If you have a long list of holiday gifts to buy this season and can’t put out the funds for a manicure this season, it’s time to get creative. Splurge on a couple of inexpensive new shades and get ready to create a new look. Here’s some tips on how to get a great-looking home manicure.

Start fresh. Make sure all your old nail polish is removed ( Read more... )

If you have an office gig, you might think a trendy manicure is out of the question. But, with just a few changes to your color schemes, even the trendiest looks can become office appropriate. Here are a few of my favorites:

Classic Red: Bold and confident, but high-maintenance

Red, if worn correctly, can be an easy color to pull off. Start with a ( Read more... )

I don't know about you, but my skin goes through a weird transitional phase when the weather first starts to cool down. I don't want to load up on ultra-heavy creams and lotions but I do need something better than the lightweight summer moisturizer I've been using. I'm wondering what you girls like when the weather changes like this? Here are a few ( Read more... )

Nails take lots of abuse and wear-and-tear from daily tasks. We use them to open, pry and scratch. We expose them to chemicals and detergents. So it’s no surprise when our polish chips, or worse, our nails become weak and damaged. Fortunately, you can protect your nails and boost their health. Here’s how, along with step-by-step tips on creating a ( Read more... )

 
What's your favorite summer look?

 

relax over at beauty101 has got me thinking about nails. (Plus, on a gloomy-weather bad-hair day, sometimes shifting my beauty focus to my nails is just the ticket. :) She wrote,

what can i do to make my nails stronger/grow better (they always break) ?

what is the best top coat?

what's on your toes right now?!

(See the original post with comments here).

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If you haven't already jumped on the green bandwagon, this is one "trend" that's worth buying into! There are so many options now to choose from, making eco-friendly beauty choices that much easier. Here’s how to keep the Earth in mind as you ready your skin for the warm weather.

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tokio asks: I have what people in the cosmetics industry lovingly refer to as "duck-bill" nails. If you were to take two of my nails and put them back to back, they would look slightly like the bill of a duck. My fingernails have ALWAYS been brittle and they are extremely sensitive. Biotin helps a little, but not enough to keep them from breaking. ( Read more... )

While the people who handle your nails are professionals, that doesn't mean you should automatically trust just anyone to touch your fingers...or toes for that matter. Nail salons are required to have the cleanest and most sterile equipment to work with, but that isn't always the case. Many people have gotten bacterial infections through the use of ( Read more... )