The best products to take nail polish to the next level
When hair, makeup, ensemble, shoes and accessories are all accounted for, the icing on the cake of a fabulous look is a beautiful set of nails. When new mom Blake Lively was in New York promoting The Age of Adaline in April, she wore a whopping 16 outfits in one week, but her long-lasting polish never changed or chipped!
Get your nails to go the distance with a UV-curing topcoat that binds your nail colour to your nail plate longer. “It will give you a salon-like manicure with lots of shine and without as much dry time as traditional topcoats,” says manicurist Naomi Misu. Re-apply the topcoat every few days.
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For a fresh take on spring shades, try a new finish by adding a texturizing topcoat. “My favourite way to wear the new pastels is by adding a matte finish to them. This gives your manicure a soft, almost rubbery-looking quality,” says Naomi. If you’re a fan of neutrals (think clean white or nude), add drama with iridescence, like Kerry Washington and Meghan Trainor.
“A thin coat of pearl or opalescent over a bright white shade creates depth and a much glossier finish,” says Naomi. You can also add a bit of edge to neutral nails by finishing them off with easy-to-handle hardware. “I love a dainty gold stone or stud on the nail these days, especially on an opaque, nude shade,” adds manicurist Gina Eppolito.
![At the Forum, Charles delivered <a href=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/speech/speech-hrh-prince-wales-world-holocaust-forum-yad-vashem-jerusalem>a moving and powerful speech</a> in which he said humanity "must never cease to be appalled, nor moved by the testimony of those who lived through [the Holocaust]." He also recognized his grandmother's work and Israel's recognition of it in his remarks, and said calling out hatred is always important.
<p>"All too often, language is used which turns disagreement into dehumanization," he said. "Words are used as badges of shame to mark others as enemies, to brand those who are different as somehow deviant. All too often, virtue seems to be sought through verbal violence. All too often, real violence ensues, and acts of unspeakable cruelty are still perpetrated around the world against people for reasons of their religion, their race or their beliefs.
<p>"Knowing, as we do, the darkness to which such behaviour leads, we must be vigilant in discerning these ever-changing threats; we must be fearless in confronting falsehoods and resolute in resisting words and acts of violence. And we must never rest in seeking to create mutual understanding and respect. We must tend the earth of our societies so that the seeds of division cannot take root and grow. And we must never forget that every human being is be-tselem Elokim - 'in the image of God' - and even a single human life is ke-olam malei - 'like an entire universe.'"
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