Daily Beauty Buff

Remember back in the day when nail polish trends could be easily summed up in one or two phrases every season—like, "This season, it's all about candy red" or "Reverse French is all over the runway" or "Black is the new neutral."Well, those days are long gone—now, it seems every month sees a brand new product launch and a super-hot must-have new nail color. Check out the latest releases from the folks at Sally Hansen. There's the ultra-sparkly (with great coverage!) Gem Crush collection in...Read Full Story

(Photo by FameFlynet, Getty Images) As if we needed any further proof that competition is steep in the saturated celebrity fragrance market, Beyonce Knowles, Taylor Swift, and Christina Aguilera were among the losers at Monday night's Fifi Awards. Meanwhile three famous faces walked away with a brand new trophy and maybe a little more respect in the industry.Tom Ford received the most awards, taking home Fragrance of the Year in the Luxe Women's category for "Violet Blonde" and the Nouveau...Read Full Story

Katy Perry (PacificCoastNews/Twitter) Katy Perry tweeted a colorful new photo of ten prettily decorated digits on Tuesday. Her manicure featured French tips in a range of pastels along with ruby red and blush pink 3D roses. As the singer herself put it, "My fingers are in FULL bloom today!" Since tinting her locks the color of heliotrope, the pop star has shown a growing preference for flowery things. After months of sporting blue tresses and bold architectural clothing, Perry suddenly...Read Full Story

(Images reprinted with permission from Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Beauty © 2012 by Ann Shoket and the editors of Seventeen, Running Press, a member of the Perseus Book Group.)Trying to master the art of a perfect manicure is like asking a kindergartener to paint the Mona Lisa—nine times out of 10 there's color everywhere and the end result looks more like a big ol' mess than a masterpiece. Now that nail art is everywhere, this poses a major issue for those of us not ambidextrously blessed...Read Full Story

(From left: Essie Nail Polish, Butter LONDON, Deborah Lippmann)We don't know about you, but after all the sparkles, neons and red, white and blue hues from the past week, our nails are in serious need of a color detox. But as we all know, sometimes the simplest things (like the perfect natural-looking polish, ahem) are the hardest to find. Fret not, though. We've got your back (or rather your hands) and helped round up the last three nude polishes you'll ever need to buy. So without further...Read Full Story

(Photos via Bauer Griffin; Twitter)It looks like Kim Kardashian is the latest celeb to join Club Blonde.Just after Miley Cyrus got heavy with the peroxide and Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss bleached her once-chocolate locks, the attention-kraving reality star revealed her newly-lightened look (at right, above) on Twitter yesterday.Along with the picture, she posted the statement: Here's another close-up shot—made complete with a duck face and deuces—she Instagrammed:We haven't seen Kardashian this...Read Full Story

(Photos by Getty)Michelle Obama's stunning Tracy Reese dress isn't the only look we want to steal from her Democratic National Convention speech last night. We're also dying for the pretty blue-gray polish she laquered on her nails.MSNBC did some hard-hitting reporting (this is important news, okay) and found the answer to the question everyone's been wondering—what polish is it?Ready for it? It's Artistic Colour Gloss Soak Off Color Gel in “Vogue.” Go figure the First Lady wouldn't take any...Read Full Story

(Courtesy Misha Janette)We're not the only ones gearing for fashion week! Friend-of-StyleBistro Misha Janette—Tokyo resident and wig designer extraordinaire—is prepping for Paris Fashion Week with some awesome Franceland-inspired nail art.Check out her Zombie Karl Lagerfeld, above. "Zombie Karl only eats Diet Coke and BRAAAAAAAAINS," she writes. Janette's also done fingertip homages to Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Dior, Givenchy, Valentino, Balmain, Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu, and Lanvin—check them...Read Full Story

As a woman of, ahem, a certain age, there are things on my body that I'm starting to worry about—especially when it comes to aging. Mostly, they're gravity-related—wrinkles, fine lines, skin tone and texture. But one thing I hadn't thought much about—until now, that is—is how my nails are faring.The thing is, I've always had sort of not-great nails. They're fine when I take care of them—i.e. moisturize them every night, avoid nail polish and acetone remover, pet them and coddle them and speak...Read Full Story

(Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images North America) As the face of CoverGirl and pretty much the unofficial spokesmodel for the crimson pout/cat eyeliner combo, (see here, here and here) it's pretty safe to say that Taylor Swift might feel a bit of pressure to always look easy, breezy, and beautiful. But we're shocked by this crazy beauty "product" she admitted to using as eyeliner in a recent interview with Refinery29. Are you ready for this? OK, here it goes—a Sharpie! Yes, TayTay once...Read Full Story