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A non-Olympic reason to head to London ASAP: Chanel has opened a pop-up beauty boutique and Sophy Robson is doing manicures!
Image courtesy of Chanel If you happen to be in London for the Olympics, we’re warning you ahead of time: your bank account is in danger of serious depletion. Chanel is the latest label to jump on the pop-up shop bandwagon, joining the likes of Opening Ceremony by descending upon Covent Garden. (It will also be the French fashion house’s first U.K. location dedicated only to beauty and fragrance.)
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Nail Corner: 5 red and pink manicures that were made for Valentine’s Day!
There’s nothing better than a holiday to inspire a great manicure—and for us, Valentine’s Day sits at the top of the list. After all, pink and red are the most popular polish colours available. From tiny hearts to handwritten love letters, we have five manicures to share that are sure to, at the very least, inspire a night in with your true love: nail polish.
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Nail Corner: Two versions of the crescent moon manicure
While many people apply polish to avoid biting their nails, I’m the other way around: my biggest motivation to stop picking, biting, and fidgeting was the dream of perfectly shaped long nails. The type that Mad Men’s Betty Draper wears, nail expert Sophy Robson obsesses over, and that designers, such as Emanuel Ungaro, have brought to the runway: oval- or almond-shaped and long! However, the conundrum with longer nails is that they really stand out when painted in bright or dark colours. Sure, taupes and beiges are on trend, but sometimes a girl just needs a pop of colour. Enter this week’s Nail Corner: two versions of the crescent moon manicure. Made popular by Ruffian in Fall 2010, this is an easy twist on the ever-popular moon manicure—it leaves the base of your nail bare and looks more like a reverse French tip than a half-moon.
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DIY nails: Recreating Sophy Robson’s V-gap nail at Antonio Berardi Fall 2011
In our DIY Nails series, we take the average manicure to the next level by including an element of nail art. Last time around, we channeled Prabal Gurung‘s Fall 2011 textured black-on-white nail, and now we’re moving on to the V-gap nail done by nail genius Sophy Robson at Antonio Berardi‘s fall show. Elegant yet […]
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SNP’s word of the day: Gradient
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett Word: Gradient
Meaning: In terms of colour, a gradient is a smooth blending of light to dark, or from one colour to another.