Hello there my lovely friends!

Ever since I first started getting into nail art, I was always interested in diy nail things.
DIY nail art tools, stickers, polishes and so on. A while ago my sister bought me a matte, I do believe, base coat, which I use as a top coat, of course, because girl nobody can beat Eveline 8in1 mhm!
So after 5 years I was like okay, I have some clear polishes, let's try to make a matte top coat.


Ma di ste mi lipi moji?!

Još otkad san se tek počela 'ufuravat' u nail art bila san zainteresirana za diy nail art stvarčice.
Od diy alatki preko naljepnica, pa sve do franken lakova. Prije nekoga vrimena sestra mi kupila, ja mislin, mat bazni lak, kojeg ja, logično, koristin ko nadlak jer nema Evelinu 8u1 niko do kolina!
Pa eto, nakon 5 godina nećkanja reko iman par prozirnih lakova i nadlakova, ajmo probat napravit svoj mat nadlak.


First off I'll say I didn't "invent" this, I'm not in any way claiming these are my ideas or anything like that.
I'm just a girl that wanted to find out can I make my own matte top coat, okay.
I don't know who though of this first, I saw the first video on youtube about matte top coats 5 years ago from I don't even know who now, but as far as I know you can mattify your nails with corn starch, baby powder, baking powder, baking soda, or make matte nail polishes out of eyeshadows, blushes, bronzers, powders or any other kind of loose make up products (pigments, loose powder and so on).

Prvo ću reći da ja nisan ovo "izmislila", niti u bilo kojem slučaju tvrdin da su ovo moje ideje ili išta slično.
Samo san cura koja je tila probat napravit svoj mat nadlak i vidit oću li i ja uspit u tome.
Neznan ni od koga je sve ovo počelo, ko što san rekla, prije jedno 5 godina san vidila video o matiranju noktiju od neznan ni više koga, ali koliko sam ja upoznata sa svime ovime, matirat nokte možete pomoću kukuruznog škroba (gustina), baby pudera, praškon za pecivo, sodon bikarbonon, ili radit mat lakove od sjenila, rumenila, bronzera, pudera ili nekih drugih makeup stvarčica u prahu (pigmenti, puderi u prahu i ta ekipa).



essence top coat - mattifyed using corn starch
Boulevard top coat - mattifyed using baby powder
LOOKbyBIPA - matte base coat that I use as a matte top coat

essence nadlak - matiran koristeći kukuruzni škrob ilitiga gustin
Boulevard nadlka - matiran koristeći baby puder
LOOKbyBIPA - mat baza kojeg koristin ko mat nadlak



The polish I use as a base for this comparison is MAYBELLINE COLORAMA 150, a gorgeous bright red shade, cream formula, 2 coats to get it opaque, doesn't stain the nails and has a super shiny finish.

Lak kojeg san koristila kao bazu ove usporedbe jest MAYBELLINE COLORAMA 150, prekrasna jarko crvena boja, krem lak, 2 sloja da u potpunosti pokrije nokat, ne ofarba nokte (požuti, šta već ahah) i ima super sjajan finiš.



The essence matte top coat (MADE WITH CORN STARCH) mattifyed the hell out of the polish.
I don't think it can get matter than this LOL.
On the first coat the polish was matte, but because the other 2 matte top coats looked like they needed a 2nd coat I applied a 2nd coat of this as well for fair comparison and OMG.
Matte heaven indeed, my fair ladies!
BUT, ya know, it has to have a downside. This was tricky to make.
I had 1/4 of the top coat left and added a teaspoon of corn starch to it, then added more clear polish after which this bottle was 2/3 filled with matte polish. That mix turned this polish white, I mean white white.
I mean translucent powder white cast white, ya know?
I managed to fix it and make it workable by filling the bottle up with clear polish, so if you're about to make it yourself 1 tea spoon of corn starch goes on 1 bottle of polish, but start by adding less corn starch, testing the polish and adding more of it if needed.

Essence mat nadlak (RAĐEN SA GUSTINOM) je matira i Boga i čovika u ovome laku.
Ja mislin da se nemore bolje matirat lak od ovoga.
Već i prvi sloj ovoga laka je bio mat skroz, ali jer sam sa druga 2 mat nadlaka išla mazat 2. sloj, mazala san i 2. sloj ovoga radi poštene usporedbe i misusovo, ma nu!
MAT RAJ, ŽENE MOJE DRAGE!
ALI, logično, mora bit i neki za*eb s njin. Ovaj nadlak je bilo zeznuto napravit.
Imala san u ovoj bočici 1/4 nadlaka, u to dodala 1 čajnu žlicu gustina, zatim dodala još malo laka i tada je ova bočica bila 2/3 puna mat nadlaka. Taj mix ne da je matira ovaj lak, nego ga je pritvorio u bili lak, ali bili bili lak. Pod tin mislin bil ko bili sloj koji ti ostane na licu nakon 'jačeg' nanošenja "prozirnog" pudera za matiranje bil ej, WHAT UP ESSENCE ALL ABOUT MATT "TRANSLUCENT" POWDER.
Uspila san sve spasit naknadnim dodavanjem prozirnog laka i to do vrha bočice, pa ako bi pokušali ovo radit kontajte 1 čajna žlica gusina na 1 bočicu laka, ali prvo dodajte manje i vidite kako Vam izgleda, ako bi željeli da je više mat dodajte još gustina i tako gradite do željenog efekta.



Boulevard matte top coat (MADE WITH BABY POWDER) turned out okay, but if you compare it to the corn starch one it's just meh. It mattifyed the polish but not nearly enough as the first one.
I didn't have problems with making this one, I added 1 tea spoon of the baby powder to this bottle of clear polish and it turned out fine, even though I had a feeling if I added even another tea spoon of the powder it would be still okay if you're looking from the mixing point. I like it the way it is, it gives more of a satin finish.

Boulevard mat nadlak (RAĐEN SA BABY PUDERON) je ispa solidno, ali ako ga usporedite sa onim od gustina, ni do kolina mu nije. Matira je lak ali ne dovljno. Nisan imala problema radeći ovaj, dodala san isto, 1 čajna žlica baby pudera na bočicu prozirnog laka i ispa je okey, iako iman osjećaj da san dodala čak i još 1 čajnu žlicu pudera da bi sve bilo uredu, ako gledate na mišanje laka. Sviđa mi se ovakav, tako da neću ništa dodavat u njega, više ima satin finiš nego mat.



LOOKbyBIPA matte base coat used as a top coat LOL
It's decent, you know me and BIPA are starting to get along now, I don't want to jinx anything but, okay, I'll admit, they're getting better every time. I don't love them, but, we cool. Look at me talking about a company like they give a flying fuck about my opinion LOLOLOLOLOL
I really, really enjoy this polish. It's very smooth, dries fast and mattifyes the nails, not like the corn starch one, but very nice if you ask me. My sister got me this one and payed about 6$ I think?
I like it, but I want to know what you're thinking about it?

LOOLbyBIPA mat bazni lak korišten ko nadlak LOL
Sasvim pristojno, jel znate da se počiman slagat sa BIPON pomalo, neželin ništa ureć ali priznajen, iznenađuju me pozitivno njihovi proizvodi u zadnje vrime. Nije da ih volin ali ono, oke smo.  Ma nu mene, pričan o Bipi ko da njih boli neka stvar za me i moje mišljenje hahahahahahah JESAN MOĆNA.
Ali ozbiljno, ja stvarno volin ovaj lak. Tako se lipo maže, brzo se suši i pristojno matira nokte, ponavljan se konstantno, ne ko lak sa gustinon, ali pristojno ako se mene pita. Sestra mi je uzela ovaj lak i platila oko 30ak kn kako ona kaže? Ja neznan, nisan bila u Bipe nego me zvala i pitala triba li išta, ja poželila blending kist pa mi usput uzela 10 lakova, logično. (AJM LOVE JU SISTR)
Meni je dobra, neznan šta Vi mislite o svemu ovome?





If you don't want to "waste" an entire polish you can always paint your nails and while they're still wet sprinkle some corn starch, baby powder or translucent powder over your nails and brush the access off, it'll work the same way, but I had clear polishes laying around and wanted to use them.

Ako nista baš za to da "žrtvujete" cilu bočicu prozirnog laka, nadlaka, čegaveć, uvik morete nalakirat nokte pa dok je lak još mokar posut ga sa baby puderon, gustinon, prozirnin puderon u prahu i skinit ostatak praha kistom, istu stvar ćete dobit, ali ja san imala par bočica prozirnog laka pa reko zašto ne nešto uradit s njima.

 I have to say that I've noticed  that matte nails are in again, or is that just me, don't know for sure, but I can say I've been loving matte anything these past few months.
But I've been loving textured nails as well, these past few months I'm all about top coats, what is going on with me LOL.

Moran reć da san primjetila da su mat nokti opet in, ili se to meni priviđa, jesmo li mi sa Balkana opet popizdile za mat svime, men's čini da jesmo, ali eto, možda san samo ja to primjetila, ali mogu sa sigurnošću potvrdit da ja ovi zadnji par miseci uživam u matiranju svega, od noktiju do lica hahaahhhahah.
MATTIFY AAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL THE THINGS!
Ali volin i teksturne lakove također, ovi zadnji par miseci san sva u nadlakovima, ja neznan više šta je meni hahahahahah.

What do you think about all this? Have you tried to make your own matte nail polish? Share, I'd love to know other experiences. :)
Thank you for your time!
Take care and enjoy,
until next post,
xoxoxoxo

Šta Vi kažete na sve ovo? Jeste probali sami radi svoj mat lak? Podilite svakako svoja iskustva, ja san uvik znatiželjna. :)
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