11.10.2009

No Shine



Matte nail polish seems to be in this season. The jury is still out on how I feel about it.

What I am loving is that I don't need to go buy a whole new set of nail polish- I can just get a matte top coat and use the same colors I already have, score!


This hip version of a french manicure just might be the way to ease into the whole matte thing.


I may be rockin' this look the next time I go in for a manicure. LOVE it!!

Tell me, do you go matte?

(Photos from Teen Vogue, Marie Claire, Essie, and the last one is unknown, sorry!)

15 comments:

Laura@JourneyChic said...

I'd love to try the look but haven't seen the products. Where can you find Essie? Is it only at salons? (I'm more of a drugstore nail polish kind of gal).

Ms. Bright said...

I'm loving the matte look and can't believe I hadn't heard about that Essie product yet!! THANK YOU!
I think I would do that killer tone-on-tone french manicure in a grey. I'm a bit afraid of black on my fingers. Ooh, maybe the bronze I have on my toes would be good!

alison giese Interiors said...

I'm a polish traditionalist, I suppose - I stick to the glossies!

Janell @ House of Fifty said...

Had never seen this...where have I been? I like it!
Janell

carlee {deliciously organized} said...

Thanks for the heads up about that Essie product! Didn't know that was out there!

Jessica said...

Love it! Yes, I just bought the Essie top coat the other day and I am in LOVE! I painted it over dark purple & it was amazing!

Jessica said...

Oh and I got mine at Trade Secret for about $7.

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

Not really a fan of the matte look, but I do like that cool updated french mani!

Summer Athena said...

WOW. That black frenchie is awesome! I do love the matte look. Awesome that you found that product from Essie!

LindsB said...

Laura- you can get it at the salons, even if you dont get a manicure there. Also like Jessica said they have it at the mall salon places like Trade Secret.

Living It At Home said...

Very cool nails. I will have to check into having mine done that way. Thanks!

~jamilyn

Janean said...

matte polish is so cool, but never saw it will gloss-shiny. even better!

Maureen Stevens said...

Ditto on what everybody wrote, Haven't seen this either! Looks very cool though. I always go the traditional White french.

Unknown said...

i like the look but i'm way too rough on my manicures to ever even try it.

Chic Coles said...

I haven't tried it yet, but have heard that it is fun...do you have any suggestions for some fall colors?