Nail Care – Page 10 – Forty, Flirty & Fabulous

Paint Your Nails With The Colors Of Fall!

There are so many beautiful and rich nail polish colors that are coming out for the fall season.

Below are a few that I really like, plus a wonderful base and top coat set from Butter London which I love. It really helps polish look smoother and stay on longer!

Butter London Tops and Tails Set ($25 USD) — Dress your nails from top to tails with this ‘Top & Tails Set’. The ‘Top & Tails’ set will ensure that your manicure is long lasting, high shine, and best of all, 3 Free (no formaldehyde, no toluene, no DBP). Contains Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat and Hardwear P.D. Quick Topcoat. A $36.00 value.

Butter London Shag Nail Lacquer ($14 USD) — A London Fashion Week favourite, this high-shine metallic nail lacquer is a warm orange-burgundy hue. Reminiscent of fallen Autumn leaves. Sigh. Visit www.butterlondon.com to learn more.

LCN Paris Chic ($7.50 USD) is a sophisticated stoney grey – think Champs de Lise. Very hip. Very French. Perfect for the Fall season.

Tokyo Expression ($7.50 USD) is a saturated smokey grey shade. A very cosmopolitan colour that is striking day to night.

MORE THAN JUST 3 FREE! LCN professional polishes are high-performance lacquers that incorporate innovative nanotechnology to maximize and create unbeatable durability, strength and shine. And not only do our polishes perform – they’re free of the “Big 3”: DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde – and Cetyl Alcohol! Purchase at www.lcnboutique.com.

Enjoy!

Pamper Your Hands and Feet With LCN Nail Care

In the summer, hands and feet are on display. I try to keep my nails polish — but sometimes I forget to take care of the skin around them.

LCN has some great mani-pedi products to prepare your skin for summer exposure.

LCN Urea Chapped Skin Cream ($17.90 USD) — Urea 40 % Chapped Skin Cream containing 40 % urea reduces callusses with the help of fruit acids particularly fast and effectively without leaving an oily film and is supported by calming panthenol and nourishing bees wax and anti-inflammatory sage.

Aside from its main ingredient urea, the cream also contains a special carbohydrate complex and hyaluronic acid which is why it is optimally suited for daily use for stressed and chapped skin.

LCN Bamboo Cuticle Pen ($15.90 USD) — Apply this moisturizing gel to the nail and cuticle daily to achieve strong healthy nails. Containing bamboo extract and shea butter, this is the ultimate natural health treatment for maintaining your cuticles, a key part of healthy, beautiful nails.

LCN 7in1 Wonder Nail Recovery ($11.90 USD) — This innovative top class multi function polish combines 7 properties in one: Base Coat / Top Coat / Wet Look / Quick Dry / Super Hardener / Ridgefiller / Whitener Especially for sensitive, thin and brittle nails, this LCN 7in1 Wonder Nail Recovery strengthens the nail plate and evens out surface irregularities. Like a protective shield, this viscous polish settles on top of the stressed nail and offers a means of recovery for the nail. Nails are shiny and firm and due to the whitener function brightened.Ideal to use as base coat to avoid yellowing of the nail caused by colour polishes as well as ensuring longer durability. Its ridge filling function ensures an even nail structure.For a perfect Wet Look Finish this super fast drying LCN 7in1 Wonder Nail Recovery can be used as a Top Coat sealant.

Purchase at http://store.lcnusa.com

Enjoy!

China Glaze On Safari Fall 2012

China Glaze nail lacquer invites you to take an exotic expedition with its Fall 2012 collection, On Safari. Be captivated by the earthy tones, rich plums and celestial sparkles that make up this adventurous assortment of polishes. The China Glaze® On Safari features 10 rich crèmes and two glitters including:

Kalahari Kiss: Light sand brown
I’m Not Lion: Glistening gold and multi-color glitter
Call of the Wild: Beautiful chocolate brown-dark cherry blend
Adventure Red-y: Vivid red
Desert Sun: Delicious caramel
I Herd That: Brilliant copper glitter
Man Hunt: Bold cobalt blue
Exotic Encounters: Lush green crème with blue undertones
Elephant Walk: Cool graphite grey
Jungle Queen: Smoky violet
Purr-fect Plum: Bold burgundy
Prey Tell: Daringly dark red

On Safari is also available in:

6-piece “Native” Collection: Man Hunt, Exotic Encounters, Elephant Walk, Jungle Queen, Purr-fect Plum and Prey Tell
6-piece “Tourist” Collection: Kalahari Kiss, I’m Not Lion, Call of the Wild, Adventure Red-y, Desert Sun and I Herd That
12-piece counter display

The China Glaze® On Safari collection will be available at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide in July 2012. Individual polishes retail for $7 USD; the 6-piece sets retail for $42 USD.

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde. China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, visit: http://www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze

Fabulous Nail Color With Julep Summer Colors Plus Their Julep Maven Program

Julep has the perfect pick-me-up for Summer pedicures. The ultimate balance of vibrant brights and pretty pastels, the new, refreshing Julep Summer 2012 collection will have your fingertips and toes packed with a gorgeous boost of color and long-lasting shine. Julep’s Summer 2012 collection includes nine dazzling shades, perfect for making a major color statement this season (available June, $14).

Rose: This juicy watermelon red will be sure to have mouths watering.

Sasha: This creme cantaloupe melon will refresh any summer pedicure.

Daisy: This runway yellow is perfect for a day at the beach.

Courteney: This trendy key lime vernis will be sure to have your girlfriend’s green with envy.

Parker: This sun-kissed tangerine will compliment any summer tan.

Renee: A soft lilac, to calm you during a hectic work week.

Jessica: A soft and sweet baby blue creme.

Susie: A delicious mint green, to cure any sweet tooth.

Robin: A vibrant robin’s egg blue.

I also have tried the wonderful glitter polish America the Beautiful. This is a shiny red with royal blue glitter and sterling silver stars, it’s like nail art in a bottle! Launched in July 2012.

Tip for applying America: Dab polish and gently glide the brush to ensure silver stars remain on the nail.

Julep also creates fab products for maintaining nails, hands and feet. For summer sandal season, try the Best Pedi Prep Ever! + Julep Foot File ($20 USD) — Super exfoliating AHA’s combine with chamomile extract to soften and prepare calluses for foot filing. This no-mess roll-on formula is the most popular foot care product in Julep Nail Parlors. The magic really happens when used with the Julep Foot File.

Use this with The Best Pedi Creme Ever! ($22.00 USD) — Exfoliates with alpha hydroxy acids, hydrates with shea butter and coconut oil, nourishes with vitamin E. Apply nightly for noticeable results in just 1 to 2 uses.

Want to continue to indulge your fabulous nail color and care obsession all year round? Leveraging their expertise in the nail category, Julep recently launched Julep Maven, a next generation e-commerce subscription experience offered at Julep.com. Leading the beauty industry, Julep Maven provides women across the country access to the latest in runway nail colors and Mani Care and Pedi Care treatments uniquely selected to match their personalized beauty profile – whether it’s “Classic with a Twist,” “American Beauty,” “Boho Glam” or “It Girl.”

After taking a Style Quiz, the Julep beauty team hand picks the perfect polishes and products for Maven subscribers every month. Julep Maven is available for $19.99 per month and features a trendsetting sneak peek of products that regularly retails for $40. To polish it up, Julep Mavens also receive access to other perks including 20% off all purchases on Julep.com and receive a free month of Mavens after referring two friends.

Enjoy!

GIVEAWAY! — CEW Partners with BeautyBar.com For An Awesome Beauty Box

CEW and BeautyBar.com teamed up to create The Insiders’ Choice Beauty Box, which features 11 products selected as the industry’s most innovative picks during the 18th Annual CEW Beauty Insiders’ Choice Awards.

For a limited-time only, these Insider’s Choice Beauty Boxes will be available at www.BeautyBar.com/CEW. The box is valued at $109 and is selling at a specially discounted price of $25, making it a great gift for the beauty lover in your life, a beach party hostess gift (or simply a nice treat for yourself). Also, if you buy two boxes, you’ll get one free with the promo code: BBCEW (for the first 250 customers).

The Insiders’ Choice Beauty Box contains the following products:

· L’Oréal Paris Youth Code Serum Intense

· L’Oréal Paris Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara

· Heidi Klum Shine Eau De Toilette, 0.5 oz.

· StriVectin-TL Tightening Neck Cream, Travel Size

· L’Occitane Lavender Hand Cream-1 oz.

· Burt’s Bees Richly Replenishing Cocoa & Cupuaçu Butters Body Lotion

· Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm-Red Dahlia

· Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer in Neutralizer

· Bye Bye Under Eye Concealer, Travel Size

· Dr. T’s Supergoop! All-Over Everyday UV Lotion for Face & Body – SPF 30+ – 1.6 oz. Travel Size

· Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Color Strips, Animal Instinct-16 count

This box is a great price for all of the fab products, but how about getting one for FREE! I am giving away a box for one lucky reader! Just leave a comment on my blog saying that you would like to win the Insider’s Choice Beauty Box. I will choose a winner Monday July 30th.

Good Luck!

butter LONDON to Launch on QVC

butter LONDON is thrilled to announce their launch on QVC in July! The first appearance is this Friday, July 13th and butter LONDON will be selling one of their most popular collections, the Nail Essentials Collection Trio! Famous for exceptional, “3 Free” (non-toxic) nail lacquer colours created each season alongside the world’s top fashion designers, butter LONDON is the “go to” brand for high fashion beauty. Please find a high res image of the collection attached and more information on the air date below.

butter LONDON Nail Essentials Collection Trio (QVC Item #A228230, Approximately $29.50)

This pack contains the basic elements of a 3 Free collection — classic basecoat, lacquer and topcoat. It’s everything you need to start fresh the butter LONDON way! Scheduled to launch on Friday, July 13 at 10 PM (ET) during “Friday Night Beauty”.

butter LONDON is also scheduled to appear on QVC Tuesday, July 31 at 9 PM (ET) during “Tuesday Night Beauty”.

These products will be available through QVC.com, the QVC apps or by calling 800.345.1515.

Enjoy!

imPRESS Press On Manicure by Broadway Nails

I was lucky to received a set of Broadway Nails imPress Press-On Manicure complimentary to review from Influenster (www.influenster.com to sign up for their sample program).

What are these nails you ask? Here are the details:

Introducing imPress Press-On Manicure by Broadway Nails, the revolutionary way to apply polish! Featuring advanced nail technology, you can get a salon-perfect manicure in seconds – simply peel off, press on, and you’re done. There’s no drying, a killer shine and a manicure that lasts up to a week! And, imPress is so easy to remove, you can change it up to match your mood as often as you want. Check out all 36 colors and patterns, including trendy brights, classic darks and animal prints. With imPress, your nails will always be your best accessory.

What I think: These nails are so much fun to apply and wear! I first took them all out of the cute packaging and found the correct sizes for my nails, I then removed the plastic over the adhesive and applied them, pinky nails first and ending with my thumbs. They looked really pretty on!

I loved these so much, I went out and bought the pattern “Hottie” for my daughter. Her hands are smaller than mine, but she found the right sizes for her nails as well!

I think these are perfect for a special night out. They lasted a couple of days on me and one day on my daughter.

You can learn more about these at www.impressmanicure.com, and use their fun app that lets you try on the different shades of nails.

Enjoy!

China Glaze Summer Neons 2012

There are some fantastic new bright fingernail polishes available now to brighten up your summer!

China Glaze has recently released their Summer 2012 collection called Summer Neons. The shades are:

Love’s A Beach: Sizzling hot pink

Hang-Ten Toes: Bubblegum neon with iridescent purple shimmer

Under the Boardwalk: Fluorescent raspberry

Beach Cruise-r: Glimmering fuchsia grape

Ride the Waves: Dark ocean blue

Splish Splash: Bright sky blue shimmer

I’m With the Lifeguard: Glimmering lime green

Sun-Kissed: Hot highlighter yellow

Orange You Hot?: Bright orange with attention-grabbing gold glimmer

Surfin’ For Boys: Glistening bright coral

Flirty Tankini: Shimmery strawberry smoothie pink

Pink Plumeria: Light pink with gold shimmer

All the shades are so pretty and will be fun on finger or toe nails!

Available now at salons and beauty supply stores near you!

Enjoy!

Glitz Up Your Nails With New Spring Polishes

I love changing my polish each week to reflect my moods and the seasons.

Julep polish has just become available for purchase. Which I think is great — now more people can be introduced to this innovative polish line. I love the colors and the smaller bottles since nail polish tends to dry out before it runs out at my house.

Founded by beauty expert Jane Park, Julep celebrates friendship, expression, and connection through color. Applying her professional beauty advice—often featured in leading fashion magazines—Park developed a nail polish collection with colors named after inspirational, vibrant women. Julep’s fast-drying, long-lasting, non-toxic formula is paired with a high-performance, professional brush. Additionally, the brand donates a portion of their proceeds to organizations that support and empower women.

My favorite shade right now is Heather ($14 USD), a platinum greige with a metallic glow. It is neutral so goes with everything and the metallic color is so cool — I get lots of compliments when I wear it. I only need 2 coats and applies smoothly.

Visit www.sephora.com or www.julep.com where you can sign up for their Maven program. You can purchase monthly mystery boxes that contain polishes and nail care products for $19.99. Get your first box for 1 penny with the code color2012.

Sparkle all summer long with China Glaze®’s new Crackle Glitters ($9.00 USD)collection. Once again taking crackle technology to the next level, this third-generation polish pairs the edgy innovation of crackling nail lacquer with glamorous glitters. The China Glaze® Crackle Glitters features four shimmering shades including:

· Luminous Lavender: Luscious light purple

· Jade-d: Radiant bright green

· Glam-More: Bold fuchsia

· Gleam Me Up: Bright sky blue

Create glamorously different looks with just one sweep of China Glaze® Crackle Glitters. Layer over different base colors to create bold styles. Use a lighter coat to create a fine crackle, a thicker coat for a deep shatter effect. Brush sideways or on an angle to create different looks. As versatile and edgy as China Glaze®’s biggest celebrity fans (Lady Gaga, Rihanna,Nicole Ritchie and Kelly Osbourne, to name a few), China Glaze® Crackle Glitters add a spark(le) to one of the hottest nail art trends!

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde and available at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide in May 2012. For more information, visit: www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze

Next is a new brand to me. It is called Salon Perfect and it is affordable ($2.98 USD) and is available at Wal-Mart. In fact, this collection called Blooming with Color, will be in stores May. The 14 colors are:

Perfectly Peach — Delicate peach
Lemon Zing — Sunny Yellow
Kiwi Lime — Vibrant green
Blue Mint — Cheerful mint
Berry Blue — Classic periwinkle
Purple Sorbet — Dark lilac
Lavender Icing — Soft lilac

Spicy Tomato — Juicy red
Tangy Tangerine — Tart orange
Sour Apples — True blue-green
Blue Raspberry — Vivid azure
Plum Sorbet — Magenta with purple shimmer
Berry Pink — Bold flamingo pink
Bubblegum — Honeysuckle pink

Did the cold winter months keep your fingers and toes under wraps? A fresh manicure with a bright, energetic polish is the perfect pick-me-up to bring your tips and toes out of hibernation. Salon Perfect’s NEW Blooming with Color nail color collection is bursting with vibrant brights and sweet pastels.

So how fun will it be to do your nails with one (or more) of these polishes from one (or more) of these collections? Enjoy!

China Glaze Prismatic Spring 2012

Time to sparkle up your nails! This spring, get some glitter with China Glaze®’s limited edition Prismatic nail polish collection. Inspired by the colors formed by the refraction of light through a prism, Prismatic by China Glaze® combines glitter and holographic particles to create the ultimate eye-catching, 3-dimensional manicure.

Bursting with color and dimension, Prismatic shades include:

• Ray-Diant – Greenish-gold shimmer filled with specks of silver, pink, green, orange and blue.

• Polarized – Silver metallic sheen sprinkled with yellow, pink, orange and green glitters.

• Liquid Crystal – Bright blue holographic with purple tint dusted with silver, gold, green, pink and orange.

• Prism – Grape purple holographic gleams with pink shimmer and glitters with pieces of pink, blue, green, orange, silver and gold.

• Full Spectrum – Baby pink bursts into holographic magenta to party with silver, gold, blue, pink and green particles.

• Optical Illusion – Aqua green glimmers with a hint of purple filled with pink, yellow, silver, orange and green flecks.

China Glaze® Prismatic will be available April 2012. Individual shades retail for $8 USD. Enjoy!