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Wedding Nail Art You Can Do At Home
A step-by-step tutorial on how to pull off this simple, yet elegant, manicure.
8 Perfect “Something Blue” Nail Polishes
Choose the perfect blue nail polish for your wedding day.
12 Pretty Wedding Day Nail Polishes
The right lacquer perfectly polishes your aisle style, but what colour to choose? We pick the best lights, brights and metallics for your wedding day.
Cool DIY Nail Art Trends You Need To Try
Forget basic polish jobs. Manicures are more creative than ever right now and experimenting with nail art is almost de rigeur. The best part? You don’t need to hit the nail salon to get an enviable manicure. Try these DIY…
10 Fall Nail Polishes We LOVE
There are so many amazing shades of polish out this season, choosing the one for your wedding day is a tough call. Do you want to be demure? Bold? Brash? There’s a shade for every mood. Here’s 10 of our…
Nail Polish You’ll Want for Your Wedding Day
The Muppets + OPI = Amazing! I mean what’s not to love? The Muppets are not only coming to theaters this November with their latest movie Disney’s The Muppets but will be landing at a salon near you too thanks…
The Accent Nail: A New Manicure Trend Designed For The Recently Engaged
Play up your ring finger (and engagement ring!) with this hot new nail polish trend.
Catherine’s “Something New”
Along with her dress, shoes and almost every other element Catherine Middleton was wearing on her wedding day, her nail polish could be deemed as “something new”. According to NOW, Catherine’s manicurist, Marina Scandoval, from Jo Hansford Salon, created an…
Essie Launches Their 2011 Bridal Collection
Looking for a pretty shade of nail polish to wear on your wedding day? Essie is launching their latest bridal collection (available on April 1st) in three candy colour hues and one eye-catching shade. The polishes include Borrowed and Blue…
Must For Nails: Jason Wu for CND
We love a great designer beauty collaboration and one of the best this spring is New York’s Jason Wu teaming up with the nail masters at CND. Coming to salons this May the Jason Wu Collection features five polishes, all…
Holiday Faves: Essie Winter Collection
WHAT: Essie Winter Collection (6pc), $46 at fine salons and spas. WHY WE LOVE IT: What girl doesn’t want great nails during the dreary winter months? Essie’s latest offering is a dark, decadent, creamy and matte collection that’s modern and…
Dazzling Wedding Day Nails
Last week, I visited one of Toronto’s top beauty spots Tips Nail Bar for an outrageously amazing mani and pedi. I’ve known Tips owner Leeanne Colley for years and she has twice been crowned the best in Canadian nails at…
Perfect Party Makeup: NARS Holiday 2010
It’s that time of year when the best beauty stuff of the year hits shelves and NARS Holiday is one stellar collection. There are so many gorgeous goodies in the line that are bridal-worthy. Here are my top picks and…
App Happy
Exploring the wild and wonderful world of iPhone apps is a fabulous way to zone out, so if you need a break from all that wedding planning (and stress!), I suggest checking out a couple of my current faves.
Pretty Polish
I have been away from the office for a wee bit and coming back today my desk was full of mail, packages and amazing beauty surprises. I’m due to paint my nails tonight and I will be testing a cool…
Quo Celebrates 10 Years
Did you know that Quo beauty is celebrating 10 years? You’ve probably seen this Canadian cosmetics company in Shoppers Drug Mart, which is because they helped to develop it. In celebration of their decade of beauty, Quo will be launching…
Gossip Girl Nail Polishes
Calling all Gossip Girl fans! OPI just announced they are releasing four new limited edition shades inspired by the TV show and fashion-forward stars. Alison and I attended the launch party a couple months back and even got to chat…
No-Chip, Long-Lasting Nail Polish
Just last week Alison blogged about her OPI Axxium manicure, which lasted as long as it promised (I examined). But what you may not know is that it’s not the only no-chip, long-wear miracle nail polish out there! I too,…
Yves Rocher Celebrates 50 Years!
{An example of the new atelier store} Just last week I had the opportunity to visit one of Yves Rocher’s new atelier stores at Square One in Mississauga. It’s the first of its kind in Ontario (current stores will be…
Paul & Joe Beauty
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but can you judge a lipstick by its tube? I say, yes! Especially when the packaging is as lovely as this one by Paul & Joe Beauty. Creator Sophie Albou…
Beauty Steal: Joe Fresh Style Nail Polish
At $4 a bottle, or three for $10, you simply must collect all of Joe Fresh Style’s adorable new nail lacquers.
Green Day
This Jade nail lacquer by Chanel has been all the buzz in the beauty world since editors spied it on models tips during the fall collections. The bad news for us Canadians is that this limited edition shade is not…
