I’ve got a lovely polish on today, this is Lincoln Park After Dark by OPI in their suede polish. There was a whole range of them which came out in Fall 2009 and this is the only one I own – and its a beauty!
As with most matte polishes, drying time is super quick. You have to work fast with the polish so that you get it on the nail in minimal brush strokes and to prevent nail polish drag. LPAD is a lovely, metalized deep lilac. It is gorgeous! What you see above it two quick coats, it does take practice and I had to repeat a couple of nails as I made a bit of a mess of them. Its certainly worth it.
I put on Essie all in one as my base coat and I didn’t top coat as that would ruin the effect. Wear is never as good with matte polishes as it is with regular or glitter finishes.
Availability of the suedes is a bit hit and miss, you may have to resort to eBay or a vintage polish reseller. Mine was part of a swap with my polish twin.
How do you like suede polishes?
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