Fall 2011 Nail fashion enhanced by Kiesque's Liquid Palisade, Nailtini, Blāze

By April MacIntyre Oct 11, 2011, 5:24 GMT

Fall 2011 Nail fashion is all about color blocking, custom nail art, graphics, glitter, rich reds, crazy hues of blues, greens and clean French manicure nudes.

Fall 2011 Nail fashion is all about color blocking, custom nail art, graphics, glitter, rich reds, crazy hues of blues, greens and clean French manicure nudes.

Yes, pretty much anything goes, as long as you do it with style and color in between the lines.

How to get that amazing crisp edge to the mani? American made Kiesque's Liquid Palisade is like painter's tape for your nails.

Natural Rubber based and packaged in an easy to apply tube, you brush it on and let it dry, the easily removable barrier covers the cuticles during nail polish application. It keeps the cuticle and skin free of nail polish color for the perfect manicure (or pedicure.) 

You get crisp, salon-worthy looks around the cuticle and on the nail after each use.  Liquid Palisade dries very quickly, and you use it before you polish or after you do a base color so that you can create a cool pattern on the nail. It peels off easily and guarantees a perfect color line. Genius idea.

$22.00 at www.liquidpalisade.com

NAILTINI FALL 2011

Two is Better than One: Nailtini Double Shots lacquer duos

Made in the USA Nailtini’s new Double-Shot nail polish duos feature a unique dual design.  Double-Shots serve up Nailtini’s long-lasting triple-free lacquer in three pairings, each one perfect straight up or mixed. Sip on these:

Nailtini basics begin with a super sticky Simple Syrup base coat to formulate the ideal foundation, and finish with a fast-drying Dry Gin top coat to seal and shine.

Our favorites include sexy Ruby Martini: "Not for the faint of heart." The combination features classic red: A true red Bloody Mary nail polish served straight up on one end and ignited with a special-effect Blue Flame topper on the other. Use alone or layered together for a sheer blue iridescent look.

Sugared Violet: "A flirty, feminine cocktail with zero calories layered with shimmery goodness is the Sugared Violet." Well now, this opaque and glossy lavender is topped with the fine pastel glimmer of Sugar Rim topper, and is stunning in the light.

Sugared Violet

Nailtini Lacquers contain no formaldehyde, toluene or dibutyl phthalate and are specially formulated for layering. 

Take home the two .25 fl. oz. lacquers for $15. Double Shots are available for purchase at www.tinibeauty.com, www.beauty360.com

Other Nailtini faves for the season we love:

Liquid Luau

Liquid Luau

Premium nail lacquer in a blend of coral and bronze shot with silver glimmer, like tropical flowers on a moonlit sea.

Voodoo

Voodoo

Cast a spell with premium nail lacquer in vivid, iridescent plum purple.

Sparkler

Sparkler

Premium nail lacquer overflowing with glitter, like fireworks atop your nail cocktail. Float over any color, or wear multiple coats on its own for serious dazzle.

Blāze™ Color Changing Nail Lacquer

Blaze Nail Lacquer brings Glitz on Madison for Fall 2011. As the only glitter nail polish that switches colors when exposed to sunlight or UV rays, Glitz on Madison is a selection of rich and creamy glitter colors that are bold enough to be worn alone or atop another color.

Made in the USA, Blaze's formula is completely safe, environmentally friendly, and is the only FDA-approved UV-activated color-changing formula in the US.

The mani-pedi by Blaze is enhanced by their SolarActive® technology, which allows the nail to change color when exposed to UV rays.

They have 35 brilliant shades of top selling creamy polishes including matte, glitter, pearlescent, and fluorescent colors. Their Brights color collection features a spectrum of vibrant hues, spanning from hot pink to evergreen. These two-in-one shades pair brighter colors with deep, rich complements.

Blāze™ Color Changing Nail Lacquer are Toluene, DBP and Formaldehyde-free using only FDA-approved ingredients.

Recommended are Amaretto Knockout to Chocolate Velvet,  Daring Red to Caviar Dream Blaze and Tahitian Skies to Purple Rain Color Change Nail Polish. These are some of my favorite color-changing glitter combinations for Fall 2011.