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All Lacquered Up Fanatic Favorites 2011 Final Vote
After spending the past few days sorting through your nominations ballots it’s finally time to vote in the All Lacquered Up Fanatic Favorites 2011.
Over 1000 of you participated in the nomination round to determine the nail polish colors and products you’ll be voting on. This is the biggest turnout to date and a huge thank you goes out to all of you who helped with the process.
This year I am very happy to see some new brands, like A-England, make the list. And of course it’s always great to see that some of my tried and true favorites haven’t been replaced by the new, hot thing.
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All Lacquered Up’s Fanatic Favorites 2011 – Nomination Round
Calling all nail polish fanatics!! It’s time to sound off about your favorite nail polish colors and products in ALU’s Fanatic Favorites 2011. That’s right, it’s your chance to vote for the best colors and collections from 2011 and ALL TIME!
Instead of just doing a single vote, we kick things off with a nomination round. From now through January 25th you have a chance to nominate your nail favorite colors and products. From these nominations I will pull the Top 5 plus one Wild Card to be a part of the Fanatic Favorites 2011 final vote.
Let’s get started!
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Nail Art Tutorial – CND’s DIY River Rock Nail Decal Technique
Of all the amazing things I saw at New York Fashion Week, what I was most excited to come home and try is a look that never even appeared on the catwalk. It’s a new nail art technique that CND Co-Founder Jan Arnold discovered in Russia and I couldn’t wait to share it with all of you.
It’s a way to make your own nail art decals using nail polish that CND’s Russian Education Ambassadors created. Essentially you are designing your own version of Minx or Sally Hansen Salon Effects at home. It’s easy and fun and I just know you DIY peeps are going to love it.
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“Slim Silhouette” Nail by Jin Soon for Sally Hansen at Prabal Gurung Spring 2012
For Spring 2012, Sally Hansen is continuing its successful designer collaboration with the innovative and colorful Prabal Gurung. Editorial Manicurist Jin Soon Choi is back for another season and this time she was challenged to create simple, elegant nail art. That resulted in a look she has dubbed the “slim silhouette.”
ALU’s 365 of Untrieds – Glitter Gal Lizard Belly Green Holographic Nail Polish
365 of Untrieds is my personal challenge to weed through the polishes in the ALU stash that I’ve been wanting to try but just haven’t gotten around to.Untried Day #121 – What has been my recurring nail polish wish ever since ALU began??? Long time readers may remember my pleading here, here and here for an EMERALD GREEN HOLO. While my wish hasn’t exactly been realized, Glitter Gal has come as close as I’ve found.
Glitter Gal Lizard Belly isn’t emerald green but it’s a true holographic nail polish, not just holo glitter. It may not be from an easily accessible brand but at least we can get our hands on it in the US. So while it may not be a total dream come true it still makes my heart flutter. |
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