Nailart Inspiration #1

Bubblegum by Emerald Sparkled

I'm in love with this! Great colors and great effect, maybe one of the best nailarts seen this year, even though it's so simple. Trincess used Alix Alien #60 as a white base, and then applied the pink dots with the back of a brush using China Glaze Sugar High, Heli-Yum, Pool Party, Flip-Flop Fantasy and a franken made by her.

Cherry Lace by CucumPear

Lately I've liked a lot the shine / matt contrast. CucumPear here used this contrast with a diagonal nailart. She used Essence Purple Cherry as a base, with a Seche Vite top coat, and then colored half of the nail black with a Spooky Nails nailart pen. She after applied Essence Matt Top Coat on the other half.

Sinful Color Maghony with Striprite by Deez Nails

The name of this nailart say it all!

Essie Matte About You

Price: $ 10

Brand: Essie

Type: Top Coat

I don't use top coats that much, simply cause I'm really lazy. I use them only if I know a nail polish won't last more than a few days, or if I want a particular finish, like this one, or the one that can be obtained with the Holographic of China Glaze.

This effect is called "matte" or also "ceramic effect" and it has been a prerogative of American brand since this year, with the launch of similar products from the european Rimmel and Essence.

Here's the swatch, using Kiko Viola Blu as base color. On the left there's the plain nail polish, on the right the effect with the top coat. Only one coat and less than 10 seconds to dry!!

Since my picture isn't that good, here's a fabolous swatch by Scrangie, using Essie nail polish as base:

ITALIAN VERSION