For a good time, call 
1-800-GO-MATTE. 🙂
LOL! So, last night I decided to play around with MAC’s three new Riveting matte Nail Lacquers ($12), but they turned out to be more trubs than I bargained for.
Both Black Enough? and Wham, Bam, Glam were crazy thick and streaky, but I liked how they looked after three coats. Three coats, though… That’s probably more patience (they say it’s a virtue!) than I have. I prefer my polishes easy like Saturday/Sunday morning.
Of these, the star 
for me is definitely sparkly Studded. It goes on smooth and glimmers like a galactic exploding disco ball, BAM!
So how do you feel about matte polishes in general (and these in particular)?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Haaaay! Happy Saturday, yo. 🙂
SoVeryFabulous says
February 13th, 2010 at 9:19 amI’m not really huge on matte polishes, but I am really digging that silver. Yay sparkly!
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Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 9:35 amI think I’d be more on board if they were a little easier to apply. I’m not kidding — I had trubs with these!
Hana Berlin says
February 13th, 2010 at 9:30 amI really don’t like them, the’re to flat for me. Sparkly (the studdend nail polish) and matte seems like an oxymoron to me!?!? Does anyone else agree with me or am i just trippen??? =)
Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 9:34 amLOL! I thought the same thing about Studded, Hana. They added glitter to a matte base. I was like wha!?
Tiffany says
February 13th, 2010 at 9:46 amI don’t really care for matte polishes, but I like the way studded looks on you 🙂
Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:48 pmThanks! I think it’s the glitter… it’s hypnotizing!
How’s your weekend going?
Tiffany says
February 14th, 2010 at 6:02 amMy weekend is going pretty well – how is yours? It snowed a lot on Friday so everything is looking pretty. Last night I went to a friend’s 30th birthday celebration, so that was fun 🙂
Glosslizard says
February 13th, 2010 at 9:58 amI like matte polishes as a particular look, but I haven’t tried any because of the high-effort application and maintenance! I might cave on Studded, though, it looks like it would be the perfect polish with a leather motorcycle jacket!
Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:48 pmI can easily seeing you rocking this with a fierce leather jacket. You’d also need one of those studded bracelets to complete the look!
Rae says
February 13th, 2010 at 10:20 amLOVE. I’ve always been partial to mattes, but I still haven’t picked one up! Studded is just gorgeous — pretty enough to be worth the hassle, I think!
.-= Rae’s last blog post… My skin-diet… and finally achieving perfect skin. =-.
Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:48 pmIt was actually pretty easy to use in comparison to the other colors! 🙂
Kypris says
February 13th, 2010 at 10:53 amI love the look of the matte nail polishes, but they seem like a lot of work to put on and upkeep! They are also pretty expensive for me, as I don’t wear nail polish that often. I do like Studded… but it’s weird that they called it ‘matte’! (I think someone above also mentioned this point.)
Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:50 pmYeah, I thought that was strange, too. But when it dries down the base looks pretty darn matte.
Shiny says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:11 amI like the look of these but if they’re tricky for you I have no doubt it’ll be near impossible for me! I really want to try a matte look….esp paired with my konad over top in a gloss pattern. I’ve heard about using a matte top coat, wouldn’t that be easier than using a tricky matte nailpolish?
Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:51 pmYes! I haven’t done it (not really a fan of the look… I like shine!), but I’ve heard people on twitter say that a mattifying top coat is much easier.
Instant Karma (formerly L) says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:59 pmMatte topcoats are the way to go. I have a bottle (I think by China Glaze), and while I haven’t tried regular matte polishes, I hear they chip really easily, and that is definitely not the case with the topcoat.
Shiny says
February 14th, 2010 at 1:15 pmThanks Karen an IK… I’m going to keep it in mind!
amy says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:39 amI like Studded and I think that might be the only thing I pick up from the collection.
.-= amy’s last blog post… NOTD NARS Nailpolish in Saratoga =-.
Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:51 pmNo hot pink gloss for you? 😉
Mrs. Kinne says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:48 amI love the look of Studded.
I also love the word “trubs.” 🙂
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Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:52 pmHa, ha, I like it too. I’m not always a fan of shortened words but “trubs” gets a thumbs up in my book. 🙂
Lady Fabulous says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:59 amI am just LOVING that Studded!
Yesterday I was debating over whether to go matte or not since everywhere is sold out of Mad as a Hatter. I ended up getting Dim Sum Plum and the Alice in Wonderland mini pack from OPI because I just can’t make up my mind.
Karen says
February 13th, 2010 at 11:53 pmCute! I love those minis. I almost bought one of the OPI Hong Kong Take Outs at a beauty store today, but got distracted at the CCO across the street and kind of forgot. Oops!
Ashley says
February 13th, 2010 at 12:05 pmBlack Enough looks awkward.. It reminds me of white out.. … but in black? LOL 😛
Adry says
February 13th, 2010 at 12:10 pmI want to try out matte nail polishes but I keep reading about how they dry out nails.
Karen B says
February 13th, 2010 at 12:29 pmHmmm, I’m not too excited about the matte nailpolish… Just not my cup of tea.
.-= Karen B’s last blog post… The Messy Lob =-.
emma says
February 13th, 2010 at 12:31 pmOMG I NEED THE NAIL LACQUERS! that black is perfection……
.-= emma’s last blog post… Fo’ Siriano =-.
martan says
February 13th, 2010 at 1:09 pmI am not a big fan of matte nails.I tried once with a orly but I didnt like it.
Solé says
February 13th, 2010 at 1:44 pmStudded looks a lot like a lighter version of OPI Suzi Skis in The Pyrenees from their Suede collection. I bought it months ago and forgot about it, but I dug it out and used it after seeing this post. I usually don’t care for matte polish (looks like colored white-out to me), but the glitter makes it look really cool. A fast-drying topcoat gives it a little shine, but I also like the way it looks without it too.
Andreita says
February 13th, 2010 at 3:32 pmI only bought a Matte topcoat on a sale, I like how matte looks over glitter polishes my fav is Dorothy Who? with the matte topcoat it looks fantastic!!!
marisol says
February 13th, 2010 at 3:38 pmI like matte polishes & these are great but it seems that MAC is running late in the game as most of the NP companies have come out with theirs. I do like Wham, Bam, Glam & Studded.
.-= marisol’s last blog post… Fun in the Snow =-.
Ellie says
February 13th, 2010 at 3:40 pmI thought the matte was ok, until I saw the black- It looks like a chalkboard on your nails: SCREEEEECH! I get the willies just looking at the photo! hahaha!
Diva Style says
February 13th, 2010 at 6:24 pmI love all three!
Amber says
February 13th, 2010 at 7:06 pmSorry but ew ew ew!!! I hate matte nail polishes. It reminds me of when I have a regular glossy finish on my nails and I put hand lotion on–I always have to wipe my nails so they are shiny again. Matte just doesn’t look right.
frances says
February 13th, 2010 at 7:30 pmI dislike matte polishes – I think the finish looks unfinished, almost like it was smudged. I do like the Wham Bam, though. There is something intriguing about that color.
Anne says
February 13th, 2010 at 9:53 pmI love it but I prolly have hard time applying these if you had some trouble with them.
.-= Anne’s last blog post… Standing by my window… =-.
Never Enough Nails says
February 14th, 2010 at 7:47 amI LOVE some matte polishes, others not so much. I Love all the forms of suded-y type polishes, like OPI Suedes or the Orly metal polishes and it looks like Studded is along the same lines. I’ll be snapping that up the day it comes out!!!!
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Diana says
February 15th, 2010 at 6:45 amI don’t think I like these at all. I would probably end up covering them in shiny top coat anyway so whats the point? lol! My nails gotta shine!
All Women Stalker says
February 15th, 2010 at 4:11 pmI will dream about that studded shade tonight. For sure 😀