On the last day of Toronto Fashion Week, there was one more fashion show happened outside of the tents. It was the Lucian Matis's Monochromatic Collection. I had the opportunity to go backstage and chat with the Revlon Nail Expert Leeanne Colley and Gucci Westman Lead Assistant Mimi Imanishi. First let's talk about the nail looks:
The above nail tips were hand painted by Leeanne Colley and her team for the show. Going with the Monochromatic theme, Leeanne came up with the charcoal black and vanilla nail designs for the show. In the Monochromatic Collection, Lucian played with textures like leather as oppose to prints like his other collections. Therefore, Leeanne wanted to create texture on the nails to compliment the collection. Leeanne said “I created a combination of sharp geometrical lines to complement Lucian’s monochromatic look. The whites in the collection are winter whites, soft and creamy not stark. I’ve combined them with a rich charcoal gray and strong black accents.”
The leather-like finish is actually sponged on by using 1 layer of Revlon Nail Enamel in Iconic (a charcoal grey), 1 layer of Timeless (light grey), and finally another layer of Iconic and sponge it to give the texture. After the center part, they used acentone to clean up the sides. To create that creamy vanilla ice cream colour, Leeanne used a layer of Revlon ColorStay Longwear Nail Enamel in Porcelain (vanilla cream), a layer of Revlon Top Speed Fast Dry Nail Enamel in Spirit (white), and then another layber of Porcelain to finish it up. Here's the end results
To compliment the boxiness in the clothing of the Monochromatic Collection, Leeanne also created some outlined mani. She used the fine tip of Revlon Nail Art Expressionist in Night & Degas (the black one) to outline the nails. She said everything is hand-drawn, talk about skills.
Leeanne was so down to earth and enthusiastic, I got to chat with her more about nails. I asked her to give us some tips on at home manicure. She said the key is how you hold the brush. When you take the brush out from the bottle, you could brush one side of the brush along the side of the bottle, so that only one side has nail polish on it. Then you would place your brush on the center of your nail and push it towards the cuticle, then brush it back to the tip of the nails. This way, you can avoid having too much nail polishes on the cuticles and avoid smudges. I also asked if she has some tip for nail art because I struggle with my right hand all the time. She said start with the hand that you have the most trouble with. It made so much sense, because if you were to start on your easy hand, by the time you're done, you will be tired and frustrated, and don't want to do the second hand. But if you start with the trouble hand, then when you're done, you know your easy hand is gonna be easy, and you will be able to go through with it :D.
The above nail tips were hand painted by Leeanne Colley and her team for the show. Going with the Monochromatic theme, Leeanne came up with the charcoal black and vanilla nail designs for the show. In the Monochromatic Collection, Lucian played with textures like leather as oppose to prints like his other collections. Therefore, Leeanne wanted to create texture on the nails to compliment the collection. Leeanne said “I created a combination of sharp geometrical lines to complement Lucian’s monochromatic look. The whites in the collection are winter whites, soft and creamy not stark. I’ve combined them with a rich charcoal gray and strong black accents.”
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| I'm digging the porcelain shade |
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| Model is photoready even pre-makeup... life's not fair... =P |
To compliment the boxiness in the clothing of the Monochromatic Collection, Leeanne also created some outlined mani. She used the fine tip of Revlon Nail Art Expressionist in Night & Degas (the black one) to outline the nails. She said everything is hand-drawn, talk about skills.
Leeanne was so down to earth and enthusiastic, I got to chat with her more about nails. I asked her to give us some tips on at home manicure. She said the key is how you hold the brush. When you take the brush out from the bottle, you could brush one side of the brush along the side of the bottle, so that only one side has nail polish on it. Then you would place your brush on the center of your nail and push it towards the cuticle, then brush it back to the tip of the nails. This way, you can avoid having too much nail polishes on the cuticles and avoid smudges. I also asked if she has some tip for nail art because I struggle with my right hand all the time. She said start with the hand that you have the most trouble with. It made so much sense, because if you were to start on your easy hand, by the time you're done, you will be tired and frustrated, and don't want to do the second hand. But if you start with the trouble hand, then when you're done, you know your easy hand is gonna be easy, and you will be able to go through with it :D.
Backstage with Revlon for Lucian Matis Monochromatic Collection
On the last day of Toronto Fashion Week, there was one more fashion show happened outside of the tents. It was the Lucian Matis's Monoc...
March 30, 2013 •
Backstage, Beauty, Make Up, Media Coverage, Revlon, Toronto Fashion Week •
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