Ruby Pumps
I hear much of the country is being socked in by ice and snow right now. We’re supposed to get some combo of rain, snow, sleet and a plague of frozen locusts, for all the drama the forecasters are conveying. … Continue Reading
Vanity and Beauty
Random Friday: Perfume, Art, Makeup
It´s been a great few days. First off, I got The Big Cheese on a flight out of Singapore next week, thereby avoiding the Bangkok mess entirely. The BKK airport is nominally “open” — with a trickle of flights and… Continue Reading
Random Wednesday: Seeing Red
Blogging off topic today on lips – particularly red lips. If you like lipstick and/or working a red lip, please read on and give me advice, I have questions in here. If not – sorry! – pretend the blog… Continue Reading
Random Sunday: Going Green
Being a nail polish newbie, I missed all the NARS Zulu drama last December. My understanding is NARS had already discontinued the color and had it in their clearance stock, and then Sephora featured it on the cover of their… Continue Reading
Random Sunday: Jolie-Laide
Having spent this past week wearing a taupe shade of nail polish called You Don’t Know Jacques (from the OPI French collection), I wanted to do a quick np post on my interest in the quirkier colors out there —… Continue Reading
Random Sunday: Frankenpolish!
I’ve been learning a few things as a nail polish newbie. One of them is, there are many shades that are really, really wonderful in the light, but they all basically look black indoors. To each his (or her) own,… Continue Reading
Nail Polish Noob, Part II
Today’s polish is Essie’s Steeling the Scene (thanks, Louise!), which is touted as being a kinda-sorta dupe for Chanel’s Kaleidoscope without laying out twenty bucks (or in my case, any money at all). My verdict — squeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Steeling the Scene… Continue Reading