Comments on: Zoya Matte Velvet Review and Swatches

By: All Lacquered Up

All Lacquered Up — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:56:38 +0000

I’m sorry to hear that. Were your nails damp at all, like after washing your hands? Or did you apply base coat? If your nails aren’t perfectly dry, the polish will apply lumpy. I use a base coat but I wait at least 5 minutes for it to dry.

By: MissWendolin

MissWendolin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:40:52 +0000

Absolutely hate hate hate the application of Zoya Posh… i’ve never had such a pain in the ass application of a polish before Disaster!

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:04:17 +0000

The red one would make a PERFECT holiday color!

By: Sandi

Sandi — Thu, 06 May 2010 04:34:09 +0000

Be glad when this trend passes.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:23:33 +0000

I received Loredana for Xmas and I *loved* it. However the polish does not last very long before chipping — about 1 day. After som investigation, I found this comment from the Art of Beauty website [artofbeauty.com]:

“MATTEVELVET nail color by Zoya is not intended to be worn with a base coat, top coat or speed dryer of any kind. Due to the unique matte formulation, color is not as long wearing as traditional nail color.”

I wore Essie base coat and no top coat. I always let every coat dry completely before applying the next. Anyway, I hope you find this helpful!

By: gel

gel — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:34:35 +0000

Thanks for the good info…very good blog site.

By: kelly

kelly — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:26:23 +0000

I have owned KO matte polish for months now: I LOVE the matte look! (I wore it at my wedding in March!) I am so excited about the new matte options and really appreciate such a complete guide to looks, brands and colors. Consider me a new fan of this site!

By: kat_b

kat_b — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:43:14 +0000

is it ironic that I just turned in my old Orly Matte polishes in the Zoya polish exchange?

I don't care what matte lovers say, it just looks "wrong" to me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:42:11 +0000

Try using the actual Orly Matte tc instead of the Matte for Males, it works better. It's still a little satin, but better.

By: twitches

twitches — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:12:44 +0000

I got excited for mattes when Knockout came out with them and bought the white, red, and black. After wearing each one for a while I realized they are just not for me. I have acrylic nails and wear my polish for two weeks before changing colors, and in my humble opinion mattes just don't wear well at all. They look cool for a few days and then just look sort of dirty and dull. So now that everyone's coming out a line of them for fall, I just can't get into it at all.