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essie spring + lovely links

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happy friday, beauties!

how about this awesome nail candy to send you into the weekend? essie has done it again with one incredible sixsome for spring. yes, the colors are killer, but the inspiration behind the collection is what i really love. dubbed “navigate her” these beautiful brights and powerful pastels represent essie’s tribute to the woman of action – the one who dreams big and puts her best self forward.

these colors mean business! and they represent some of the best and most important nail trends for 2012, including pistachio, blush, and tangerine. top row, from left to right: navigate her (subtle sorbet green), a crewed interest (delicate peach), to buy or not to buy (lilac shimmer). bottom row: tour de finance (rich iridescent fuchsia – so spring right!), ole caliente (bright red), orange, it’s obvious! (pretty much the best orange ever).

look for them in stores next month!

{a few lovely links}

priti nails

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according to bellasugar, organic doesn’t mean much when it comes to cosmetics. i still maintain that anything that i can find with a few less chemicals to put on, in or near my body is a win in my book! my latest discovery is priti, a line of non-toxic nail polish and removers (let’s face it: acetone dissolves crazy glue so it can’t do nice things to your fingertips). unlike most natural beauty products, this one actually competes with its toxic counterparts and is long wearing, chip resistant, with a super shiny finish. if i’m being perfectly honest, i would be in hot pursuit of this line for its edgy shades alone. standouts include starry trail violet, queen victoria, and oleaster all at $12.50 so you can save the earth, one manicure at a time.

trendy tips: the neutral mani

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{mac love lace, essie mambo, opi you don’t know jacques! & lippmann satin doll}

my favorite nail trend right now is the neutral-shade manicure. it’s everywhere! not surprising that chanel’s spring colors set off a chain reaction that’s carried its way to my own little sister, christina, in highpoint, nc where her current favorite is sephora by opi’s under my trench coat and her roomie, nikkie is loving opi’s you don’t know jacques. my personal fave is lippman’s satin doll and i adored the way sandra bullock carried off a yet-to-be-confirmed color at the golden globes. the thing about a neutral mani is that it leans and lengthens your digits, it’s eye catching without being flashy. looking for your own neutral shade? go for clay-like polishes with mocha or gray undertones and let us know if you fall for any i may have missed!

i’m in swatchbook weddings today!

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so most of my readers know that this beauty blogger is a bride to be. i could not be more thrilled to tell you that i have just written my first guest post for one of my most favorite wedding blogs, swatchbook weddings. i linked up with fabulous creator, angela, through twitter when (how else?!) she posted a lust-worthy lip gloss to her blog! her request was a perfect opportunity to combine my two current obsessions – beauty products and getting married! i hope you’ll hop on over to swatchbook weddings to read my tips for big day beauty and meet a few products that are wonderful for all, be you bride, married lady, or sassy and single! enjoy.