ashleymcbride:

Opi quarter of a cent-cherry base with Essie matte about you topcoat and then the opi color again on the tips.

i see this done with black all the time and i wanted to try it with my new favorite red. 

lyndarthemerciless:

Matte bling: understated but AMAZE

quitepolished:

I’m not sure about everyone else but uh.. Fire is freaking hard to draw. However, I wanted to do my own version of the Girl on Fire nails, so I present to you fire nails for the artistically challenged!

I started with two coats of Sally Hansen Black Heart, then topped it with a coat of Essie Matte About You (which I’m quickly running out of :( ). Once that was dry I took scotch tape and cut tiny triangles out of it to make jagged zigzags/spikes. I put the tape on the back of my hand first so it’s not sticky, then I put it on my nail, painted over it with a coat of China Glaze Riveting, then I peeled the tape off before letting it dry. 

Also, how amazing are black matte nails? And Riveting is friggin’ gorgeous. I’ll do a legit review of it sometime in the future.

Riveting is from China Glaze’s “Colors of the Capitol” Hunger Games collection. Sold out in most places I’ve seen, but you might find it in a beauty supply store still. I’d like to see this mani done with Riveting over Stone Cold, a matte black glitter from the same collection, because I imagined Katniss’s “girl on fire” nails being very glittery when I read the book. (All Lacquered Up has great swatches of the entire collection, for those who are curious.)

Furthermore, putting the tape on your skin before using it on your mani is an excellent tip for people interested in trying tape manis!

billythebrime:

Stick them with the pointy end.

Colors used:

Sinful Colors- Dream On, Secret Admirer

Essie- Matte About You

nevsnailart:

Hamburglar 

mynailsaredope:

Zebra print, matte, Essie’s Size Matters.

Everything is hand-painted, no stamps.