What’s Next: Matte Nail Polish
May 25, 2009 by Dina Fierro
Filed under makeup
After what seemed like an eternity of unimportance, nail polish has been back in a big way for seasons now. And what’s next for nails may be surprising. While I personally love a gorgeous glossy shine, matte is the word in nail trends for summer and fall.
Leading the way for matte is Knock Out Cosmetics, a boutique line created by makeup artist Mike Potter. Knock Out’s Flatte polishes are available in 6 shades, including the black seen left.
But it’s not just niche lines that are paying attention to matte. Zoya recently announced the MatteVelvet collection for Fall 2009 – polishes with “all of the color and none of the shine.”
OPI is also introducing the Matte Collection this July, which will offer six iconic OPI shades in matte formulations:
- Alpine Snow
- Gargantuan Green Grape
- La Paz-itively Hot
- Lincoln Park After Dark
- Russian Navy
- You Don’t Know Jacques!
According to InStyle, you don’t necessarily need to snag a new assortment of polishes to take part in the matte trend – they suggest using your base coat as a top coat to dull down any polish. Cool trick, right?
What do you think of matte nails? Is this a trend you’ll be rocking?
Image via Knock Out Cosmetics
I love the matte nail polish look!
I actually have two matte nail polishes from Manglaze Inc (manglaze.com $6.66 each) and they are fantastic! They’re really quick drying too!
I have heard that one brand (I forget who) are releasing a Matte Top Coat, that will dull your existing glossy polishes, that will be a must have for me!
Knock Out’s Flatte Top makes all nail polish matte! I just got a bottle and it’s amazing!!!