Get This Essie Polish Just For Taking Off Your Shoes


Updated 03/10/12 4:26 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

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

3 Steps For Making Punk-Rock Beauty Work For You


Updated 02/15/12 4:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Edun Fall 2012 Beauty Look

Barely there nails may be one of Fashion Week's biggest trends, but one look that always seems to agree with the runway is a return to '80s-era punk rock. And at Edun's Fall 2012 show, makeup, hair, and nail artists combined their talents to develop a fresh, modern take on the classically edgy style. But most of all, this creative group proved that the everything old is new again mantra doesn't 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

Get the Sweater-fied Hair Effect From Richard Chai Love


Updated 02/15/12 4:58 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Beauty Look at Richard Chai Love: Fall 2012

You know that amazing moment when you pull off a sweater and your hair looks perfectly disheveled immediately thereafter? That's just the effect hairstylist Kevin Ryan (for Aveda) wanted to capture when creating the lifted, slightly mussed coiffures at Richard Chai Love. To create the play on texture, particularly at the crown, Ryan began by spritzing the brand's Volumizing Tonic on models' Read more

Manicure Monday: Essie's Illustrious Effects


Updated 11/21/11 7:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Essie Nail Polish Holiday Collection 2011

Essie's new Luxeffects holiday collection is really exceptional — there's not a single special effect coat that's disappointing or not worth your time. In fact, most of them are so pretty that it's cool to wear them without any other polish. Shine of the Times, which looks like the "fire" inside an opal, looks amazing all by itself, and it's even better with a little bit of silver glitter Set Read more

Found: Kristen Stewart's 2011 MTV Movie Awards Nail Polish


Updated 10/18/11 10:19 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 1 comment

Kristen Stewart's Nail Polish at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards

The majority of you were loving Kristen Stewart's ensemble at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, but did you happen to catch a glimpse of her dark blue nail polish? To complement her Balmain minidress, which was accentuated with spikes and safety pins, manicurist Ashlie Johnson applied Essie's Midnight Cami ($8) to Kristen's nails. "It's a gorgeous deep rich blue that looked amazing with her red studded Read more

What to Wear on a Cruise: 4 Outfits to Keep You Stylish at Sea


Updated 05/24/11 10:19 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

What to Wear on a Cruise

Going on a cruise can put you in quite the packing conundrum — anything can happen, so you want to be just as prepared for lounging poolside and sightseeing adventures as you are for swanky dinners and hitting the dance floor. To get you ready for your on and offshore excursions, we've put together four chic ensembles that will keep you sailing in style. Click through to see and shop each one. Read more

Enter For a Chance to Win Essie’s New Summer Shades!


Updated 06/01/11 9:46 AM · Posted by · 526 comments

Enter For a Chance to Win Essie’s New Summer Shades!

Having beautiful painted nails is sure to make you feel polished and poised, and thanks to essie and its wittily named lacquer colors, mani/pedis can be quite entertaining, too! To celebrate its Summer Collection, essie wants you to get inspired by the beach, so it's giving away all six "braziliant" colors in the Summer Collection! From coral to blue hues; braziliant, too too hot, super bossa Read more