“Long-wear, gel-inspired nail polish has long been a buzzy phrase in the beauty biz, and while many brands are getting into the game, Chanel just changed it. This March, the fashion house is releasing completely reformulated versions of its beloved Chanel Le Vernis lacquers, proving the perfect product is worth waiting for.” Read more at Pop Sugar.
Read More“The nail-care category is digging itself out of the red. The timing couldn’t be better for retailers looking for avenues to boost holiday sales. While gel-like polishes are giving the category a new gloss, two other segments are also generating notable sales — artificial nails and polish removers.” Read more at WWD.
Read More“While manicures are meant to be a relaxing half hour or so, they can be fraught with decisions that are just too overwhelming to make in a massage arm chair. Now that we've mastered the art of going nude when it comes to nails and choosing the right polish color, the next salon challenge is picking a shape.” Read more at Marie Claire.
Read More“Nail polish technology has come on leaps and bounds in recent years, but the newest invention is something entirely different. Nails Inc's new Paint Can polish is designed to make application quicker than ever - just apply the base coat and spray your nails using the grafitti-style canister for around 20 seconds, then follow with top coat.” Read more at British Vogue.
Read More“Just yesterday, Rescue Beauty Lounge founder, Ji Baek announced on her blog that the company she started at 28 was closing down soon. ‘Creating Rescue Beauty Lounge has been hands-down the most rewarding experience,’ Baek wrote. ‘I’ve decided to move forward to my unknown next chapter. I am shutting the doors of RBL. Please know that this was a difficult decision.’” Read more at Refinery29.
“It’s no surprise that Korean beauty trends are taking over the Internet as well as our beauty arsenals. Gear up, fellow Korean beauty-lovers. There’s a new trend in town—and it doesn’t fall in the skin care category. Enter: glass nails, a fun and flashy manicure technique developed by Eunkyung Park, owner of Unistella Salon in Seoul, who’s done the nails of countless celebrities in her homeland.” Read more at Allure.
Read More“‘I read the New York Times story about the horrible situation with manicurists,’ said Ramdane Touhami, the cofounder (along with his wife, Victoire de Taillac-Touhami) of Paris’s beloved beauty boutique Buly 1803. ‘The toxins in these nail polishes, and all of the cancers and sickness [associated with them], and I thought, there has to be a solution.’ So, when he encountered a new formula for nail polish, one made of crushed shells and natural pigments, during a beauty-focused research trip in Asia, Touhami jumped at the chance to bring the technology back home with him to France.” Read more at Vogue.com.
Read More“The rise of upscale nail salons over the past decade has firmly established Essie as the go-to salon brand for higher-end and fashion-minded clientele, both uptown and downtown. By placing aesthetics and service over convenience and thrift, these salons are valuing aspirational branding more and more — both their own and that of the polishes they stock. Thanks to its iconic founder, its product design, and its signature range of colors (a wide and generous selection, but nothing too crazy), Essie has commanded this niche market, even as its primary competitor, OPI, commands a larger overall market share.” Read more at Racked.
Read More“Deborah Lippmann started doing nails as a way to earn extra money while working as a singer. She’d see clients at a salon during the day and perform on stage at night. Soon, she started to love her career as a manicurist almost as much as her career as a singer. Working at places like Elizabeth Arden and Frédéric Fekkai, Lippmann attracted a decidedly A-list clientele—Cher, Martha Stewart, and Sigourney Weaver were early regulars; Lupita Nyong’o, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Caitlyn Jenner are current ones.” Read more at Cosmopolitan.
Read More“From the makers of ShadeScout now comes a new app for the world of augmented reality. ShadeScout Nails is the best way to shop for nail polish because it allows you to find the exact shade that you want, whenever you come across it. Want a polish to match your latte and take your Instagram feed to the next level? This app can make it happen.” Read more at Bustle.
Read More“Manicurists arguably have one of the most difficult backstage jobs during fashion week. Imagine trying to paint nails and toes while crawling around under tables without getting stepped on. It’s a crazy life, and Madeline Poole, the Global Color Ambassador for Sally Hansen, tells Fashionista what it’s like.” Read more at Fashionista.com.
Read More“On the heels of The Honest Company fiasco, another company is receiving customer backlash, according to Jezebel. Indie brand Mentality Nail Polish is under fire after numerous users claim that its polishes are causing serious nail damage.” Read more at Refinery29.
Read More“If you’ve ever drooled over a manicure in the pages of Vogue, Teen Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar or InStyle, there’s a good chance Madeline Poole—one of the most talented and recognized nail artists in the industry—was behind it. The New York-based manicurist and designer has not only painted for dozens of magazine editorials, but also leads the backstage nail team for Stella McCartney’s runway shows and works with celebrities such as Michelle Williams, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Kate Bosworth and Kelly Osbourne.” Read more at BeautyEditor.ca.
Read More“In 1981, with a background as a ladies hosiery buyer for major department stores and a passion for nail polish, native New Yorker Essie Weingarten launched her eponymous cosmetics company with a flight to fabulous Las Vegas and 12, vibrant, idiosyncratic and inventively-named colors -- and she soon gained a powerful word of mouth following.” Read more at Entrepreneur.
Read More“We originally wanted to sit down with Deborah Lippmann because she pretty much makes all the nail polish we ever want. And does the nails of everyone on our Pinterest boards. We mean, we’re guessing you’re in the same boat. But when we got to chatting at Lippmann’s New York HQ, we found out there’s way, WAY more to the story.” Read more at The Coveteur.
Read More“Back in 1995, while promoting a little film called ‘Clueless,’ Alicia Silverstone unwittingly helped launch the beauty career of Hard Candy founder Dineh Mohajer. David Letterman had asked the actress about the baby blue nail polish she was wearing during an appearance on his show, and the rest, as they say, is history.” Read more at Fashionista.com.
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