NOTD – Orly Blue Suede

I went out of town this past weekend, partied a little too much, and inadvertently broke almost every single fingernail on both hands.  Story of my life!

The only good thing about having nubs instead of nails is that you get to wear darker, richer, deeper colors.  Dark colored nail polishes look fantastic on short nails.

For the next few days I will be sporting Orly’s Blue Suede from their second matte collection that came out this Fall.  I’m not the least bit enthusiastic about matte nail lacquers, but that won’t stop me from owning a couple of bottles.

Orly’s Blue Suede is in fact Suede, sort of like the surface of an eggshell.  While there’s no shine, there’s a hint of a sheen making it different from the other matte collections that came out this year.  You know the ones that pretty much look like colorful chalkboards.

Blue Suede is opaque after one coat.  I am wearing two coats because I had to clean up the cuticle area.  Take your time when applying matte polishes so that they look smooth, not streaky or clumpy.  Orly’s formula for mattes is pretty great because it takes a while for them to dry which gives you time to cover any mistakes.

Although I said that it takes time for your nails to dry, they still dry three times faster  than regular nail polishes.  Even the quick dry ones so be aware of that before you begin to polish.

I am not wearing a top coat for obvious reasons, but I AM wearing a basecoat [Orly's Bonder] to protect my nails.  Matte polishes don’t last as long a normal polishes, which is why wearing them while having nubs for fingernails is perfect.  There’s no nail surface to chip, so the polish will still be there, in tact [I hope,] by the time I get tired of looking at my nails and switch colors.

Orly Blue Suede is still available online.