Anna Faris's Red Carpet Manicure Nails at People’s Choice Awards

Last night's People's Choice Awards officially kicked off the 2014 awards season and we're keeping our eyes on the nails of our red carpet favorites like comedic actress Anna Faris, star of CBS’s “Mom”. The quirky actress accessorized her beaded Naeem Khan pantsuit with Red Carpet Manicure on her nails with a glitter look for the award show.

Celebrity Manicurist Beth Fricke, polished Anna’s fingers with two coats of Red Carpet Manicure’s LED gel polish "Makeup Time” (sheer duo glitter), followed by one coat of “Camera Shy” (soft creme baby pink). And the gel polish isn’t just for manicure anymore, as Anna opted for the traditional “Red Carpet Reddy” (vampy creme red) on her toes!

Fricke selected the glitter based “Makeup Time” to complement Anna’s shimmery pearl white look for the red carpet, while still reflecting her fun character adding a pop of red on her toes.

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What I'm Loving | Anna Sui Minnie Mouse Nail Colors

You can't help but have winter on the brain because of course...it IS winter. This of course makes me think of winter beauty. Now just because winter can be dreary, doesn't mean winter beauty has to be. I fell in love with this adorable five-piece Anna Sui Minnie Mouse Nail Color Collection, not just because of the super cute Minnie Mouse packaging but the colors are so "un-winter" - colorful bold, and festive. The colors, inspired by wintry holiday nights, are housed in a limited edition Minnie Mouse-design bottle. Decked out in glittery shimmering gowns these belle-of-the-ball nail colors are ready to dance and delight!

The bold colors include:

001 Stardust Silver
002 Snow White
200 Midnight Purple (my favorite, which is why its featured above)
300 Neon Pink
400 Passion Red

The nail colors retail for $16.00 each and can be purchased HERE.

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Deck Your Nails w/ SinfulColors Holiday Tinsel N' Ice Collection

It's been said that the holiday season is the time to shine but why limit your shine to then? There are plenty of times to rock a little black dress so why not enhance your LBD with nails that gleam and stand out. SinfulColors has just the nail polishes that put your nails in the spotlight for the New Year and beyond.

These Tinsel shades offer a festive flourish that's worth celebrating. Whether you go for an all-white snowfall effect, a festive burst of rainbow celebrations, or modern black and white, these shades, infused with glitter, gives nails a just-tinseled touch. Choose from six shimmery shades for all-out shine:

• Silver Rainbows: Slivers of silver 
• Spiked Ice: Black dazzle 
• Pink Icicles: Confetti concoction 
• Cold As Ice: Winter white 
• Tinsel Town: Blue sparkle 
• Gold Tinsel: The gift of gold

The entire collection is stunning but I was especially excited to try the Cold As Ice (pictured below), which can be worn alone beautifully and of course over any color. I used the matte top coat from KO Cosmetics in the second photo.

Unlike the Cold As Ice, I'm not a fan of wearing the Spiked Ice (shown below) on its own but of course it wasn't made for that. This black is however especially wonderful over pastel and muted colors.

I do admit wanted to see what these two tinsel colors would look like layered over each other and I must say, I do like the result. It's basically a black and white version of Silver Rainbows.

The SinfulColors Holiday Tinsel N' Ice Collection retails for $1.99 exclusively at Walgreens.

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Gelish & Gelish MINI's Snow Day Escape Winter Collection

Remember how much you looked forward to snow days when you were younger? It meant no school and a day of fun, carefree enjoyment with your friends. Ladies you can enjoy a bit of that carefree fun with the new Gelish & Gelish MINI Snow Day Escape Winter 2013 Collection, which includes 6 new shades of no-chip, 2-week polish perfection.

"As a kid, nothing was more exciting than a snow day," reflects Gelish Founder & CEO Danny Haile. "For our winter Gelish collection, we aimed to create a color palette to mirror that unbridled excitement - we blended vibrant, unusual and fun colors, and the result is a sophisticated collection of beautiful wintery shades."

So the next time you're snowed in, try one of these cool Gelish MINI's winter colors (L to R):

• 360 Black Flip: Black, prismatic silver glitter
• I Heart My Instructor: Deep navy crème 
• Let's Hit the Bunny Slopes: Greige crème  
• Race You to the Bottom: Emerald shimmer 
• Sledding In Style: Multi-colored glitter
• Wanna Share a Lift: Deep, ruby red glitter

Salons started offering the Snow Day Escape Winter Collection gel manicure last month. The average cost for the gel manicures is $30.00. For at-home Gelish manicures, Gelish MINI colors can be purchased now at Sally Beauty stores and www.SallyBeauty.com for $14.95 per bottle.

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SinfulColors's Mirror Metallics for Holiday 2013

Here's more fun holiday gift options for the nail polish lover in your life. With SinfulColor's new Mirror Metallics Collection, your nail polish addict can have loads of sparkly fun as they try out these cool colors

The Mirror Metallics nail polish collection features seven sparkling shades guaranteed to steal the spotlight. Infused with sensuous shimmer, these luminous tints will light up your holiday celebrations. It covers the color scheme from seductive purple to bold gold with each hue designed to bring a sweeping holiday spirit to all who partake in the festivities.

These seven metallic SinfulColors hues make haute holiday gifts a cinch:

• Pine Away: A glittery X-mas tree green
• Red Eye: A sprinkle of crimson by candlelight
• Purple Heart: A royal rush of rich purple
• Gold Medal: A golden, glimmery goddess
• Blue Steel: A brilliant blue gush of gift-wrap
• Triple Platinum: A light shade of lilac tinted with tinsel
• Simply Silver: A sparkling ornamental shade of silver (not shown)

We are particularly fond of the Purple Heart and can see this color repeated throughout the season. The Mirror Metallics Collection is available now exclusively at Walgreens and at $1.99 per bottle, you can happily gift the entire collection and still stay within your budget.

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Bling for the Holidays: Swarovski Crystal Pedicure

Are you ready for the latest in luxe pedicures? This season, the Lapis Spa at Fontainebleau Miami Beach will be offering pedicures that have a bit more bling than just the typical glitter nail polish. How about wowing everyone at holiday parties and new year's celebrations with a Swarovski pedicure (I'm sure a diamond pedicure will be enjoyed by the ultra rich soon).

Celebs such as Rihanna and Beyoncé has rocked this ultimate accessory, which features shimmering Swarovski crystals that add lasting glam to your toes. The pedicure takes approximately 90 minutes, includes a Lapis Spa "Spalicious Pedicure" and costs $200 for the effect on all 10 toes.

I do have a few questions:
How many crystal color choices are there? 
Is there an option to do multi-colored crystals in one pedi? 
How long does it last?

Hopefully I will get the answers to these soon and update you guys. Of course if anyone knows the answers to these questions, please feel free to share them in the comments section.

UPDATE: I've received more information and answers to my questions on the Swarovski pedicure from Silvia Calderon, Asst Director of Spa and Salon Services at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach:

• Currently the Lapis Spa only has the clear Swarovski crystals but they are expecting more color choices by next week.
• There isn't a multi-colored crystal mani, only one color is done on the entire nail
• Per Ms. Calderon. the pedicure will last depending what shoes you wear, open toes are recommended for long lasting. (time-wise, I will assume it will last as long as a caviar pedicure)

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Holiday Gifting | NYX Cosmetics Fall in Love Nail Polish Set

We're back to show you another great holiday gift idea for the nail polish lover in your life. If you're still hunting for a great gift, you could be all set with this 18-piece nail polish set from NYX Cosmetics. Featuring NYX's best shades of the season, the Fall in Love is filled with petite bottles of NYX's fast-drying polish. This mix-n-match set is a great way to show you love her. It contains coordinating glossy and glitter shades, which includes:

• Fig
• Gold Bar
• Moss
• Bijou
• Taffeta
• Venetian Glass
• Naked Pink
• Dark Beige
• Papaya
• My Sunshine
• Wild Orchid
• Vinyl Red
• Mauve With Me
• Sour Plum
• Army Days
• Hunter Green
• Pure Ink
• Abyss

For a little over $1.00 per bottle, this set can be yours, that's right the NYX Cosmetics Fall in Love Nail Polish Set is only $20.00 and can be purchased HERE.

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Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer's Casual Cool Collection for Spring 2014

Hold on to your crop tops and knee high socks ladies because the 90's are back. Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer welcomes this sporty chic decade in with their Casual Cool Spring 2014 Collection, a limited-edition collection of six seriously dope polishes inspired by the athletic wear, vivid pastels and bright hues that ruled the school in the 1990's.

"People in the '90's dressed like they were en route to practice or ready for a run," reminisces Alesia Lanzo, Creative Director of Morgan Taylor. "The crew neck sweatshirts, loose fabrics, baseball tees; the everyday street wear was casual, vibrant and athletic. This Spring, Morgan Taylor is throwing it back to that fly era with a refined vision of 90's fashion."

The six new limited-edition shades are:

• New School Nude: Fresh, sheer nude
• Oh Snap, It's Silver!: Sassy multi-dimensional silver metallic
• Ahead of the Game: Trendy soft pastel yellow shimmer
• New Kicks on the Block: Stylish pastel purple pink
• Varsity Jacket Blues: Cool bright medium blue
• Get Sporty with It: Vibrant coral red crème

Morgan Taylor Casual Cool Spring 2014 Collection will be available in March 2014 and will retail for $8.50 per bottle. For more information, please visit www.morgantaylorlacquer.com.

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What We're Loving | LVX Luxury Vegan Nail Lacquer

A few weeks ago we were vicariously invited through our sister blog, My Life on and off the Guest List, to preview the luxury vegan nail lacquer brand, LVX Nail Lacquer at La Vie Zen Spa. During the event, we were lucky enough to preview LVX's current Fall 2013 Collection, which launched this past August, their Holiday Trio and the Winter Resort Collection which was released Thanksgiving. Guests were pampered with on-site manis featuring colors from any of LVX's collections. I went with the very rich, very lush Caviar from their Winter Resort collection

"Caviar pays homage to our very own Livid, a classic jet set crème. What makes Caviar especially distinctive is its final texture; the silver glitter particles act as a three dimensional element and make this ultra black crème all the more intriguing when dry."

I loved this color; it had stunning shine and was completely opaque in only two coats. The resulting jet set texture blew me away and received several compliments. I must note this was the first time my nails were dressed in black. Usually with vegan formulas, I experience chipping within a day but after 5 days, the LVX Nail Lacquer was still going strong.

The Winter Resort Collection consists of (from left to right) Magenta, Avalon, Scarlet, Graphite, Caviar and Sappir (a striking sapphire metallic crème - not pictured)

The Holiday Trio colors that are synonymous with the holiday season and from now through December 31st, LVX will be donating 20% of their proceeds of the sale of this set to PETA. The Holiday Trio features (from left to right) Sanguine, Luxe and Alchemy.

If you're an animal lover or looking to add healthier nail products to your collection with out losing the luxe and fashionable aspect, look no further than LVX Nail Lacquer. Featuring the top colors of the season, is long lasting, chip resistant with a gel-like formula that is free of toxic and harsh chemicals. LVX products are fomulated without the use of Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, DBP, Toluene, and Camphor without compromising quality, durability and finish.

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Red Carpet Manicure Unveils Holiday Pop-Up Shop at Henri Bendel

For beauty lovers like myself, going to Henri Bendel is like walking into a luxe beauty haven. You can always count on finding some fabulous beauty products. From now (November 20th) through December 28th, Red Carpet Manicure, the world’s first at home LED gel manicure system, has partnered with luxury retailer Henri Bendel to launch a five week holiday pop-up shop at its flagship store in NYC. The pop-up is a first for the brand allowing it to showcase its entire product line at the iconic retailer.

What can you expect at this cool pop-up? Red Carpet Manicure nail techs are offering custom nail art demos, including the “Henri Bendel” exclusive design, and will be showing you the correct process of achieving flawless gel manis.

“We are thrilled to partner with Henri Bendel, the world-renowned, trend-setting emporium of the finest selection of fashion, accessory and beauty brands for our first pop-up experience,” said Barry Shields, Managing Partner of Red Carpet Manicure. “The Henri Bendel consumer can now add the hottest collection of light activated LED Gel Nail Polishes to her holiday shopping list. We are confident the women of New York will fall in love with the easy to use Red Carpet Manicure system and the brilliant end results of a Red Carpet manicure, nailing it as the best fashion accessory this holiday season.”

The Red Carpet Manicure products available at the Pop-Up Shop include the Red Carpet Manicure Pro Kit, Nail Treatments including Cuticle Oils and Cuticle Elixirs, Nail Art Kits, Gems, Jewels & Appliqués and more than 70 colors. Its new “Celebrity Manicurist Ultimate Gel Polish Pro Train Case Kit” (shown above) will be a holiday blockbuster gift featuring the Pro 45 LED Light, Nail Essentials, Appliqués, nail tools and files, an instructional DVD and more, a $150 value for $99.99.

So if you happen to be around Henri Bendel (712 Fifth Avenue in New York) anytime until December 28th, you have to stop by and experience this beauty award-winning gel nail system.

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Holiday Gifting | Deborah Lippmann Big Bang Nail Lacquer Set

Want to wow the Deborah Lippmann nail lacquer fan? Just gift her with the amazing Deborah Lippmann Big Bang Nail Lacquer Set. This giftable 12-piece set is a must-have for fans of the brand's cult-favorite lacquers. The set features a range of bold and bright colors in assorted finishes allowing you to explore different layering combinations plus all of the lacquers are infused with treatment benefits such as biotin, green tea extract, and Aucoumea.

The Deborah Lippmann Big Bang Nail Lacquer Set includes eight creme shades in Sweet Life, Scream & Shout, Girl On Fire, Lara's Theme, Harlem Shake, One More Night, Big Blue Note and Invincible; three shimmer shades in Bad Moon Rising, Sunshine Superman and Green Eyed Lady; and one glitter shade in Sparks Fly. As with all their lacquers, these are free from Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl, Parabens and Sulfate.

This set is available now for $78.00, grab this gift HERE.

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Katy Perry's Polka Dot Sally Hansen Nails at the American Music Awards

Katy Perry "nailed" her American Music Awards red carpet appearance with cool polka dot nails that perfectly complimented her Oscar de la Renta gown.

To accent her black tulle and white sequin polka dot Oscar de la Renta gown, celebrity manicurist, Kimmie Kyees created a white polka dot nails using Sally Hansen nail color exclusively. To create Katy’s nail look, Kimmie used two coats of Sally Hansen Triple Shine Nail Color in Slick Black as a base color and Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear in White On to create the dots. For a flawless finish, Kyees used Sally Hansen Triple Shine Top Coat to seal the nail art and enhance shine.

ll three Sally Hansen products are available at chain drug stores and mass retailers nationwide.

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