Nails

(Photo by Lindsay Schallon/StyleBistro)Remember last spring when, oh, just about everyone had a bottle of Deborah Lippmann's Mermaid's Dream — that glittery bluish-green hue that made your nails into Ariel's tail twinsie? Welp, look what washed up on our desk today: more mermaid-inspired nail polishes! That's right, the lacquer queen is bringing back the fan-favorite in four new colors this summer."I created these shades by listening to what customers wanted: more Mermaid's Dream," said...Read Full Story

(Photo by Lindsay Schallon/StyleBistro)From the runways to the red carpet, matte makeup — on lips, nails, you name it — is making a big return this spring, and with it comes a new wave of products on the market. One of our favorites? Givenchy's just-launched Le Rouge lipstick line. Not only does it deposit a soft semi-matte finish, the creamy formula (here's to you, beeswax!) also leaves lips hydrated and super-smooth.The collection ($36 at Givenchybeauty.com) comes in 12 different shades...Read Full Story

Things I've been a fan of forever: Hello Kitty. Things I can't get enough of right now: the Hello Kitty Tokyo Pop collection (you can read all about it right here). So when Sanrio approached me about judging their Tokyo Pop contest, where they asked their loyal fans to create Japanese pop-inspired head-to-toe looks and nail art, I jumped at the chance!After sifting through a ton of amazing submissions, here are my favorite top-eight—four in each category, looks and nail art. Who do you think...Read Full Story

(Photo by ImaxTree) Ruffian's spring 2013 fashion show With a cult-following of 500,000+ subscribers, it was only a matter of time before this happened — Birchbox is teaming up with this designer to launch a collection of nail polishes! Can you guess which one? Here's a hint:(Photo by ImaxTree) Ruffian designers Claude Morais and Brian Wolk It's Ruffian! Birchbox is helping designers Claude Morais and Brian Wolk launch Ruffian's first-ever nail polish collection by asking fans to, uh, nail...Read Full Story

(Photo via Twitter; Getty) Katy Perry's nails in May 2012 vs. her nails in January 2013 Back in 2011, headlines across the country sirened "Nail Polish Is The New Lipstick!" Chalked up to the economic decline, it was believed women were reaching to nails — not clothes, or before that, lipstick — as a new, more affordable means of self-expression.Now, three years later, nail art's proven its more than just a fad, it's an accessory — another piece to our wardrobe puzzle, much like a...Read Full Story

Halle Berry, Olga Kurylenko, Rosamund Pike, Berenice Marlohe, Gemma Arterton (Getty, PacificCoastNews, Bauer Griffin)Cue Adele's Skyfall (looped on repeat, naturally) and cut to the chases. There's yet another beauty tribute going out the James Bond film franchise. More noteably, to the spy guy's ladyfriends — the Bond girls! Today, OPI announced its launching a six-piece collection of Liquid Sand lacquers — only a daring finish could do for such dangerous ladies, right? — in honor of the...Read Full Story

(Photo courtesy of Butter London)Not to sound like a broken record here, but this season, the biggest nail trends are all about less being more. And if you didn't already want to, these creamy neutral lacquers from Butter London's new Starkers collection will make you want to strip down stat. (Um, your nails. From bright colors, that is.)To get a so-called "perfect nude" — we're not talking only basic beige, here — the collection features three customizable shades that range in tone from...Read Full Story

(Photo by Getty)You know what they say, three's a trend, and we keep seeing these heart-shaped tips everywhere.A few weeks back at the Grammy Awards, trend-setter Kelly Osbourne, who as we all know is never afraid to push the envelope — lavender hair, helloooo — was the first celeb to debut the sharp style. Her iteration? A clean, white-tipped French manicure, filed to a point.(Photos by Getty)Next up, Vanessa Hudgens rocked a black-and-white version of the look at New York Fashion Week...Read Full Story

(Lindsay Schallon/StyleBistro) The Butter London team created three separate nail looks for the Nicole Miller runway show.While Nicole Miller's fall 2013 runway designs may have been borrowed from the boys — think tailored pantsuits, structured jackets, and JT-esque fedoras — the three separate manicures created for the show sure were not. (Anyone else picturing grimy guy nails right now? Ick, yeah, none of that!)"The whole collection is very tomboy, it's about girls who dress like boys...Read Full Story

(Lindsay Schallon/StyleBistro)Party girls — the ones who rage into the wee hours of the morning, wake up rough, and roll out of bed — were the inspiration for Prabal Gurung's ICB fall 2013 collection, but let us tell you, there was no walk of shame happening on that runway."This girl does her makeup in five minutes, runs out the door, had a fabulous all-nighter and still looks gorgeous in the morning," said MAC makeup artist Yadim. To make the "polished punk" look come to life, Yadim started...Read Full Story