OPI Matte Top Coat

The matte look has become quite popular. I love trying different nail looks, and I wasn't actually a fan of the matte look to begin with, but as it became more popular it grew on me and I decided to give this polish a try. I actually quite like this polish now. I am a big fan of opi polishes and this one doesn't disappoint.

This polish is easy to apply, the formula is smooth and you are able to apply the polish in three nice strokes for each nail (two for my pinkys). The polish applies without any streaking or bubbling and makes an even top coat surface. The "matte effect" actually happens quicker than you would think. You can see the magic happen within about five seconds as the polish begins to dry. And oddly enough the surface is very smooth and slippery, it feels like normal polish. I thought being matte the texture would change. I was also surprised at how matte the finish look ended up being as I only needed one coat and that was enough. This top coat lasts just as long as normal opi polish, which for me is 5-7 days without any chipping.

The brush is nice and big, just like a typical opi brush, and the bristles spread out nicely to cover polish all over your nail. The bottle is also the standard opi bottle, black lid but instead of a clear glass bottle the glass is misted to give the matte effect, which I think is pretty cool.

Overall, I really like this nail polish. The application is good, brush is easy to use, and it lasts a decent amount of time on your nails. I love how versatile the polish is, you can use it on any nail colour (although some colours work better than others) and it pretty much double your nail collection by giving you different looks.

I wanted to try this top coat as I love the look of matte nails but don't love the expense of having all the extra colours. I am pleased to say that this works perfectly and has effectively doubled my nail polish collection. It goes on smoothly and drys fast and while its not as effective at providing an anti chip factor as some other top coats it definitely drys to a matte finish. I found that if I wanted my polish to last a bit longer i use a anti chip top coat under this one and it seems to work perfectly which is fabulous.

If you're anything like me you have a huge collection of nail polish and you stopped using all but 3 of them shortly after the honeymoon period - that beautiful couple of months after you buy a nail polish and can't imagine wearing anything else ever again, until that time when you never want to see it again. Ringing any bells?

If so, go out and get this bad boy immediately. This was just a perfect way to add a bit of life and interest back into the old colours in my collection that I'd otherwise fallen out of love with.

It applies beautifully and dries incredibly quickly. The matte finish is a true matte, and the colour underneath still comes through perfectly - in some cases I found the matte version almost looked more intense.

The only downside is that the matte does wear off a little over a couple of days. I tend to give it a light top up coat each night while I'm wearing it. Fortunately it dries so fast this isn't generally too arduous.

I love the effects you can create with this - although a steady hand and quite a bit of free time is required to create some of the looks (check the OPI website for ideas, there are many good ones on there). I prefer a mattified look for work rather than shiny, and this top coat achieves that well and is easy to apply.

I adore this matte topcoat! My one and only complaint is that it doesn't last. After 2-3 days (depending what I've been doing with my hands) the matte just disappears. I love how it completely changes the look of a boring old manicure. I'm not sure how protective it is either - i always file my nails and use a basecoat but my manicures always chip after a day or two! Love love love the look of it though so would definitely recommend!

Buying this is like doubling your nail polish collection!! I prefer the shiny nail look, but you can create designs on your nails that incorporates both or have a 'feature nail'. Dots of matte look really cute. I would say it's more of a frosted look than matte, to me matte says it's quite flat - but this has a texture to it. One downside - I have found that it chips quite quickly, this doesn't bother me too much as I get bored quickly and change my polish frequently - but might frustrate people that want a look that lasts a bit longer. Definitely worth purchasing to change things up a bit though.

I rushed to my nearest pharmacy as soon as I discovered this product was on the market as I have always admired matte look nails -especially black- and was not disappointed!

The price was typical of OPI nail polishes, around $20 which I have always found quite high to be paying for a nail polish, hence why I only own two other colours, but I was so keen to try matte nails that I bought it anyway.

I applied it to a black nail polish (not OPI) first and was not disappointed with the result! It goes on glossy and dries matte in 10-30 seconds. It is easy to apply (just like a normal polish), but can be hard to completely cover the nail polish underneath.

The downside was that it didn't really seem to work like a normal topcoat. I found that the polish chipped off faster than it did when I used a normal topcoat so would only last a day or two at most. I considered putting a normal topcoat over top but didn't want this to counteract the matte effect so decided against that.

I bought this to add to my collection of OPI polishes. I have a thing about having the matching top coats, base coats etc and when they bought this out there were very few matte top coats on the market.

As with all OPI polish, the bristles are rounded but splay easily to cover the nail in 2 or 3 strokes. The handle is easy to hold and the classic bottle design looks great.

I like using this best over colours that are not shimmery or glittery for maximum impact, especially shades like You Don't Know Jacques, one of my favourite everyday shades. I also like using it on an accent nail only to add a bit of interest.

It dries well and lasts well and I haven't found another matte top coat that works better. Another classic by OPI.

Typical OPI, great product, and oooh does it get the creative going! Have tried black french tips, both ways. polka dots, stripes... want to try more detailed designs, so much to do with such a versatile product. It does chip like any other nail polish and sadly my nail polish chips very fast, a good base coat helps though.