Saturday, 16 February 2013

Essie Muchi Muchi: Glitter Gradient

I'm one of those people who feels bare without nail varnish; but I still do like to leave my nails natural so they can breathe. I'm quite fortunate because my natural nails are really strong and I hardly ever have a problem with them breaking. I love experimenting with different nail varnishes and I was inspired by Instagram with this look however I changed the base colour. Essie Muchi Muchi is one of my favourite nail varnishes without a doubt, It applies like a dream and it's opaque with 2-3 coats.


Left to Right: The Color Workshop - Silver Streak, MNY Maybelline -142a, Essie - Muchi Muchi

I know it's not the best but I really like it and it was really easy to do. I first applied 2 coats of Muchi Muchi and once that dried I applied one thin coat of Silver Streak. Once that dried I went slightly further up and applied another thin coat and I kept going further up and as I went further up I applied more. It was quite difficult to do with this particular glitter polish because it was so opaque. To finish off the look I applied Maybelline 142a (hate when nail varnishes don't have a 'proper' name) at the top of each nail. It took around 20-30 minutes to do but I'm really happy with the outcome.

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend and I hope you enjoyed Valentines day with the ones you love.

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34 comments:

  1. Unknown16 February 2013 at 21:07

    I really love this look! I did something similar with red polishes for Christmas. These colours are gorgeous!

    Kimberley x

    http://kimberley77.blogspot.com

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    1. Confessions Of a Beauty Lover17 February 2013 at 10:55

      Thanks hun, I can imagine it going so well with red. They are! x

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  2. Sarah Lou17 February 2013 at 18:45

    This is gorgeous! :) I really want to give the glitter gradient look a go, perfect combination of colours x

    Sarah @ sarahlouxo.com xx

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    1. Confessions Of a Beauty Lover17 February 2013 at 18:48

      Thankyou!! Yeah definitely give it a go; really simple and easy to do too! x

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  3. Hola Bambi17 February 2013 at 19:02

    Gorgeous nails , these look great xx

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  4. Anna17 February 2013 at 19:50

    love that color! your nails look amazing!
    I'd love you to visit my blog and maybe follow each other! let me know
    http://annscircus.blogspot.com.es/
    xoxo

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  5. Unknown17 February 2013 at 21:46

    Love your nails, they look amazing! x

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  6. daniella-r17 February 2013 at 23:34

    This is such a pretty look, love it
    Daniella x

    http://daniella-r.blogspot.co.uk

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  7. Andie Chambers19 February 2013 at 09:11

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    1. Confessions Of a Beauty Lover21 February 2013 at 20:25

      Thank you very much & I'll definitely check your blog out! xx

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  8. HighlandFling20 February 2013 at 10:07

    That is beautiful! The gradient is flawless, you did such a good job of them! Boy I love Essie nail varnishes, they are the best, stay on so well!

    That fine glitter looks like it might be really hard to get off though...

    E x

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  9. Anonymous21 February 2013 at 00:04

    This is so pretty and feminine! Love it :) Please check out my beauty blog, maybe even comment on your fav post and vote on my latest poll! Thanks a ton! :)

    XO, The Cute Little Beauty Blogger
    (http://thecutelittlebeautyblog.wordpress.com/)

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  10. Unknown21 February 2013 at 19:39

    Love this, I did something similar with red polish and then red glitter! Looks lovely, I am a new follower :)
    www.beautybook13.blogspot.co.uk - maybe you could check mine out if you have a minute? We have the exact same amount of followers haha ;) x

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    1. Confessions Of a Beauty Lover21 February 2013 at 22:31

      Thank you & I'll definitely check your version out! Thank you so much for following and that is very strange..haha! xx

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  11. Unknown24 February 2013 at 16:49

    Love the essie polish, really pretty pink! :) Lovely for work.

    Pipp xx
    http://pippjones281190.blogspot.co.uk

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  12. Gemma Etc.25 February 2013 at 15:22

    Ooh these look fab.. I love gradient effect nails.. and silver makes them so glitzy :)) xx

    Gem ♥ | Miss Makeup Magpie

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    1. Confessions Of a Beauty Lover26 February 2013 at 22:52

      Thankyou! I agree, definitely love the silver on them! xx

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  13. Unknown27 February 2013 at 12:34

    omg your nails are totally sweet! reminding me so much of princess and prom but this is wayyy better <3
    would you like to follow each other?
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    xx
    http://epiquemoi.blogspot.com/

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  14. Unknown28 February 2013 at 19:57

    The nails look gorgeous <3

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    xoxo

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  15. Brigitte Honeybee3 March 2013 at 01:03

    so pretty! i love it.
    it looks really good, you chose the best colours :)

    BreezeyBee Blog
    xoXo

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  16. Fragile Bird3 March 2013 at 20:08

    oooh looks so good, I love it! Everybody loves a bit of glitter

    Please come and check out my latest post if you have a few minutes spare :)

    www.fragile-bird.blogspot.co.uk

    Helen

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  17. Nhi6 March 2013 at 09:33

    woww i love them:) glitter & a light pink is just a gorgeous combination <3

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  18. illy10 March 2013 at 16:24

    This is a great gradient :)

    My nail polish blog nails-and-more.blogspot.com

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  19. Unknown20 August 2013 at 19:49

    Nice post! Thanks for sharing!

    Please check out my blog
    http://alexiatheo.blogspot.com/

    Thanks
    X

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