LVX Summer and Fall 2012

Before I head off to Day 2 of Cosmoprof North America, I wanted to tell you a little about a company that I met with yesterday in the Discover Beauty Spotlights section of the convention.  LVX (Latin for "light") is a brother-sister duo who just launched their first line of nail polishes a few weeks ago, completely inspired by the fashion trends of Summer 2012.  Branka Tomic has a passion for fashion and wanted to provide women with meticulously selected top colors based on the color palettes coming out of Fashion Shows across the world.  Branka is deeply committed to producing luxury polishes that mean something to her, instead of mass producing 6 piece collections to sell.

Their website offers in depth color stories and includes the photos from Fashion Week that inspired that color.  All LVX polishes are $16 for .57 oz (slightly larger than a bottle of OPI), are long lasting and chip resistant, cruelty free, have a smooth finish-high shine, are chemical free & non toxic and are big 5 free, to include formaldehyde resin and camphor.  The bottle design is much like a NARS bottle, including false square top that can be pulled off for a smaller brush.

Currently LVX is only sold on their website, but hopefully after this week, you might start seeing LVX in stores and salons across the USA.

 The Summer Collection consists of (left to right) Primrose, Avireo, Ecru, Livid, Callais and Vermillion.

The Fall Collection is shown below.  I was not able to get the names but I will see if I can possibly get them today.

I asked what kind of base and top coat work well with these products, and Branka let me in on a little secret that they are creating an all-in-one base and top coat to be released in the coming months.

LVX are also on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (username: shoplvx).  Be sure to like and follow them for more information on upcoming products, specials, giveaways and where to find their product!

ORLY Fall-Winter 2012

I was given the opportunity to talk to ORLY's brand manager today and she was telling me about some pretty cool new ORLY products.  While I do have the full press releases to post, I may wait on those and instead, just give you some tidbits from each one (depends on what you, the reader, wants!)

For the DIYer, ORLY has come out with a few "French Manicure" sets.  I had no idea that Jeff Pink, ORLY Founder, CEO, President actually developed the Originally French Manicure® back in the mid-1970s.   I know it's a bit long but seriously, this is nail history.

Developed by Jeff Pink in the mid-1970’s, the Original French Manicure® has prevailed as the ultimate in nail chic. This versatile nail look first gained attention in Hollywood and soon after, became an instant classic on the runways of Paris. “The idea of the French manicure look came to me while I was starting ORLY back in 1975. Movie and television directors wanted a versatile nail style to compliment a Hollywood star’s entire onset wardrobe. They were looking for a singular look that would coordinate with the numerous wardrobe changes actresses had to make in one day. Prior to the French Manicure, the manicurists were often changing the polish several times a day to match their onset wardrobe changes. As you can imagine this took up too much time. Once I started having the movie star stylists paint the nails with a white tip and a sheer, the celebrities loved it! I realized the most elegant, universal nail look is a natural nail look”. Jeff Pink – ORLY Founder, CEO, President

Jeff took his look, at the time dubbed the “The Natural Nail Look”, to the runways of Paris where the models and designers loved this sophisticated nail design. Once he got back to the US, Jeff decided to rename his creation French Manicure. And the rest, as you say, is history.
 

ORLY International continues to refine the French Manicure with two recent product innovations. Pointe Blanche Nail Lacquer for French tips is infused with rubberized basecoat for long-lasting adhesion and comes with a precision brush for easy and clean application. Magnifique French Manicure Topcoat contains optical brighteners for a luminous finish, and UV protection to help prevent French Manicures from yellowing. Trends may come and go, but the Original French Manicure® remains the most popular look for nails today.

You may have seen these in stores already.  Each kit comes with the polishes shown and a picture guide of how to create each look.

Next up was the ORLY minis.  They are one of the few companies that offer all their colors as Mini bottles.  I love mini bottles - they just make me happy.

For Breast Cancer Awareness, ORLY is pulling 2 colors from their Flash Glam FX line (Be Brave and Embrace) and adding a 3rd (You Are Not Alone) for the Pretty In Pink collection.  20% of the proceeds will be donated to Cancer Schmancer, the charity founded by Fran Drescher.  This line will be available in October during Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Retail price is $10.00 each.

Halloween will be a Spellbound-ingly good time with their 4-piece collection.  From left to right, Liquid Vinyl (core collection), and Monster Mash, Right Amount of Evil and R.I.P. are all apart of the Flash Glam FX collection.

For fall, ORLY is bringing out Fired Up, inspired by the inner workings of the human body.  Colors from left to right are Glow, Flare, Flicker, Ignite, Smolder and Rapture.  This launches in September and retails for $8.50 each.

Winter 2012 is called Naughty or Nice and is all about passion being set on fire and then cooled down.  Left to right: Devil May Care, Miss Conduct, Halo, Unlawful, Angel Eyes and Torrid.  Three different trio gift sets will also be available.  Halo, Devil May Care and Torrid come with a pair of black lace gloves.  A lace clutch is included in a gift set with Halo, Devil May Care and Torrid, while a satin sleep mask is included in a gift set with Unlawful, Devil May Care and Miss Conduct.  This line launches in November for $8.50 each.  Gift sets will be available for $25.50.

Finally is ORLY's 2012 Special FX Collection - Flash Glam FX.  These things are PRETTY.  It is intended to be used as a layering polish, either over black, white, or a color of your choosing.  ORLY recommends 3-4 coats for full opacity alone.  This is a line of 22 "prismatic" polishes with chunky glitter.  This line launched in June 2012 for $10 each.

With that, I'm off to bed for a few hours!  I have many more companies to talk about, so stay tuned!

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China Glaze Fall 2012 through Summer 2013

Hello from Vegas! It has been a great first day here at Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas and while I have tons to show you, first I'm going to start with the brand that started ME off - China Glaze!

China Glaze had their display of On Safari, the fall 2012 collection up first.  However, I will be posting the official press release and my own swatches of that in the coming weeks.

Next was the Bohemian Collection, which you may have see the press release on other blogs.  These will be launching in August 2012 and yes, you do see a dupe to Chanel Peridot!  This was really a metallic duochrome collection, which I can see being something I'd love to wear during the fall and into the winter months.

China Glaze has also decided to bring out another round magnetic polish called Magnetix II launching in September 2012.  Along with the new colors is a new magnet that can great a bullseye, 3 parallel lines or a "Bingo grid" as I'm calling it.

For the Halloween season, we have Wicked, a 6 piece launching in October.  Also for you fans of glow-in-the-dark, Gholish Glow will be sold in the 4 pack only.  The green glitter is a bit like last year's but less dark.  The grey has beautiful blue microglitter.  The blue has this awesome vampy purple tone to it.  The glitter is fantastic!  Orange with micro-rainbow-glitter.  The red is a bit orange based.  The final glitter is a lot like the Capitol Colours Luxe and Lush except instead of flakies/shards of glitter, it's all glitter.

The Holiday Joy collection is a 12 piece launching in November/December which includes 13 new gift sets.  Five of the polishes will be going into the core line but I can't tell you which ones.  I was asked not to photograph those yet, so they are not available for PolishGalore at this time.

2013

Coming out in Spring 2013 is Avant Garden, a pretty 12 piece collection that is both sweet and slightly pastel.

It's broken down into two 6-pieces sets: Blooming Brights and Pastel Petals.

Also launching as a Sally Beauty Supply Exclusive are real nail polish strips.  Just like others that are out on the market, they are easy to apply and remove with normal nail polish remover.  I did get a couple of sets to take home so I can try them out myself.

And now, what you have ALL been waiting for.  So, back in the day was China Glaze OMG (Holographic) collection.  It consisted of strong linear holographics with great wear time.  Then the actual holographic particles was removed from the US market and polish lovers cried.  China Glaze attempted with Tronica to bring back this beloved product, but it just wasn't quite there.  Well, China Glaze loves you as much as you love China Glaze, and they were able to get their hands on actual holographic material for nail polish.  This stuff is not cheap.  There will be a price increase on this collection.  Launching in Summer 2013 - it's Hologlam!!!!

Yes, 12 colors.  The formula, from what I'm told, is even better than the original.  Drool away.

There were four other collections that China Glaze is coming out with that unfortunately, I'm not able to photograph or talk about but I think I can say that China Glaze has definitely been listening to their fans.  They are really stepping up the level of creativity in their line, and I, as always, am SUPER happy about it.

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Cosmoprof North America: The unofficial Blogger List

Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas starts THIS weekend and among the thousands of people showing up for the only all-compassing business to business beauty trade show even in North America are some pretty fantastic bloggers!  We will be tweeting, Instagraming, Facebooking, blogging and trying not to explode with all the awesomeness that will be showing, premiering and secretly releasing.


Please note that while several of us are listed as media partners on the Cosmoprof website but are not affiliated with Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas or the Official Beauty Blogger Central.


Make sure you check out the bloggers listed below and follow our Twitter list of bloggers here! (Thanks to Bottles & Bottles of Polish!  Just click "Subscribe" on the top left hand side)


Onto the bloggers attending! Some will be live blogging, others will be using their other forms of social media.

OMG, Bren!

The Gloss Menagerie

Lacquered Lover

Chromatic Misadventures

Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom

Bottles & Bottles of Polish

BeautyJudy

SparkleCore

Libby's Pink Vanity

PolishGalore

Neverland Nail Blog

Polish-Ninja

Cult Nails

Nadine Jolie

Romy Raves

Polarbelle

Self Tanning Queen

Packer Lacquer

Aquaheart's Obsessions

ORLY Color Collection "Dark Shadows"

So the day that my fiance proposed was also the day that Johnny Depp separated from his long term partner.  Let me tell you, there's something amiss.  ;]  I haven't seen these ORLY polishes myself but I know others have said they were pretty awesome.  I'm hoping they might have these at Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas this weekend.

ORLY International Partners with Warner Bros. Pictures

ORLY Creates Limited-Time Nail Color Collection inspired by the movie

 “Dark Shadows”

NEW YORK, March 28, 2012 – ORLY International announced today a limited-time nail color collection partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures in conjunction with the release of Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows,” starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter, set to open on May 11, 2012.

“ORLY strives to deliver innovative products and trend-focused nail shades,” said Jeff Pink, President and CEO of ORLY International. “The adventurous theme of ‘Dark Shadows’ was a perfect fit with our brand and the fashion colors we created for this collection.”

The collection will include four lacquers, with names and shades that reflect the dark humor conveyed in the film.

The four lacquers in the color collection include: 

Mysterious Curse: Purple Duochrome Shimmer

Buried Alive: Rich Brown Shimmer

Grave Mistake: Deep Red Crème

Decades of Dysfunction: Pale Pink Crème

All ORLY Nail Lacquers are free of DBP, Toluene and all traces of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Resin.

The ORLY Color Collection inspired by the movie, Dark Shadows will be available in May 2012 for $8.50 each at orlybeauty.com and Sally Beauty and Ulta.

 

 

About ORLY International

Jeff Pink founded ORLY in 1975 with a simple idea: to innovate natural nail care.  By creating leading-edge products and tools designed not only to beautify, but to respond to the needs of salon professionals, ORLY’s beauty experts have redefined nail care and nail fashion.  ORLY’s dynamic color palette includes over 150 Lacquer shades that are completely free of DBP, formaldehyde and toluene.  As much a trendsetter as a nail care innovator, ORLY also introduced the first-ever iconic nail look: the Original French Manicure^® and reinvented Lacquer application with the award-winning Gripper Cap™.  ORLY embodies quality that beauty professionals in over 100 countries worldwide rely upon.

About Dark Shadows

Director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series “Dark Shadows” to the big screen in a gothic comedy featuring an all-star cast. 

In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from England to start a new life in America.  Two decades later Barnabas is the master of Collinwood Manor—rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy…until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard, who dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.  Two centuries pass before Barnabas is freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972.  He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin and the dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets.

“Dark Shadows” stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloe Grace Moretz, Bella Heathcote and Gulliver McGrath. 

Burton directed the film from a screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith, story by John August and Grahame-Smith, based on the television series created by Dan Curtis.  The producers are Richard D. Zanuck Graham King, Johnny Depp, Christi Dembrowski, and David Kennedy, with Chris Lebenzon, Tim Headington and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.

A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, an Infinitum Nihil/GK Films/Zanuck Company production, a Tim Burton film.  Opening on May 11, 2012, “Dark Shadows” will be distributed worldwide in theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

www.darkshadowsthemovie.com