OPI + Essie Matte About You

So much changes in one year, don't you think? I had made a previous not-so-good review about Essie Matte About You in March of 2011, and now look at how I paint my nails!

Scotch Tape Chip Saver

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First of the many posts using my Say Ooh Lala haul! Thank you so much, Tine for my care package :D So sweet of you!

I revamped my manicure from a few days ago!

I'm Wide Awake: China Glaze Smoke and Ashes and Essie LuxEffects Shine of the Times

Despite my pink and always-girly and happy aura, sometimes you have to fall from cloud nine.

We all have to be honest, life's not always happy. I know I choose to see the world in technicolor no matter what, but some days are just too dull for me. I like to be OA like that, and because I felt not too good a few days back, I decided to make the world know by painting my nails black. But not all of you know that that's the reason to why I did.

Oh well. Now, you do. Haha

Sneak Peek of Galaxy Nails

I made these a while back, and I think that this is the final set of nails that I made when I decided to start blogging again, this time about nail polish.

Trial and Error: Saran Wrap Nail Tutorial

Another stressful and heavy week if about to end, At least we have another long weekend ahead of us, Philippines! I really find polish changes relaxing. Here's a tutorial on Saran Wrap Nails!

Here is a close-up from my instagram. You can follow me on @sairamargarita, by the way :D You can also click on the photos to make them bigger.

Essie Matte About You

...and the quest for unique nail polish continues! Look at what I finally got in the mail today:

Essie matte finisher! I had seen matte polish before on Tumblr, and ever since I saw it in black, I knew I had to at least try it, though we've already established that my color isn't black. Haha! So i looked around online, placed an order for my polish and waited patiently for it to arrive.

I was a little disappointed though, because as you can see in the photo above, it leaked around the container! Boooo. But I didn't get discouraged, I peeled it off and went straight to my mom's parlor bag to look for a shade that I was feeling today.

This is what I came up with. (L-R) OPI two-way base coat, OPI Red, OPI Didgeridoo Your Nails, Essie Matte About You. The Didgeridoo Your Nails is actually my very own shade, it's the shade I usually have one when I'm not feeling very loud or red.

This is how it looked on my nails. (L-R) OPI Red, OPI Red with Essie Matte About You topcoat, OPI Didgeridoo Your Nails, OPI Didgeridoo Your Nails with Essie Matte about You topcoat. Huh, they look so good in photos! I didn't like the look of the red so much in person, but instantly fell in love with the pink! :) So pink it was.

It's very important to always follow directions, especially with a new product. I learned that if you apply too many coats, and thick ones at that, the colored polish sticks to the brush of the Matte About You. So I learned to remember where I painted already and to make nice, even strokes.

So, here's the look! Without flash:

And now here with flash:

The downside of matte nail polish is that it works exactly like matte lipstick, that if you have cracked or chapped lips, it will definitely show! I must admit that I removed this right away because even though it's not so evident in my photos, I didn't apply the polish very well. Since I'm in a course that requires a lot of hand-work (Architecture), I'm always looking at my nails and am often OC with them. So I'm sorry, I just had to remove this manicure. Haha!

So the final verdict: do I like it? I love it! BUT I won't ever apply it myself. So I'll have to wait for my next manicure at the parlor to have this done again, even though it's my polishes they'll be using. :)

'til my next find! xx