Santa Paws Is Coming to Town

There's cute. And then there's just too cute.  And although that's not really my style, I couldn't resist these adorable Santa Paws holiday puppy slippers (for peeps).  They are a gift when you purchase special holiday packages of OPI Nail Envy Natural Nail Strengthener in Original or Sensitive & Peeling formula.  The perfect stocking stuffer -- and the perfect way to pamper your tootsies after running around all day shopping for others.  Find them and lots of other OPI Holiday Wishes gifts and Nail Lacquers at your professional salon and at opi.com.

Ready, Set ... Shop!

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!  And happy Black Friday shopping tomorrow, for all of you eager to get your holiday shopping done (or at least started).  My suggestion?  Go for a luxurious, restorative mani and pedi at your favorite salon.  Ask for OPI's new Holiday Wishes shades -- you can pick from six festive and fabulous holiday reds (with names like Comet Loves Cupid and Smitten with Mittens) and six sophisticated darks and neutrals (Shim-merry Chic and Merry Midnight are just two).  Then -- and here's the best part -- while everyone else is dealing with crowds at the mall, no room in the parking lot, and total sensory overload, go home, go online, and shop away.   

  
   

Left to right: Comet Loves Cupid, Smitten with Mittens, Shim-merry Chic, Merry Midnight

Bleeding Hearts

"Vampire fever" hits again in theaters everywhere, riveting teen girls (and their moms!) to the screen to watch images of the most gorgeous vampires and werewolves ever ... well, you get the idea.  These are probably the most dangerously romantic vampires since Brad and Tom took on the roles 15 years ago.  OK.  Back to my point.  In keeping with the spirit of the vampire mode, it seems that deep, dark red nails are right on point. Check out OPI Nail Lacquers in Bogota Blackberry, Malaga Wine, and Got the Blues for Red to get into the mood. Try it all on at opi.com.  And I'll see you on the ticket line.

Destination Beautiful

   
Destination weddings have become hugely popular, probably because it's like a wedding and a vacation in one.  And the locales -- Hawaii, Fiji, Cabo -- it's all incredibly romantic and beautiful.  The Martha Stewart Weddings special edition about destination weddings   
  loves OPI Nail Lacquers in exotic-locale names to accessorize the bride.  "Why would you paint your nails a color that doesn't go with your destination?" it asks.  Indeed.  The mag loves OPI Nail Lacquers in (left to right) Ate Berries in the Canaries, Hawaiian Orchid, and Samoan Sand for destination brides.  (These shades are also perfect for barefoot beach brides!)

     
        
 
  
 
   
 
   
 

Text-ure Me

Looking for an affordable luxury to add to your fall and winter beauty fun?  Put some texture on your nails.  The November issue of Elle loves OPI Lincoln Park After Dark Suede, calling it a "sophisticated make-under" of the legendary glossy shade; Real Simple votes for Lincoln Park After Dark Matte for its "striking, flat, festive" finish; and Marie Claire calls the Suede by OPI line of shades "winter's chicest tip-topper."

Reba & Kelly & OPI

When actress and country music star Reba McEntire appeared on ABC’s Live with Regis & Kelly show earlier this month, she and co-host Kelly Ripa realized they had one very important thing in common.  The two women looked at each other’s hands and said simultaneously, “What color are you wearing?  Lincoln Park After Dark!”

Photo: reba.com

True Colors

 

 

On Veterans Day

To all of our service men and women, past and present, 

a sincere thank you for keeping our truest colors flying 

and for your commitment to our land of the free.

Suzi

Scene in Green

You heard it here first, and you'll keep hearing it in this fall's fashion pages.  Green is the new black for fall.  W magazine loves finds the trend to be eminently wearable, from emerald to bright olive to grassy, pine, and blackened greens, and chooses OPI's Here Today ... Aragon Tomorrow as one of its faves.  And Cosmo gives the trend a green thumbs up, naming Here Today ... as one its picks for "lush green nails."  Seems like getting your daily greens is a great for nails too.

I ♥ NY

Just got back from New York City, where I did a whirlwind tour of beauty editors, giving them the inside scoop on the latest to come from OPI.  And while I was there, I couldn't help but notice the styles on women here -- arguably some of the best-dressed fashionistas in the world.  New York is a city where black is the dominant shade in almost every woman's closet; this season, I'm seeing black set off with splashes of bold color -- in a scarf, a bag, tights, jewelry.  Also big in the Big Apple -- classic, belted coats; menswear trousers; pencil skirts; buckles on boots; studded biker jackets; beaded clutches; classic black pumps.  And on nails -- everything from darks to brights.  Some editor faves -- Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees (rich charcoal blue), Here Today ... Aragon Tomorrow (darkest emerald), and Manicurist of Seville (this season's passionate red), all from Coleccion de Espana by OPI.  Also hot:  Russian Navy Matte (deepest indigo) and You Don't Know Jacques! Suede (chic taupe), with finishes that perfectly accessorize fall's fabrics.  Try it all on at opi.com. 

Something New for Something Blue

Here's a new idea of the "something blue" lots of brides like to carry or wear on their wedding day.  Tradition says that blue is the color of loyalty, certainly something any marrying couple would wish for.  Brides have worn blue garters, carried blue handkerchiefs, even woven a blue ribbon in their bouquet or into the slip of their gown.  The Bride's Guide, a blog from the editors of Martha Stewart Weddings, suggests dark blue nails as both your "something blue" and a sophisticated touch, especially if dark blue is part of your wedding palette.  The Guide recommends OPI Nail Lacquer in Light My Sapphire as an "especially elegant" choice.  Try it on at opi.com.

Photo courtesy of marthastewartweddings.com