Love the look of gel manicures? Now you can get the same salon-quality look at home with the SensatioNail™ Invincible Gel Polish Starter Kit ($60, mass retailers) that includes its own LED lamp. It provides 10 high-shine manicures, and the polishes are free of formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl pthalate. Want to put on a little sparkle for New Year’s Eve? Check out the Confetti Glitz, Champagne Cocktail and Midnight Kiss polishes from the limited-edition Holiday Glitter & Color Gel Polish Duo ($11.99, mass retailers).

Pity the plight of the beauty blogger: Each week, the newest products appear on her desk, all promising younger-looking skin, tighter pores, plumper lips, lusher lashes, frizz-free hair—in short, a healthier, more glamorous life. Dutifully, Westchester Magazine Associate Editor Katie O’Donnell tests (or investigates) each item or service featured in WM’s Beauty Buzz blog. Life is beautiful indeed.
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