As much as I love to have my nails polished, I don’t always have the time or funds to get gel manicures or to sit and wait for the base coat, polish and bottom coat to dry. Enter Rimmel London’s Lasting Finish Pro…

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I had seen Sally Hansn’s Salon Effects in local drug stores and wrote them off because I previously tried similar products but didn’t have  much success. I used the Sephora brand Minx but they only lasted a day so I was discouraged. However, I serendipitously happened upon a huge shipment of Salon Effects (thanks Tractenberg) and I was in heaven. The prints were absolutely stunning but did they live up to the brand’s promise that they would last  for up to 10 days?

I’ve been experimenting when them all summer and I’m pleased with the results.

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I got a hold of some new nail polish by Italian brand, Borghese. They’re called “Rapido Fast Drying Lacquer” and I am impressed. The press release reads as follows:

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I jacked this from Zoya’s blog:

In honor of NYFW Zoya, The New Color of Fashion, wants to give a “Fashion Reward” to all our followers and fans. Place any Zoya or Qtica order of $10 (on Zoya.com, Qtica.com or Art of Beauty.com) and get any 2 Zoya Nail Polish shades (0.5oz bottles) of your choice as our Free gift to you.

Simply add all the items that you want to purchase online to your shopping cart. Enter the code NYFW in the “code” field and press the “update” button. A $14 discount will appear in the shopping cart for the value of the 2 Zoya Nail Polishes.

Offer valid from Wednesday, 2/17/2010 – Friday, 2/19/2010, at 5PM ET. Standard shipping charges apply. Offer valid for consumer online orders only. Free ground shipping for orders over $55 in Continental USA only.

Via Blogxilla

You too can get money inspired nails at home. Ch ch check it out…

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I don’t know whose nails these are but the design is sick!

Spotted at Hollywood China.

I went on a Twest (Twitter quest) yesterday for this nail color. It’s beautiful! I was told that it could possibly be either OPI’s “Russian Navy” or Rescue Beauty’s “Mismas” taking into consideration how the light hit it. I copped Russian Navy (the matte version) from Ricky’s today because it was the closest color I could think of but the more I examine it, the more I see that it’s close but not quite:
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I love this pink. It looks sort of like an infrared laser ray.

Photo Courtesy www.KraseyBeauty.com

Minx nails have been all the rage in the celebrity community but they start at about $55 a pop. I don’t know about y’all, but I can’t afford that. I found a nice alternative. Enter China Glaze. They released a dazzling collection of metallic varnish a couple of months ago called “Khrome,” and I am a stan.

Not only do their bright colors carry into the spring fashion trend of metallic nails, but they’re so rich and long lasting that they give a Minx effect. I tried it out. Check out the results…
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Getting calgel is neither cheap nor practical if you don’t really go anywhere but the perfect opportunities presented themselves for me to indulge–Christmas and my trip to Mexico. Calgel is is a Japanese technique where your nails are polished with layers if gel (made of rubber) that is hardened using a UV lamp. They call it a nail strengthening system but I wouldn’t go that far. The great thing about calgel is that there is no filing or extreme buffing of your natural nails. They simply polish on top (in coats), let it dry, and you keep it moving. Once you take it off, your natural nails are perfectly in tact–unlike with acrylic–and a lot longer. I’m assuming that’s where they get the strengthening part from but the calgel is more like a temporary shell. There is no added nourishment.

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