Meet LIT NYC! (Mani Monday)

Meet LIT NYC! This new and innovative cosmetic brand is inspired by wearable technology and a city that never sleeps. Products include nail polishes and lip gloss, both featuring an LED lighted cap for precise application. {Product provided for review/feature consideration}

DIY: Coffee Sugar Scrub

Now that the weather is getting colder, your hands might start to feel a little dry. Celebrity Nail Artist and Owner of As U Wish Nail Salon, Skyy Hadley, shares a recipe for a coffee sugar hand scrub to keep hands smooth and soft all winter long. Skyy likes to use a hand scrub like this one at least once a week and always applies a sustaining hand lotion like, Lauren B. Beauty Nourishing Hand Crème, before bed every night.

Get Your Mani Ready for the Weekend!

Get your nails prepped and ready for a fabulous weekend with Sally Hansen’s 18K Gold Hardener and 18K Gold Cuticle Eraser! {Product provided for review/feature consideration}

Mani Monday: Nail Art Made Easy with Sally Hansen I Heart Nail Art Pens

Now you can create the nail designs of your dreams with Sally Hansen’s I Heart Nail Art Pens. Their water based formula wipes off easily if you make a mistake, and offer an easy to use precision tip to help create lines and designs. Available in 15 colors and 2 essential shades (black and white), it’s never been easier to express yourself with your nails!

Price: $5.99 each

Where to buy: Grocery, mass retailers and drugstores nationwide

Until next time...

Mani Monday with the "Revel in Luxury" Collection from Duri Cosmetics

L-R: Oh, My Stars, Posh, It's All About Me, Feeling Beautiful, Live It Up!, Black Diamond, Lost in Elegance, In Vogue, Revel in Luxury, Paint The Town, Au Moment,Chic Chick

Fall and Winter don’t need to be drab and dreary - especially when painting fingers and toes - according to Faina Ritz, founder of Duri Cosmetics. With the new “Revel In Luxury” Collection, Ritz elevates autumnal- and winter-toned neutrals into rich nail polish hues that add just the right amount of pop to cold weather’s manis and pedis. {Product provided for review/feature consideration}

Sally Hansen Fall 2015 Designer Inspired Shades (Mani Monday)

For the past few years, Sally Hansen has partnered with some of the hottest designers to create custom nail colors for the models to wear down the runway - and now they're available to consumers! I love adding the new shades to my collection and the ones from this year's shows don't disappoint. {Product provided for review/feature consideration}

Sally Hansen Reformulated Miracle Gel Top Coat and NEW! Shades!

These days, bigger is better when it comes to beauty. Following the major success of the first Miracle Gel launch, Sally Hansen has done it again, developing the new & improved volumizing Miracle Gel™ Top Coat - adding to the award-winning Sally Hansen Miracle Gel collection: the most buzzed about at-home nail system and the closest thing to a salon gel manicure at home. {Product provided for review/feature consideration}

Mani Monday - Lauren B Beauty's New FALL Collection

From the brand that brings you the best in nail color and care, Lauren B Beauty Nail Couture introduces 8 NEW Fall Colors! Inspired by Los Angeles, each shade offers a compelling departure from the standard.

OPI & COCA-COLA Celebrate 100 Years of the Coca-Cola Bottle with the Icons of Happiness Collection

Just in time for summer, OPI has released a limited edition collection of nail lacquers and GelColor in honor of the Coca-Cola bottle’s century anniversary. {Product provided for review/feature consideration}

NEW Releases From Sally Hansen - Insta-Ombre, Pearl Crush, and Luxe Lace

Just in time for summer fun, Sally Hansen is launching some fabulous special effects polishes to accessorize your summer wardrobe. The Insta-Ombre, Pearl Crush, and Luxe Lace Polishes will give your nails instant glam, heating up your summer look instantly! And with the new Peel Off Base Coat, these special effects polishes just got easier to remove! {Product provided for feature/review consideration} 

Dive Into Summer With 7 New Limited Edition Shades of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Polish! (Mani Monday)

Clockwise from top center: Miracle Gel Top Coat, Swimsical, Life's A Peach, Lip Palm, and Pink-A-Colada

Swim season is coming, and with it comes Poolside Paradise: seven new shades of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel™. These fresh colors capture the bright hues of summer in the breakthrough Miracle Gel™ formula that has had everyone buzzing since its launch last year! {Product provided for review/feature consideration}

Coachella Inspired Manicure featuring Deborah Lippmann's New Painted Desert Collection

With Coachella coming up in just a few days, celebrity and fashion manicurist Deborah Lippmann has her pulse on the coolest nail looks to rock at the festival. Check out the full step-by-step below, featuring shades from her brand new Summer 2015 collection, Painted Desert!

It's Back! Get an Exclusive 5-Piece Nautical by Nature Welcome Box Free for New Maven Subscribers

If you have been curious about the Julep Maven Beauty Box or have been waiting for just the right time to become a Maven, now is your opportunity! Right now, new Maven subscribers can get a Nautical inspired welcome box that includes 3 beautiful, bright nail colors plus two of our most loved products (a 5-piece set, valued at $80) for free when you sign up for Julep Maven.

Mani Monday with Deborah Lippman's Spring Reveries Collection

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Sometimes the only good thing about Monday's are fresh manicures. This Monday is a bit brighter because I get to share this fantastic new collection from Deborah Lippman with you lovelies! Meet the Spring Reveries Collection! {Product sent for review/feature consideration}

Mani Monday: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Pink Pong

I first mentioned this shade in last week's Mani Monday post - it was featured in Stella McCartney's Winter 2014 Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week, so I was super happy to receive it to try on my own digits! {Product sent for review/feature}

Sally Hansen Nails the Nude Trend at Stella McCartney Winter 2014 Paris Fashion Week

As the exclusive nail sponsor of Stella McCartney Collections in 2014, Sally Hansen strutted down the runway at the spectacular Stella McCartney Winter 2014 Collection fashion show at the Palais Garnier during Paris Fashion Week. To complement the bold textures and sophisticated color palette of the designer’s Winter 2014 Collection, the Sally Hansen nail looks worn on the runway featured clean, modern, understated shades of nude to flatter the models’ skin tones.

Camila Alves Nailed Her Oscars Look with AZATURE! (A Red Carpet Mani Monday)

Camila Alves wowed on the red carpet as she accompanied her Best Actor Oscar winning beau on the red carpet last night. And now wonder - she paid attention to even the tiniest details, down to her nail polish selection: AZATURE Cream Diamond...

I Heart Mani Mondays with AZATURE!

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Happy Mani Monday! Today, I'm showing my love for AZATURE with hearts and sparkles! For details on the shades used, keep reading... {Products sent for review/feature consideration}

NCLA Space Academy HOLO/Collection (Mani Monday)

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

NCLA Space Academy HOLO Lacquer in Vacation on Mars

Meet NCLA's Space Academy HOLO Collection! Four gorgeously, glitteriffic, holographic polishes! There's Vacation on Mars - a beautiful, baby pink holo {pictured above}. {Product sent for review/feature}

Mani Monday with NCLA and Julep (and more)!

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

I'm going to keep it simple this Mani Monday {though my manicure sort of isn't}. I really liked my mani last week, but thought it may be best to leave the striping bit alone, so I went with double dots!