Super-Fast Mani’s and Pedi’s
April 3, 2009 by Aly Walansky
Filed under Beauty, Makeup, Product Reviews
We all have a ton of beautifying we’d like to do – and negative time to get it done.
Check this out, though. Barielle has just released the 60-second Mani-Pedi. It’s essentially an exfoliant, but in one minute’s time, it smoothes away dry/cracked/dead skin and preps it for your pretty spring polishes.
It includes yummy stuff like Mango Seed Butter, Soybean, Avocado, so it smells pretty nice as well!
Image: Barielle
Lemon Twist Mani’s and Pedi’s
March 18, 2009 by Aly Walansky
Filed under Bath and Body, Beauty
The most amazing hotel I ever stayed at was The Langham Hotel in Pasadena, and I just found out their Huntington Spa has a new organic mani/pedi based on my new fave fruit – the lemon!
Lemons are pretty magic, and by using them in these treatments, they naturally whiten, brighten and refresh the skin.
During the manicures and pedicures, real lemon slices and natural sea salt exfoliate parched skin, and a “lemon drop” of essential oil seals in moisture. It’s like a cocktail for your fingers and toes!
If you happen to be lucky enough to be visiting the area, you must …read more
Great at-home pedicure tips!
January 17, 2009 by Aly Walansky
Filed under Beauty, Nail Care, Product Reviews
Celebrity manicurist Jenna Hipp offers tips on how to achieve a professional and natural/green at-home pedicure with help from ORLY’s NEW French Polynesian Island Spa Collection:
STEP 1: Use a non-acetone/natural nail polish remover such as ORLY’s Gentle Formula Nail Polish Remover to remove any existing lacquer from nails. File nails with a glass file as this expertly and gently shapes while preparing the nail for polish.
STEP 2: Soak feet in a tub of hot, soapy water and add ORLY’s Refreshing Citrus Foot Soak – soak feet for at least 10 minutes. Using ORLY’s Pearl Silk Sugarcane Foot & …read more






