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Varnished Fall Trend Report: Very Berry Nails
Matte and dark berry lips were all the rage on the Fall runaways earlier this year, and the same look can definitely apply to nails. Check out these berrilicious shades from Essie, OPI, American Apparel and Chanel. Add a matte top coat for a twist to this look. Carry On – Essie German-icure- OPI Port- ...
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Varnished Fall Trend Report: Winning Metallics
Autumn is all about luxe, deep, velvety colors and textures and of course this translates to your nails. Be on the look out for one of this Fall’s trends, Metallics. Get some nail inspiration from some of the collections below. China Glaze- Bohemian Luster Chrome I’m loving the bohemian color scheme for China Glaze’s Fall ...
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Varnished Trend Report: Textured Nails
The Caviar Manicure I’ll be honest, I never posted the caviar manicure before, because I just don’t like it (lol). I can imagine the beads getting caught in my hair or popping off- the look is just not for me. Ciaté made this look famous with their Caviar Manicure kit. I am also a little ...
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In Stores Now: Style Black
So October is just around the corner and so is every kid’s favorite holiday- Halloween. However, beauty and fashion trends seem to be leaning toward the gothic and vamp look all season long. Varnished took a look at the latest vampire obsession and how it has translated into beauty. Now MAC has also released a ...
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Male Polish?
So I was reading my daily RSS feeds, when I stumbled across Bella Sugar‘s report on the growing Nail Polish for Men trend. I think there is nothing wrong with a man getting a manicure or pedicure- but the whole nail polish thing is a little too much! Some men get clear or matte top ...
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Trend Report: You’ve Got to be Seen Green!
“…If you’re not seen green, you better be wearing jade” Green is all the rage this season. I’ll be honest, green is not one my favorite colors, but I have been wearing Gargantuan Green Grape since last year, which is a cream based key lime green by OPI. Surprisingly enough, it has become one of ...
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Trend Report: True Blood
With the popularity of the teenage girl meets vampire twisted love story Twilight and countless other vampy tails (my fave happens to be True Blood on HBO), it’s no wonder that the Vamp/Dark Romance look is in for the Fall. Matte, “blood stained” lips and mysteriously dark and smoky eyes are staples of this trend. ...
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Varnished Celebs: Kim Kardashian Wears OPI Matte Collection
Kim combines a matte and glossy top coat to achieve this look In an earlier post I discussed the new matte nail polish craze which gives nails a flat and almost rubbery look. I mentioned that I wanted to try the look with a glossy tip- and tada, Kim Kardashian updates her blog with the ...
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Essence Magazine Dares You to Wear Lilac
Everyone’s favorite top model Eva Pigford models another hot trend this season Lilac Nails. Essence’s August issue dares you to go purple with OPI‘s A Grape Fit and Done Out in Deco (which Eva models). They also suggest butter London‘s Scoundrel and Barielle Shades Nail Polish in Expressive. I happen to adore this trend, and ...
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Trend Report: Matte and Creme
This season in nails is all about Matte and Creme. OPI has debuted a gloss-less collection just in time for fall and a couple other brands have debuted their matte top coats. The Creme look is all about frost and sparkle free nails. I personally can’t stand sparkly nail polish so the creme look has ...
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Trend Report: InStyle Magazine’s Fall Must Have Manicures
InStyle Magazine outlines 3 fabulous DIY “Must Have Manicures”, including Mixed Metals (brushed metal foil), Moon (which is kind of a play on the tuxedo look), Ombre (which is a different shade of purple on each nail). I definitely am going to try the Ombre which is the easiest look to achieve. Click here to ...
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