Today I got the chance to check out the pedicure at Nordstrom SPA in Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall. Once again as soon as I was escorted to the relaxation room I was relaxed.

Nordstrom SPA Relaxation Room Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall, Arizona

I met my Nail Therapist Victoria Brent and began soaking my feet in warm water infused with aromatherapy. Once the water cooled off I then moved to the the SPA room and for the first time I had my pedicure in a super comfortable recliner chair. My feet was exfoliated, scrubbed, massaged, wrapped in paraffin, and then toes painted to perfection. Then I sipped my herbal tea while waiting for them to dry. All in all my feet are happy!

Nordstrom SPA Scottsdale

…my herbal tea while waiting for my pedicure to dry

Nordstrom SPA Scottsdale located at: 7055 E Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, (480) 429-1670.

Everyone wants to have the hottest summer sandals; and wedges are all the rage. Lindsay Phillips and Foot Petals have all your summer shoe needs covered!

Evie Espadrille Wedge: This fresh take on the espadrille comes with a flirty leopard print interchangeable snap. Designed with a rope-wrapped edge, the espadrille comes in black coated canvas and soft white gold leather.

Missy Wedge: Get a little lift with this two-inch, raffia-wrapped wedge. Designed with a cushioned heel seat for additional comfort, the bronze wedge comes adorned with Lindsay Phillips’ signature ruffle ribbon strap featuring a flower button.

No summer sandal can be complete without Foot Petals! Sometimes you need more than a pedicure to refresh sweaty, sore, and sometimes smelly soles. To protect feet from the casualties of summer, Foot Petals founder Tina Aldatz created 3-Step Sole-utionz, a three-product kit for hydrating, soothing, and cushioning hot and tired soles. Follow Foot Petals’ three steps to perfectly pampered feet:

• Step 1: Pedi Fume: Soften, soothe, and smooth feet with this anti-inflammatory cooling gel. Pedi Fume helps heal dry, cracked skin with moisturizing ingredients such as aloe, silicone, and jojoba wax.

• Step 2: Sweaty Pedi: Refresh hot, tired feet with this cooling foot spray. Formulated with a unique blend of menthol, natural tea tree, wasabi extract, lavender, and vanilla, Sweaty Pedi cools and softens swollen feet, disinfects and eliminates foot odor, and normalizes bacterial balance.

• Step 3: Rose Killer Kushionz: Protect and comfort feet with these three-quarter length cushion insoles. Killer Kushionz are invisible when worn in heels, flats, wedges, and strappy sandals, secretly supporting your feet in your favorite sexy shoes.

Winter Skin & Winter Hair: Are you looking for skincare products and haircare products to help you with the cold and dry winter months? Here are some ideas and hopefully answers to your prayer:)

Miss Oops Butter Hands, $15 – missoops.com or select boutiques across the country

Rich moisture with SPF protection. Nothing screams your age like wrinkled, sun-damaged hands. Miss Oops helps you fake it with Butter Hands, a nourishing hand cream that envelops skin in buttery moisture while shielding the delicate skin of the hands from damaging UV rays. Formulated with luxuriously creamy hydrators and SPF 30 protection, Butter Hands is your secret weapon in the fight against signs of aging.

Marta also LOVES Miss Oops Pedicure In A Bottle, $18: this foot cream really turns my dry feet into a softer prettier version of themselves! It is an foot exfoliating cream and I like to use it daily for a cumulative effect. The smell is minty and fresh.

Pur Minerals Pur Body Butter, $21.50-purminerals.com or ULTA

Pür Body Butter is the ultimate answer to rough, dry skin. This lemon sage-scented maximum moisture body cream contains skin-renewing botanical extracts and organic sunflower oil to help hydrate the skin and lock in moisture. This rich skin moisturizer absorbs quickly and easily, leaving skin silky soft and not greasy. Pür Body Butter is excellent as an all-over body moisturizer and suitable for all skin types.

Kairos Acne Care Solutions Heat Protectant Clear Thermal Spray, $26.00 – kairosclear.com

This product is a high quality blend of natural ingredients that protects hair from the heat of styling tools for softer, healthier hair. Imparts extra shine and smoothness without acne-irritating aftermath for your complexion. Kairos Clear Style styling aids and Clear Finish finishing products are formulated to complement Kairos acne-fighting Shampoo, Conditioner, and Treatment by minimizing excess oil on the scalp, hair and face that may contribute to breakouts.

Start of the year 2010 right with these fabulous beauty products from Miss Oops and Brow Guru Christi Harris!

Miss Oops: Rescue Sponge ($10) Deodorant marks on your clothes? Make-up powder on your collar? No problem, you’ve got Miss Oops Rescue Sponges. No need to wet your clothes, just briskly rub the dry sponge against the offending mark and watch it disappear. The patent-pending sponge comes two to a pack and are reusable. Safe to use on all fabrics.

Pedicure in a Bottle ($18) Could builders sand furniture with your feet? If so, then Miss Oops Pedicure In a Bottle is your new best friend! Miss Oops Pedicure in a Bottle actually exfoliates, then hydrates your feet. Plus, it’s easy to use! Most exfoliating creams require you to rub the formula on your feet and then wash it off. Not Miss Oops. The exfoliating component is actually absorbed into the skin. Plus, with this non-greasy formula, you can apply it in the morning and wear your shoes without that “slippery-greasy” feeling. The combination of glycolic and salicylic acid, shea butter, peppermint, menthol, and lavender leave your feet feeling smooth and smelling pretty – just like you had a pedicure!

Show Stoppers ($15) These reusable silicone nipple covers are the perfect weapon to prevent “perk out.” Show Stoppers are tapered at the edges making them invisible under garments. Plus Show Stoppers are reusable up to 15 times. Miss Oops Show Stoppers….show’s over!

Christi Harris:

Brow Planning System ($59) Beauty expert Christi Harris introduces a complete approach to shaping and maintaining the perfect brows. Featuring all the tools you need to naturally fill and contour, the at-home kit makes you your own brow artist—no experience necessary.

Miss Oops founder Jennifer Higgins interviews with Marta Walsh

Hello lovelies! Amazing deals being offered at the OC61 Salon & Spa in New York City through December 31st.  OC61 Salon & Spa is located at 33 East 61st Street. 212-935-6261 for appointments.

 · Receive a complimentary blow out with a facial, manicure and pedicure ($240)
You can have your cake and eat it too. Indulge in a complimentary blowout after getting your face, hands and feet in shape for the holidays.

· Receive a complimentary manicure with a haircut and color (price varies by process)
When your cut and color are polished, your nails should be, too. Receive a complimentary manicure with any signature OC61 cut and color service.

· Receive a complimentary conditioning or glossing treatment with any haircut ($200)
Tis’ the season for dry, damaged hair so receive a free conditioning or glossing treatment with your next cut to give hair a healthy boost during the cold weather

CND Colour & Effects is a NEW range of professional quality nail polishes with endless possibilities. I was introduced to the world of CND nail polish backstage at Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons Spring 2010 Collection and since then I am SO curios to try! I will keep you posted guys. Meanwhile enjoy the news:)

• Full spectrum palette of 50 luscious crème Colours including sheer, semi-sheer and opaque neutrals, pinks, darks and brights plus 3 pure chromes in gold, silver and copper
• 15 dazzling Effects in sheer hues of three textures – Pearl, Shimmer and Sparkle – to “accessorize” crème polish or wear alone
• 3-Free – no toluene, formaldehyde, or DBP (Dibutyl Phthalate)
• Rich and creamy two-coat, fast-drying formula
• Ergonomically designed bottle with rubberized cap for no slip-grip and easy opening
• State-of-the-art brush with clear, triangular-shaped nylon bristles for flawless application

From left:  CND Oil Slick #541 colour and CND Sapphire Sparkle #561 effects

HOW TO USE: Turn bottle upside down and roll between palms to blend. For best results, after applying a CND base coat, apply two thin Colour coats and/or one coat of Effect to clean manicured nails. Finish with your favorite CND top coat.

From left: CND Blackjack #538 Colour and CND Gold Pearl #550 effects

AVAILABILITY: In chic salons and spas worldwide and at timetospa.com. Call 800.833.NAIL or visit cnd.com for more information.

SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE: Colour – .33 fl oz bottle $9.00
Effect – .33 fl oz bottle $11.00

Visit: www.cnd.com for additional product details.

New York Fashion Week Spring 2010 Nail Trends by CND
New York Fashion Week Spring 2010 CND Nail Trends: Gottex, Ruffian, Victor de Souza