Runway Nails

The nail trends found on the runways at Mercedes- Benz New York Fashion Week were numerous, beautiful and oh-so-chic. Several major nail manufacturers and their skilled nail techs- such as OPI, Zoya, Dashing Diva and CND worked behind the scenes to make sure that each designer's vision was achieved from tips to toes. OPI made it's way onto the New York Fashion Week scene at the Cynthia Rowley show. Five nail techs were on hand to paint models' nails in a new dark hue that will be part of the OPI fall collection.

Zoya nail lacquer appeared on numerous runaways, including Project Runway winner Leanne Marshall's show, where she chose golden Richelle to enhance her collection. And at Ohne Titel, manicurist Jackie Saulsbery used Zoya Gretchen and Dea- both creamy tan nudes- to play off the sculptural pieces. Alisha Rimando, head nail tech for Dashing Diva, and her skilled team of nail techs were also hard at work backstage as they polished nails for 13 different runway shows. At Charlotte Ronson and Erin Fetherston, the Dashing Diva team used Jet-Set, a dark burgundy frost polish. Rimando also created a custom pink fade at Akiko Ogawa using Headliner, Dashing Diva, Cosmopolitan and Debutante.

And let's not forget the CND veteran nail team, who put their polishing touches on 51 runway shows during New York Fashion Week. The CND team custom mixed polishes for several designers including Diesel, where nail tech Amanda Fontanarrosa created a custom shade of dark chocolate to match the clothes, and at Karen Walker and Catherine Malandrino they custom-mixed shades of gray and mushroom enamel. Take a cue from the skilled nail techs at fashion week and create stylish nails to fit your clients' personal style.

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