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Little Black Pearls // Butter London & RGB Nail Polish

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Just an easy two-step manicure that ramps up your shimmer polish by simply beginning with a matte polish in a similar hue underneath. Keep a nail out for an accent if you’d like. This rich grayish blue hue with shimmer makes my nails look like black pearls and I love it! It’s the perfect Fall manicure.

What I used…

butter london - black pearl nails tutorial

* Heathery-gray base coat {a gift from Jeninne last May} is RGB in “Steel”
* butter London polish in “Chimney Sweep” {an X-mas gift from drollgirl}

What I love: both brands contain no Formaldehyde, no Toluene, & no DBP

Easy Two-step…

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* Swipe on one coat of gray polish and let dry {by the time you’re done with both hands, they’re dry enough for the second coat}

* Swipe on one coat of shimmery deep charcoal gray over it.

Finish with a quick dry top coat if you like to make your manicure last a few more days without chipping.

butter london - black pearl nails tutorial

Loving the two color layered polish effect and loving even more the fact that I only need one coat of each to get the desired look.

More thanks to drollgirl for passing all her monthly subscribed magazines on to me when she’s done with them 😉 …she knows I hoard them

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Maegan Tintari

LA native & lifestyle creator Maegan Tintari shares personal style, outfit inspiration, home decor, beauty, DIY projects, and everyday aesthetic living here—at loveMaegan.com—an editorial-style space filled with visual inspiration and creative ideas since 2007.

For deeper personal essays on reinvention, starting over, creativity, and rebuilding life from the inside out, you can also find her writing on Substack and everywhere else as @loveMaegan

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