Ughhhhhh so these photos may or may not be from the end of September… which, if you know me even a little, means the former rather than the latter. I'm sorry; I'm human; it'll definitely happen again.
I wasn't too thrilled when I got "HEDGE FUND" as my Ruffian nail polish shade a couple of months ago (everyone got a Ruffian polish that month but the color varied) but I was excited to try the brand nonetheless. So, to make lemonade out of this lemon, I decided the perfect thing to do with "HEDGE FUND" was to try out the 'Ruffian Manicure'… I don't know if Ruffian can really claim this type of manicure as their own (I've seen it plenty of times before) but I guess that's branding/marketing for you.
The Ruffian polish itself was actually extremely pleasant to work with; it was opaque in one coat and dried relatively quickly. I think it looked gorgeous paired with NYC's "Sidewalkers" and I got an overwhelming amount of compliments on the manicure while it lasted.
So there you have it folks! I hope you like this manicure and, if you haven't already, definitely give it a try for yourself. No nail tools or tape required; just paint your nail with the base color normally, let it dry, then paint the top color the same way you normally would but stopping the brush a bit higher than the cuticle so the base color peeks through. Easy peasy 〜(‾▿‾〜)
Have you tried Ruffian nail polishes?
What was your experience?
Tried the supposed 'Ruffian Manicure'?
Do share!!
xoxo - Cassie
this looks like a manicure I could do! haha
ReplyDeleteI love NYC polishes; so cheap and yet so great!
Yay I hope you give it a shot then! And yes NYC makes absolutely gorgeous polishes on the cheap; they're one of my favorite brands for nail polishes :D
DeleteThe ruffian shade is absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it Liz!! :)
DeleteThat wouldn't be easy peasy for me - I reckon it would take a lot of control to get the second coat right :p Your nails look perfect! I can totally see how you received plenty of compliments while it lasted. The colour combination is quite unique and unexpected, but it really works :)
ReplyDeleteHahah really????? I guess I underestimate my skillzzz lol. But thank you so much I'm glad you like the combination; I wasn't too sure about it at first but once I got the colors on my nails it turned out to be a lovely little pairing <3
Deletethats such a gorgeous and unique shade!
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Thanks Cara I'm glad you like it!
DeleteI really like these colors together. When I saw them just in the bottle, I didn't think to put them together, but they compliment each other really nicely. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGlad you like the color combo Chelsea!! It's definitely one of those strange combinations that seems to work without explanation haha :)
DeleteLoving this nail art! I don't have the patience to do anything cute to mine!
ReplyDeleteCoffee Kisses, xoxo
Alicia
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Thanks Alicia; give it a try one day when you're bored!! :)
DeleteI love this look gonna try and do it right now with my barry m stuff! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhoo hoo good luck; I'm sure your nails turned out gorgeous!! <3
DeleteAhhhh! I LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, I'm glad you like it ^__^
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