I have to say my first because I definitely see myself doing this design again. I picked a green & a gold to go with my current St. Patrick's Day color theme, but I kept it a really dark green to stay true to the original look. I didn't want to do any nail art really, but to spice it up I flipped the colors to give myself accent nails on ring & thumb. Gold is China Glaze 2030, green is Finger Paints Evergreen Dream, here is my take on the Ruffian manicure both the glossy before & after Matte Magic:
I have to admit I'm kind of in love. So simple, but the crescent at the cuticle adds some interest & just a little something special.
Now, one thing I did want to touch on was in regards to using a matte topcoat with a chrome polish. My first experience with this was a Konad that I did (original post HERE), and basically if you use matte over plain chrome, you get something completely matte, whereas if you use matte over a chrome with a glossy topcoat on it, you get a satin finish. I tried to take a couple pics illustrating the point on a nail wheel, with the light hitting at a couple of different angles - the left half has a coat of Seche Vite, and the top half has a coat of Matte Magic:
Anyway, my point is that I prefer the more satin finish to the total light absorption of the uber matte. It still throws back a little light & keeps it from being (IMO) totally boring.
Lastly, I don't have a tutorial of my own to share for this look, but here are two you can take a look at. The original backstage CND footage from the Ruffian show:
& a quick tutorial from Nihrida:
Have you rocked the Ruffian? I'll admit I feel a bit late to the game on this one, I keep seeing it on everyone else's blog =) I'd been meaning to do it for about a week before this actually made it to my nails LOL.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for reading.
~Colette
I love it even more mattified!
ReplyDeleteI like your personal twist on the Ruffian mani! Also, thanks for showing the difference between a completely matte chrome and a satin chrome. It's nice to know which one will have more shine and shimmer once I get my hands on a true chrome nail polish.
ReplyDeleteOoo, I love this!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job! Well done!
ReplyDeleteI love it mattified, it's great ! I love the first version to, but I prefer the non-accent nails.
ReplyDeleteI tried this mani this weekend but I failed, wrong choice of colors. I'll try again ;)
So, of course you know I tried this yesterday, right? I'm not used to being a copycat (with being the oldest kid and all) so this is new to me. Anyway, I suck at creating a perfect moon. No worries. Will be revisting again shortly. It looks SO good on your long nail beds.
ReplyDeleteI like this very much! Well,
ReplyDeleteI did something close to it so I'm biased, lol. I also like your idea of swapping the colors for the thumb and ring fingers. That's unique.
Hello Colette,
ReplyDeleteIt is the first time which I write you while I pass on your blog every day. I like what you make and your demonstrations by videos are fabulous. Since the time when I mean looking at this manicurist Ruffian, I dashed in the afternoon. And I finally arrived at something so far in light gray brilliant and dark gray matt. Thank you my beautiful to your videos and your advice. COCOLIVE
EVIL ANGEL - Thanks, I did too =)
ReplyDeleteCYAN - Thanks & you're welcome =)
GILDEDANGEL - NIHRIDA - Thank you =)
AYUU - Thanks - I actually agree I could have done without the accent LOL
B - Thank you - I confess I do not have perfect technique either - since I applied topcoat over my first color, I was able to do corrections to the 2nd with a brush+remover =)
JO.FROUGAL - That is a very close color combo! Thank you =)
COCOLIVE - Thank you =)