OPI I get a kick out of gold & Only Gold for Me (not shown), Sally Hansen Fairy Nice, Joe Fresh Mint, NYC Quick Dry

Bracelets: H&M, DIY

Hi bunnies! Hope you had a hoppy Easter! Did anyone get to go on an egg hunt? A couple of friends of mine were going to surprise me with an Easter egg hunt downtown, but they figured I’d probably resemble someone looking for goodies on the floor or scrounging for food in the trash. I did get some chocolates though, and a Thumper stuffie who sings, thumps his foot and vibrates…..

To celebrate this hoppy occasion, I decided to try Easter egg nails. Nail art isn’t my forte. It usually gets messy, but I’m pretty impressed with myself on how this one turned out.

Get the look:

• Alternate painting your nails pastel colors — I used Sally Hansen Fairy Nice and Joe Fresh Mint
• Once dry, use tape to create a couple of stripes on each nail
• Paint stripes with metallics, pastels or white
• Using a toothpick or bobby pin, fill in spaces between stripes with polka dots, zig-zags or any other pattern. Get creative!
• Finish off with a sparkly or clear top coat

 
 
As a top coat, I use the NYC Quick Dry in Grand Central Station…. which is just clear. This top coat is the BOMB. It makes your nails dry (and the layers underneath it) very, very quickly and your color lasts a long time. No chips.

The design on my 4th nail was supposed to be a white bunny silhouette  on a purple background with mint polka dots. It looked okay, until I put a layer of sparkles on top. Now, it just looks like I spilled whiteout on my finger. Oh well, I know it’s a bunny. And now, you do too.

XO,

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If I did all of my Christmas shopping at Sephora 1) my girlfriends (and some boys) would be very happy 2) I would spend 5 hours only in 1 store as opposed to 20 3) I would end up with a lot of good shit (for myself). In reality…. you probably could get a lot of holiday shopping done at Sephora. Have you seen all the holiday value sets and exclusives they have?? Ahh, I die. Here are some of my favorite sets and gifts for the season.

1. Korres Buttered Up set in Pomegranate. Includes lip butter and lip glaze. I got it, I used it, I kissed. Everyone. With my soft, supple, lips. Yeah.  Limited edition.
2. Urban Decay Naked Palette. This is it. THE universally flattering palatte featuring their most gorgeous colors, and their awesome eyeshadow primer as a bonus. They once had a 7 page waiting list for this. Now it’s mine. You can’t go wrong.
3. Philosophy Funnel Cake Stand. A yummy smelling, pretty looking, versatile set of shower gels that triple up as a body wash, shampoo and bubble bath.  Limited edition.
4. Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb. A sweet floral awakening.
5. Clarisonic Skincare Brush. Sonicare cleaned your teeth. Now they want to clean your face. The brush moves 300+ per second, leaving you the cleanest, healthiest looking skin you’ve ever had. It’s like sex skin. You glow.
6. Paperself Eyelashes. Die cut falsies inspired by the art of Chinese paper-cutting. The newest concept on the market. Gorgeous.
7. Hello Kitty Noir Palette. 25 silky eyeshadows, 10 sweet lip glosses, and oh-so-cute. How can you say no to Kitty? Limited Edition.
8.  Nars Yorokobi Super Orgasm set. Kick it up a notch for the holidays with this gold-fleck infused peachy pink color for lips, cheeks and nails. Tis’ the season for flirting. Limited Edition.
9. Sephora by OPI. Sparkle and glimmer. Sugar Plum Fairies Gone Wild, Traffic Stopper, Don’t be Eggnogious, Be-Claus I said so.
10. Nails Inc. Magnetic Polish. Yes, magnetic particles in your polish can create 3D nail art… with the influence of a magnet. So revolutionary. So cool. So serious.

XO,

So my obsession with Black Shatter by OPI quickly died after I noticed that it kept chipping…. leaving my fingers looking like I just clawed away at some dirty mud wall. Gross. However, my fantasy of having a girl put black shatter on her bf’s toes while sleeping still hasn’t come true yet. Any takers??

Now for a new obsession – flakes of gold. I love it. It’s girly. It’s sparkly. It’s simple. And it kind of looks like gel nails. Just a natural pink base with a coat of shimmer, topped with gold flakes, just  on the top half. Just the way I like it. Your turn.

XO,

By this time, you’re either looking for that perfect something to make your already awesome gift so much better, or you’re scrambling to get something for that unspecial someone you…. kind of forgot. Whatever your motive may be, I’ve got 10 stocking stuffers you can’t go wrong with. For less than $25. Seriously.

1. Princess by Vera Wang, Daisy by Marc Jacobs, Stella by Stella McCartney roll-on perfume
2. Dr. Loosen Riesling
3. Jacob knitted headband
4. Nina Garcia’s style books. Her latest? The Look Book.
5. Goody Spin Pins. Quick up-do in 20 seconds. It works.
6. Pair of movie tickets
7. French Macaroons
8. Jacob earmuffs
9. Aldo knitted loop scarf
10. OPI in Simmer in Shimmer, Sparkle-icious and Bring on the Bling

happy last minute shopping.

XO,

PS. Love Bunnie. Under $25. Just saying. Facebook it. ;)

Every year, summer trends inspire new nail colors for the season and although summer colors may come and go, pinks are here to stay…. or maybe pink’s just my favorite color.

But let’s admit it, pink works for any occasion. You’ve got soft pinks for a sweet summer romance, hot pinks for the — not so sweet but rather hot and heavy — flings, coral pinks when you’re feeling beachy and glitzy pinks when you want to bedazzle. I’m right, right?

Here are some of my picks for this summer, every summer.

What are you pinking?

XO,