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Alexander McQueen Gets a Nail Polish Tribute 2010-07-29 04:00:51
Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen Inspires Two Nail Polishes

Six months after avant-garde designer Alexander McQueen committed suicide, the fashion and beauty worlds are still remembering his unique style.
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Six months after avant-garde designer Alexander McQueen committed suicide, the fashion and beauty worlds are still remembering his unique style. The newest tribute comes from Butter London, whose Fall nail polish collections include two shades ($14 each) inspired by the designer.

Long Live McQueen, pictured, is a dazzling sparkly gold. Then there's Bumster, a yellow-toned homage to the designer's 1996 collection of extremely low-rise, bottom-baring trousers. While it's hard to top McQueen's outré runway looks, both colors are delightfully out of the ordinary — which is a concept we think the designer would have backed.

Matte Nail Polish Trend for Fall 2010
Nail Polish

It's a Matte Matte Matte Matte World

If you thought the matte nail trend was a blip on the beauty radar, guess again.
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If you thought the matte nail trend was a blip on the beauty radar, guess again. The no-shine look is popping up at show after show.

At Alexander Wang, an opaque neutral earned an urban edge thanks to Butter London's matte topcoat. Knock Out Cosmetics highlighted gloss-free blues and putties at DKNY, and at Behnaz Sarafpour, CND created a cashmere effect based on warm pinky-beige Desert Suede. Rounding off the list? Malandrino's cool heathered manicure (pictured), which you can recreate by applying CND polish in Dark Ruby, layering it with Copper Shimmer, and finishing with Super Matte top coat. (Subtract the shimmer shade and you've got the same look of Twinkle.)

See? Pure matteness.

Alexander Wang Fall 2010
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2010 Fall New York Fashion Week: Alexander Wang

When you're one of the hot names in fashion, you can lure people out to the boondocks of Manhattan — and if anybody grumbled, I didn't hear it.
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When you're one of the hot names in fashion, you can lure people out to the boondocks of Manhattan — and if anybody grumbled, I didn't hear it. Before Alexander Wang's show, the backstage was filled with the big names in modeling (Natalia! Agyness! Freja! Anja!) and a faint whiff of hair spray in the air.
To find out what went into the creation of the Alexander Wang look and see more photos, keep reading.

Bella Bargain: Free Butter London Nail Polish
Nail Polish

Bella Bargain: Free Butter London Nail Polish

If you're concerned about carcinogens in nail polish, you'll be excited about this news.
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If you're concerned about carcinogens in nail polish, you'll be excited about this news. From now until May 15, when you turn in three polishes that contain formaldehyde, toluene, or DBP, you'll receive a Butter London "three-free" polish in exchange — no strings attached. Butter London is one of many companies that have ditched those three chemicals, and their colors are always on-trend.

To get your freebie, go to a Butter London boutique or a participating boutique and turn in three toxic polishes. (They don't have to be new — they can be the crusty bottles you've had for years.) You'll then receive a coupon for a free Butter London polish of your choice. It's a pretty good deal for your budget, and an excellent way to protect your health.

Bella Brand: Butter London
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Bella Brand: Butter London

I'm usually not convinced that fancy nail polish is much better than drugstore polish, but some brands provide an incentive to spend a few dollars more.
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I'm usually not convinced that fancy nail polish is much better than drugstore polish, but some brands provide an incentive to spend a few dollars more. Butter London is one of them. Although it's based in Seattle, the nail-care brand is an Anglophile's dream, offering a thoroughly British experience. (Well, there's no tea, but it's pretty close.)

Butter London operates three nail salons in Washington state, one in California, and soon one will open at Dulles International Airport. I haven't visited any of them, but after trying a few nail polishes, I now know that I want to. Nonie Creme, the creative director, has loaned her nail creativity to clients including Kate Moss, Vogue, H&M, and Jimmy Choo. It's no surprise, then, that the polish colors ($12) are completely on-trend. (Check out some of my favorite colors below.)

Along with the color variety, the other big draw of Butter London is its commitment to making nontoxic polishes. All of the polishes are free of the "big three" — toluene, DBP, and formaldehyde — and so I feel safer wearing them. I've now switched to using Nail Foundation ($18), which has helped my manicure stay chip free. If you're looking for fashionable colors and are cautious with your cosmetics safety, you might want to check it out.

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