Sultry and Chic

I absolutely love the photographs from Olivia Luca's collection! Her dresses are gorgeous, chic and sustainable, but I have to say that what I really covet is the model's flawless and stunning makeup (and I'm sure the net veil and pearls don't hurt either).


Now if only somebody could teach me how to look like that...

Holy Alligator Hands!!!

Today I was drooling over rings on Ring Envy and was actually distracted from all the fantastic bling by the women's dry, scaly hands. Now, by no means do I always have perfectly manicured fingers, but if I were taking pictures of a three -something carat ring on my finger I would at least put some lotion on first!

At work I'm around a lot of sanitizing chemicals and I wash my hands a ton, so I've tried most of the hand creams out there. My favorite so far is Nutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream.

It's about five dollars, lasts for a month, and best of all it gets rid of the dry, scaly patches on the backs of my hands.

Someday soon I'll get around to posting non-scaly pictures of my own engagement ring...

My New Obsession...butter LONDON

I am completely obsessed with finding the perfect pink nail polish. So far I have about six shades of pale pink, ranging from barely-there-beige to opaque whitish pink, but none of them are exactly what I am looking for. Lucky for me, this afternoon I stumbled across butter LONDON, a nail salon and company whose products are considered "3 Free," which means they are free from Formaldehyde, Toluene, and DBP. They also have perfectly British names that make me smile just reading them-- Pillar Box Red, Old Blighty, Hen Party, Aston, Cream Tea--and a great selection of colors (or colours) as well! Needless to say, I think I am in love. So far most of their locations are in Seattle, but I'm already filling my online shopping cart! These are my first choices, along with their descriptions from the website.

Royal Ballet--The ultimate basic pink. It’s sheer but not TOO sheer, and carries a hint of grey that makes it a more sophisticated, less "girly" pink. Move over Frenchy, we don’t do white lines.

Yummy Mummy--Our ‘magic’ lacquer. This medium beige colour is simply stunning on EVERY skin colour. If you can’t decide on a lacquer, then we will for you. It’s this.

Old Blighty--A good, solid brick colour that lies between red and brown. Sexy but sensible, just like you.

Ok, maybe I'm a huge nerd, but I can't help loving these!