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When Olive and June had their once-a-year 20% off sale, I bought 3 new polishes. Boysenberry Glass (reviewed here) is probably my all-time favorite jelly on my nails, but Ruby Shimmer certainly is a lovely second favorite long wearing polish! Although I think Ruby Shimmer was introduced as a Christmas shade, I think it’s even …
As the holidays are coming up, think about red polish for your nails. I have found my red! Actually, Obsessed came in the Valentine’s Day Mini Set I bought last January. How did I let it sit around for almost a year before trying it? Although I often don’t wear very dark polish, this one …
For Valentine’s Day, Jeff and I had planned to have a special dinner at home. He bought a New York strip steak and two lobster tails at Whole Foods, so we could splurge on surf ‘n turf. Plus he bought the most gorgeous Valentine’s red velvet cake at the fabulous Yum Bunnies Cakery in Belmont …
Maybe because I haven’t been wearing makeup very often, I’ve been in the mood for nail polish. After I removed Scofflaw Leda and the Swan (reviewed here) (btw, I found the gold flecks – they were underneath the mauve cream! weird), I wanted to apply something with more oomph. Last night, I chose Sarah, a …
New Year’s Eve is tomorrow night, yikes! Though the holidays are almost over for this year, I want to show you a gorgeous nail polish that you could certainly wear tomorrow night or for Valentine’s Day or anytime, if you’re a glitter girl like me. Milani Ruby Jewels. Ruby Jewels is a true red with …
This past week, I had two dinner engagements in Boston to celebrate birthdays, and it gave me a chance to get a little more dressed up than usual. And in figuring out what to put on my nails, I decided to revisit an old friend, Deborah Lippmann Single Ladies, a vampy, deep burgundy that was …
I give up on nail art. Other than adding a few dots, I can’t do it. So I will be satisfied with nail polish or nail polish with toppers. This week I’ve been trying out two shades that came my way recently. The first is Deborah Lippmann Raspberry Beret. I got this mini in my …
I know, Valentine’s Day is over, but I wanted to make sure you know about Janel, the gorgeous shade of red that Zoya launched as part of the Fall 2015 Collection. If you only buy one shade of red, I think Zoya Janel is it! Perfect for work or for going out at night. Sophisticated, sexy, …