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Be Cool , Be Blue!

June 6, 2013 by The CoF

Blue is the coolest color – the color of the sky, sea, ocean, sleep, twilight. The ancient Egyptians used lapis lazuli to represent heaven. Blue symbolizes the Virgin Mary. A pure blue is the color of inspiration, sincerity and spirituality. Blue is the calming color. Blue is soothing . Dark blue is the color of truth and moderation. A blue iris means friendship is very important to you. Blue is the color for your nail polish during hot summer days! […]

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Blue Nail Polish, Chanel, Cosmetics, Dior, Essie, Health, mac cosmetics, Nail Care, nails, Nails Polish, NARS Cosmetics, Shopping

The Nail Art Of Visionary Tokyo Artist Katsuya Kamo

April 1, 2013 by The CoF

In this original video, Sephora staff traveled to Japan to film the legendary hair and makeup artist Katsuya Kamo bringing his expertise to a quite diminutive canvas: the nail bed. “This was the first time I did [nail art],” says artist Katsuya Kamo, “but I like it so much. It’s a challenge to work on such a small surface!” text/source sephora.com

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Cosmetics, Japan, Katsuya Kamo, Makeup Artist, nails, Sephora

Color Chameleon Nails By Alessandro

January 29, 2013 by The CoF

Alessandro has created Go Magic, a line of nail polish that change color with the temperature. Red turns fuchsia, purple turns blue and violet turns pink. With a special formula that features thermo-reactive micro-captors that react to temperature changes, European nail color virtuoso Alessandro has taken the science behind nail varnish up a notch. The result is a a polish that is applied in the usual way and changes color throughout the day as it reacts to the ambient temperature. As the mercury […]

Categories: Beauty • Tags: alessandro, Color, Cosmetics, Fashion, Nail Care, nailpolish, nails, Temperature

Spring 2013 Nails: New Textures And Finishes

January 21, 2013 by The CoF

LEATHER-LOOK polishes, magnetic crocodile designs and liquid sand textures – a whole host of new formulas and finishes for nails are on offer this spring. At Rodarte‘s spring/summer 2013 show the models sported basket-woven nails, whilst Alexa Chung caused a social media frenzy by tweeting about her Nails Inc leather nails at the British Fashion Awards back in November. And now, intriguing new nail options are becoming available across the board. But whilst Ciaté’s Colourfoil nails and those much-discussed Nails Inc leather polishes […]

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Alexa Chung, British Fashion Awards, Chanel, Manicure, Marble Arch, nails, Rodarte, Stonehenge