Chic and Untroubled

Much like the clothes and over-sized handbags, the nail polish the models wear on the runway gets just as much scrutiny by fashion and beauty fans alike.

Chanel is the most notable culprit behind these catwalk nail polish wars — causing many otherwise sane women to drop thirty bucks on muted and bright-colored Parisian lacquer whipped up by his beauty lab.

But an American design talent has answered the call to produce an enticing nail polish collection and it won’t even take away from your Starbucks stipend.

Tracey Reese has teamed up with your moms favorite cosmetics brand, Sally Hansen, on a set of nail paints that will be making their debut this August. The collection was inspired by fabric swatches from her Fall collection and — wait for it — will retail for $6.

Funny, because all of Chanel’s polishes can be found in cheaper versions at drug stores too, which makes Tracey’s decision to sell her new beauty products at CVS this fall one nice conceit.