I am really falling in love with the brushed look, black is beautiful but looks crappy to me when it starts to rust and get worn, chrome has always been my go to but even it's losing it's luster lately, THP has confused and conflicted my golf likes.
I know what you mean. When I was pondering my MP15s I read on their Euro site where you could order custom finishes for your irons. Also stated that some finishes provided a softer "feel".....as if buying irons that feel and look good isn't hard enough, they have to throw that wrench in my works. Luckily for my wallet you could only order the custom finishes from Europe.
That got me humming about what finishes I didn't like and the only one I could think of was the Apex finish. It seemed like it had no secrets and shoes every little knock or scuff. After 4 months the clubs looked like I had them for 5 years.
I am a polished chrome fan. It just looks better, longer to me. Satin gets a "used" look fairly quickly, and the dark finishes that I've seen just don't hold up. But, if a club works for me, it could be any finish.