This week Bree painted her nails with Orly Calypso Breeze from their Tiki Time collection.
Calypso Breeze is a creamy medium blue that covers well with two coats. I also used it for my patriotic nails over the weekend (along with OPI Keys to My Karma).
What’s on your nails this week?
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The products featured in this video are:
Chanel Nail Color in Gondola (#499) from the upcoming Chanel Fall 2009 Collection.
Essie Nail Polish in Perky Purple from the Neon Collection.
Orly Nail Lacquer in Sol Cabana, a gorgeous shade of orange from the Tiki Time Collection.
A staple here at Makeup Bag HQ (as you can see from the near-empty bottle), Solar Speed Spray from CND is used after every manicure in our house. With all the nail painting we do, I’d say a minimum of six manis take place each week.
Benefit One Hot Minute, the HOTTEST product of the summer! Brush this on for aah-maaaazing skin in one hot minute. Not even kidding.
Benefit One Hot Minute is a Sephora Exclusive, available this month!
This morning my friend Ann came over for a visit and, as always, we got to talking about our favorite beauty products and trends of the season.
We both agreed that deep purple nail polish is our favorite trend right now with the gorgeous Chanel Vendetta taking top spot. However, if you’d rather not spend $23 on a nail polish, here’s a few shades of purple that are a tad more affordable:
Jessica Cosmetics in Birds of Paradise ($7)
Application is tricky with this polish as it tends to grab and pull the first layer of color, but if you can get past that, you’ll be left with gorgeous jewel-toned nails that are beyond shiny.
Orly Nail Color in Midnight Star ($7.50)
Not only is this a beautiful, shimmery shade of rich purple, but it also comes with a coordinating gemstone costume ring.
Nicole by OPI Nic’s Sticks in I’m on Deadline ($5.99)
Janey turned me on to Nic’s Sticks last year and I have to say—they’re quick, easy and great for travel. The new shades for spring are expected to hit counters in May and I’m in love with this intense blue-violet shades called I’m on Deadline.
CND in Deep Velvet (On Sale for $6)
CND polishes never fail to impress me. My all-time favorite shade is Nail Noir but I’m adoring Deep Velvet, a deep shimmery purple.
Check out these tips I picked up from the Creative Nail Design nail pros while I was in New York in February:
