Priti for Spring at Spirit Beauty Lounge

From Kim D'Amato's world-famous Priti Organic Spa in New York's East Village come Priti 3 Free, Non-Toxic Nail Polish and Soy Polish Remover. "Three Free" means no carcinogenic Toluene, Formaldehyde, or DPBs. The word Priti has many meanings in Sanskrit such as out of satisfaction, with love, and pleasurable sensation. It's no surprise that Priti's fashion-forward colors can be found on celebrity tips everywhere.

Introducing Priti colors for spring

Red Spangles - a juicy watermelon shimmer
Fairy Thimbles - something blue
Green Goddess - a creamy, minty green with a slight shimmer
Prairie Blue Eyes - an exotic starry plum
Bovey Belle Carnation - luscious, grown-up hot pink

Priti polishes retail for $12.50 each and are available at Spirit Beauty Lounge. With any Priti purchase of $25 or more at SBL receive 50% off Priti Long-Wear Top Coat (code: PRITITOP) or Priti Soy Polish Remover (code: PRITIRE). Offer expires 3/1/10.

CND Rocks an Eclipsed Moon Manicure at Ruffian

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The so-called "moon manicure" is nothing new for Ruffian's Brian Wolk and Claude Morais. Changing things up ever so slightly for their Fall RTW 2010 collection's planetary theme, they still managed to work in the 40's era nail design.

“Instead of a moon, I did an eclipse,” CND’s Roxanne Valinoti told the press yesterday, explaining how she essentially turned the classic technique on its head. Starting with an opaque gold polish, Valinoti applied a layer of navy on top, so the sliver of metallic lacquer that remained visible curved toward the nail bed instead of away from it.

I'm in love with the soft look of the makeup and those hot pink and fuschia lips. Gorgeous!


Backstage at Ruffian

images: nymag, Exit Art, NYC

Essie Deliciously Wicked New Season

Essie has gathered some favorite and deliciously dark shades together for a wicked celebration of the new season. Whether wearing them shiny or matte, alone or variations of many, these classic colors will give your fingers and tootsies a chic look.

Decadent Diva - a daring dark brown with a hint of bronze shimmer

Lady Godiva - creamy, chocolately brown

Licorice - sweet like candy, but dark as night

Marshmallow - sheer, playful white, perfect for a French Manicure

Wicked - a malicious, yet playful deep, dark red; an essie cult favorite

Matte About You! - mattify your color for the new fashion-forward look

And of course, wear pink this October...on your fingers and toes in an effort to raise breast cancer awareness. To join in the fight against this disease, essie cosmetics has created Yes We Can, Pink!, a new nail color, for which a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC), a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women affected by the disease.

Available online and in fine spas and salons. Please visit essie cosmetics for more information and to shop all the gorgeous shades and products. Enjoy free shipping with your order of $40 or more with promo code: FREESHIP40.

Fall's Obsession-Worthy Nail Colours by Chanel

Brilliance to your fingertips with must-have colours from the runways of Paris. Chanel's top five Le Vernis Nail Colours for fall:

Gondola - a richly shimmering maroon

Dragon - a glamorous true red

Vendetta - a deep glistening aubergine

Blue Satin - a lustrous midnight blue

Cosmic Violine - a warm glittering plum

Chanel Le Vernis comes in a treasure chest shades for every season, each retails for $23. For more information, please visit Chanel online or at your favorite beauty counter.

Butter London Nail Polishes Fall 2009 Collection

butter LONDON is a 3 Free company – No Formaldehyde, No Toluene, and No DBP. As well as providing the safest nail products on the market, butter LONDON is devoted to bringing high fashion to your nails. They boast a unique and fashion-forward colour palette created by their Creative Director, Nonie Creme, backstage at the world’s top catwalk shows.

As seen in Vogue, W, Lucky and People Stylewatch magazines. The international motor racing colour of Great Britain. This green used to be the standard paint colour on all Formula One racecars in the days before sponsorship. AND, dark, “hunter green” was the backstage darling when used at this season’s shows.

For more information on butter LONDON, check them out at b-glowing. They have a great little special for you right now:

Purchase $50 at b-glowing.com & receive their Deluxe Fall Fragrance Sampler Set. These fragrances feature notes of Amber, Vanilla, Cocoa, Chocolate, Spicy Carnation & other warm sensual scents ideal to become your Fall Signature Scent!

*Voluspa Cocoa Tamarind
*Sarah Horowitz Perfect Bliss
*Mistral Balinese Vanilla
*Lily Lambert Pavo
*Zorica of Malibu's Gratitude
*Filles des Iles Solaire

Enter promo code: sensual at checkout for the offer. Offer ends 9/21/09.

CND's Backstage Weapon

Hair! Makeup! ... nails?

Yes. With the explosion of attention the nail industry has experienced over the past year, it's really no surprise that nails have become just as important a runway accessory as anything else trotting down the designer catwalk.

Case in point, backstage this morning at BCBG Max Azria, models were getting one coat of Ridge Out to create a blank canvas for two coats of Putty, a semi-sheer neutral from CND’s new Colour and Effects line. Style.com editors site Creative Nail Design's Colour and Effects as the best collection of cream colors to debut this fall. CND has launched 50 shades, in three intensities—sheer, semi-sheer, and opaque—plus three chromes to round out the range.

The vastness of pure color choices is impressive, however what sets its cream lacquers apart from the myriad others to debut since August is the addition of 15 “effects”—Pearl, Shimmer, and Sparkle—clear polishes that, when layered with your base color of choice, enhance and in some cases completely change the original finish. Well, one does expect a semblance of artistic genius from a brand using "Creative" in its very name.

This season's fashion event will enjoy advanced showing of these delicious paints, but the Colour and Effects collection won’t hit shelves until October. You know what they say, good things come to those who ________ !

Visit CND for more information and view these gorgeous shades for yourself.

source: style.com, elle, onsugar