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quiet_curiosity) wrote2010-03-07 08:45 pm
quiet_curiosity) wrote2010-03-07 08:45 pm
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The Love of My Nail-Painting Life
I will admit it: I am mildly obsessed with my nails. While I put next to nothing on my face, I need my nails to be painted everyday. I will let a manicure go a little ragged during the weekend but I will constantly touch up my hands during the week. I can't explain it.
I was highly interested in the fall/winter matte craze. I love moody and interesting colors and the flat look really piqued my interest. The only problem was that these were purely department store/salon colors and I never really had the time nor the patience to get to one. Bummer for me.
But I will browse the cosmetic aisles at Target. While they are overstocked on the normal drugstore stuff, I have picked up a few OPIs that are absolute love. I'm usually disappointed in the Essie selection because nearly every color is some variation of pink or cream. Yuck. It's especially annoying because I browse nail blogs and I know that they make other colors than pink/creamy blah-ness. But today - today - they had Matte About You, Essie's matte top coat. I snagged it immediately. I finished up all my nightly chores, fished a color out of my box-o-polish (tonight's color: gunmetal), and went to work.
The results? I'M SO HAPPY! It's just as flat and moody as I had wanted it to be. I'll probably have to switch up colors by mid-week because mattes are notoriously quick to wear down. But I think it will be worth it.
I was highly interested in the fall/winter matte craze. I love moody and interesting colors and the flat look really piqued my interest. The only problem was that these were purely department store/salon colors and I never really had the time nor the patience to get to one. Bummer for me.
But I will browse the cosmetic aisles at Target. While they are overstocked on the normal drugstore stuff, I have picked up a few OPIs that are absolute love. I'm usually disappointed in the Essie selection because nearly every color is some variation of pink or cream. Yuck. It's especially annoying because I browse nail blogs and I know that they make other colors than pink/creamy blah-ness. But today - today - they had Matte About You, Essie's matte top coat. I snagged it immediately. I finished up all my nightly chores, fished a color out of my box-o-polish (tonight's color: gunmetal), and went to work.
The results? I'M SO HAPPY! It's just as flat and moody as I had wanted it to be. I'll probably have to switch up colors by mid-week because mattes are notoriously quick to wear down. But I think it will be worth it.