Day 8 of the OMD Challenge-Matte Floral

Day 8 of the Oh Mon Dieu Rather Awesome Challenge is MATTE.  I love matte on top of nail art!  And today I’ve got a big bright mattified design for you!

I’m wearing a strengthening base coat and then three coats of Salon Perfect Flamingo Flair.  Turns out that this neon has a really crappy formula 😦  Good thing the color is great, or I would just toss this polish aside for good.  It’s thick, chalky and streaky and dries very dull.  The polish was stacked up so thick that I had to apply a coat of seche vite to help the goopiness settle down.  And then I noticed that it was still super dull and flat-looking.  It wasn’t the slightest bit glossy- even with a healthy layer of top coat.  Good thing I’ll be mattifying it soon anyway!

Then I painted some random tropical looking flowers on top using FolkArt acrylic craft paint and topped it with one coat of  MASH Matte Topper.  I can’t compare MASH to other brands since it’s the only one I’ve ever tried, but I love it!  It was cheap, dries fast, and gives a nice effective matte finish on top of my nail art.

Initially I liked the final result- it was really bright and tropical-looking.  And the Flamingo Flair almost seems to glow in the dark in dim lighting.  But otherwise, this mani was sorta a let down.  My Flamingo Flair chipped in less than 14 hrs. And half of those hours I was sleeping!   This was my first bottle of Salon Perfect nail polish… and if this shade is any indication of the quality of their products… then this will be my last!  Once it started chipping I couldn’t wait to get it off!  On the bright side, that means I can start prepping for my day 9 textured design.  See you then!  😀 Oh, and if you’re just hearing about the nail challenge- it’s not too late!  You can still join in!
8. Matte :

Twinkle, Texture and a Little Tip!

The title of this post cracks me up! I don’t know… maybe my mind is a tad bit in the gutter. Or maybe it just sounds silly or something. Am I alone here? 😀

So how did I come up with the name twinkle, texture and a little tip?

1- My base coat is called TWINKLE by Pure Ice.  The formula is thick but it’s a stunning coral color with orangey/gold shimmer.  Takes forever to dry, but nothing a little Seche Vite can’t fix.  I love this warm peachy shade…  it feels shimmery, sunny and makes me look tan!  Take a look ↓

2- I grabbed my TEXTURE polish for some quick rose nail art!  I was inspired to try this out after seeing work/play/polish’s awesome Minnie’s Closet mani.  To create this look I applied Milani Texture in Purple Streak over top of my coral base.  I used a detail brush which worked ok, but I had to keep cleaning it with acetone since the textured polish would gunk up quickly.  It came out nice for my first attempt though ↓

3- Here’s A LITTLE TIP: save your soda bottle caps!  They come in handy to mix paint up in… or just to use as a little palette to drop some polish into for your nail art.  Have you ever tried to return bottles in one of those recyclable redemption machines and noticed that they ask you to remove the caps first?  Well now you can make good use of them!

Hope you likey!  Thanks for reading.  And don’t forget- Eeeek and Brijit and I are planning a JULY Nail Art Challenge so get your brushes ready, ladies!!  You don’t have to do every design for every day…  so no stress!  I really hope you join us!  More info to come!