Good, Better, Bestie

Don't you love being the best at something? So do we! OPI Nail Lacquer was voted Best Nail Polish in   magazine's Best Beauty Awards. Ten thousand readers plus editors and beauty experts cast their votes for the Besties. Find all the winners at seventeen.com. Want a shade that matches Katy Perry's look? Try OPI Designer Series Nail Lacquer in DS extravaganza, a glimmering, glamorous magenta with the glitz of real diamond dust.

    

All's Elle that Ends Elle

One of the last words on everything fashion and beauty, Elle magazine loves OPI's new Swiss Collection lacquers, especially three of its amazing jewel tones.  In its August issue, the mag raves that "the 24-karat Glitzerland, intense emerald Cuckoo for this Color, and amethyst The Color to Watch rival Basel's most exquisite baubles."  All three make the mag's It List -- they should make yours, too.

   

Ginger Lily ... or MaryAnn?

In this case, we'll go with Ginger Lily -- the newest flavor of Avojuice Skin Quenchers hand and body lotion.  A vibrant blend of fruit and flowers, new Ginger Lily Skin Quenchers lotion is the lightweight, perfect daily moisture fix! Bursting with natural moisturizers and soothing avocado and aloe extracts, it leaves skin smooth, touchable, and lightly fragranced.  For ultra-rich hydration, try new Avojuice Ginger Lily Hand & Body Creme, an irresistibly indulgent formula that envelops skin with shea butter and avocado oil, while pampering and protecting with antioxidant vitamin E. Soft, silky skin -- the better to tempt that millionaire.  Sorry MaryAnn.

Just 2 Sexy

Summer's first big blockbuster arrives today -- the opening of Sex and the City 2, starring everyone's four favorite just-too-fab females! And any fashionista worth her cosmo knows that while our girls will be tearing across the hot sands of Abu Dhabi (really Morocco), they'll be adorned head to toe in couture TDF!  So what's a girl sitting at home this summer to do?  Get a mani and pedi pronto, in some of the season's must-have couture shades --  seems like OPI's Designer Series Nail Lacquers, created from real diamond dust, are the obvious choice!  Then head out to the cinema and join Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha  in what promises to be a whirlwind adventure of indulgence, fun, and, of course, romance. See you there, lovah. Lacquers shown:  DS extravagance, DS glow

 

Photo credit: Craig Blankenhorn/Warner Brothers Pictures

It's Shrektacular!

This May, OPI is "ogre-joyed" to tie in with the DreamWorks Animation theatrical release of Shrek Forever After!  I've created six new Brights by OPI Nail Lacquer shades that suit the main characters perfectly, with names to match:  Funky Donkey   (what could be more fun than this dark purple?); What's with the Cattitude? (a moody light blue that's really a pussycat); Rumple's Wiggin' (and this lavender is "hair" to stay!); Who the Shrek Are You? (a brilliant green that stands up for itself); Ogre-the-Top Blue (the biggest, bestest bright blue ever!); and Fiercely Fiona (don't mess wtih this empowered light green). Now if only I could find some green movie popcorn ...

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Pearls & Carats

Pearls made big news last week, as a pearl necklace encrusted with gemstones and purportedly belonging to an 18th century Chinese emperor, sold for a record amount at auction in Hong Kong.  The freshwater pearl strand sold for a staggering $8.7 million, the highest auction price ever paid for a piece of Imperial jewelry.  One reason, according to experts, is a newfound appreciation for the magnificent arts of China.  We couldn't agree more. Check out Pearl of Wisdom, and eleven other shades, in the Hong Kong Collection by OPI. 

All About the Pink

This spring, its all about the Pink with Pink by OPI, four new porcelain pink SoftShades Nail Lacquers that are perfectly innocent.  And innocently provocative.  Elegant for brides, pretty for prom, subtle and sophisticated for business and everyday wear, these shades are wearable by all women.  And the names are so cute -- Isn't That Precious?, Pink-a-Doodle, I Think in Pink, It's a Girl!  All pink.  All the time.  Sweet.

Fly Your Own Style Flag

In a recent blog,Today show style editor Bobbie Thomas writes about a Cornell University sorority which allegedly has a strict set of style guidelines that dictate its members' dress, makeup, accessories, etc. In my mind, these kinds of rigid rules don't  allow for much, if any, individuality of style.  And while the sorority and its leaders certainly have the right to come up with and enforce their style code, to me it sounds like the preferences of a few young women have taken over.  The wonderful thing about fashion and style -- whether you are 18 or 81 -- is that it is supposed to be about you.  You choose the looks, the colors, the pieces that fit your life, your budget, and your personality.  And when you do, you'll find that looking like yourself is way more life-affirming than forcing yourself to meet someone else's idea of who you should be. 

Photo courtesy WWD

Modern Chic

Jade is the New Black • Hot & Spicy • A Good Man-darin is Hard to Find • Bling Dynasty • Suzi Says Feng Shui • Red My Fortune Cookie • Meet Me on the Star Ferry • Lucky Lucky Lavender • Panda-monium Pink • Chop-sticking to My Story • Pearl of Wisdom • Dim Sum Plum  All coming soon ...