Perfectly Polished Tips 146 - Zoya Matte Velvet

Matte polish is making a come back. Many, many years ago Maybelline was among the first companies to produce a matte polish. Matte means with out shine, not to be confused with creme. For this fall Zoya has created three matte colors, each with gorgeous shimmer. Personally I have not jumped on the matte train, it's just not me. I've been meaning to wear one of them for a few days to see if I could get used to it but I always end up putting on a top coat. These polishes are meant to be applied to dry, clean, naked nails. No base coat and no top coat. Unfortunately this means that your matte manicure may not last as long as you would like. If matte is your thing though these three make it worth it. Those of you saying, "Oh no, how can I function without my quick dry topcoat?" don't worry. These dried to the touch in minutes. If you look closely you can see that Zoya also gave the bottles a matte look just for this collection.

Loredana - gun metal with shimmer

Dovima - black with shimmer

Posh - wine with shimmer

I think Loredana is my favorite as I am just getting comfortable with black on my tips and I don't do red shimmers on my tips. I wore my first black manicure recently and I was surprised at how much I loved it.

Matte Velvet is currently available at ArtofBeauty.com. I believe this collection is limited edition however I am not 100% on that.

OPI and Nubar have released matte colletions, I also believe SpaRitual will be releasing one as well. Essie has made a Matte topcoat, I will have a review of it up soon!

On one other note, how are the photos now? I tried my best to get them as true to life as possible but I think sunlight might be the only way to go.