I saw a ruffian like this a few months ago, I think maybe over at Scrangie? & thought it would be a good look for Halloween. For my base color, I use OPI Sanguine, and then went over the top with Orly Iron Butterfly. I wore it glossy, & didn't take any pics of the look matte, but you can see the matte version in the video - here's my Bloody Ruffian:
Here's the tutorial:
I am going to do my last Halloween tut now =) Thanks for reading.
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:
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.
