Beauty-fuls: We heart getting nailed! (Part Deux) The summer brights edition!!!! And...Happy Birthday!!!

Ewwww...woke up this morning and checked out the ol polished paws and noticed...Ahhhh they are in great need of a revamp and a wee bit of moisturizer.

So I waltz in the nail place I heart and ran directly over to the wall of endless polish possiblities...

Hmmm, what to pick...what to pick? It's summer so it has to be fun and lively and look good with a (faux) tan...

Then I remembered....I have my fave go to color that makes me swooon everytime in my purse!

Every time we wear it, people ask what it is...so ladies (and a few cutie bean gents) our secrets of our fave summer polishes are about to be yours!

You're welcome!!

For some reason...our go to polish company is Essie. Not really sure why. We think it's simply because they have the best colors out there from natural to pop neon...

And this Essie color called Pink Parka is no exception! It's a bright shocking (but not too neon pink) We used it last time on our tooties and found every excuse not to wear closed toed shoes cuz we couldn't stop staring at our feet!

Now we know we named this post Summer Brights, cuz those colors look best in the 80 degree sunshiney days, but nothing says chic and classy like a gorge nude color on your fingers and toes.

OPI's Sand In My Suit is a TDF shade of nude...not to beige and not to pink...perfecto!

Here it is on a hand that is close to our skin color and we thinks we are about to pick this up at our fave beauty supply store ASAP!
PS Go to OPI today and you can "try" on any polish! Change the skin tone and nail length to see what looks best on you....fun!

Now for our newest obsession...the one that looks amazeballs on every skin tone and sassy on everyone...

Bright orange!!! It's far from 80's flourecent dayglo orange (although we heart that too) but just as shocking and bright!
This one from called Whack is like a tangerine on your tootsies. Soooo flattering and oh so summer chic!

OK...time for our secret color...the one we have to actually make an effort NOT to use every time we paint the paws...

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Zoya Charisma! It looks exactly like this ridiculously stunning bright purpley pink stiletto by our boyfriend Christian Louboutin! Sooooooo beautiful!!!!!

We had to show you the shoe for 2 reasons...

1. We want it!!!

2. It really is the color of the polish...cuz if you look below at the color it looks like you would get the wrong idea...

See?!?! Not the same impact ;)
P.S. Zoya is an amazing polish company that was one of the first not to use those crazy harsh chemicals like formaldehyde (um hi...used to preserve dead people!)

Oh! Before we forget...another great polish company that has delish go to bright colors for the blazin days o' summer is China Glaze (horrible name but great colors...forgive them)

How fantastic, right?!???! Stolen from here...

Now...you know what else looks chic and drips sex (ooh!) ? Gold and a tan...yummers!!!!

Hahahah...OK maybe not THOSE gold nails but these Press On nails on steroids from Dashing Diva are f'n rad!!!!
Press on and voila! Perfect Goldfinger (literally) gold....throw on a tee and tons of rings and you are soooooo hot!!!

So there you have it...a few of our go to secret polishes...try one or all you will kiss us! Just not with tongue this time...we are both a bit under the weather!

xoxo things we heart....

AND LAST BUT NEVER...EVER....EVER...EVER...LEAST...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS ME!!!!

LOVE YOU!!!

Beauty-fuls: Mattify My Love...so hearting matte nail polish!

We have been waiting a SUPER long time to get all of our sources together for this exciting new nail trend! 

MATTE NAILS!!!

(Photo from Vampyvarnish.com)

Not since reverse french manicures have we been this excited for nail polish... 

I got sooo crazy about it, I went to at least 10 stores (I was supposed to be packing...see the dedication here at T.W.H.!?!)  to track down some of these (A. waaay easier to buy online and B. they tend to be cheaper so you can try more!).

Instead of narrowing it down to a few favs, we decided to post ALL of our finds for you.  Since its such a new movement and the trend hasn't even begun or picked up there are not that many finds out there.  But trust, our gorgeous...trendsetting...confident... and beautiful readers,  this will be huge!  

And away we go!!!

First up is not really the creator of matte nail polish (that is the next one) but more of the "take it to the fashionable next level guy".  KO Knock Out Cosmetics brings us 4 TDF colors!

The Blood Red is sooo Vampire chic!  Puurrrfffect for our true love, Edward.  This red is sooo amazingly gorgeous on.  Its just off enough, it is a for sure hit!  Can't wait to get ours in the mail.

OMG..how rad is that Ballet Pink color?  And we all know how much we heart Ballerinas and their fashion!  Its like a pink ballet leotard gone naughty.  SO yummmy.

Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeah's, hearts this line so much, she is the brand ambassador.  

Here is the style queen herself modeling the Blackout color.

How ridiculously chic is that!?!?! Almost like a chalkboard.

 

And the white reminds us sooo much of painting our nails in 4th grade with white out that we "borrowed" from our teachers.

Now for the guy who brought us the OG of matte finish polishes... Man Glaze.  

(Photo from polishaddict.com)

Now, don't be scared of the gross '90s -esque,  Ed Hardy-like label.  These polishes originally designed for the manly glam gods, is fantasmic even on the most feminine hands.

He sells 2 colors, grey and black ( we refuse to say the real color names because they are trying really hard and girls don't need to be so lame) and they are both striking and hard in a really chic way.   

The best thing besides the price and colors is they last a really long time!  Yay boy polish!

Here is one way we think we are on the right track with this soon to be trend...by late summer the big guns at OPI are launching 6 gorgeously perfect matte colors for you.  Yes please! You can find more info on these colors at All Lacquered Up.

We cant wait to get our manicured paws on the bright pink and navy colors.  We called every store looking for the OPI versions and nothing yet... We will keep you posted.

OK, as you know, the girlies at T.W.H. are suuuper uber recessionistas and we would never want you to worry about $$$ of these fancy pants brands... so here is a way to get the look with the colors you already have at home.  

A few companies offer Matte Top Coats.  We think they are for MAN-icures but just throw them on top of your own color and you have the trend and you saved moolah!  Yay!!!  

We found 3 that are avail at most major beauty supply stores as well as on line.  

There is V for Men Matte Finish top coat...how silly is that logo.  S0 '80s in the best way.

Then we found Adoree...  We have never heard of this line, but hey they offer a great and timely product it seems.

And from one of the most trusted polish brands around, we found Orly Matte Top.  
We personally would buy this one (if Larchmont Beauty had it in stock, or Ulta, or Target, or Sally) because we know we could trust it.  So here it is online for your cute hands.

Want more DIY?  

We noticed that the more PC (Politically Correct) polishes that do not contain formaldehyde (yuck) don't have the glossy finish and so if you don't need a top coat then...voila!

Here's another tip...use Butter London's Nail Foundation as the top coat and again...voila!
Mattified Talons!

Jeeze...we are really great at the DIYs (just kidding...we wish we had more for you!)

We should really polish up on our nail painting skills so we can do this at home.  (Get it..get it? Polish up...hee hee!)

Be bold,  lead the pack, have fun..you're worth it!

xoxo t.w.h.