Sinful Colors Presents Leather Luxe & Crystal Crushes for Fall 2013

For Fall 2013, Sinful Colors presents two stylish, trend-setting color collections - Leather Luxe Collection and Crystal Crushes Collection. Those of you who love rich dark colors and prefer your nails to be dressed in fall jewel-tone hues will swoon over the Leather Luxe lineup. For those who prefer bold color and lots of shimmer and shine will adore the brilliant colors of the Crystal Crushes Collection.

Sinful Colors Leather Luxe Collection

A texture rich, trend-setting collection of stylish matte finish nail polish shades which are richly pigmented to provide a flirtatious way to flaunt your style. The Leather Luxe Collection features eight weather-warming shades with leather-inspired finishes. The best part: they come in every popular base color so there's a leather-icious look for everyone. Discover the seven beautiful colors below:

Laced Up: enthralling orange
Leather Loose: safari sinful brown
Whipped: beguiling black
Get It On: bravely berry
Strapped: scintillating seafoam
My Turn: stunning steel
Cold Leather: enchanting night sky

The nail polishes from the Sinful Colors Leather Luxe Collection retail for $1.99 each and are available exclusively at Walgreens.

Sinful Colors Crystal Crushes Collection

A brilliant collection of gem-inspired nail polish shades with multifaceted 3D texture. Gorgeous matte colors flecked with a reflective pearl finish sure to dazzle your digits and make your heart skip a beat. The Crystal Crushes collection features eight vivid shades sprinkled with an angel dust finish. The colorful trend shades you love are as follows:

Got a Blush on You: flirty fuchsia
Blue Persuasion: sapphire-d up!
Orange Crush: twinkling tangerine
Treasure Chest: sea worthy bling
Emerald Envy: a glint of green
Purple Gleam: glistening lavender
Ruby Mine: ravishing red
Face the Facets: banana bling

The nail polishes from the Sinful Colors Crystal Crushes Collection retail for $2.99 each and are available exclusively at Walgreens.

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Preview Ciate's Holiday Gift Sets & Win The Emerald Collection

Hello nail lacquer lovers, it's time to celebrate the gift-giving season. Ciaté has some amazing nail lacquer and innovative nail art gift sets for the upcoming holiday season that you will clamoring for. The coveted nail brand features nail lacquers that are intensely pigmented with sought after designer-inspired manicures (their Caviar is still an industry favorite), original polishes, and standout textures and treatments that will transform your nails into the ultimate statement accessory. Their holiday offerings sees old favorites return and new amazing innovations, one of which a lucky reader will win. Check out some of them below:

Ciaté Mini Mani Month - $58.00
 

Selling out in record numbers last year, this holiday favorite returns due to popular demand. Change your polish every day of the month with this rainbow of color and texture sensations. This holiday calendar countdown includes a playful mix of mini Paint Pots, glitter sprinkles, caviar pearls, salon quality treatments, cute nail gifts, and some hidden surprises along the way. With 17 of Ciate’s favorite creme shades and seven textured manicure toppers, you’ll be entertained all season long. This set contains: Paint Pots Nail Polish in Snow Globe, Boudoir, Hoopla, Hopscotch, Sugar Plum, Fit For A Queen, Candy Floss, Amazing Gracie, Pepperminty, Encore!, Starlet, Chinchilla, Members Only, Play Date, Ivory Queen, Main Stage, Pillow Fight, Tweed and Tails, Caviar Luxe in Metallic Pearls Smoulder (silver), Metallic Pearls Lustre (gold), Caviar Pearls in Cupids Arrow, Midnight in Manhattan, Glitter in Twinkle Toes, Sequins in Dallas Dolly and a Funnel.

Ciaté Tree Trinkets - $30.00
 

Deck your tree with this festive set of six mini glitter polishes floating inside bow-decorated ornaments. Wear each high-gloss shade alone or layered over your favorite color. Your tree will wow friends and family when dressed with these festive gifts. This set contains: 6 Mini Nail Pots in Yule Rules, All Aglow, Candy Cane, Humbug, Wrap Star!, Tinsel Town, 6 holiday ornaments and 6 holiday gift tags

Ciaté Nail Lab - $65.00

Want the ultimate at-home nail studio? Just like a makeup artist has her case, a nail care fan should have a studio. This is the ultimate at-home setup for creating hundreds of custom nail looks. Create and master pro nail styles, including a dotting tool, ombre sponge, and striping brush, plus Ciaté founder Charlotte Knight’s favorite glitter recipes and nail-look show cards to inspire and help you create your own signature Ciaté look. Crown your creation by giving it a name with the enclosed name tags - perfect for creating a special gift. This set contains: 6 Nail Pots in Mistress, Rain Coat, Amazing Gracie, Power Dressing, Pillow Fight, and Ferris Wheel, 7 Recipe cards, 7 Get The Look cards, 8 Suspension Top Coats, Glitter Pots in Splash, Tease, Bombshell, Flitter Pots in Prism, Stiletto, Galactic, Sparkle Pots in Nightfall, Ignite, Crowd Surf, Shimmer Pots in Pout, Day Dream, Pirouette, 2 Empty Mixing Paint Pots, 1 Petri dish, 1 Funnel, 2 Mini test tubes, Name tags, 6 Silver shaker balls, 1 Mini file, 2 Nail buffers, 1 Paint brush, 1 Stripper brush, 1 Dotter and 1 Scoop.

Ciaté Caviar Manicure Luxe in Gleam, Lustre and Smoulder - $25.00

The kit features a salon quality Paint Pot in rich metallic tones—the perfect foundation for the Luxe look. Luxe metal pearls are heavier than the classic caviar pearls, giving this look a more substantial finish. Add Gleam pearls for a blush rose gold color. Smoulder imparts a gleaming platinum look. And Lustre gleams with a classic gold full of glamour and sophistication. This set contains: Caviar Luxe Pearls, Paint Pots Nail Polish, Mini funnel, and Tray.

Ciaté Feathered Manicure in What A Hoot, All A Flutter and Ruffle My Feathers - $25.00

A complete nail kit featuring natural feathers (yes real features) for a stunningly intricate nail art look. This vampy fashion statement gives a extraordinarily fashionable look - the ultimate way to wear feathers this season. This set contains: Speed Coat Pro, Mini Paint Pot, Nail scissors, 2 Nail file blocks, and 40 feathers.

Ciaté Velvet Manicure - $25.00 

Created by Charlotte Knight, Ciaté's Creative Director, whilst experimenting with luxurious textures and finishes. The finished effect of this red velvet manicure is unlike any other, giving an indulgent velvety coat for a truly divine manicure. This set contains: Paint Pot in Boudoir, Crushed Velvet Powder, Clear Plastic Tray, and Little Black Brush.


Ciaté Emerald Collection - $30.00 - WIN THIS SET

Enjoy 2013's Color of the Year in Ciaté's popular textures - Sequin, Velvet and Caviar. This collection comes with a full size Ditch the Heels Paint Pot, which is accompanied by a Velvet Shaker in Chauffeur, a pot of Sequins in Penthouse, and an extra special Emerald Caviar blend in Ball Gown. A funnel, little black brush and mini tray are all included to keep your mani tidy. As previously stated, one of you will win this wonderful, multi-textured set. Want to know how? Just follow the rafflecopter details below:

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Thanks to My Life on and off the Guest List for sharing these amazing Ciate Holiday Gift Sets with us and for helping with this giveaway.

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Winter White Wonderland | Q&A Nail Lacquer's Butter Pecan Rican

As the weather is clearly indicating, winter is just about here and one of winter's favorite trends are the creamy hues of Ivory and Winter White, a color that can be seen in just about every winter and holiday collection. Q&A Nail Lacquer shows that you can take this gorgeous perfect winter white trend to your nail beds, not just your wardrobe with slightly pink toned winter white, "Butter Pecan Rican". This 5-free, vegan-friendly and non-toxic polish provides pure color from the very first coat so two coats is all you need. This complimentary color is so versatile that it complements everything from office wear to holiday festive wear! It's also very Olivia Pope-ish for those Scandal Gladiators! each bottle retails for $10.00 and can be purchased online at www.qandanaillacquer.com.

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Cellphone Case for the Nail Polish Addict | Glamzelle Chanel Nail Polish iPhone 5 Case - Rouge Carat 587

Believe it or not nail polish fans, what you're looking at is not a bottle of Chanel Nail Polish in Rouge Carat. You're looking at a very cool iPhone case. Say hello to the stunning Glamzelle Chanel Nail Polish iPhone Case- Rouge Carat 587. If you're a fan of all thing nail lacquers, you will definitely want your phone dresses up in this super cool and chic case. The only bad thing is it's only available for iPhone 5, so if you have anything else.....sorry.

The case is available in a few "nail colors" and retails for $25.00. I know you have to have it, so get yours HERE.

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Transform Your Nail Polish w/ The New Black's Shape Shifter Color Transforming Shades

Halloween is not only about ghosts, vamps and werewolves, Shape Shifters are a staple for the pagan season as well. Which is why I am happy to introduce you to Shape Shifters: Color Transforming Shades. These innovative nail polishes transforms any polish into something new. The New Black's Shape Shifter Color Transforming Shades takes your existing nail polish color and gives it new life with one stroke. Worn alone, these shades are beautiful, delicate opalescent glazes with a hint of color;  layer them over any another color it transforms and shifts it to a fantasy color blend.

 The set of these three wizard-like colors: Violet Opal Transformer, Blue Opal Transformer, and Golden Opal Transformer is available for only $14.00. It looks like they are sold out, so try another their amazing Foiled Again Random Cut Gold Leaf Polish.

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Gelish MINI "Winter Reds" Holiday Collection

Gelish and Gelish MINI presents their 2013 Winter Reds Holiday Collection, a 6-polish collection featuring assorted shades of "festive-for-the-holidays" reds for long-lasting, super shiny manicures.

The collection includes:

Stand Out - Deep red crème
Hot Rod Red - Red crème
Red Roses - Red crème
Dancer, Prancer & Cranberry Vixen - Deep red crème *Limited Edition, available for Gelish
Queen of Hearts - Deep red shimmer
Good Gossip - Red glitter
Rose Garden - Blue red frost
With His Red So Bright - Red glitter *Limited Edition, available for Gelish


"Red is classic," muses Gelish Founder & CEO Danny Haile. "It flatters every skin tone and is perfect for all holiday occasions. The hues in our holiday collection are exactly what you'll need to get into the holiday spirit."

Salons will be offering the professional Gelish service with the Winter Reds Holiday Collection in November and December 2013. On average, manicures cost $30. For at-home Gelish manicures, individual Gelish MINI colors can be purchased at Sally Beauty stores and www.SallyBeauty.com for $14.95 per bottle.

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Mani of the Day w/ Essie & Maybelline Color Show

I know I haven't done a nail look of the day in a long time so today I'm happy to showcase my mani while rocking my newest piece of hand jewelry. TWhat do you guys think?oday I'm rocking Essie with a touch of Maybelline Show as the accent.

My stunning fall mani includes Essie's Vested Interest, a tweedy, woolen cool gray teal nail lacquer from their Fall 2013 Collection with my ring finger accented with Maybelline Color Show's Drops-of-Jade from their Fall 2013 PolkaDots Collection.

I'm quite eager to try more colors from both collections and of course to really show off this eye-catching hand jewelry with something a bit bolder. 

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INGLOT Launches NEON Nail Enamel

We are excited to see bold neons are not limited to summer. The latest comes from INGLOT who has  expanded their Nail Enamels by adding 5 new neon shades to their already extensive line of over 260 nail enamel colors. Each color provides perfect application with durability, high gloss and stunning color.

The boldly hued nail enamels  are available now at all INGLOT locations and as with all their Nail Enamels, do not include toluene, formaldehyde, DBP, or camphor.

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FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA Red Carpet Report: Chloe Grace Moretz at the Carrie Premiere

Actress and star of Carrie, Chloe Grace Moretz, wanted to dress he nails in an earth tone hue to walk the red carper for the premiere of her new movie and celebrity manicurist, Christina Aviles for FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA delivered with an amazing manicure by first using the FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA CLEANSE – Nail Cleanser ($10.50) to prep the nail base by eliminating residue, FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA BASE COAT ($10.50) to ensure nail lacquer adhesion for long-lasting results, and shine, FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA The New Neutrals in Perfection ($10.50), and finally FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA TOP COAT ($10.50) completed the manicure with a super glossy finish.

“Chloe wanted an earth tone polish and this color jumped out at us right away. It’s a darker taupe that looks great on any skin tone and was just a beautiful complement to the colors in her gown. We added the studs to enhance her chic and sophisticated look.”

“We prepped her nails with FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA CLEANSE – Nail Cleanser, and then applied FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA BASE COAT. Once that was dry, we added two coats of FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA The New Neutrals in Perfection, a smoky violet shade. We finished with FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA TOP COAT, and while it was still a little tacky, we applied a round black stud at the base of the nail, pressing lightly to make sure it adhered. I’ve used other colors from FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA on Chloe before and she told me she really likes them because they dry quickly and stay on very well.”


The FORMULA X FOR SEPHORA Collection is available now at SEPHORA and SEPHORA.COM.

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Gelish MINI "Under Her Spell" Fall 2013 Collection

Gelish and Gelish MINI debut the limited-edition Under Her Spell Collection for fall 2013, which includes 6 special-edition colors sparked by the feminine textures of lace and tulle and fabrics like leather and velvet. Inspired by femme fatales, the collection includes dark, rich hues and creamy neutral shades guaranteed to keep him under her spell.

"The palette is feminine and sensual," says Gelish Founder and CEO Danny Haile. "We wanted women to feel unstoppable and captivating wearing these colors." The 6 special edition, custom blended colors were all named to evoke the idea of femininity, and include:

I'm No Stranger to Love: Rich Navy-Teal
A Touch of Sass: Jeweled Black Cherry
Love Me Like a Vamp: Jeweled Black Violet
Want to Cuddle?: Creamy Greyish Mauve
Lust at First Sight: Smoky Dark Taupe
My Nightly Craving: Creamy Greyish Pink-Lavender

Salons will be offering the professional service with Under Her Spell colors began September 2013. On average, manicures cost $30.00.

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NYC EVENT ALERT: Discover the Next in Nails w/ FORMULA X for SEPHORA

Calling all nail polish fanatics. There's a cool new nail brand in town. Transform your nails this fall with FORMULA X for SEPHORA, a revolutionary new nail collection that fuses art and science to bring you over 200 bold lacquers, first-to-market effects and nail treatments like luxe textured glitters, shifting metallics, vibrant 3-D effects, and crushed micro-sparkles. Swap your traditional topcoats for an eruption of matte confetti glitter topcoats like Xplosives (below left) and or something a bit more heavenly like Celestials (below right)

Head to any Sephora location between Thursday, October 10th to Thursday, October 31st, to experiment with the extraordinary collection and be among the first to experience the innovative, new lacquers and learn one-of-a-kind application tips and tricks from Sephora experts.

Visit www.Sephora.com for your nearest event location and time.

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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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