Milani Cosmetics

GOLD & GRAPHITE

Today I am sharing a very simple nail design. It has been quite awhile since I have put on any design on my nails! As a nail blogger, I am constantly swatching; I try to keep my nails simply polished with one color so that when I receive a new set to review, I will not agonize over cleaning up my nails, especially if I spent a long time painting the design.

To create this manicure, I used two contrasting shades from Milani along with some scotch tape (not pictured):

Starting with Gold Glitz, I covered all of my nails with two coats of this gold glitter. As you can see in the macro bubble above, both of these polishes dry to a matte, sandy finish (I really think Milani created textured polishes first, possibly by accident). When that dried, I cut up little scotch tape triangles to use as a guide to block off the bottom of my nails where I did not want the next polish to touch.

Tip: Cut the tape before you start painting the base color to prevent any accidental nicks and dents. 

After placing the tape on each nail, I went over the nail again with Milani’s Silver Dazzle to create the “graphite” tips. I also made sure to pull the tape off immediately after going over with Silver Dazzle to achieve crisp edges.

And voila, done! :) No top coat needed!

That’s it for today’s small post. Have an awesome day, everyone!