The OPI Bond Manicure

Get Bonded with OPI’s Bond Manicure for Holidays, as seen on Skyfall’s Bond Girl Bérénice Marlohe

For sexy, sophisticated nail designs this holiday season, OPI launches Get Bonded, a set featuring three lacquers from the Skyfall Collection, to get the Bond manicure, as seen on Bérénice Marlohe in the latest James Bond installment. With Skyfall, a rich maroon, painted on top of the nail and GoldenEye, a shimmering gold, painted on the undersides, Marlohe’s luxurious manicure offers a glamorous final touch to any holiday look. Get Bonded also includes The Spy Who Loved Me, which can be worn instead of Skyfall for a vibrant red nail.

“The Bond manicure is the hottest look of the season,” said Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “Inspired by the film’s blend of elegance and danger, this manicure looks like a timeless classic at first glance, but has an unexpected twist. If your nails aren’t long enough to wear Bérénice’s manicure, I suggest wearing either shade with GoldenEye painted along the tip or moon for a pop of shimmering color, or layering one coat of GoldenEye over either The Spy Who Loved Me or Skyfall for a multi-faceted, glittering look.”

As with all OPI nail lacquers, Get Bonded lacquers contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide Brush for the ultimate in application.

This limited edition promotion will be available beginning November 2012 at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA, for $19.95 ($24.95 CAN) suggested retail for each set.

For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!

Arms and Armory x Cirque Introduces “Alter Ego” Collaboration

Arms and Armory x Cirque Introduces “Alter Ego” Collaboration

New York, NY (November 2012) - Just in time for the Holidays, New York-based artisans, Arms and Armory and Cirque, team up to release a unique project called Alter Ego, a special edition ring and nail polish duo. This set will be released December 3, 2012 and can be purchased through the Arms and Armory and Cirque websites.

With the advent of style blogs that feature everything from vintage finds to carefully selected “Arm Parties” and “What’s in My Bag” photos, its no surprise that fashion and beauty go hand-in-hand. By fusing the latest trends in these industries, Arms and Armory and Cirque developed an idea that would bring back a 1990s cult trend. Alter Ego is a collaboration that features an art deco-inspired ring, designed by Arms and Armory, and a cosmic black nail lacquer, handmade by Cirque. The gunmetal-plated ring has an adjustable band that can fit a range of sizes and boasts a black enamel triangle in the center. It is paired with an untraditional black polish that displays a bold prismatic flame when exposed to direct lighting.

This set retails for $42.00 and can be found at: armsandarmory.com and www.cirquecolors.com.

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Arms and Armory is a New York-based art collective specializing in hand crafted jewelry. Inspired by old mythology, science history and magic, Arms and Armory blends the ideas of the future with styles of the past to create beautiful works of wearable art. Contact: christina@armsandarmoryjewelry.com

Cirque is an artisanal line of hand-blended nail polish made in New York. The name Cirque, meaning ring or circle, represents the color wheel and the endless color possibilities in the continuum. Creator, Annie Pham, sought to develop colors that transcend those of conventional brands by experimenting with unique pigments and raw materials. Cirque nail polish is 3-free, which means it does not contain toluene, formaldehyde and dibutyl phthalate. Contact: info@cirquecolors.com

China Glaze Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection

China Glaze and Ardell Introduce Exclusive Collections Inspired by Paramount Pictures’ new 3D Film, “Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away”

LOS ANGELES (November 15, 2012) – China Glaze and Ardell announced today their partnership with Paramount Pictures to offer exclusive collections of nail polishes and eyelashes inspired by the upcoming 3D film, "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away" in theaters December 21st.

From the big top to the big screen, visionary filmmaker James Cameron and writer/director Andrew Adamson invite you on an all new 3D adventure: "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away." A young couple who is separated must journey through the astonishing and dreamlike worlds of Cirque du Soleil to find each other as audiences experience the immersive 3D technology that will allow them to leap, soar, swim and dance with the performers.

The new China Glaze and Ardell "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away" inspired nail polish and eyelash collections will bring to life the wonderfully exotic artistry that is presented throughout the film. The China Glaze nail polish collection combines rich crèmes, soft shimmers and bold glitters to create 12 limited edition shades including:

• Whirled Away – Black and white collage glitter
• It’s a Trap-eze – White cream base with multi glitter
• Escaping Reality – Neon raspberry pink
• Surreal Appeal – Rich coral creme
• Def Defying – Lime green creme
• Running in Circles – Cilantro green shimmer
• Hanging in the Balance – Cerulean blue creme
• Water You Waiting For – Shimmering blue green purple
• Creative Fantasy – Grape neon
• Bend Over Backwards – Pepper red shimmer
• Igniting Love – Hot tamale red creme
• Get Carried Away – Multi-sized black and red collage glitter with black creme

The "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away" inspired collection from Ardell consists of six attention-grabbing lash styles ranging from more natural styles to feathers and jewel embellished lash strips:

• Imagine
• Inspire
• Surreal
• Fantasy
• Mystical
• Daring

To coincide with the 3D release of "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away," in theatres December 21, 2012, the China Glaze and Ardell film-inspired collections will be available the first week of December 2012 at salons and specialty beauty retailers nationwide, including Sally Beauty Supply and ULTA stores. Individual nail polish shades will retail for $7; eyelash styles will retail for $6.

Cirque Exclusive for Mei Mei's Signatures

Cirque teams up with Singapore-based stockist, Mei Mei’s Signatures, to create an exclusive color, called “Fleur est Belle”. This petal pink evokes images of the warm tropics and pink flowers that emanate whimsical femininity.

Fleur est Belle will be exclusively available at meimeisignatures.com starting December 1, 2012 for 17SGD. Worldwide shipping is available (except to Italy).

About Mei Mei’s Signatures
Mei Mei Signatures is a Singapore-based online store featuring unique nail lacquers and nail care products from over 40 different brands. For more information about Mei Mei’s Signatures, please contact: inquiry_meimei@yahoo.com

About Cirque
Creator, Annie Pham, sought to develop nail polish colors that transcend those of conventional brands. By experimenting with unique pigments and raw materials, a distinctive handcrafted product was born. Cirque products are 3-free, which means it does not contain the toxic trio of toluene, formaldehyde and dibutyl phthalate. They are also scented with lavender and clary sage essential oils to lend hands a subtle scent as the polish dries. For more information about Cirque, please contact: info@cirquecolors.com

Cirque Objet d'Art Collection

Cirque’s sophomore release, Objet d’Art, consists of 11 opulent colors that exude luxury and decadence. Inspired by works of art, such as Hirst’s “For the Love of God” and McQueen’s “Savage Beauty” exhibition, the collection features a multitude of finishes from vibrant micro glitters to sparkling neutrals, all suited to creating an art piece on one’s own canvas.

• Cape Liz - A moody light blue with multi-dimensional shimmer
• Curiosity - A bright cherry red with gold flecks and shimmer
• Lonesome George - A jewel-toned green polish with a rainbow holographic finish
• Planet Caravan - A sparkly dark purple that shifts to orange and gold at different angles
• Lapis - A sapphire blue glitter polish with silver sparks
• Cypress - A rich metallic copper polish with a rainbow holographic finish
• XX - A rainbow glitter polish made with over 20 different types of holographic particles (best layered over other colors)
• Au - Cirque Online Exclusive: 23K gold leaf polish
• Book of Shadows - A silver-lavender with a shimmery foil finish
• Galinda - A mythical glitter polish with multi-sized pearl white glitter
• Hellebore - A dazzling spring green glitter polish with sparks of pink and fuchsia

The Objet d’Art collection will be available online at www.cirquecolors.com starting November 16, 2012. Prices range from $13-28. For other retailers, please check the “Stockists” page of the Cirque website.

About Cirque
Creator, Annie Pham, sought to develop nail polish colors that transcend those of conventional brands. By experimenting with unique pigments and raw materials, a distinctive handcrafted product was born. Cirque products are 3-free, which means it does not contain the toxic trio of toluene, formaldehyde and dibutyl phthalate. They are also scented with lavender and clary sage essential oils to lend hands a subtle scent as the polish dries.

For more information about Cirque, please contact info@cirquecolors.com.

Blogger's Note: Be sure to check out the Cirque press release post for swatches of these colors!

Scratch Nail Wraps - Kickstarter Pledges Needed

From the Scratch Kickstarter page:
Scratch was born out of the simple idea that nail wraps are really cool but most of the designs currently out there are not.

Nail art is an incredibly fun way to add extra personality to your look and nail wraps help you quickly get a unique polished look without needing to be a master nail artist! It literally takes 5 minutes to go from blank nails to a fun pattern that matches your current outfit or mood!

As a web designer living in Los Angeles, Chelsea from Scratch has met a lot of really talented designers, illustrators and artists that she knew could make amazing artwork that would be really fun to wear on nails. That's how Scratch was born!

Blogger's note:
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Kickstarter, it's a great way for people to raise money for projects that they love. If you see a project that you like, you can pledge to back it for an amount of your choosing. You don't pay the money up front and you are only charged if the full project goal is met by the set deadline.

Additionally, depending on the amount that you pledge, you'll get different rewards. For example, $11 will get you a set of wraps! You can pledge as little as $6 or as much as $10,000. I pledged!

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Nicole by OPI CVS Exclusives

Nicole by OPI Launches Seven New Nail Lacquers, Exclusively at CVS

Nicole by OPI announces seven new nail lacquers to be sold exclusively at CVS. With various hues of pink and rose, along with blue, maroon, purple and silver shades, these colors give fingers and toes “new neutrals” to complement the hottest trends for 2013.

“Nicole by OPI is excited to provide the CVS customer with lacquers that can work with any style – from office formal to soccer practice sporty to date night dressy,” explains Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “I consider these lacquers ‘new neutrals’ because they can be worn any day, at any time. In the past, certain shades and textures were considered appropriate only for specific occasions, but now, nothing is taboo when it comes to wearing color.

“The CVS shopper leads a fast-paced lifestyle, but she doesn’t want to sacrifice fashion-forward, stylish colors,” adds Weiss-Fischmann. “When she shops at CVS, she knows she’ll be able to find all of her beauty essentials in one convenient place.”

The seven new lacquers include:

• I Sea You and Raise You - Go for it...this ocean blue is a sure bet.
• Always a Silver Lining - This positively-charged silver will keep you feeling optimistic.
• Don’t Overpink It - Trust your instincts...this rosy pink will be perfect on you.
• Feeling Grapeful - Count your blessings...including this yummy purple.
• A Pinker Shade of Pale The slight blush of this cool pink is just the right touch.
• Personally Speaking... - Between you and me, I look ah-may-zing in this light and airy rose!
• Marooned in Paradise - This deep burgundy could make even a castaway look chic.

Nicole by OPI nail lacquers and Nail Treatments contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde. Nicole by OPI formulas are long-lasting, fast-drying, and salon-quality. These new CVS-exclusive shades will be available November 2012 for $7.99 each at select CVS locations nationwide.

For more information, visit nicolebyopi.com. Follow Nicole by OPI on Twitter @NicoleByOPI and become a Facebook fan!