I’m actually writing this on Monday night, using pictures I took on Sunday, and in truth, I have no idea what I’m going to wear tomorrow (that would be Tuesday, when you all will be reading this. Hello there, people from the future!) but I’m going to try being more consistent with the posting and if that means writing stuff up a day ahead of time, so be it. Tuesday is my all-day-at-school-day and it begins with a 9am class, which I believe I have mentioned previously as being the day that sees me making minimal sartorial effort. In all likelihood, I’ll throw on a pair of jeans, some boots and a couple of layers consisting of a sweater over a long sleeved shirt, scarf and throw my hair back in a bun and call it good.
So, anyway, that’s why this post is about nail polish and jewelry. Maybe I’ll make all my Tuesdays and Thursdays about accessories… Hmmm. That’s a thought! Because it’s stuff like nail polish and jewelry that, honestly, make a boring outfit awesome.
To start, this is sort of a shameless plug for my friend Laurie who makes fabulous jewelry based on medieval and renaissance sources. Her work is top notch and really affordable, and every time I see her at an event, I usually end up buying something from her. She asked me to take photos of some of her pieces that I own, so I briefly abandoned my pajamas to put on a black dress and step out on the patio to try to get some good shots. These are the three that turned out nice among the 125 that totally sucked…
Heraldic Rose with garnet earrings and Seven Deadly Sins ring.
Closeup of Seven Deadly Sins ring and Heralid Rose pendant.
Quatrefoil pendant with pyramid cut citrine setting.
If you’re interested in browsing more of Laurie’s offerings, check out her website. She also does custom work, so contact her if you have a specific idea in mind and she might be able to make it real!
Now on to the nail polish… You can see it a bit in the second image above, but here are better pics below:
Basecoat: China Glaze "Jolly Holly"; Tips: ULTA "Into The Limelight"
I’m getting better at applying polish, particularly on my dominant hand (I’m a righty, so the nails on my right hand usually are crappier than those on my left). Like the caption says, this is China Glaze “Jolly Holly” as the base color, which is a beautiful dark dark dark green. I really like it, and I really like China Glaze in general, I’m learning. The application is nice and smooth. Jolly Holly is part of CG’s Holiday 2010 line. I wore Jolly Holly on its own for a day and liked it well enough, but I couldn’t resist messing around a bit when Trystan of CorpGoth fame came over on Sunday to hang out and drink wine and watch silly British comedies with me. She expressed a desire to paint her nails, and my boyfriend offered to paint our friend Melissa’s nails while we all threw back wine and watched The Mighty Boosh. So, I broke out my nail polish stash and we all got to work. I started playing around with ULTA’s “Into The Limelight”. You know the one I posted about a couple of weeks ago? That I didn’t really like on its own? Yeah, turns out it makes a really neat accent to “Jolly Holly”. I was somewhat inspired by Trystan’s blood dipped nail effect which she was sporting for Halloween, and which she in turn got from The Gothic Charm School’s tutorial on how to do a blood spattered manicure. I think I was just trying to make it look like dripping paint, but Trystan said the effect reminded her of icicles.
Another view of the nails...
Trystan opted for OPI’s “Got The Blues For Red”, which is a fabulous classic red:
OPI "Got The Blues For Red"
We finished the night by polishing off four bottles of wine and a bottle of champers while watching “Marie Antoinette”. A fabulous finish to a fabulous weekend!
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