Runway or Everyday? – butter LONDON’s Nail Polish Rings at Vena Cava
Last season we saw nails elevated from accessories to full on jewelry at Diego Binetti. This season at Vena Cava, butter LONDON‘s Nonie Creme is pushing the boundaries, bringing nail polish to a whole new territory; skin. That’s right, she’s taking over “real estate” from the skin and by creating jewelry with nail polish applied directly on fingers.
Nail art savant Melissa from The Daily Nail has extended her designs on to the skin in the past but this is the first time I’ve seen the actual nails ignored entirely. Nonie applied “finger bands” of color to two fingers on each model, some single, some double, and a simple coat of clear Hard Wear top coat to the nails. To replicate the look follow Nonie’s tips: Start with clean, dry skin. Swipe with remover. Start below the first knuckle. Only paint a few fingers or else it will look too tribal. Allow 15 minutes to dry and expect 24 hours of wear. |
Get the Vena Cava look using butter LONDON Royal Navy, Scoundrel, Tramp Stamp, and Union Jack Black. The orange, Flouro Orange, is not yet in production. butter LONDON polishes retail for $14/ea and are available online at butterLONDON.com and Beauty.com.
My question to you is… is this look runway only or something that could be worn in the everyday world? Would you apply nail polish on your skin on purpose? What do you think of the “finger bands” look?
not a chance for everyday look…won’t it wash off after you take a shower or wash your hands?
i wouldn’t want the chemicals on my skin either, might as well draw some bands with sharpies
brilliant idea! LOL i actually like the finger bands if they weren’t so messy. maybe using masking tape and colored sharpies will give similar/sharper results! i’m known for doodling on my hands and forarms, wearing lots of rings and crazy-colored nails so i’m gonna try colored finger bands.
That model looks like one hot mess, obviously through no fault of her own. I don’t like the look, but it frustrates me that anyone would apply nail polish directly to someone’s skin on purpose. Why not just make all models toxic swamps in the name of fashion. As super-pale skin becomes even more popular, who is to stop anyone from sneaking in arsenic and lead on faces again. Even if butterLONDON products are supposed to be made without the three most toxic ingredients, I still say yuck.
Don’t hate on super pale skin. We’ve had to tolerate people acting like those with pale skin are all freaks just because we embrace our natural skin tone instead of trying to turn ourselves orange for the last 20 years or more so many of us are ecstatic to see natural pale skin becoming not only more accepted, but popular as well. You say it like its a bad thing for super pale skin to become more popular which frankly baffles me. Any time the world starts to embrace a more natural appearance in any way is a step in the right direction.
Amen!
Being a super pale freckled gal, I don’t see anything hateful in Reasons comment. They weren’t making a comment on paleness, but rather a comment on the products people use to look more pale and what ingredients may or may not be used in those products. Same as people saying things about “fake-baking” giving you cancer or nail polish being a “toxic swamp” on your skin. I hope we all know its not the healthiest idea, but we all make sacrifices for what we as individuals consider beautiful. You may not like it, but who gives a crap? it’s their body and their vision of beauty! And to conclude my rant I think the nail polish bands look neat, though I would never do it. Imagine crunchy dried nail polish on your skin… sounds kinda uncomfortable to me lol!
No way! Not for me any day? I’ve never seen this and I hope it’s not a trend. I love nails and love polish. Put it where it belongs !
I freaking love this look! This will soon be incorporated into my party looks. I’m much too frugal and uncoordinated to spend exorbitant amounts of money on actual accessories I can’t seem to put together appropriately, but a simple flash of color will be perfect. As much as I love this, I won’t wear it to the office.
This is ridiculous even for runway! I saw this on their facebook page last week and I felt embarrassed for them. They’re really trying too hard. They’re not even straight lines. It’s sloppy and weird.
Definitely a runway look only. The polish would come off the skin within a day.
I think it most certainly could work with the boho trend going on. I would say occasionally for like a concert or something where you can get away with being a little eccentric. It def wouldn’t work for a day at the office. However it does feel a little bit like when I was 14 and bored in my room…
I think this looks absolutely ridiculous, on or off the runway. Very sloppy. Maybe a few teen punk rockers could pull it off, but I can’t imagine anyone else wearing it.
seems silly. but, because it was on the runway, I’m sure it’ll be the new “spring/summer” look and some trendy brand will come out with a polish JUST for this purpose.
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Honestly? I love this! Unfortunately, I think it will only work for models at FW, party gals, and teenagers. Oh, to be 10 years younger.
Whoa…WACKY! I can honestly say, I am way too chickens**t to attempt to rock this look in the real world. But hey, there’s one way to use up the umpteen polishes we really never wear!
This is some tacky ish. You know whos gonna do this? 11 year olds.
It probably goes well with silly bandz. Yep, I could see my niece rocking this look.
Tried it. Rubbed off after 2 hours. thinner application areas I had to remove with acetone. Ok I get it…it’s that sloppy claire danes in “my so called life” feel. But I think that orange is even uglier then the properly named minger they already have. Bottom line I think it just looks dorky. Like the lame girl in the 8th grade circa 1995, not the chic minimalist kate moss look I prefer. I would have rather they just painted all the girls in la moss or tea with the queen. the vena cava customer is smart and cultured, not young and still learning not to put silly shoe laces in their doc boots. this look would pair better with a my little pony mini backpack and some raver beads.
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