You Nailed It! Orly, Avon and Sally Hansen

Warm weather activities can take a toll on nails!  Sun, chlorinated pools and gardening can leave your nails weak and looking crappy.

Orly Sunscreen For Nails UV Protection Topcoat - 18ml - $18 - creates a barrier between your nails and the sunlight. The protector provides protection for every colour under the sun; the advanced U.V. absorbent, high-shine topcoat and bond, protects polish from damaging rays which are responsible for undoing all your hard work - even with how obsessed I am with sunscreen, I never even thought about what it was doing to my nails - great idea!  Orly is available at Sally's, www.cupidandgrace.com and numerous other places!

Avon Nail Experts Mineral Strength - 12ml - $6.99 - formulated with the protection power of oyster shells and Dead Sea salts.  Helps nails appear smoother, healthier and moisturized.  It can be used alone or as a base coat.  Available from your Avon rep 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca

Sally Hansen 14 Day Nail Shield - $10.99 - pre-treated, sheer colour strips instantly bond to nails for maximum protection and strength, with a hint of colour for an instant manicure.  Up to 14 days of wear with no chipping and they come in 3 subtle colours.  Contain a pearl protein and natural botanical formula that nourishes nails for up to 14 days.

- Lisamarie -

Orly Nails For Males - for the manly man in your life!

It's possible that I amuse easily but I had to laugh when I saw this new product - Orly Nails For Males - a combination top coat, base coat and strengthener with a matte, natural-look finish.  Have I lost touch, are there that many metro men out there running around doing nail upkeep?  I asked my husband - if there was a nail treatment that he could use that wasn't shiny at all so no one would know that he was wearing, it if he would be interested - and he looked at me like I was insane - so he's obviously not the target market!  Not that I don't like a man with nice looking hands but really I'm just happy if they cut and clean under their nails - from now on when I see a man with nice nails I'll be secretly wondering what else might be on them...

Nails For Males retails for $8.50 and can be found at Amazon.com, Sally's and www.cupidandgrace.com

- Lisamarie -

Go pastel from head to toe(nails) - Wella and Orly help you out!

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Pastel coloured hair.  It started at New York Fashion Week, as these things often do, initially with Proenza Schouler and Zac Posen Spring 2010 shows and really caught on at Cynthia Rowley's Fall 2010 show when Wella master colourist Eva Scrivo created the coloured extensions for Cynthia.  The designer loved it so much that she went back to Eva's salon and got her own hair coloured with navy streaks.  There was no stopping it after that and the celebrity crowd has gotten on the bandwagon.  Ashley Olsen, Kelly Osbourne, Drew Barrymore and Lady Gaga have embraced the trend.  You know that means it's only a matter of time before the trend catches on with us "normal"(I'm obviously discluding Christelle from this group) people.  Eva used Loleston Perfect Special Mix colours to get the colours for Cynthia Rowley's show and she has also now started selling coloured clip-in extensions customized at her salon for people with hair commitment issued.  You can find a Wella salon near you here to help you get your own pastel look.  That's probably a better idea then attempting this look yourself at home with a bottle of bleach and some food colouring...

Orly Sweet collection is a candy inspired range consisting of a delicious collection of vibrant pastels:
Pixy Stix - just like the pink in the candy filled fun straws
Lollipop - pastel purple
Lemonade - sherbert lemon yellow
Gumdrop - soft green
Cotton Candy - fluffy light pink
Snowcone - fine electric blue

The colours are limited edition so if you love any/all of them don't wait!  You can find them at in Canada at www.spaboutique.ca  at www.cupidandgrace.com in the UK and Sally Beauty and Ulta Beauty in the States.

- Lisamarie -