Category Archives: Nails
By May | November 7, 2008
 A few weeks ago, I posted that cosmetics company Uslu Airlines — founded by makeup artist Feride Uslu — was getting ready to collaborate with worldwide DJs (think Ed Banger and Rolleryboys) on a club-influenced range of nail polish.
Now comes word of Uslu Airlines’ second-round nail color collabo with German-born designer Bernard Willhelm, who is an industry favorite, having worked under iconic designers like Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood.
The Uslu Airlines x Bernard Willhelm line, based on common airport destinations and hues from Willhelm’s current collection, dropped at OAK in New York recently.
Also posted in Beauty Bits, Beauty Trends, Brands, Celebrities, Collaborations, Fashion, Industry Favorites, Industry Scoops, New Product, Obsessions, Product Reviews, Retailers | Tagged airport, airports, Alexander McQueen, Bernard Willhelm, bottles, buy, buy it now, clothing, clubs, collaboration, collection, designer, DJ, DJs, Ed banger, famous DJs, Fashion, Feride Uslu, German, hues, international airports, makeup, manicure, nail, nail polish, Nails, New York, NYC, Oak, pedicure, post, Rolleryboys, shades, Uslu Airlines, vivienne westwood
By May | November 4, 2008
 Magazines and runways used to be the number one way to spot fashion and beauty trends, but in this 2.0 digital and media age, things have shifted.
Blogs (The Sartorialist, Facehunter, Fashion Toast), video clips via web (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and television shows (The O.C., Gossip Girl, 90210) are at the forefront of trendspotting, with bloggers and small screen stars getting to sport product, labels, color palettes and accessories firsthand before they hit the regular consuming masses.
Also posted in Around The Water Cooler, Beauty Bits, Beauty Trends, Celebrities, Industry Scoops, Limited Editions, New Product, Obsessions | Tagged Beverly Hills 90210, collection, color, lacquer, limited-edition, makeup, manicure, nail, nail polish, Nails, OPI, shades, Silver, small screen, television, television shows, trends, trendspotting
By May | October 28, 2008
 The French are a sophisticated bunch, no doubt, so there’s really no wonder the chic-est looking manicure is named after them.
Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria, Katie Holmes and Reese Witherspoon — all of whom have been seen around Hollywoodland with the telltale white tips — would rather a French manicure than the latest neon yellow shade from Essie.
By May | October 24, 2008
 Who knew nail polish could be pseudo-eau natural? Or at least non-toxic.
Founded by Sasha Muir in 2005, butter London concentrates on being 3 Free, as in free from formaldehyde, free from toleune and free from DBP.
Also posted in Brands, Obsessions | Tagged butter London, Chimney Sweep, DBP, estheticians, formaldehyde, free, nail polish, non-toxic, products, Sasha Muir, toleune
By May | October 21, 2008
 Ji Baek — the pretty and, er, polished proprietress of uber-chic Rescue Beauty Lounge in New York — went from playing professional violin to managing a restaurant to owning one of the top nail salons known in the industry.
Her client base among the fashion set burgeoned after she opened her first salon in 1999, thanks to signature nail designs in covetable patterns like Burberry plaid. In 2003, Baek decided to leave her clients to their own nail devices when they couldn’t make it into the salon by launching her own polish line throughout North America.
Also posted in Books, Brands, Spa | Tagged book, Burberry, Fashion, Ji Baek, nail, nail care, nail tips, polish, Rescue Beauty Lounge, Rescue Your Nails, salon
 LA Fashion Week begins in t-minus 24 hours (actually in less), which means there will be enough Kevan Hall, Whitley Kros, Crispin & Basilio, VOOM by Joy Han and Lauren Conrad to go around.
Instead of going with the prototypical dark, fall nail colors for front-row, I suggest going high-octane and Warholian in color with the limited-edition Robertson Boulevard collection from Chanel, masterminded by the French fashion house’s Global Creative Director of Makeup, Peter Philips.
Also posted in Brands, Celebrities, Fashion Week, Product Reviews | Tagged Chanel, Crispin & Basilio, Kevan Hall, La Clafoutis, LA Fashion Week, Lauren Conrad, Peter Philips, Robertson Boulevard, The Ivy, VOOM, Whitley Kros
 When the weather turns, aesthetics go awry.
Hair gets frizzy, skin gets dry and cuticles start to peel — not the greatest way to segue into fall/holidays seasons.
Also posted in Brands, Industry Favorites, Product Reviews | Tagged avocado, cream, cuticles, Decleor, FACE Stockholm, Hair, kiehls, Nails, oil, skin, treatment, vitamin
By May | September 29, 2008
 I have been getting a good number of readers commenting that brown — the nail color of Fall ‘08 — just doesn’t work for them.
Don’t fret, my pets! It’s Chanel to the rescue.
Also posted in Brands, Limited Editions, Product Reviews | Tagged berry, brown, Chanel, Coco Chanel, Fall '08, gold, Kaleidoscope, metallic, Peter Philips
By May | September 23, 2008
 Matching shoes, clothes and handbags is a no-no when it comes to style. It’s just as huge a no-no to match eye shadow with lipstick and nail polish.
What isn’t forbidden, however, is to match makeup colors with the season, as in pairing up your nail color this Fall ‘09 with the autumnal palette outside. This means when tree leaves leaves morph into brown and flutter slowly to earth, brushing that same color onto nails is the perfect manicure homage to a season of scarves, warm coats, crisp air and pumpkin spiced lattes.
Also posted in Beauty Trends, Product Reviews | Tagged chocolate, collection, color, Deborah Lippmann, Essie, fall, Fall '09, Liptini, M.I.A., nail polish, palette, Santogold, sartorial, season, shade
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