Saturday, August 28, 2010

Minxed!

There's been a noticeable trend among celebrities and other nail afficionados over the past few years that involves incredibly elaborate patterns and swirls of color splashed across a manicure/pedicure. I've seen it and thought, "How the heck...?" followed by, "Oh please. I'm lucky to get one coat of polish on my nails without painting my entire cuticle." Chalk another thing up to the benefit of being a celebrity with a beauty entourage at one's disposal.

However, after being Minxed this week I learned the secret behind this look - and I can now say that I have something in common with Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Megan Fox, Blake Lively and a whole slew of other famous ladies.



I mentioned attending a party/fashion show last week to celebrate NONTOXIQUE's invitation to Fashion Week. The following evening, a few of us got together at Fusion Lifespa(a beautiful spa with the most impressive dedication to eco-friendly & sustainable practices I've ever heard of) to talk beauty with the company's owner, Sheila Mossberg, and the celebrity manicurist who'd invited NONTOXIQUE to Fashion Week - Melissa Bozant.

Melissa's clients include Angelina Jolie, Eva Mendes and my own girl crush - Mandy Moore! So I was more than happy to be led to a pedicure chair for an application of Minx. Melissa is great; very open and friendly. She assured me that Mandy is just as nice as she seems. She also dished a bit on other professionals in the industry (apparently Deborah Lippmann likes to sing to her clients?), while meticulously Minxing my toes.



Minx are adhesive stickers that are heated up under a very hot lamp, then molded to the nail bed.





Then, voila! A budge-proof, ultra shiny pedicure that lasts up to three weeks.



Click here to find a salon near you that Minxes - and if you've already had it done, let me know what you think.

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