Get your spring nails covered with Sally Hansen

There are lots of decisions to make when it comes to Spring nail trends. Neon is hot, glitters are the rage and pastels are tres chic. Luckily, you can look to the latest Sally Hansen collections to fulfill all your nail needs.

The Tracy Reese Collection

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Christina Aguilera Rocks Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips

Christina Aguilera wowed everyone with her new sultry and sleek new look on the latest episode of The Voice. Adding a bit of rocker sparkle to her new look was her Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips in “Lust-rous”. Christina has gone through a complete transformation from wild to smoldering and her glam nails make her look even more amazing.

Christina’s manicurist, Farah Songhorian, explains that the “Lust-rous” pattern “compliments the dress and adds some sparkle and glam to the nail”. Sally Hansen Nail Polish Strips offer DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde Free, no dry-time nail looks for style that lasts up to ten days.

This easy and affordable at-home nail technology puts bold color, high- shine, and intricate design at your fingertips - just peel, apply, file, and go. Grab these and other designs for only $9.00 at Duane Reade, Drugstore.com and other mass retailers.

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New Gel Colors from Red Carpet Manicure

Red Carpet Manicure, the first at-home DIY LED gel manicure system launches 18 new shades this month. You may remember my previous post on this money-saving Gel manicure,  refresh your memories here - Red Carpet Manicure LED Gel At-Home Manicure. Nail polish aficionados and all beauty lovers have an affordable, easy and safe way to have beautiful gel nails within minutes that lasts for weeks. Thanks to this innovative and budget saving product, you can get creative with your mani and the best part, this magnificent LED light cures ANY gel polish.

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Avril Lavigne for Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips

Hey guys, Nelly here again to introduce you to the newest nail polish launch from Sally Hansen. Edgy punk rock princess, Avril Lavigne and teamed up with the Nail Polish giant to launch a collection of edgy limited edition nail polish strips. The collection includes (top row left to right) - Take the Stage, You're a Star, Fur-ocious Vocals, Purr-fect Harmony, In the SPOT-light and (bottom row left to right) - Running Wild, Beat You to it!, STUD-io Time, Sound Check, Plaidical, Crowd Surfer and Headbanger.

The 12-piece limited edition peel-and-apply patterns are all rock inspired and features Avril Lavigne's signature energetic, no-frills attitude and straight talking lyrics. The designs features skull-and-bones, funky leopard prints, glitter ombre, plaid, etc. Avril herself was wearing the Headbanger - one of our favorites here - with Beat You to it! on one finger; she actually applied it as we were learning about the capsule collection.

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Sephora + Pantone Universe 2012 Color of The Year Nail Enamel Set

Sephora and Pantone Universe introduce the 2012 Color of the Year, Tangerine Tango - a vivacious Limited Edition reddish-orange nail polish in four different finishes, from creamy and matte, to glitter and shimmer. Awaken and invigorate your own passion for color or ignite a newfound love with this bold set of colors.

The rich color provides beautiful payoff with just one coat and the formula is formaldehyde-free. Combine polishes to create your own unique design or let each shade sing on its own.

This set contains four nail lacquers in:

- Tangerine Tango Cream, Pantone #17-1463

- Tangerine Tango Shimmer, Pantone #17-1463

- Tangerine Tango Glitter, Pantone #17-1463

- Tangerine Tango Matte, Pantone #17-1463

You guys better hurry because these gorgeous colors are only available at the Sephora + Pantone Pop-Up Shop in the Meatpacking District until March 30th and online at Sephora.com until they run out (and run out they will).

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Top Coats From NYC New York Color

Wallet-friendly beauty brand, NYC New York Color introduces two new top coats to transform your nail polish and give it new personality. Say hello to NYC New York Color's Matte Me Crazy and Big City Dazzle Sparkle Topcoat.

Matte Me Crazy ($1.99): Move from shiny to matte in a New York Minute with this transformative new topcoat. Simply top your favorite NYC New York Color polish with a coat of Matte Me Crazy for an instant dose of muted modern style.

Big City Dazzle Sparkle Topcoat ($1.99): Take your nails from the office to after-hours with a quick-drying coat of sparkle from NYC New York Color. Apply to bare nails for sheer shine effect or layer it over your favorite nail color for a bold, eye-catching look.

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Sally Hansen Introduces Smooth and Perfect Color + Care Nail Collection

Sally Hansen introduces a few new nail polish collections for Spring 2012. Int his post, I will introduce their collection that gives you great color while letting your nails breathe. This collection offers creamy color and porcelain-smooth perfection in one beautiful polish. The latest trend to hit your fingertips - nearly naked, barely-there color with plenty of shine. The ultimate in understated elegance, sheer shades and healthy even shine work for every occasion. That’s why Sally Hansen created a chic collection of nude nail polishes that marries the two, Smooth and Perfect Color + Care, the ultimate fusion of perfecting polish and beautifying care.

The Shades include Fog, Linen, Dune, Satin, Whisper, Air, Sea, Sorbet

Designed to hide ridges and imperfections, the uniquely breathable formula promotes stronger, healthier looking nails with a patented technology that allows for up to 20% more oxygen to reach the nail. The result? Ridges and imperfections are virtually erased and nails are left looking smooth, shiny and porcelain perfect.

Want to get your nails dressed in any of these colors, they are available for $5.49 each.

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China Glaze's NEW Prismatic Chroma Glitters Collection

Hi guys, Nelly here again with another amazing collection of nail lacquers from China Glaze. Bursting with color and dimension, this limited edition collection of glitter polishes was inspired by the beauty and magic of multicolored prisms (the colors formed by the refraction of light through a prism). Complete with glitter and holographic-like technology, the six icy shades in China Glaze's Prismatic Collection give the appearance of multiple layers of iridescent color and create the ultimate eye-catching, 3-D mani.

The Prismatic collection include:

Ray-Diant – Greenish-gold shimmer filled with specks of silver, pink, green, orange and blue
Polarized – Silver metallic sheen sprinkled with yellow, pink, orange and green glitters
Liquid Crystal – Bright blue holographic with purple tint dusted with silver, gold, green, pink and orange

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NEW Signature imPRESS Press-On Manicure w/ Nicole Scherzinger

Hey guys, I'm back again to bring you more nail news. This time around, we're in the press-on nail category. Let me introduce you to the newest and quickest way to give yourself an knockout manicure. Say hello to the imPRESS Press-On Manicure Nicole Scherzinger Signature Series by Broadway Nails

This Limited Edition Press-On Nails was designed by imPress Press-On Manicure Celebrity Brand Ambassador, Nicole Scherzinger. The collection includes six patterns and three colors. The nine styles include Get Into It, Baby Love, By My Side, Killer Love, Just Say Yes, Sexy Fresh, Don't Wanna, Poison and On & On. All were inspired by the star's family, home and life, the hibiscus flowers and blue skies were inspired by Nicole's home state of Hawaii, the stars, music notes, etc were inspired by her passions - music and fashion. Though all the patterns and colors are fabulous and playful, my favorite is Sexy Fresh (the tie dye)

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Brighten Up with China Glaze's Spring 2012 ElectroPop Collection

Hi guys, it's Nelly, your resident nail polish addict here; yes I have been in hiding for a bit but there's nothing like an amazing nail polish collection to bring you back to life. And this new ElectroPop Collection from China Glaze has done just that. Spring is just around the corner so what better way to celebrate than with some electrifying and eye-catching nail colors. Inspired by all things girly, edgy and fun, the 12 shades of ElectroPop bring out the inner rock star in all.

The ElectroPop Shades, in order of appearance, include:

Kinetic Candy – Touch the sky in light blue crème

Electric Beat – Periwinkle nails for a wink worthy performance

Aquadelic – Pool blue for nighttime gigs and daytime fun in the sun

Gaga For Green – Green lacquer for the girl craving the limelight

Sunshine Pop – Shine in the spotlight in bold yellow

Make Some Noise – Rock the mic in tangerine

Wicked Style – Party cocktail tropical punch

Fuchsia Fanatic – Fuchsia pink for the rocker diva in us all

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Nails Go Green This St. Patrick's Day

If you're not Irish or just don't want to wear all green but still want to help celebrate St. Patrick's Day then let your nails celebrate for you. Below are some great greens to get you in the celebratory mood and perhaps give you a bit of luck of the Irish.

CND Green Scene - a perfect creamy emerald green with a slight blue tint

China Glaze Outta Bounds & Starboard - one's metallic (and has more blue than CND's green Scene), the other a creamy leaf green

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China Glaze Announces The Hunger Games Collection

China Glaze has teamed up with Lionsgate Studios to release a new nail polish collection to debut in conjunction with the March 23, 2012 release of THE HUNGER GAMES. In keeping with the powerful themes and messages of the story, the collection of nail polish will be inspired exclusively by one of the book’s distinct settings - the Capitol of the nation of Panem (post nuclear war North America). "Awash in lavish fashion, food, and entertainment, Capitol citizens enjoy extreme cosmetics and body modifications, bold wigs, and outlandish costumes."

In Panem, there is the controlling Capitol city and twelve districts. The China Glaze Hunger Games Collection consists of 12 colors, not sure if this is to represent the 12 districts especially since the names of the colors are more suited to the controlling Capitol's luxurious lifestyle. The collection of colors, which are still in development, currently contains four creamy solids (Dress Me Up, Foie Gras, Hook and Line and Mahogany Magic), six shimmer shades (Fast Track, Stone Cold, Smoke and Ashes, Agro, Harvest Moon and Riveting) and two glitter shades (Electrify and Luxe and Lush) will be available at specialty beauty retailers beginning on March 1, 2012.

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde and are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, visit: www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze. China Glaze is a division of American International Industries.

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