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A Closer Look at the "Royal" Nail Polish

Annie Tomlin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:22:49 PST

This is the year of royal wedding mania, and Kate Middleton's bridal style will undoubtedly be noted by millions of women around the world. Her upcoming nuptials to Prince William have already inspired Butter London's latest creation, a nail polish called No More Waity, Katie. The shade, a greige with lilac glitter, will be available for preorder on March 15 at butterlondon.com. I've seen only small pictures of it so far, but we tracked down a larger one that better illustrates the color. If you're so inclined, have a look.

Thanksgiving Beauty With All the Fixins

Jaime Richards — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:00:06 PST

Hey pilgrim, there might not be as many Thanksgiving beauty offerings as there are December holiday ones, but that doesn't mean you don't have options. Behold, as there are a cornucopia of ideas on how you can add a bit of panache to your Thanksgiving weekend:

For your hair: Keep your style soft and shiny with Frédéric Fekkai's Apple Cider Clarifying Shampoo ($23). Then, add a dramatic touch with 2adorn's Detachable Brown Feather Hair Clip Fascinator ($35) or Charlotte Russe's Round Feather Headwrap ($6).
For your lips: Maybelline's Shine Sensational Lip Gloss in Cranberry Crave ($6) or Nyx's Lipstick in Pumpkin Pie ($4) each have holiday-worthy names and look great on practically everyone.
For the eyes: How about some coffee with that dessert? A smoky, spicy palette of warm browns will provide you with the perfect accent. Try Revlon's ColorStay Eye Shadow in Coffee Bean ($7).
For the nails: A cranberry-toned shade, such as Butter London's Nail Lacquer in Queen Vic ($14), or a shimmery bronze, such as Deborah Lippmann's Superstar Nail Color ($18), will both garner you lots of attention - in all the right ways, of course.

10 Holiday Polishes Worth Celebrating

Miriam Lacey — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:00:00 PST

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost painting on your toes. Yep, the holiday season is here. And with it come some of the year's most fun and fabulous polishes in shades and textures that you'll wish you had a good excuse to wear all year round. Ready to get festive?

Butter London Just Got a Whole Lot Easier to Purchase

BellaSugar — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00:00 PDT

Butter London fans, get excited. The 5-year-old nail polish brand, which previously could only be found in limited distribution through apothecaries and boutiques, just got a whole lot easier to purchase. Earlier this month, seven Nordstrom stores began carrying the line with plans to expand to more stores next year. (But there's always online.) And that's not all; Ulta's also in on the action, stocking approximately 60 percent of the line in 30 of its stores, with plans to branch out to more locations come Spring. Also coming our way next year will be a Victoria Beckham-inspired polish, a bubblegum-pink color named VB. Are you pumped that Butter London's going to be easier to find? I know I am.

The 10 Hottest New Nail Polishes For Fall

BellaSugar — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:00:07 PDT

Fall is officially upon us, and with it comes an astounding (and beleaguering) selection of new polishes. It's the easiest way to get fashionable without buying an entirely new wardrobe, and there's nothing like a gorgeous pop of color or a great finish to make you look nicely put together. So what kind of gorgeousness should you be expecting to see on the most fashionable fingers in the next few months? To see 10 beautiful shades, just keep reading.

10 Absolutely Terrible Nail Polish Names

BellaSugar — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:57 PDT

We Bellas love a good whacked-out nail polish name. They're funny, creative, and one of the last refuges for shameless punning outside the New York Post's front page. But sometimes, the quirk and whimsy go too far, leaving us with polish names so bad we refuse to tell our friends what color we're wearing. So to see our picks for the most (hilariously) wrong shade names, just keep reading.

Alexander McQueen Inspires Two Nail Polishes

BellaSugar — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:51 PDT

Six months after avant-garde designer Alexander McQueen committed suicide, the fashion and beauty worlds are still remembering his unique style. The newest tribute comes from Butter London, whose Fall nail polish collections include two shades ($14 each) inspired by the designer.

Long Live McQueen, pictured, is a dazzling sparkly gold. Then there's Bumster, a yellow-toned homage to the designer's 1996 collection of extremely low-rise, bottom-baring trousers. While it's hard to top McQueen's outré runway looks, both colors are delightfully out of the ordinary - which is a concept we think the designer would have backed.

It's a Matte Matte Matte Matte World

BellaSugar — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:47:06 PST

If you thought the matte nail trend was a blip on the beauty radar, guess again. The no-shine look is popping up at show after show.

At Alexander Wang, an opaque neutral earned an urban edge thanks to Butter London's matte topcoat. Knock Out Cosmetics highlighted gloss-free blues and putties at DKNY, and at Behnaz Sarafpour, CND created a cashmere effect based on warm pinky-beige Desert Suede. Rounding off the list? Malandrino's cool heathered manicure (pictured), which you can recreate by applying CND polish in Dark Ruby, layering it with Copper Shimmer, and finishing with Super Matte top coat. (Subtract the shimmer shade and you've got the same look of Twinkle.)

See? Pure matteness.

2010 Fall New York Fashion Week: Alexander Wang

BellaSugar — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:10:44 PST

When you're one of the hot names in fashion, you can lure people out to the boondocks of Manhattan - and if anybody grumbled, I didn't hear it. Before Alexander Wang's show, the backstage was filled with the big names in modeling (Natalia! Agyness! Freja! Anja!) and a faint whiff of hair spray in the air.
To find out what went into the creation of the Alexander Wang look and see more photos, keep reading.

Bella Bargain: Free Butter London Nail Polish

BellaSugar — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:00:09 PDT

If you're concerned about carcinogens in nail polish, you'll be excited about this news. From now until May 15, when you turn in three polishes that contain formaldehyde, toluene, or DBP, you'll receive a Butter London "three-free" polish in exchange - no strings attached. Butter London is one of many companies that have ditched those three chemicals, and their colors are always on-trend.

To get your freebie, go to a Butter London boutique or a participating boutique and turn in three toxic polishes. (They don't have to be new - they can be the crusty bottles you've had for years.) You'll then receive a coupon for a free Butter London polish of your choice. It's a pretty good deal for your budget, and an excellent way to protect your health.