Looking for a pretty, summery shade amongst my nail polish collection the other day, I eventually chose this Kelly Brook shade I received in my
giveaway prize from
Annie. Housed in a cute bottle with a polka-dot design on the lid, 'Expose' is a lovely coral/orange shade which was for the most part opaque in one coat, although a couple of nails required a second coat where I had slight streaking. I found this dried weirdly; it went tacky almost straight away, but seemed to stay at this tacky stage for ages. I topped it off with a coat of Technic '
Spangle', a clear base with small golden glitter, and finished with my
ELF Matte Finisher, which has gone a bit gloopy. This did still work, but it was quite tricky to apply, so I think I may have to replace it before long.
I really like how this looks, and the matte finish is a little bit different to the everyday glossy coral polishes which I'm sure everyone will be wearing before long once the sunshine gets a bit warmer!
Kelly Brook nail polishes are available from New Look at £2.99 for 15ml, and the
ELF Matte Finisher is available through the ELF website priced at £2.50 for 10g.
Do you like matte nails? What's your favourite matte top coat? I've heard good things about the Rimmel one, so I may end up picking that up to replace my ELF.
xo
Oh this is so pretty! I love the coral xx
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I love this! matte and glitter work so well together I think :)
ReplyDeleteI used the Elf matte finisher and just before I'd ran out it went super gloopy and weird, so I now use the Rimmel one which is great :) I heard 17 do one too but I've never seen it! xxx
Oh wow this is such a gorgeous colour! I've not tried anything from the Kelly Brook range yet xx
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The gold and coral looks so pretty together! ♥
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Ahhh, this is gorgeous! Gold and coral looks gorgeous together!! This is definitely something I'm going to be trying especially as the suns been shining....all I want to do is wear colour and glitter hahaha! <3
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Hello Jess!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you stopped by SLP Sooner or Later :) It brought me over to your blog! I love it!! I am already "drooling" over your nail polish tutorials. Can't wait to read more and get to know you better through your blog. I am already intrigued by the fact you are studying applied cognitive neuroscience (as a speech pathologist, that immediately snagged my attention).
Have a great day!
I love this! Simple but a lovely combination!
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