Why not brighten up a few other assets asides from your closet! Make-up can make a big difference to your whole outfit, and this year is all about knocking down those barriers when it come to hot hues and bold brights.

Nail polish is also a great way to add a little brightness to an otherwise plain outfit, try to use a contrasting nail polish and really make the polish pop!

Blues, pinks, yellow anything goes when it comes to a polished pedicure this season and the same goes for the nails! A hot hue will make you look effortlessy on trend whilst by the pool and a vibrant nail shade will really make an outfit stand out and will bring the whole outfit together perfectly! Finish the look with a toe ring, an anklet bracelet or some serious arm candy.

If you wish to wake up your senses this season then why don’t you invest in a few hot nail shades?  Such as The Rimmel Lycra Pro Memory Nail Polish in Peppermint, which is said to be the perfect colour for summer.  The Rimmel Lycra Pro Memory Nail Polish is priced at a total of £4.59, which certainly won’t be breaking the bank!

Next up why not add a spritz of perfume to your attire, perfume can lift the senses and in turn put you and others around you in a better mood.  Try Lancome O de L-Orangerie, which offers a perfect summery blend of jasmine petals and orange blossom, which is certainly enough to make your mouth water.  Priced at just £29 for an ample sized bottle, this little number is certainly worth purchasing for your handbag.

If you need to awaken your senses in the morning however you will need to invest in something that will invigorate the senses even further!  This comes in the shape of a tropical scented shower gel.  A great one to look to is Korres Mango shower Gel, which is priced at £7.50

However you don’t have to step inside a salon in order to achieve an A-list manicure, why not do it yourself at home!  Nail art is most certainly here to stay for autumn and winter 2010 and the spring and summer catwalks for 2011 are proving no different!  After all what girl can resist a little embellishment on their talons?

The Christmas season is the perfect time to get in some practice, especially when there is an assortment of Christmas parties on the agenda!  Nail art is big and no longer just about colour; from jewels and tattoos to nail wraps and falsie nails, nail art is the perfect way to accessorize that little black dress, in fact with some of the bling manicures on the market you won’t need to even think about styling your outfit with jewellery!

So which products have been nailing it for 2010?  The Designer Nail Wraps from the brand Nail Rock are certainly one must-have investment when it comes to over the top nails!  Priced at just £6.50, such a product will also make the perfect stocking filler!

For best results an in order to achieve that seductress look at home simply p rep your nails by removing any existing polish, neatening up the cuticles and buffing and filing the nail into shape.  The next stage requires place the nail wrap onto the nail at the cuticle edge, in order to seal the nail wrap to the nail use a hairdryer.  Finish my smoothing the wrap into position as it softens and file off any excess.

One such product is the Nail Art Pen by WAH Nails, which can be obtained for a total of £6!  This particular product acts as a great Christmas stocking filler for yourself or a friend.  The Nail Art Pen from WAH Nails is available from the brand Models Own and can be purchased from an assortment of beauty counters stocking the product nationwide.  Alternatively WAH Nails products are also available online.

This super fine pen allows you to produce amazingly accurate results due to the slickly styled pen.  The extremely innovatively designed pen has a rich black ink, which only requires one application.  This is great for girls on the go as not only is the pen easy to use it dries quickly.  Take some style notes from the design house Celine and opt to team this couture-styled nail pen with a nude shade such as a beige hue or a cream colour.

The Nail Art Pen from WAH comes in an extremely cute casing that will certainly be an eye catching addition to any stylish individual’s dressing table! 

If you wish to push the bling boat even further then why not invest in some Nail Jewellery by Stargazer, priced at just £2.50 these individual jewels will create a salon look in minutes!

One such must-have investment for the Christmas season is Superdrug’s Nail Tattoo Chains.  These innovatively designed tattoos are perfect for dressing up your talons and also perfect for any Christmas parties you have on the agenda.

Priced at just £1.99 this particular product is certainly one that won’t break the bank and the best bit is you don’t need to be a professional to apply the Nail tattoo Chains!

The Nail tattoo Chains are in fact foolproof to apply and simply need a couple of coats of topcoat, which will work to protect them.  They work best applied over a strong and rich nail colour as this will create the most impact.  The end results reveal a salon look, which appears as if it has just stepped off this season’s catwalk.

For a simple and effective style make sure you get your self down to Superdrug now and invest in your ow set of Nail Tattoo Chains!

There are also assortments of other nail tattoos available, which in turn allow you to create the perfect look for you and also to choose the one that best goes with that new dress you have just purchased for the up-and-coming Christmas ball!

These pre-designed falsies are perfect for even those that are new to nail art as they are extremely hassle free to use and still offer a high end look.

There is no need for glue and the hassle involved in taking them off with this particular nail set as the beauty of these Julian McDonald nails is that they come ready glued.  Users are simply required to select the right size for their nail and press them on.

The nails housed in the Nail Art set by Star for Julian McDonald are also extremely durable and guarantee to last throughout the day then on into the evening, meaning you can look just as stylish in the office as you can on a night out!

 Taking them off couldn’t be easier, for best results simply gently peel the nail off; there is no need to remove any glue residue from my nails afterwards either.

The nails come in a sporty square shape and are perfect for the festive season as they offer a glittery finish!

YSL Couture Manicure colours are available from a variety of beauty counters or alternatively online and are priced at a total of £24; they also come in an aesthetically pleasing casing and looking just great displayed on your dressing table.

Another great buy for the autumn and winter 2010 season is Clinique’s Laser Focus Repairwear.  The texture of this particular formula is extremely light and boasts to achieve a fresher faced look and works as a faded pigmentation on the skin.

Clinique Laser Focus Repairwear is priced at £35 and is exclusive to high-end department stores such as Selfridges and Brown Thomas, this must have product went live on the 10th September and is available nationwide, so you better be quick if you want to get your hands on the innovative formula from the skincare connoisseurs Clinique.
The formula comes housed in an aesthetically pleasing style glass look bottle and comes complete with an easy to use dispenser.

The cosmetic brand Origins has produced an oil free moisture lotion, which is a combination of mint and palmetto.  The innovative formula is entitled Zero Oil and is an extremely hydrating lotion that certainly isn’t greasy.  The product is priced at £21 for a size of 50ml, however a little goes a long way.

Another top product is the Show Time Volumising Waterproof Mascara from the make-up line NYC.  This is a great make-up essential to pack for your hols and the formula won’t smudge by the pool.  It is priced at a very pocket friendly £2.99 and boasts to both lengthen and define the lashes with clumping.

One of the must have nail colours of this season is aqua.  Nail Girl’s have introduced a vivid pastel shade that ticks all the fashion boxes for this season.  The formula is priced at a total of £10 and is available from a variety of beauty stores stocking the label.

Since vivid blues are certainly proving hot this season, why not add the same hue to eyes as you have done to your nails.  The beauty label Scarlett & Crimson offer a Roll With It Dazzling Eye Shimmer in Peacock Blue, the eye shadow is priced at £3.95 and is a refreshing alternative to the black smoky eyes.

The brand is renowned for its up beat and unique distinctive range of downtown jersey separates so we can only imagine the new nail polish collection will echo a certain similar style. The LA clothing brand is reportedly set to now take over beauty cupboards as well as closets with its latest introduction of retro-look nail enamels.

The clothes line has a ‘keep-it-local’ philosophy which the new 18 lacquer shades stick too and have been created with all things American Apparel in mind, these inspirations include various elements taken from the many stores and factories of the company. For example the storm-in-a-bottle in Factory Grey has been created with the manufactory floors in mind. A fresh minty green colour, which has been named Office, looks to the accounting department notepads for inspiration.

Both the turquoise-blue Peacock and ballerina-pink Rose Bowl shades are proving to be the most popular shades and are right on trend for spring’s strong, candy-coloured looks. Each polish is priced at a total of £5 each and can be obtained either in store or online, there are also rumours of six more colours being introduced to the range.

It’s time to opt for a daring pedicure painted in an over the top statement red or vivid orange. When deciding on a nail polish, you should always aim to purchase a lacquer that contains a high amount of pigment, especially when regarding this season’s trends. The full impact shades of this season are taking over the Sheer shades of last.

Maybelline Express Finish Lacquer in Cherry is one such shade that is perfect for summer and boasts to be extremely quick and easy to apply. This particular polish from Maybelline offers professional salon looking results and promises to dry in an impressive forty seconds. This is the perfect product if you are in a rush but still desire perfect looking nails.

This chip resistant nail polish houses shock control technology and only requires one coat of polish in order to achieve full coverage. The product comes with an ultra precise control-flow applicator which prevents users from making mistakes.

The Maybelline Express Finish Lacquer is priced at £3.49 and can be purchased from all beauty stores that house the Maybelline brand.