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.
Anyone who knows me will know how much of a huge OPI fan I am. When they bought out the Matte top coat I felt like I had just doubled my collection.
This matte top coat works really well. Goes on easily just like any other top coat and as it dries, goes matte. It actually dries quite fast too.
You really have to make sure you colour is layered up well, if you can see any part of natural nail through this it will enhance it and look like a rushed job.
It can dull down some of the brighter colours as well as it can lighten(grey up) the darks.
This lasts about a week before I see any wear or chipping
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