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OPI Germany Collection
Press Release
OPI Germany Collection
Tuesday, July 31, 2012nail a college drop outOPI Launches the Germany Collection for Fall/Winter 2012
OPI embraces runway trends with the Germany Collection for Fall/Winter 2012. Drawing inspiration from Berlin, an exciting new fashion hub that blends classic looks with the avant-garde, the collection’s twelve shades offer a mixture of vibrant color, urban-chic neutrals, and reds in variations from light to dark.
“Designers showcased rich colors and striking textures for fall,” explains Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “The Germany Collection beautifully complements these looks, with standout shades in various hues of red and burgundy – the season’s ‘new black.’ Sapphire, black olive and lime yellow are married with creamy neutrals in honey, taupe and nude rose.”
“The overall feel of the Germany Collection is elegance with an edge,” adds Suzi. “The varied palette of colors adds another accent to the list of special touches – think beadwork, paneling, fur and embroidery – that walked the runways during New York Fashion Week. Wearing these shades on fingers and toes is a great way to accessorize a range of looks for the season.”
Germany by OPI includes the following shades:
Don’t Pretzel My Buttons
A haute honey-beige that can always make you smile.
A haute honey-beige that can always make you smile.
Berlin There Done That
A traveling taupe that’s seen it all. (Yep, that too).
A traveling taupe that’s seen it all. (Yep, that too).
Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine!
A bodacious black-olive? We say “Ja! Ja! Ja!”
A bodacious black-olive? We say “Ja! Ja! Ja!”
Unfor-greta-bly Blue
Everyone’s favorite Fräulein loves this über shiny blue.
Danke-Shiny Red
You “Bitte” try on this ravishing ruby before it’s too late!
You “Bitte” try on this ravishing ruby before it’s too late!
German-icure by OPI
The best burgundy shimmer in the business.
The best burgundy shimmer in the business.
Schnapps Out of It!
Shake off the blues with a shot of fall’s must-have mauve!
Shake off the blues with a shot of fall’s must-have mauve!
Germany Collection nail lacquer shades contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and each includes OPI’s exclusive ProWide™ Brush for the ultimate in application.
Germany by OPI will be available August 8, 2012, at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA, for $8.50 ($9.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer.
For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!
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Guest Post for DIY Polish: Who Lives In A Pineapple Under The Sea?
Monday, July 30, 2012nail a college drop out
You guessed it! Today's post is nail art inspired by a show about an obnoxious sea sponge.
Interested in how I got this idea? Visit DIY Polish!
As always.
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Y'all know I've been hitting up Icing lately right? Well tonight I've got 3 polishes to show you.
Icing Eenie Greenie Miney Mo
This is three coats.
Eenie Greenie Miney Mo is definitely more of a glitter top coat. I wasn't crazy about this polish in the bottle and guess what. I'm still not crazy about it now.
Icing Fresh Squeezed
Look. At. This. A super bright, nearly neon, lime créme polish. LOVE IT!
Icing Hey Sailor Boy
*three coats in fluorescent lighting*
*three coats in sun light*
"Oh, this looks familiar," you say? While I don't have the infamous Deborah Lippmann Across The Universe to compare this to, I think this is close enough (in color and my price point).
Why spend $20 when you can spend $4.50?
You like it? I like it.
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Today I've got a swatch of Paint Me VaVa Voom by PeaceKeeper Causemetics.
This is two coats without top coat.
VaVa Voom is opaque in one coat to the naked eye but because I use the macro function on my camera to take pictures I used two coats for good measure.
A little bit about PeaceKeeper Causemetics
1) Slavery-free labor
PeaceKeeper is building a slave-labor free company, so if we believe there to be any exploitation in hours, safety, or health-care and retirement benefits, we are out.We are consulting with www.newstandards.com to monitor this.2) Fair wages
PeaceKeeper makes sure that the companies we are working with, here and overseas, pay a fair wage to their employees.
3) Cruelty-free products
PeaceKeeper does not use any products that have been tested on animals. We also provide 100% vegan products for animal lovers who do not use ingredients such as carmine.
PeaceKeeper strives every day to practice the ideals of truthfulness, non-stealing, and non-violence, as found in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, a text which outlines the ways in which a yogi can find ethical balance throughout their life.
When a yogi practices truthfulness, ultimately anything they say will come true. If they practice not hoarding or stealing, people will feel so safe around them that they will reveal unimaginable treasures. When we truly practice non-violence, then no negative energy can harm us. Like the Buddhist monks who can safely walk through a battlefield, we can face each day unaffected by the negativity in the world. Now that's powerful!
As a company, PeaceKeeper strives to promote promote greater peace throughout the world by the practice of these traditional concepts. We hope that you can help us achieve success by practicing truthfulness, non-stealing, and non-violence in your own everyday lives!
*products provided for review*
Paint Me VaVa Voom retails for $8.00 and is available at iamapeacekeeper.com"Be a peacekeeper."
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It's that time again! Time to embark on yet another group challenge! Tutorial Tuesday!
I thought this would be a good a time as any to cross graffiti nails off of my list of techniques to try.
I do love gold and purple but, I switched up the color scheme and used a few polishes from The New Black Runway Set.
The New Black Runway Set is available at Sephora and Sephora.com and retails for $32.
*products provided for review*
Will you be trying this tutorial out for yourself?
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