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Summer brings the sunniest colors to nails! Including six super-shiny creams and six fresh foil metallics (compare them to MAC’s 2013 nail polish trends) to put all the focus on the brightest shining light in any room — YOU!

Shipping April 15, 2013, these ultra long-wearing, glossy nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE — all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects. Find over …

How could I not review nail art when I am a self-professed nail-a-holic?! I saw these sweet white and crystal bows and fell in deep… like within minutes! They were so pretty I didn’t want to use them initially, I just wanted to stare at them… and the Swarovski crystals, too!

Bling It On Kit in Romance ($25.00) from Nails Inc. London includes a best-selling mini Porchester Square Nail Polish, mini Electric Avenue Nail Polish — full-coverage silver glitter, white crystal 3D bows and a selection of Swarovski crystals. Also included are glue …

Meeting Essie Weingarten, founder of Essie, back in September was a real treat for me — we got along beautifully. There was a time that I remember only seeing Essie‘s polishes in most salons and spas, and have always admired her clean ad campaigns and the catchy names of her polishes.

Essie & Nicole
Since being bought by L’Oréal a few years back, I had hoped the company would keep Essie polishes as they were… and, sure enough, they did! The brand Essie is still everywhere I go and her campaigns are as witty …

Earlier this week, Emerald was named color of the year 2013 by Pantone (recall that Tangerine Tango was 2012′s color of the year). So, here at BeautyStat, we thought we’d give you a few cosmetic choices within this hue to purchase — even Skyy Hadley (owner of As “U” Wish Nail Spa in Hoboken, NJ) gave us some of her favorite Emerald colored nail polishes to check out, “The jewel-toned emerald is a classically elegant color that makes my clients feel sophisticated, rejuvenated, balanced and radiant,” said Hadley. There are so many …

Forget the translucent nude polish, ombre style or wild designs of summer… This fall, nail art is simple, bold and mysteriously dark. Models on the fall runways flaunted the smoky nail trend while September’s blockbuster magazines have the sultry look splashed across their beauty pages. Shades ranging from gunmetal to metallic set the tone for this season’s modern monochromatic story. Those with fairer skin should go for steely tones, while those with darker complexions will want to choose paler versions. No matter what color your skin tone may be, BeautyStat …

It’s already October and that means it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To commemorate the commitment to the fight against Breast Cancer, cosmetic and skincare brands such as Bobbi Brown, the Estée Lauder Companies, Elemis, AHAVA, Stila, Skinn Cosmetics and many more are doing their part by donating most, if not all, of the proceeds from their special pink-colored adorned products for the cause. Read  on to see what your favorite brands are doing to help donate money for research to help find a cure for Breast Cancer.
Precision in Pink Breast Cancer Awareness …

 
Whenever a bag that has ‘Nails Inc. London’ written on it arrives, my adrenaline starts pumping! The nail-aholic side of me is addicted to nail strips, yet I love trying polishes — and this time, I got to sample three new finishes!
Founded in 1999 by Thea Green, Nails Inc. has become the UK’s leading fashion-forward nail brand. Fashion is always at the heart of their brand and they are always on trend, not to mention also being trendsetters. I remember when they first were written up in Allure magazine for …

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When we recommended our top picks for the hotter than hot neon polish trend, we didn’t realize that we could have potentially been encouraging you to break the law! But recent developments have uncovered that crafting neon nail polish in the United States is indeed banned — though it might not be why you’d expect.
Last week, CND co-founder and creative director Jan Arnold dropped a bomb on the beauty world when she told MORE magazine, “Neon nail polish is actually illegal to produce in the …

I was one of the first people to wear Nails Inc. London’s Magnetic Effects Nail Polish, so I was super excited to sample Nails Inc.’s new Spring 2012 launches. I practically rent space at the Sephora in the Meat Packing District, and am a self-professed nail-a-holic, so reviewing nail polishes is always a treat for me!

Nails Inc. London was created in 1999 by Thea Green and has become the UK’s leading fashion forward nail brand. As I mentioned earlier, they first caught my attention with their Metallic Effects colors which …

Key Hair: Amit Abraham for L’Oreal Professionel
Makeup: Miguel Angel Collado for Bobbi Brown
Nails: Danielle Corbin-Jaime for Nail Taxi Inc. using Ginger + Liz
 

The overall theme for Elene Cassis’ show was a soft femininity coupled with a sophisticated and classic aesthetic for his Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Accents of coral, baby blue, beiges and whites were complimented with an equally soft, feminine beauty look.
 
L’Oreal Professionnel hairstylist Amit Abraham created the illusion of a textured bob with a nice cool crimp and a clean, matte finish. Hair was crimped using a curling iron and aluminum foil pieces to ensure that it set …