Avon Matte Nail Enamel in Grey Cement

Avon Matte nail enamel in Grey Cement
Available from Avon for $5 each


I started off with a coat of my OPI Natural Nail Base Coat. Then followed it with a coat of the Grey Cement nail enamel. (Try to move as fast as you can! Matte nail polishes tend to dry faster than glossy finishes, and this one dries faster than most mattes.) Then, I used a coat of Essie's Matte About You, a "mattifying top coat" on the whole nail. Finally, and I know it's hard to see from the photo, I used my Seche Vite Top Coat on just the tips of my nails. This gave my nails a little something special without taking away from the matte color.


Now for my opinion....


I am torn on this product. And it makes me sad. I was so very excited for this product. It was made even worse by the fact that it was back ordered due to popularity. They finally get here in the mail and I take the package to work because I don't have time to open it and when I get home from work I immediately paint my nails AND -gasps for air-      alas     I     am     underwhelmed.


First off, the brush is rather narrow so it takes multiple strokes to paint your whole nail. Normally, this wouldn't be a travesty, but the nail enamel dries super fast. Not quite faster than a speeding bullet, but fast enough to where it starts to look streaky just trying to paint your whole nail.


But on the other hands, the color is nice and rich, so I actually only needed one coat of polish. And to top things off, the matte look in a color other than neon is so refreshing. I love this color for fall. After much debate, I have decided to give this a 3.5 out of 5 stars. The richness of the color redeems it's fast drying nature. Besides, it's not the nail enamel's fault I paint my nails like a 6 year old.