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The More Nude The Better

I got put off the nude nail look awhile back for a ridiculous reason, which was basically that I'd slammed my hand into a door and had two black and blue nails for the better part of a year.  A year!  (Seriously, how did it take that long to heal?  It was crazy).  So I got off the light colored nail train because you could see the bruising through them and it looked terrible. And by the time my nails healed, I'd just stopped even thinking of nude shades as an option.  And then somehow, in the past year or so, I've been ALL about the nude look again. It's so chic and classic and looks good on any nail length (unlike my holy grail shade, Chanel's Black Satin, which starts to look way too goth for my tastes when my nails are longer). So of course I'm coveting Deborah Lippman's new Undressed Shades of Nude Set.  For $34, you get six shades of nude - everything from a fair pink nude cream to an almond nude cream - which is a pretty damn good value.  (I love you, Black Satin, but that's basically what you cost all by yourself).  I haven't tried these specific shades yet, but I'm a big fan of Lippman's formula, so if this set ever hits shelves at my local Sephora (I'm on a strict no online ordering ban!) it'll be in my hands before you can say "Go Nude."  Make it happen, Sephora Gods!  

Dressed To The Nines

The only thing I love more than buying a single nail polish is buying a set that has a bunch of different colors in it.  More bang for my buck!  Deborah Lippman's new Dressed to the Nines Set fulfills all of my nail polish needs for fall - and then some.  With nine different polishes (eight colors and one base/top coat) it'll get you through and event you could possible attend.  Here are the shades you'll find in the set:

• Make Someone Happy (sheer multidimensional pink glitter)
• Groove Is In The Heart (flamingo pink cream)
• Daytripper (pink melon cream)
• New York State Of Mind (candy apple red shimmer)
• Moon Rendevous (faded blue shimmer)
• Strangers In The Night (midnight navy cream)
• Drunk In Love (pure purple cream)
• Strike A Pose (dark peacock green cream) 
• Hard Rock Top Coat and Base Coat   

They're all so pretty and the smaller bottles make it easier to transport them.  Plus, how many times do you actually finish a bottle of nail polish?  I almost never do, so the smaller bottles are just more economical.  At $45, this one's a worthy investment to take you through fall and into the winter.

Let's Take A Magic Carpet Ride

I mean... Look at that nail polish!  I love it so much that when I saw it on the display, I immediately grabbed a bottle to carry around with me even though there were at least five bottles there, just in case five people at Sephora fell in love with it while I was wandering the store and snatched up the entire supply before I could buy one.  (These are desperate times, people.  Desperate times!)  I love that it's called Magic Carpet Ride and is part of Deborah Lippman's Fantastical holiday collection (I covet every single shade in it).  At $18, it wasn't cheap, but it's a limited-edition shade and I know I would kick myself if I missed it, so I just bit the bullet and handed over my debit card.  Also, it's described as an "eccentric ebony explosion" and who can pass something with that description up?  Not this girl!  I haven't tried it on yet (that'll come this weekend at my next mani/pedi) so I can't talk about what the formula's like yet, but I'm optimistic that it'll live up to my expectations.  Glitter everywhere!  I can't wait to wear it!  

The Big Bang

I love me some Deborah Lippman polishes, but let's face it, they're expensive.  It's hard to justify spending basically $20 (with tax) on just one polish when there are so many great cheaper ones out there.  (I say that as someone who owns way, WAY too many expensive polishes, so obviously I'm rarely taking my own advice!)  So I always get excited when I can get any sort of a deal to make them a little less expensive.  The Big Bang set is $78, but you get 12 different mini Deborah Lippman shades (a $144 value).  The shades are all really unique and you get a great cross section of the colors she offers - everything from classics to brighter, funkier shades.  It's a great gift for any of your polish loving friends (or maybe to keep for yourself!)  I really kinda want it to be mine because I love traveling with mini bottles, especially at the holidays.  Way easier than bringing full-sized bottles with you, plus you can bring more choice with smaller bottles.  Who wants to buy it for me?

Stormy Weather Ahead

I really thought I was over grey polishes, but it turns out, not only am I not over them, I love them more than ever.  They're seriously some of my favorite shades right now, none more so than Deborah Lippman's new for fall Stormy Weather.  Look at how pretty it is!  Deborah describes it as an "edgy granite," which is really all you need to know.  I think of it as sort of a dark grey creme, but no matter how you describe it, it's one of my favorite new shades for fall.  And it has a really cool story behind it, too.  Deborah created it for Narciso Rodriguez during Fashion Week as a last minute addition to his show (in less than 24 hours, none the less!)  I am so all over this shade for fall and winter.  It's sophisticated and modern, but still trendy.  I'm thinking of it as a new classic to add to my stash of a few select shades that I make sure never to be without.  Bring on the stormy weather!

Fashion Forward

So my latest nail obsession is the nude look that's been in all the magazines I've read lately.  (Note - it's possible I'm coming very late to this trend, as the stack of magazines piled up in my living room was starting to resemble a newsstand, so I blew through about half of them this weekend and had a sad moment when I realized one of the ones I was reading was from April of LAST YEAR.  Clearly if I don't get my act together, I'm going to wind up on an episode of "Hoarders" at some point).  Anyway... nude polish.  I love it.  It looks so classic and elegant on pretty much everyone, and it's especially nice because it's easy to touch up and even though I am terrible at doing my own nails, even I can manage to give myself a nude manicure.  My current favorite is Fashion from Deborah Lippman.  It's the perfect taupe cream and it transitions perfectly from day to night.  (And oddly enough, just as I was typing this, I got an e-mail about the polish that Anne Hathaway was wearing at the Oscars last night and it was Deborah Lippman's Naked, a new shade for spring that's a sheer bare beige.  So maybe I'm not as behind on my trends as I thought!)  I might have to go from Fashion to Naked this weekend...

Boom Boom Pow!

 

I have been very hot or very cold about Black Eyed Peas songs (I was such a fan of their first album and then had to re-adjust when Fergie came on board).  Anyway, one of the hits I do love (even though it was way overplayed here in LA) is Boom Boom Pow.  So, when I saw Deborah Lippmann added Boom Boom Pow to her glitter collection there was some singing (badly) and dancing with excitement!  First of all, if you haven't checked out the glitter collection you are completely missing out.  These nail colors are hands-down my favorite of the moment.  They all have the ability to be worn alone or over other nail colors so really one bottle is a definite multi-tasker.  Boom Boom Pow is a super-sexy gold glitter which actually contains 24k gold dust - instantly hoisting me to super-fancy status.  I am staring at my nails as I type this because they look so great (and I feel so cool right now).  I love that the polish has both tiny little golden flecks and then monster-sized ones (makes for an amazingly cool effect).  The gold is stunning on its own and also works well worn over a ton of other colors (I wore it over a salmon-colored polish and it was crazy-pretty).  The glitter collection has 7 beautiful shades (how pretty is Some Enchanted Evening?!), all retail for around $18.00 (Boom Boom Pow retails for $20) and all the polishes are free of formaldehyde, Toluene and Dibutyl Phthalate.  And, no animal testing (yay!).  Also, I would be crazy not to mention one of the greatest things about this collection?!  The glitter actually goes on smoothly and doesn't look tween-y.  I love you Deborah Lippmann - even though, sigh, you do not know I exist. 

Note:  A sample of this product was sent to me by a PR representative working with Deborah Lippman

Deborah Lippman On Sale

Okay, it's possible that I let out a little shout of excitement when I saw this news in my inbox.  LOVE her polishes.  Now I just have to remember to log on right when I get to work tomorrow to make sure I get all the colors I want.  Do you think they make an iPhone alert for that?   

Beyond ready for fall 2010's most wanted accessory?  New nail polish!  Achieve the chicest nails in the industry as Gilt Groupe introduces for the first time Deborah Lippman Nails and Beauty.  These products take everything we love about getting our nails professionally painted and packages it into one tiny portable bottle.  So pamper yourself a little with this beautiful collection of bright lacquers and beauty products!

Log onto Gilt.com on Thursday, August 5th at noon (EST) to complete your look, as this collection of nail polishes and beauty products are a fashion statement of their own.

Marrying her newfound nail fame as the country's top manicurist with her passion for music, Deborah Lippman creates a beautiful selection of song-inspired shades perfect for any season.  This collection of nail lacquers provides you with the flexibility from summer to fall from bright pinks and corals for your weekend getaway to metallics rocking the fall runways.  Don't miss out on platinum shade Stardust, your glam accessory of the season packed with a vampy, multi-hued luminosity.

And find the perfect way to indulge your skin and senses anytime with Lippman's collection of beauty products.  Helping Hand Mandarin Hand Scrub reveals radiant skin that is instantly younger and firmer looking.

I'm a Rich Girl Now

Celebrity manicurist Deborah Lippmann has the best hand and cutlcle cream. Adorably named Rich Girl, this hand cream actually boasts an spf of 25 (wow!) and sinks almost instantly into skin. My one complaint is I wish it had a better scent to it. All I really smell when I put it on is sunscreen. While I don't particularly hate the smell of sunscreen, I'm not loving it either. I must wave my hands around a lot because I am constantly getting whiffs of sunscreen as I type this. I do love how it moisturizes and I appreciate the high spf to help in preventing age spots, but the scent could definitely be improved. At the steep price of $24.00 for a 3 oz tube, I really want to be in love with this stuff. I guess it's a lot like dating - if I'm gonna shell out gas money and pay for half a meal with some dude, I want to be happy with what I'm looking at the whole time (yeah, I'm talking to my ex who didn't shower enough).