There was a time when I though all matter of nail art was tacky. I loathed French manicures. Even a hint of glitter, no thank you. I was all about what I called the Kate Moss nail- short, neutral polished and inoffensive. However, even I have been won over by the explosion of attention grabbing nail art that was this years Spring 11’ RTW fashion season. And yes, I can thank British nail artist, Sophy Robson for that. Under her direction, we witnessed the return of the long pointed nail (glittery at
House of Holland), the nail decal (butterflies at
Loewe), and the just plain silly (googly eyes at
Giles). Sophy’s nail art craze is completely creative, original, and has none of the elitist celebrity sameness of that other nail art phenomenon, Minx. And as you can see below, she has had a slew of gorgeous editorials.
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| Photo courtesy of sophyrobson.com |
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| Photo courtesy of sophyrobson.com |
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| Photo courtesy of sophyrobson.com |
Visit her
blog for nail tutorials or her tumblr
page for some inspiration. I am thinking of trying her embellished nail, which seems surprisingly simple. There’s something simultaneously tacky and glamorous about long, sparkly talons. Her signature rainbow manicure, while enviably of-the-moment, seems way too complex for my somewhat limited manicure skills. Oh Sophy, if only you could do my nails!
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| Photo courtesy of sophyrobson.com |
Meanwhile I’ve slaked by nail art lust with some
Deborah Lippman polish. There I was in Nordstrom, visions of Sophy Robson nails dancing in my head when I came across the most glittery, glamorous, goldy-bronze goodness I had ever seen. It’s called Superstar, and now so am I for the rather luxurious price of $18. I don’t normally spend that much on nail polish but…. I have my moments.
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| Photo courtesy of Deborah Lippmann |
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