Most of us don’t have the time and money to visit a manicurist regularly to get our nails taken care of professionally, so it’s important to take the right steps to take care of them at home.  Even if you don’t want to wear nail color, it’s an important part of your appearance to have clean and healthy nails.

I’ve been doing a little reading on various health and beauty websites and have compiled some important and easy advice for taking care of your nails at home.  It can be easy and affordable to maintain healthy nails if you know how…

Don’t …read more

Are you looking for a new pink nail color? This month, you can get some fabulous shades of nail polish while also giving back to a worthy cause. Np2 Nail Perfection will be donating 25% of proceeds from sales of their pink polishes to Breast Cancer Awareness charities.
Np2 Nail Perfection makes painting your nails easy. They offer an innovative 2-in-1 nail polish duo of durable chip-resistant express top coat and color base coat. They have launched with 32 fantastic colors that includes an terrific Fall/Holiday Collection.
All Np2 bottles easily snap apart, allowing you to mix and match. Their entire line …read more

Does your creativity extend to the tips of your nails? If you love trying on an playing with different shades of nail polishes you’ll absolutely love Migi Nail Art.  Migi Nail Art, pronounced “mee-gee”, specializes in these amazing nail art pens. These pens allow you to create unique nail art and custom designs.  Now you won’t need to have someone else draw designs and such on your nails, you can do them yourself at home!
Migi Nail Art pens distribute nail polish using a patented art tip. Each plastic squeeze bottle has the traditional brush for easy application and a separate …read more

By Guest Blogger Anne Houseman
This fall, “matte” has been the word when it comes to new nail polish looks, and the trend seems to be going strong well into the holiday season. However, an unfortunate side effect of this shine-free look is nearly-instant chipping, which has many polish lovers running back to their stockpiles of glossy paints (if only for a top-coat over the matte polish).
So what’s a trendy polish princess to do? Shine on with one of these poppin’ polishes, packed with bold hues and rich colors, perfect for fall. The best part? They give you …read more

At New York Fashion Week, we saw a variety of nail colors. While many designers chose to use nude shades on their models, others went from bold, bright colors instead. Priti nail polish appeared on the runways of more than 15 different designers at Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Week.

Thakoon went nude, creating an illusion that the nails were “an extension of the skin.” They used the shade Shirley Temple Peony and a applied a matte base coat over it. I have seen several women doing this at the nail salon as of late. Instead of a traditional clear top coat, …read more

Recently, I had an opportunity to try all the cosmetics in the Estee Lauder Sensuous Gold Collection. This collection features fabulous colors for fall, including the Estee Lauder Marbleized Shimmer Powder (which will become a permanent part of the Estee Lauder line), plus limited edition shades of eye shadow, lipstick, lip gloss and nail lacquer.
I fell in love with this collection instantly. The colors, which come in two groups – Sensuous Gold and Sensuous Amethyst, are amazing and the packaging is top-notch. It came no surprise to me that I was a big fan of the eyeshadow quad and the …read more

I’m a big fan of NARS eyeshadow and lately I’ve been exploring their other cosmetics as well. I was delighted to see some of the fabulous shades in their Fall 2009 collection. This collection features sophisticated fall colors for an alluring, glamorous modern look.
Mekong Single Eyeshadow ($22)
This color will be a big hit for fall. It’s an espresso brown infused with gold. Apply it alone or blend it with other shades. You can also use it wet with a tiny brush for a fabulous eyeliner.
Tokaido Express Nail Polish ($16)
Another product infused with gold is this black amethyst nail lacquer. If …read more

OPI is one of my favorite brands of nail polish. I use it almost exclusively (outside some experimenting here and there). Earlier this year, they created the Digital Diva collection of Sephora by OPI nail color. This exclusive set of colors is available only for Sephora. And though it was originally out for spring, these high-voltage shades are really hot for summertime.
If you have never thought of wearing colors like neon orange or bright yellow, give these a look. These modern hues have a retro flavor that you’ll really love. Check out the six shades in the Diva Collectionat Sephora.com. …read more

Judith Ripka has teamed up with Essie nail polish to create a new limited edition collection called “Essie Love Diamonds by Judith Ripka.” Though the nail polish is affordable ($15), there are just 30,000 bottles available in the whole world.
Since diamonds are a girl’s best friend, the collaboration of diamonds with cosmetics is a no brainer. The collection will include three fabulous colors:

Put a Ripka Ring on It (Blush Pink)
Heart My JR Jewels (Dark)
Queen of Hearts (Red)

The polish will be in nail salons in August 2009. Three lucky Essie customers will also win an actual diamond, emerald and sapphire. And …read more

Recently over in the Splendicity Community, we were talking about what brands of nail color that we use. Personally, I’m an OPI girl. It’s tried and true for me. But lately, I have experimented with a few other brands.
A few weeks ago, I tried Calvin Klein’s Splendid Color Unstoppable Color Nail Enamel in Bombshell and Barefoot. The Bombshell is a true red (I’m partial to dark shades rather than pastels). The color is bold and it’s very glossy, even with just one coat. This polish lasted quite a while without any chips — and I type all day every day.
The …read more