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…
* 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…
* 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.
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
* Find all my nail art manicures and tutorials here
Katie
Gorgeous nail color!
Gabby / Gypsy*Diaries
Have to do my nails so badly…. I’ve been snowboarding and haven’t had the time to refresh them ever since! I think I’ll go for black too! 😀
xxx
http://gypsy-diaries.blogspot.com/
Marcela
This is a good idea.. I would never combine it this way, now I gotta try out.
xx
M.
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Lindsay
Ohhh I really like that color. Very pretty!
Ink Obsession Designs
LOVE the color and I am going to have to try layering now too!
Summer {Bisfor...}
cool polish and i am all about ridding myself of those toxins. formaldehyde? bah.
have you seen the new crackle polish maybe from OPI? i may want to try that.
SWEET HOME CONNECTICUT
i <3 BUTTER!!! i have a few shades actually! lovely photos!
Linda Pochinda
i love the black-metallic color!
CessOviedo
Love the hue you created! … Butter has the best colors, one of my favs! … Great pictorial btw!
http://blog.cessoviedo.com
Anonymous
Drollgirl sounds like an awesome friend!
drollgirl
looks fab on you!!!! so fab!
AND LOVE THE PICTURES!!!!
Kimberlee
Gorgeous colors!
Erika of Style Activist
What perfectly polished fingerlings. I am such a sucker for polished nails 🙂 So pretty!
XOXO,
Erika
http://www.styleactivist.com
...love Maegan
ahahahhahahahah drollgirl IS AN AWESOME FRIEND 😉
melrod
I’m so into nail polishes right now. I don’t know why, but for some reason I’ve been obsessing!!!
Love that color on you!
xoxo,
MelRod
House of Hemingway
Nice! I like, I like!
http://www.houseofhemingway.blogspot.com
jennine
wow! it looks so luxurious to have your nails done! i’m so glad you like the rgb, my friend christina was so good to introduce me to it!
monica
i LOVE ur nails
need to do something like that ASAP
Anonymous
You look stunning in these pics. That is all.
Glamour Bbey.
Your nails are beautiful!
VildesVerden
Great colour! Hapoy new year from Norway!
dana
I’ve been layering nail polish a lot recently…I love the effect! My new obsession is a matte with a coat of glitter on top.
Gwen
I want Drollgirl as my friend. 🙂
Waiting to dry…have you tried Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat? I swear to you…I paint three coats of polish with one coat of the Seche Vite and 5 minutes later can fold laundry. Plus it stays super shiney and chip free for longer. Can’t live without that stuff.
XOXO
Yari
I really like this color. Georgeous. How long does it stay on before it starts to chip? Just curious.
Lyndsy
It looks so pretty! THanks for the idea 🙂