After a day of non-stop errands, I’ve decided to end the day at my local drug store just to scan through the various nail enamel’s that captured my attention. However, it’s all about keeping things modern & basic this spring. I’ve seen an abundance of taupe-clad nail enamels making a notable appearance throughout the retail scene. As you already know it is fashions uniform code to add neutral hues onto our spring list of must-haves & must-do’s. But it seems as everyone has gone gaga during the past two months over Chanel’s Particuliere nail enamel (price: $23). I know for a fact that my sense of style works in reverse of what the “up to the minute” trend forecasters have to say. My run-ins with creamy brown taupe nail colors are often used during the winter months. I spend the majority of the winter in socks …

Ok, on my vacation I must say that I took some time to pamper myself. I’ve got to be honest, spending hours on the internet – along with working meticulously with the keyboard, automatically gives way to some rancid looking nails (in my case). Between nail biting, hang nails, and everything that takes a toll on my fingers…..I’ve taken the intuitive on getting my nails UV gelled up. And let me say…I am finally happy. Shoot, I feel half way feminine! Then came my spur of the moment jolt of wanting to get my “end of the summer” pedicure (yesterday), I found myself at my local nail salon snubbing the various colors that sat neatly adored on the shelf. Wondering….’where have all of the colors gone?” – you ladies know what I mean. It’s either too light of a color, too dark, no in between. Granted….if you have a darker …

I know it’s late….and you ladies are probably about to pass out! But naturally my brain goes eight-billion miles per hour. I was just having a recent conversation with a good friend of mine, and we got on the discussion of cosmetics. I don’t often wear make-up…and when I usually do, there always has to be some kind of event or specially occasion – that leaves my face a wide open canvas for various colors thanks to some of today’s hottest make-up brands. But there is just one subject in regards to make-up that always boggles me to death. Black women & blush….do we really need it? When I was a kid, I used to watch my grandmother apply her make-up while humming to Opera tunes. Funny enough, I used to crack up at the fact that she hummed away to Luciano Pavarotti while applying bucket loads of pink …

Sweet mother of toes & finger nails…
It’s another season of what to buy…this time for your nails! Like I am one that should talk…I don’t even sport nail polish on my fingers. But as far as my feet go…I will slap cash down on various colors of nail enamel. It’s really that serious in my apartment. I already have a leopard print box filled with nail polish. Which reminds me that I need to get rid of a few bottles…but that only makes more space for new colors in my collection. I swear, I think that I’ve spent more time looking at women’s feet in the last two weeks saying, “Damn I love that color” – and find myself jotting footnotes on used napkins within my pocket book. So far this spring & summer I have my toes set on donning Sula Paint & Peel Nail Color. I am …