InStyle gave us “101 Reasons to Smile This Summer” in its July issue, and check out #49-53! The beauty mag suggests painting fingernails and toenails in varying shades of green, from mint to teal to sea green. We love it! What a refreshing twist on the normally neon colors of the season.

Courtney Roach
Senior Associate Editor

A new line of polish gives a whole new meaning to the term “vampy” with regard to nail polish. In honor of the third installment of the Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Twilight Beauty has released Nox Twilight, a polish line inspired by the Cullen vampires of the series. The line includes 12 terrifically nocturnal colors and features the fictional family’s crest on the front of the bottles.
The colors include my personal favorite Disco Darling, a moonlight-inspired shade that sparkles like a Twilight vampire’s skin in sun. The first thing I thought when I saw it was, “The ends of my fingertips are vampires!”

With the World Cup gaining more momentum every day, Minx decided to add to the excitement with its new line of designs, FANtastic World Cup Flags. Decorate your nails with your choice of 13 countries represented in the collection, or try them all at once!

Courtney Roach
Senior Associate Editor

I was flipping through InStyle’s June issue (and loving the Salma Hayek Pinault photo shoot-she’s so gorgeous!) when I came across a short interview with former Hills starlet Lauren Conrad. (Oh admit it, you’ve watched a few episodes. They suck you in and suddenly, you’re hooked!)

Conrad details her beauty routine for the magazine, and InStyle asks, “And what [beauty] treatments won’t you shell out for?” Conrad’s answer? Manicures! She says that she does her own nails in about 10 minutes, which I’m sure we’re all curious to see. Then she goes on to talk about her latest polish favorites.

“I’m into nude polish shades lately. I started to feel like a teenager going out with blue nails-I lived in a building with a lot of older people, and I was getting weird looks in the elevator,” she recalls. Hey, no one ever said fashion was easy! I say, sport the blue (and red, and coral and definitely minty green) polish with pride!

Courtney Roach
Senior Associate Editor

The International Pedicure Association (IPA) is hosting a free one-hour webinar on May 26 (9 p.m. EST) for members and all beauty industry professionals called “IPA Explained–Just What Is the International Pedicure Association.” For non-members, the webinar, hosted by Linda Bond, executive director for the IPA, will discuss who can join the IPA, why you should join and what the benefits of becoming a member are. For current members, the webinar will discuss all the new developments, as well as serve as a refresher on their membership.

The IPA is an industry association that is geared toward the pedicure professional, with the motto: “Safe Pedicuring through Education and Support.” To learn more about the organization and what it has to offer, sign up for this free webinar. To reserve your seat, visit pedicureassocation.org.

Jennifer Moncayo
Associate Editor