Saturday, September 3, 2011

French Manicure Redefined


After some investigation, I bought the matte nail polish in this picture.  If you look closely, it will show that it's Lincoln Park After Dark matte nail polish by OPI.  I was rather proud of my investigatory skills.  I just hope I can steady my hand enough to achieve this look! 

9 comments:

  1. I LOVE THIS!! i'd pay someone to do it...i just cannot do nails...

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  2. were you ever successful with finding the right color. i looked up lincoln park after dark on opi's website and its a shiny red :(
    trying to achieve this look, any tips would be appreciated.

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    1. Unfortunately, I haven't had any luck either. I ended up buying Lincoln Park After Dark & it was kind of a dark purple, which was cool, but not perfect.

      I bought the Essie Matte about You topcoat, but my manicure skills weren't good enough to get a thin enough coat so that it wasn't cloudy.

      Keep me updated on your search if you get a chance & thanks for reading!

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    2. Linkin park after dark is a dark redish purple black color. The matte version is way darker all=most black

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  3. If you look at the polish in the bottle - it is a dark purple - however, OPI does have a black onyx in their OPI Chicago Collection. Check Amazon.com

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    1. Thanks for the tip. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for reading!

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  4. i have the black onyx from the opi chicago collection and it's glossy not matte..

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  5. hi were did u purchase this matte nail polish i been wanting to purchase one as well, is there any specific website were u purchase it from or store?

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    1. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a matte black still that I like.

      For past season's colors, I like to troll Amazon. Shipping can be expensive depending on the seller so I recommend looking at more than one seller if you have the option. I've looked on ebay, too. I found some nail color on etsy, but not a lot. I've also found that Target has a great selection. Hope that helps.

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