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Nail Trends:Matte and Green

By Marta Walsh · 2009-06-27

Looks like Next season's big trend is a flat look that debuted backstage at Alexander Wang, courtesy of Butter London's Nonie Crème, who created the finish by putting her Nail Foundation base coat on top of her flesh-toned go-to Yummy Mummy. Look out for matte color collections from Zoya and Orly this fall, as well as Opi's line launching in July.

Nail Trends:Matte and Green

Chanel's

creative director of makeup, Peter Philips, created a jade lacquer from the brand's Fall 2009 show.

Opi Matte, $8.50, available in July at www.opi.com

"Karl Lagerfeld wanted a green tint which would resonate with the jade-colored notes of the collection," Philips says. A palette of ten different shades of green was shown to the designer, who picked the one that most resembled a tweed suit from the collection.

via style.com

Check out MAC's version of a green nail polish: Peppermint Patti!

Tagged Nail Makeup Karl Lagerfeld Peter Philips Alexander Wang Zoya Orly
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