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Neon meets crackle with Jessica’s Party Chic nail polish

Party Chic crackle nail polish collection by Jessica

As you’ve probably noticed, crackle nail polish is everywhere this fall. It provides texture, peek-a-book color, and easy application. Plus you can mix and match color to your heart’s desire. The latest addition to my crackle “collection” is from Jessica Cosmetics… it’s their new Party Chic collection. The Party Chic nail polish collection features five [...]

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A Zombie-licious Manicure

Zombie manicure by Bionic Beauty

I know, I know… zombies don’t get their nails done.  But if you are one of the many dressing as a zombie this Halloween, here’s a simple way to make your nails match your rotted makeup. I started with one coat of Essie’s Merino Cool nail polish.  You could swap in any taupe, light mushroom, [...]

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Essie nail polish spotted at Target and Walgreens!

Essie nail polish on display at Target

Another formerly spa or high end beauty store brand is now more accessible to the masses. I’ve spotted Essie nail polish displays at several Walgreens and Target stores in both large and small towns. If they aren’t in your area yet, they should be coming soon. Both stores seem to have the Essie polishes priced [...]

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Bionic’s dictionary of finger nail terminology

Beauty, makeup and skincare tips from the Bionic Beauty blog

Many years ago, I was a nail polish newbie, and I know from personal experience that some of the odd nail terms can be confuzzling. So here’s my handy little cheat-sheet to nail tech terminology… Acetone: Solvent used to break down and remove nail polish and acrylic nails. A chemical in the ketone family. Acetone [...]

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Fall 2010: Color Club Untamed Luxury Polishes, Part 1

Bionic Beauty review and swatch - Color Club

Color Club’s Fall 2010 nail polish collection is divided into two groups of seven polishes each. One group is “Every Shade of Indulgence” and the other group is “Colors so Luxe, They’re Covered in Diamonds” – both are under the main collection “Untamed Luxury”. I’m starting my swatches and reviews with the Indulgence collection first… [...]

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Freebies Found: John Frieda, Burts Bees and Orly polish

The Bionic Beauty blog finds free samples of beauty and cosmetics products - Get free samples of John Frieda hair care shampoo and conditioner, Burts Bees body lotion, and Orly nail polish

Happy Harry Potter day y’all! (Can you tell that I’m an obsessive HP fangirl???) I’ve been hunting high and low for the latest and greatest in beauty freebies… and here are the kickin’ results! All you lucky ladies living in Kroger store states can score a free sample of John Frieda Luxurious Volume hair care.  [...]

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Fall 2010: Jessica’s Muse nail polish collection

Bionic Beauty swatch and review - Jessica nail polish in Crimson Reflection

Jessica Cosmetics has released their new Fall 2010 nail polish collection, “Muse”, and it’s loaded with on trend colors. In order to give all Bionic Beauties an introduction to the collection, I’ve swatched and reviewed two of the most popular colors. Like it’s namesake, it’s truly inspiring! First up, Crimson Reflection ~ a gorgeous cranberry [...]

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Bionic Asks: Matching your nail polish to your clothing?

Bionic Beauty Asks - Makeup and beauty question blog article series

This week’s Bionic Asks… Do you ever match your nail polish to your dress? This weekend I am attending a semi-fancy dinner reception. Since most of my dresses were either formal, or had a Spring season feel (pale yellows or bright polka dots), I decided to take an older dress and alter it to suit [...]

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Bionic Review: The Perfect Formula nail polish

The Perfect Formula brand nail polish review and swatch by the Bionic Beauty blog - Futurist color with gloss top coat

I recently had the chance to review and swatch a newly released line of nail polish – The Perfect Formula. At first glance, my attention was caught by the unique bottle shape and gorgeous smokey purple color enhanced with cool lavender tones called Futurist. I’ve got many a purple polish in my nail collection, but [...]

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