Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs loves this paint

Karen O's favorite polish
Karen O's favorite polish

OMG. I love these matte nail polishes Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is sporting [total sidenote: check out their new single “Zero”their album It’s Blitz! was just released yesterday!].

Anyway, back to beauty: the polish ($22) is from KO (and no, that doesn’t stand for our leading lady’s name — it’s actually Knock Out, and from makeup artist Mike Potter). I don’t think I’ve honestly ever seen a matte polish but I really like. Their black can look a little gothy, white is more funky, and the pink looks sweet. I haven’t tried the red yet, but I love how it looks on the site — it reminds me of cherry-dipped Mister Softee ice cream.

I tested it out for myself. The long wand is really easy to use and it dries in probably 10 seconds or less. I just did two coats quickly and in less than a minute I’m done! Biggest plus in my eyes, since I abhore waiting for polish to dry. KO also has a “Flatte Top”, which can make any of your polishes look matte. Other colors include red (“Karen”), white (“Powder”), pink (“Calamine”), and “Flatte Black” which I helped myself to below:

I did this in like 30 seconds so it’s not the most precise job, but still loving it.

What do you think? Would you try matte nail polish, or are you a fan of the shiny?

x
Shy

9 Comments

  1. sadia wrote:

    I LOVEEE the matte black polish… there’s something so artsy and chic about it…. it makes shiny seem so 2000 and late.

    Posted 4.15.09
  2. Zayan wrote:

    ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so thats what that black nail polish is. The bottle is fancy

    Posted 4.15.09
  3. LoverBoy wrote:

    O M G That matte black polish would looke LOVELYYYYYYY on my oh so white hands. LOVINNNNNNNN IT

    Posted 4.15.09
  4. I may have to ditch the Chanel…

    Posted 4.17.09
  5. sadia wrote:

    def the black over the white. it looks too much like you got bored at work and doused your fingers in white out.

    Posted 4.20.09
  6. shyema wrote:

    haha my cousin said the same thing..i can see that!

    Posted 4.20.09

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