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I first reviewed Loredana in July 2009. A while ago. And I’m ashamed to say that I haven’t been back to it since. Matte nail varnish just never really worked for me unfortunately, although looking at my new and improved photos, I have to say that I do think Loredana is something of a stunner. Here’s my original review.
“For those of you who have been hiding under a rock for the last few months, matte varnish is the latest trend in the nail world. Most of the big brands are coming out with matte ranges this year. I’m a bit later to it than most of the American blogs as the Zoyas are the only ones to be available here now. But OPI, Nubar and the others are sure to follow soon.
Last weekend, a couple of “steins” found our way into the weekly shop. Litre-sized beer glasses, we dunked them in water and put them in the freezer so they came out all frosted, before having some strong continental lager poured in. This is exactly what the bottle of Loredana reminds me of. Cool frosted glass, filled with exciting goodness.
At first, I wasn’t sure about the matte craze. Surely nail varnish is meant to be glossy and spangly? But all in the name of research, I jumped on the
bandwagon. When I put this on, I was worried as it was kind of shiny but it dried to a perfect satin finish.
I think Zoya is absolutely the best in terms of application. These are pre-clean up shots and the brush is absolutely perfect. I can’t explain what’s so good about the brush, other than it’s smaller than an OPI Pro-Wide but bigger than an Essie. It just hugs your nails perfectly and doesn’t spill over.
There are three colours in the Matte Velvet collection – a black, a dark rose pink, and this one – grey. It reminds me of new tarmac but with shimmer. I’m not sure how I’d feel about a total matte polish as the shimmer in this stops it from being completely flat and dry looking (as some pics of the OPI matte collection have appeared to me). Also, it doesn’t feel gritty or brittle, as I was expecting it to. It is smooth and clean.”
I still agree with all of this. I don’t think I’d like Loredana so much if I applied topcoat actually as it is the texture that makes it interesting. What do you think? Are you still rocking the mattes?
Helen
I love those Zoya Matte polishes. They also last longer than other brands. I love it matte & even your way with a top coat.
I try to love them and this looks fab on you. I prefer to just use a matte topcoat over ordinary polish as an accent nail and get the effect that way…
This was I think the first matte polish I tried, and it is one I still really like. I’m very happy with it either matte or with topcoat on top. your pictures of it are very good.