review: Matte About You {by Essie}

Love this big time!! I heard about this top coat on another blog, and have been trying to track it down for awhile. Matte About You, by Essie, is a matte top coat. So basically, I can do whatever design I want on my nails, put this over it, and it's matte! I love that it's different than the typical nail look. A little edgy, but still classy.

Previous matte polishes I have used start to dull (I guess in this case, get shinier) after a day or two, as it picks up oils from your hands, hair, lotion, but I find that this one holds up very well. Just be careful to let it fully dry before doing anything that might mess up your nails. It will look dry in a minute or two, but I wound up with some nicks since I assumed it as fully dry. 

Dots

I picked up a marbling & dotting tool from Sephora the other day, and tried it out on a simple dotted manicure. Looking forward to trying out some other fun things with it, maybe hearts for Valentine's Day?

bamboo shoots

Another stamp manicure I did for my roommate. She wanted it to look like bamboo for Chinese New Year, but the yellow polish didn't work well with the stamp. We used white instead, and I like the delicate look it gives it.

Base polish: SinfulColors Mint Apple

Stamp polish: white

meet the flintstones

While this wasn't quite the look I was going for, I think I like it, it reminds me of Dino. Agree?
I like this nail stamp image since it's easy to use and very forgiving. FTW!

Another post using the same stamp.

Image plate: BM 211
Base polish: SinfulColors Mint Apple
Stamp polish: Wild Shine Eggplant

aztec? sweater?

Another friend let me try the nail stamps on them. I liked this stamp, which had an Aztec, sweater-ish pattern, which worked better on some nails than better. Of course, a lot of that is my error:)