She said that the overall show was inspired by the movie “Metropolis”, so the look was very dark. So, they went with using a dark aubergine called “Dark Side of the Moon” for the base color, and for texture on the tips they used a gold called “Nefertiti”. She also gives a great tip to do your own french style manicure at home, too:

Deborah Lippmann products used at the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

\"Dark Side of the Moon\" polish for nails and toes, with \"Nefertiti\" gold used on nail tips for the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

Model getting \"Dark Side of the Moon\" applied backstage at the Badgley Mischka FalllWinter 2012 fashion show.

Model getting \"Nefertiti\" put on the tips of her nails for the Badgley Mischka Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show.

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She put precut fishnet lace on top of nails painted with “Putty” and lined the edges with “Blackjack”.

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According to manicurist Ana-Maria, the nails were oval and painted with “Case Study” for a more neutral look.

Model gets her nails done at the Essie station set up backstage at the Lela Rose Fall/Winter 2012 show.

Nail tech painting a models\' nails, while the model gets her hair done at the Lela Rose Fall/Winter 2012 show.

The nails at the Lela Rose Fall/Winter 2012 were painted using Essie

All of the nail products used backstage at the Lela Rose FallWinter 2012 show, courtesy of Essie and Beauty.com.

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I had a chance to do and see so many things – I can’t wait to tell you about it all!

I’ll tell you, sometimes I am kinda dumb and don’t always follow the directions. Like, I have been known to not continue using something because it’s “good enough” or I just get lazy, results be damned. Such is the case with Rejuvacote Nail Growth System. I swear, I don’t know what it is (*truly, I don’t) but my thumb nails split. As in, I can press another fingernail in between the layers (*of which I surely DON’T do – nuh uh). I can’t understand why those particular fingernails split, but none of my other ones do. I was luckily able to have a chance to try some Rejuvacote to help with that. It’s recommended to use as your base coat/top coat and every night for a week then start all over again.

Yeah, I haven’t usually had the attention span to keep up with that sched, BUT, I can tell you that when I do use it – it stops the splitting. Done. Which is where my dumbness comes in, because that is where I usually go “Okay, cool, problem solved” and then stop. That then allows the nails to split again and there we are back on the merry-go-round.

Don’t be me. If you have splitting or thin nails, you should really try Rejuvacote (*which contains keratin and calcium, btw) and stick with their rec’s for application. I really think it will make a difference to your nails. I’m not the only one that thinks that, as it has been mentioned in many magazines and even won an Allure “Best of Beauty” award, too. It runs $14 and can be picked up on Duri’s website.

Have you guys tried this? And did you keep to their rec’d schedule in using it? I’m curious how your nails fared using it the “proper” way.