You can always count on fingernail guru and number-one celeb manicurist Deborah Lippmann for each season’s latest and greatest polish craze. We’ve all done the grays to death -now that we’ve seen graphite in every shade imaginable, they’re starting to look a little bland. Where does that leave me? I’m not one for bright-red nails … Continue reading “Deborah Lippmann Fall Nail Color, Billionaire: The Color of Money”

Everyone is abuzz over the aquatic-themed and ocean-inspired collections that ruled the close of Paris Fashion Week for the Spring 2012 collections – Chanel, Givenchy, and Alexander McQueen all cited the sea as their muse. But as I gazed the Chanel runway images, I have to admit, right after I checked out the bags, my … Continue reading “First Glimpse: Chanel Spring 2012 Nail Colors”

Always mess up your nails, no matter how long you seem to stay still or sit under the dryer? While I’ve been hooked on gel manicures, you need to give your nails a chance to rest and regroup periodically, so enter the regular liquid manicure. But I haven’t got the time or patience to give … Continue reading “Qtica Half Time Polish Drying Accelerator: Fast and Not at All Furious”

OPI has been all over the world on fabulous vacations, from nibbling tapas in Spain (“Malaga Wine,” anyone?) to exploring Moscow after dark (“Russian Navy” is still a staple) to tanning on the beach in Australia (“Tasmanian Devil Made Me Do It” pumps up tan feet). It only makes sense they would finally do a … Continue reading “OPI Touring America Collection: Hit the Road”

Even though essie polishes tend to chip and fade quicker than most of the others I use, they always have such stellar colors that it’s hard to resist! For Fall 2011 they’re on-trend with not only the Fall runways, but also with the nude/brown trend we’re seeing on the Spring 2012 runways. The six shades … Continue reading “Essie Fall 2011 Collection”