little miss n

When it comes to getting my nails ‘did. I’m pretty simple with them. I’m fortunate to be able to grow my nails long, so usually they are just au natural. I do however like to get pampered, so mani/pedi’s are always in order  - not only do I love the massage’s and the cuticle clean up, but the perfect application of polish is a treat, since I can never apply colour on so great myself. Now all the colours that have been available to me have been your usual shine coat, and even though I’ve been hearing about the trend of ‘matte’ nail polish, I had never actually seen it .. that is until today.

Randomly, Aritzia is one of the exclusive stockists (Henri Bendel and Kitson in the states are the others) to carry the ‘flatte’ nail polish line  by Knock Out. It goes on with a liquid shine and quickly dries to a matte finish. Although I tested all eight colours that are available so far, I came home with Powder (aka white) and  Calamine (aka light pink). The Flatte Black was great, but you definitely need short nails for that, as the shade on long nails looks like you’re ready to dress as a witch for Halloween. But for those sporting black nail polish these days, I highly suggest you switch to matte. Yes, it’s almost like a chalkboard on your fingers….