August 24 2009 - Nails In The News
New Favorites for Fall
Cosmo editors pick their favorite products for the upcoming season. The favored nail polish for fall is the wine-tinted OPI Manicurist of Seville.
Tags: OPI PRODUCTS, POLISH
August 24 2009 - Nails In The News
September's Most-Wanted List
Teen Vogue chooses September's list of top beauty products. Included is OPI nail lacquer in Bubble Bath, with a portion of proceeds going to Look Good, Feel Better.
Tags: OPI PRODUCTS, POLISH
August 24 2009 - Nails In The News
Diamond-Infused Polish
Essie polish is a great buy for a tight budget. Marie Claire's beauty director says, "Fifteen bucks snags a glimmering diamond-dust-infused polish, dreamed up by nail goddess Essie Weingarten and jeweler Judith Ripka.
Tags: ESSIE COSMETICS, POLISH
August 24 2009 - Nails In The News
A Japanese Manicure Makeover
Marie Claire editor gets made over in Tokyo, getting a mani with Tomoyuki "Crystal Devil" Oshiro, an airbrush and crystal nail artist. "He suggests a twist on the French manicure—a nude base that gradually deepes to rose gold at the tips with a crisscrossing of white on top," she reports. "After layering a clear gel on my real nails, Oshiro custom-blends acrylic paint, then airbrushes it on."
As for national nail trends, journalist Mayumi Kurata tells Marie Claire, "Almost 90% of Japanese women wear gel nails."
Tags: AIRBRUSHING, GELS, INTERNATIONAL, NAIL ART
August 24 2009 - Nails In The News
Take a Risk With New Beauty Products
From bright polishes and polka dot eyelash extensions to hot pink blushes and clip-in hair extensions, Glamour's beauty department tries it all—and lets its readers know what's best.
Mary MacLean, executive beauty editor, raves about Sally Hansen's Hi-Definition Nail Color in Blu, Pixel, and Cyber. She says, "The fun colors are like crayons for grown-ups. Great for dressing up my flip flops."
Tags: POLISH, SALLY HANSEN
August 24 2009 - Nails In The News
Matte On the Runway
Glamour's beauty columnist Andrea Pomerantz Lustig says go for a matte manicure. "The shine-free finish I saw backstage at the spring-summer fashion shows is so fresh," she says. "Apply polish (skip topcoat), dry, and run a nail buffer or chamois cloth over it."
Tags: POLISH
August 24 2009 - Nails In The News
Elle's It List
Essie's new fall polishes make Elle's It List. Be ready for clients requesting the gray Chinchilly and the rose Angora Cardi.
Tags: ESSIE COSMETICS, POLISH
August 24 2009 - Nails In The News
Most Likely to Succeed: Navy Nails
Elle votes on the runway's Most Likely to Succeed beauty application: navy nails. Nail tech Deborah Lippmann noted designer Chris Benz's indigo fall collection and used Lancome's Indigo Paris polish. BCBGMaxAzria's models wore a mix of CND purple, black, and aqua.
According to Elle, "Since darker hues show wear and tear more easily than lighter ones, Cherie Pollard, the lead manicurist at BCBGMaxAzria, recommends an extra layer of top coat to prevent chipping and promote shine."
Lippmann also changed models' nail shapes at Chris Benz, filing nails into an almond shape. "The blue makes it unique and modern, but changing the shape is an easy wasy to make your hands more glamourous," she tells the magazine.
Featured products are Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour in Blue Satin, OPI Matte Nail Lacquer in Russian Navy, Lancome Le Vernis Nail Colour in Indigo Paris, and Lippmann Collection Smooth Operator nail file.
Tags: FILES, LIPPMANN COLLECTION, OPI PRODUCTS, POLISH