Saturday, November 17, 2012

Nirvana...Matte?

Did you know Sinful Colors has some matte colors? I didn't realize it until recently when I came across a display and I was checking names to see if there was something new hiding in the midst of the polishes. I came across Sinful Colors Nirvana (Matte).

I LOVE matte polishes, rubber polishes, suede polishes, etc which I find ironic since I'm so in love with glitter.

Anyway.

I put this baby on right away and behold it's matte-ness!

Sinful Colors Nirvana swatch
Sinful Colors Nirvana (two coats)

O_o

Umm. Didn't it say matte? 


Yep, it did. Let's look again, maybe it was the lighting...

Sinful Colors Nirvana swatch
Sinful Colors Nirvana (two coats)

Nope, not the lighting. Sigh.

Either way, Sinful Colors Nirvana is a medium chocolate brown. Neutral, nice for work or "underwear" for a fun glitter. It's a pretty color, just not what I was expecting. Surprisingly, it fit a tiny unfilled hole in my brown colors, so that was nice.

But just for ... grins ... let's look at it mattified. I used Butter London Matte Finish Top Coat, which I purchased at a STEAL on Coterie (three polishes + matte top coat for $15).

Sinful Colors Nirvana swatch
Sinful Colors Nirvana (two coats) + Butter London Matte Finish Top Coat (1 coat)

Sinful Colors Nirvana swatch
Sinful Colors Nirvana (two coats) + Butter London Matte Finish Top Coat (1 coat)

Have you tried any Sinful Colors Matte colors and been disappointed? Or was that matte referring to something else and I'm just being silly?

14 comments:

  1. Wow! It's gorgeous when you add the matte topcoat!

    ReplyDelete
  2. I have one or two matte polishes from sinful colours and they are pretty gorgeous I have to day. Funnily enough they don't have matte written on the bottom of them :P

    ReplyDelete
  3. Gorgeous but I really wish it was matte. Lol you made me laugh though :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. That's so weird, my bottle of Nirvana doesn't say Matte above it! I just went and looked too!! When I used it though it totally was shiny like yours. There are two sinful polishes that I know of which dry matte but dont say it on the label...I think it's Cream Pink and then Savage. My neighbor has Savage, i hated the formula and never bought it for myself and it stains like woah. Anyways, I'm rambling. I love my bottle of Nirvana. It wasn't like any other browns I have, and it looks really nice matte.

    ReplyDelete
  5. That is odd, definitely not matte. Nirvana has always been one of those Sinful Colors polishes that I pick up and hold for a couple of minutes, but don't end up buying. It is a pretty neutral though.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Really nice color! Looks great with the top coat.

    Weird about it being supposedly "matte". I wonder what that was all about? ):

    ReplyDelete
  7. i bought the same one a few months ago even though i already owned the original version of nirvana , had the same reaction you did lol , i dont think sinful colors actually labels their matte polishes but there are a few that have a matte finish like dream on , savage and rise and shine, my favorite being rise an shine since savage tends to stain and dream on chips fairly quick

    ReplyDelete
  8. How funny! I have not seen any SC mattes but we don't get many of that line where I live (sad face) - we get maybe 2 or 3 display collections/yr and then a smattering of always picked over colors in an ongoing racked collection. Personally I like very few mattes. I am enamored with the old OPI Suedes however - but usually on day 2 I will put a clear topper over them so I can see all the goodies that are in them.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I heard they're a little inconsistent about finishes. My bottle of Rise and Shine dries semi-matte but a lot of people say it's not! Super weird. Colour still looks awesome, and you can always topcoat it, right?

    ReplyDelete
  10. I like this gorgeous chocolaty color! It is beautiful shiny and matte. I haven't tried any of their mattes... Maybe the company just doesn't know what matte is and screwed up? I have no idea, but that is definitely not a matte on its own! =P

    ReplyDelete
  11. I really like this brown polish, Sinful Colors in Nirvana!
    Fine!

    ReplyDelete

Glad you stopped by. Have a great day!