New Collection: Christian Louboutin launches Nail Collection

Photo taken at: Holt Renfrew Sherway Gardens

Christian Louboutin is a name that almost everyone recognizes in shoes! "Loubous", as the stilettos are often referred to, have one of the most defining elements - the famous #RedBottom. The iconic look started when the bottom part of the shoes were painted Red and they haven't looked back...until now! 

Photo taken at: Holt Renfrew Sherway Gardens

Louboutin has recently launched a signature collection of Nail Polishes. They have begun the launch with the iconic Red. The bottle is inspired by the signature stiletto, the Ballerina Ultima. The long and spiky lid resembles the tall heel.

Photo taken at: Holt Renfrew Sherway Gardens

Such a unique thing to see when Fashion and Beauty come full circle. The creation of the red heel started with a used bottle of Nail polish as one of the most memorable trends for shoes and the brand.

Beauty Pick - Nails: OPI Black Cherry Chutney

The easiest way to change your look is amping up your nails.  As we get into the colder months of Fall, we are seeing gorgeous hues of Browns, Navys, Reds and Burgundy.

My favourite trend is the deep blood-hued nails! It reminds me of the 90's nail polish obsession that many of us had for an affordable nail shade called "Blackest Red"!  My current obsession is OPI's Black Cherry Chutney.

This is a gorgeous shade to wear for the season and a perfect compliment any Halloween Outfit or Costume that is vampire inspired! The photos do not do it justice, therefore, see the description below:

Colour - Deep Bordeaux Burgundy

Looks Like - Wine, Dark, Vampy, Deep Grape, Black Cherry

Coats - 2 Coats 

Finish - High Shine Gloss

Accents - Subtle Sparkle

When to Wear - Great for Fall, A night out and Halloween

Always Smile :)  - Sand

NOTD - Gradient Nails - Blue to Gold :)

I have seen this nail trend on many lovely ladies and I always assumed that you have to go to the salon to achieve.  Tomorrow, I am attending an 18th birthday party and the outfit du jour, is a teal/bright blue Indian outfit with gold embroidery, therefore I wanted to have my nails look a little special vs. teal nails or gold nails.

Now I didn't want to spend any money and wanted to do my nails on my own.  I didn't want to opt for the typical one shade choice and wanted to combo the two, and I saw gradient nails on long nails and thought....could i do that....the answer is YES!

Here is the look and effect I came up with:

Makeup Sponges

China Glaze - Base Coat

China Glaze - Top Coat

Sally Hansen - Xtreme Nails in Strobe Light

OPI - Teal the Cows Come Home

OPI - Glitzerland

I am going to continue to work on more nail gradient tools and once I feel more comfortable I will share the step by step.

The look I was going for was sparkly disco ball in teal blue, I think I achieved that?  LOL...i had found this look for long nails but this goes to show you can also do this on short nails.

Always Smile :)  - Sand

OPI - Nail Swatch - The One That Got Away

Here is the OPI Nail swatch for "The One That Got Away", see below:

Always Smile :)  - Sand

NOTD - OPI Russian Navy

Even though, Spring is around the corner, I am not giving up on the dark nail shades just yet. I am loving the OPI nail colours and picked this shade right before the new year. 

I love greys, purples and blues and this looked like such a great shade of Purple and BLUE (Burple or Plue)!!! I had to have it!

I have picked up MANY nail polishes over the last few months and I love them equally as they are so pretty, its almost like a shoe addiction...hmmm shoes this shade would be awesome!  :) 

Anyway, back to this gorgeous polish. This dark sexy blue shade is from the OPI Russian Collection.   As I mentioned above, the colour is not quite the shade it appears in the bottle, nonetheless it was a great surprise! I have applied this shade as a double coat.

Here are the pics below:

Always Smile :)  - Sand