Runway Beauty Bar event | Essie’s first Canadian Flagship Store

Runway Beauty Bar opener

 

This past August, I was privileged to be one of the select few media to be invited to a very special event held at Essie’s first flagship store, Runway Beauty Bar, located here in my hometown of Montréal. Apart from being in my element (as in: surrounded by endless rows of nail polish), we were treated to previews of Essie’s Winter 2014 Collection as well as the 2 latest lacquers to join the Essie Luxe Effects Collection – all of which will launch in stores this November (reviews will be up soon). The highlight of the evening for me, was in meeting up with my girl, Rita Remark, lead nail artist for Essie Canada and a woman who is not only a drop-dead stunning beauty, but one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet.

With my baby champagne bottle by my side (how fabulous are those blue POP bottles?) and piles of sweet treats to choose from – including personalized Essie Cookie pops from Sweet Isabelle, I selected ‘Tuck it in my Tux‘ – an ivory jelly-like crème hue for my mani, and Rita put in her trademark magic touch by using ‘Jiggle Hi, Jiggle Lo‘ (get it? LOL) – an antiqued silver ultra fine shimmer, and ran it slightly up the nails from the tips, creating a unique icicle effect. I loved it so much, that I kept the look on for days!

Located at Complexe Les Ailes, Runway Beauty Bar offers amazing mani/pedi sessions that you can basically customize, depending on how much time you have to indulge, with the full range of Essie lacquers to choose from including the gel polishes – as well as several other treatments, including threading, waxing, lash extensions & lash perms/tinting.

A special mention goes out to both Katie and Claudia – thank you so incredibly much for inviting me to be a part of this wonderful event!

 

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Champagne just totally goes with Essie, no?

 

Runway Beauty Bar 2

Essie Winter 2014 Collection

 

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Essie Winter 2014 Colletion

 

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Essie Luxe Effects: Summit of Style (bronze) & Rock At The Top (gold)

 

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Essie Luxe Effects: Summit of Style (bronze) & Rock At The Top (gold)

 

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Essie exclusive hand treatments, available through salons/spas

 

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Getting the royal treatment from Rita Remark

 

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Runway Beauty Bar mani 1

 Cameo appearance of my customized Sapphô cuff by Kim Smiley

 

Runway Beauty Bar mani 2

My ‘icicle mani’ – love, love, love!

 

Runway Beauty Bar mani 3

 

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the sweet table (with a double dose of yours truly)

 

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Triple threat: Champagne, cookie pops, & Essie

 

Runway Beauty Bar Rita

Seriously, how gorgeous is Rita?

 

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Manadatory ‘mani’ shot ….

 

Runway Beauty Bar group

We all apparently got the memo to wear white: Claudia, Katie, myself & Rita

 

Runway Beauty Bar closer

 

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