| Mani Monday: Balenciaga Inspired Nail Art | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. Balenciaga Resort 2014 Collection My favorite part of Monday is that I get to share a new nail design with you! This weeks Mani Monday inspiration derived from a... |
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| Stella McCartney Resort 2014 Nail Art | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. Mani Muse for the day.. Stella McCartney 2014 Resort Collection To kick off the weekend I decided to create a fun & easy nail design inspired by a piece... |
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| Gel Polish.. The Inside Scoop | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. Hey there nail enthusiasts! Today’s blog post is all about “Gel” Polish Shellac™ vs. Gel Polish.. What’s the difference? Fears.. are gels damaging? Soak-off woes UV vs. LED Gel Polish... |
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| Shine Bright with 6 New Colors from AZATURE | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. Azature’s Black Diamond Nail Lacquer Spring Line Up! Azature the creator of the original Black Diamond Collection launched 6 new Spring colors to add to his already fabulous... |
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| VINYLUX 7 Day Challenge | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. VinyLux by CND® The makers of Shellac”gel polish” have launched a new line of 7 Day Long Lasting Natural Nail Polishes… CND boasts that VINYLUX natural nail polish will... |
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| Zoya Fall Polish 2013 | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. Pixie Dust Fall 2013 Preview Zoya just released their Fall Pixie Dust Colors! MAGIC AND WONDER INFUSED TEXTURED PIXIE DUST ™ COLORS FOR FALL! For more wonderful polishes visit www.zoya.com... |
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| Harper’s Bazaar Inspired Lace Veil Nail Art | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. Lace Inspired Veil Nail Art! Hello Nail Enthusiasts! Today’s mani was inspired by the cover on the May Issue of Harper’s Bazaar I know.. i’m a little bit behind. ... |
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| My New Favorite Summer Nails! | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. Favorite Summer Nails – Gel II™ Hello Nail Enthusiasts! I hope everyone had a great weekend! The weather in CT. was absolutely gorgeous after all of the rain we... |
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| Gel II™ Reaction Gel Polish | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. It’s Wednesday night around 11pm and i’m finally strolling in from a late night at work and a rigorous gym training session … Still having not ate dinner, my... |
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| Essie Summer 2013 Collection | |
A beauty blog dedicated to everything nails related, nail art, nail designs, nail polish swatches, nail care, tips and tricks and more. Launching in June Essie has once again amazed us with creating 6 New Summer Colors for 2013! This stunning collection will be available in June at Essie.com, Ulta Beauty,... |
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| Motives for Lala @ IBS New York | |
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I had a wonderful experience at the Motives for LaLa booth at the IBS New York Convention. I was given a tour through the line of Blushes, Bronzers, Lip Shines and Powders. I even watched a guest get a makeover with her custom... |
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| IBS New York 2013 | |
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IBS New York & IECSC are the largest beauty & Spa tradeshows in New York open to licensed beauty professionals. This year it was held from April 14-16 at the Jacob Javitz Center, and I had the honor of attending as Press/ Beauty |
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| Makeup Monday: A Stroll Through my Makeup Bag | |
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Seeing how I haven’t posted in a while, I wanted to share some of the favorite cosmetics I have in my make up bag now. Although I am a product junkie, I’m not overboard when it comes to items that I actually use everyday. I usually just... |
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| Weekend Recipe: Rosemary Chicken With Arugula and White Beans | |
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Taken from RealSimple.com. This recipe is listed under “Easy Weeknight Dinners for April”, but who wouldn’t love an easy dinner on the weekend? Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 15m| Total Time: 50m Ingredients |
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| Spring Nails!! | |
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Although the weather has been bouncing back and forth, we technically are still in full Spring bloom, and nothing won’t get you more pumped up and ready for the season like a fresh manicure. These nail designs courtesy of IG: @nails_make_us... |
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| Could There Be a way to reverse Grey Hair? | |
| Photo Credit: basistka via Compfight cc With new innovations left and right, it’s amazing we haven’t reached Benjamin Button status where we can start to age backwards (btw, my amazing beauty pal Jackie, of Aging Backwards, is already way ahead of us on this trend). I would be remiss if... | |
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| Adventures With Hair: Pantene Pro-V Truly Natural Review | |
| The new Pantene Pro-V Truly Relaxed and Pantene Pro-V Truly Natural collections feature ingredients specially chosen for your unique hair needs. Whether you rock a relaxed ‘do or a natural look, you can plan on a great hair day. Thanks to Pantene for sponsoring this post! The life of a... | |
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| I Advise You to Try Previse Sun Sheer SPF 25 Broad Spectrum | |
| If this blog has done nothing, I hope it has, at the very least, conveyed that you (yes you) need to wear sunscreen. The effect of all other skin care tonics and creams is pretty much negated if you don’t wear sunscreen. I was late to the sunscreen game myself.... | |
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| OCC Launches New Lip Tar: Gloss Stains and Lip Tar & Nail Duo Packs | |
| Two weeks ago Sephora Times Square was “turnt-up” (as the kids say these days) for the Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (OCC) press launch of the Stained Gloss Lip Tars and the Drag Queen Lip Tar & Nail Duo Packs, featuring the new faces of OCC, celebrity drag queens Vicky Vox, Detox, and William.... | |
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| Stay Pretty in Flats, Flip Flops or Wedges with Foot Petals | |
| Ladies and gents it’s summer time, aka pedicure season. While I’m more of a cute flip flop sandal or wedge type of girl, Foot Petals has all of the right footwear accessories to help us all take on pedicure season with any type of shoe, even high heels. I love... | |
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| My Custom Lipstick From the Bite Beauty Lab | |
| Last week, after reading all the online buzz, I decided to check out the Bite Beauty Lip Lab in SOHO where consumers of the cult beauty brand can customize their own lipstick. Bite Beauty is a brand with a focus on beautiful lip colors that are formulated to also be... | |
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| Summer Beauty Essentials With Elizabeth Arden | |
| Last week I attended the Blog Meets Brand Event at Delta T4X Pop-up shop in NYC where I got to see some of my favorite NYC blogger loves, and interact with some major brands, one of which was Elizabeth Arden. Elizabeth Arden believes ”to be beautiful is the birthright of every woman,”... | |
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| Beauty Report: The Makeup Show NY 2013 | |
| The Makeup Show NY 2013 was the biggest one yet! It was literally packed wall to wall on Sunday (I only went on one day). I could barely get my shopping in! Overlooking the crowd issue, I was happy to see some awesome new brands, as well as familiar brands.... | |
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| Getting to Know Bedsider.org | |
| This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bedsider.org. All Opinions expressed are own and genuinely believe that Bedsider is a great resource! Ok ladies (and gents), let’s get personal. As you know from previous posts in the featured space on this blog called Whatever Is Lovely... | |
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| Who’s the fairest of them all… Vanity Table Inspiration | |
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:sigh: Oh how I miss my vanity table… Men get their garages and sheds so it’s only right that we claim a small space, right? I have a beautiful vanity that was passed down to me from... |
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| New Home Love | |
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Good morning loves! I’m happy to say that the boyfriend and I have moved and I can’t wait to start showing you around our new digs. First let me say, I thoroughly dislike moving and hope the man loves our new... |
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| Glam Beauty Board: Simplified Summer Beauty | |
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With warmer temps hitting us this past week here in the northeast I found myself wanting to strip my normal routine and get back to something more simple. I always want to take summer on with this free,... |
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| Spanish Style | |
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Straight from the continent, Lola Barcelona has a new fresh take on Spanish glam! The Light-Up Lipgloss commands serious attention - unique in it's packaging that incorporates two needs into one - a lighted LED... |
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| Flower Child | |
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Actress, Director, Producer and now Cosmetics Mogul, the multi-talented Drew Barrymore has launched a full make-up line and it comes to us with welcoming open arms! Named FLOWER, we suspect in sync with her warm mother earth look-on-life, the... |
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| The Makeup Show NYC 2013 | |
| The Makeup Show NYC will continue to deliver the largest pro-driven beauty event on May 5-6 Beauty is more than just a pretty face. Beauty Goodies aims to share information to professionals and consumers about current trends in beauty, health, fashion and fitness- all things that make a person look... |
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| Bite Beauty Lip Lab | |
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Date: June 06. Venue: Bite Beauty Lip Lab (SoHo)
Crying over a discontinued lipstick? Can’t seem to find the right... |
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| Blacktie Underground: Bow Ties & Bracelets | |
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From the “greatest brand you never heard of” comes London Calling, a black-noir crocodile surfaced lambskin bow tie with a pony haired zippered knot and three... |
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| resource Natural Spring Water & Daily Candy: Electrolytenment Event | |
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Date: June 5. Venue: Pier 36
Daily Candy welcomes Jesenia’s Goodie Bag to a night of Chill-out music, light bites and refreshing resource Natural... |
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| M.M. LaFleur: Trunk Show | |
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Date: May 30. Venue: Ernest Alexander (SoHo)
The best of both worlds in one space as M.M. LaFleur unveils its Trunk Show inside the Ernest Alexander shop. |
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| Gotham Beauty Lounge: One Year Anniversary Party | |
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Date: May 23. Venue: Gotham Beauty Lounge
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| Chanel Le Rouge Event | |
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Date: May 23. Venue: Lord & Taylor (424 Fifth Avenue) National Makeup Artist Mario Penailillo joins the Chanel team and brings Jesenia’s Goodie Bag in for an exclusive... |
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| Laura Mercier: Global Makeup Artist Event | |
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Date: May 17. Venue: Bloomingdales (59th Street)
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| An Evening with Betsey Johnson | |
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Date: May 16. Venue: Macy’s (Herald Square)
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| Giorgio Armani: Boutique Opening | |
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Date: May 16. Venue: Bloomingdales (59th Street)
Designer Collections on Level 4 welcomed the grand opening of the Giorgio Armani |
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| Eileen Fisher: Live Reading | |
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Date: May 16. Venue: Bloomingdales (59th Street) |
| Follow-up: Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Cleanser Challenge COMPLETE | |
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Disclaimer: Press sample. See bottom for more. About a week and a half ago, I posted here that I planned to take the Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Cleanser 7-day Challenge! I started using it about 10 days ago, and I can tell you that my... |
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| New (and new-ish) Butter London Goodies! | |
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Butter London is releasing a new nail lacquer, and promoting some of its existing nail and lip products this summer! These are summer-perfect shades, including the newest addition, Keks, on the left!: The POP ART! COLLECTION... |
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| Reviva Labs Seaweed Soap | |
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Disclaimer: Press sample. See bottom for more. I’ve never been a big fan of seaweed in my food. Sushi? Tried it more than a dozen times. Hate it. It feels slimey when it hits me in the ocean. I get all girly and... |
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| Barielle’s Nail It Sweepstakes! | |
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Disclaimer: Contest sponsored by Barielle
Barielle told me that they had such an amazing response to their Tips and Toes Sweepstake, that they’re doing it again!
This time, enter Barielle’s Nail It Sweepstakes for a chance to win a DKNY... |
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| Wet n’ Wild Fergie On Edge Creme Eyeliner | |
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Disclaimer: Press sample. See bottom for more. I adore pencil and liquid eyeliners, but I rarely use gel or cream liners, because I’m lazy, and I don’t like having a pot of liner and a separate brush. with a pen or liquid, it’s all in... |
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| Coming Soon: Viva la Juicy Noir Perfume! | |
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I don’t generally go ga-ga over fragrances on my blog, but one of my favorite perfume lines is from Juicy Couture. I love Viva la Juicy, and Juicy Couture! I was excited when I saw in my inbox that the brand is introducing Viva la... |
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| Cult Nails Summer Nail Art Tutorial and $75 Cult Nails Gift Certificate Giveaway! | |
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Disclaimer: Purchased by me. Giveaway sponsored by Cult Nails. See bottom for more. Hi everyone! If you participated in the first Cult Nails Google Hangout, then you saw my nails already – and this is the tutorial on how to get them! If you did... |
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| Barielle Brilliant Colors Collection | |
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Disclaimer: Press sample. See bottom for more. It was the end of senior year, and we were rehearsing in the school auditorium for our graduation ceremonies, when the truancy office approached me. All year, I’d had absolutely no absences – no illness, vacation, senior cut day,... |
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| “Hangout” with Me, Cult Nails, PolishGalore and Chit Chat Nails Tomorrow Night! | |
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Just CLICK HERE to join the event!Cult Nails is having its first virtual get together – and I’m excited to be a part of it! Myself, Maria from Cult Nails (and her husband, John – otherwise known as “jmrockstar” to us Culties on... |
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| Ninja Polish Pacific Coral | |
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Why, hello, sexy coral there! Ninja Polish Pacific Coral is a pretty, on-trend coral with a strong hint of golden shimmer, and is one of eight polishes that are part of Ninja’s Enigma collection (check out my swatches and review of three... |
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| The Ultimate Beauty Extravaganza | |
| We will be providing coverage from the IBS and Spa Shows in New York. The International Beauty Show is the largest glamour event and the Spa Show is an added bonus. We are so excited! Twitter and Instagram: @iknowfaces, @ibsnewyork, @IECSC |
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