My First Matte
If I’ve ever posted on one of your entries about Matte polish you probably know that I’ve not been a big fan. Recently I’ve been starting to like it more as I see other people doing interesting things with it. I think I always thought that the more glossy a polish is the nicer it is.
Oh hell, I still believe that… but I do have a bit more of an appreciation for matte. I even bought my own first bottle at Claire’s last week.
The only had the one color so it made choosing easy. Good thing I really like blue!
This is a single coat, photo taken with flash. I really like the color and it covers really well. I didn’t see a need for a 2nd coat. It almost ends up looking a bit like a rubber coating on your nail.
One thing I did notice was that the damage from the first set of acrylics was more visible with this polish.
It’s like a ring across my nails where you can visibly see where they drilled my nail bed down. From those marks to the tips my nails are noticeably thinner than the newer nail growth. I can’t wait for this to grow out as it makes my nails so bendy and fragile.
I kept them like that for a short while but the lines drive me bananas. I decided to get the tape out and do a subtle design with a glossy top coat (Sally Hansen Double Duty).
You can still see it a bit but not as much as before. I will keep it for a day or two before moving on to something else.
I’m warming up to this matte thing. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t tempted to buy a matte topcoat to see what some of my current colors would look like if they were made matte too! We’ll see…
Oh hell, I still believe that… but I do have a bit more of an appreciation for matte. I even bought my own first bottle at Claire’s last week.
The only had the one color so it made choosing easy. Good thing I really like blue!
This is a single coat, photo taken with flash. I really like the color and it covers really well. I didn’t see a need for a 2nd coat. It almost ends up looking a bit like a rubber coating on your nail.
One thing I did notice was that the damage from the first set of acrylics was more visible with this polish.
It’s like a ring across my nails where you can visibly see where they drilled my nail bed down. From those marks to the tips my nails are noticeably thinner than the newer nail growth. I can’t wait for this to grow out as it makes my nails so bendy and fragile.
I kept them like that for a short while but the lines drive me bananas. I decided to get the tape out and do a subtle design with a glossy top coat (Sally Hansen Double Duty).
You can still see it a bit but not as much as before. I will keep it for a day or two before moving on to something else.
I’m warming up to this matte thing. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t tempted to buy a matte topcoat to see what some of my current colors would look like if they were made matte too! We’ll see…
Labels:
Blue,
Claire's,
Matte,
Nail Damage,
Sally Hansen,
Taped
