At the Catherine Malandrino show, CND’s Desert Suede was texturized with coffee grounds and sugar for a dense, sandy manicure, which was then topped with the company’s Super Matte top coat.
Photo courtesy of CND
Half of the models at the Diego Binetti show had nails that mimicked a sunrise, which was created with CND’s Studio White, Ivory Coast, and Electric Orange; the other half’s nails represented “Thai nights,” featuring CND’s Inkwell, Ice Blue Shimmer, and rhinestones.
Photo courtesy of CND
Half of the models at the Diego Binetti show had nails that mimicked a sunrise, which was created with CND’s Studio White, Ivory Coast, and Electric Orange; the other half’s nails represented “Thai nights,” featuring CND’s Inkwell, Ice Blue Shimmer, and rhinestones.
Photo courtesy of CND
Paraffin was prominently featured as a fashion accessory at the Victor de Souza show, in which the wax was kept on the model’s hands to lend them a futuristic glaze; the long, pointy nails were polished with CND’s Blackjack.
Photo courtesy of CND
At 3.1 Phillip Lim, CND’s Oilslick was topped with asymmetrical sweeps of CND’s Gold Sparkle for a deconstructed, oxidized finish.
Photo courtesy of CND
The nails at Baby Phat were gold foil with CND’s Gold Chrome topped with CND’s Air Dry on toes for an exotic Moroccan-inspired look.
Photo courtesy of CND
The matte trend appeared again on the runways at Jason Wu , where CND’s Copper Chrome was topped by the company’s Super Matte for a matte metallic finish.
Photo courtesy of CND
At Behnaz Sarafpour, bursts of rich, deep color in the form of CND Dark Ruby and Asphalt matched ’40s inspired pieces.
Photo courtesy of CND
Gwen Stefani (right) and model Milena pose at the L.A.M.B. Fashion Show, where the manicures were done using Dashing Diva NYC Fleet Week, a solid white.
Photography by Ann Lawlor
For the Jillian Lewis show, the Dashing Diva team created a light matte white polish by applying Pure Foundation base coat, a coat of the NYC Fleet Street, and leaving off the top coat.
Photography by Dashing Diva
At the Lorick show, half of the models wore Dashing Diva Miranda’s Law (red) and half wore the company’s Box Seats (blue).
Photography by Dashing Diva
At the Lorick show, half of the models wore Dashing Diva Miranda’s Law (red) and half wore the company’s Box Seats (blue).
Photography by Dashing Diva
To give the models a more uniform look, designer Rosa Cha had the Dashing Diva team apply Kiss Express On Nails before applying polish (in Dashing Diva’s Miranda’s Law), which helped the red hue stand out.
Designer Tahari wanted a clean look that was accomplished with Dashing Diva’s Well Connected.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
Dashing Diva’s Soho Gallery polish created clean, natural-looking finger and toenails at the Mikhael Kale show.
Photography by Melissa Preston
The Dashing Diva team painted the nails of designer Caroline Seikaly’s models with an Astor Place-polish-based mix, which is a light gray.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Led by nail tech Pattie Yankee, the Dashing Diva team painted the nails of Erin Fetherston’s models with the company’s Trust Fund polish.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
A Georges Chakra model shows off her Dashing Diva Social Climbing polish.
Photography by Dashing Diva
A Maria Grachvogel model shows off her Dashing Diva Flatiron District polish.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
An Andy and Debb model shows off her Dashing Diva Boarding School polish.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Two J Mendel models show off their Dashing Diva Charlotte’s Wedding polish.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Manicures and pedicures at the Badgley Mishka show were done with Dashing Diva’s She E.O.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
Dashing Diva’s 57th Street & 5th Avenue (on light-toned models) and Chelsea in the Buff (on dark-toned models) were included in the Brian Reyes show.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
As per Tony Cohen’s wishes, Dashing Diva’s Pattie Yankee created a light gray color to apply on the models’ hands; the color, Astor Place at Dawn, will be available in the spring.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Tibi went with Dashing Diva’s Social Climbing, a very light pink shade with a slight shimmer, to create a girly, feminine look.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Editors, press, and buyers received Minx and M2M damoreJon nail treatments with manicurist Myrdith Leon-McCormack at the Daily Suite at Fashion Week.
Manicurist Dawn Sterling applied Minx Ruby Red Lightning on model Genevieve during New York Fashion Week.
Photography by Sarah Louise Johnson
Manicurist Dawn Sterling applied Silver Lightning Minx and M2M damoreJon Star Dust polish on model Claudia.
Photography by Sarah Louise Johnson
U.K. manicurist Teresa Smith contacted Minx to have the company create a special edition Pewter Minx nails for the Gareth Pugh fashion show at London Fashion Week.
Photography by Teresa Smith
At the Richard Sorger fashion show at London Fashion Week, U.K. manicurist Trish Lomax applied Silver Lightning Minx to the models.
Photography by Irene Scioti
Led by Minx co-founder Dawn Lynch-Goodwin and U.K.-based celebrity manicurist Marian Newman, Kiss Nails topped with customized Minx nail coatings (to match the models’ dresses) strutted down the catwalk at the Alexander McQueen show during Paris Fashion Week.
Photography by Philippe Ardouin
For the Alexander McQueen show during Paris Fashion Week, the Minx team made 14 fingers of each model’s designs to make sure that the coatings would be good fit.
Photography by Philippe Ardouin
Nail tech Teresa Smith polished ManGlaze Haute Mess, a matte charcoal gray polish created exclusively for the show, on the models for Gareth Pugh’s Paris Fashion Week show. Some models also wore Pewter Metallic Minx.
At Paris Fashion Week, Gareth Pugh models were androgynously styled in various hues of gray with ManGlaze Haute Mess polish to match.
Former America’s Next Top Model contestant Lisa shows off her nails for the Farah Angsana show; the nails were done with Zoya’s Naomi polish by Nail Taxi’s Cinnamon Bowser.
Photography by Al-Karim Powell-Darensburg
Manicurist and Nail Taxi mobile salon owner Cinnamon Bowser did manicures using Zoya polishes at Guess’ Fashion’s Night Out during New York Fashion Week.
At the Toni Maticevski show, models wore Zoya Midori with a thin wash of Zoya Bekka over the top.
Photography by Anna Thiessen Photography
Manicurist Jackie Saulsbery polished nails in Zoya’s Barbie, Midori, and Ali for the Leanne Marshall show.
Manicurist Jackie Saulsbery applied Zoya polishes in Erin and Tasha as the perfect nude shades for the Tory Burch presentation.
Manicurists Jackie Saulsbery and Sunshine Outing polished these classic nude nails using Zoya Helen and Jennifer for the Peter Som presentation.
Marc Jacobs’ runway models sported OPI nail polishes in a variety of nude shades, including Malaysian Mist (sunny light pink), Samoan Sand (warm beige-pink), Barefoot in Barcelona (luscious nude), and Dulce de Leche (sweet creamy nude), all topped with the company’s Matte Nail Envy Natural Nail Strengthener to soften the look even more.
“Marc Jacobs’ shows are always the talk of the fashion world,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI executive vice president and artistic director. “OPI was thrilled to partner with this prolific designer and provide nail shades to accessorize his inspired creations.”
OPI manicurist Renee Meyers works on models backstage at the Marc Jacobs’ show.
Barielle, celebrity manicurist Elle and designer Reem Acra developed Barielle’s sheer pink polish color, dubbed Without a Stitch, to debut at the designer’s fashion week runway show.
Barielle, celebrity manicurist Elle and designer Reem Acra developed Barielle’s sheer pink polish color, dubbed Without a Stitch, to debut at the designer’s fashion week runway show.
A Barielle manicurist polishes nails at Reem Acra’s show with Barielle’s sheer pink hue Without a Stitch.
Led by Mentor, Ohio-based nail tech Julie Kandalec, the China Glaze team designed sheer nails — in China Glaze Innocence — for each model that walked the Tadashi Shoji Runway Show.
The China Glaze team at the Tadashi Shoji show; from left to right: Julie Kandalec, Heather Nicholson, and Chelsea Rader, all three of Jenniffer & Co. in Mentor, Ohio.
At the Gerlan Jeans show, manicurist Julie Kandalec says the team was able to create “all sorts of cool, wild nails,” including brights, deep purples, dark aquas, yellows (shown), and green moon manicures and pink free edges, all created with Milani polishes.
The Milani team polishes models’ nails at the Charlotte Ronson show.
The Charlotte Ronson show featured classically sheer nails in a sheer beige by Milani called Creme Brulee.
For the Cesar Galindo show, Julie Kandalec and the team used Milani’s 3-D Holographic #509 (launching in February 2010) and 3-D Holographic #510 with additional textured highlights using #701 Art of Gold striper.
At Nary Manivong, the Milani team created a matte, light lime green nail: one coat gold holographic polish, followed by one coat light lime green shimmer, and finishing it with one coat of matte top coat.
At Nary Manivong, the Milani team created a matte, light lime green nail: one coat gold holographic polish, followed by one coat light lime green shimmer, and finishing it with one coat of matte top coat.
Priti polish in Shirley Temple Peony was applied with a matte base coat over the top to provide an almost latexy finish for nails at the Thakoon show.
Tommy Hilfiger went with a classic nude shade, Priti Coronation, for the company’s runway show.
Priti polishes were used to create these bright red nails seen on the Devi Kroell runway.
Models at the Julie Haus show wore Lippmann Collection Hit Me With Your Best Shot, which was purposely scuffed up by manicurist Deborah Lippmann to go with the “morning after” look the models had.
Pamela Anderson wore Color Club’s Lazer Pink at New Zealand Fashion Week
For the Cesar Galindo show, the Milani team used Milani’s 3-D Holographic #509 (launching in February 2010) and 3-D Holographic #510 with additional textured highlights using #701 Art of Gold striper.
Priti polishes were used to create these warm gold nails as seen on the Carlos Miele runway.
Kinetics International educator Margarita Belska did nails for the Jeremy Scott show at London Fashion Week 2009. The show’s nail care sponsor was M2M damoreJon.
Kinetics International educator Margarita Belska poses with designer Vivienne Westwood during London Fashion Week. The show’s nail care sponsor was M2M damoreJon.
At the Gerlan Jeans show, manicurist Julie Kandalec says the team was able to create “all sorts of cool, wild nails,” including brights, deep purples, dark aquas, yellows, and green moon manicures and pink free edges (shown), all created with Milani polishes. Photography by Edward James, FashionWatch.
For the Cesar Galindo show, the Milani team used Milani’s 3-D Holographic #509 (launching in February 2010) and 3-D Holographic #510 with additional textured highlights using #701 Art of Gold striper. Photography by Edward James, FashionWatch.
The Charlotte Ronson show featured classically sheer nails in a sheer beige by Milani called Creme Brulee. Photography by Edward James, FashionWatch.
At Nary Manivong, the Milani team created a matte, light lime green nail: one coat gold holographic polish, followed by one coat light lime green shimmer, and finishing it with one coat of matte top coat. Photography by Edward James, FashionWatch.
At the Catherine Malandrino show, CND’s Desert Suede was texturized with coffee grounds and sugar for a dense, sandy manicure, which was then topped with the company’s Super Matte top coat.
Photo courtesy of CND
Half of the models at the Diego Binetti show had nails that mimicked a sunrise, which was created with CND’s Studio White, Ivory Coast, and Electric Orange; the other half’s nails represented “Thai nights,” featuring CND’s Inkwell, Ice Blue Shimmer, and rhinestones.
Photo courtesy of CND
Half of the models at the Diego Binetti show had nails that mimicked a sunrise, which was created with CND’s Studio White, Ivory Coast, and Electric Orange; the other half’s nails represented “Thai nights,” featuring CND’s Inkwell, Ice Blue Shimmer, and rhinestones.
Photo courtesy of CND
Paraffin was prominently featured as a fashion accessory at the Victor de Souza show, in which the wax was kept on the model’s hands to lend them a futuristic glaze; the long, pointy nails were polished with CND’s Blackjack.
Photo courtesy of CND
At 3.1 Phillip Lim, CND’s Oilslick was topped with asymmetrical sweeps of CND’s Gold Sparkle for a deconstructed, oxidized finish.
Photo courtesy of CND
The nails at Baby Phat were gold foil with CND’s Gold Chrome topped with CND’s Air Dry on toes for an exotic Moroccan-inspired look.
Photo courtesy of CND
The matte trend appeared again on the runways at Jason Wu , where CND’s Copper Chrome was topped by the company’s Super Matte for a matte metallic finish.
Photo courtesy of CND
At Behnaz Sarafpour, bursts of rich, deep color in the form of CND Dark Ruby and Asphalt matched ’40s inspired pieces.
Photo courtesy of CND
Gwen Stefani (right) and model Milena pose at the L.A.M.B. Fashion Show, where the manicures were done using Dashing Diva NYC Fleet Week, a solid white.
Photography by Ann Lawlor
For the Jillian Lewis show, the Dashing Diva team created a light matte white polish by applying Pure Foundation base coat, a coat of the NYC Fleet Street, and leaving off the top coat.
Photography by Dashing Diva
At the Lorick show, half of the models wore Dashing Diva Miranda’s Law (red) and half wore the company’s Box Seats (blue).
Photography by Dashing Diva
At the Lorick show, half of the models wore Dashing Diva Miranda’s Law (red) and half wore the company’s Box Seats (blue).
Photography by Dashing Diva
To give the models a more uniform look, designer Rosa Cha had the Dashing Diva team apply Kiss Express On Nails before applying polish (in Dashing Diva’s Miranda’s Law), which helped the red hue stand out.
Designer Tahari wanted a clean look that was accomplished with Dashing Diva’s Well Connected.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
Dashing Diva’s Soho Gallery polish created clean, natural-looking finger and toenails at the Mikhael Kale show.
Photography by Melissa Preston
The Dashing Diva team painted the nails of designer Caroline Seikaly’s models with an Astor Place-polish-based mix, which is a light gray.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Led by nail tech Pattie Yankee, the Dashing Diva team painted the nails of Erin Fetherston’s models with the company’s Trust Fund polish.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
A Georges Chakra model shows off her Dashing Diva Social Climbing polish.
Photography by Dashing Diva
A Maria Grachvogel model shows off her Dashing Diva Flatiron District polish.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
An Andy and Debb model shows off her Dashing Diva Boarding School polish.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Two J Mendel models show off their Dashing Diva Charlotte’s Wedding polish.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Manicures and pedicures at the Badgley Mishka show were done with Dashing Diva’s She E.O.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
Dashing Diva’s 57th Street & 5th Avenue (on light-toned models) and Chelsea in the Buff (on dark-toned models) were included in the Brian Reyes show.
Photography by Alexei Nemchenko
As per Tony Cohen’s wishes, Dashing Diva’s Pattie Yankee created a light gray color to apply on the models’ hands; the color, Astor Place at Dawn, will be available in the spring.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Tibi went with Dashing Diva’s Social Climbing, a very light pink shade with a slight shimmer, to create a girly, feminine look.
Photography by Dashing Diva
Editors, press, and buyers received Minx and M2M damoreJon nail treatments with manicurist Myrdith Leon-McCormack at the Daily Suite at Fashion Week.
Manicurist Dawn Sterling applied Minx Ruby Red Lightning on model Genevieve during New York Fashion Week.
Photography by Sarah Louise Johnson
Manicurist Dawn Sterling applied Silver Lightning Minx and M2M damoreJon Star Dust polish on model Claudia.
Photography by Sarah Louise Johnson
U.K. manicurist Teresa Smith contacted Minx to have the company create a special edition Pewter Minx nails for the Gareth Pugh fashion show at London Fashion Week.
Photography by Teresa Smith
At the Richard Sorger fashion show at London Fashion Week, U.K. manicurist Trish Lomax applied Silver Lightning Minx to the models.
Photography by Irene Scioti
Led by Minx co-founder Dawn Lynch-Goodwin and U.K.-based celebrity manicurist Marian Newman, Kiss Nails topped with customized Minx nail coatings (to match the models’ dresses) strutted down the catwalk at the Alexander McQueen show during Paris Fashion Week.
Photography by Philippe Ardouin
For the Alexander McQueen show during Paris Fashion Week, the Minx team made 14 fingers of each model’s designs to make sure that the coatings would be good fit.
Photography by Philippe Ardouin
Nail tech Teresa Smith polished ManGlaze Haute Mess, a matte charcoal gray polish created exclusively for the show, on the models for Gareth Pugh’s Paris Fashion Week show. Some models also wore Pewter Metallic Minx.
At Paris Fashion Week, Gareth Pugh models were androgynously styled in various hues of gray with ManGlaze Haute Mess polish to match.
Former America’s Next Top Model contestant Lisa shows off her nails for the Farah Angsana show; the nails were done with Zoya’s Naomi polish by Nail Taxi’s Cinnamon Bowser.
Photography by Al-Karim Powell-Darensburg
Manicurist and Nail Taxi mobile salon owner Cinnamon Bowser did manicures using Zoya polishes at Guess’ Fashion’s Night Out during New York Fashion Week.
At the Toni Maticevski show, models wore Zoya Midori with a thin wash of Zoya Bekka over the top.
Photography by Anna Thiessen Photography
Manicurist Jackie Saulsbery polished nails in Zoya’s Barbie, Midori, and Ali for the Leanne Marshall show.
Manicurist Jackie Saulsbery applied Zoya polishes in Erin and Tasha as the perfect nude shades for the Tory Burch presentation.
Manicurists Jackie Saulsbery and Sunshine Outing polished these classic nude nails using Zoya Helen and Jennifer for the Peter Som presentation.
Marc Jacobs’ runway models sported OPI nail polishes in a variety of nude shades, including Malaysian Mist (sunny light pink), Samoan Sand (warm beige-pink), Barefoot in Barcelona (luscious nude), and Dulce de Leche (sweet creamy nude), all topped with the company’s Matte Nail Envy Natural Nail Strengthener to soften the look even more.
“Marc Jacobs’ shows are always the talk of the fashion world,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI executive vice president and artistic director. “OPI was thrilled to partner with this prolific designer and provide nail shades to accessorize his inspired creations.”
OPI manicurist Renee Meyers works on models backstage at the Marc Jacobs’ show.
Barielle, celebrity manicurist Elle and designer Reem Acra developed Barielle’s sheer pink polish color, dubbed Without a Stitch, to debut at the designer’s fashion week runway show.
Barielle, celebrity manicurist Elle and designer Reem Acra developed Barielle’s sheer pink polish color, dubbed Without a Stitch, to debut at the designer’s fashion week runway show.
A Barielle manicurist polishes nails at Reem Acra’s show with Barielle’s sheer pink hue Without a Stitch.
Led by Mentor, Ohio-based nail tech Julie Kandalec, the China Glaze team designed sheer nails — in China Glaze Innocence — for each model that walked the Tadashi Shoji Runway Show.
The China Glaze team at the Tadashi Shoji show; from left to right: Julie Kandalec, Heather Nicholson, and Chelsea Rader, all three of Jenniffer & Co. in Mentor, Ohio.
At the Gerlan Jeans show, manicurist Julie Kandalec says the team was able to create “all sorts of cool, wild nails,” including brights, deep purples, dark aquas, yellows (shown), and green moon manicures and pink free edges, all created with Milani polishes.
The Milani team polishes models’ nails at the Charlotte Ronson show.
The Charlotte Ronson show featured classically sheer nails in a sheer beige by Milani called Creme Brulee.
For the Cesar Galindo show, Julie Kandalec and the team used Milani’s 3-D Holographic #509 (launching in February 2010) and 3-D Holographic #510 with additional textured highlights using #701 Art of Gold striper.
At Nary Manivong, the Milani team created a matte, light lime green nail: one coat gold holographic polish, followed by one coat light lime green shimmer, and finishing it with one coat of matte top coat.
At Nary Manivong, the Milani team created a matte, light lime green nail: one coat gold holographic polish, followed by one coat light lime green shimmer, and finishing it with one coat of matte top coat.
Priti polish in Shirley Temple Peony was applied with a matte base coat over the top to provide an almost latexy finish for nails at the Thakoon show.
Tommy Hilfiger went with a classic nude shade, Priti Coronation, for the company’s runway show.
Priti polishes were used to create these bright red nails seen on the Devi Kroell runway.
Models at the Julie Haus show wore Lippmann Collection Hit Me With Your Best Shot, which was purposely scuffed up by manicurist Deborah Lippmann to go with the “morning after” look the models had.
Pamela Anderson wore Color Club’s Lazer Pink at New Zealand Fashion Week
For the Cesar Galindo show, the Milani team used Milani’s 3-D Holographic #509 (launching in February 2010) and 3-D Holographic #510 with additional textured highlights using #701 Art of Gold striper.
Priti polishes were used to create these warm gold nails as seen on the Carlos Miele runway.
Kinetics International educator Margarita Belska did nails for the Jeremy Scott show at London Fashion Week 2009. The show’s nail care sponsor was M2M damoreJon.
Kinetics International educator Margarita Belska poses with designer Vivienne Westwood during London Fashion Week. The show’s nail care sponsor was M2M damoreJon.
At the Gerlan Jeans show, manicurist Julie Kandalec says the team was able to create “all sorts of cool, wild nails,” including brights, deep purples, dark aquas, yellows, and green moon manicures and pink free edges (shown), all created with Milani polishes. Photography by Edward James, FashionWatch.
For the Cesar Galindo show, the Milani team used Milani’s 3-D Holographic #509 (launching in February 2010) and 3-D Holographic #510 with additional textured highlights using #701 Art of Gold striper. Photography by Edward James, FashionWatch.
The Charlotte Ronson show featured classically sheer nails in a sheer beige by Milani called Creme Brulee. Photography by Edward James, FashionWatch.
At Nary Manivong, the Milani team created a matte, light lime green nail: one coat gold holographic polish, followed by one coat light lime green shimmer, and finishing it with one coat of matte top coat. Photography by Edward James, FashionWatch.
Matte finishes, moon manicures, metallics, and nudes made up an exciting nail scene at New York Fashion Week, which took place September 10-17. This gallery is an expanded version of the article in the February 2010 issue of NAILS Magazine. Photos where a city isn’t identified were taken during New York Fashion Week.
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