's Black Polka Dot to the mix.

This is such an amazing glitter! I was surprised by how much the little hex's stuck to the brush. It's sister, White Polka Dot, I don't feel is as heavily packed with glitter, or maybe I was just applying it wrong. Anyway, take a look!

Before Matte Magic

After Matte Magic

So. Smooth.

And what matte manicure (matte-icure?) would be complete without some glossy tips!

I am pretty much in love with this look. Next time, 3 coats instead of two with the Black Polka Dot!

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