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T.J. Schafer Wins CND’s Regional Manager of the Year Award

CND recognized T.J. Schafer as the Regional Manager of the Year for 2009 for his commitment to the nail care company’s philosophy and a decade of hard work. “He possesses a strong aptitude for managing complex business situations, epitomizes customer-centricity and has an enviable work ethic,” said John Heffner, CND president and CEO. —Jennifer Barnes

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UK CND Distributor Wins Award

Sweet Squared, CND’s exclusive distributor in the United Kingdom, was presented the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Nail Industry 2010 on Monday at the first annual BABTAC/CIBTAC Beauty Awards sponsored by Professional Beauty. The event w

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CND Contest Winner Goes to NY Fashion Week

Anna Nelson of Fairfield, CA, got to attend Mercedes-Benz Fall 2010 Fashion Week in New York City after winning CND’s first online nail competition. Nelson’s animal print design, one of 650 entries posted to cnd.com and voted on by fans, incorporated

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A closer view of Danilo's sculptural updo

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ‘10 NYC: Victor de Souza

Being at the Victor de Souza show was like stepping into the future–or onto another planet. Inspired by the shape of the designer’s couture clothes, lead stylist Danilo for Phyto created a “sculptural updo with a dramatic silhouette. ” Because man

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ‘10 NYC: Marc by Marc Jacobs

The beauty look at Marc by Marc Jacobs was fresh out of bed and slightly undone. For the hair, key stylist for Redken Guido used Fabricate 03, then dried the hair with his hands, letting the natural texture come through. “It’s very simple, a little g

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ’10 NYC: Marc Jacobs

Last night I braved the crowds at the New York State Armory to get a glimpse of the backstage preparations for Marc Jacobs’ fall ’10 show. I caught up first with lead hairstylist Guido, creative consultant for Redken, who told me the first thing

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ‘10: Herve Leger

Shown beneath the tents at Bryant Park, Herve Leger’s sophistication-meets-urban-edge Fall 2010 Collection was beautifully complemented by natural, free-flowing “undone ponytails,” styled by Bob Recine for Moroccanoil. He used one product—Luminous

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ‘10: Twinkle

The inspiration for the fall 2010 Twinkle show was fairytale-like haunted romance, a theme that carried over to the hair and nails as well. John Ruidant for Redken described the updo he created as “woodsy, playful and gothic” with a lot of product to

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ‘10: Behnaz Sarafpour

For the presentation of Behnaz Sarafpour’s Fall 2010 Collection, Roxanne Valinoti for CND styled the nails. Below, watch a video of her describing the design. As for the models’ faces, the key makeup artist was Gordon Espinet for M.A.C. Cosmetics.

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A finished look at Catherine Malandrino

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ’10: Catherine Malandrino

At Catherine Malandrino’s fall ’10 show, the clothes had an urban Mongolian and Tibetan feeling, which inspired lead stylist for Phyto Odile Gilbert to create rough-textured ponytails on top of the head using Phyto Professional Intense Volume Mou

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