Dermelect Summer 2013 Collection

I love hearing about nail polish companies partnering with beauty bloggers - we ARE a driving force in the beauty world. I personally do not buy nail polish anymore without looking it up online first for a blogger swatch.  I don't know Karie Frost but I'm very happy for her!

Dermelect Cosmeceuticals and Celebrity Nail Tech, Elle, extended a hand to guest collaborator Karie Frost, founder of top beauty blog FearNoBeauty.com, to create ME’s Summer 2013 Lacquer Collection. Aptly named Fearless Beauty, the eye-popping four color lacquer collection contains Dermelect’s signature anti-aging, peptide-infused formulation, designed for women who desire to grow out long, strong, natural nails without compromising fashionable fingertips.

"I see hundreds of new nail products cross my desk each year, and Dermelect really caught my eye," says Frost, who not only founded beauty blog FearNoBeauty.com, but has also worked for 12+ years on top nail industry magazine Nailpro and new consumer nail magazine Nail It!. "The science behind the nail treatments, and now the new ME lacquer colors, truly deliver stronger, longer nails—the perfect canvas for brilliant manicures. I wanted to bring brave new colors to the brand's ME lacquers—colors that will not only inspire women to take fun, fearless shade risks with their nails, but also feel confident while doing so."

Created for beauty junkies who love to push boundaries, the Fearless Beauty collection contains four creamy hues injected with high-voltage bright pigments, guaranteed to turn heads.

RENEGADE

a rebellious jade crème

BUZZ-WORTHY

an electric lemon crème

FEARLESS

a bold cobalt blue crème

MOXIE

a plucky pink crème 

HOW IT WORKS
The first coat instantly bonds to the nail, while the second fuses with the base coat to create a flexible web of color that resists chipping and improves brittleness.  The ME colors combine fast drying, high shine and a healthy ‘green’ dose of vitamins, peptides and moisture, offering a colorful solution to the contemporary woman’s beauty concern—aging nails and hands.  

KEY INGREDIENT
ProSina Protein Peptide-Hydrolyzed Keratin extracted from New Zealand sheep’s wool that strengthens the nails and moisturizes the skin.   

BENEFITS
Strengthens weak, brittle nails
Restores nail flexibility
Helps nails resist chipping and splitting
Provides long-lasting, high shine and bold color
Water and detergent resistant
Protects against UV rays
Formaldehyde, DBP, Toluene FREE
Cruelty FREE (no animal testing)


Dermelect’s ME Fearless Beauty collection, available summer 2013, retails for $14.00 and can be purchased online at www.dermelect.com and at high-end apothecaries, beauty boutiques, salons, spas, medi-spas and doctors offices.

Dermelect ME Core Lacquers

Dermelect Cosmeceuticals has come a long way in their quest to help women keep and grow out their natural nails while providing a fashionable alternative to acrylics. 

You only have to use 2 coats, no base, no top. The ME colors combine fast drying, high shine and a healthy "green" dose of vitamins, peptides and moisture.

THE COLORS
PRETENTIOUS-purple passion
SWAGGER-autumn royal plum
INDULGENCE-translucent pink
RED-ICULOUS-classic chinese red crème
VIVACIOUS-verdant pine green
PHENOM-egyptian blue
SO SUPERB-magnificent creamy mauve
BLUE BLOOD-rich crimson with blue undertone
DEBONNAIRE-opaque nude
OPULENCE-french porcelain white
STUNNER-metallic mocha blend
DECADENCE-metallic espresso with green undertone

KEY INGREDIENT

ProSina Protein Peptide-Hydrolyzed Keratin extracted from New Zealand sheep’s wool that strengthens the nails and moisturizes the skin.   

BENEFITS

Strengthens weak, brittle nails

Restores nail flexibility

Helps nails resist chipping and splitting

Provides long-lasting, high shine and bold color

Water and detergent resistant

Protects against UV rays

Formaldehyde, DBP and Toluene FREE

Cruelty FREE (no animal testing)

 

Dermelect’s ME Core lacquers, available April 2013, retail for $14.00 and can be purchased online at www.dermelect.com and at high-end apothecaries, beauty boutiques, salons, spas, medi-spas and doctors offices.

LVX Modena

Press Sample

Have you missed my regular postings? I have really missed writing. First, my PAS (point-and-shoot) camera broke. It was my trusty Canon Powershot A2000 IS that I bought right after my son was born so it's over 6 years old. The bottom hinge broke and I was pretty much scared to use my DSLR that I purchased last year.

Well,, as expected, my blog and its readership suffered. I love bringing you the latest news from brands, but especially after my Google+ Chat with Cult Nails, I realized that I want to be a library of nail polish swatches, for you to go through, and the camera shouldn't be what stops me.

The next 12 or so reviews I have coming out will all have been taken with my DSLR and because the size on it is larger, I've decided to crop my photos differently. Please do let know me what you think in the comments!  (Also, I bought a Canon PowerShot A4000 IS to replace my 2000 this past weekend.)

Back to the polish. From the LVX Summer 2013 collection, today I have Modena, a poppy red creme that is just flat out HOT. I used a base of Cult Nails Get It On, 2 coats of polish and a top of Cult Nails Wicked Fast. I love how opaque and well formulated LVX is.

Here it is in the sun and you can see how lovely it is - very red, very awesome. I felt like a powerhouse wearing it.

Same story but in the shade. I've had a lot of fun playing with my lightning but with most cremes, the polish doesn't change much. Now if LVX starts making more shimmers...  LOL.  Hard to make a shimmer when you're following fashion - they don't do a lot of shimmers (or any duochromes... or glitters...).

Anyway, back to the polish. Don't forget that my sale on Gloss48 lasts until this Monday, otherwise you can purchase this beauty at $16 a bottle on the LVX website.

LVX [Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram] is available on their website. It is 10-free to include Toluene and Camphor, vegan and cruelty free. Use promo code POLISHGALORE for 20% off your purchase!

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Hand Perfection Hand Care

I didn't start really paying attention to my hands and my nails until about 5 years ago. I try to keep lotion around and on at all times but I'm not always as diligent as I should be. Have you heard of Hand Perfection before? This is definitely a new-to-me brand from CCA Industries. They also make Bikini Zone, which I have used before.

Hand Perfection was created with Ellen Sirot, the nation's top hand model. It's fragrance-free, non-greasy, goes on smooth and absorbs quickly for an invisible, weightless free. 

The product that really caught my eye (and that I will actually use) is the Nail and Cuticle Treatment ($9.99.)

The Hand Perfection brand

Nourishing Day Cream with SPF 15 (SRP $14.99)

Rejuvenating Night Cream (SRP $14.99)

Nail and Cuticle Treatment (SRP $9.99)

Combo pack which contains the Nourishing Day Cream and Rejuvenating Night Cream (SRP $24.99)

Hand Perfection will be available in January 2013 at CVS, Walgreens, Albertsons, Duane Reade, Harmon and other fine stores across the country.  Please visit us at www.handperfection.com and on Facebook@HandPerfection.

Hand Perfection is from CCA Industries, Inc.  CCA develops, manufactures and markets high quality, innovative health and beauty care products available at fine food, drug, discount and supercenter stores everywhere.  Other top brands include Nutra Nail, Bikini Zone, Plus White, Sudden Change and Shadow Shields.

Cult Nails Google Hangout

Tonight, with a few small hiccups, we finally had our first Google Hangout for Cult Nails!  You can watch the broadcast below (and yes, it's unedited, haha!) You might want to start around 8:30 in the video because the first eight and a half minutes, well we were still figuring it out.

In case you missed it, my summer picks are Ay Poppy!, Flushed and Princess, all which are available now on Cult Nails.

Also I was wearing Andrea Lashes in modlash 33 which were a press sample.

I also showed my massive collection - all 65 polishes.

So now what?

First, now that we know what we're doing, check out the next Cult Nails Chat, which will feature all new bloggers!

Second, enter into the Rafflecopter Giveaway where Maria is giving away $75 of polishes!

Finally, be sure to check out my partners in crime, BeautyJudy and ChitChatNails

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