Joe Fresh Gel Look Nail Polish 2017 Holiday Collection - with swatches!

Joe Fresh Gel Look Nail Polish Holiday - $5 - offers all the perks of a UV gel polish without the use of a lamp in one easy step - no top or base coat required - with a high shine, smooth finish that lasts up to 14 days.

Frosted

Pink Wish

Sparkling Glitz

Mauve-ulous

Lover's Kiss

Gothika Blue

Dark Pine

Soul Train

Available now at Loblaws and Real Canadian Superstores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Essie Gel Couture Gala Bolds Collection - with swatches!

In celebration of the 1st anniversary of Gel Couture, Essie has released a new collection of 12 shades with their Gala Bolds Collection - sadly because Canada seems to be considered the idiot cousin, we are getting shafted and only getting 6 of the shades - I'll guess we'll just make do with what we can get!

Beau-tie - rich, jewel-toned amethyst

PR Stunt - creamy lavender pink shimmering with gold

Last Night's Look - bright salmon pink

Living Legend - rich crimson

Star Studded - rich pearlescent golden honey 

Fashion Faceoff - smokey gray with a soft pearl

Available now for $13.99 each at beauty destinations across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Joe Fresh Gel Look Nail Polish - with swatches!

Joe Fresh Gel Look Nail Polish - $5 - in 8 shades:  Cafe Latte, Blackberry, Cheesecake, Coral Reef, Cotton Candy, Key Lime Pie, Raspberry Tart and Red Delicious - that provide all the perks of a UV gel polish without the use of a lamp! Applies in just 1 step with no top or base coat required, has high shine and is chip resistant and lasts up to 14 days and removes easily with regular nail polish remover.

Cheesecake

Coral Reef

Red Delicious

Blackberry 

Cafe Late

Available now at Loblaws and Real Canadian Superstore locations across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

OPI new Infinite Shine Primer and Gloss and 30 new Iconic Shades - with swatches!

Love your OPI Infinite Shine system? - be prepared to now love it even more now that OPI has launched a new Infinite Shine Primer and Gloss. The beginning and end of the three step system now has a new formula which features ProStay technology that gives you up to 11 days of gel-like wear and shine. The updated Primer offers less chipping while the updated Gloss is even shinier than before!

Along with the new Primer and Gloss, they have also introduced another 30 iconic shades including:

A-Rose at Dawn...Broke by Noon

Barefoot in Barcelona

Berlin There Done That

Bogota Blackberry

Boyfriend Jeans

Can't Find My Czechbook

Chicago Champagne Toast

Got Myself into a Jambalaya

I Do It My Run-way

La Paz-itively Hot

Live.Love.Carnaval

Lucky Lucky Lavender

Made Your Look

Mod About You

OPI By Popular Vote

Shh...It's Top Secret!

Shorts Story

Style Unlimited

Suzi...The First Lady of Nails

The Latest and Slatest

The Thrill of Brazil

Tiramisu for Two

Whisperfection

You're Such a Budapest

Do You Lilac It?

That's Hula-rious

Sweet Heart

Cosmo Not Tonight Honey

OPI Red

Got the Blues for Red

Available now for $16.95 each at salons across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

OPI Breakfast At Tiffany's Infinite Shine Collection - with swatches!

If you feel like you didn't get enough of the OPI Breakfast At Tiffany's Nail Lacquer collection, don't despair, there is an OPI Breakfast At Tiffany's Infinite Shine collection to go along with it with a bunch more fabulous shades - part of a three-step gel lacquer system that offers long wear, shine and easy removal!

I Believe In Manicures - precious, light blue

Girls Love Pearls - lustrous silver

I'll Have A Manhattan - sleek dark purple

Can't Tame A Wild Thing - daring red

Ring The Buzzer Again - rich scarlet

Party At Holly's - burnished mahogany

Available now for $16.95 each at professional salons across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

SensatioNail Polish to Gel Transformer Starter Kit

Like doing your gel polish manicure at home but unsatisfied with the limited colour options? Then you will love:

SensatioNail Polish to Gel Transformer Starter Kit - $49.99 - allows you to mix any of your existing nail polish with the SensatioNail Polish to Gel solution in order to get the wear and shine of a gel manicure with exactly the colour you want.

The kit includes: 
LED nail lamp;
14.6ml Gel Cleanser;
3.54 Gel Primer;
7.39ml Polish tTo Gel Transformer;
1 mixing pot;
1 manicure stick;
12 lint free wipes;
1 double sided nail buffer;
along with instructions

The Polish To Gel Transformer Top Coat can be applied in two different methods:

You can either apply your nail polish colour and let dry and then apply a thin layer of Polish To Gel Transformer, and cure under LED lamp for 15 seconds or;
Mix equal amounts of Polish To Gel Transformer together with your nail polish, apply to nail, and cure under LED lamp for 30 seconds. Apply a thin layer of Polish To Gel Transformer and cure for 15 seconds.

What it's especially great for is glitter polishes - normally glitter will start to chip and peel on me in a few days but when I use it with this system I get a week to 10 days of it  - genius!

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

OPI Infinite Shine Iconic Shades - with swatches!

OPI Infinite Shine has added 30 iconic shades to it's growing collection of its longest-wearing, high shine professional lacquers - the three-step system offers up to 10 days of wear, gel-like shine (with no light needed) and easy, soak-free removal.

The 30 shades include: Alpine Snow, An Affair in Red Square, Black Onyx, Cha-Ching Cherry, CIA=Color is Awesome, Dutch Tulips, It's A Girl!, Miami Beet, My Address is "Hollywood", My Private Jet, Passion, Pompeii Purple, Princesses Rule!, Russian Navy, Samoan Sand, She's A Bad Muffuletta!, Taupe-less Beach, Tickle my France-y, Vampsterdam, We the Female and...

Funny Bunny

Bubble Bath

Dulce de Leche

You Don't Know Jacques!

Strawberry Margarita

Cajun Shrimp

Big Apple Red

I'm Not Really A Waitress

Malaga Wine

Lincoln Park After Dark

Available now at professional salons across Canada for $16.95 each.

- Lisamarie -

Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Avon Gel Finish 7-in-1 Nail Enamel in Dazzle Pink

Avon Gel Finish 7-in-1 Nail Enamel in Dazzle Pink - $9 - a super pretty shade that also includes 7 benefits in 1 bottle including: shine; gel-like finish; vivid colour; base coat; top coat; protection; and strengthener.

Not only will your nails be pretty in pink but $1 from the sale of every Dazzle Pink Nail Enamel will go to benefit breast cancer research, awareness and support services.

You can also spread the word and support the cause with a touch of pink - just paint a single nail pink and upload your photo to social media with the hashtag #1in9 - to bring awareness to the fact that 1 in 9 Canadian women is expected to develop breast cancer in her lifetime.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

And while you are at it, visit newfaceofavon.ca to enter the New Face of Avon contest for the chance to win weekly prizes of Avon products worth $500, plus the chance to be featured in a future Avon publication. 

Every time a photo is uploaded to newfaceofavon.ca, the Avon Foundation for Women will donate $1 to a breast cancer charity.

There’s also never been a better time to become an Avon Independent Sales Representative!
New Representatives have the chance to win a weekly draw for $1,000. And, the Avon Foundation for Women will donate $20 to the breast cancer cause for every new Representative who joins from now until December 15.

Contests and weekly draws close December 15, 2016 and are open to Canadian residents only.

- Lisamarie -

Essie Gel Couture Nail Polish - with swatches!

Essie offers a world of couture at your finger tips with their brand new line of Gel Couture polishes inspired by the elite world of couture fashion and offer amazing staying power - up to 14 days of wear with impeccable gel like shine in just 2 steps - 2 coats of colour and 1 coat of topcoat, no UV or LED lamp needed and removes easily with no soaking required.

Available in 42 high fashion shades:

Atelier - embodied by the neutrals: Sheer Fantasy - graceful sheer pink, Spool Me Over - creamy apricot pink, Sew me - cream caramel rose, Fairy Tailor - sheer nude pink, Stitch By Stitch - ladylike pink, Pinned Up - spicy tea rose, Take Me To Thread - plush taupe, Make The Cut - pearlized nude greige, Twill Seeker - enchanting pewter with sage luster, Pearls Of Wisdom - lustrous mulberry pearl, Touch Up - softest mauve pink, First View - baby cashmere blue

First Look - embodied by the pastels: Pre-Show Jitters - alabaster white, Couture Curator - appraising coral peche, Haute To Trot - handcrafted lavender rose, Zip Me Up - slinky satin mint, Beauty Nap - dreamy gray-moss, Dress Call - charming orchid creme

Fashion Show - embodied by the brights: Style In Excess - opulent icy slategray, Labels Only - lavish frosted sapphire, On The List - prolific tangerine coral, Signature Smile - sharp fiery rose, Model Citizen - flawless light deep pink, Take A Walk - vigorous lime chartreuse, Looks To Thrill - light and vibrant ambered melon creme, Flashed - poppy electric vermilion, Rock The Runway - fierce scarlet red, Beauty Marked - striking statement crimson, Sit Me In The Front Row - distinguished juicy raspberry, The It-Factor - fascinating bright fuchsia

After Party - embodied by the deeps: Turn 'N' Pose - dramatic deep plum, Find Me A Man-nequin - magnetic ultramarine blue, Drop The Gown - forward ruby red, Bubbles Only - classic burgundy creme, Gala-vanting - jovial marooned red, Model Clicks - fashionable aubergine wine, Spiked With Style - edgy deep blood red, Off-Duty Style - deep dusty teal, Surrounded By Studs - bejeweled blue, Caviar Bar - magnificent deep navy, Hang up The Heels - jet black accessorized with jade shimmer, Wrap Party - inky and mysterious midnight green.

Make The Cut

Stitch By Stitch

Looks To Thrill

First View

Labels Only

Gala-vating

I especially love the new twist bottle design - meant to mimic the swirl of a perfectly tailored gown - it is so glamourous - and the revolutionary, patent-pending swirl stem brush with a tapered cut ensures perfect colour application - without any of that annoying dripping that you can get with regular brushes!

Available now for $13.99 each at beauty destinations across Canada.

- Lisamarie -