Getting The Matte Look

A while back I made a video for a nail art design that I saw Kelly Osbourne had been sporting 'Matte Black With Glossy French Tip' since then this video has been watched a lot, with thanks to my lovely subscribers!!

(and Kim Kardashian for also loving this look!) but the main question that I get asked is where you can get a matte top coat.

The first matte top coat that I bought and used in this video was by Rimmel London.

It's called 'Rimmel Pro Matte Top Coat' and is very affordable at £4.59 and worked great in the video although now that I have had it a while it seems to have stopped working quite so well and doesn't always give a very matte finish.

I have since bought OPI's matte top coat and absolutley love it.

It has a slightly higher price tag of £11.50 but the finish it gives somehow seems a lot more matte and the change from a glossy colour happens a lot faster.

If you are looking for a matte top coat I would definitely say that OPI has taken the edge out of these two with this although if you only want to try the look out and don't think you will get much more wear out of that look the Rimmel one isn't bad for the price and will help you re-create that look if that's all your buying it for. If you are planning on having a play about with it though and creating some nail designs yourself I suggest splashing out and treating yourself to the higher end OPI alternative.

I have searched out some other alternatives for anyone that can't get hold of OPI or Rimmel London which I will list below although have not tried myself:

Rimmel London - Rimmel Pro Matte Top Coat - £4.59
Nubar - Matte Finish Topcoat - £7.95
Essie - Matte About You - £8.99
Mavala - Colour Matte Top Coat - £9.50
Ciate - Mattnificent Matte Top Coat - £11
OPI - OPI Matte Top Coat - £11.50
Nails Inc - Westminster Bridge Matte Top Coat - £12
Deborah Lippmann - Flat Top Matte Maker Top Coat - £16

Let me know if you have tried any of the other matte polishes and what you thought of them!

xxx

Request: Quilted Nail Art

I recently received a request to film a video on how to create a quilted nail art look. After thinking about it I came up with three different ways to create the look.

1. The first was about the contrast of the colours, I used two different shades of pink and some striping tape to make sure I was able to get really neat lines.

2. For the second design I played about with texture, I painted my nail all black, gave it about 15 minutes so that the surface was dry and then used some flossing tape to carefully press into the polish to create a textured, quilted look.

3. Finally for the third I played about with different finishes. I used a teal for this one and finished off my nails with a matte polish. I then grabbed a long, thin nail art brush and a gloss top coat and painted on the quilted pattern.

I finished off each design with little silver balls to emphasise the quilted look.

My favourite is definitely the pink one. The striping tape makes sure that the lines stay really crisp and clean and the contrast of the colours makes it stand out a little more. Although, if you prefer either of the other two designs, remember NOT to put a top coat on as this will just completely hide all your hard work!

As ever, let me know what you think and if you try any of my designs then I would love to see a photo! :)

xxx

Tbt: Santa's Belt Nail Art

Another throwback to a previous design! This one is super simple and easy, it's this Santa's belt inspired look.

I used OPI's Big Apple Red, a super glittery gold nail art pen and a black nail art pen.

There will be more Christmas designs coming so be sure to be subscribed to my channel to be the first to see them! :)

Multi-Coloured Leopard Print Nail Art

As I had a few days off over the Easter Bank Holiday I decided to have a play about with more nail art and came up with this:

Multi-coloured Leopard Print!

I think it looks really fun and would be great for a fancy dress party or on just the ring finger for a colourful 'Ring Finger Manicure'

Here are the products I used and if you want to know how I created this look just watch my video below :)

Let me know what you think and I hope you all had a good Easter!

xxx