After spending a week running around Lincoln Center for Fashion Week attempting to pretend that it was spring, I just couldn't reach back into my closet for the thick knits or the oversized coats any more. New Yorkers are the most seasonally confused once it begins to hit 50 degrees in the spring. You'll see the widest range of outfits, including everything from Uggs to flip flops and bare legs, so I'd like to think that my look was on the more appropriate side of the scale, but even I was cold. Needless to say, I'm so thrilled that it's finally beginning to warm up in the city, even if our 10 day forecasts are still peppered with 30 degree temperatures, high winds and rain.

Anorak: One Stop Plus (no longer available, similar available here)

Ruffled top: Old Navy (no longer available, similar available here)

Skinny jeans: Torrid

Nude bow pumps: Jeffrey Campbell (no longer available, similar here and here)

Bag: DKNY

Bow cuff: Kate Spade (no longer available, similar here, here and here)

Lipstick: Maybelline's Color Sensational in Very Cherry

Nail polish: Sally Hansen Salon Effects in Cry Baby

Photos by Tarah Shashaty

By the time last Monday rolled around, I refused to play along with winter's games. In NYC, we hadn't truly  had a taste of winter and we were rapidly approaching another fashion week season. I was fed up and concocted an overwhelmingly neon look, including my neon pink Kate Spade bag (love) and (a risky) neon green Sally Hansen set of polish strips.

Sally Hansen's polish strips are an excellent way to get elaborate designs and patterns without paying a fortune, but they're also a great way to get color payoff, especially in the neon category. The neon green I chose is called Groove, but there are several other neons, including yellow, orange and a great pink that you'll have to see to believe.

I'm currently sitting in the lobby of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center and admittedly, neon fever is everywhere. In the front row of Tibi there were at least 5 neon beanies and those darn Cambridge Satchels still persist. If you haven't gotten the neon bug yet, now's the time.

Sally Hansen Polish Strips can be found in almost any drugstore for around $9 per set.

What's currently on YOUR nails?

I know, I know....I've been slacking. In fact, I've been so crazed that there's not currently anything on my nails at this very moment and that rarely ever happens. I guess that's what happens when you work in online retail and it's the holiday season. Absolute mania and pandemonium ensue.

But last week, when I was the shell of a functional human being, I managed to wrap my nails with Sally Hansen's Salon Effects in Winter Funderland, a delightful glittery part of the 2011 holiday collection. I haven't been shy about my love for Sally Hansen's line of polish strips, but I do want to point out that this particular style was different than the others that I have tried.

First of all, I know many are intimidated by the product and think it will be difficult to use. Pick a relaxing night, pour yourself a glass of wine, wipe your nails down one final time with polish remover and test out different sizes to pick the best size for your nail. Secondly, depending on what type of polish strip it is, they can varry in thickness. The solid color strips I've found to be a little thinner, while glitter strips tend to be a bit thicker (it makes sense, after all).

However, Winter Funderland was the thickest strip I've applied yet, and in some ways it made it much easier to apply. I will point out that the larger round piece of glitter can be a bit problematic if they are near the edge of your nail, but if you stretch the strip a bit to be strategic about the placement, you'll be just fine. Besides, who doesn't want their nails to twinkle like fresh snow at midnight?

I'd love to hear about your experience with Sally Hansen's polish strips - have you tried them? If so, what are your fave shades?

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Nail Polish

$7.99 by Sally Hansen at Ulta

Most days, I feel like Jessie Spano on an episode of Saved By The Bell, saying "There's no time! There's never any time!". Fact of the matter is, the older I get, the faster time seems to slip through my hands.

Speaking of hands, I enjoy doing my weekly manicures at home (not to mention the money that my diy spirit saves), but I usually end up slathering on polish on a Sunday evening, hoping it doesn't bubble and that it will dry before I can't hold my eyes open any more. It takes a long time for all those coats of polish to dry - the base, 2 coats of color and the top coat - and most times, I mess my polish up before it's even had a chance to see the work week.

When I learned about Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure nail polish, I was skeptical. Beyond the color, base and top coat, how can a polish really contain 5 different attributes in one bottle? Complete Salon Manicure contains a top coat, base coat, color, strengthener, and a growth treatment. In theory, it sounds completely perfect.

In practice, Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure is so much more. The first time I used it for my weekly manicure (in Grey By Grey, recommended by my girl, Older Girl Beauty), I was shocked. The brush was wide, the color applied like a dream, and over the course of the week, the polish didn't chip. There was NO chipping!

Trust me, I know how this sounds. Of course, my nails showed signs of wear and tear, but it wasn't in the form of chipping, but rather the polish was slowly wearing at the edges. I was shocked and completely in disbelief. I thought I had just gotten lucky, until I decided to try a different shade - the results were exactly the same.

Why are you still sitting here, reading this post? This polish is a life (and time) saver for everyone, so what are you waiting for?

I’m not exactly what you’d call a stranger to Sally Hansen’s line of cosmetics. The Lift & Define Mascara has been a staple in my cupcake-adorned makeup bag for some time. However, it wasn’t until Sarah had really begun to sing the praises of Sally Hansen that my eyelids began to stand up and take notice.

You see, for me, finding just the right eyeliner is a constant struggle. I’ve tried them all – department store brands, drugstore brands, mail order brands – and nothing had the eye-popping color that I coveted. And nothing had the easy glide-on application that my poor, sore eyelids needed.

Enter, Sally Hansen Forever Stay Eye Pencil. Not only is the softest, and most prismatic eyeliner these eyes have ever beheld, but it’s affordable, and foolproof! (Shaky hands-sufferers needn’t worry!)

I’m forever changed, and forever in love with this liner, and so is my makeup bag!

For more about Beka and her favorite products, visit reLYME.com.  Sally Hansen Natural Beauty is available at drugstores nationwide.  For more information on the Carmindy inspired line, visit the official website.

Carmindy, the makeup artist behind "What Not To Wear", is making in-store appearances to support Sally Hansen Natural Beauty.  If you're not familiar with the line (or don't know me in person), Sally Hansen Natural Beauty is a paraben-free line inspried by Carmindy.

On April 24th & 25th, she'll be appearing in San Diego drugstores (locations below) to consult customers on how to select makeup that best highlights their natural beauty.  In addition to great advice, customers who receive consultations will be give a coupon and a free sample - all in their local drugstore!

WHO:    Carmindy

WHAT:  Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Inspired by Carmindy

WHERE: San Diego, CA

WHEN: Friday, 4/24/09:

12:30pm -2:30 pm – 4840 Niagara Avenue, San Diego

Saturday, 4/25/09

10:00am -12:00pm – 11845 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego

2:00pm - 4:00pm – 3515 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego

My fave products include:

Sheerest Cream Blush in Blossom; Instant Definition Eyeshadow Palette in Quartz; and the Fast Fix Concealor in All Over Color Neutralizer.