JUST FLOCKING DANDY

Even men's fashion is giving inspiration to the unstoppable avant-garde nail movement happening right now. 

This is the more sophisticated and groomed version of the real feather manicure featured here some months ago (probably 6, for the cross-referencing types...) 

Go here for the complete tutorial, and check out thenailasaurus.com for every other conceivable nail polish art you can - and cannot - imagine. 

Mani image via glamour.com 

POLISH-SIZED

Have you ever..... 

Behold the world's smallest dog. Size officially being compared to a nail polish bottle (which constitutes it's relevance here). 

For my sister. 

I dare her not to lose her sh*#!...

Image via christianpost.com

OPI HORSES AROUND

In the spirit of every dance battle reality talent tv show (and possibly the Melbourne Cup this week?? so weird...) OPI have produced a new commercial that is oddly captivating if (absolutely) nothing else. 

Did someone in their creative marketing department eat too much cheese before bedtime?? 

Regardless of the how bizarre this story is, the execution and quality of talent of all involved is actually flawless. 

The part that took my breath away is after all the horsing around, when OPI signs off by showing you almost every colour conceived in the known universe that they have at one time or another put in a 15ml bottle. 

I knew they'd done alot of colours, but my gosh... 

Video via youtube.com

MAZZA CAZZA FOR OPI

Be still, my fluttering-like-a-butterfly heart!

It's HERE. (well, January...)

Mariah Carey for O.P.I.

Can you WAIT?!?!

All the glittery goodness your celebrity-'inspired' varnish heart can stand now has an official name - 'liquid sand'.

Of all the miracles in all the heavens... 

IT'S GOLDEN

The 'poor (tacky) cousin' attitude high fashion had toward nails that dared to go beyond a lick of nude or red polish has been crushed for some time now. 

Anything from just a swish to full-out embellishment - it's all golden, baby.

Pair with any or all of your requisite hardware.

Galactic nail image via firstchair.com

HOT, HOT, HOT

Refreshed and ready for the best part of the Southern Hemisphere's year - S.U.M.M.E.R!!

Drink in this inspiration. 

Get thee to a spray tan professional immediately! (...and then get outdoors) 

POINTY DEL RAY'S

I was amused by this article in which journo does DIY stilleto nails, chronicling the latest trend in shape and (ridiculous) length, inspired by femme fatale Lana Del Ray. 

Wouldn't be the first time a woman let efficiency and practicality and good 'ol common sense get in the way of looking lovely...

Ps... love the cream blue polish. 

Read for yourself.

STRICTLY LACQUER

A La Mode

                                                                 Quintessential

I kind of love Jin Soon Choi. Seems she's a purist after my own heart.

In telling of the inspiration of her new range, she very openly poo-poo'ed nail art and gel systems. Her reason for the classic colours? High fashion. 

"High fashion doesn't do glitter. But it is all about colour - beautiful colour - and high gloss without shimmer." 

2 separate collections - Quintessential are the colours that 'will never die' and 'will always be in', and A La Mode are the seasonal offerings. 

This first collection of A La Mode were named by Choi's fav runway girls - Karlie Kloss, Coco Rocha, Jamie Bochert, Caroline Trentini, Guinevere Van Seenus and Hyoni Kang. 

With 25 years in the biz with clients such as Italian Vogue and Prabal Gurung (and the thoroughbreds mentioned above...), seems Choi has absolutely no choice but to create high fashion. 

Images via elle.com

NEW CHANEL

                         INFIDELE                             PROVOCATION                 DELICATESSE

New CHANEL. 

NARS X ANDY WARHOL

        New York Dolls                Superstar                      15 Minutes                            TV Party            

         Silver Factory                 Chelsea Girls                      Soup Can                     Back Room


Gosh.

I'm only just recovering from the Thakoon collection, now NARS hits us with the Andy Warhol collection. 

In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Warhol's passing, NARS came up with 8 colours signalling some of the most iconic works of the artist's prolific career. 

Available in Australia from Mecca Cosmetica.

Images via glamour.com

HILARIOUS

In a post entitled '10 Things We're So Over on Pinterest', wired.com lists nail polish 'pins' as one. 

Just sooo eloquently described, I could not help but laugh out loud (and agree wholeheartedly!) as I read it.

When I embarked on this blog creation, I wasn't quite sure what my direction was. As I stumbled across a veritable heap of polish blogs, I discovered this strange hand pose to supposedly showcase nails and bottle of product used. This seemed to be the de rigueur of hand/nail poses. 

While I have been able to acknowledge this, I could never bring myself to replicate and it still makes me giggle when I see picture upon picture of the oddness. 

Good one on ya, GeekMom. Well played. 

Read for yourself.  

Image via wired.com

VARNISH-ASANA???

Well, I guess someone had to do it...

Essie has released a 6-shade collection for this Northern Fall called 'Yogaga'. 

All reports are stating the collection was inspired by "the Zen of Yoga" (hmmmm), but with names like Spinning Again, Marathin, Gym Dandy, Boxer Shorts and Pilates Hottie sounds bit more like the general sweaty take-your-pick delights of any health club smorgasbord. 

Colours are kind of cute, though. 
Images via temptalia.com  

NO THIS IS NOT A JOKE

The indoor (sun-bed) tanning industry in the U.S. is fighting back against government and medical advocates for sun-safe precautions, claiming they're using "sun scare" tactics and, through 'misinformation' about sun exposure, potentially causing a "deadly epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency".

In a stunning counter-claim, they would have us believe the government and medical authorities are getting kick-backs from chemical sunscreen companies that produce SPF products, and this is the sole reason for trying to keep people from U.V. exposure. 

This is not a joke at all. 

Click here to read the full article describing this madness.

BITTERSWEET

So here's the part that sucks about living on the bottom half of the globe...

With regards to postage of highly flammable items, it's a no-go situation. Which means we're missing out on large quantities of dope products - all. the. time. (sad face sulking in the corner). 

This particular collection from Lime Crime is called 'Les Desserts d'Antoinette'

We will just have to be content gazing at these flawless images of colours we can never attain (short of getting on a flight to the Northern Hemisphere).

Nicole from Nail Polish Wars swatched these incredible colours - it's a joy to look at such beautiful work (and nails - let's be honest).  

If you're in the States, you can buy Lime Crime here.

Immaculate images via nailpolishwars.com

THE NEW FRENCH

By none other than the House of Chanel. 

This lovely morsel whipped up a frenzy at the latest show. 

Ol' K.L. calls this one 'New Vintage'. 

Being replicated worldwide as I type. 

Image via fashionista.com

AA, FOR SHEER!

So nice to see a new collection that isn't OPI...

Good work, American Apparel! 

Just in time for our temperature spike. 

Yeehaa!

Image via becomegorgeous.com

PARTY FAVOURS, ANYONE??

Ever daydreamed of punching those pun-tastic OPI monikers in the face?

Well, now you can practise. 

What you do is gather all your best friends and try to come up with the freshest (or at least, the least corniest) name for each colour in the range. Party bag for the winner. Oh yeah!

Customised varnishes from Pretty Please. 

Extremely cute. 

Image via glamour.com

GUTEN MORGEN

OPI's Germany range. 

Image via glamour.com

GOLDFINGER

OPI cannot stop. Will not stop. 

Gold leaf for their 007 Collection that will coincide with the James Bond Golden Anniversary and the release of the new Bond movie, 'Skyfall'. 

Aaaaand... here's the rest of the collection...

Image via laughingsquid.com and justluxe.com

FAREWELL, OLD BLIGHTY

Being we live in such A.D.D. times, the Olympics are now just a distant, fond memory.

I resisted all pressure to succumb to the live nail art show that was London 2012, but here is my pick for the fairest of them all.

Well done!

Image via fashionista.com