Obviously this has nothing to do with polish. As usual, I am babbling on about unrelated topics. This is how my mind works. It's a scary place in there! Excuse the pun for a title. I thought about "I've been deflowered by a matte" , or "A matte virgin no longer" like my holo post. Then my mind went seriously off on a tangent and we won't get into that here!
This is also my first matte polish as well as my first Orly. Why have I never tried Orly before? Where does one usually buy Orly? I got mine online, after seeing it on someone. But I'm sure there are local stores that carry it. Can someone let me in on that please?
So I give you Orly Blue Suede matte. I was hesitant about trying a matte. I have read that they are a pain in the ass. You can't use base coat and they are streaky messes. But this color looked so awesome, I had to try it. I went ahead and still did a base coat. As you know, blue polish stains everything, as you will see in my pictures. I dread getting this stuff off! I'm gonna but sporting Smurf hands! The formula on this was awesome. I gave extra time for the base coat to dry. I was pleasantly surprised. Here it is by itself.
It takes getting used to. I'm such a shiny nail person, that this was a shock to me! I then grabbed plate M79 and my new OPI Swimsuit...Nailed It (Damn you Pam at Girly Bits!) Pam just had this on her blog, and I had to have it! Here it is stamped and funky frenched with the OPI.
I think this is sweeeeet! I love the contrast between the shiny and the matte, don't you? But of course, I just had to go one more step and see what this would look like all shiny. So I added a layer of Seche Vite.
I have to say, that I liked it before the top coat. I thought the contrasting finishes was way cooler. Still these colors are awesome together. I definitely need to try more mattes.
What do you guys think? And do you get Smurf hands after blue polish?
It looks super awesome! I love the matte-shiny combo.
ReplyDeleteAnd they're showing Mad About You here every work day. :D
@Sandra- if only I lived in Estonia!
ReplyDeleteYou can buy Orly at Sally Beauty Supply, Ulta, and CVS. I actually don't have very much Orly but lots of people really like it. This color is very cool and I love the stamping you did with it! I really want Swimsuit...Nailed It but I happen to be completely and utterly broke right now so I'm on a forced no-buy.
ReplyDeleteOMG! Simply amazing. I love the matte and shiny finishes in the same manicure. I have tried this before, but I don't think I picked the right colors because it didn't pick up in photos. After seeing this, I am going to give it another try!
ReplyDeleteOut of the few Orly polishes I have, I really like them. I love the contrast! The only matte I have is a sinful colors one, but I've never worn it matte. I think I need that OPI Color too!
ReplyDeleteYes I am really loving these two blues together! i love the matte and the shiny together! Glad you are liking it too!
ReplyDeleteHa I love it stamped! I will have to try that myself.
ReplyDeleteYes to smurf hands..yuck.