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Monday, June 4, 2012

Matte Tinted Glitter Gradient

I hope you're enjoying your Monday! Today I have another manicure for Monkey See Monkey Do Monday. Basically you take inspiration from or recreate a mani done by someone else. 






I was inspired by this mani done by Ommorphia Beauty Bar. I used completely different polishes, but achieved a very similar effect. I used one coat of OPI Lincoln Park After Dark as my base. Next I sponged OPI Rainbow Connection on about two-thirds of my nails starting at the cuticle. To give the tint, I did one coat of OPI Houston We Have a Purple, a sheer jelly. Finally to give make my design a matte finish, I used Hard Candy Matte-ly in Love. 

I posted pictures of both matte and shiny. I love the way adding the matte top coat makes the glitter pop.

OPI retails for $8.50 at Ulta and Target, also various places online. 

Please check out the other lovely bloggers participating in this challenge. :)

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9 comments:

  1. A Polished TouchJune 4, 2012 at 9:21 PM

    AAAAAAAAAAAH.
    This is superbe.

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  2. SusanJune 5, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    I LOVE this. I will be trying it once I find a matte I really love.

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  3. sueJune 5, 2012 at 7:04 AM

    I like it both ways.

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  4. manguinsJune 5, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    This is a lovely mani and I have o tell you that I love that you have a "Pin it" option. THANK YOU.

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  5. AshleyJune 5, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    Thank you all! :)

    And I'm so glad that the Pin It Button is liked. I love Pinterest!

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  6. AmiJune 6, 2012 at 1:15 AM

    i really love this. it came out really good.

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  7. Kirsten (Geeky Owl)June 6, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    Um, wow, stunning! That's all I can say about this!

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  8. KawaiiKaguraJune 6, 2012 at 7:38 PM

    I like this mani both ways, it's a stunner! Amazing work as always ^_^

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  9. AshleyJune 8, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    Thank you all SO much! :)

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