They say that everything's bigger in Texas -- we say that the lacquers in the Texas Collection by OPI are big on style, color, and attitude. Available February 2. Yellow roses optional.
Don't Mess with OPI Suzi Loves Cowboys
San Tan-tonio
Austin-tatious Turquoise It's Totally Fort Worth It
I Vant to Be A-Lone Star
Do You Think I'm Tex-y? Houston We Have a Purple
Too Hot Pink to Hold 'Em
Y'all Come Back Ya Hear? Big Hair ... Big Nails
Guy Meets Gal-veston
The little tweed jacket has been a fashion staple since Coco Chanel, and for good reason. Sharp, sophisticated, elegant -- and, marie claire reports, particularly winsome in today's "shrunken fits and playful hues." Toss one on over a basic white shirt, jeans or khakis, and heels, and you're ready to go anywhere. And if you've got that certain sense of chic, a gorgeous silk scarf at your neck is the perfect final touch (tie it on in a casual triangle, as on the Left Bank). Coco would be proud.
The winter season brings some challenges, colds and flu being high on
the list. And since germs are so easily spread through touch -- doorknobs, computer keyboards, ATM machines, you name it -- keeping hands clean and germ-free (and away from your nose, mouth, and eyes) is critical. To the rescue -- OPI Swiss Hand Guard Antiseptic Handwash Gel, designed to kill 99% of germs on contact without using water, and to help keep you and your family safe from colds and flu this season. Powerful and portable, Swiss Hand Guard fits easily in pocket, purse, backpack, gym bag, and carry-on, and is your most valuable accessory this season.
Katy Perry is all-Gurl -- edgy, super-talented, beautiful, sexy, trend-setting (stop me when you've had enough!). And I'm thrilled that she's teamed with OPI for her very own collection of fabulous lacquer shades, inspired by her newest album, Teenage Dream. These four shades combine amazing color with Katy's own fashion sense for nails that pop! Wear with OPI Black Shatter for the ultimate pop-arazzi magnet! Go ahead -- live the dream.
Colors, clockwise: The One That Got Away, Not Like the Movies, Last Friday Night, Teenage Dream. Center: Black Shatter
See Katy's Teenage Dream music video here!
If you remember the 1970s, then you remember Marimekko. And if
you don't, get ready to fall in love. A Scandinavian design house whose bold, eye-popping, iconic graphics were a favorite of Jackie Kennedy, Marimekko
now offers its prints on housewares, accessories, and fashion -- Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Garner are fans. InStyle celebrates Marimekko's 60th anniversary, and its resurgence with modern stylistas, in its January issue. According to the mag, it's the "perfect way to punch up your winter wardrobe for the new year." More fun than a box of crayons -- even the BIG box.
This winter, the smoky eye keeps things smoldering, especially when done in emerald. Lucky magazine's Beauty Spy (left and below) loves the look of deepest indigo-emerald accented with lush black lashes. What to wear with? A subtle lip, neutral cheeks, and may we recommend nails in OPI Ski Teal We Drop or Here Today ... Aragon Tomorrow lacquers. Feel the burn.
The ancient Greeks knew the art of the drape on the female form -- alluring, forgiving, and sexy. (Flash forward to Scarlett O'Hara making her dress out of the living room
drapes -- ok, maybe not exactly the same thing.) The drape continues to mesmerize this season, as style.com reports, in everything from skirts to tops,
shoes to earrings. The luscious curves of the drape flatter and enhance your curves, giving you some where you might need them, artfully camouflaging the ones you might find too generous. Fatally feminine. Artfully done.
Upper left: style.com; blouse: Burberry Prorsum; earrings: Nicole Romano; Vivien Leigh: MGM/UA
When it comes to champions, Serena Williams dazzles. With a total of 13 Grand Slam singles titles alone, Serena is arguably today's single most dominant force in women's tennis -- plus she's absolutely gorgeous (I probably don't need to tell you how much excitement her visit to our offices caused!). To celebrate her passion for nails (Serena has her nail tech's license and hopes ultimately to own a signature chain of nail spas), she "played doubles" with OPI to create her own line of OPI Glam Slam Nail Lacquers. First up (just in time for January's Australian Open) is Simply Smash-ing!, a glimmering gold-green that is just that. You'll find it in a twin-pack with Black Shatter for a look that serves up style.
Nope, not your breakfast cereal -- it's the "pop" of
new OPI Black Shatter, the rich black lacquer that leaves a shattered effect over your nail color in an edgy, downtown-glam pattern. Try it over your fave OPI shades -- slide it over It's a Girl! or Isn't That Precious? for the ultimate leather-and-lace look. Try it over one of the new Katy Perry for OPI shades for that rocker-chic, fashion-icon vibe. Or slam it over new gold-green Simply Smash-ing! by Serena Williams for OPI for nails that are -- I have to say it -- simply smashing. For more on Katy and Serena, stay tuned. Earth-shattering.
Happy 2011 from OPI!