Choi's nails

When there's a clean matte base on your nails that calls for some nail art. I've seen some good matte glitter combinations here and there but I've not gone as far as trying it myself. The base as I had talked about in my Barry M matte collection post is Expresso, a matte black and the red glitter is Deborah lippman's red ruby...

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Here's a bunch of swatches from Barry M's matte collection. From L-R: Expresso, Crush. Caramel, Vanilla, Mocha From L-R: Expresso, Crush. Caramel, Vanilla, Mocha The first is Expresso, a matte black. The first coat was a little thin and streaky but it's good with two coats. No top coat. Considering there was none of that fast dry top coat involved it dried quite...

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The base of this manicure is Barry M’s Crush which is a berry wine shade from their matte collection. The whole set came to my attention whilst shopping so I sweeped the 5 colours off the shelf only to realise later that a matte top coat might be better in the sense that it can transform all polishes into a matte shade. After...

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