Shu Uemura Mika Holiday 2008 Nails

For every lady who wants something extraordinary and special, it is a must to try out some of Shu Uemura products. For the New Holiday Collection 2008, Shu Uemura had photographer Mika Ninagawa exclusively design a unique collection with explosive color palette. Nail Polish is really big this season with darker colors taking over the runways. The Mika Shu Uemura features this beautiful Tanzanite Aquarium nail polish priced at $16 and available at their website. The nail polish is dark deep sparkly purple with glitter. It is quick-drying and produces a long lasting glossy shine. It is also formulated with seaweed extracts to protect against dryness and to promote healthy nails. And did you know that Shu Uemura’s nail polish bottles have a unique shape designed especially to fit between your fingers while you polish for your desired convenience? You will no longer need to look desperately for a place to put your bottle while you polish and you will be glamorously ready to go in minutes! 

Chanel Holiday 2008 Make-Up!

The holidays are coming soon (Thank God,) and what better way to get into the spirit than to glitter with hot make-up! Knowing Chanel’s love of gold for this season, following its exclusive Facettes D’Or Autumn 2008, the Limited Edition Holiday 2008 collection continues the sparkling gold fever. It also features touches of beige, bronze and rouge for a warmer, winter holiday feel. The look is about combining neutral beige and brown eyes, with pink-gold or rouge lips, while the face and cheeks sparkle with gold and shimmering pink highlights.

The Levres Scintillantes Glossimer, priced at $26 comes in both shades Red Shine with shimmer and Gold Shine with the pink-gold shimmer. The Gold Highlighting Powder, priced at $75 can be used for the face and body.

For the nails, we have the hot Le Vernis which comes in Perle Rosee, a warm beige-pink and the Haute Chocolat, which is a chocolate gold color. Both are priced at $20 each. The eye shadows comes in many shades and combinations like the pale gold Riviera of the Ombre D’Eau Fluid Iridescent Eyeshadow priced at $32 and the Brun-Lame featuring the dark brown and soft brown sparkle of La Ligne De Chanel Professional Eyeliner Duo at $45. For a complete list of the new collection, go to the website.

Shu Uemura Holiday Bright Make-Up Collection

Shu Uemura’s latest collection for the coming holidays is a rich palette of bright colors. Photographer Mika Ninagawa along with the artistic brand have created a fantastic collaboration of make-up. Delicious colors for the eyes, lips and nails combined with the unique packaging bring the warm artistic nature of the Tokyo photographer. This collection is sure to be a highlight for the fun holiday season and it is already available on their website. Featured below are two of the beauty products. The first one is the eye color palette “Adorned Marguerite” for a sweet and innocent look, featuring seven pressed eye shadows and one easy to spread cream liner in colors such as soft pink, blue, yellow and romantic violet. It is priced at $65. The second item is the mini gloss trio set called the “Delicious Rose.” It features a vinyl cosmetic pouch decorated with a photograph  of Mika Ninagawa. The mini glosses come in candy orange, candy pink and red and the price for this cute trio set is $40.

Love Picks: Etre Nail Care Kit

Many people are shocked when they find out that I have never been to a manicurist in my life and yet I have long, healthy nails! My answer to that is we can completely take care of our nails by ourselves and get outstanding results as long as we use natural products. This is by far my favorite little secret to spoil my nails and give them literally a “shine.” Trust me, you nails really do shine when you are finished with the four easy steps and the shine lasts for a couple of weeks! Etre is a natural Dead Sea Cosmetics brand and you can be sure of its quality and effect. The Dead Sea was a favorite of Cleopatra’s and she even built a spa there to take advantage of its beauty effects all the time. More about the Dead Sea Cosmetics tomorrow, but now let’s look at the magical nail care kit.

The Etre Nail Care Kit is a complete manicure and pedicure kit to give your nails a healthy and natural looking shine. Whether you have short, bitten, or cracked nails, this is your best natural medicine to transform them and cure them completely. The kit comes with 4 sided Nail Buffer, Cuticle Oil, Shaping Nail File, Hand and Body Lotion and instructions.

Step 1 Buff your nails with the light black side (the solid black is for your toe nails) on the Nail Buffer. It is coated with Diamond Dust and cleanses your nail reducing discoloration and smoothing out the nail surface. Do this for about a couple of minutes.

Step 2 Polish the nail with the white side on the Buffer using a back and forth notion on each nail. Repeat this for about a minute. This helps to stimulate circulation and faster nail growth.

Step 3 Now this is where the magic happens! Use the grey side of the Buffer to give your nail a natural glossy shine. Rub it back and forth for about a minute or two, or until you see the shine. This grey side works with the natural oils in your nails which are similar to those found in your hair and skin.

Step 4 Now take the Cuticle Oil and nourish your nails and skin with two drops on each nail. This will strengthen and revive the cuticles as it is rich with lots of vitamins.

You can then rub the Hand and Body Lotion which is available in 4 scents. My favorite one is the Milk and Honey and I use it all the time for my body – it smells deliciously and leaves skin very soft. The lotions are enriched with Aloe Vera and Dead Sea minerals which are particularly high in Vitamin A and E.

Other helpful tips for nail care is to not use nail polish all the time and moisturize your hands and cuticles regularly. Keep away from harmful chemicals, tools and nail hardeners! Always strive to use natural products on your nails such as this one.

You can find Etre Nail Care Kit on amazon.com, Ebay and selected display stores. For more information, go to http://www.etrenails.com.