opi fall colors

I love anything and everything related to Fall -- especially this year. The faster it gets here, the better. So my heart (as well as my fingers and toes) was positively giddy when I learned that OPI has released their Fall 2011 colors collection -- "Touring America." The colors are linked to different cities in the U.S., based on their culture and personality.

“This collection will take women around the world on the ultimate tour across the USA, with stops in Baltimore, Clarksdale, Hollywood, Jackson Hole, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Seattle, St. Louis, and Tucson,” says OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director, Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. “Autumn is a time for reinvention, and these shades revive classic, iconic colors for fall, from cool heather, khaki and chocolate to warm rose, peach and red.”

I'm totally digging the Road House Blues.

fall fashion trend: matte nails

Even if you're not a fashion diva (ahem ... me ... cough, cough), your fingers and toes can still play the part. And you don't have to break the bank.

This season's newest trend in nail polish has nothing to do with color and everything to do with finish: matte is where it's at.

Zoya ($6) seems to be leading the matte pack with their fall and winter lines. But OPI ($8) is hangin' with the crowd as well. So is KO (short for Knock Out), which actually only makes matte polishes.

So, according to the fashion experts of the world, get shopping for your matte polish. Here are some of my favorites (in order L-R: Zoya Posh, Loredana, Harlow, Veruschka, Dovima, Savita; OPI Gargantuan Green Grape, Russian Navy, You Don't Know Jacques, Lincoln Park After Dark)