Matte & glossy tape nail art manicure feat. Catrice, A England And MASH

Hello lovelies,

This is one of my older manicures that I didn't show you yet. I've got few gorgeous Catrice polishes and this is the result!

I've used Return Of Space Cowboys over A England Camelot, next I've applied one coat of ¿Holo Qué Tal?! and mattified with MASH Matte polish. When everything dried I've cut strips of tape and applied them to the nails. I've painted over with A England Camelot and removed the tape. I haven't applied topcoat to keep the matte - gloss contrast.

Catrice Return Of Space Cowboys over A England Camelot

Catrice Return Of Space Cowboys over A England Camelot and one coat of ¿Holo Qué Tal?!

MASH Matte polish on some of my manicures - review included :)

Hello lovelies,

A while ago I've received a MASH Matte Polish so I've been playing with it for a bit. I was quite excited to try it because after using up my Essie Matte About You I was looking for the best matte topcoat.

MASH Matte Polish comes in a bottle with silver cup and the bottle has 15ml. This is the first time I've tried something from MASH Nails.

MASH Matte Polish provides very good matte effect. If I would compare Essie and MASH matte topcoats I'd say Essie creates a bit stronger matte finish. But if you will look at the pictures you'll see that MASH Matte Polish does the job too! I actually like it very much. It is not thick like Essie and it applies very well.

The matte effect doesn't show at first but as the polish dries it starts to dry matte.  So let's have a look at the matte effect on some of my manicures:

Overall, it's a very good matte topcoat, certainly better than ELF one (absolutely horrible!). To check out the MASH Matte polish or any other MASH products visit their website.

*This product was sent for a review

Ozotic Elytra 529 over KIKO 379 & mattified! Includes Ozotic 529 Review

Hi everybody!

I finally own Ozotic Elytra polishes!!! I absolutely love them in the bottle but they've disappointed me a bit on the nails. I will try more combinations so I can explore their full potential. Today I've layered Ozotic 529 over KIKO 379.

Ozotic 529 - multichrome glitter in a clear base. It is really hard to describe this polish. The glitter shifts from dark blue, almost purple through lighter shades of blue to pink and burnt orange shades. Amazing! I was staring at the bottles for a very long time when they've finally arrived. I don't know if it's just this combination but it didn't look as good on the nail. I haven't used any topcoat so the surface is uneven.

The removal was the same like with all glitters - difficult to say the least :) Use the foil method or at least hold the soaked cotton pad on your nail for few minutes. That's what I do instead of preparing foil stripes.

 

 

And here is the mattified version using MASH Matte Top Coat. I actually like the mattified version much more, the top coat makes it very elegant.

I've bought the Ozotics at Harlow & Co. and MASH Top Coat can be purchased at mashnails.com