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Latest Dirty Hippie Discovery: Bio Seaweed Gel Nails

Everybody’s out here getting gel nails and having manicures that last multiple weeks and I’m over there being a dirty hippie with my big-5-free natural nail polish that doesn’t stay that well and is sometimes hard to get off (with acetone-free remover)… but that’s a’changin’! Turns out there’s a new natural seaweed-based gel in town…

Spring Nails—But You Can Start Now

New York Fashion Week Spring 2013 revealed some way-fun new nail trends, and I was super excited to try one: butter London’s Matte Finish Shine-Free Topcoat. I did this: –> using this:  (the greens aren’t that different, it’s the flash. but the shiny-ness is VERY different!) I was so pleased with the matte effect! It’s amazing,…

Glitter French Manicure

I’ve pinned it, tweeted it, and now am blogging it. I am officially obsessed with the glitter french manicure. It’s Rich Bitch nails with an edge—what’s not to love? PritiNYC Polish in Coronation + SoEasy Stripe Rite in Silver Glitter … hot. May also try again with thicker tips, perhaps a slow fade of glitter?

Austin: Crystal Nails

Mama and I have long experimented with finding a good nails place — a place that was cheap but not dirty, easy to get in to but not scarily empty, and produced a decent mani & pedi. When we found Embellish (a post from before I’d even had a mani there), we were pretty much…

Mini-Manis Birthday Party

Embellish’s First Birthday features $15 Mini-Manis, Cupcakes & Cocktails, plus 25% off all boutique purchases. Tonight from 7 to 9pm, the Triangle hotspot will be full of lovely ladies scoring cheap manis while sippin’. They’ve outlined the steps below: -Show up with your best gals and put your name on the list -Sip a cocktail…

BFFs love free stuff!

I can’t decide what to be excited about the most: a) Boy Band Karaoke (Quit Playing Games with My Heart was the first single I ever bought. Walmart, $1.99) b) Goodie bags!!!! c) $5 blowouts (gawd I love salon hair … Pink Salon!) d) Embellish Nails! (why am I so obsessed with them?) e) Girly…

Legally Blonde + Four Seasons = Perfect Match

Elle Woods wouldn’t want it any other way: In honor of the UT Performing Arts Center’s presentation of Legally Blonde starting tonight and running through Sunday (Feb 3-8), The Spa at Four Seasons is offering a Legally Blonde and Beautiful package.  The package includes an essential manicure or pedicure, a glass of pink champagne, and…

A few thoughts on Valentine’s Day

I love Valentine’s Day. I’m the girl who makes something for all her friends to show them how much she loves them and because she doesn’t want them to feel left out on such a lovey holiday (also, usually single). But I like that more than the stereotypical romantical Valentine’s Day–could have to do with…

Tree Lightings at Mixed Use Spaces around town!

Triangle Tree Lighting, Saturday 6 to 8:30pm Join the Triangle neighbors for the first annual lighting of the Live Oak tree in the park. Embellish Nail Salon Elves will be making little girls’ fingers festive with free nail painting in the park. You’ll also enjoy carolers, photos with Santa, a bounce house for the kids,…

Breakfast at Embellish

I don’t know who this Michele Whoever designer is, nor what she’s selling at this trunk show (er, um, jewelry). All I know is that I popped in to Embellish once just to see what it was all about, and I fell in love. I haven’t even had my nails done there and I still…