OPI Matte Top Coat

I love the matte look and really wanted to try it on myself. It's quite a thin product and is fairly easy to apply. This review was after my first use so things may change as I get more experienced in application. For me this product had some pro's and cons. It definitely gives a great matte finish, provided you've covered your whole nail, so you don't get little shiny bits showing through. Cons for me is that it was really fast drying so if you did miss a bit of nail and had to touch up the finish became streaky. I also found it didn't wear particularly well, chipping within the first day. I'll be experimenting again with this product and will hopefully achieve a better finish next time.

I definitely need to experiment with this one! I did love the matte finish but i found it took off layers of polish underneath if i hadn't allowed enough drying time. It does fade very quickly but i found if you apply a normal topcoat it goes back to being a glossy nail. So no needing to fully take all your nail polish off if you are wanting to freshen it up.

Does it's job in mattifying perfectly but does not function well as a top coat! Also does smear designs so lay it on thick! It chips so easily!

This matte top coat is cool on some polishes, not that great on others! The idea of a matte top coat is awesome, but it just wasn't quite what I was hoping for! It didn't work too hugely well as a top coat, either, found that the nail polish chipped quite quickly after application. However, it has a nice texture and goes on smoothly and easily. Some polishes I put it on, it had a really cool effect, but most, it just looked kinda weird and didn't turn out as I had hoped!

I’m a very big nail polish person so thought that a matte top coat would be a game changer with my existing nail polishes. I bought this one which true to form does work very well at making polishes matte and looks super cool however ever time I use it it chips after about twelve hours which is incredibly irritating as it has no staying power my manicures when I use this last for around two days

I was really keen to try this out, I love the look of matte nails and I thought this product is such a good idea to turn any nail polish matte. I like the packaging of the top coat and I like that you can clearly see the difference between this top coat and others. When I first used it, I was very surprised about how quickly it turns your nail polish matte, it is almost instantly. It worked with any brand of nail polish I had. I noticed however that it wasn't the best at protecting the nail polish and would find it would chip after a day or two of wear. I saw somewhere that it is a good idea to put a normal top coat under this one to help with chipping which I tried but it didn't help much. I also noticed that after a week or so, the nails were no longer matte, like the top coat had worn off. I think it is a good product that makes your nails go matte but you might have to change your nail polish every couple of days to stop it from chipping.