For all of us nail polish nuts, I hope this page is helpful! Here you'll find a little of this and that...all about nails, nail care and nail polish. I am gathering info from the wonderful women on the 'Nail Board' at Makeupalley.com....if you haven't visited there, please check it out - lots of great information by great ladies who know much more than a thing or two about nails! Many thanks to all who contributed - I appreciate it so much!
** this page is still 'under construction', so please check back often - content is sure to be re-arranged and added to, as contributions come in! **
Links to online nail polish sites....color swatches, buying, brand info:
http://thepolishobsessed.i8.com/ - a fabulous site created by MUA member "Ms.Golightly" - Essie swatches and photos, as well as links for online purchasing...please check it out - great one to bookmark!
http://www.freewebs.com/elizabethhoye/index.htm - another great site created by MUA member "elizabethhoye" - photos of OPI, China Glaze, Essie and Zoya polishes - in bottles and on nails too. Bookmark for sure!
http://www.opi.webcentral.com.au/products.htm - info on OPI products, color charts, swatches. Also has some swatches of Essie and Orly collections.
http://www.colorshop-jp.com/allcolor-main2.html - OPI and Essie swatches
http://www.in-falmouth.co.uk/nails/opicolourchart1.htm - good OPI swatches (shows bottles) of some collections
http://www.glow.com/product_OPI+Classics_3842.htm - good color swatches of the OPI Classic colors
http://www.glow.com/product_OPI+Classics_3827.htm - " "
http://www.glow.com/product_Japanese+Collection_5031.htm - and of the OPI Japanese collection
http://shop.trinket.jp/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=57 - OPI and Essie swatches
http://www.e-nail.net/polish2.html - Essie swatches
http://www.edwyse.com/searchresults.php?vend_id=9995544&grp_id=POL - Zoya swatches and info
http://www.beautyofasite.com/Shop/ArtofBeauty/color.htm - more Zoya swatches
http://www.beautyrealm.com/opi_nicole_color_chart.htm - Nicole by OPI swatches
Here is a listing of online web sites that sell nail polish. (some also sell discontinued colors, which I've noted)
http://www.beautyofasite.com/Shop/nail.htm - (regular retail prices) : Creative, Essie, OPI, Orly, Zoya. Includes discontinued OPI shades and nail treatments/base & topcoats by Cuccio, Creative, Nail Tek, Nailtiques, Orly, Poshe, Seche & Qtica.
http://www.8ty8beauty.com/ - (discount prices, one of the cheapest on the 'net): China Glaze, Essie, OPI, Color Club, Misa. Also sells treatments and specialty nail products.
http://www.head2toebeauty.com/ - (discount prices, a little bit higher than 8ty8beauty): China Glaze, Creative, Essie, OPI, Misa, Orly. Includes base & topcoats by the same, plus INM & Seche, as well as many treatment products.
http://www.ballbeauty.com/ - (discounted price, slightly higher than head2toebeauty): OPI, Essie. Sells discontinued colors of OPI (various prices) and Essie.
http://www.transdesign.com/ - (discount prices, about the same as 8ty8beauty): China Glaze, Essie, OPI, Orly, Misa, Nicole (by OPI). Also sells various nail treatments and specialty products.
http://www.aveyou.com/ - (regular retail prices): OPI, Nicole (by OPI), Essie. Sells some discontinued OPI colors, as well as some hard to find Essie shades.
http://www.adiscountbeauty.com/ - (discounted price, about the same as ballbeauty): Creative, OPI, Essie. Sells some discontinued OPI colors and base & topcoats by Poshe, Seche, Orly and INM (Out the Door). Also sells treatments, including Nailtiques and Qtica.
~~~~ How do I??? Here are some sites with 'how to's'.....
How to.....do a manicure:
http://www.lindarose.com/art-manicure.asp and http://www.hooked-on-nails.com/manicuring.html
How to.....repair a broken or split nail:
http://www.lindarose.com/art-brokennails.asp
How to....remove artificial nails:
http://www.hooked-on-nails.com/productremoval.html
This site is a great gallery of nail 'art'.....lots of creative looks!
http://www.christiesnails.com/
