illamasqua bOOsh

illamasqua unnatural

models own purple rain

models own purple grey

nars zulu

gray franken 60%white 40% black

loreal emperor

EA garden city cabernet

nails inc brook st mews

nails inc black taxi

nails inc echo falls merlot

nails inc saville row

nails inc fitzhardinge st.

nails inc victoria

lippmann just walk away renee

chanel rouge noir

lippmann dark side of the moon

nailtini navy grog
nailtini port

opi pueblo plum

SOPI dark room

SOPI caffeine fix

opi we'll always have paris

opi MOLBBQ

rescue beauty lounge moulin rouge

opi lincoln park after dark

zoya casey

zoya angelina

I've seen a lot of requests for good vampy cremes lately...so I thought I'd share some pics!

Zoya Nova
one of the new ultra glitter collection from Zoya.
it took 3 coats to be opaque but i love jelly with suspended glitter so i'm good!
gorgeous glittery goodness for a crisp fall day.

KO Black over OPI Yoga-ta Get this Blue

KO Black over Barielle Camo

KO black
Zoya Posh
I still am undecided about how often I will indulge in the Matte trend. I have ridges on my ring fingers and I don't like to overbuff because it can make my nails weak, so wearing a matte requires me to come to terms with them when I usually work to hide them. Also, no matte that I have tried yet has lasted more then 1 day. With or without basecoat.
I do love KO black. It's like a vacuum it's so dark and deep and flatte. It really looks cool with the konad and because it is so opaque in 1 coat it gives great coverage with the pattern.
I like that Zoya seems to still have some sheen even though it's not shiny. It gives the polish a nice depth.
I think the real strong point for mattes would be the quick drying/1 coat factor. They are great for putting on a quick mani for a night out. You can practically put your mani on as you go out the door and it would dry in no time and look fantastic.