GIVEAWAY: Win a pair of Happy Hands, The Original UV Nail Gloves

as promised, it is time for our Happy Hands, the original UV Nail Gloves. You may remember we highlighted this awesome protective product last month, NEW PRODUCT ALERT: Happy Hands, The Original UV Nail Gloves, and today we are happy to give your shellac and gel nails loving ladies the chance to own a pair on us. That's right, four of you will win a pair for yourself

Happy Hands, The Original UV Nail Gloves are 100% Cotton and boasts UV ray inhibitor coated fabric that blocks 98% of UV rays and features ruffled fingerless tips for easy removal. These gloves also adhere to ASTM International Standards, FTC Guidelines and US Testing Regulations, which means you don't have to give up your beloved gel manicures. It's great to use at home or at your salon. Nail techs, your clients will love you more for the helping to protect their skin and clients, nail tech will love the introduction to this new item. We love ours and we know you'll love this too. Want the chance to win? Enter via the rafflecopter entry form below:

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Chocolate at Your Fingertips: Chocolate Nail Polish Removers from Ciaté

Ladies, how would you love to have the scent of delicious chocolate at your fingertips? Thanks to Ciaté, the decadent scent of Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate, Mint Chocolate, and Orange Chocolate will remain on your nails as you gently remove and nourish your nails as you take off your nail polish with their Chocolate Nail Polish Removers.

The four new luxe Ciaté Chocolate Nail polish removers boasts a gentle formula that is packed with Vitamins B5 and Vitamin E to nourish nails, while it's ammonia-free formula makes it extra kind to nails. Once your nails are dry, you're left with the wonderful scents of Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate, Mint Chocolate, Orange Chocolate. These are available via Ciate's new US website and QVC. We will be stocking Sephora.

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Protect Hands & Feet During the Cold Winter Months

Sometimes we forget that winter means our skin needs extra love and while we may occasionally get a mani and pedi, sometimes it's just not enough. Skyy Hadley, celebrity manicurist and owner of As “U” Wish Nail Spa, Hoboken’s #1 spa boutique, pampers her clients with her signature Milk-Me-Away warm milk manicures and pedicures during cold winter months. The warm milk soak is a great way to re-moisturize your hands and feet during these uber skin-drying months and the sugar scrub that follows is a great way to remove extra dead skin. The milk soak and scrub is followed by a sweet almond shea butter lotion that is deeply massaged into the skin to lock in moisture.

Want to create your own moisturizing milk bath at home? Mix a few cups of warm whole milk in a bowl with vanilla essential oil followed by an exfoliating scrub to remove the dead skin and apply a shea butter lotion or cream to lock in moisture. Try the all purpose Shea Butter exfoliating sugar scrub, Coochie Kuchee Coo ($28.00 at asuwishnailspa.com)

Hands get most of the cold weather abuse, here are some ways to protect your hands. Besides always wearing gloves and avoiding excess hand washing to limit exposure to bitter cold temperatures and gusty winds that can cause your cuticles to become severely dry and ragged and even rip, you can grab the new Sally Hansen Cuticle Rehab. It is an instant soothing gel treatment that hydrates, shields and helps restore your cuticles. ($7.49 at drugstores nationwide)

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Ciaté Launches NEW Nail Art Innovation - Cuticle Tattoos

Move over nail rings, there's a new, innovative nail decor taking your place. Brought to you by Ciaté, the leading innovators in nail care, nail colors and nail artistry, this newest nail care accessory - Cuticle Tattoos - is sure to be a huge hit with beauty lovers.

Cuticle Tattoos made a brief appearance last year but it seems the masses were not quite ready, but I believe with the Ciaté option, it's going to soar. Decorate your cuticles with Ciaté's signature pretty bow, diamonds, flowers and abstract shapes, a great way to add more flair to and/or extend your manicure. These cool finger decorations really embellish your manicure. Try the same art on all fingers or go wild and give each nail it's own decoration. I've always been a fan of Henna tattoos and have gotten a few applications with concentration on my fingers so I'm really excited that this is coming back and can't wait to rock Ciaté's Cuticle Tattoos.

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Nordstrom Fall 2013 Nail Polish Collection

Silly me, I didn't know Nordstrom had their own nail polish collection. That's what I get for being away so long but I'm more than happy to get back in the swing of things. Anyway, the Nordstrom-branded nail polish collection currently has 26 individual nail colors and two nail color trio sets - Metallic Mini Trio and a Creamy Mini Trio. Below are shades from their Fall 2013 collection, a set of creamy hues that go from pale to dark.

The collection's colors, which are featured above from left to right, are Cherry Blossom, Grey Haze, Insomnia, and Make it Matter Matte Top Coat.

All of Nordstrom's nail polishes are free of toluene, formaldehyde, DBP and camphor, fast-drying, long-wearing and reinforces and protects nails. They retail for $8.50 and are available now at Nordstrom and Nordstrom.com.

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Zoya Nail Polish Pinterest Contest - Make the Ultimate Trio

Get ready for some fun in the sun! Re-pin your favorite Summer 2012 Beach and Surf Collection colors to help Zoya Nail Polish create a beachy-chic mini (.25oz bottles) trio that will seriously amp up your summer style...

What you need to do:

1. Follow Zoya on Pinterest 
2. Re-pin your must have Beach & Surf shades from the Zoya Pinterest Collection Board onto any board of choice. 
3. The top 3 most re-pinned shades will determine the trio shades! 
4. 2,000 trios of the unique combo selected by Pinterest followers will be given away *FREE! 
5. There's a catch... 20,000 re-pins TOTAL must be reached between all 12 shades for the giveaway to take place! 

Happy Pinning! The promotion ends Monday June 5, 2012 at 11:59pm EST. Pinterest Collection trio and code will be announced Monday, June 11th. IF the re-pin goal is met. Don't forget to spread the word! 

*Shipping & Handling fees apply. 

Terms & Conditions
*This contest is valid on Zoya's Pinterest page ONLY from 5/22/12 - 6/05/12 11:59pm EST. Giveaway is contingent to number of re-pins achieved - Promotion code will be released on the Zoya Pinterest Collection Board. Mini trios (.25oz bottles) will be available while supplies last. Limit one promotion per account and household. Consumer orders only. Not valid with any other coupons, codes or promotions. Orders with promotion codes are not eligible for returns or exchanges. We are not responsible for incorrect addresses or credit card entry errors. Code must be entered at the time of purchase. Please allow up to 4 weeks for shipping if volume warrants it.

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Rapido Fast Dry Lacquer Spring Collection by BORGHESE

Borghese introduces nails in sixty seconds with their new Rapido Fast Dry Lacquer launching this Spring in bold brights and chic Italian neutrals. Evoking the vivid colors of a garden in bloom, and the sophisticated hues of city style, Borghese’s new nail lacquers complement every spring wardrobe.

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Nailcare - NeoStrata Hand and Nail Cream

I love trying new nail polishes and in a week, I can change my polish seven times. While its fun to do so, I sometimes forget that this practice can damage my nails and unfortunately I haven't been very good at taking care of my nails. Fortunately, Glasgow from My life on and off the Guestlist noticed this and gifted me with a terrific moisturizer that is healthy for both my hands and nails - NeoStrata Hand and Nail Cream.

NeoStrata is "designed to moisturize, condition and soften hands and cuticles while reducing the visible signs of aging on dry, sun-damaged hands. Fragrance-Free and hypoallergenic. Formulated with 8% Gluconolactone, Vitamin E and Pro-Vitamin B5."

One 1.75 oz tube of NeoStrata retails for $19.50 and can be purchased on Neostrata.com. This product should work wonderfully because lord knows I need some help with my cuticles and I am a bit afraid of going to a nail salon to get them cut and possibly get an infection - yes this is a real fear for me. That is why I've always done my nails but sometimes I forget maintenance.

Below is a photo of my hands and nails after second use (my nails are bare here - no bottom or top coat - just NeoStrata). I must also state that NeoStrata has been amazing in keeping my hands continusously soft and supple even after exposure to the ferociously cold NYC winds.

I look forward to younger looking hands and diminished cuticles.

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