tiffany imposter

last week while at sally beauty i was checking out fingerpaints polishes for the first time.  i went in looking for (and purchased) a very autumn-appropriate bronze.  as the week progressed i found my thoughts turning and returning to the very aptly named tiffany imposter.  i heart tiffany & co.  their simple, classic, elegant approach matches my style to a T (get it?!!?!?!!).

anyhow, here's what i came up with:

this is three coats over 3 in 1 base from essie.  two coats were still a bit streaky and see-thru espeically  considering how thick this brand is compared to my usuals.  the accent is color club white striper with art club silver bullion pressed into it.  i've topped the whole thing off with a thickish topcoat to smooth everything down and hold the bullion in place. the bullion was surprisingly easy to work with.  i'm interested to see how well it stays put.  what you can't see in the pic is the other accent, my thumb, which has an offset white + intended to represent the iconic blue box/white ribbon.


what i love about this product: the color, natch! tiffany? yes, please!

what i don't love about this product: the thick texture.  it's probably me.  maybe it's time to experiment with polish thinner.

just a few more days till big trees!!!  here's hoping the nice weather holds!

love you!!
--L

p.s. what happened to the 9/15 release date for the zoya 2011 holiday collection??  i had a live-chat with one of their cust svs gals and she said they were trying to get the collection up asap.  i want my rina!  :)

beginnings and all that

welcome to day one!!!

i am super excited to be blogging again!

three things i'm currently obsessed with (or, three things for short):

1- nails!!

after having a particularly awesome pedi on our last trip to Spa Toscana at the peppermill in reno I quite suddenly fell back in love with an old flame - nail polish!!!  for years i've been unable to wear it because of work.  now that i have just about the girliest job i can imagine i'm back in heels and polish and no ponytails and feeling pretty fab about it.

today's mani: fingerpaints bronze sculpture with art club gold foil flakes

hoping you'll bear with me as i figure out how to best photograph my hands!


i love this color - deep bronze with gold flashing.  i've not used fingerpaints before and have to admit i was a bit put off by the texture.  it's incredibly goopy. while it was dry to the touch in a reasonable amount of time it went on so thick that i put a pretty good ding in it prior to applying the metallic flakes.  these were fun to work with and well worth the somewhat steep $8 price tag.  i heart the colors that came in the little jar - gold, copper and a yellowy-green.  the foil bits covered up all the dings and i'm left with something that reminds me of autumn leaves tumbling down the street.  *bing*  <------- that's the sound that comes out of my mouth when i make a little heart with my hands to indicate that i love something.  :)  you'll be hearing that sound a LOT.

the two other things i'm obsessed with right now:

2- knitting.  i'm about 16 hours into my first-ever blanket.  i picked up this book on that same trip to reno:

which is called knitting at home by Leanne Prouse.  i'm doing the project on page 88 using serenity chunky weight in almond (which i got for $2.50/100 grams!!!) on clover bamboo size 10 needles with a 36in cable.  my heart longs for inexpensive natural fiber yarns.  it's good to have a dream.



3- our next trip.  this will be our second time camping in our fab new kingdom 6 tent from rei. we're going back to calaveras big trees state park but staying at oak hollow this time (we think...).

this tent is amazing.  absolutely amazing.

so that's it for today.  please pardon me while i work out the kinks of this blog.  i don't know what kind of readership my oddly diverse interests will attract but hopefully if you leave some comments here i can tailor what i'm posting to what you all would like to read.  :)

love you!
--L