Manicure Mondays-Essie French Affair

This week I have for you Essie French Affair from their Spring 2011 collection.  It is a milky pastel pink with a hint of lavender and a cream finish.  I have really been into these type of colors all year.  After I removed it, I painted my toes with it.  It would have been opaque in 2 coats but I needed to 3 due to user error.  I used my usual CND Stickey base coat but used Seche Vite top coat as my usual top coat was running low.  It lasted 5 days before chipping.

Tag-Summer Besties!

Manicure Mondays-Chanel Graphite

As soon as I saw the promo pictures for Chanel Graphite, I was smitten!  I knew I just had to have it.  And boy did it NOT disappoint.  It is a metallic grey with gold and silver glitter particles.  This photo does not do it justice.  If you can, you must see this in person.  This was two coats for opacity with CND Stickey base coat and Diamond Dry top coat.  This polish dried super fast and lasted 5 days chip free.  Yep, Chanel polishes are pricey, but being the nail polish hoarder that I am, I will pay the money for it if it is unique.  And Graphite is definitely unique!

Inspiration...

Here are some of my fashion and beauty inspirations lately...

Metallic Tory Burch Flats

Statement bracelet from Asos

Color blocked silk tank by Vena Cava

Bright lips.  Photo by Vogue



What has been inspiring you lately?

Mini Haul & OOTD-Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Diane Von Furstenberg

In's & Out's-Vol. 1

These are some of the things that I am loving and some that I am over at the moment:

In:

Tinted moisturizers
Coral lips
Dresses (of any kind)
Shorts
Messy buns
Brown eyeliner
Wedges
Bronzed cheeks

Out:

Foundation
Pink lips
Jeans
Wearing my hair down
Black eyeliner
Closed toe-shoes
100+ degree weather

What are your in's and out's?

Manicure Mondays-OPI Lunch At The Delhi

Happy 4th of July to all of my American readers!  I have for you today, OPI Lunch at the Delhi.  It's a reddish pink coral cream from their India collection from several years back.  Though the formula was nice and smooth, it needed 3 coats and there was still some visible nail line showing.  It reminded of a poppy flower.  It was just the right color for the official start of summer.  I used my usual CND Stickey base coat and Diamond Dry top coat and it lasted 5 days without chipping.  I previously thought OPI was overrated, but is has really been impressing me lately!