China Glaze Orange Cuticle Oil penetrates deeply and quickly to soften cuticles and give natural nails increased flexibility, strength and rejuvenates artificial nails. A special blend of nourishing jojoba oils, along with bran and antioxidant rich Vitamins A, C and E combine to help heal dry, damaged cuticles. Botanical extracts act as a natural soothing antiseptic agent

China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifier contains a special blend of Vitamin B and wheat protein that supplies the nail with nutrients required to strengthen and protect against splitting and cracking to promote the growth of healthy, beautiful nails in just 8 weeks.

China Glaze Nail Strengthener and Growth Formula is a fortified treatment that help thin, weak nails grow long and strong. It contains Vitamin B3 and panthenol to promote moisture retention to prevent the drying and splitting of nails.

A lot of people have also recommended taking Biotin, Fish oil pills and keeping nails evenly filed and buffed to prevent peeling and chipping. What are your secrets for keeping your nails healthy and strong?

China Glaze High Maintenance

Invitation to the event

 The dress featured on the invitation is beautiful!

Designer Sue Wong (middle) with manicurists Akemi and Melissa Bozant

 Isn’t Sue Wong’s fascinator absolutely amazing?

Model posing with a bottle of China Glaze

 Vampy lips paired with vampy nails…What a combo! Check out that hair also!

Table inside the club, scattered with rose petals and China Glaze

Here’s to teaming up for another season of amazing glamour, gowns and nail polish!

Unfortunately, Lisa Frank mania has died out a little bit in the past couple years, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t relive her fabulous-ness though a China Glaze Leopard Print Manicure inspired by Lisa Frank’s designs!

Here’s what you’ll need: China Glaze Liquid Leather, Electric Pineapple, Blue Iguana, 108 Degrees, and Senorita Bonita are featured in the tutorial below. You can use any color combination that you choose, it’s all up to you!

 A skinny nail art brush is best but toothpicks and eyeliner brushes also make great tools.

Have fun with it…The different color combinations create endless look!

Check out the youtube video tutorial here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBYgCAJXh2U

Enjoy!

China Glaze Innocence, Fast Forward Top Coat, Nude and Orange Cuticle Oil

Celebrity Manicurist Josephine More working on a model

For his Spring 2012 line, he took everyone’s breath away with flowing, neutral, lacy gowns with pops of magenta, yellow and purple. Nothing compliments a gorgeous gown like a beautiful manicure!

Photo courtesy of Red Carpet Fashion Awards

 You can also view the runway show here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ia3r47Sves

What do you think of his nail color choices? What China Glaze colors would you pick to represent his Spring 2012 line?

• Techno Teal – Turquoise Holographic
• Virtual Violet – Violet Holographic
• Electra Magnenta – Magenta Holographic
• Gamer Glam – Purple Holographic
• High Def -  Blue Holographic
• Hologram -  Silver Holographic
• Hyper Haute – Rasberry Holographic
• 3D Fantasy – Peachy Pink Holographic
• Digital Dawn – Dusty Rose Holographic
• Cyberspace – Taupe Holographic
• Mega Bite – Gold Holographic
• Laser Lime – Lime Green Holographic

China Glaze Tronica will be available at BSG starting January/February 2011 and at Sally’s Beauty Supply starting March/April 2011. Which colors are your favorites? Which ones will you be picking up?

The six different Crackle colors will include: Black Mesh (black crackle), Lightening Bolt (white crackle), Broken Hearted (pink crackle), Cracked Concrete (grey crackle), Crushed Candy (teal crackle) and Fault Line (purple crackle).

China Glaze Crackle will be available at Sally’s and BSG in a 12 piece counter display. There will also be 3 packs kits available with a base color, a crackle glaze (either Broken Hearted, Black Mesh or Crushed Candy) and a China Glaze top coat.

What do you think about Crackle polish? Is this something you’re looking forward to trying?

The Ikea Helmer is probably one of the most popular and most talked about storage methods. While I haven’t actually seen one in person, I’ve been told that height-wise, the shelves are the perfect size for most standard polish bottles. Both Christine from Temptalia and Michelle from All Lacquered Up are fans:

The Ikea Helmer has a total of 6 shelves which makes for an outrageous amount of storage. For those of you with a modest amount of polish, this would be great to start off with. The possiblities to grow your collections are practically endless! The Helmer comes in red, silver and white and retails for $39.99 USD.

Another popular storage method is with clear strorage containers that are meant for shoes. These are great because they give you a clear view as to which colors or brands you have in each box. They stack very easily which means they stay out of sight until you need to pull them out. These clear storage boxes from the Container store even come in pack of 20 for $29.80 or 1 for $1.79. Talk about a deal!

If you have any extra ones, they’d be perfect for your shoes (obviously) and other makeup that you need to stash away!

Some of you are lucky enough to have a room in your houses dedicated to makeup! If I were so lucky, I would probably put my polish on display with one of these professional acrylic racks that they use in the nail salons:

These are great because they let you see every single polish that you have! What better way to admire your collection than to have it posted on the wall next to your vanity? It’s not only practical, but it’s also a work of art. Granted, you must have the space for this but if you do, you’re one lucky gal! I found this rack on www.ebay.com under the search title “acrylic polish rack”.

I was browsing the Container Store website and came across some other storage methods that I think would be also be great for polish. While this 5 tiered storage bin is a little pricey at $199 USD, the solid steel construction sounds  ultra-durable and the slim design sounds like it would fit almost anywhere!

I personally don’t have a lot of polish at home! The polish that I do have is stored inside a vintage makeup train case like this one:

I found it on ebay and didn’t know what else to use it for, so in went my polish!

How do you store your polish? What do you find effective for the amount of space and frequency that you use your polish on a daily/weekly basis?

First is China Glaze Little Drummer Boy, a deep navy shimmer that is so unique for the holidays! I really liked this color because of how deep the shade of blue is. I only needed 2 coats to get complete coverage and it applied like a dream!

Second, we have China Glaze Sugar Plums. It’s a shimmery burgundy shade with flecks of multi-colored micro glitter in it. If you’re a fan of China Glaze Stella, you will LOVE Sugar Plums! It’s like Stella turned up a couple notches. This was 3 coats but you could definitely get away with two coats. I just like the look of extra coats!

Third, we have China Glaze Mommy Kissing Santa. A deep, shimmery red that is perfect if you love that extra shine. This was 2 coats.

Next up is China Glaze Phat Santa. A creamy, rich red that screams holidays! I really loved the way this applied. The formula was amazing and this was 3 coats.

Here we have China Glaze Ruby Deer. A bright, rich red. A little lighter than Mommy Kissing Santa, so ff you’re looking for a red that’s not too dark but is still vibrant and rich, this is your winner. This was 3 coats.

Next is China Glaze Jolly Holly, which is a deep, forest green shimmer. Really lovely and applied wonderfully. I love how unique this green shade is…it’s not only perfect for the holidays but I think it’s a great green for any other day of the year!

This is China Glaze Mistletoe Kisses. A green glitter that almost has a holographic effect to it. I was a little skeptical because I thought I was going to need tons of coats to get the right coverage, but I was pleasantly surprised when all I needed was 3 coats to get it perfect. I really like this color because it’s very unique as well and is definitely one of the standouts in the crowd.

Last, but not least is China Glaze Mrs. Claus. A red glitter that has a jelly-ish base. This also has a holographic look when applied. Very shimmery and very festive. This was 4 coats, but I added on that extra coat only because I could still see the crud stuck under my nails after the third coat. I’m sure if you have clean nails (mine were grungy from swatching) three coats is all you would need.

A post on the gift sets will be coming up next. Which colors are you going to be picking up now that you’ve seen all 16 of the colors?

First off is China Glaze Jingle Bells. This is a nudish champagne shimmer that would be complimentary on any skin tone. Application is very smooth and that’s needed is 2 coats to get full coverage. I topped this off with a coat of Seche Vite Fast Dry to add extra shine.

Second, we have China Glaze Cheers To You. This is a bright, shimmery silver that reminds me of Christmas tinsel. Application is smooth and two coats is needed as well for desired coverage. What amazed me about all the shimmers was how smoothly they went on, because  shimmers can sometimes be a little chunky and goopy.

Third, we have China Glaze Snow. This is a creamy, dense and smooth white polish. I absolutely love it! I think it’s something about the texture. China Glaze Snow is thick without being gloopy and all I needed was two coats of this to make it perfect. I probably wouldn’t wear this alone, but it would be great for French manicures and pedicures, along with being a base color for layering. I know it’s just a white polish, but I really liked this one, a lot! The formula is hands down, amazing.

Next up is China Glaze Peace on Earth. This is an olive-toned green shimmer. This is two coats of polish with a coat of Seche Vite Fast Dry on top. This color is so unique, especially for the Holidays and I’m glad that it was included in the promotion because it’s not a typical “Holiday” green. I was never a huge fan of green polishes until recently and now I can’t get enough! Olive green, lime green, slime green…I’m loving them all!

Here we have China Glaze Frosty. This is a sheer, shimmery white that’s perfect in layers. This has an amazing texture as well and took me three coats for the desired coverage.  A lot of you on Twitter were asking me  how this compares to China Glaze White-Kwik-Silver from the 2007 Surf Collection. I’ll be sure to swatch both and let everyone know how it turns out!

Next is China Glaze Party Hearty. This has a clear polish base with flecks of green, gold and red glitter. The red glitter is the largest and then the green and gold, respectively. Shown below is 3 coats in the photo below. You can definitely wear this alone, but I think it would look amazing as a top coat. I actually layered this over China Glaze Peace on Earth awhile back and it looked great!

Last, we have China Glaze Naughty or Nice. This is a deep, dark burgundy shade. It is so gorgeous and very dark, almost black. Show below is three coats with a swipe of Seche Vite Fast Dry on top. China Glaze Naughty and Nice was the first color I decided to swatch. I had the intention of taking it off and swatching more colors afterward, but once I put it on, I couldn’t take it off! It’s so gorgeous, I totally fell in love with it! It’s definitely one of my favorite Holiday colors.

The 2010 Holiday promotion will be available starting at the end of October. Which ones are your favorites and what will you be picking up?

Coming up next: The 8 remaining colors and information on the China Glaze Holiday Gift Sets!

China Glaze Grape Juice is still available and can be found at your local nail supply store or online. What was your favorite color from the China Glaze Summer Days collection?