How to Give a Fashion Week Update to a French Manicure


Updated 02/22/12 6:34 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

How to Update a French Manicure

Updating classic styles with a creative twist was a runway trend for Fall 2012, especially for nails. One we especially loved was the monochromatic manicure that Deborah Lippmann created for the Badgley Mischka runway show. Fortunately, it's simple to do at home — even for novice nail painters — and manages to make the French manicure look hip. Read more

Get This Essie Polish Just For Taking Off Your Shoes


Updated 02/20/12 6:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Free Essie Nail Polish to Mark New TOMS Shoes Color

Nail polish brand Essie has come up with a clever (and generous) way to support One Day Without Shoes, an initiative started by ubiquitous shoe brand TOMS to raise awareness about the millions of children at risk for disease and infection because they don't have adequate footwear. Essie designed the pastel azure nail color up top, aptly named Barefoot in Blue, to encourage people to go shoeless Read more

See New York Fashion Week Manicures Up Close


Updated 02/22/12 9:34 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Nail Polish Ideas From Fall 2012 Fashion Week

Fashion Week is the source for tons of amazing nail art and gorgeous polish ideas, and the Fall 2012 shows were digit idea gold. Ombré glitter manicures, fishnet-stocking French tips, easy pinwheel nail art: this season had it all, and now you can, too. We got the scoop on the shades and techniques used to make the hottest manicures from New York, and we're handing them off to you right here. Read more

Fashion Week Trend to Watch: Almost-Black Nails


Updated 02/15/12 11:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Dark Nail Polish Trend for Fall 2012

Black nail polish has been a staple part of any cool girl's beauty arsenal for years, but this season there's a new contender for its spot in your makeup drawer. Designers have fallen in love with shades that aren't quite black: burnt plums, deep umbers, incarnadine reds, and moody viridians. These shades have all the drama of your basic black without the harshness, and they set off skin tones Read more

See All the Prettiest Manicures From the Grammys


Updated 02/21/12 11:49 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Celebrity Nails at 2012 Grammys

The Grammys are always an exciting evening for music, but with nail art fans like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Adele in attendance, they're a pretty great night for manicures, too. See all the best-looking nails of the night, from Taylor Swift's short and simple look to Gaga's talons and Adele's surprising polish job. Read more

Fashion Week Trend: Barely There Nails


Updated 02/15/12 11:52 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Nude Nail Polish at Fashion Week Fall 2012

For the past several seasons, nail art has gone positively wild on the runways, so it was inevitable that we'd see a backlash. Fall 2012 is showing hints of a more subtle route, sending out manicures that are high on gloss but feature faded, sometimes altogether absent color. From BCBG to Richard Chai, there are a lot of new ways to wear next to nothing. Read more

Polka-Dot Nails Are Adorably Imperfect at Kate Spade


Updated 02/10/12 11:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Kate Spade Polka-Dot Nails

Who says nail art has to be completely uniform to be winsome? At the Kate Spade show, models showed off these pretty black and cream polka-dot nails with asymmetrical and multisized dots. Along with the models' almond-shaped nails, the quirky dots gave the manicure a whimsical feel that was fresh and simple, not to mention easy to copy at home. So next time you're in the mood to change your Read more

3-Layer Nails Make For the Ultimate Polish Trifecta at Costello Tagliapietra


Updated 02/16/12 9:34 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Costello Tagliapietra's Fall 2012 Nails

What do you get when you sandwich a classic red polish in between a deep, rich brown and a heady black-brown? Why, the ultimate trifecta of cool nail polish palettes, of course. At Costello Tagliapietra's New York Fashion Week Fall 2012 show, models donned manicures featuring a clever "stacking" of three different richly hued shades: Essie's Carry On, followed by Bordeaux, and Little Brown Dress, Read more

Catch Fire With The Hunger Games Nail Collection


Updated 02/15/12 3:35 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 4 comments

Hunger Games Nail Polish Collection by China Glaze

Adding to the continued excitement of all things Hunger Games, we got our hands on the polishes from China Glaze's forthcoming Colours from the Capitol collection. Nail colors inspired by movies can sometimes be a yawn, but these will charm die-hard fans and manicure connoisseurs alike. From ashy, matte shades to high-definition glitters, these polishes could soon be among your most favorite nail Read more