my heart was restless: nail polish

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Strict compulsive obsessive / Our naughty November shoot featuring fall’s top beauty trends:

Don’t act so surprised. You know there’s a little bad girl hiding under that good girl façade. So let her come out and play.

A glossy, black cherry mouth. Buffed fingertips. Strokes of liner and spiked lashes. Crimson lips and nails. Fall’s beauty messages are a collision of prim and perverse. You have your instructions. Now be a good girl and follow them.

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Get ready: Your first look at Chanel’s Spring 2012 polish collection:

the Lèvres Scintillantes collection. Its name: Attraction. The dreamy shade and was created by Chanel’s creative director of makeup, Peter Philips, and was originally rumoured to be an exclusive mix just for the runway. It’s due out next year, so you’d better start plotting your rush to line-up at Chanel counters now.

We received some titillating news yesterday afternoon: the shimmering white-pearl polish seen at Chanel’s Spring 2012 show on Tuesday will be released as a limited edition colour in

But that’s not all the intel we have for the lacquer-obsessed: the other polishes Phillips used are part of a trio collection that will also launch next year. The warm shades—a rosy burgundy, pastel fuchsia, and a seashell-hued orange—are named for the spring months (that’s April, May, and June, respectively), which has us hoping—are polishes for all the other months to come? We’d love to have a whole calendar of Chanel colours on hand.

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October: Beauty most wanted

Diptyque turns a favourite perfume into a body lotion, Dior does a home reno, Tom Ford takes our mind off his makeup collection, and more.

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Afternoon beauty fix/ Nail polish remover that removes even the blackest of blacks

Dark colours like red, grey, black, and navy not only take the longest to dry, they’re also the most difficult to get rid of. If your remover is pumped up with “moisturizing” oils and flowery fragrances, it’s likely to leave dark lines of pigment around your cuticles. Oils interfere with the effectiveness of acetone, which is what works to remove stubborn paint, and leave you scrubbing at the surface to no avail. The overall best option is to find a remover with 60 percent acetone or more. We like Sally Hansen Maximum Strength Regular Formula Polish Remover ($4, at select mass retailers). It smells stronger, but works best to prep nails for a better mani next time.

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