Kelly O'Reilly

Kelly O'Reilly

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    Matchbook

    Keep track of places with an app designed for bookmarking on the go

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    Every day, we walk by countless restaurants, shops, galleries and general curiosities whose interior ambiance we mentally bookmark, telling ourselves we must go back. And yet, when it comes time to pick a place for a group dinner, entertain a date or simply recommend the perfect place for a friend, we draw a complete blank. Referencing the age-old practice of grabbing a restaurant’s branded matches …

    Nail Quills

    Epistolary-inspired nail art puts a retro-futuristic twist on the traditional manicure

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    London’s legendary name in nails Mike Pocock created Nail Quills for Illamasqua, an over-the-top answer to nail art. The handmade press-ons seem born from some kind of fashion editorial fusing magic powers with a darkly futuristic vibe, also nodding to a bygone era of handwritten correspondence. While it’s technically an old-time motif, the talon-like shape makes for a fierce way to trick out a manicure …