Spring 2011 Runway Style
Strike A Pose With Jessica’s Spring 2011 polish collection, Runway Style.
Intimate Collection
The Zoya Intimate collection brings the colors of romance to the natural nail.
Carrie Underwood Favors Pink Polish
Country music star and former American idol winner Carrie Underwood shares her beauty secrets and product picks with Teen Vogue.
The Fellowship of the Nail
JoAnne Millar of En Vogue reveals how she creates this rhinestone-tipped curl on a gel nail.
Shock Full of Color
Marie Claire highlights a great variety of electric-hued beauty products for the spring season. Coral lips and bright blue eyeshadow are complimented by even brighter blue-polished nails. To get the electric blue look, try Essie Nail Polish in Coat Azure or OPI’s Ogre-the-Top Blue.
The Gels of Spring
If you’re itching to ditch this heavy winter, ring in the spring with these fun new color gels from your favorite manufacturers. There’s no time like the present to make nails more pleasant.
Bright, Beautiful Nails Rule the Runway
Elle magazine caught up with makeup artist and Estee Lauder’s creative makeup director Tom Pecheux to talk about how he’s been using brights on models from nails to lips and cheeks.
Midas Touch
Shape showcases a group of shimmering beauty products with one thing in common: bold gold color, and lots of it.
Spring 2011 Polish Preview: Farm Fresh
In contrast with last year’s bright, bold colors, this year, we’re seeing a more muted palette — think vine-ripened fruits and fresh-harvested veggies. Let your clients sink their teeth into this fresh crop of color.
Soulful Collection
SpaRitual’s Soulful collection has lush, shimmering shades that have been carefully designed by polish color experts for superior shine, dry time, and coverage.
Making the Switch
Whether you’re a fan of pink or red, Redbook recommends veering from your tried-and-true color for a taste of the other side. If you’re weary of making a big change, toenails are a great place to test out an unfamiliar color, according to the mag. CND’s Colour in Girlie Pink and Rouge Red are perfect choices for taking that first step.
Southern Heat
Elle’s It List for February spotlights some of the boldest new beauty products for eyes, lips, skin, and nails. OPI’s hot orange shade Y’all Come Back Ya Hear? from the Texas-inspired collection is the perfect statement-making shade for the season.
Lots of Lemon
Shape is forecasting fun, sunny colors for fingertips and toes this spring. “Nails are the one place you can feel comfortable going wild with color—especially a neon yellow,” says Angi Wingle, a CND educator and manicurist.
Prim and Proper
Teen Vogue picks 10 different beauty products that are sure to bring out the lovely lady in any gal.
ROB|B Salon Reveals Tips on How to Extend the Life of a Manicure
Robbie Schaeffer, celebrity manicurist and owner of ROB|B — the first OPI Concept Salon — in Studio City, Calif., offers expert advice on how to maintain a manicure and keep the “fresh from the salon” look even longer.
Gel Polish Chips Annoy
So, you wowed your client into a new gel polish application by telling her how much more durable they are than standard polish, and that they help prevent chipping and cracking, and then she comes back a day later with a chip. So what do you do?
Tying in Colors
Redbook magazine talks to Jin Soon Choi of New York City-based Jin Soon Natural Hand and Foot Spas about coordinating polish with outfits.