Sally Hansen Color Therapy Shade Plum Euphoria: How To Create This Nail Look

The Pantone Color of the year for 2018 has been announced and the stunning shade of ultra violet is sure to be a stunner in all areas of beauty! Please see below for the nail look created by Sally Hansen Global Color Ambassador Madeline Poole. She has utilized the new Sally Hansen Color Therapy Shade Plum Euphoria which is launching in January 2018.

This beautiful and unique design boasts the beautiful violet shade that will be turning heads next year! Please see below for a step by step on how to create this nail look.

Step 1: Start by painting the area surrounding the moon with a striping brush dipped in Sally Hansen Color Therapy in Plum Euphoria (launching in January 2018)

Step 2: Then draw a line horizontally across the middle of the nail

Step 3: Paint the tips of the nail with a curved line

Step 4: Apply one coat of the Sally Hansen Color Therapy Top Coat

 

Step 5: Final

Sally Hansen Color Therapy Nail Color ($8.99)
The patented argan oil formula fuses intensive nourishment and instant moisture for healthy looking nails.Up to 10 days of fade-proof, chip-resistant wear.

How To Make Gel Manicure Last During Holiday Party Season

November marks the beginning of holiday party season and getting a manicure is at the top of everyone’s to-do list.

My favorite salon service is receiving a gel manicure but with so many daily activities I suffer from a few dents and chips.

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I wanted to share tips that will make your gel manicure last longer and keep your hands beautiful during the holidays.

Make Your Gel Manicure Last:

  1. When cleaning wear rubber gloves.
  2. Avoid boiling water which lifts the nail lacquer.
  3. Use cuticle oil to keep the nail bed healthy.
  4. Apply a clear topcoat to add shine.
  5. Use sugar scrub on the hands to exfoliate and remove dryness.

The biggest gel manicure secret is when the polish chips use a file to reshape the nails. Filing removes the chipped polish and makes your manicure look fresh.  Finish the process with hand lotion.

Gel manicures can be beautiful and shiny!  Remember, do not remove the gel polish at-home and take a break between salon visits to let the nails repair.

 

Easy Tips To Keep Your Manicure Longer

Skyy Hadley, owner of As U Wish Salon, has these quick and easy tips to keep your manicure lasting longer during this extended heat wave!

 

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  • Remove your polish and let your nails breathe for a good few days. If nails look discolored, squeeze some lemon into your lotion or rub a lemon wedge directly onto the nail to brighten nails.
  • Apply a shea butter lotion or non-greasy cream to lock in moisture.
  • Begin painting! Apply a cuticle oil (see below) to the base of your nails (or even when they are already polished), focusing around the cuticle area to hydrate and bring moisture into the skin, helping the polish last longer.

Sally Hansen Color Therapy Nail & Cuticle Oil

Finish off your manicure with Color Therapy nail & cuticle oil, formulated with breakthrough argan oil formula. Your ultimate in nail therapy.

 

  • Moisturizing and nourishing oil
  • Instantly restores radiance to nails and cuticles
  • Promotes strong, resilient natural nails

Wedding Day Nail Prep // Lauren B. Beauty + Skyy Hadley

When it comes to summer but especially your wedding day, you want an elegant and polished manicure! See Lauren B. Beauty’s new inspiration themed collection for her upcoming wedding as well as tips from celebrity manicurist Skyy Hadley, owner of As U Wish Nail Spa.

Skyy Hadley recommends all brides to keep their hands and nails hydrated. Follow her tips below for the best results:

  • The best thing brides can do is to keep their nails moisturized at all times; When they dry out they become brittle leading to chips and cracks
  • Use an oil on your cuticles nightly before bed to keep the skin around them conditioned
  • Protein on the nails is a must to keep them flexible, if nails stay hard they will break easy; A healthy balanced diet is essential

Skyy Hadley and Lauren B. Beauty Products

Spring is arriving, and that means warmer weather and no more dry hands. Luckily, you can keep your hands and nails in-tact and looking healthy with these tips from Skyy Hadley and products from Lauren B. Beauty!

Many people don’t realize, but taking care of your cuticles is the best way to keep your nails looking their best. Skyy Hadley, owner of As U Wish Nail Salon, is a firm believer in tending to your cuticles for strong and lustrous nails. Follow her tips below for the best results:

  • Always use a cuticle oil/cream. Having dry, scraggly cuticles is not a good look and may even make you want to pick them, which can lead to a bacterial infection. Using a cuticle oil can make your manicure last longer. Keeping the nail beds and areas around your nails moisturized will make the nail polish stay in place longer. A cuticle oil is a great way to make a two day old manicure look like you just walked out of the salon
  • If you don’t have cuticle oil or cream available, you can use anything from your kitchen! Olive oil, baby oil, or even Vaseline are quick go-to solutions
  • NEVER cut your cuticles, they should only be pushed back. Cuticles are designed to protect your fingers from infections, and bacteria. You should only cut the dry skin around the nail and not the actual cuticles themselves

To keep your hand and nails looking and feeling fabulous, these luxurious products from Lauren B. Beauty are the ultimate in nail care innovation

  • Lauren B. Beauty Cuticle Oil ($20)
  • Lauren B. Beauty Nail & Cuticle Balm ($30)
  • Lauren B. Beauty Nourishing Hand Crème ($24)

Sally Hansen Holiday Candy Cane inspired Nails

When it comes to playful holiday prints nothing feels more fun than a classic candy cane stripe. This simple recreation of the look manages to feel modern but not overly saccharine; festive without feeling kitsch.

The snow-white base makes a modern and minimal foundation for a sweet holiday look. The combination of bold and fine burgundy stripes is a subtle and elegant way to celebrate the season.

This look features Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in Get Mod and Dig Fig.

Nail Prep: Paint a coat of the NEW! Sally Hansen Nail Rehab–The care you give your nails before applying nail polish is the real key to a healthy long lasting manicure. Using Nail Rehab a day before creating the look will ensure that ridges and imperfections are concealed while strengthening weak nails. It creates a defensive shield to protect against bending, breaking, and tearing making the nail look last throughout the busy holiday season. clean bare nails a day before creating the nail look.

Step 1: Remove Sally Hansen Nail Rehab before beginning the nail look. Paint two coats of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in Get Mod

Step 2: Using a striping brush, apply diagonal lines using Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in Dig Fig leaving an ample amount of space between stripes. You can place stripes in opposite direction on different fingers to add some variety to the design.

Step 3. Then paint skinny stripes in between these wider diagonal stripes and have them follow along the same angle.

Step 4: Apply a coat of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel top coat

  Finished Nail Look:   

Sally Hansen Color Therapy- Color Polish

Finally, gorgeous “Color That Cares While You Wear.” The first Sally Hansen nail polish that uniquely blends saturated color and nourishing argan oil in 38 stunning shades created in partnership with Global Color Ambassador, Madeline Poole.

Sally Hansen continues to lead in innovation by introducing its new Color Therapy products: a nail polish, top coat, and nail & cuticle oil, inspired by women’s desire to wear beautiful color while simultaneously caring for their nails. Sally Hansen’s Color Therapy nail polish contains a patented micro-delivery system that delivers an argan oil-enriched formula, resulting in intensive nourishment and instant moisture for healthier-looking nails. The Color Therapy nail polish needs no base coat so the oil complex can directly contact the bare nail. 9 out of 10 women experienced a noticeable improvement in their natural nails after wearing the Color Therapy nail polish. Vibrant tones, available in three magnificent palettes, glide on for a radiant, shiny finish with up to 10 days of fade-proof, chip-resistant wear. The Color Therapy nail polish provides the ultimate color that cares while you wear, with everything needed to restore nails without sacrificing luminous color.

Complete your manicure with the Color Therapy top coat and nail & cuticle oil, both formulated with the same argan oil contained in the nail polish. The top coat provides an ultra-glossy finish for extended wear, and the nail & cuticle oil, the ultimate in nail therapy, instantly makes nails and cuticles look healthier, restored, and rejuvenated.

The Ingredient Story
Color Therapy blends a complex of natural argan, acai, and evening primrose oil to condition weak, dry nails. Argan oil contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids, as well as vitamin E, an antioxidant vital for healthy skin and nails. Acai berry oil is rich in omega-3, 6, and 9 essential fatty acids that are valued for nutrition and conditioning in skin and hair care. Evening primrose oil features essential fatty acids that are known to help reinforce hair strength.

The Nail Polish Colors
From the colorful world of Madeline Poole comes a spectrum of 38 pigment rich shades inspired by luxurious tones.

Rich Tones: Bold deep tones with a brilliant impact

●      Ohm My Magenta Say “namaste” to this magnificent reddish-purple
●      Unwine’d Escape with a beautiful robust bordeaux
●      Slicks And Stones  A lustrous crystalized purple
●      Shea Dream Enrich and nourish in a metallic buttercream hue
●      Red-iance Energize with this cherry red
●      Haute Springs Clear your head with a restorative red
●      Red-y To Glow Harness a zen attitude with a medium cerise tint
●      Exotic Acai Cleanse your color palette with this plum tone
●      Indiglow Shimmer with an electric metallic violet
●      Good As Blue Refresh with this daring navy
●      Soothing Sapphire Reflect and restore in a saturated blue jewel tone
●      Ja-Cozy Melt away in the aquatic tones of cobalt blue
●      Reflection Pool Go with the flow in a metallic aquamarine
●      Teal Good A vibrant cerulean lifts the spirits
●      Cool Cucumber A deep refreshing garden green
●      Bamboost An uplifting yet tranquil muted green

Pinks/Corals: Deep and understated pink tones for the perfect pop of color

Pampered in Pink Revitalize with this punchy pink

●      Aura’nt You Relaxed? Invigorate your senses with vibrant coral
●      Soak At Sunset A rose gold tinged with tangerine
●      Rosy Quartz A crystallized classic pale pink
●      Sheer Nirvana A marvelous marshmallow with hint of muted lilac
●      Primrose And Proper A delicate medium pink hue
●      Rosy Glow This beautiful begonia pink replenishes and restores
●      Berry Smooth A bright electric pink berry
●      Mauve Mantra Conjure calm with this carnation tint
●      Robes and Rosé A metallic and bubbly fuchsia
●      Couple’s Massage Unwind with this shimmery pastel peach

Nudes: Elegant and daring neutrals for the perfect polished finish

●      Steely Serene Get centered in a gorgeous greige
●      Powder Room A ladylike pearlescent blushed nude
●      Chai On Life A warm calming taupe
●      Well, Well, Well Keep it clean in this milky hue
●      Make My Clay Submit to serenity in this earthy putty shade
●      Therapewter Meditate in a deep charcoal metallic
●      Haute Stone Relax and revive the senses with this deep clay
●      Mud Mask  Melt away stress with this earthy mocha brown
●      Glow With The Flow A luminous and naturally radiant pale bronze shimmer
●      Blushed Petal Breathe it out in a botanical blush tone
●      Re-Nude Take some me time with this peach-tinged taupe

The Treatment 
●      Top Coat
The Color Therapy top coat provides a shiny finish and helps extend wear by sealing nail color and helping to prevent fading.

●      Nail & Cuticle Oil
The Color Therapy nail & cuticle oil nourishes the nails and surrounding area, resulting in instantly healthier looking nails and cuticles while restoring and rejuvenating.

SALLY HANSEN’s 18K GOLD COLLECTION – Nail Care

Gold is one of the hottest ingredients in beauty, and not just because of its glamorousreputation. It’s one of the most talked-about ingredients in skin care thanks to its remarkable ability to stimulate collagen, boost elasticity, and increase firmness.

Now, Sally Hansen brings the unique benefits of this precious metal to nails with 18K Gold Nail Care. This luxe duo instantly treats and beautifies nails and cuticles in just one step, featuring formulas infused with real 18-karat gold that helps nourish, protect, and fortify. With 18K Gold Hardener and 18K Gold Cuticle Eraser, it’s easy to be the girl with the golden touch—and perfectly manicured nails and cuticles.

18K Gold Hardener ($7.49)  locks in moisture and strengthens nails. This eye-catching treatment combines real 18-karat gold with peptides and amino acids—ingredients known to promote healthy growth. The breakthrough complex envelopes the gold, creating a shatter-proof shield that protects nails so they can grow longer and stronger.

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18K Gold Cuticle Eraser ($7.49)  is a must for healthy-looking, smooth cuticles. Meant to reduce and improve the appearance rough, ragged, parched cuticles, this decadent treatment renews and softens instantly while preparing nails for a flawless manicure.

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Whether your nail problem is dryness, ridges, dullness, breakage, peeling, or all of the above, Sally Hansen presents the solution: Complete Care 7-in-1 Nail Treatment™($12.99). This product helps restore dry, brittle nails making them visibly healthier and beautiful. After just 3 days, nails look shinier, stronger, mega-moisturized and brighter with ridges filled.

The exclusive patented formula, with Avocado Oil, Sea Salt, Pomegranate Extract and Calcium, immediately protects and continuously nourishes nails, helping create the perfect foundation for any manicure. The product features a new brush for an even application and dries quickly to a smooth, hard finish.

This versatile treatment can be used alone or with your favorite Sally Hansen nail color when applied as a base coat or as a protective top coat. To wear it alone, simply apply two coats to clean, dry, bare nails. Use it to refresh a manicure by brushing on one thin coat to nails. It goes on smoothly and evenly, for a streak-free application.

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Cult Favorites from Sally Hansen, Rimmel London and Jergens

I wanted to share some cult favorites from the much-adored beauty companies:  Sally Hansen, Jergens and Rimmel London.

This list of products never lose their luster, following or ability to enhance your look instantly. Sally Hansen Hard As Nails is an iconic product from the brand, one people still love, rely on and adore to keep their nails in tip-top shape. Rimmel London’s ScandalEyes Mascara is still a go-to for instant volume for your lashes and Jergens, although the product is newer, has now released it in the much adored Cherry Almond Scent that Jergens lovers have always known and loved.

Sally Hansen Hard As Nails: 

THINK Protective armor for nails.

WHAT IT IS: The original nail clinic in a bottle. Give your nails the ultimate fortifying treatment with Hard As Nails, a Sally Hansen essential developed to strengthen and support nails. Created to help prevent chipping, splitting and cracking, the multi-tasking formula can be used alone, as a base coat, or as a top coat to seal and protect your manicure. Salon-tested and dermatologist-tested, Hard As Nails provides powerful, long-lasting protection to help nails grow.

For maximum manicure staying power, use before and after applying polish to seal nail edges and create a hard, smooth, chip-resistant surface.  

HOW TO USE: Nails must be clean and free of nail enamel, oil, and cream. Apply 1-2 coats to clean dry nails. Brush around nail edges and under nail tips.

WHAT IT COSTS: $2.75

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Rimmel London ScandalEyes Mascara

THINK: Lashes so big, lush and flirty, it’s scandalous. 

WHAT IT IS: Lashes that get the rumor mill going. Don’t be surprised to find yourself at the center of a scandal with this mascara: Everyone will be whispering that your lashes must be fake when you wear Rimmel London SCANDALEYES Mascara. From the supersized brush to the collagen- and keratin-boosted formula, everything about SCANDALEYES is designed to raise eyebrows and get people talking.

Volume Flash SCANDALEYES Mascara: Get scandalous lashes that cause a stir with this ultra volume-boosting formula, developed to give even the skimpiest lashes a shaped, plumped, exaggerated finish. The secret? SCANDALEYES Mascara is made with a supersized blend featuring triple the collagen and keratin* and a flexible new MaxDensity brush that’s longer, wider, denser and 50% larger than Rimmel’s biggest brush. Instantly captures and plumps each and every lash.

Available shades: Black and Extreme Black

WHAT IT COSTS: $6.99

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Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer (NOW in the cult classic Jergens scent of Cherry Almond)

WHAT IS :  Last year, Jergens® Skincare introduced a game-changing and time-saving way to quickly and intensely hydrate wet skin at the peak moisture moment when it is most receptive to hydration. Jergens® Wet Skin™ Moisturizer is formulated to blend effortlessly to water, immediately absorbing and locking in moisture, with no sticky residue. No need to dry before you apply, and no need to wait before you dress. Glide on Jergens® Wet Skin™ Moisturizer before you step out of the shower and get 2X the moisturization in 1/2 the time.*

This fall, Jergens® Skincare brings women their breakthrough hydration shortcut in a tried and true Jergens Scent….Create a sensory experience with Jergens® Wet Skin™ Moisturizer with Original Cherry Almond Essence, delicately fragranced with the brands timeless and iconic scent.

WHAT IT COSTS: $6.99 for 10 oz.

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Zoya Nude Nail Polish Collection

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Wearing a shade of nude or neutral nail polish is considered to be the latest beauty trend. Nude shades are very popular because they coordinate with any look.  This particular nail polish hue also accents the hands while giving the appearance of longer nails.

Zoya shared their nude collection earlier today on Instagram.  The gorgeous array of shades will compliment any skin tone.

Visit their site to purchase and learn instructions for applying Zoya nail polish.

Beauty Tip:  Use a hair dryer directly on the nails for a quick finish!