After my first lack-luster attempt at applying ORLY Matte Topcoat on top of Gelish due to my cheap, new led lamp (that I returned directly after said manicure), we decided to give the matte topcoat another shot. My GF really loves the matte look and I wanted to give it another try with my new homemade light box, a better nail lamp, and a better camera.
I like the way they turned out!
Last week I sketched out a Mondrian-esque manicure design for my GF and she let me go to town. Trying to think of manicure designs that are a bit more masculine and short-nail friendly (musts for her) has been fun and challenging - it gives me a chance to try out designs I like but won't necessarily do on myself. There isn't one particular manicure that I used as a reference - I've seen it so often!
For the above manicure I did the following:
I like the way they turned out!
Last week I sketched out a Mondrian-esque manicure design for my GF and she let me go to town. Trying to think of manicure designs that are a bit more masculine and short-nail friendly (musts for her) has been fun and challenging - it gives me a chance to try out designs I like but won't necessarily do on myself. There isn't one particular manicure that I used as a reference - I've seen it so often!
For the above manicure I did the following:
- Started off with 2 coats of Black Shadow and 1 coat of TIO
- Laid down striping tape in the pattern I wanted
- Painted each square with 3 coats each of Up In The Blue, Sheek White, and Cashmere Kind of Gal, curing after each coat
- Carefully removed the striping tape
- Another coat of TIO, cure
- Wiped off the tacky layer with Gelish Cleanser
- Applied 2 coats of ORLY Matte Topcoat, applied a little extra until I no longer saw any shine from the TIO peeking through
- And done!
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