Fashion Week Trend: Barely There Nails


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Nude Nail Polish at Fashion Week Fall 2012

For the past several seasons, nail art has gone positively wild on the runways, so it was inevitable that we'd see a backlash. Fall 2012 is showing hints of a more subtle route, sending out manicures that are high on gloss but feature faded, sometimes altogether absent color. From BCBG to Richard Chai, there are a lot of new ways to wear next to nothing. Read more

Ben and Jen Spend a Packed Weekend With Seraphina and Violet


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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Weekend Pictures

Pregnant Jennifer Garner kept her girls busy over the weekend, starting with a Saturday trip to the nail salon and a visit to a friend's birthday party yesterday. Jen's kept up a packed schedule in recent weeks and doesn't seem to be slowing down. She's been spotted all over town running errands with Seraphina and dropping Violet off at her various activities. When it came to picking up a gift Read more

3-Layer Nails Make For the Ultimate Polish Trifecta at Costello Tagliapietra


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Costello Tagliapietra's Fall 2012 Nails

What do you get when you sandwich a classic red polish in between a deep, rich brown and a heady black-brown? Why, the ultimate trifecta of cool nail polish palettes, of course. At Costello Tagliapietra's New York Fashion Week Fall 2012 show, models donned manicures featuring a clever "stacking" of three different richly hued shades: Essie's Carry On, followed by Bordeaux, and Little Brown Dress, Read more

3 Steps For Making Punk-Rock Beauty Work For You


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Edun Fall 2012 Beauty Look

Barely there nails may be one of Fashion Week's biggest trends, but one look that always seems to agree with the runway is a return to '80s-era punk rock. And at Edun's Fall 2012 show, makeup, hair, and nail artists combined their talents to develop a fresh, modern take on the classically edgy style. But most of all, this creative group proved that the everything old is new again mantra doesn't Read more

How Jimi Hendrix and Marianne Faithfull Inspired a Fashion Week Beauty Look


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Nicole Miller Fall 2012 Beauty Look

From makeup to nails, things got totally groovy with Nicole Miller's psychedelic-inspired beauty look. In describing the makeup palette for the show, makeup artist James Kaliardos (for MAC) explained, "It's inspired by the planets, by Jimi Hendrix, Marianne Faithfull, flower-power . . . and burning of the bras." See more about how the look was put together, and get your own groove on along the Read more

February's Brightest and Best New Nail Polish Colors


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Nail Polish Trends For February 2012

Spring ahoy! We may still be in the middle of snow drifts up to our schnozes, but your favorite nail polish purveyors are determined to get you in the mood for something a little fresher and maybe just a touch warmer, too. February is the month when most companies debut their first collections for the new season, and the best shades run the gamut from gorgeous, moody viridian to eye-popping Read more

Get the Sweater-fied Hair Effect From Richard Chai Love


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Beauty Look at Richard Chai Love: Fall 2012

You know that amazing moment when you pull off a sweater and your hair looks perfectly disheveled immediately thereafter? That's just the effect hairstylist Kevin Ryan (for Aveda) wanted to capture when creating the lifted, slightly mussed coiffures at Richard Chai Love. To create the play on texture, particularly at the crown, Ryan began by spritzing the brand's Volumizing Tonic on models' Read more