Midnight-Manicures

Nicole by OPI announces five new nail lacquers to be sold exclusively at Target this fall. With richly pigmented formulas in shimmering shades of deep blue, gold, purple, mauve and green, these five hues can be worn as the ultimate accessory to the season’s hottest styles, from military-inspired jackets and heavier brocades to micro floral prints and leather.  “ Nicole by OPI is excited to bring the fashion-forward Target guest new lacquers for the fall season,” remarks Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director .  “Not only do the shades add the final touch to runway trends, the shimmery finish adds elegance and depth to these trendy colors. The five new lacquers include: For Gold Times Sake Go on and try on this gold… Iris My Case Because this purple is amazing. Just Busta Mauve You will want to put on your dancing shoes to wear this one. If the Blue Fits… This blue fits all! Mer-Maid for Each Othe r This green is so hot it was made just for y...

OPI releases two new high-shine hues – DS Indulgence and DS Luxurious – to join the Designer Series by OPI collection this fall. Fusing fashion and technology, the Designer Series lacquer formula is enhanced with real diamond dust, offering light reflecting, multidimensional color. DS Indulgence , a radiant red-violet with a shimmering, golden finish, will launch along with DS Luxurious , a captivating coral-red with a golden glisten. With these two additions, Designer Series by OPI will offer 12 glitter-filled, highly-saturated, breathtaking colors. DS Indulgence   DS Luxurious “Red nails are the epitome of glamour, and this fall OPI is adding two dazzling reds to the Designer Series line,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director . “With vivid color and intense shimmer and shine, these lacquers create a bold, high-fashion accessory statement. DS Indulgence provides a deeper, classic red look, while DS Luxurious incorporates rich auburn pigments....

OPI embraces runway trends with the Germany Collection for Fall/Winter 2012. Drawing inspiration from Berlin, an exciting new fashion hub that blends classic looks with the avant-garde, the collection’s twelve shades offer a mixture of vibrant color, urban-chic neutrals, and reds in variations from light to dark. “Designers showcased rich colors and striking textures for fall,” explains S uzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director .  “The Germany Collection beautifully complements these looks, with standout shades in various hues of red and burgundy – the season’s ‘new black.’ Sapphire, black olive and lime yellow are married with creamy neutrals in honey, taupe and nude rose.” “The overall feel of the Germany Collection is elegance with an edge,” adds Suzi . “The varied palette of colors adds another accent to the list of special touches – think beadwork, paneling, fur and embroidery – that walked the runways during New York Fashion Week. Wearing these shade...

Bailey, from  Making Up the Midwest , isn't done with summer brights and decides to explore some new color launches from the  L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow collection ! Retrodiva at  Retrodiva's Beauty  learns how to take a  busted up old palette and salvage it  with the help of cute pink Unii case. Phyrra  gets smoky with the  Urban Decay Smoked Palette . Check out her looks! BeautyTidbits  reviews the new  Jurlique Rose Moisture Plus with Antioxidant Complex , a dual-benefit, high performance skincare range for luxurious hydration and antioxidant protection against environmental damage. Ashley from  Peek Ponder Publish  shares her likes and dislikes of the  products from this month's Birchbox. Join Nancy to see what her favorite and least favorite products are from Illamasqua. She shows us all her  Illamasqua products, along with swatches . Have you seen the new American Apparel Sheer Nail Lacquers yet? Check out how...

Pinked Polish: Wanna see a fabulous Glitter Gradient look no further!!!! Makeup Chronicles: Take advantage of some great deals that ULTA has on Chi Irons, Philosophy, and Bare Minerals...oh and you can save 20% on your entire order ! Baking Beauty: Does Maybelline's SuperStay Stain gloss really last 10 hours? Click to find out! Mama Fashionista: Mama Fashionista shares some great lines from Sally Hanse n that will make your nails and your wallet happy! Shades Of Beauty, Inc.: PREVIEW: Dickinson's Witch Hazel Skin Care Line adore-a-polish: A neat little trick to get more out of your next bath bomb purchase. My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog: Laura talks about another one of her favorite products on Taupe-tastic Tuesdays. Cargo Yukon is the definition of taupe. GlitterPukee: Glitterpukee reviews one of the more interestingly named hair care brands. The sexually charged name of LAID hair care uses Phero-attract technology to keep you on the top of your game and seem m...

Happy Birthday Baby Vera!  Recently a blogger friend of mine gave birth to a baby girl and a few of us joined in to celebrate by doing pink manicures.  I chose to add a little dazzle to mine with products from  It's So Easy Nails .  I used a girly pink polish for my base.   Then I use white nail art polish and stamped each finger with baby related art.   Next, I used a holographic glitter It's So Easy Stripe Rite Polish to paint the tips of my nails. I added It's So Easy Rhinestones using their PICKerr UPPer tool (I could not do rhinestones with out this).  Under each rhinestone I used a small drop of top coat to hold it in place. I used a thick coat of fast dry top coat to seal everything and it really helped, the mani still looked fresh when I took it off 3 days later. It's So Easy Holographic Stripe Rite Polish and Rhinestone Keeper  (450 Acrylic Rhinestones with the PICKerr UPPer tool. You can follow them on Facebook at It's So Easy Nails and...

CHICAGO [July 2012] – There’s lots to celebrate for Caboodles this year. The cosmetic organizer brand is in its 25th year as a household name in cosmetic organization. The Caboodles Facebook page is approaching a very important milestone too—the fan count is approaching a staggering 200,000. When the milestone is major, the celebration must be too! The fan page has been buzzing with hints about a big surprise in store and it’s finally time to stop being coy and spill the beans! Caboodles is celebrating reaching 200k with its biggest giveaway ever. Once the count hits 200k, the giveaway entry form will be accessible for the fans to enter. What makes this giveaway such a big deal? Past giveaways have had 2, 3, or even 10 winners. But this giveaway has 25 lucky winners. Each winner gets a prize pack of Caboodles goodies to get organized and chic. The prize pack includes: - Classic On-the-Go-Girl case in fuchsia pearl - Caboodles t-shirt - Caboodles beach tote in pink - Caboodles flash...

Recently I received an email that I had been accepted as a Tweezerman Ambassador, I am so honored. Although I had been using several of their tweezers for years and loved them, I had no idea that the brand had such a wide variety of products with the same quality as their tweezers.  Within a few days of the email,  I received a very nice packaged box from them.  Inside was a welcome letter and info about the products inside.   Take a look! I wasn't expecting this!  Wow!  A very nice vinyl rollup case. Inside of the rollup - Lot's of quality Tweezerman manicure and  pedicure tools, with space for my ever growing collection. A collection of  their latest and most loved manicure/pedicure tools. Top to Bottom S atin Etched Zebra Cuticle Nipper  - The sturdy design is reinforced by it's rock-hard, stainless steel construction and features sharp, long-lasting snipping tips for smooth cutting action. Pushy - Stainless steel Pushy has thin, hand bu...

Tonight's post is the 3rd part of the new Zoya Collections for Fall 2012 .  This is a metallic collection that was previewed at New York Fashion Week.  Zoya has released what I consider a total package for Fall, jellies, creams and metallics.  Application was very smooth and opaque with 2 coats for each polish.  On to the swatches, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! L-R Elisa, Suri, Song, Ray, FeiFei, Daul Elisa - a crimson red metallic. Suri - a royal purple metallic. Song - an Egyptian blue metallic with a subtle sparkle. Ray - a pine green metallic. FeiFei - a magic blue foil sparkle metallic. Daul - a magic violet foil sparkle metallic. The Diva Collection is available now for purchase from Zoya.com  for $48 or $8 for each polish.  You can also like them on their fan interactive Facebook page.  Even though I love the whole collection, I think my favorite is Daul, I am loving the gold foil sparkle in the violet.  Which one is your favorite...

Sincerely Stephanie:  Ever heard of a  jelly gradient sandwich ? Check out how Sincerely Stephanie combines these two techniques! Beauty Thesis:  Love +  is an appropriate name for this gorgeous red (!?) eye shadow. Beauty Thesis shares the good, the bad and the awesome! My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog:  Laura is hosting a GIVEAWAY! 3 lucky readers will win the  Smashbox Softbox Palette! Lola's Secret Beauty Blog:  Lola from Lola's Secret Beauty Blog is all starry-eyed about the new Bobbi Brown  Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner  in Twilight Night Shimmer Ink because it is so gorgeous and complex! Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom:  The beautiful jellies of the  Zoya Gloss collection  are spotlighted on Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom Mani Curiously:  Check out E's yummy swatches & review of the  NEW Zoya Fall Collection , Gloss! Geniabeme Beauty Blog::  What is your favorite  bright lippie ? See which ones are Genia's...

BlushingNoir  celebrates July by  giving away a Melie Bianco handbag and a Le Metier de Beaute blush ! Making Up the Midwest  shows you  Jemma Kidd's On Location Palette  and the interview look she created with it! TheFabzilla  shares her grandma's morbid but true beauty advice "Never go to sleep fugly! ". Find out why she won't be caught dead with  bacon undies and effing ugly ! Midnight Manicures  shares with you the hottest new  Independent polish company - Sea Lore  and it's first release, Triton's Daughters Collection. Kiehls has a great  new collection of Aromatic Blends  that take you around the world, in fragrance. Bath and Body products to die for!   The Advice Sisters  take you on a guided tour! Destany at  Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom  is loving the new  Zoya Gloss collection ! Lola's Secret Beauty Blog  has once again found brush nirvana- this time with the  Rouge Bunny Roug...

Tonight, I am bringing you part 2 of the Fall releases with the Zoya NYFW Designer Collection .  This is a cream collection with 2 custom shades that were originally created by Fashion Designers.  I used 2 coats for each swatch and every polish applied easily with the great formula that Zoya is known so well for. L-R Rekha, Toni, Monica, Natty, Evvie, Noot Rekha - a blood red cream. (Bibhu Mohapatra custom shade) Toni - a dark maroon red cream. Monica - a dark mulberry purple cream.  Natty - a smoked navy blue cream. Evvie - an evergreen green cream. (Peter Som custom shade) Noot - a charcoal green gray cream. Stay tuned for Part 3 on Friday.  You can see Part 1 - The Gloss Collection , just click on the link.  I am having so much fun with Zoya's new collections.  I own a lot of Zoya polishes and I can't think of any dupes.  Zoya is Big-5 free and available on their website  Zoya.com  for $8 each or $48 for the collection.  Which co...