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Glam Queen- Dior Vernis 708 Gold Nugget

As far as I’m concerned, the best part of Dior’s summer 2008 look, Golden Dior, is nail color. The collection has two colors, Coppery Ginger, pretty and lighter than you’d expect from the name, and Gold Nugget, which is more of a metallic mocha with go…

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Nail Candy- Zoya ChitChat and Gossip Collections

I needed a good pick-me-up this week, and the second thing that worked (the first was perfume, of course) was making my nails look like candy. Zoya launched two collections for summer: ChitChat, which has six sparkly colors, all named after beauty blog…

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Everything Matches (and not a word about the husband)

J Lo goes all the way (and then some) matching her eye makeup and nails to her dress. I’m not sure which part I hate more. What say you?Photos of Jennifer Lopez and the ghost of Marc Anthony from last night’s Christian Dior Cruise collection in NYC, co…

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You Are Gold

My annoyance with Chanel’s spring collection is already documented here. Truth be told, spring/summer collection are rarely as exciting as fall offering. Maybe it’s all the pink, or maybe there’s something else at the works. Just like Vogue’s September…

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Spring Anticipation- A Joint Project From Two Sides Of The World

Helg from Perfume Shrine and I are here to bring you a taste of spring from Europe and the US, in a joint project that will hopefully be first of many.Early March in the New York Metro area is as far from La Primavera as anything could be. It’s cold, t…

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Do You Want To Know A Secret?

If the spring collection from Zoya has made you yearn for warmer days and blooming trees, you’re about to get a big craving for sandy beaches and long, hot summer days…There’s a very special collection for summer (to be launched in May) and it has me…

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Claws

I’m generally fond of Rihanna, except for her fashion choices.(And her music)I’m not loving the orange talons, especially with this dress. Copyright ©2006-2007 The Non-Blonde, under the author’s name. Content poaching is both illegal and ugly.

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Ready For Spring- Zoya Spring 2008 Collection (Blissful)

It snowed today, making SoCal a distant memory. Hard to believe it was only two days ago that I was wearing sandals and sitting on the beach watching the seals in Redondo Beach. The only trace of happy weather and sunshine is on my fingers and toes.Bli…

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What Have You Been Doing with Your Hands? Essie Bordeaux Nail Polish

I was doing my nails the other day and chose Essie Bordeaux. As I was applying it and looking at the cute color (a deep, rich red, not as dark as the picture would let you think), I wondered why I haven’t used it in so many months. A few hours later I …

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Behind the Red Door

Something must be going on in Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa, other than the renovation of the first floor of their 5th Avenue salon. I’ve received two different and unrelated press releases about news from behind the red door.First, my current nail poli…

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Let’s Talk About It (Ask The Non-Blonde)

Some of the latest crop of email I got is worth public discussion, for better and worse.”I was going to buy a few items from Saks and get the GWP, but I’ve heard it’s not available online. What’s the story?”J. from Columbus, OhioMy reply: The Saks (not…

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Never Say Never

In which I go where I’ve never gone before, or: How I learned to love green nail polishIt started when the sampler pack of Utopia, the Zoya winter nail polish collection landed on my desk. I couldn’t stop staring at the six vibrant metallic colors (The…

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Not Gone

Remember how I whined about the disappearance of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails polish in the lovely Stony Creme? Last Friday I found it again at my local Target. The bottle was changed into a sleek, more narrow one and the packaging somewhat updated. The …

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D is for Discontinued (the nail polish edition)

My toes have mostly been painted in light neutral colors since early spring. I alternated between several Lippmans and my tried and true Sally Hansen in Pure Putty. These colors were clean, fun and left the stage free for the real stars, my shoes.The s…

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