Nicki Minaj Does O.P.I.

For all of you Nicki Minaj lovers out there, you might be pretty excited to know that OPI is expecting to release a line of nail polish in January of 2012.

This line includes 6 new colors, all named after the superstar's hit songs.

(Left to right: Metallic 4 Life, Save Me, Did it On 'Em, Super Bass Shatter, Fly & Pink Friday)

(I made the picture larger so you can see the details of these unique colors.)

Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, an OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director was quoted in why this line of polish is a no-brainer: "Nicki has taken the hip-hop world by storm, but her music is only part of the equation. She's also become a fashion inspiration, noted for her daring costumes and hair color both on and off the stage."

When these much anticipated polishes hit stores they will run for $8.50 a bottle. Check them out after the new year!

NOTE: In my research there has been some confusion as to which color "Pink Friday" is. Above is one version, below is another.


For more information visit www.opi.com

New Trend: Magnetic Nail Polish

So I know that I JUST posted about nail polish. But what can I say, I'm addicted :).

Just the other day I was browsing through YouTube videos and I saw something about "Magnetic Nail Polish". Of course I had to look into it, as any nail polish addict would.

These types of nail polishes are developed with metallic particles that create a pattern on the nail using a magnent. All you have to do is paint the polish on, and then hold the magnent over the nail; as close as you can without touching the wet polish. The iron powder in the polish gravitates toward the magnent creating a design on the nail.

The design you get on your nail is one that his particular and hidden in each magnent. The image you should get on your nail should be printed on the front of the polish bottle.

Unfortunately, because this is so new, I've only seen them in two places. Online & in Sephora stores. They can be found at www.sephora.com by searching "magnetic nail polish". The brand you should find will look like the image below & is also available in other colors. This brand of nail polish will run you $16 a bottle. If this price is too steep for you, try just searching the polish on saving sites like www.amazon.com or www.ebay.com.

If you don't want to shell out the $16 dollars, and you're not big on online shopping, just hang in there. Because this trend is so new, it will take a little while to filter down into beauty supply stores and local drugstores. But I promise it will be worth the wait!

Newest Nail Colors & Lines!

Most all of the popular nail polish brands are releasing their winter/holiday collections.

Essie's newest winter collection consists of 6 new colors: 

        (Bangle Jangle)                 (Bobbing for Baubles)       (Brooch the Subject)

   (Cocktail Bling)            (School of Hard Rocks)        (Size Matters)

OPI, on the other hand, has gone for a more non-traditional approach. Instead of sticking with a common holiday theme, the brand as chosen to support The Muppets, which are coming into theaters on Thanksgiving. This line includes a whopping 12 new colors:

(From top left, to bottom right: Fresh Frog of BelAir, Rainbow Connection, Warm & Fozzie, Designer...de Better, Gettin' Miss Piggy With It, Excuse Moi!, Meep Meep Meep, Animal-istic, Gone Gonzo!, Divine Swine, Wocka Wocka, & Pepe's Purple Passion)

Chine Glaze has stuck with the holiday feel, releasing their collection entitled Let It Snow. This collection features 12 new colors are centralized around the glitter and colors of the holidays:

(From middle top, clockwise: Ring in the Red, Winter Berry, Velvet Bow, Glittering Garland, Holly-Day, Champagne Bubbles, Twinkle Lights, Snow Globe, Icicle, Tinsel Town, Blue Year's Eve,  & Poinsettia.)

Lastly, Orly's Winter/Holiday collection is called Holiday Soiree & features 6 new colors themed around France:

(From left to right: Androgynie, Ma Cheri, Oui, Au Champagne, Le Chateau, & Ingenue.)

Check out these new collections where ever they are sold for you.

Or find more information at

www.opi.com

www.chinaglaze.com

www.essie.com

www.orlybeauty.com

Healthier Nail Polish: Butter London Brand

Butter London is a nail polish brand that started in 2005 by a British entrepreneur named Sasha Muir. She wanted to fill the gap of nail polishes that offered luxury while still being affordable. She set the idea in motion by enlisting Nonie Creme as her creative director, who had the visual of bringing runway fashion trends to nail colors.

This brand comes with a promise: "3 Free". Button London offers nail polishes that are free of three harmful chemicals that most polishes contain including formaldehyde, toluene, and DBP or parabens.
Through this promise, Butter London became the first nail polish brand to sell non-toxic polish in the United States.

Today this brand has more than 100 nail polish colors, with more coming out every season, as well as a loyal following in the UK has well as in the US.

A bottle of this polish will run you $14, but it is worth every penny!

For more information visit www.butterlondon.com

DIY: Halloween Nail Tutorial

What's better than festive nail polish? This tutorial features classic polish with a little halloween flare. Try it out :)

What you'll need:
-Black nail polish of your choice.
-Top coat/base coat of your choice.
-Clear based glitter polish (optional)
-Sally Hansen Salon Effects nail polish strips in Ghoulie Girl

Step 1:

Apply your base coat polish to all of your finger nails, aside from your ringer finger. Then open & lay out all of your Salley Hansen nail polish strips.

Step 2: Find the best nail polish strip fit for your ring fingernail. 

Step 3: Follow the instructions inside the page on how to apply these strips. Once applied, it strip should fit on your nail snugly. 

Step 4: Apply black nail polish to all of your other nails, aside from the ring finger on this hand. Once you have applied the polish, you can apply your top coat as well as a layer of glitter polish to your ring finger (p.s. don't forget to clean up any access nail polish around your nail like I did ;) )

Step 5: ENJOY! Now you have a cute halloween themed look. Plus, you can go back and use the rest of the strips a different day, just leave the ring finger a different color as your accent nail.

Hope you like it!

DIY: Removing Glitter Nail Polish

Tired of struggling to remove glitter nail polish from your nails? Here's an easy way to get rid of it!

What you'll need:
- 10 small squares of tinfoil
- 10 nail polish pads
- Nail polish remover







Step 1: Organize your supplies.

Step 2: Make 10 small-medium sized squares of tinfoil.

Step 3: Wet the center of the cotton pad with nail polish remover, and place it over your first nail.

Step 4: Cover the nail polish pad and your nail with tinfoil.

Step 5: Repeat with all ten nails. (NOTE: If you are just beginning, you may want to stick with one hand at a time)

Step 6: Leave the tinfoil covers on for 5-10 minutes, and then twist them off one at a time.

Step 7: Most of the glitter should come off. However, if you had a base color under the glitter, you may need to touch up the rest with another nail polish remover pad.

There are tons of other ways to remove glitter nail polish, as well as YouTube videos that can be found on www.YouTube.com.

I hope this helps!

Fall Nail Trends

This autumn, as the seasons change, so do the new "in" colors for the fall season of nail polish.

Nudes & army greens are two very popular colors this season. Essie, a popular nail polish brand, released their new line of polished in drug stores. The line features many of the popular fall colors. Their line can also be viewed on their website at http://www.essie.com/latest-collection/. Each bottle of this polish will run you around $8.00.

OPI, a salon nail polish brand, also features a new fall line with not only nude colors and army greens, nut also another fall trend- jewel tones. Dark emerald green, and ruby red are just two of the line's colors.
Their collection can be found at www.opi.com and will run you $8.00-$10.00 at your local hair salon.

If you can't afford to shell out the $8 for a single nail polish, there are tons of drugstore brands that live up the same trends. Some of these include Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear, and NYC.

Let your nails be as stylish as you are!

From left to right: Sally Hansen Nail Growth Miracle in Forbidden Fudge, NYC in Flat Iron Green, Essie in Power Clutch, and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Celeb City.