Beauty and the Drink

Okay, sit down ladies, cuz I'm going to let you in on a little secret of mine: use OPI Bond Aid before your base coat and you'll have a beautiful chip-free manicure for almost 2 weeks!

<--Seriously, here's the proof! This is after 11 days!

This little baby totally keeps polish on waaaaay longer than if I went without - saving me money and trips to the salon!

How does it work? Bond Aid brings the surface of the natural nail to the proper pH for optimum adhesion of primer, polish or glue.

Many salons here in the Bay have been using this before polish to give a great long-lasting manicure - totally awesome, right?! - so next time you're in the salon ask your nail tech for Bond Aid and give it a try!

When I'm tired of all the nail colors out there or just can't seem to find the color I want (like the rocker purple polish that Gwen Stephani had on during her last tour)....I just create my own! You can mix and match just about any color or if you're really artistic, get a small paint brush and draw a cool design. The point is, you don't have to replicate what I have below...just be creative and have fun with it! Sure there will be some mishaps but that's what nail polish remover is for. Happy experimenting!

Here are some examples, starting from the pinkie: Bottom coat is OPI-Alpine Snow/Top coat is Princesses Rule!; Bottom coat OPI-Light my sapphire/Top dot OPI-Alpine Snow; Bottom coat OPI-Italian Love Affair/Top coat OPI-Princesses Rule!; Bottom coat MAC-Nocturnelle/Top coat Nicole-Fanatical Fuchsia; Bottom coat is OPI-Lincoln Park at Midnight/Top coat is a glitter top coat called I love the Holidays!

Recently, my girlfriends and I had one of our beauty/fashion parties and the theme was "Discover Something New". We each brought a beauty product from our daily regimen that we adored and loved, then we picked numbers out of a hat and gave them away for someone to try. Of course, this task was difficult for me as I am always trying something new...so I thought it would be fun to bring something that the girls hadn't tried before. Anyway, this is where I was given my very first tube of Dior Diorshow Mascara in Black. Oh how I loved the big thick wand that caught every lash!! I Love it - thanks Amara! So naturally when I heard that they had a waterproof version (Diorshow Waterproof Mascara)...I'm thinking it's a perfect world after all and I wanna try that stuff.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love to try new nail polish. Sure I sometimes get into a rut and stick with my always trendy and fun Chanel Black Satin or OPI Italian Love Affair, but I'm game to try something new or mix polishes together anytime! So now I'm on the hunt for one of these cool shades by Chanel. Click here to see the LA limited edition hues. Ohhh la la ...I so can't wait til June.