Early last week I shared the news about China Glaze's latest collection, Prismatic Chroma Glitters. After seeing how beautiful the colors were in person, I decided to give them a try.

For last week, I opted for Optical Illusion, described as:Aqua green glimmers with a hint of purple filled with pink, yellow, silver, orange and green flecks. What I like most about these polishes is that the glitter sizes aren't all uniform, allowing for really great coverage without the need for traditional polish.

That's truly what makes this collection so special. All of the different glitter particles make this explosion of vibrant sparkle that's pretty special. The photo doesn't do the color justice.

If you're a fan of full coverage glitter in just one coat, I definitely recommend checking out this collection. China Glaze's Prismatic Chroma Glitters wlll be available beginning this April for around $8 each.

Oh how I love glitter! The sparkle, the shine...it's mesmerizing. Glitter polishes have become a major nail category in recent years, as opposed to being an afterthought or an accent. China Glaze has taken the concept of a glitter polish one step further and combined glitter and holographic particles to create a 3D effect.

The Prismatic Chroma Glitters collection is comprised of six shades that were inspired by the refraction of light through a prism.

• Ray-Diant: Greenish-gold shimmer filled with specks of silver, pink, green, orange and blue.
• Polarized: Silver metallic sheen sprinkled with yellow, pink, orange and green glitters.
• Liquid Crystal: Bright blue holographic with purple tint dusted with silver, gold, green, pink and orange.
• Prism: Grape purple holographic gleams with pink shimmer and glitters with pieces of pink, blue, green, orange, silver and gold.
• Full Spectrum: Baby pink bursts into holographic magenta to party with silver, gold, blue, pink and green particles.
• Optical Illusion: Aqua green glimmers with a hint of purple filled with pink, yellow, silver, orange and green flecks.

The Prismatic Chroma Glitters collection will be available in April 2012 for around $8 each. I'll be selecting one of these glitters to test drive this week. Which color are you most drawn to?

When you think of MAC Cosmetics, you may not always think of nail polish, but you should. In recent years, MAC has made great strides in the nail department. From two trend collections with Jin Soon, to Senior Artist Keri Blair doing nails backstage at Fashion Week, the brand's got a new outlook on tips and toes.  With the release of the Cook MAC, Shop MAC and Vera collections come three gorgeous polishes that are right on trend.

Al Fredo: Named after the over-indulgent pasta sauce, Al Fredo is a buttery bright yellow cream.

Salad Dressed: This shade reminds me of what might happen if you mixed mint green with a true deep teal. The result is a gorgeous, spring-ready light teal shade that doesn't feel pastel.

Play Day: A bright coral cream, just want for the pastel-loving romantic in all of us.

MAC Nail Lacquers retail for $16 each.

Frankly, I love a polish strip. There's not a week that I wear them that I don't receive an array of comments from my coworkers, including but not limited to the following:

• How did you do that?!
• Are those the stickers (with an accompanying motion)?
• I can't seem to apply those right - is there some trick?

There's not an elaborate ritual that goes into applying any of the polish strips on the market. It's best that you take your time and apply them when you're relaxed (I prefer Sunday nights with a glass of wine). Run a cotton pad soaked in alcohol or polish remover before applying and measure carefully to make sure that you're using the right strip.

Last week I decided to use Mirage from Incoco, a great graphic print mixing black and a purple-pink. I love Incoco's choice of strips, from colors to glitters to prints, plus the tools that accompany each strip pack. The strips are always a consistent quality and come in a variety of colors and prints that you can find anywhere else.

Have you tried this new category of nail products yet? Have them become a staple for you?

Early last week, I headed to Haven Spa in Soho (obviously) for my first post-hospital mani/pedi. I was beginning to look like I powered the Flinstone car, if you know what I mean. Since its mid-August, I decided that it's time to start to think about Fall colors. I've put away the neons and turned my focus to smokey shades and jewel toes. Butter London's HRH perfectly fits the bill. A true royal purple with a metallic sheen, it's a nice way to usher in the coming season without going directly to the deep, vampy shades.

The polish wore well with minimal tip wear (mostly due to my own peeling nails, no fault of the formula) and looked vibrant for a solid six days. There are so many great colors in Butter Londo's fall collection that I had to pick a couple up during my first trip to Ulta earlier this summer.

Have you switched to more fall-friendly nail polish shades? Are you still in summer mode? I hope you'll share what's currently on your nails!

Every beauty girl has at least one color that she's particular about. For me, I'm always in pursuit of the perfect blue eyeliner (it's much harder than you think) and anything red (well, except eye products. That's just creepy). I've just about completed the perfect red lip collection and now that I've found CND's Rouge Red nail polish, I can stop questing for the perfect red lacquer. No, really.

A red cream sounds like an easy color to find, especially when there's a bottle in every color collection from high end to drugstore. There's something about the right red - a shade that easily slides somewhere between warm & cool - that seemingly sets your fingers (or toes) ablaze. Have you ever noticed how hypnotizing and impossibly chic red nails can be? So classic and daring, simultaneously.

Rouge Red has become the multi-season red for me. What's yours?

When I received Urban Decay's Rollergirl Nail Kit, I was mesmerized by Woodstock, a neon pink that could almost glow in the dark. As I studied the colors more, Miss T stood out to me, mostly because it reminds me of MAC's Pink Pearl pigment but in nail polish form (and don't think i hadn't tried to DIY this color myself. I did and failed).

I applied Miss T on Sunday with two thick coats, since I'm completely incapable of applying anything else. Generally, I polish my nails with the skills of an uncoordinated four year old - aka slather the polish all over my skin and then use a nail brush it the shower the next morning to scrub it off. Since I applied the healthy top coat of Seche Vite that same day, I haven't touched my nails. In fact, polish is almost as perfect today as it was on the day it was applied. Color me mystified.

Miss T is a special pearlized pink. The kind of shade that shows hints of purple mixed with a strong, feminine pink sizzling with pearl but not in an obnoxious way. This color was clearly created by an expert and is exactly the kind of polish that will distract you as pound away on your keyboard in the midst of spreadsheet Candyland.

Miss T and Woodstock are exclusively available in Urban Decay's Rollergirl Nail Kit, a set of six mini nail polishes for $28. Hey, isn't that less than the bottle of one Chanel polish?

As promised, I finally decided which of Zoya's gorgeous lacquers from the Touch collection I'd wear this week. I have to admit that it took me two days to decide. I spent two days (at home, thankfully) with three nails on my left hand painted with each of the polishes. While all three are gorgeous, I finally decided on Shay. All three colors are full coverage neutrals, with the slightest pearl. Shay is warmer (and a smidge darker) than Minka, it's sister color. Then there's Pandora, a pink hued neutral, making the most unique in the collection. I can see myself reaching for Pandora later in the summer as my tan deepens.

It's been three days since application and so far, no chips. Not even the slightest hint of tip wear. I'm the first to admit that I'm horrible at applying polish and I feel like lighter colors, like Shay, make imperfections more noticeable. However, even with all my perceived application flaws, I absolutely love looking down at my nails as I type. For me, that's the sign of a great color.

Have you tried a nude shade for the summer or are you sticking to brights? What's your favorite color that you've worn so far this summer?