Back In Black

For those of you who want to keep up to date with Fall Fashion – follow the 5 shades of Fall…

Learn simple tips and tricks on how to incorporate small flares that make a big statement to your look!

It’s impossible NOT to include BLACK in our five shades of fall…

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Black is every girl’s go to when it comes to clothing, but now we can get away with black polish, make-up and accessories without people wondering if we’re mourning, Wiccan or Goth!

Black Out ($6.00) by Orly was one of our Fall Polish Picks as well. It’s perfect on it’s own or under a sheer red, gold, purple or blue polish! Black out is easy to apply because of it’s rich and opaque consistency! Don’t be offended if your Grandparents aren’t fans!

Don’t be spooked by attempting a smokey eye! There’s a technique to flatter every eye shape, the Lift Beauty Girls can show you which is best for your eyes!

If BLACK make-up and nails are a bit too extreme for you, try adding a little extra with a great hair accessory. This hair band ($22.00) is one of the Lift Beauty Girl’s favorites! Adds great texture, glamour and umph to what would be a boring or not so special hair style!

*Like one or all of today’s tips, tricks or products? Have the Lift Beauty Girls join you AT HOME for the LIVE experience. Click HERE or call 416-960-5438 to find out how to have your home invaded but the Lift Beauty Girls!

Crown Royal – The Ladies Way…

For those of you who want to keep up to date with Fall Fashion – follow the 5 shades of Fall…

Learn simple tips and tricks on how to incorporate small flares that make a big statement to your look!

We saw a Purple Haze on the runway this fall…

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Lift’s take on this trend – Velvet Rope ($6.00) by Orly. This super rich and opaque violet has the perfect amount of metallic reflect! Try adding this BOLD colour into your style the EASY way – on your nails… not much of a financial commitment at all!

*Like one or all of today’s tips, tricks or products? Have the Lift Beauty Girls join you AT HOME for the LIVE experience. Click HERE or call 416-960-5438 to find out how to have your home invaded but the Lift Beauty Girls!

Caught RED Handed…

For those of you who want to keep up to date with Fall Fashion – follow the 5 shades of Fall…

Learn simple tips and tricks on how to incorporate small flares that make a big statement to your look!

Let’s start with RED! We’ve talked a number of times about the different shades of red and how they can make a great statement or a terrible one if done wrong!
This fall look for the following products to add the perfect POP to your look:

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Even Christian Loubitan agrees, red is the perfect touch for a pop of colour. We’re seeing a ton of Leopard print in stores for fall, red seems to accent it perfectly.
Try our Fall Polish Pick, Ruby Red by Orly.
*Click on our related “Labels” bellow to see more ways to wear your red and extra Fall picks for Make-up and nails!

Final Fall Polish Pick

Black is always in style when it comes to clothing, but we can't say the same thing for black polish... for a long time it was a serious foe-paw to polish noir!

But this fall, black polish is a popular pick!

It's simple but definitely LOUD! Have you tried to pull off Black Polish yet?

Try Orly's "BlackOut," it's amazing on it's own, or layered under a sheer red, blue or green...

Either way a new staple in my collection...

Remember, you can pick up this perfect polish at our Blow Out Sale, on September 11th!

Hope to see you there,

Xo

Fall Polish Pick #2

Red is a Classic Colour for Both Lips and Nails...

Although you can wear different tones and shades of red YEAR round, we find it most appealing in late fall early winter!

Deep, rich RED screams class and elegance - 

Orly's Ruby, is the perfect shade for fall!

Ruby is extremely creamy and VERY opaque! 

You can definitely make a STATEMENT with your nails being this super fitting fall colour!

Don't forget, you can pick Ruby up for yourself at our Blow out Sale, September 11th 2010!

Hope to see you there,

Xo

Hot Polish Picks for Fall...

Polish Pick #1

Your seeing it on the runway & in the stores;

Photo Cred: Elle.com

Nudes, Peaches, Champagnes... any neutral you can think of...

they're all the rage this Fall!

Sheer Peche 

by Orly fits in just perfectly with the Fall 2010 Fashion Trends..

This super sheer, easy to apply polish leaves your nails looking super shiny and perfectly coloured for a neutral, elegant and natural flare!

 This is one of my personal favs'! 

Xo

 Don't forget you can pick up this perfect Polish at our Blow Out sale on September 11th 2010!

Hope to see you there...

Our final Summer Pick

 Our Last, but certainly not least favourite nail colour pick for summer!

"Lemonade"

 I personally think they got the name all wrong, there's nothing watery about this Lemonade Colour! 

It's more like Lemon Gelato, crazy creamy... mmm Yummy!

Much like our other picks, it's full bodied, completely opaque and vibrant without being too loud! 

Book your $5.00 polish change, to try one of these pretty new shade.

(Just mention this post)

Mini's available for purchase. 

416-460-5438

Summer nail colour pick #2

As promised, our 2nd summer fav'

"Gumdrop"

This stunning colour is somewhere between Robin's Egg Blue and Tiffany's Blue!
It's ultra opaque and super creamy!
I'm generally not a fan of blues or greens on the nails, but Lauren was right - this is definitely an exception!
*Hot Pick thanks to Laur!

Book your $5.00 polish change, to try this pretty new shade.

(Just mention this post)

Mini's available for purchase. 

416-460-5438

Come back Thursday for our Final Summer Pick!

The last of our Summer Hot Stuff!

Every season Lift Beauty Boutique features a few new products/colours from Lift Cosmetics  

and 

new lacquer Colours from Orly!

You have seen Lift Cosmetics' Summer Collection 2010

But here's a refresher...

Some of these items are Limited Edition, get them while you can!

Call to book your free Mini Make-up to try them out.

416-960-5438

Our Summer Picks from Orly 

As of July First we've had 3 NEW and BEAUTIFUL nail lacquer colours to choose from, by Orly. I'll start with...

  "Lollipop"

Lollipop is a sweet, lilac creme with lots of pink. Lollipop is super opaque and totally girly.

Book your $5.00 polish change, to try this pretty new shade.

(Just mention this post)

Mini's available for purchase. 

416-460-5438

 Come Back Tuesday and Thursday to see our 2 other choices

or 

Visit us in store for that $5.00 polish change - Thursday's, Friday's & Saturday's

Have a wonderful Weekend, Xo

Give Away Time!!

So, it has been 3 months since I...

1. Started Writing this Blog
2. Opened a Twitter Account, @LiftBeautyGirls
3. Made a Facebook Fan Page for Lift Beauty Boutique

As a result; My TweetDeck doesn't shut up, my BlackBerry buzzes constantly with Facebook updates and my email inbox is rammed with questions and comments from this blog! Although sometimes I feel like I have developed A.D.D because of all of this, I absolutely LOVE it!!!

Over past 3 months; I have had over 100 people click follow @LiftBeautyGirls on Twitter, over 200 people become Fans of Lift Beauty Boutique on Facebook and 25 people become official followers on this blog. *I must not forget to mention the MANY nameless hits/clicks that we get daily on our blog and website! 

I want to thank all of you for giving me the confidence to do this by giving great feedback and checking in regularly. I hope that these numbers will only increase dramatically over time! Psst.. Tell your friends! hehe

In Honour of our 100th, 200th and 25th Followers, fans and hits, as promised a GIVEAWAY is here!

Here's how it will work: If you haven't joined our Facebook FAN page (not the "group" - can't get rid of that old thing for some reason) please do so by Wednesday April 28th as the winner will be drawn from the list of Fans!

The Winner Will get a wonderful Prize Pack filled with the following:

Orly Rich Renewal Cream

 

3x Orly Polishes

DannyCo Nail Buffer 

(Amazing Product, Haven't told you about it yet!)

DannyCo Nail File  

(Best Nail file in the Market in my Opinion, Haven't told you about it yet either!)

  

Moroccan Oil

Lift Cosmetics':

Gloss

Shadow

Blush

To Win, Click here and become a Fan on our Facebook Fan Page! Xo

Someone's going to enjoy a Schwarzkopf Cosmetic Bag filled will all of these goodies!!!

The Winner will be announced next Wednesday, check back to see if it's YOU!!

Bond with Your Polish!

So, as all of you are aware I LOVE POLISH!

Problem: My job has a tendency of RUINING a gorgeous polish application in one day! 

The Culprits:

1. Nails Submerged in Water - washing client's hair
2. Chemicals - Colouring Services, and Hair Spray
3. Heat - Hot air of the blow dryer 

Chipped nails aren't pretty and it literally was happening the 1st day of wear, EVERY TIME!

Until I found the...

Solution: Orly's BONDER

I've tried countless base coats since everyone says that they are the key to keeping a polish on your nails! As I mentioned above with ALL of them, my beautiful nail polish only ever lasted ONE DAY!

That was until I found 'Bonder,' this base coat is different from the rest because it dries with a tacky or rubbery finish! The stickiness gives your polish  something to GRAB onto!

With Bonder I can work a 5 day week at the Salon with minimal chipping! YAY!

Our clients are loving Bonder, so we have had to start retailing it!

Wanna give it a shot?

Visit us for a $5.00 Polish Application (Reg. $15.00) and see how long your pretty nails last for! 

Xo

My Easter...

The consumption of Chocolate over the Easter Long week-end MUST be insane!

I don't even celebrate Easter, but I was definitely craving chocolate because everyone around me was scarfing it down!

I remember when I was little, I was pretty much the only kid in my class who didn't celebrate this fun holiday... I loved painting Easter Eggs and hunting for chocolate Bunny's.. Mmmmm Yum at school with all of my friends! I was always jealous that the other kids got to do it all over again at home with their parents!

So, this year I decided to bring those memories back by embracing the Easter Holiday through Beauty!

Why Paint Eggs when You can Paint your Nails???

Over the Easter Weekend these were the popular colour choices at Lift Beauty Boutique!

Left to Right

Basket Case . Life's a Peach . Blue Collar . Hook Up 

I've got Basket Case on my nails! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

What do you think?

Would you wear any of these crazy colours?

Nail Polish Gone Green!

Over the past few weeks I have been hearing SOOO much about Green Polish. Between St. Patty's day, and O.P.I's Launch of "Jade is the New Black" which is part of their Hong Kong Collection; I've been seeing green EVERYWHERE!

At Lift we weren't carrying anything even remotely similar, which caused some major curiosity and total ENVY!

So I did some research and found:

 

"Jade is the New Black" By OPI

and 

"Wandering Vine" By Orly 

*(I have always been loyal to Orly because they are free of DBP, Formaldehyde, and Toluene.)

Here's the truth: it has taken me a LONG time to get on this Green Band Wagon because I'm not the biggest fan of Green/Blue polishes. I can't seem to put my finger on what it is that bothers me about these colours as polish, but I know they are super HOT right now!

So I gave "Wandering Vine," a shot, to see what all the Hype was about...

I absolutely LOVED the colour in the bottle... but when I finished my polish change I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that I spent the time doing it, with this colour! Don't get me wrong, it is definitely pretty, I just don't think it's fitting for a nail lacquer. 

I generally use this colour for home decor items or MAYBE an eye liner...

My review: 
The Product it self is flawless; smooth, rich, creamy and super easy to apply. *Just like ALL Orly Polish.
The Colour; Not for me... my nails sparked conversation with clients... but most of them admitted that they wouldn't sport it themselves!

Looks like Lift Beauty Boutique wont be following this trend!

Here's the truth, the only one RAVING about my Green nails was my BF! When he saw my nails a silly little smile crept over his face and he said; "Good Work E, you're showing support for the Boston Celtics!" (He's a major fan of the team!) I let him believe that I used this colour just for HIM and the Celtics!
Hahaha, Funny Man I have! Xo

What do you think about this Green Trend?

Cocktail Recipe of Polish Junkies!

Okay Polish Collectors; I have you in mind...

Here's a quick trick that I use to save $$ and have triple the number of polish colours to choose from!

I have invested in Orly's Super Rich 'BLACK OUT' and 'WHITE TIPS' (Their Black and White Polishes, $12.00each), to wear on their own, to do a french, or to cocktail with some of my other fav colours!

How to:

Try applying a super smooth layer of Black Out or White tips - let it dry and then add a layer of one of your favorite colours in your collection to get a new shade!

This is one of my FAVORITE tricks!

Xo

Call to order your Orly Back Out and White Tips and receive 15% off your order. 416-960-5438

Thanks for your hand Melly! 3 Polish's 5 Colours!

Thumb: Black Out
Index Finger: Black Out & Pink Lemonade
Middle Finger: Pink Lemonade
Ring Finger: White Tips
Pinky Finger: White Tips & Pink Lemonade


Try it out and let us know what you think! Xo

Mirror Mirror On the Wall!

Who's the Prettiest of them All?

Orly's "Mirror Mirror" is the Prettiest of them all!

Lift Beauty Girls'  Spring Nail Colour Choices are on the Shelves!

This is my personal Fav!

I'm not the ONLY one LOVING IT, it seems to be flying out the door!

It applies super smooth and you only need 2 coats to get that full, creamy opaque look.

Come try it out!

*Mention this post and get a polish change for $5.00!

Xo

Wednesday: Contest/Give Aways/Promos

I know you like the give-away's best... Want 4 Products FREE?

Read on...


Lift Beauty Boutique and LIFT Cosmetics are now offering IN HOME Make-up Parties!


We like to call them Make-up, Mani and Martini Nights!


Here's how it works:


As the HOST of the party, you invite as many ladies as you wish! *(Minimum of 5 attendees per party)

Each Guest & The Host Will Receive:

• A full Make-up Application/Lesson

• A Polish Change

• 15% Off Lift Cosmetics and Orly Nail Care

• and a FUN girls night!

The Give-Away: If you call to book your party between now and March 10th (you're party can be any date) you wont have to pay for the services (Usually $40.00 per/person + an on location fee) and the HOST will receive 4 products COMPLETELY Free!


Call now, we're booking up! 416-960-5438

Thursday = Feature Product Day!

This Week's Feature Product:

Rich Renewal Ultra- Hydrating Crème, By Orly

Confession: I am a hand cream SNOB, it's beyond being picky at this point.
*I needed a cream that didn't leave my hands feeling greasy or slick, and I wanted it fragranced but lightly so that it wasn't competing with my perfume!

Okay, so I found this cream by total fluke and now, can't live without it. I figured... why not let my beautiful clients in on the secret? In no time, I had it on the shelves at LBB! It's now time for you to understand how great this product REALLY is!

For those of you who don't know, I am a Hair Stylist, Make-up Artist, Nail Tech and Brow Specialist by trade! My poor hands... soaking in water, using hand sanitizer on the reg, submerged in chemicals and add this winter weather to the mix! I needed a cream that I could count on!

Rich Renewal's Benefits:

- Promotes Healing, with Aloe Vera and Vitamins A & E

- Nourishes Skin, with Shea and Cocoa Butters

- Protects against harsh weather

- Not greasy

- Lightly fragranced, 4 scents

- Comes in 2 sizes: 2oz (perfect for your purse, you can guarantee you'll find one in my purse at all times), and an 8oz tube (special order)

- Recommended for your hands but it's equally effective on your body and feet!

*Come visit us for a complimentary hand massage to give it a shot!

Wednesday = Weekly Contest, Give-Away or Promo

Oh Canada!

 We may have recently lost to the US in men's hockey, but we do have lots to be proud of!

We have so many beautiful, and inspiring female athletes competing for Canada in BC this year!

Let's show them our support!

Visit Us for a $10.00 "Haute Red" Polish Change

And Receive:

 A FREE mini make-up application and a mini bottle of Orly's "Haute Red" for touch ups!

*Valid from 2.23.10 - 3.3.10

Thank's Ladies!!

The Charades Game is OVER!

Thanks to those who participated... Michelle, You are the first and ONLY person to get it correct!

Congrats, you are now the proud owner of 2 items (your choice) of:

Lift Cosmetics' Spring 2010 Collection

Berry Beauty

*and aswel a full Make-Up App/Lesson

P.S. Don't forget that during the month of March, Mini Make-up Applications are ON US!

Call to book your Mini 416-960-5438

*ask to book a $25.00 Mani with it, and take your polish home with you, as a GIFT from US!

*More contests, draws, and give-aways to come, keep checking in! Xo

February Promo: $25 Manis!

 

You read it right! Come in for a $25 mani and take home your polish colour! Orly “Mani Minis" are super cute and totally practical. XO