For the past six years I've been attending launch events in the beauty industry and normally the stars of event are makeup artists, hairstylists or celebrity spokespeople. While that still stands true today, I'm finding myself shaking hands with top fashion designers at beauty events more often than not. Hey, I don't mind! Here are some of my favorite fashion and beauty collaborations right now.
Jason Wu collaborated with Nest fragrances to launch a candle called "Orchid Rain" inspired by naturally, his Spring 2012 collection. The $48 candle has notes of Nashi pear, orchid, pomegranate, goji berri, blonde birchwood, pink pepper, coconut and leather. It smells more delish than it looks.
*This will be available in mid April at Bergdorf Goodman.
Emilio Pucci pulled a print from the archives called "Winter Capri" to compliment the Guerlain Terra Azzurra Collection for Summer 2012, which draws inspiration from the summertime Italian Riviera. I've always loved Guerlain's Meteorites and their Meteorites Perles D'Azur, $58 are definitely the must-have in the collection. They even out your skin tan and give your skin a beautiful glow. The Pucci packaging they come in is an added bonus.
*This will be available in May at Sephora.
Thakoon created a limited edition polish collection for Nars cosmetics with six colors that are found in Indian spice markets pulled from his Spring 2012 collection. Every color is a must have! Shades include: Anardana (Azalea pink), Ratin Jot(Orchid purple), Amchoor (Bright yellow), Kutki (Powder blue), Koliary (Cyan blue) and Lal Mirchi (Mandarin red).
*They'll be available on May 1st for $18 each at narscosmetics.com.
Last week I was on NBC New York Live commenting on the trend of top designers and celebs collaborating with mass retailers to reach new audiences. Think perhaps one of the most highly anticipated launches of Fall – Missoni for Target. Then, I saw this. Marc Jacobs partnered with Minx nails to create a One Night Stand Collection.
Obsessed! There are five different patterns and while they remind me of the Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Strips (which you already know I'm obsessed with), they're Minx, which are done in salons too. Instead of using heat like they do in salons to mold the foil to your nail, you just rub them on and file off the excess. The five patterns were taken from the Marc by Marc Jacobs' Fall 2011 collection.
