1. Essie - Ballet Slippers
2. OPI- Do You Lilac It
3. Essie - Splash of Grenadine
No matter what the budget says, we can allllways squeeze in a Mani/Pedi. Especially when the girls next door at Lilypad only charge $25 a pop. There is just nothing better than spending Friday evening posted up in the massive massage chairs with endless stacks of gossip/fashion mags, green tea, and the bestie, while getting pampered by our favorite nail team.
This past Friday we went in and much to our dismay, realized that half the neighborhood had made the same indulgent choice we had. That left us 30 minutes to sit on the waiting couch- and meant that choosing a color became a labor intensive process, much too much time to change my mind. Let’s be honest, the color choice is sometimes so intense for me that it takes the fun out of the experience. After spending 10 minutes in front of the color wall, I was up and down off of that waiting couch at least 6 times… and painted almost all of my nails to see how the color looked out of the bottle. (So embarrassing when you try to rub it off with a Kleenex and then just end up with fuzzy sticky nails.) Anyway, it’s a big choice because you’re stuck looking at this color for the next week and a half at least- and let be honest- a lot longer on the toes.
All this to say, this week I found the perfect color. Every time I look down I think about what an artistic genius I am, and I pat myself on the back with my perfectly manicured hands. I thought I was going to go for a pastel spring color, a departure from the grey obsession that was Winter 2010 (See you next year, OPI My Private Jet & You Don’t Know Jacques.) I had a few in mind… but made a game time decision and went in the opposite direction-- a wild red/orange/pink. It’s looking great with the subtle hints of a summer tan setting in, and it was the perfect complement to my floral romper and pastel Nike high-tops at this weekend’s Bay to Breakers extravaganza. Bummer Alert: the label with the name was missing from the bottom of this perfect phantom OPI… which made things really tricky when I had to go back in Saturday morning for a touch up after a major thumb smudge.
Will we ever know the name of the perfection that is this color? Perhaps we can make our own-- suggestions?
Amancock at Bay to Breakers 2010
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