Sation Miss Antoinette Collection

Sation is hard for me to find as it is a salon professional brand but I do love what they are putting out!

Miss Antoinette Looks for Love in a Bottle

Miss Professional Nail (Miss) has announced the launch of its Spring 2013 Campaign, Miss Antoinette. The collection is a shining salute to eloquent French beauty and Marie Antoinette’s glorious run as Queen of France.

After a recent visit to Versailles, Miss’ Creative Director Staci Dao was inspired to develop a theme that spun a modern twist on lacquer and love. She created a color collection that reflects an exquisite Parisian color palette that would have been icing on the cake for the legendary empress.

The collection offers a royally fun twist on Marie Antoinette’s flair for beauty and beaus. Her loyal subjects were forever fixated on her extravagant wardrobe, indulgent rituals and notorious love life. Oh, how times have changed. Women still get dolled up for potential matches, yet we’ve traded private love letters for public “likes,” and traditional courtship has been eclipsed by cell phones, e-mails and turbo-texting (a triple trauma to the nails!). Dao says, “Nothing beats old-fashioned face-to-face time; beauty and sparks of attraction are still what make us click with someone.”

Miss Antoinette serves up an amorous array of polished petits fours:
Love is in the Heir: Your hands will be on cloud nine with this glistening powder blue
Of Corset I’ll Call You: This romantic lavender-rose shade is off-the-hooks
Love at First Byte: A peachy, flesh-tone nude that leaves a lasting mega-memory
Dating the Duke: A dreamy, creamy cyan to channel your inner duchess
Delete Your Junk Male: Select this e-lectric cerise red to refine your style and suitors
Guillotine Grape: A warm, wicked aubergine that will turn heads – permanently

Let your joie de vivre shine through with a grand, gorgeous mani! The line is available to like, love and lacquer you up in salons and beauty supply stores now.

All Miss products are free of DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde.
Miss is an MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) certified company.

The Business of Change Session at CPNA 2013

THE BUSINESS OF CHANGE 

REINVENTING PAST BEAUTY HITS INTO TOMORROW'S NEW TRENDS  

Las Vegas, NV (February 12, 2013) – The beauty and fashion industry is forever changing and forever reinventing itself. We all have said at one point or another when seeing a new product, “Oh, I remember I used to have a product like this a few years ago!” Predicting trends may not be easy, but it is important to look back at the past to see what inspires reinvention of older concepts or ingredients, for example today’s bb creams, mineral makeup and the nail art craze. While reinvention is based on updating beloved product concepts, one factor to consider when developing new beauty products (or a new brand) is the shift in the cultural and economic climate. What will the face of the future consumer look like, and what are their expectations in terms of beauty product performance and presentation?

Moderated by Jeff Falk, Editor-In-Chief of GCI Magazine, the “The Business of Change: Reinventing Past Beauty Hits Into Tomorrow’s Trends” session will be held at Cosmoprof North America on Sunday, July 14, 2013 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Ben Bennett | HATCHBEAUTY | Founder and Creative Director – Ben Bennett is recognized throughout the beauty industry for his ability to anticipate and set trends. Bennett will present part of his 2013-2014 highly sought after trend report focusing on the influence of technology on today’s younger consumers. The reinvention of classic product concepts, forgotten delivery mechanisms and iconic brands in the health and beauty space has been heavily influenced by social media and new technology, introducing the “old” to a new generation.

Ron Robinson | BeautyStat.com | Founder – Ron Robinson is the founder and CEO of BeautyStat.com, an online beauty community and social media agency that reaches more than 20 million consumers. He is a veteran product development executive who has worked for such leading beauty companies such as Estée Lauder, Clinique, L'Oreal, Avon and Revlon. At BeautyStat.com, Robinson works with beauty brands and agencies to help them reach influential beauty consumers. Using his insights and experience he will present new product development trends from an ingredient, delivery and claims perspective.

Jonathan Ford | Pearlfisher | Founding Partner and Chief Creative Officer - Twenty years ago, Jonathan Ford co-founded Pearlfisher, one of today's world class brand design agencies with studios in New York and London. Pearlfisher creates award winning and agenda setting design for iconic brands like Starbucks, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Absolut, as well as creating some of the most exciting challenger brands of the future, including nude skincare, Help Remedies and Green & Black's. Ford will present "The Future of the Beauty Consumer" discussing macro-trends on how the beauty consumer is evolving and what the definition of beauty will be in the future. He will also explore how these shifts will impact product categories and consumption patterns.

Cosmoprof North America will take place July 14 - 16, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.  Stay tuned for regular CPNA show updates, and for more information, visit cosmoprofnorthamerica.com and Facebook.com/cosmoprofnorthamerica. 

Beautique at Cosmoprof North America 2013

Image Courtesy YPR

Box subscriptions have been all the rage in the past 2 years. Beauty, nail polish, pet items, organic - it's a little bit of Heaven for those who want to try but don't want to commit to full sized products.

New to Cosmoprof North America (CPNA), this sampling concept will be unveiled at the show this July in Las Vegas. CPNA is the first trade show to bring customized sampling to show attendees. All proceeds collected will benefit CITY OF HOPE, a leading research, treatment, and education center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.

All CPNA attendees are invited to visit the one-stop beauty shop, BEAUTIQUE, for deluxe-sized samples, including the latest in up-and-coming cosmetics, skin care, nails, hair...and some classic beauty favorites. Attendees will be able to hand-pick seven deluxe samples from 20 featured exhibiting brands for a nominal fee of $10.  

The beauty sampling shop will be located on the main show floor and will be open throughout the entire show. Exhibitors participating in this program will benefit from enhanced visibility on the show floor as well as the opportunity to get their products in the hands of many buyers who they may not necessarily get the opportunity to meet with otherwise. 

The list of participating brands will be announced in May. HCT Packaging, the official sponsor of BEAUTIQUE, will produce the exclusively customized box to hold all the beauty products.

Gelish Love in Bloom

I'm definitely looking forward to wearing more gels during those weeks that I'm just super busy and with summer coming up soon, I just feel like I'm going to have more than a few of those weeks. It's time to pull out my Gelish lamp and get at least the purple spring bottle!  Images courtesy of Hand & Nail Harmony.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG AND LOVE IS IN BLOOM

Gelish MINI Introduces Six Fresh New Colors For The Spring Season

Brea, CA – (January 2012): April showers bring May flowers which means that love is in bloom! It is a time for renewal, regrowth and rebirth, so get out those floral skirts and embrace the warmth of the season with a palette of bright and cheerful colors picked directly from The Gelish MINI Garden of Love.  The 6 colors in the Gelish® MINI Love In Bloom collection include:

Sweet Morning Dew: Carefree Coral

A Petal for Your Thoughts: Playful Punch  

All Dahlia-ed Up: Flirty Fuchsia

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Perky Purple

Garden Teal Party: Timeless Teal

A Mint of Spring: Minty Green

The Gelish® MINI Love In Bloom Collection will be available starting February 2013.

Gelish® MINI products are available exclusively at Sally Beauty Supply stores nationwide. Follow Gelish MINI in Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gelish-MINI/366235860135905?ref=hl, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GelishMINI and on Instagram at @GelishMINI.

Gelish® MINI comes in an array of colors, applies like polish, with a twist cap and applicator, but are cured in an LED lamp for 30 seconds or in two minutes with a traditional UV lamps, just like gels. Gelish MINI stays on the nail for up to three weeks of beautiful wear, with no chipping or peeling. Gelish MINI soaks off completely in only 15 minutes. For more information, please visit www.gelishminis.com. 

Nicole by OPI Collaboration with Kellogg's Special K

I'm obsessed with the Red Berries cereal from Kellogg's Special K. I was surprised to see they were partnering with nail polish but let's face it - nail polish is the IT thing now.  I just bought a new box last week and there wasn't a coupon code but we'll see if I can find it elsewhere.  Images courtesy of OPI.

NICOLE BY OPI ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH KELLOGG’S^® SPECIAL K^®

Three custom shades available with the purchase of eligible Special K products

• @NicoleByOPI and @SpecialKUS offers free bottle of lacquer with purchase of @SpecialKUS product in April

Nicole by OPI announces that the brand will be producing three custom nail lacquer shades for Kellogg’s^® Special K^® beginning in April to pair with a campaign encouraging women to “show off your confidence with color.” Shoppers will have the opportunity to receive free full-size bottles of Nicole by OPI nail lacquer by signing up for the Kellogg’s Family Rewards program and entering codes from specially marked boxes of Special K products, while supplies last.

The three custom shades include: Challenge Red-y (crème red), Pros & Confidence (crème turquoise) and Be Ama-Zing! (crème pink).

With the purchase of three eligible Special K products, consumers will receive the shade Challenge Red-y. After submitting the purchase codes from eight eligible Special K products, consumers will receive all three lacquers – Challenge Red-y, Pros & Confidence and Be Ama-Zing!

“Nicole by OPI is delighted to partner with Kellogg’s to offer such an exciting reward to Special K consumers,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “At our company, we always say that nail lacquer can change your look – and your outlook. In working with Kellogg’s Special K, we hope to inspire and motivate women who are striving for beauty both inside and out.”

This promotion will be available in the US where Special K products are sold. 

About Nicole by OPI:

Nicole by OPI offers a salon-quality range of bold, fashion-forward nail lacquers. The brand’s heritage is based in OPI’s well-established foundation of excellence in both color and technology, providing premium products to a broad range of consumers looking for trendsetting nail lacquers.

About Kellogg Company:

At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), we are driven to enrich and delight the world through foods and brands that matter. With 2012 sales of $14.2 billion, Kellogg is the world’s leading cereal company; second largest producer of cookies, crackers and savory snacks; and a leading North American frozen foods company.  Every day, our well-loved brands nourish families so they can flourish and thrive. These brands include Kellogg’s®, Keebler®, Special K®, Pringles®, Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Kashi®, Cheez-It®, Eggo®, Coco Pops®, Mini-Wheats®, and many more. To learn more about our responsible business leadership, foods that delight and how we strive to make a difference in our communities around the world, visit www.kelloggcompany.com.