Kitten Vixen Cosmetics: Creative Nail Design launches Shellac.

Creative Nail Design recently launched Shellac, a hybrid nail polish that is between a gel and a polish - which apparently means we can say goodbye to chips nicks and smudges.

Like any new product, there are pros and cons and Shellac is no exception.

Shellac is a soak-off hybrid that is easily removed in ten minutes. It must however, be soaked in a special formula. It’s a professional product so it can only be applied and removed in salons. It is applied like a regular nail polish but between coats nails must be put under a UV light dryer. There is no smell or stickiness to the formula and it lasts a full 14 days without chipping.

But is it enough to drive women back into the professional nail salons? Email us your thoughts/experience at info@kittenvixen.com

Obviously at the forefront of nail technology and trends, Creative Nail design mixed one-of-a-kind nail shades for Marc Jacobs and Jason Wu’s AW runway shows this year.

About me:

I was the kid at school who was always given nicknames. Most were cute but the ones that stuck with me were the cruel ones intended to make the other kid’s laugh – ‘flat face’, and ‘pancake head’ were particular favorites and, although maybe apt at the time, fuelled an obsession in me. I wanted to understand and fix what it was that others found different and funny.   So at the tender age of sixteen I immersed myself in the world of beauty, first as a hairdresser and then as a make-up artist, in a quest to fully understand what beauty was and how I could create it. Eighteen years later, after applying make-up to some of the most beautiful women in the world, I have come to the realization that beauty is in every woman, in the common and not so common features. I believe beauty is an attitude, an air of confidence or radiant energy that comes from within, and it’s the imperfections that make beautiful women the most interesting.  My work has appeared all over the world, from the catwalks of London and Milan to the billboards of the U.S and Australia. I am currently a freelance make-up artist based in Los Angeles. I am the Co Founder and spokeswoman for Kitten Vixen Cosmetics - a brand I launched with my sister four years ago.

Beauty Quote:

It's important for all types of women to know that you don't have to fit a prototype of what one person thinks is beautiful in order to be beautiful or feel beautiful.... People think, Sexy, big breasts, curvy body, no cellulite. It's not that. Take the girl at the beach with the cellulite legs, wearing her bathing suit the way she likes it, walking with a certain air, comfortable with herself. That woman is sexy. Then you see the perfect girl who's really thin, tugging at her bathing suit, wondering how her hair looks. That's not sexy.

JENNIFER LOPEZ, Readers Digest, Aug. 2003

The Kitten Vixen Beauty Blog Promise

At Kitten Vixen the integrity of our word is of utmost importance to us. Our blog is no different. Any product recommendation mentioned by Gigi or reviewed by our team and listed as a “top pick” will be mentioned because we have tried the product and liked it - not because we have received the product for free. In the event that there is a chemical free, natural or Organic product on the market that performs as good as or out performs a top pick - Gigi will always mention that product. We want our readers to feel confident that any information shared on this page is based on Gigi's extensive knowledge in the beauty industry, and is not focused on any particular brand.

Creative Nail Design launches Shellac.

Sneak Peak behind the scenes -me at work!