You never thought I'd say that did you?
Well, it's true. I'm not sure when it happened or how, but last week when I was at Walgreen's I stumbled upon the mother load of nail polishes. There, in a pretty little display, was essie nail polish. I did a double take.
And for the second year in a row, essie is back at Fall 2012 Mercedes Benze Fashion Week doing manicures for DKNY, Tory Burch, and Carolina Herrera, just to name a few.
"I've always said that color is the ultimate accessory for women," says Essie Weingarten, the founder and creative director behind the iconic brand. "So our partnership with so many amazing designers during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week continues to thrill and inspire us. Not only is it the perfect collaboration for essie as a fashion-forward brand, but I love that we're giving women everywhere their first look at what's coming next from the industry's best."
And I'd like to thank Essie Weingarten for making her polish accessible to all. I, like most small town girls, live in a town where there's a Walgreens on every corner. (For my New York beauties, that's comparable to seeing your beloved Duane Reade's on every block.)
essie manicurists created pretty stellar looks on the runway last year. I was particularly smitten with this Morrocan inspired manicure created for Pamela Love's Spring 2012 show. It's easy and simple enough to recreate at home.
You can get this runway look by painting the entire nail with essie 'topless and barefoot,' an opaque matte nude, as the base for the look. Let dry completely. Using essie’s 'little brown dress,' a chocolate brown shade, paint at a diagonal from each corner of the nail bed to the tip to create a triangular shape. Start at the left side of the nail, brushing up to the middle on the diagonal. Do the same on the right side to finish the “V” formation.
If you're excited as excited as me that you can get a runway manicure from Walgreens, lemme hear you say, "yeah!"
