Week of I Can't Remember: Essie, Aruba Blue

I can't remember exactly when I got this, but I can't deny anything that has to do with Aruba. It called my name, for sure. And while I have never seen this color in Aruba, I'll take what I can get when we are dealing with terrible weather at home. This gets me thinking that I need to buy my ticket for December!

Week of April 12: Essie, Velvet Voyeur

I had my fill of the light colors and had to go back to my dark roots. I wanted to get a new hue and the lovely lady at my nail place helped me pick this one out. My dad called me once and said, "Hi, is this the voyeur?" In his defense, I had just told him that I was toates watching the people in the hotel next door doing it ... so it was a bit fitting that this color suited me (and my favorite weekend activity) so well.

I think they are finally getting the idea that I like my nails short. Like, real short. In order to illustrate how short I like them, I say that I don't want to see any nail if I am looking at the back of my hand. That is understood, by any nail technician anywhere, without a doubt.

Week of March 27: Essie, Tomboy No More

I don't know if today's weather has me channeling spring, but I feel my winter blues fading away. Baseball season has started and that reminds me of beers and sunshine. With that as my mindset, I opted out of the dark color this week and went with Essie's Tomboy No More. I don't typically go for red, but this was calling my name. It's just so darn ladylike and sweet. Long red nails are a little too vampy for me, so I made sure I had her cut them short.

I am actually excited about going to work this week - only for the sheer reason that I can't wait to see these nails tapping along on my keyboard. Actually, excitement might be an overstatement, but at any rate, I lam looking forward to incorporating some brighter colors into my repertoire this season.

Week of March 21: Essie, Smokin' Hot

I couldn't resist. After the disaster that was lilac, I went for tried and true. Back to Smokin' Hot and I am already feeling better about myself. Since these tooties walked all over creation the past few weeks, I also treated myself to a fancy pedicure. She took out the razor, which I am pretty sure it outlawed in the state of New York, but who am I to bring up such things as like, you know, the law when the woman is rubbing my feet and I am literally in ecstasy? I would say that no matter what, I am still getting the better end of the deal.

Lurves it.

Week of March 7: Essie, Lilacism/St. Lucia Lilac

I am a bit late on this post, but I had big things going on. Like a trip to Italy, duh! Anyway, no picture for this post as I was a polish rebel this week and made my own shizz up. Serves me well because it was horrible. Two shades of lilac. I must have been temporarily insane, soooo not my style. I look like an Easter egg and it's horrendous. Don't want to talk about it. Back to dark colors for the next mani.

Week of Feb 28: Essie, Smokin' Hot

Holy balls. I found my new favorite color. I don't know how I overlooked it before. I did some research and it was Winter '10, so I guess I am not too out of the loop, but dang, I feel like I've been missing out all season! It's right up my alley, and after last weeks debacle of a color, I needed to go with something a little bit more 'me.' I almost didn't pick it, I had another Essie color ready to go, Hot Coco, but I saw a gal with this bottle and said, 'Yo, let me get up on that when you is finished.' Just like that, actually.

Typically I don't really speak in public, especially to strangers, but I just had to in this case. Nails are short, square and round around the edges. Sissy calls this shape 'squoval' - kind of ridickle, but it is pretty accurate. Smokin' Hot is just perfect - I am definitely going to be hitting it really hard. It might even replace my other favorite Essie color, Over the Top for a while. Too bad I have nothing going on this weekend, these nails should be gripping dirty Ketel One martinis for hours on end.

Week of Feb 21: OPI, Can You Dig It

This week I got a purply color. I must say that I was in desperate need of a manicure (it had been over a week) and in even more desperate need of a pedicure. I don't know if Manhattan is the hardest terrain in the world, but walking this city leaves my feet looking a real mess. And in the winter, forget about it. As disgusting as it was, the lady really went after these poor feet. I am convinced that I went from a size 8 to a 7 based on the sheer amount of time she spent buffing.

Anyway I am not really feeling this purple. To be honest, I don't know why I picked it. Not really my style, but perhaps I am trying to channel spring? At any rate, I only have to deal with it for a week. As for the toes ... I am going to just have to make due. For a $65 pedicure, this polish is staying on for a while.

Week of Feb 7: OPI, Lincoln Park at Midnight

I am a huge fan of dark colors. Maybe it's because super pale shades of pink and ruby reds make feel too girly. Dark says, 'look at me, I am SOOOO edgy.' Typically my go to dark is Lincoln Park After Dark. Standard when I am looking for an almost-black. You can imagine how excited I was when I saw it's sister shade, Lincoln Park at Midnight. Uh-mazing. More purple-ly and shimmery than it's darker counterpart. Definite recommendation, and this way, maybe, JUST MAYBE, I can be a bit more ladylike.

Color Me Bad ...

I am going start posting about my choice of mani color. I know this is riveting information and you all have been clamoring to know what yours truly has selected as my weekly hue. Consider this a gift from me to you ...

Week of Jan 31: OPI, Ski Teal We Drop
I am not a skier, or a winter sports person by any means, but this color is making me reconsider. Definitely for short nails and I would say of the rounder shape. Mine are a little long at the moment, so I am sure I will be beside myself in about 5 or 6 days because I will have blue talons, but I am digging them for the time being.