I attended the International Salon and Spa Expo last weekend in Long Beach, CA. Being a wardrobe stylist you want to be on the cutting edge of everything fashion, and I believe hair and makeup is involved in that process. At the end of the day how do you take the runway trends and pull them into your real life? As a stylist, this is my area of expertise. Customers want to purchase items that will be valid next year, and look their best. At the show I found new vendor’s to try, and if I love their product, I will be able to offer it to you at www.laurenspicks.com. Every product on Laurenspicks.com is either tested or hand picked by me and my loved ones.
In talking about trends, one that I hadn’t tried was the matte nail polish. I usually stick to a french manicure, or a nude colored nail polish. At the ISSE show every nail polish company was there with their whole line of products. When I stopped at the OPI booth and found their matte nail polish, I thought I should try it. So here is the round up. To get the matte affect you are not going to use a base or top coat. My manicurist tried both a base and top coat, and it does not work on this matte formula. I think this product is awesome if you paint your own nails. This nail polish dries very quickly, and since you can’t use base or top coat, it’s fool proof. Do not expect your nail polish to last more than a few days, the OPI matte polish that I used lasted four days.
I like it!!!