Nails Fit For A Tea Party

"Color so fantastic, you'll think you're dreaming."

You've heard me write already, raving about one of the newest trends of the season, Alice In Wonderland inspired fashion. Well, I had to share my newest lacquer obsession: OPI's Alice In Wonderland Spring 2010 Collection. This limited edition collection featured fairytale shades that match the crazy personalities of some main characters in the Disney flick. Now, with the upcoming release of Tim Burton's take on the classic, OPI has once again dedicated a line of polishes to the entertainment world. I've been eyeing the ads for these fab nail colors in my fashion mags for some time now, awaiting the day that I can run to my fav salon and try em' out. So, upon returning home from a brief ski vacay, in desperate need of a manicure, I went immediately to check out the collection for myself. Thrilled was I when I saw the cardboard display with all the pretty little bottles of new and flashy colors. I am notorious for never wearing a nail color more than once, so the days that OPI and Essie come out with their new collections are always fun, exciting, and a great way to freshen up my look! Hard to choose, but I opted for Thanks So Muchness!, a berry red metallic shade, and love love love! However, I'm dying to test out the eye-catching bright blue, crushed glitter polish, Absolutely Alice, which packs a lot of personality into one little nail. Can't wait until next week's manicure! So, jump down the rabbit hole and sit down for tea with your favorite wacky Wonderland crew, but be sure to lacquer up with these hot new shades first!

OPI color in new Absolutely Alice

Each Bottle $8.50

Mini 4 Pack Set $20

http://opi.com/

Candyland, on your nails...yummy!

I have always proclaimed my undying devotion to Essie nail colors. OPI comes in a close second, but Essie takes the cake in my book! And for this winter, Essie's colors look like they should be toppings on the cake. Their new winter limited edition collection features three candy-coated colors that are so yummy looking, I could just eat them up! My personal fav, which I just had manicured on my nails today, Mint Candy Apple- a pastel green hue that resembles a mint chocolate candy bar. The woman in the salon chair next to me literally turned to me and said my nails were making her hungry, and reminded her of Christmas! How perfect is that?! A nail color that can conjure up that joyful feeling everyone gets around the holiday season. I know the holidays are coming when Starbucks comes out with their red cups, my town main road is decorated with lights and wreaths, and now; when my nails are lacquered up in candy-colored polish! Other tasty polish tints include: lollipop, a delish candy-apple red, and rock candy, a scrumptious bubble-gum pink. So get yourself in the holiday spirit, and head to your nearest salon/and or Essie retailer, or order yourself a set online at: http://www.essieshop.com/ and have yourself a happy manicured holiday!!

Oh, and by the way, these candy green and pink colors are a look for less option to Chanel's Jade Collection for fall (shown below) that took the runways this past February...(which everyone is dying over, and is impossible to get!). Thank you, Essie to the rescue!