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This year along side the many different twists I have on my beauty list of 2011 it’s all about the glitter and the gold… I came across this bizarre inspiration this week while reviewing the Alice + Olivia Spring 2011 collection (a daily routine) following the inspiration of the trademark metallic gold nail “make-up” the models wore during Fashion Week. It might be so 2009 but… here’s the result of a 2011 twist.

Accessories don’t always have to consist of huge necklace pieces or rings, etc. it could simply mean spicing up your nails! Here’s what happened when I tried some Wet N Wild Glitter Polish, $1, Drugstore, and wicked faux stick on polka dot nail stickers, (Sally Hansen Salon Ready Stickers, $15, Drugstore)

Here are some fun brands to try:

Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow Nail Color, $20, Barneys

Butter LONDON, $14, Nordstrom

MAC, $13, Nordstrom

SEPHORA by OPI, $9, Sephora

Sinful Colors, $2, Drugstore

Chanel’s #417 Galactic Touch, $40, Nordstrom

Sephora by OPI Chic Print Nails, $15, Sephora

Sally Hansen Salon Ready Stickers, $15, Drugstore

Minx Nail Coverings, www.minxnails.com

Aldo has now branched out into nail polish. The 14 color line comes in bright fun colors with names like ‘Sea You In Ibiza’ to and  ‘Juicy gossip’.

LINK LOVE: InStyle

Today on the Zoe Report we spotted our fave nailpolish brand Ginger + Liz. Rachel gave a shout out to her fave color from the line, Swagger.  Check out the report here.

So the ‘It’ color of the season, Jade, is apparently sold out everywhere…everywhere but Ebay! So how far would you go, and how much would you spend to have this color on your filangies?

The Dell has partnered with OPI  to create a series of 26 laptops in OPI shades. Twenty colors will be from the standard collection, while six will be holiday hues.

This would be way cooler for i-Phone Skins.

NY Mag via Engadget

I’m all for wild ideas and unique inspiration, but StrangeBeautiful’s founder Jane Schub has taken it to a whole new level. The new line, Color Volume 3, consists of eight polishes that really let us in on how “To Be Strange is to be Beautiful”. Inspirations include “the saturated rusty iron color of an Irish bog, veins of green mold running through Roquefort, the dreadfully wonderful dirty almond color used on kitchen appliances, the belly of a pigeon, the artist Sean Scully, aged armagnac, the rich black olive green color of Loden cloth, and the dull brown red of Redrope files.”

Whatever works I guess. Right?

LINKAGE: All Lacquered Up

After seeing a ton of Essie’s bright nail polishes on J.Crew models for recent ad campaigns, the label has let loose some exciting news. The company is reportedly selling a select few of the Essie polishes in their stores! Stocking up for the fall, J. Crew is selling colors “One of Kind” and “Eternal Optimist”.

LINKAGE: Style

Essie is teaming up with jewelry designer Judith Ripka on three shades: Put A Ripka Ring On It (soft pink), Heart My JR Jewels (deep burgundy), Queen Of Hearts (true red). AND the three bottles will contain a bit of a surprise,  one will hold a diamond, one an emerald, and one a sapphire.

LINKAGE: Fashionista

I love beauty products with a sense of humor. You can’t take makeup too seriously, or you will look like Liza Minnelli on Halloween. That’s why Rescue Beauty Lounge has made my wish list with its new line of nail polish named after the Spongebob Squarepants cartoon. The polish trio contains three muted colors called “Starfish Patrick”, “Bikini Bottom” and “Square Pants.” I like when childhood pop culture is used to develop grown-up products. Now all I want is a pair of Sesame Street platform shoes!

Thanks Nylon.