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In spite of the stay-at-home order, yesterday was a lovely day for my birthday. I spent a lot of the day talking on the phone, and my friend Kim and I took a chilly walk at Sagamore Hill/Donovan Reservation in Ipswich MA. The trail was occasionally muddy but the view from the top of the …
My nails are usually at their best in the summer, but this year, like the summer weather they were a little late. The fact that I was gardening like mad probably didn’t help. But all of a sudden, I noticed my nails were longer and they looked better. Time for nail polish! Earlier this week, …
The Summer of Love was 50 years ago, 1967. 50 years! Wow, I can’t believe it! The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has a tribute exhibit that started this past summer of poster art from that era. I haven’t seen it yet, but Jeff and I may go to the MFA on Monday. Maybe …
We’re already in the second week of the 2016 Olympics in amazing Rio de Janeiro. I was lucky to get to go there many years ago on a business trip. I’ll never forget it because it was just that beautiful. When I was flying into Rio from Sao Paolo on a puddle jumper, it stopped raining …
For Spring 2016, Barielle came out with a new Signature Collection of nail polish with ProSina, a patented, highly specialized polypeptide that works with keratin to strengthen, condition, protect, and improve the health of the weak, thin or brittle nails. They selected shades from their original collection and, I believe, added some new ones too, …
Milani sure has been busy lately. In addition to coming out with the brand new Bella Eyes Gel Powder shadow collection (reviewed here), they launched a brand new collection of Color Statement Nail Lacquer. And lucky me, I received them all to try out! The new Milani Color Statement …
Since I received 37 bottles of new Milani Color Statement Nail Lacquer, I have no excuse not to have something on my nails. And it has given me a chance to play around with different looks. Recently, I decided to try out Mint Crush. Although it’s called “mint”, this shade is more of …
Happy Labor Day to those in the U.S.! Our last big summer holiday 🙁 Hope you all enjoyed the summer wherever you are! I know that fall has not officially arrived yet, thank goodness, but I’m sorta kinda beginning to think fall shades. To that end, I went shopping in my vast Milani Color Statement …
I love pink nude shades. I have about a million of them. But Milani’s Color Statement Nail Lacquer in Pink Beige is my favorite one. After wearing red or green or gold during December, I was ready for a palate cleanser, a return to one of my favorite pastels, Pink Beige. Back in the …
In the back of my mind, I’ve been mulling over purchasing Guerlain Le Top Coat ever since my friend, Sybille, wrote a guest post extolling its virtues a couple of months ago. The only thing that has held me back was the $23 price tag. While working on a project for essence, I was given …