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Twenga: British ladies want perfect nails for the summer

Nail Care up 159% and UV Manicure Lamps increased by 204%

2010-08-28
LONDON, ENGLAND, August 28, 2010 (Press-News.org) Whatever the weather, with flip flops or wellingtons, British women are looking for flawless nails: nail care searches increased by 159% during the past 30 days on Twenga, the 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:
o The emphasis is put 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.
o With top 5 favorite colours being purple, coral, pink, brown and red, fashion is to dazzle thanks to vivid tones.
o Brits are looking for hot deals online since the most popular brands on Twenga are 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 Colors
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

For more information please contact:
Jodie Welton at Connected PR
+44 (0)7887 780464
twenga@connectedpr.com

Twenga, the new-generation search engine enables millions of shoppers throughout the world to find what they want, at the best price, from the online shop of their choice.

Thanks to its home-grown technology, Twenga automatically gathers offers from online retailers and displays them in one searchable interface. As a result, Twenga has the most comprehensive listing of online shops. Its search results are objective and not biased by commercial relationships.

Founded in 2006 by Bastien Duclaux and Cedric Anes, Twenga runs 14 sites, including the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, Russia, the United States, Australia and India displaying more than 250 million offerings from more than 100,000 online shops. Twenga's sites receive more than 25 million visits per month. In January 2010, Twenga won the Red Herring 100 Global Award which recognizes the 100 most innovative companies in the world.

Website: http://www.twenga.co.uk/
Blog: http://www.twengablog.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/twenga_uk/


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[Press-News.org] Twenga: British ladies want perfect nails for the summer
Nail Care up 159% and UV Manicure Lamps increased by 204%