Essie has long been one of our favorite nail polish lines, always on the cutting edge and releasing gorgeous new hues with each season. My fellow editor Jen goes gaga for every new line and we have some personal favorites of our own! Get amped for Spring with the pastel hues of these pretty polishes!

What is Pinterest?

Pinterest is a social media tool that allows you to organize and share the great things you find on the internet. Pinterest is an image-based website that directs users to the image’s content on the web. Keep reading to find out more about Pinterest and how to use it!

No matter where you live, January and February are nothing like April or May. Flowers aren’t blooming and the sky is gray far more often than it is clear and bright. Keep away the Winter blues with these fun ideas for cute hair and nails courtesy of current trends and celebs like reality star and lifestyle blogger Lauren Conrad!

2011 was the beginning of a lot of nail trends that we’ll surely remember and take with us into the new year. Keep reading to see a wrap of our favorites, and how you can use these as inspiration for 2012!


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Who was the big winner (of a Mirrorball trophy) on Dancing with the Stars? Should you see the new Muppet movie this weekend? Keep reading for fashion and beauty inspiration from the dancers on DWTS and the Muppets themselves; they even have an OPI nail polish line!

When you’re attending a wedding or even taking part in one, do you want your makeup to look like it does on an average Tuesday? Since we know the answer to that question is no, keep reading to learn how to amp up your makeup for special occasions!

New trends in nail polish come and go, but I think this warm neutral is here to stay. Keep reading to get the scoop from Running with Mascara on the newest neutrals, and how you can incorporate them into a fun fall routine that isn’t too dark.

There are lots of great secrets for taking care of your nails. Using spices and simple lotions can really help the health of your hands and nails in particular! Keep reading for 3 nail tricks that are sure to help you put your best hand forward.

With the changing seasons come lots of new trends. The most notable changes for nails come in the form of new polishes and finishes (get the scoop on Fall 2011 colors here), but another more subtle trend is on the rise. Find out what it is and how to get it right after the jump!

Once warm weather hits, I make a beeline for flip flops and sandals. This means that I also have to add one more step to my beauty routine – painting my toenails. I love having brightly colored toenails! I usually sport various shades of pink. Actually, I think I only even own pink nail polish.

I have to say that I’m terrible at anything artistic. I won’t venture to say that painting your nails is very artistic, but it requires some amount of skill and dexterity to paint the nail and not your skin. I always have trouble with that part.  So when I decide to paint my nails, I want that nail polish to stay put!