Read This: VOTE for The Makeup Girl in the Zoya + Birchbox Custom Nail Polish Contest!!

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Hey faithful TMG readers!!  I need your help!!  Vote for me in the Birchbox + Zoya nail polish sweepstakes. I created a mood board with my color inspiration for spring and summer entitled A La Piscine which happens to mean “going to the pool” en francais!  I wanted something cool and pretty to make me [...]

Fall 2011: Zoya Smoke & Mirrors Nail Polish Collection…

Zoya Smoke & Mirrors Fall 2011

Zoya polishes are one of my favorites because of the formulations, they go on SUPER smoothly. They don’t always last as long as most polishes but if a more natural polish that is devoid of harmful chemicals is what your are looking for then look no further! I also LOVE the colors!! Zoya always has [...]

Mani Madness: Katy Perry’s OPI Teenage Dream w/Shatter…

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I am late to the game on this but I am in LOVE with how it looks!! The Katy Perry shades are very sparkly which I love. And I am very into doing something different with my pinky nails at the moment so I did shatter. What do you think? ——————— Lianne Farbes writes TheMakeupGirl. [...]

TMG Faves: TheMakeupGirl’s Best of 2010…

TMG Best of 2010

Happy New Year!!!!  Well here we are, another year has come and gone (almost!!) and although I have sifted through many, many, many, MANY products this year – there are a few that are my ULTIMATE faves for the year.  This list includes some new items and and old stand-bys. Makeup Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer [...]

TMG Project: NEW! Soak Off Gelish UV Nail Polish with Celeb Manicurist Tracylee..

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I am always up to try something new, so when my friend, celebrity manicurist Tracylee asked me if I wanted to try the latest trend in manicures I jumped at the chance.  Tracylee is using the new soak off UV Gel polishes and she likes a brand called Gelish.  The polish comes in an insane [...]

Fashion Week: My New Manicure From Ginger + Liz…

Ginger + Liz Polishes

If you haven’t heard of Ginger + Liz yet, trust me you will!  Their long wearing polish is a buzzworthy brand of vegan friendly and toxin-free nail lacquer with a growing legion of fashionista and celebrity fans alike. Ginger + Liz was created by model/author S. Liz Pickett and entrepreneur H. Ginger Johnson. Ginger and [...]

Fall 2010: Zoya Wicked & Wonderful Nail Polish…

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UPDATED:  Swatches of the ones I am trying…. Zoya has done it again with some super cool shades for fall! Six new metallics and cremes that will go beautifully with your fall wardrobe.  There are a few that I will be trying out over the next few weeks! Wicked Edyta – fern green sparkling metallic [...]

Spa Love: Red Door Spa – San Fransisco…

Red Door Spa San Fransisco

A Mommy needs a little “me time” to keep one’s sanity afloat, and what better place to have said “me time” than the Red Door Spa! My saucy sister “The Makeup Girl” generously gave me a gift certificate for a fabulous “Champagne and Rose Manicure” that came in the cutest red box with a white [...]

Drugstore Diva: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure…

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure

I was in NYC this last weekend for The Makeup Show and had ZERO time to get a manicure so I popped into the drugstore and as I was looking around at the polishes, I was happy to see some GREAT colors but also some really great formulas.  First off, you need to know this [...]

Get This: Zoya Charla Polish…

Zoya Charla from Flash & Sparkle

I already told you these shades were gonna be HOT! I just got my Zoya Flash & Sparkle the other day and immediately fell in LOVE with all the shades from the “Sparkle” set. The shade I’m wearing here is called “Charla”. It reminds me of a mermaid’s tail….very watery and other-worldly. what do you [...]