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Posted by on Apr 13, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Events:, Chicago Neiman Marcus

Neiman Marcus Chicago opens three newly remodeled handbag spaces this month!  Chanel, Gucci and Prada.  Stop in to see the new spaces.

April 13 & 14 Estate Trunk Show
View the Estate Trunk Show collection of the finest jewels.
10 am to 5 pm
Precious Jewels Salon – First Floor
For more information, please call (312)642 – 5900, ext.2224

April 14 TOMS “Style Your Sole” EventJoin us and have your Toms styled your way. Work with a Toms shoe artist to create a unique look all your own
(complimentary with a new shoe purchase of Women’s, Men’s and Children’s. TOMS) 1 to 4 pm
Ladies Shoe Salon – Second Floor
For more information, please call (312)642 – 5900, ext.2060

April 14 Gurhan Trunk Show
View the Gurhan collection of the best jewels.
10 am to 5 pm
Precious Jewels Salon – First Floor
For more information, please call (312)642–5900, ext. 2224

April 17 + 18 Christian Siriano Trunk Show View the latest collection from fashion favorite and Project
Runway winner Christian Siriano. 10 am to 4 pm
Couture Salon – Second Floor
For more information, please call (312)642– 5900, ext. 2050

April 17 & 18 ForeverMark Diamond Event
This event brings in the finest loose diamonds and a large selection
of settings for you to choose from.
10 am to 5 pm
Precious Jewels Salon – First Floor
For more information, please call (312)642 – 5900, ext. 2224

April 21 MCL Trunk ShowMCL designs feature ornate settings with fine materials creating truly unique works of art. 10 am to 5 pm
Designer Jewelry – First Floor
For more information, please call (312)642-5900 ext. 2417

April 24 + 25 Peggy Jennings Trunk Show
View the latest collection from Peggy Jennings.
10 am to 4 pm
Couture Salon – Second Floor
For more information, please call (312)642–5900, ext. 2050

April 27 + 28 Alex Soldier Trunk Show
View the latest collection from Alex Soldier.
10 am to 5 pm
Precious Jewels Salon – First Floor
For more information, please call (312)642– 5900, ext. 2224

April 28 Alexis Bittar Personal AppearancePlease join us as welcome jewelry designer Alexis Bittar. His collection has built quite the fan following and is now one of the hottest jewelry collections around. 10 am to 4 pm
Designer Jewelry – First Floor
For more information, please call (312)642–5900, ext. 2417

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Posted by on Apr 13, 2012 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

New: CND Additives for Shellac, Brisa, Liquid & Powder! (updated with swatches)

Artistic freedom from CND! I gave you a preview of these babies from my week in Carlsbad and they are shipping anytime now:

There are solid pigments and gorgeous sheens and glitters. Ask at your local distributor to be one of the first to work with CND Additives.

Swatches

Theses swatches are wet (surface was damp) to show better coloring.  This will be similar to how color will get more rich when added to your CND Shellac/gel/liquid and powder

GREEN GOLD SPARKLE PIGMENT ADDITIVE

If you like iced coral you’ll love this gold with green overtones

VIOLET PEARL PIGMENT ADDITIVE

Pretty violet powder sheen

SPECTRUM SHIMMER EFFECT ADDITIVE

The picture says it all.  Abalone flakes of diamond, pinks and a hint of blue

PINK GOLD SPARKLE PIGMENT ADDITIVE

TITANIUM PEARL PIGMENT ADDITIVES

 

HAUTE PINK PIGMENT

 

ANTIQUE BRONZE PIGMENT

BRIGHT RED PIGMENT

CERULEAN BLUE PIGMENT

 

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Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Q: What is the safety of nail lamps? A: If it says CND, it’s a walk in the park

Do you know the safety of UV lamps? In use for over 30 years, for whatever reason this happens to be a big topic right now. CND is right at the forefront to share their knowledge of the safety of their UV nail lamp. Nail techs, buy a reputable, tested and certified lamp for the system you are using, and not something that came unregulated off of eBay. Your clients deserve it and so do you.

  • According to Dr. Robert M. Sayre, Ph.D., of Rapid Precision Testing Laboratories one of the creators of the SPF rating system: “UV Nail Lamps are safer than natural sunlight or sunlamps.”
  •  Dr. David Valia, Director of Research and Development for CND, compares the exposure from a UV lamp to that of indoor fluorescent lighting. He explains, “The amount of energy from a UV lamp during a nail service would be roughly equivalent to the amount of UV exposure one would experience during a typical day of exposure in indoor fluorescent lighting.”
  •  According to Dr. Sayre:  “People who are indoors have little to no skin risk due to long term exposure to fluorescent lighting. People who sunbathe or work outdoors have real risks of excessive UV exposure, the cause of sunburn and skin cancer.”
  •  “The CND UV Nail Lamp bulb emits almost exclusively (more than 99%) UVA-1, the safest part of the ultraviolet spectrum,” says Dr. Sayre.
  •  The exposure from a bi-weekly UV manicure is equivalent to “an extra 1-2 minutes in daylight each day between salon visits,” says Doug Schoon, CND’s Chief Scientific Advisor and author of Nail Structure and Product Chemistry.
  •  Although hands are the most exposed, they’re also the least susceptible to UV sensitivity. According to Dr. Sayre, “It would take 6 – 10x more exposure to your hands to produce mild sunburn than it would to produce a burn on your face, abdomen or back. UV Nail Lamps are used on one of the least susceptible parts of your body.”
  • Hands get more UV exposure holding the steering wheel of a car or talking on a cell phone outside than they do from the use of UV nail lamps.
  •  UV nail lamps have been on the market for over 30 years and there have been no proven reports linking them to premature aging or skin cancer.
  • Just like you put sunscreen on your face, put sunscreen on your hands throughout the day, especially after washing them.
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Posted by on Apr 6, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

OMG! Fashion Week: Australia is back with IMG/Mercedes-Benz

Sydney, Australia (April 6, 2012) IMG Fashion is excited to announce the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia provisional Runway schedule for the Spring Summer 2012/13 season, April 30 – May 4, 2012. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia will see some of Australia’s biggest designers including Akira, Dion Lee, Josh Goot, Ellery, Zimmermann, Kirrily Johnston, Toni Maticevski, Carl Kapp, Magdalena Velevska as well as Jayson Brunsdon all unveiling their collections to local and international fashion industry heavy weights.

 

“The excitement is building in anticipation of what will hit the runways this season at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia and Romance was Born is a fitting kick off to the 2012 season. This schedule truly showcases the creativity and innovation of our talented Australian and visiting international designers from across Asia and North America,” says Jarrad Clark, Global Production Director, IMG Fashion.

“A fitting new chapter for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia with this inspiring line up of established and emerging designers.  Mercedes-Benz is proud to be supporting such a significant event for the Australian Fashion industry and showcasing our designers to a global audience”, says Gavin Allen, General Manager Marketing Communications, Mercedes-Benz Australia.

 

“With the world’s most beautiful harbour as a backdrop, Australian fashion designers are set to wow our local and international guests in Sydney during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia 2012,” says NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Stoner.

GINGER & SMART will be a highlight on the schedule as they celebrate their 10 year anniversary. Other regulars include Camilla, Alice McCall, Bec & Bridge, Lisa Ho, Gary Bigeni, Manning Cartell and Gail Sorronda.

 

Designers making their Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia solo debut for 2012 include Bless’ed are the Meek, Roopa Pemmaraju, An Ode to No One, Watson X Watson, Flowers for a Vagabond, Toi et Moi Sydney, Dylan Cooper, By Johnny, Aje, and nANA jUDY. Also welcomed to the official schedule for the first time are household names and Australian icons Jenny Kee and  Oroton.

Fresh from the runway at MBFW New York, Whitney Eve and WE by Whitney Eve will be presented in Australia for the first time. TV personality Whitney Port will be in attendance to introduce her eclectic and feminine contemporary collection in an installation format within the new venue space, The Box.

 

Renowned globally for our swimwear, a schedule highlight for overseas buyers is sure to be the swim and resort wear collection shows from designers We are Handsome, Suboo, Lisa Maree & Kooey Australia.

Menswear will also form a significant part of the 2012 proceedings with designers Christopher Esber, Song for the Mute, and Ksubi showing menswear within their collections, as well as a dedicated Men’s Group show featuring: FROM BRITTEN P/L, INJURY, MilsMANIFESTO, ZSADAR, Nathan Paul Swimwear, KALB and ETIW.

 

A curated stable of emerging talent will also showcase their collections at MBFWA. This year we had too much talent for just one New Generation Show so 2 amazing collection shows grace the schedule with designers: Collecting Pretty Boys, Elliatt, KAHLO, Kristi Rose, Tovah, ASH TO GOLD, LittleGracie, LUELA, Susan Rep, AANCHAL CHANDA, Uscari and LF MARKEY.

 

Continuing to support the next generation of talent, designers showing in the 2012 Innovators show from TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute are Carlie Waterman, Stephanie Goerlach, Cynthia Thai, Yuliy Gershinsky, Christopher Baldwin, and Kaylene Milner and the Raffles International Designer Showcase will include collections from Winson Tan (Malaysia), Crystal Tsoi (Hong Kong), Akaya Ichikawa (Japan) and Gabriel Lee (Korea).

 

STYLE HONG KONG with the support of the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council will showcase emerging Hong Kong designers ready to launch international careers. Expect to see new and exciting collections from DoDo Leung, Hei Lau, Chairlie Ho and Harrison Wong.

Closing the weeks proceedings will be an extravaganza like no other, when Fernando Frisoni presents his collection in a unique, invitation only Masquerade to wrap up the 2012/13 Spring Summer show schedule on Friday May 4th, 2012.

 

Soon to be announced is an anticipated addition to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, a Mercedes-Benz Presents show. Recognising designers that demonstrate dedication to the use of quality materials, unique style and innovative design, the Mercedes-Benz Presents runway designer will work with Mercedes-Benz to create a unique experience that ties fashion and automotive design together.

 

The complete list of designer shows at MBFWA 2012/12 are: Aje, Akira, Alice McCall, An Ode to No One, Aurelio Costarella, Bec & Bridge, Bless’ed Are The Meek, Bowie, By Johnny, Camilla, Carl Kapp, Christopher Esber, Dylan Cooper, Dion Lee, Ellery, Flowers For a Vagabond, Fernando Frisoni, Gail Sorronda, Gary Bigeni, Ginger & Smart, Hardwick by Mariana Hardwick, Jenny Kee, Jayson Brunsdon, Johanna Johnson, Josh Goot, Kirrily Johnston, Kooey Australia, Ksubi, Lisa Ho, Lisa Maree, Manning Cartell, Magdalena Velevska, MATICEVSKI, Mens Show, Michael Lo Sordo, Miss Unkon, nANA jUDY, New Generation 1, New Generation 2, Oroton, Raffles International Designer Showcase, Romance was Born, Roopa Pemmaraju, Sara Phillips, Song for the Mute, Style Hong Kong, Suboo, Talulah,  The Innovators, Toi Et Moi Sydney, Watson X Watson, Whitney Eve and WE by Whitney Eve, We Are Handsome and Zimmermann.

 

Title sponsor Mercedes-Benz is proudly supported by Government partners Destination NSW and Austrade, Maybelline New York, DHL, HP/Intel, Redken 5th Avenue NYC and EYE and as well as media outlet Getty Images. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia is an IMG event.

 

The Spring Summer 2012/13 Collections will take place April 30 to May 4, 2012

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Posted by on Mar 25, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Good Houskeeping’s erroneous article on UV manicures

Important Facts about CND Shellac: A Good Housekeeing article contained misleading information about the Shellac system and gel polishes in general. It is important to clear up this information. Please see CND’s reply to this article:

“Safety is CND’s top priority and we take tremendous concern with the article in the March issue of Good Housekeeping. It is very misleading. We took immediate steps to clarify the facts with the Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI). We met with the head of the institute, two chemists and two research directors to present accurate information and independent study results. GHI listened, is currently evaluating the information and conducting additional research. The staff of our lab is at GHI’s disposal. We are also collaborating with the Nail Manufacturers’ Safety Council to ensure that correct and accurate information is available. What is most important to know is that UV manicures are not dangerous. CND Shellac products have been thoroughly researched and tested. The only risk of possible nail damage would be from improper application or removal by an untrained nail professional or woman at home

CND ShellacTM – Safety

Question: Is the CND UV Lamp safe to use?

Answer: The UV light present in the CND UV Lamp has been proven safe to use. Various studies, including one done by Rapid Precision Testing Laboratories, have compared the lamp to natural sunlight and various indoor tanning lamps on the market. The tests have confirmed that the bulbs used in CND’s UV Nail Lamp are among the safest in use today. Getting regular UV manicures is equivalent to spending an extra 1-2 minutes in daylight.

Question: Are Methacrylates dangerous?

Answer: Methacrylates have been safely used in nail products for decades. The Cosmetics Ingredient Review has determined Methacrylates safe as used.

Question: Does CND Shellac contain Methyl Pyrrolidone?

Answer: CND Shellac does not contain the chemical Methyl Pyrrolidone (n-MP). Prior to August 2011, several original CND Shellac color formulations used a – raw material – that contained trace amounts of n-MP in the solvent. The amount of n-MP in the final formula was below 0.1%, well within safe harbor limits of California’s Prop 65.

Question: What are the negative effects of using acetone to remove CND Shellac?

Answer: Acetone, which is used to remove CND Shellac, is used in almost all polish removers. Acetone can cause temporary dryness; however, acetone substitutes are less effective and equally as drying. Lightweight oils can be used to offset the temporary dryness.

Question: Can I use CND Shellac at home?

Answer: CND Shellac is a professional product and should only be used by licensed, trained nail professionals. ”

As I ‘ve even mentioned many times in the past, gel manicures in general have been around for 30 years. CND’s new technology is much more gentle, and lamp is regulated and tested safe. You can feel confident when you are getting an authentic CND application.

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