London – August 19th, 2010. Whatever the weather, with flip flops or wellingtons, British women are looking for flawless nails: nail care searches have increased by 159% over the past 30 days reports Twenga, (http://www.twenga.co.uk) the new-generation shopping search engine. Women are asking for salon results at home as visits for UV manicure lamps surged by 204%.

Here are this season nail trends:

The emphasis is on keeping fingernails healthy and strong. The most searched for nail polishes have to protect from the sun, whiten, energise, or have matte or shiny effects.

With the top 5 favourite colours being purple, coral, pink, brown and red, the trend is to dazzle with these vivid tones.

Brits are looking for hot deals online with the most popular brands on Twenga being luxury names such as Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Revlon and L’Oreal.

More than 24,800 nail polishes from 328 online shops are available on Twenga.

Top 5 Nail Polish Effects

1          Sun Protection

2          Whitening

3          Energising

4          Matte

5          Shiny

Top 5 Nail Polish Colours

1          Purple

2          Coral

3          Pink

4          Brown

5          Red

Top 5 Nail Polish Brands

1           Chanel

2           Dior

3           Yves Saint Laurent

4           Revlon

5           L’Oreal

Visits from 15th July to 14th August 2010, compared with same period a month before.

New York – July 26, 2010 – Summer time means sandals, flip flops and open toe pumps and therefore, flawless nails: searches for nail polish surged by 179% in the past 30 days on Twenga, (http://www.twenga.com) the next-generation shopping search engine. Also visits on UV Manicure Lamps are up by 850%, Electric Nail Files by 283% and Nail Care by 380%.

Here are this season’s trends:

With fushia, blue and red in the top 5 favorite colors, women are looking to get a party look for this summer. And as always classic beige and translucent shades are still very popular for the everyday working outfits.

Most looked for brands on Twenga are the trusted Chanel, Rimmel, OPI, Mary Kay and Rosy.

Rank             Top 5 Nail Polish Colors            Top 5 Nail Polish Brands

1                   Fushia                                              Chanel

2                   Blue                                                  Rimmel

3                   Beige                                                OPI

4                   Red                                                   Mary Kay

5                   Translucent                                       Rosy

Visits from 21 June to 22 July 2010, compared with the previous month.