For years nails were totally overlooked backstage, like the unimportant cousin in the beauty clan. But the runways for Spring/Summer 2011 witnessed the meteoric rise of nail art being pushed to extremes the way make-up and hair have enjoyed for decades. Of course that means some of the trends are un-wearable to the masses but that didn’t kill the buzz that was generated.
This is the second season that nails have been at the forefront in beauty trends. Last season we saw matt textures for the first time with Opi playing a major role in the launch of that particular trend.
This year it was the team from Dashing Diva that became a major player in the “backstage beauty teams” propelling nail art to a whole new level on the international fashion scene.
The top four trends to emerge:
- Twisted neutrals – Dashing Diva created a pointed black & white French nail for the Jose Duran show – the pointed nail shape combined with the color scheme made these nails really stand out. Another color combination that held its own in the “Twisted Neutrals” category was from Sally Hansen at the Tracy Reese show - nude with a delicate orange stripe was fresh, subtle and oh so spring-like!
- Jazzy Decals – Nail artist Kristina Estabrooks from CND used a combination of crushed glass and Swarovski crystals to create jewel incrusted nails.
- Pop Art – Behind the scenes at the Alice & Olivia show, the team from Minx created polka dot nails, and across town the team from Opi opted for cheetah.
- Rock n Roll – metallic and foil were prominent in this category. The team from CND amped up this season’s metallics in hues of Silver Chrome, Putty and Ice at Gotex. The Dashing Diva team’s new gold dream at Cushnie et Ochs was created with gold foil layered very heavily and then purposefully chipped to give it a real rock n roll edge.
