There’s nothing more annoying those smudges, nicks, and dents that ruin a perfect manicure. The solution to this predicament can only be answered through a good topcoat. Seche Vite is available at beauty supply stores like Ulta and Sally Beauty, but it’s also slowly popping up in drugstores and Target stores around the country. A bottle costs between $9 and $11, depending on where you purchase it. Beauty Secrets Fast Finish 60-Second Polish Dryer is a great alternative to Seche Vite and is cheaper at just $3 a bottle from …

Happy Earth Day! We all know that recycling your water bottles, plastic bags, and newspapers can help reduce our waste. But what else can you do to shrink your carbon footprint? In honor of being green, Zoya.com is hosting a nail polish exchange, where you can trade in 6 bottles of old nail polish bottles for 6 brand new bottles of Zoya varnishes at $4 a bottle for shipping and processing. Note that the nail polish bottles you send in cannot be Zoya, Qtica, or Nocti polishes. Zoya promises your …

In the luxurious world of high-end beauty products, a single lipstick can costs up to $30 (Hello, new Dior Addict lipstick!). But you’d be surprised by how far a buck can go with inexpensive drugstore makeup. You can easily find quality beauty products, like lipsticks, eyeliners, and nail polish, for just a dollar. Here is a round-up of my favorite one-dollar cosmetics that will give you the look you want without breaking your wallet.

Look Good…Feel Better (LGFB) is an American Cancer Society program that allows licensed cosmetologists to teach cancer patients how to use makeup and hair wigs to hide the effects of their treatment. The program is open to any cancer patient at any stage of treatment—from just diagnosed to the early stages of remission.

Beauty fail: You decide to give yourself a manicure before going to bed, but wake up in the morning to find bed sheet marks on your nails. Sound familiar? Well, here’s a nail polish that will make you change your mind about this incredibly fun yet effortlessly chic nail trend. Katy Perry’s OPI collection recently released Black Shatter—the first OPI crackle nail polish.