Nail Looks from Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2013.
Go backstage at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia 2013 and find out the hottest nail looks for this summer and how you can get them at home. including looks from Aurelio Costarella, Christopher Esber, Maticevski, Michael Lo Sordo and more.
by Anna McDougall
For the ultimate drama on your Friday night, go for black nails with a matte topcoat or silver nails with edgy black tips that matched the high fashion headpieces at Aurelio Costarella. Rescu. recommends using OPI’s Black Onyx with OPI Matte topcoat and black diamante.
For the silver nails; OPI’s DS Radiance with Matte Top Coat, then re-applied DS Radiance tip off with OPI’s Which is Witch on the tips.
Talulah was right on trend with a metallic nail with simple black line down the center. Rescu. recommends Sally Hansen Complete Salon manicure in Shoot the Moon to create that moonlit finish and Pennies for Heaven for the black centre that insists a touch of difference and will inject chic playfulness to your nail look.
At Christopher Esber‘s MBFWA debut, Manicare Nail Director Zoe Vokis said, “I love the idea of the nudish grey nail with royal blue on the underneath of the nail”. To prep your nails to be runway ready, Rescu. recommends using Manicare’s Cuticle Oil and Cuticle Remover with Manicare’s Calcium Builder.
To match the show-stopping collection at Maticevski, the look was pastel, sheer and nude with a statement nail that popped on the middle finger. Rescu. loves this sports luxe look and we don’t think we can wait until summer to try it!
Rescu. recommends Using Sally Hansen complete salon manicure in either Shell We Dance, Pink at Him, and Kook A Mango. Contrast with a slick T design in either Fruitti Petutie or Purple Heart over Shell We Dance.
The nails complemented the eyeshades with a vibrant orange at Roopa Pemmeraju, If you’re prone to wearing vibrant colour don’t stop at your clothes, go for OPI’s In My Back Pocket or No Room For the Blues for an instant summer hit.
If your partial to the textural and feminine when it comes to fashion, complete your look with a fresh and romantic nude nail as seen at Alice McCall’s collection show.
Rescu. recommends preparing the nail by buffing and applying Essie’s All Bases Covered. Finish the look with two coats of Sugar Daddy
by johnny hit the metallic nail on the head at his runway show. For sci-fi, mirror like, high-tech nails Rescu. recommends using OPI Lacquer in DS Radiance –rich, luxurious platinum silver with both density and reflect.
At Michael Lo Sordo a mix of modern and playful nail tones in a geometric design offset the fluid style of the collection.
To get the look, Rescu. recommends: After one coat of first base, apply two coats of chinchilly. Once set, apply bikini so teeny across the top half of the nail. Finish with a coat of good to go.
