Morgan Taylor Breast Cancer Awareness Lacquer Trio

Hand & Nail Harmony's Morgan Taylor's nail lacquer introduced a trio of pink shades to supports Breast Cancer Awareness. This limited edition polish trio was lovingly selected from the brand new lacquer line, launched in Summer 2013. The trio, "Who's That Girl," "All Dolled Up" and "Make Me Blush" will be sold together with 5% of each purchase donated to the Susan G. Komen organization to support breast cancer research.

Support the cause with three these gorgeous shades:

ALL DOLLED UP - Electric pink
WHO'S THAT GIRL - Multi-dimensional pink glitter
MAKE ME BLUSH - Cotton candy pink crème

The Morgan Taylor Breast Cancer Awareness Lacquer Trio became available in September while supplies last and retails for $8.50 at professional beauty stores and salons nationwide. For more information, please visit www.morgantaylorlacquer.com.

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Ultraviolet Nails | Ciaté Corrupted Neons Manicure Set

Corruption never looked so good. Ciate brings lots of bold, bright color to your nails with a collection of dynamic matte neon shades. The Ciaté Corrupted Neons Manicure Set features a boldly hued Paint Pot and Caviar Pearls as well as a UV topcoat for shocking color at night. Sprinkle the glitter over your wet polish for a scorching finish and as the sun sets, light up the night with the afterglow top coat for a luminescent look. With clear-on application, this clever polish soaks up the daylight and continues to glow in the dark and you do get more bang for your buck as the mini Paint Pot of black-light top coat transforms any color from regular polish into a jaw-dropping UV-glow look.

The ultra-violet sets contain the following:

Club Tropicana - orange:
- 0.45 oz Paint Pots Nail Polish in Cha Cha Cha
- 0.45 oz Caviar Pearls in Club Tropicana
- Mini Black Light Topcoat


Shout Out - pink:
- 0.45 oz Paint Pots Nail Polish in Electronica
- 0.45 oz Caviar Pearls in Shout Out
- Mini Black Light Topcoat


Megaphone - yellow:
- 0.45 oz Paint Pots Nail Polish in Big Yellow Taxi
- 0.45 oz Caviar Pearls in Megaphone
- Mini Black Light Topcoat


Foam Party - blue:
- 0.45 oz Paint Pots Nail Polish in Boom Box
- 0.45 oz Caviar Pearls in Foam Party
- Mini Black Light Topcoat

Each set retails for $25.00 and can be purchased at Sephora.

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DIY Nail Art with Kiss Disney Villains Series

Thanks to Kiss Pro, magic is at your fingertips. Keep everyone under your spell with the Kiss Pro Nail Art Disney Villains Series available only during October. While we all loved that the Disney Princesses won, you can't deny the villains had the most style. You can custom design your own manicure, or replicate one of these splendidly evil looks below:

Kiss is releasing 4 NEW Limited Edition Disney Villains Nail Art Kits for the Villainous beauty in you. Whether you're more of a Maleficient, Cruella De Vil, Evil Queen, or Ursula, KISS celebrates your dark beauty.

Simply pick your favorite villain’s nail art kit and let the magic begin. Each nail art kit will retail for $9.99 and will be available at Walgreens. Which Disney Villain is your favorite?

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Sarah Hyland & Kate Mara Rock Red Carpet Manicure Nails to the Emmys

One of this year's hottest accessories is nail art. This year's Emmy Awards allowed celebrities to show off some amazing Red Carpet nail art. Leading ladies Kate Mara and Sarah Hyland wore Red Carpet Manicure, an at-home LED gel polish to tonight’s Emmy Awards and opted for “negative space” looks—having a natural or bare area of nail exposed somewhere between/within the polished area instead of a two-toned manicure. And here’s how your readers can recreate both looks.

Celebrity Manicurist Kimmie Kyees used Red Carpet Manicure’s LED gel polish "Dripping in Luxury” and “White Hot” on House of Cards’ Kate Mara. “I created 15 different looks in silver and white variations and Kate opted for a chevron look,” said Kimmie. “Kate’s dress is made of lace and toile with a pattern, so I wanted to created a negative space manicure that mirrored the design on top of her dress.”

And Celebrity Manicurist Christina Aviles, used Red Carpet Manicure’s “Haute Couture,” “Runway Red” and “Camera Shy” on Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland (see above photo). “Sarah co-designed her dress with Carolina Herrera and wanted to complement her dress with burgundy nails," said Christina. "Once we sat down together, she let me know she really wanted to do something eye catching and art deco.”

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Morgan Taylor's High-Seas Manis for Catherine Malandrino Spring 2014 Collection

For Catherine Malandrino's nautical-inspired Spring 2014 collection, Danielle Candido created a just-off-the-yacht classic, subtle and wearable nail look using Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer in Birthday Suit layered with Matte's A Wrap topcoat.

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Morgan Taylor 's White Hot Manicures at Carolina Herrera & Diego Binetti

White seemed to be the key color at many Spring 2014 Shows during New York Fashion Week, not just in clothing and shoes but in beauty as well - specifically nails. Morgan Taylor presented white hot manis at the Carolina Herrera and Diego Binetti for Spring 2014

CAROLINA HERRERA

At Carolina Herrera's show, where elegance reigns, Gina Edwards created a delicate, feminine look for the hands using Heaven Sent, a milky white polish, on soft oval-shaped nails.

DIEGO BINETTI

Patterns and lace played a key role at Diego Binetti by adding charm to hemlines and romanticizing the manicures. Three white nail looks were designed by Danielle Candido with the DIY nail art fan in mind:

1. Exaggerated moon manis using All White Now as the moon and In the Nude as the base accented other nails polished in In The Nude.
2. A crisp white cross-hatch mesh look gave the illusion of texture under gleaming top coat Make It Last.
3. Lace Moon Manicures added drama to fingertips with white lace from moon to tip and In The Nude at the moon.

I find myself itching to recreate the white mesh look. Which of these looks are your favorites?

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Whimsical Nails by Morgan Taylor at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

The team from Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer once again dressed the nails of models at some of the most prestigious fashion shows during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Check out some classic and stunning nail looks below:

JEN KAO

Fashion went to the dogs at Jen Kao where Afghan pooches inspired the long flowing hair while earthy matte skin-tone manicures and pedicures accented the ode to the American West in boxy frayed plaids and denims. Colors used were Morgan Taylor In The Nude topped with Mattes A Wrap.

MALAN BRETON

At Malan Breton, manicures inspired by sapphires set in platinum were created using Rhythm And Blues silhouetted in Chain Reaction on elegant almond-shaped nails.

YIGAL AZROUEL

Yigal Azrouël's sexy black and white collection with graphic cutouts based on optical effects was completed by a severe matte fleshtone mani trimmed with a sleek black edge. The colors used were a custom-blended foundation and Little Black Dress tips under Mattes A Wrap.

THAKOON

Thakoon presented a studied feminine silhouette in crisp whites and icy pastels, accented with light-reflecting details - crystal chains, metallic lace, and pearl straps. Pretty oval shaped manicures in Adorned in Diamonds sparkly cool pale pink caught the light.

ZAC POSEN

Zac Posen's ultra romantic, rococo ruffled gowns and voluminous floral prints in dusty pastels inspired a faded 'rose garden manicure' using Coming Up Roses at the base, an earthy pink, and fading at the tip to Polished Up, a cool pastel.

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Red Door Spa at NYFW - Brandon Sun Spring 2014 Collection

It’s always a pleasure to join the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa team backstage at New York Fashion Week. Collectively, the team always delivers amazing beauty looks that are wearable for the everyday woman. For this season, Brandon Sun needed a beauty look that was a mixture of a sophisticated uptown look with the casual deluxe grunge look of downtown.

The Nails: Adeline Sarino, National Training Director of Nails for Red Door Spa creates a drastic matte ombre look using shades of grey to mimic the” look and movement” of the luxe fur in the Brandon Sun collection.


***Thank you to Beauty Blogger, Laura A. Floyd of Blush and Beakers for sharing the Brandon Sun Spring 2014 Backstage Nails with The Nail Polish Exchange. Make sure to check out her blog.

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Red Carpet Manicure at NYFW - Christian Siriano Spring 2014 Collection

Celebrity manicurist and Red Carpet Manicure brand ambassador, Lisa Logan collaborated with Siriano to create a custom, color-block manicure that highlighted the theme of the collection - inspired by a recent trip to Isla Mujeres, the "Island of Women".

“After seeing the colors and prints and collaborating with Christian, I knew we had to do something that was as dramatic and powerful in the lightest way possible to match the collection itself,” said Logan. She prepped each nail with “Fake Bake” as a base color, and intricately colorblocked the nail with small boxes made with “The Perfect Pair”.  “White Hot” was layered underneath, adding an extra pop to the neon yellow.

The three colors are current to the Red Carpet Manicure vast collection and are available for purchase by visiting www.redcarpetmanicure.com.

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Morgan Taylor Goes Crisp & Creamy for Tanya Taylor at NYFW

For Tanya Taylor's collection of crisp whites and bold bright stripes and floral prints (OMG those gorgeous floral shoes), Lead nail stylist Gina Edwards went for Icey pale pink manicures and pedicures. The models hands were polished in Morgan Taylor's rose-tinted white, One and Only while pedicures were left modern and elegant in I'm Charmed, a soft opaque pink, perfect for Tanya Taylor's standout pointed patterned shoes.

Morgan Taylor is a prestige professional lacquer collection of 100 shades that debuted worldwide in May 2013. It is sold exclusively in salons, retail price is $8.50 per bottle. For salon locations visit www.MorganTaylorLacquer.com.

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Ruffian Launches First-Ever Exclusive Nail Lacquers with Birchbox

Birchbox has just announced an exciting new launch of Nail Lacquers with Ruffian. The Nail Lacquer Collection is an exclusive partnership between Birchbox and the design brand. This is Ruffian's first Nail Lacquer collection which launches August 15th. To celebrate this partnership, Birchbox crowdsourced votes for the polish shades via their Facebook community on February 28th. The five shades up for voting were based on Ruffian's Spring 2014 collection, and the three winning shades will be featured on the runway during Ruffian's Fashion Show at NYFW this September. The above pictured collection, named “The Crowdsourced Collection”: Delirium, Fox Hunt, Hedge Fund, Lady Alabaster, and Venus in Fur. With 4000 votes in, the winners are:

 

• Delirium: The voluptuous blue and purple velvety petals of the African Violet inspired the Delirium of this color. 

• Fox Hunt: Inspired by the thoroughbred beauty of the red fox; Fox Hunt's savage richness will make everyday upper crust. 

• Hedge Fund: Nothing is more inspiring than the color of money, and Hedge Fund is impossible to counterfeit.

 The lacquers will be sold for $10.00 individually and the trio for $24.00 exclusively on birchbox.com. The new lacquer collection will also feature the “The Classics Collection” of signature shades Ruffian Red, Ruffian Naked, and Ciré Noir.

 

For more information on the collection, go to www.birchbox.com/ruffian.

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Introducing Marc Jacobs Beauty Enamored Hi-Shine Nail Lacquer

So exciting news nail fans, the perfect marriage of fashion and beauty has been created. Designer, Marc Jacobs and beauty haven, Sephora, has collaborated for Marc Jacob's first beauty collection ever. I'm really excited to share with you the amazing Enamored Hi-Shine Nail Lacquer Collection. The lacquer is described as a superior polish with an unprecedented finish and the shine of 30 coats of lacquer.

Inspired by Marc’s highly lacquered coffee table, Enamored Hi-Shine Lacquer is formulated with patented bonding agents that deliver a plasticized, wet look, while the color-rich creams and fine glitters ensure vivid, chip-resistant wear. The vast array of shades are inspired by Marc’s favorite movies. The colors are:

118 Oui! - magenta violet
116 Shocking - opaque muted hot pink
138 Jezebel - opaque black cherry red
136 Desire - ruby red
134 Lola - opaque bright tomatoe red
114 Snap! - mandarin orange
124 Lux - opaque chartreuse yellow
140 Petra - dirty bronze metallic shimmer
120 Delphine - opaque smoky purple gray
106 Baby Jane - opaque light ash beige
112 Le Charm - rosy copper metallic shimmer
110 Gatsby - metallic champagne pink
104 Funny Girl - opaque warm peachy beige
142 Fluorescent Beige - iridescent light mauve pink
102 Daisy - pearly ivory pink
150 Shiny - clear
148 Glinda - silver glitter
146 Stone Jungle - metallic silver chrome
144 Evelyn - opaque smoky gray
128 Nirvana - dark army green
130 Sally - iridescent blackened green
132 Blue Velvet - iridescent deep ocean blue
108 Secret Love - opaque eggplant purple
122 Ultravoilet - violet purple


The Marc Jacobs Beauty Enamored Hi-Shine Nail Lacquer retails for $18.00 and is available exclusively at Sephora TODAY!!!

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