We can officially add legendary singer Mariah Carey to the list of celebrities who have teamed up with OPI for their own nail polish line. Previous collabs featured Nicki Minaj, The Kardashians, Selena Williams and Katy Perry. Here’s what OPI had to say: “OPI is thrilled to work with Mariah, an industry icon who loves ...
Better later than never huh? Hey, it’s still Winter! Any hoo, Essie’s Winter collection Cocktail Bling features six new cool shades. After viewing some swatches from the collection, they definitely seem like unique and smooth cremes. One thing I have noticed about Essie, is that their renderings (like the photo feature above) never match ...
Essie is back with their new Fall collection, Carry On. The collection features 6 new shades, including: Carry On- a deep romantic burgundy Very Structured- a classic burnt sienna Case Sudy- a rich camel beige Glamour Purse- an alluring almond taupe Lady Like – an elegant soft mauve Power Clutch- a striking deep gray-green I ...
Happy birthday America (and to my bestie Dana)! This look comes from a cool tumblr blog called Nailside. Her nails look impeccable, and I love how she used gold and silver in replace of white. I also love the lightning bolt effect. I stared at these nails wondering how she got the lines so perfect; ...
It’s official- Summer’s here! Summer is one of my favorite seasons for nails- it marks the return to brights, golds and bronzes. Essie‘s new Braziliant Summer 2011 collection takes cues to the colorful sounds of the Brazilian shores. The collections includes two orange shades, Braziliant is a pearly orange, while Meet Me at Sunset is ...
Check out the latest Summer colors from Essie! It looks like Essie is focusing on coral and peach hues this year, they recently realeased Tart Deco and Van D’Go this spring. Now their back with two new coral shades, Haute as Hello and Vermillionaire. And course how can I not mentioned stand out color Pretty ...
L-R: All About You (Sinful Colors), Aurora (Kleancolor), Twinkly Love (Kleancolor), Sugar Sparkle (CND) Pearl Harbor (Sinful Colors), Disco Lights (Milani), Fairy Dust (China Glaze), Lubu Heels (China Glaze). My nail polish collection is not nearly as large as those of my favorite polish bloggers! I’ve have been a pro-mani queen for a long time, ...
MAC keeps the collections coming, this time with Riveting, a collection inspired by all the metal and hardware that’s been popular in fashion lately. Rock Goddesses are never afraid to strut their stuff and step up to the spotlight. This is a rock-steady metal collection that pays homage to their strength and power! A fashion ...
Flash (No Flash) Hey Varnished fanatics! I’ve been having a rough week, so sorry for the lack of posts. Here’s some swatches of Chopsticking to My Story from the new Hong Kong collection by OPI. I absolutely adore this color, it’s nothing like I currently have or seen. It’s a cream based polish in a ...
Hey guys, I hope you all enjoyed your Halloween, I know I did. As promised, below are pictures of me and my friends and their wacky costume and nail choices! Enjoy and don’t forget to submit some of your Halloween looks as well (twitpic @VarnishedNails or email varnished@bksince87.com) We’ll call Natasha’s look Natasha 3.0. She ...
Varnished Links Here are links to my favorite web articles this week Necole Bitchie interviews Athena Elliot of MinxHouston.com- NB Beauty Snob reports on the new Rock and Republic x Essie Clearly Matte topcoat- BS Lancome’s La Collection Lollipop supports the Lollipop Theater Network- ALU Press on nails are back just in time for Halloween. Nylon ...
The much coveted Chanel Jade collection is now available on the Chanel website! $25 is a little out of my budget (especially since I don’t really like green), but I may have to to test this out! Check out Varnished Trend Report: You’ve Got to Be Seen Green!