We turn to Allure by Essie time and time again for our manicure, never tiring of its sheer, simple hue.
Through the years, this is probably the polish we’ve turned to the most as it’s sheer enough to let the tips of our nails show through. Natural, yet pretty.
If we can find time on the weekend, we like to give ourself a mani/pedi.
Over the years, we’ve realized that we prefer our home mani/pedis to any we’ve had at a salon—it’s just so much better to decompress on the couch with our favorite polish while catching up on episodes of The Girls Next Door .
These home treatments also guarantee that our nails are shaped the way we like them (short and square with rounded corners) and our polish covers our entire nail (all the way to the edges).
Of course we still like to be pampered at the salon but more likely than not, we walk away disappointed in one way or another.
To enhance our at-home ritual we try to make it as salon-like and relaxing as possible with scrubs and massage lotions. One of our favorites, OPI Manicure/Pedicure, is now available in two new flavors: Tropical Citrus and Cucumber.
Cucumber has a twist of pineapple and is our absolute favorite—so refreshing!
OPI Manicure/Pedicure scrubs and lotions are available online at OPI.com .
The nail polish we’re wearing in yesterday’s video (which, by the way, thank you for your sweet comments about Janey…she is quite a character) is LC from the Zoya Gossip Collection .
Named after The Hills’ star Lauren Conrad, it’s a summer cream red that looks great against all skin tones.
Even though Zoya polishes are Toluene Formaldehyde and DPB free, they are amazingly long-lasting and durable. The manicure you see here is already 5 days old and, aside from the bit of pink sparkly polish on our middle finger (resulting from a slip while painting Janey’s nails), it still looks great. No chips at all and the edges are just beginning to wear.
See more Zoya nail polishes at ArtofBeauty.com .
A few days ago, Janey spotted an ad for Nic’s Sticks Paint & Go Nail Lacquer by OPI in US Weekly and has been carrying it around with her since, begging to get the entire collection.
We finally headed over to Target last night where they had the DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde free polish pens on display.
After selecting Feeling Girly , a soft pink, and Com-pewter-ized, a pale metallic blue, she carefully painted her fingernails, alternating colors. The quick-drying formula is simple and mess-free in the Paint & Go format.
We wanted to paint our own nails with the Nic’s Sticks this morning but Janey hid them after she painted her nails last night. Living in a house full of girls, she’s learning fast.
