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Nails: The French Manicure

The French Manicure is one of the most natural and alluring of all nail trends. Originating back in the 18th century, the French manicure became wildly popular in 1920′s and the 1930′s. Over the years this nail trend is the go to for weddings, dances, and all sorts of fancy parties. In the past few years…

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Glitter, Glitter, Glitter!

Glitter is all of the rage right now, and why not? We love a little extra sparkle in our lives, don’t we? Glitter is all around us from outfits to bags, even to glammed up nails – glitter is everywhere! We were recently inspired on Motives Pinterest with tons of glittery nails.…

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Holiday Cheer

With the Holidays right around the corner, finding the prefect look for every party or get together can prove to be challenging. That’s why we are here to help! The motives girls here in the office have recently added a Holiday board to Pinterest! So if you find yourself struggling to find that prefect cheery look…

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Top Nail Colors for Fall

Now that fall is upon us, some of you might be looking to hang up the vibrant and bright summer nail polishes and start looking to brush on some dark hues. Straight off the runway, we give you a rundown on the top six must have nail colors for fall.

Blue is the new neon:

Backstage at Paris fashion week there wasn’t a neon…

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Transition Polish

When buying nail polish do you ever find yourself saying “Oh I love this color but its such a fall color and it is still August! I can’t wear that” well wear it girls! Don’t let the season dictate what colors you can wear. If you are like me, that perfectly plum polish comes out during summer…

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Makeup Mistakes

Everyone has seen someone else make a makeup mistake, and you yourself have probably made one as well! I know I have before. Makeup mistakes can be avoided, we just have to know what they are exactly. Here are five of the top beauty mistakes that most women make on a regular basis. Take a look and see if you or someone you…

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Get Rid of Boring Nails

I was fumbling around on Pinterest the other day when I stumbled on a great tutorial on how to water marble your nails. I figured since I didn’t have anything else to do I would give it a go. This design is perfect for someone who loves lots of color on their nails. What better way to wear all of your favorite colors than…

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Nail Lacquer: Office Favorites

The office is abuzz with talk of the new Motives by Loren Ridinger and Motives for La La Nail Lacquer collection. We are so excited that they will all be available for sale in only a few weeks! Yesterday, I painted my nails with an amazing blue hue. Singing the Blues is my favorite from the new collection. It’s a gorgeous…

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Coming Soon from Motives – Funky French Manicure

It has been such an exciting week in Motives! We have been working hard to develop and test the newly launched Motives products and could not wait to share them with you! One of the products that I am most excited about are our new Nail Lacquer colors, with new formulas and bottles. From trendy fall and winter colors …

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Behind The Scenes: Motives Photo Shoot

I know everyone is patiently waiting to see what Motives by Loren Ridinger unveils at Market America 2012 International Convention. Well, here is a sneak peak at a few of the items we will be launching!

We had so much fun with these new items – we are sure you will absolutely love them. Take a look at a few of the …

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