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MAC Holiday 2013 Nail Polish Including MAC RiRi Woo
in Black, Bronze, Gold, Holiday 2013, MAC, Makeup, Matte, Metallic, Red with 7 Comments
As I shared with you after my Fall & Holiday Nail Trend presentation at Nordstrom’s Pretty Party, one of the big trends for holiday is metallics along with classic creamy reds. MAC has certainly embraced this trend with their Holiday 2013 nail polish offerings.
The MAC Divine Night collection includes two metallics (one being matte) and the RiRi Hearts MAC Holiday collection has one rich red in Rhianna’s signature color, RiRi Woo. I included one of the MAC Indulge shades as well since it’s still available and works so well for holiday.
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Zoya MatteVelvet Is BACK! See Swatches of the Returning Nail Polish Shades
in Black, Green, Holiday 2013, Matte, News, Purple, Red, Zoya with 37 Comments
With matte nails making a huge comeback this fall, it’s no surprise that Zoya is digging into their nail polish archives to resurrect the Zoya MatteVelvet lacquers. Four fan faves are going on pre-sale today, November 8th, at NOON with special pricing of $9 (reg. $10).
See which shades are making their triumphant return after the initial launch over four years ago!
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Fall 2013 Nail Trends at Saks Fifth Avenue Beachwood
in Chanel, Dior, Estee Lauder, Fall 2013, Lancome, Laura Mercier, MAC, Matte, Metallic, Nail Art, NARS, Trends with 4 Comments
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of hosting an event at Saks Fifth Avenue Beachwood. The focus was Fall 2013 Nail Trends and I had a blast. I loved meeting other Cleveland nail polish fanatics and talking fall nail color. To the readers and fellow bloggers who came out from behind the screen to say hi, thank you for coming. It was wonderful putting a face with a name.
We enjoyed bubbles, ridiculously good nail polish-shaped cookies from Bon Bon, hand and arm massages from Jo Malone and nail polish changes from local manicurists.
On top of that, I put together a nail trend display featuring nail colors sold at Saks. You may not normally think Saks when shopping for nail polish but, they have all the familiar prestige and luxury brands plus some you don’t normally see, like Tom Ford, Armani and Le Metier de Beaute.
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Laura Mercier Fall 2013 Dark Spell Collection Nail Polish Swatches & Review
in Fall 2013, Green, Laura Mercier, Matte, Metallic, Revlon with 21 Comments
I don’t know if I just wasn’t paying attention, or what, but I never really noticed Laura Mercier nail polish before. It wasn’t until I was touring the beauty department at my local Saks (for the event I’m hosting this weekend) that I noticed a heart-stopping green from the brand.
I’m always on the hunt for a new and exciting green and Bewitched, from the Laura Mercier Fall 2013 Dark Spell color collection, had me at “hello.” If you adore green nail polish as much as I do, be prepared to fall in love as well.
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DIY Chalkboard Nail Art Tutorial
in L'Oreal Paris, Matte, Milani, Nail Art, Revlon, Sally Hansen with 5 Comments
So yesterday’s post about the Revlon Nail Art Chalkboard™ duos got me thinking about those of you who don’t want to plunk down cash on an expensive kit or invest in a short-lived trend. Why not shop our own stashes to create some Chalkboard Nail Art?
I dug out tools, treatments and nail polishes that were otherwise collecting dust in a Helmer somewhere and DIY’d my own Chalkboard designs. If you’re even half as fanatical about nails as I am, you already have everything you need to make this happen.
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