Tag: manicure

Birchbox + Color Club Nail Art Kit

Birchbox does it right. I’m already hooked on the sample delivery service and now they have introduced a nail art kit with Color Club that is just too good (and for only $30). The kit contains:

Nail Art Duo Pens in White and Black with a skinny striper brush on one end and a pen on the other end for precise designs
Mini French Tip Polish, a pure white lacquer
Mini Look Book Polish, a deep, true red hue
Gold Flakes, real gold leaf that can be applied to nails with tweezers
Sealer, a top coat that prevents chips

You can do any of the above designs just using the detailed how-to on Birchbox here!

And remember, shopping at Birchbox means:

Free shipping on all products from December’s sampled brands.
Free shipping on all orders over $25 until 12/31.
Free returns within 90 days of purchase

Floss Gloss Polishes – Part 2

My love affair with Floss Gloss continues. After falling hard for these colors, I had to experience more. At the top of my list was Tanlines, a peachy nude, and Partybruise, a rich purple brown that almost looks black on. I like the unexpected nude with the inky black. And Stun remains my all time favorite glitter polish. The gold flecks are fine and can be layered easily. I’ve been using Floss Gloss’ base and top coat, Baseline and Gloss, with loads of success.

Floss Gloss Tanlines and Partybruise Bottles from Belle Belle Beauty

From now until Novemeber 22nd, get 25% off all Floss Gloss orders. You can purchase them at flossgloss.com.

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Dermelect Resort Nail Lacquers

Following up on a summer launch, Dermelect is releasing three more shades for the resort season. I fell hard for these polishes back in June. They wear really well and contain a peptide technology that heals fragile, weak nails. Infused with ProSina, a pure protein peptide extracted from New Zealand sheep’s wool, the lacquers deliver a fast drying, high gloss shine while providing an unequaled level of strength for stubborn nails to grow longer and more resistant to chipping, peeling and splitting.

The three new shades are

All The Envy, a bright, metallic chartreuse
Lust Struck, a bold coral cream opaque
Moon Kissed, a shimmy off-white with silver accents

These shades are available now at www.dermelect.com.

An Advent Calendar for Beauty Junkies

I jumped (with my Friends and Family discount) to pick up this advent calendar from Ciaté. And I might have cheated just a little… I opened up three days for a sneak peek. So happy to report the polishes are GREAT colors. Not to mention, these guys do not chip. Here’s your excuse to pick up a little early Christmas present!

Available at Nordstrom (Sephora is out of stock so better hurry!)

New Nail Lacquers from Le Métier de Beauté

Le Métier de Beauté nailed it with their Fall/Winter Lacquer collection (pun intended). Cocoa Crazed are elegant nudes. And Coromandel Collection is more of a edgy, gemstone glam, developed by Neiman Marcus’ Ken Downing. The formula is 3-Free without formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl phthalate (DBP), Proposition 65-compliant and fortified with strengthening proteins and hydrators. I’ve found these polishes to be perfectly on trend and last longer than other brands. What do you think? Which are on your holiday wish list?

Cocoa Crazed: A Nuanced Twist on Neutral Nails Shades include (from top to bottom):

Cocoa Me Crazy – vanilla bean cream with cocoa flecks
Hottie Choco-latte – creamy, shiny chocolate brown
Cocoa Cabana – bodacious brown with a hit of shine
Hot n’ Saucy – deep cocoa infused with cherry red under-tones

Coromandel Collection: Ming [Dynasty] meets Modern. Shades include (from top to bottom):

Indo-sheen Red, an entrancing bright ruby. “Indo-Sheen Red captures the magic!” declares Mr. Downing.
Saucey Plum, a dark and stormy plum. “It’s rich, regal and ready for your favorite looks for Fall.”
Cloisin-navy, a dark and creamy navy. “My new neutral for the season, it’s deep and mysterious.”
Made in the Jade, a willow tree green. “Reflecting the luminosity of precious stones, it’s an intermix of fashion-forward greens.”

Floss Gloss Nail Polish

Floss Gloss was founded by three students from California College of the Arts. While developing their nail polishes over late nights, the deemed their burgeoning company, Floss Gloss, for nails that ‘Flossed and Glossed like a Boss’. Their spunky, funky attitude translates into contemporary but ultra-wearable shades with sassy names. Floss Gloss will knock your socks off with the best glitter polish (yes, I really mean the best), not to mention awesome color lacquers and adorable packaging. While they are advertisesed as one-coat, I needed two, but the payoff was surreal. Some shades I tried pictured above from left to right: Gloss, Perf, DimePiece, Stun, WavePool and Bassline.

My favorite of their polishes is Stun (a gold glitter). Here, I used Stun to cover some chips in OPI’s My Private Jet.

My next Floss Gloss mani was Perf. I was tempted to do an accent nail in DimePiece but opted to let the sugary pink stand alone. I might have gone a touch too Katy Perry Teenage Dream… But that’s okay because I liked it (see what I did there?).

Below is WavePool and DimePiece. I like the unexpected look of two accent glitter nails. You can see the glitter polishes stand up on their own (this photo from flossgloss.com)

I’ve also been using their nail care collection: Bassline and Gloss. Bassline is designed to be a foundation for polish. Gloss has impressed me as a long wear top coat. Floss Gloss Pro Nail Lacquer is cruelty free and formulated without DBPs, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin and Toluene. Floss Gloss Ltd is designed and made in the USA. You can purchase Floss Gloss Lacquer at www.flossgloss.com.