Nail Art

WHAT: Incoco Pop-Up Shop

WHY: You are invited to the first Incoco pop-up shop in NYC.

Join us on September 11, 12, and 13 for:

• Special offers (including buy 2 get 1 free for all full-size appliqué sets)
• Exclusive early access to upcoming collections
• Daily giveaways
• And more!

Bonus! RSVP to this event to receive a free gift with any purchase!

Welcome to nail art made easy. Incoco has revolutionized the way women do their nails by creating the world’s first real nail polish appliqués. Treat your tips to easy-to-apply appliqués that give a flawless finish with no mess and no dry time. With over 200 colors, nail art designs, and French manicure shades, there’s a perfect manicure look for everyone. Visit our Pop-Up Shop and experience Incoco for yourself.

WHEN: 9/11 – 9/13; F-Sat (11-8), Sun (11-7)

WHERE: 312 Bowery
New York, NY

This past December, we shared some beauty and fashion-related trends that we here at The Stylish City are so over. For example, Micky Filip says low rise pants are unflattering on roughly 99.99% of the population, Caitlin Colford despises the sheer tees over black bras trend and Mirela Gluck just can’t understand the obsession with nail art.

While we don’t redact our distaste for cultural appropriation, dangerously high stilettos or jeans that give every wearer a muffin top, we have decided to embrace the nail art trend. Not just because everyone’s doing it, but for other reasons, too.

Let me just say that I began dabbling into the nail art trend a few years ago and since then have become quite obsessed. To clarify, nail art is any design on your nails that doesn’t involve one solid color on all 10 fingers. They could be as simple as eight pink nails and then two sparkly accent nails — or as difficult as the mona lisa painted on every single finger.

Regarding the latter, why spend so much time working on a tiny piece of art that chips and/or is removed by the wearer the next week? Let me explain.

It’s Fun and Relaxing

Painting my nails is one of the most fun and relaxing things I do. I admit that I sometimes spend hours working on one hand, but I think it’s a better use of time than mindlessly looking at Facebook. I consider every nail a mini canvas and am proud of the artwork created. One of my most impressive nail designs was my “famous painting nails” (which took 5-6 hours to create) and included Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe, Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Rene Magritte’s Son of Man, Edvard Munch’s Scream and Money’s Field of Poppies.

There’s a Community

I’m sure you follow blogs or belong to forums that cater to your interests, be they fashion, couponing, gardening or cooking. There are also communities of nail lovers out there who share their work with others. It’s fun to see and comment on what other people create and to get feedback on your own designs. My favorite nail community is Beautylish. You can also share on Pinterest and Instagram.

It’s a Form of Self Expression

Just like your dress or bag make a statement, so do your nails. For example, I am drawn to vintage nostalgia and retro colors, so I often incorporate those elements into my nail designs. Check out the two sets of vintage roses I painted below. One’s the standard mint green and pink while the other is blue and silver, but both are very fitting of my personality.

So Many Options

From real 24k gold nail polish (Deborah Lippmann) to stamping collections to glitters, mattes and liquid sand (Zoya and OPI) — there’s a nail polish for every one. In fact, WWD says that the nail care business is worth $1.6 billion big ones and continues thriving. In an attempt to snag as much business as possible, nail brands are coming up with the zaniest and coolest products. Buying and trying the new nail polish lines that come out on a near weekly basis is exciting (and admittedly expensive).

By Wendy Rose Gould

Staying on top of all the latest and greatest trends is a must for every fashion forward femme. Still, there are some trends that — despite countless women participating in them — should just bow out with the sun and never rise again.

For example, the drop crotch pants trend (shudder) was super trendy for about a month or so until people finally realized that they made the wearer look like she had soiled an adult diaper. This was a trend that fizzled out and we hope it stays that way.

The following trends are still being plastered across billboards, magazine spreads and featured on countless fashion/beauty websites daily. However, we here at The Stylish City eagerly await their demise. If you agree or disagree with any of them, let us know in the comment section (or feel free to add your own despised trends).

Micky Filip: Low Rise Pants

Micky says that low rise pants trends are unflattering on roughly 99.99% of the population. They have the potential to create muffin top on even a size 00. Not to mention, nobody wants to see your butt crack — even if you have been working out.

Caitlin Colford: Neon/Sheer Tee’s in a Black Bra

A bra is an undergarment meant to be seen only by you and perhaps a lucky someone. The whole “Hey Guys! Look at my bra!” trend is not fashionable — it’s borderline trashy. What happened to the days when we chose bras with the ultimate goal of having them not show?

Wendy Rose Gould – Cultural Appropriation

Stealing from various cultures’ traditions and calling it fashion is a major no-no. It’s one thing to appreciate various cultures and another to take traditional knowledge and cultural expressions without permission. I’ve seen bindi beads and turbans, but, as of late, the fashion world has particularly crossed a line with Navajo and Native American fashion. It’s disrespectful and there are much cooler — more modern — things happening on the runway.

Mirela Gluck: Nail Art and Skyscraper Heels

While nail art has the potential to be undoubtedly impressive, site owner Mirela is so over seeing fancified manicures in every magazine or blog she looks at. She’s also over sky high — or skyscraper high, really — heels. Some are pretty to look at, but no lady looks good hobbling/teetering/falling down the sidewalk. Some of those babies are downright dangerous.

Ritu Bindra: The Bollywood Look

Ritu — the developer of The Stylish City website who currently lives in India — commented on how so many Indian women try to take the fashion they see in Bollywood films and replicate it on the streets. For example: many attempt to pair a sheer sari with a barely there brassiere. This tacky trend takes away from the beauty of a sari, which is already pretty sexy in and of itself.

By Wendy Rose Gould