The Wonders of Ciaté!

     The dazzling new UK-based nail brand, Ciaté has been glistening on many as the Holidays near.  Singer, Adel, wore the lines glitter nail polish at the Grammys last February and this trend was carried over to the spring runways and is now showing up again for the Holidays.  The brand has created this little Do-It-Yourself kit that includes the nail polish, loose glitter and some glitter grip clear coat.  They have created many different colors of glitter as well as a multi-colored glitter collection.  These glitter nails will be all the rage for the New Years parties that we should all be attending.
     Now, wait one minute, I am sure many of you nail gurus have been toying with the aspect of 3D nail art.  Ciaté has made this simple, affordable and fun.  Their recently released Caviar Manicure set includes, one nail polish and a container of caviar beads.  This is the best way to have 3D nails with out having something extend so far off your nails that it becomes a distraction.  Looks great and gives your nail a bit of texture.
     Lastly, Ciaté has also created a Velvet Manicure Set.  This came about when the company was experimenting with luxurious textures and finishes.  This set does exactly what it says, gives your manicure a velvety coat.  Pretty fancy, huh?  This kit includes one nail polish and one pot of luxurious crushed velvet powder.  It's pretty cool what these fancy little bow-tied nail polishes can create.  You can find these nail kits at Henry Bendel, Sephora and Saks, along with the Ciaté website.  Enjoy some dazzling nails for the Holidays!

Spice up your nails!

Ciao, 

Annie

Ain't It Ombre!

     What do you all think about this ombre trend that's been going on for a while?  Started off with the hair and slowly moved to nails, clothing and then shoes.  Kinda cool, right?  

     Ombre is a slow fading of colors on a surface.  It can be subtle, harsh, from color to color and so on.    My opinion on ombre's is that they surely are eye catching because it's a little different, interesting to look at and draws your attention to the whole garment or accessory.  On the streets of New York guys are always checking you out.  You have the he-man construction worker that sees you coming from a mile away and waits until you've passed to say, "lookin' fine today baby".  Then you have the buttoned down, corporate, navy suit guy who is drinking you in with his eyes but when he opens his mouth nothing comes out.  An ombre however, even gets the women staring.  It's a hook, a catch, a physically attracting site.

     Will they be the haute of style for ever?  No, probably not.  I mean after all, we humans have short attention spans!  So, they tend to either love it, hate it or embrace it for a certain grace period and then move on to the next new thing.  Try it out, even if it's just to say you did!

   

I'm faded!

Ciao, 

Annie May

Firework Time!

       The 4^th of July is just around the corner and it is extremely important that you have a sparks flying outfit to wear.  Obviously, RED WHITE AND BLUE are totally necessary.  You can wear all solid colored clothing or you can mix it up a bit.  Go all out!

Don't forget your nails!

Wear your red, white and blue!

Ciao, Annie May

Get Lacquered Up For Summer!

           Nail polish can really make or break an outfit and it’s important that you are wearing the right color with the right outfit.  I mean lets get real.  A brown and red dress with purple nail polish, not so much.  Oh and chipped nail polish.  Who looks nice with chipped nail polish? NO ONE! It’s a sin and Molly & Auntie Mary would make you remove it immediately.  So, take care of your nails!  Here are a few fun and trendy new colors for summer 2011.

1.  Natural Nudes

            Such as cream, almond, honey, sandstone, coffee, blonde, beige, khaki ect.

2.  Bumpin Blues

            Such as Tiffany blue, turquoise, robins egg, cerulean, sky, icy ect.

3.  Yippee Yellows

            Such as saffron, sunglow, golden, canary, flax, lemon ect.

4.  Poppy Pinks

            Such as peach, salmon, coral, geranium, Barbie, fuchsia ect.

5.  Pistol Purples

            Such as lavender, eggplant, amethyst, violet, lilac ect.

6.  Grassy Greens

            Such as Dartmouth, fern, jade, hunter, emerald, asparagus ect.

See everyone’s doing it!

Don’t forget topcoat!

Ciao, Annie May