Pantone Color of 2013: Emerald
Drum roll please. . .move over Tangerine Tango, there is a new color in town! Pantone annouced today that the new color of 2013 is none other than. . .EMERALD!
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Fall 2012 fashion trends: shades of green
Green was one of the most important colors for the spring/summer 2012 season and the vibrant hue is showing no sign of slowing down for the fall/winter 2012/2013 season. While the spring/summer season gave Fashionistas varying shades of medium green and mint green, the fall season is offering up more shades of medium green, traditional autumn dark green, forest green and some military green.
Green for fall 2012 is an easy hue to wear since it blends well with fall’s navy trend, dark blue trend and works well with both brown and black neutral hues. Green also plays well with ivory, winter white and eggshell shades which are also part of the neutral fall 2012 color palette.
There are many ways to wear and incorporate green into one’s fall 2012 wardrobe. Green accessories are an easy way to add the color to your wardrobe without going out and buying several outfits or separate’s. Green handbags and shoes are all the rage for fall 2012 as well as green hued gemstones on jewelry such as jade, tsavorite garnet, some opals, green sapphire, malachite, tourmaline, emerald, peridot and chrysoprase.
We found a few fabulous green items for the fall 2012 season and assembled them into the Polyvore set below. Hope you love them! Happy shopping and stay fabulous
Dolce & Gabbana Mint nail polish for spring and summer 2012 review
Dolce & Gabbana released their beautiful, runway inspired, “Bouquet” beauty collection for the spring and summer 2012 season. This fabulous collection of vivid colors includes several shades of nail polish which I could not pass up. Since “mint” is one of the hot colors of the season, and a shade I have not used in the past for nail polish, I decided to give the polish a whirl. Here is my review:
Dolce & Gabbana’s “Bouquet Collection” mint nail polish was my first test of the designing duo’s beauty products. I have always been in love with Dolce & Gabbana’s apparel and accessories collection, in fact, I have purchased several of their designs over the years. So, it was only natural for me to try their line of cosmetics.
Dolce & Gabbana’s mint nail polish is packaged in the designing duo’s classic long nail polish bottle. The applicator brush holds a lot of polish and as I began to apply the first coat I discovered right away that the brush needs to be rubbed along the side of the bottle opening a few times before brushing the polish onto my nails. After the first coat, I realized the polish was matte and found it dried nice and quick. Love that!
After my nails were ready, I applied the second coat and it went on smoothly and evenly. There was absolutely no streaking and the color was even. The matte nature of the color was intriguing and gave the otherwise feminine mint hue a little bit of an edge; which I love!
The polish has been wearing well and is extremely chip resistant. I have washed a few dishes by hand without gloves and the polish didn’t chip or crack; showing the high quality finish of Dolce & Gabbana’s nail polish. Fabulous!
I am giving Dolce & Gabbana’s mint nail polish from the “Bouquet Collection” five out of five stars.
Dolce & Gabbana cosmetics can be found at Saks Fifth Avenue and also at Dolce & Gabbana boutiques. The nail polish is priced at $20.
Photo credits: Top photo of Dolce & Gabbana’s “Bouquet Collection” is courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana beauty. Bottom photo of mint nail polish and nails was taken by Cathy at Bay Area Fashionista.