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Fall 2007

Creative Nail Design Fall Preview

By on June 22, 2007
in CND, Fall 2007 with 2 Comments

The Creative Nail Design team was all over the Fall 2007 runway shows. From New York to Paris, London, Sydney and Dubai, they were creating the hottest nail looks for the fall collections. Team RED worked on 105 shows, custom blending shades, creating ornate nail adornments and premiering the Imperial Anarchy collection.

Flipping though the Creative Fall/Winter 2007 Look Book I see luxe, rich jewel tones and cool steely grays graced the tips of the runway models.

At shows like Giles Deacon, Behnaz Sarafpour and Catherine Malandrino graphite and matte mid-tone grays were featured.

Gold, like Creative Pharaoh’s Gold made an appearance at the Miss Sixty, Baby Phat and Ashish shows.

Purple reigned at 3.1 Phillip Lim, Diesel and Julia Clancy.

Pop art brights jumped off the runways of Heatherette and Karen Walker.

And of course, Red Red Red. Though this year, red wasn’t just about fashion, it also helped raise nationwide health awareness. Designers like Betsey Johnson, Carmen Marc Valvo and Narciso Rodriguez came together to promote Heart Truth and Creative Nail Design has joined the effort.

Red was also featured at the Jason Wu show, nails by Creative Team Red.

So after all that, I present the Imperial Anarchy collection.
Artwork courtesy of Red PR for Creative Nail Design.

OPI Russian Collection Swatches

By on June 19, 2007
in Big 3 Free, Fall 2007, OPI with 30 Comments

Now that you’ve had time to drool over the bottle pics of this collection, I give you swatches and lemming wheel pics. I ask that you please don’t republish these pictures without my permission.

I haven’t really had time to play with all the colors as in depth as I’d like so I can’t give you full reviews now but I’d be happy to answer any questions you have.

What I can say is that Catherine the Grape, Russian Navy and Moscow At Midnight are the standout shades for me. They are each unique and stunning on the nail.

To be honest, I really didn’t expect to love Catherine the Grape from just looking at the bottle but, as they say, looks are deceiving. Applied, it is a gorgeous plummy purple with bronzey shimmer.

Moscow at Midnight is a near black with reddish shimmer that stands out in the sun but just adds interest in indoor lighting.

Russian Navy could be OPI Ink’s deep dark cousin. It’s navy on the nail but it has blue, purple and pink shimmer to add depth.

Boris & Natasha, Catherine The Grape, Kreme de la Kremlin, Cosmo-Not Tonight Honey

St. Petersburgundy, An Affair In Red Square, Vodka & Caviar, Ruble For Your Thoughts

Midnight In Moscow, Siberian Nights, Russian Navy, Suzi Says Da!





OPI Fall 2007 Preview

By on June 14, 2007
in Big 3 Free, Fall 2007, OPI with 7 Comments

Ok seriously, I’m so not ready for Fall. I haven’t even hit the point of bitching about my electric bill from running the A/C day and night. Yet, here we are checking out the new shades for fall. Don’t get me wrong, I love fall. I love the cool crisp air, the leaves changing, etc. The only problem with that is that in Cleveland, Fall lasts for approximately one week. So forgive me if I don’t jump up and down at the thought of fall colors just yet.

Alright everyone, grab your faux fur hats and muffs as OPI takes us to Russia. With 12 shades in this collection ranging from beige-gold shimmer to blackened brown with a blue thrown in for good measure, there is a color in here for everyone. And in typical OPI fashion the names are just as fun as the polishes themselves.

I will give more in depth reviews as I swatch and test each shade so for now, I’ll leave you with bottle pics as an appetizer for whats to come. (c)=creme, (s)=shimmer

Midnight In Moscow(s), Siberian Nights(c), Russian Navy(s), Suzi Says Da!(c)
Taken with extreme flash to show the base colors.
St. Petersburgundy(c), An Affair In Red Square(s), Vodka & Caviar(c), Ruble For Your Thoughts(s)
With flash to show the finish
Boris & Natasha(c), Catherine The Grape(s), Kreme De La Kremlin(c), Cosmo-Not Tonight Honey(s)
With flash to show the finish

Zoya Fall Collection Preview

By on June 12, 2007
in Big 3 Free, Fall 2007, Zoya with 9 Comments

I know we’re not even officially into summer yet but this was too good to keep under wraps until fall. All Lacquered Up is fortunate to be the first to bring you info about the new fall collections from Zoya, courtesy of Art of Beauty.

Uptown and Downtown are the name of the 2 fall collections and each one consists of six shades.

Zoya describes Uptown as “chic, sophisticated, refined, stylish.” I predicted that red will be the celebrity “it” color this fall and if Uptown is any indication, I am on the money. With 2 shimmers and 4 cremes in hues of red, burgundy, plum and browned red this collection will fit the bill for all your red needs.
The Downtown collection is so “me” I can’t even stand it. Hello gorgeous GREEN!! Yes, I said green and I’ll say it again. Green Green Green Green Green. Zoya is describing this line as “urban, trendy, edgy, hyper, electric.” Even though these words don’t necessarily describe the overall me (well maybe “hyper” does), they certainly fit my nail aesthetic.

In addition to red being big in the fall, I called gunmetal gray and purple/plum as other big fall trends. Ding, ding, ding we have a winner. You can bow down to my psychic powers now. But seriously, I haven’t been this excited about an entire collection is a while. Color me happy!

Oh you want details? Downtown has 4 shimmers and 2 cremes in charcoal gray, blue black, midnight blue, deep emerald green, plum and shimmering amethyst (my descriptions not Zoya’s).

Disclaimer: The artwork shown is for the exclusive use of All Lacquered Up and appears courtesy of Art of Beauty. The content is not to be republished without permission.

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