GET THE BOOK
“I happened upon the must-read, kistchy-but-oh-so-accurate book by The Initaitive. Guarantee that you will have your yoga neighbour with the consistent fuchsia pedi all figured out!” Erin Sykes, Sykes Style
GO ON, TRY ME!
Thanks to China Glaze, you can now use your iPhone or iPad to help you find the perfect shade. Just take photos of all the things you’d love your nails to match, and the app automatically finds a corresponding color that...
INTERVIEW WITH A BEAUTY DICTATOR
Hayley Dutton is a make-up artist with a passion for colour. Renowned for her signature style of classic elegance, we asked this beauty dictator what to expect for 2013. What’s your enamel (ad)diction? I absolutely luuuurve colour! I am all about the neons, bright pastels – anything lively and vibrant. I like a statement nail! ...
PONY ANARCHY
I have a thing for ponies. The New Young Pony Club, my Tom Ford pony hair shoes and a little pony I carry around in my hand bag. So, it’s no surprise that I’m also obsessed with the peeps over here Pony Anarchy. Check out their blog and maybe even help them go to print!...
TIPPED FOR SUCCESS!
It seems I’m constantly apologising for the lack of posts lately, it’s not because I don’t want to, it’s just because I can’t stop watching the new web-series Window Dressing produced by Tipped TV. Two design nerds who dream of designing window displays for cool hipster boutiques-but in the meantime they are stuck working their...
WHAT COLOUR ARE YOU?
Do you scream with black or dominate with cherry? Are you tickled with pink or have your finger on the pulse with gold? How you choose to express yourself says a lot about you. Because your nail polish is so easily adaptable, it allows us to say so much. What are your colour choices saying...
LISTEN WITH YOUR EYES
If you haven’t figured it out yet, Enamel Diction is filled with music and pop culture references. Just like Wally, some of are obvious but more are slightly esoteric. So when one of our favourite dictator fans spotted this little print over at ACHICA and sent it to us, it inspired us to share our Enamel Diction...
INTERVIEW WITH A DICTATOR OF BEAUTY
A local girl with a global reach, Christabel Draffin aka Make Up Mole knows her diction. Having travelled the globe and working with fashion royality such as Karl Lagerfeld, Paolo Roversi and Bruce Weber and brands like Chanel, Cacharel, Hugo Boss, Burberry – we bet she’s seen her share of fashion flappities! Christabel is now based back in Sydney where she is...
ENAMEL ART DICTION
By French Photographer Julien Manigand, these Artworks created with nail polish, have inspired us! Watch this space, we’re creating something new.
50 SHADES OF GREY
Our trend watching team is excited about the grey matter that is blowing our mind. Taking the top position of the season, it’s the must try look of the moment. Try these tantalizing picks to get your juices flowing: Stormy Grey by Nars Gris Montaigne 707 by Dior Bing Bang by Leighton Denny Tuxedo Grey...
GAME OF GIVENCHY
We spotted this parallel on Miss Moss and totally agree. Is team Givenchy also Team Game of Thrones?
NEON CRUSH
It’s no secret that I’ve had a neon crush for a long time. It all began in the summer of 2010 with the landing of NASA orange. Followed very closely by too the funky phase of fluro pink, then regressing back to the land of where I was born with the submergence of neon yellow....
A MELTING POT OF DESIRE
Strong structured silhouettes combined with kaleidoscopic patterns, the Spring/Summer 2012 collection “melting pot” by Shanghai-based designer Sabine Ducasse is the ultimate fashion desire. Constructed and highly detailed fashion armor, now that’s worth fighting for.
