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Chanel nail polish goes classic for the Holiday 2011 season

October 19, 2011 in Beauty / Nail Polish / Trends tagged chanel / chanel nail polish / holidays 2011 / lipstick by Bay Area Fashionista

Chanel Rouge Carat is the hot new nail color from Chanel for the Holiday 2011 season. Chanel nail polish for Holidays 2011 has gone classic and sexy with Rouge Carat which is a red hot red that has subtle pink undertones. Chanel typically creates new and exciting nail colors every season based upon the color palette of their ready-to-wear runway shows but for Holiday 2011 Chanel took an unexpected turn and went classic with a sexy red shade “Rouge Carat.”

Chanel’s fall 2011 nail polish color palette included “Peridot” which was an innovative gold and green, color changing nail polish that captured instant “IT” status among trend-setters and nail polish addicts. For the Holiday 2011 season Chanel has gone in the exact opposite direction by creating “Rouge Carat” which is a classic red nail polish with slightly sparkling pink undertones.

After several seasons of innovative colors, Chanel nail polish Rouge Carat is a classic, pinkish red that is both sexy and holiday appropriate. This classic take on nail color works perfectly with fall 2011, holiday 2011 and spring 2012 trends which include shades of purple, plum and red. As apparel trends include vintage styling such as knee-length skirts and feminine dressing, it is only natural that make-up would follow suit with a classic, pinkish red shade such as Chanel Rouge Carat.

Red is one of fall 2011’s biggest color trends and is considered a mainstay, timeless color every holiday season. Chanel Rouge Carat fits perfectly into both trends and the pinkish undertones allow Rouge Carat to work well with fall’s current purple, plum and pink color palette. The pink undertones also allow Rouge Carat to work well with shades of blue; making it an easy color to wear everyday. Love it!

If Chanel Rouge Carat is not your thing, never fear! You can still rock the classic red trend for the Holiday 2011 season with a darker shade of red or a wine color. Duri Cosmetics has an array of wine colored nail polish which offers a wide range of shades, able to suit any Fashionistas taste.

If darker colors are what you prefer and Chanel Rouge Carat is too bright for your taste, Chanel Granite from the fall 2011 collection is perfect for carrying you into the holiday season. The charcoal, sparkling color of Granite is festive and elegant; perfect for ringing in the Holidays.

Chanel Rouge Carat is limited edition and will only be around for the Holiday 2011 season. Grab yours before they disappear! Happy shopping and stay fabulous

Sparkling New Nail Polish Colors for Fall 2011: the Chanel colors are in

July 18, 2011 in Beauty / Nail Polish tagged chanel / chanel nail polish / fall 2011 by Bay Area Fashionista

Move over “Rose Insolent,” “Black Pearl,” “Mimosa” and “Beige Petale,” the new fall nail polish colors are here and fashionable fingertips everywhere will soon be painted with the new IT color from Chanel. The three nail polish colors from Chanel for fall 2011 are “Graphite,” -a sparkling version of “Black Pearl” which was used for Chanel’s fall 2011 runway show during Paris Fashion Week and is predicted to sell out first, “Quartz,” -a sparkling version of spring 2010’s “Particulaire” and “Peridot” which is a green-gold that sparkles and has been deemed the new “IT” color for nails in fall 2011.

Every season the new “IT” color trend for nail polish is set by Chanel. While other nail polish brands will also feature similar versions of Chanel’s hot new colors for fall, Chanel is the brand that starts the trend and others follow suit. This could be why the “IT” color of the season for nail polish by Chanel is always sold out before the season has a chance to begin.

This season the new “IT” color is “Peridot” and it is sure to sell out before the first leaf falls to the ground. “Peridot” is a green nail color which has a large amount of gold undertones and changes color according to the light. The gold adds sparkle to the nail color which is in line with the sparkling make-up trend for fall 2011. Nails are not the only thing that will shine this fall; eye shadows are sparkling and adding shine to the faces of Fashionistas everywhere.

“Peridot” may not be the color for everyone. Although it will have “IT” status for fall 2011, the gold-tone green will not work on every skin color, nor will it work with every outfit. This means that every Fashionista should have a back-up polish, or stay away from “Peridot” altogether if one’s wardrobe or skin-tone will not work with gold and green. The other two nail polish colors from Chanel for fall 2011 are the perfect basic colors for the season as they will work with almost every skin tone and blend well with any color of attire. Long story short, if “Peridot” is not your thing, do not be a fashion victim. Try “Quartz” for the perfect classic yet of-the-moment neutral or “Graphite” for the ultimate edgy and on-trend black. “Graphite” may be difficult to find since it was the nail color on the Chanel Paris Fashion Week runway for fall 2011. The hue is expected to sell out quickly.

Stuck on green but not on Chanel’s “Peridot” nail polish? Never fear! There will be several shades and versions of metallic greens without the severe gold undertones. There is bound to be a green for every nail polish taste. Wondering which brands to try? OPI for Sephora is a great mid-range line that carries a wide variety of the hottest colors in nail polish and Duri Cosmetics always has a great line of nail color.

Happy shopping and stay fabulous.

The “IT” list is in for summer 2011 nail color

May 4, 2011 in Beauty / General Fashion / Nail Polish / Trends tagged chanel / chanel nail polish / summer 2011 by Bay Area Fashionista

Nail polish trends have been swinging back and forth from very light to very dark over the past few seasons. As Fashionistas move into summer and begin to pare down their spring wardrobe in preparation for steamy temperatures, everyone is beginning to see their black shaded finger-tips as a bit, well, shall we say, so last season!

While Black Pearl from Chanel and similar shades from designers and beauty companies across the globe have graced the fingertips of the fashion-savvy since December 2010, fingertips have rebelled for summer and are going pale beige or bright pink.

Instead of one dominant color for nails this summer, the “IT” fingertips shade is either beige or bright pink while the “IT” toe color is either bright pink or sunshine yellow; Mimosa by Chanel to be exact. While black polish still has its place in nail color royalty for the summer, the shade has been relegated to the toes and paired with beige fingertips.

Wondering what exact shades to look for this summer? Mimosa by Chanel is the ultimate yellow for your toes. Morning Rose is the “IT” shade of pink for all of your nails and Beige Petale is the neutral beige for your fingertips. The one nail color rule this summer is that bright colors, other than pink, belong on your toes. Fingers are to be kept neutral in either beige or spring’s black.

The reasoning behind this “nail polish color rule” is that bright and bold colors in apparel and accessories are HOT for summer and Fashionistas need to be able to wear any shade they please, without having to worry about their fingertips clashing with their ensembles.

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