iCiNG Infatuations: Five Fabulous... Nail Polishes
[ 6 August 2008 ]
eRomance Met On The Internet by OPI
Jane liked to line up potential suitors on Craigslist. It was her favourite thing to do. Every Monday afternoon as she sat at her desk, she would apply eRomance Met On The Internet in long, broad strokes, then blow on them to dry while she considered what her next advertisement might say.
Girl with day-glo eyes seeks boy with whom to hold hands, share pastries, & get frisky in public places. I like to eat strawberries & commandeer the blankets, often at the same time. If your idea of a good time includes a pack of tarot cards & a pair of handcuffs, get in touch. (Boys with telekinetic powers preferred.)
Huckle Buckle by essie
Rose felt like she was born in the wrong time. She was obsessed with the past, & would buy everything vintage. Sometimes she would wade into her closet & sit there for hours, trying to soak the smell of generations past into her skin. Her boyfriend had a huge moustache & it was her favourite thing in the entire world. Her bottle of Huckle Buckle was a gift from her mother, who didn’t understand her but tried to communicate with her by buying her cosmetics.
Jailbait by Hard Candy
Karyn bought Jailbait for the name, not that she’d ever admit it. She carried a well-worn copy of Lolita in her satchel, celebrated Nabokov’s birthday every year, & was always on the look-out for her very own Humbert Humbert. She worked in an ice-cream parlour & always gave the cutest people extra sprinkles & topping. Her prized possession was a pair of Vivienne Westwood rocking horse shoes, which she sometimes wore to bed.
Blue Lace by Nicole by OPI
Lauren worked in a Thai restaurant, but spent most of her time daydreaming about being a mermaid. When she wasn’t serving rice & drinks, she would stand by the aquarium in the corner, looking at the fish & trying to communicate with them. She waves at them with Blue Lace-coated fingertips & watches for recognition. She thinks one of them spoke once. It said “Marmalade”. Lauren finds this very confusing.
Louvre Me Louvre Me Not by OPI
Diana appraised diamonds for a living. Her business partner was her husband, but they were in the middle of a trial separation. Any time she wasn’t in the shop, she would lock herself in the bathroom to eat pumpkin soup & get a bit of peace. When he made a comment to her — any comment — she delighted in flipping him off. It gave her yet another reason to get a fabulous manicure.
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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First comment!
I wish I had the nails for pretty polish. I have a horrible nail biting habit.
Actually, you should write something about breaking habits! Not big things, like gambling, but things like picking at your skin or biting your nails [both of which I am guilty!]
I love when you make up stories like this. It makes me feel like bot such a complete sap for relating fashion to emotions and characters. Plus, it’s good reading!
Love,
Katie Bird
I love purple nail polish. I would wear Louvre Me Louvre Me Not day in and day out if I had it.
I think that the mermaid nail polish is perfect for summer time. Oh how i miss summer :( i want winter to be gone. I hate the cold ! And i love summer and marmalade. XoX
I like emerald green, like Sally Bowles. :)
Ah! I love that you always manage to write your characters in a way that everyone can find a kindred spirit in them. Huckle Buckle is glorious.
It’s comforting to have you back in our timezone and posting at healthy hours!
xoxo
The last bit of the blue lace one is hilarious, my dear! XD
love love love!! I have a slight nail polish infatuation. I have a ridiculous collection of all the colours you can think of! And I love them. Now I want these too – those I don’t already have, anyway! love you Gala!! pixie kisses xxx
I choose the Lourve Me Lourve Me Not. Although, I don’t envy Diane’s story! :x
Hi, I can’t spell! Lol…
well written. lol
—Katie Bird: i used to be a terrible nail biter and the only way i was able to break the habit was to get acrylic nails for awhile. i had tasteful ones in a french manicure- not the scary tropical claws some people have! hehe. but since i wasn’t able to bite my nails with them on it made it easier to stop.
I love that the fish said Marmalade.
It’s exactly what a fish would say.
I really like Louvre Me Louvre Me Not but would also get Jailbait just for the name.
I love these! I have really long nailbeds and always feel like a dragon lady when I wear nail polish, but I am a toe-painting fiend and these practically have me drooling. :P Thanks for the inspiration!
(I love that these have become a regular fixture, by the way.)
I wonder if “marmalade” was the name of the fish’s sled… Gosh, I love a mystery. Can’t wait till the next instalment, Gala. ;)
I must get Louvre me, Louvre me not! I need money T_T.
I love the OPI polish names – very cool. I prefer french tips or black polish… & don’t stray too much from that – still working corporate & certain colours offend the conservative sensibilities harboured by head honchos ;)
I loveee huckle buckle!
Gala, you should check out “Blue It” by Sally Hansen Extreme Wear!
It’s the perfect, shiny blue! Not too bright, not too vampy!!
Goes on super smooth &certainly seems to be quite extreme, as it has been able to withstand piano playing, keyboard tapping &more the past few days!
Check it out! :]
You have a magnificent imagination Gala, I LOVED the story of ‘Lauren’.
My favourite is Midnight In Moscow. I originally bought it because my boy at the time was Russian, but as soon as I painted it on I fell in love. It looks black, but it shines this deep sparkley burgandy. Tres chic !
Fabulous! Marmalade! Gala, you are SO clever! I really like the ‘Jailbait’ colour, but I haven’t painted my fingernails for, oh, years&years . . . (Toenails I paint in summer.)
Gala, What would we do without you?
Awesome, adorable.
PS. My Favorite nail polish is valentine by Revlon.
(i won’t buy colored cosmetics unless they name their colours. none of this “Number 7654” crap)
Laurens my favorite.
It’s cool that you posted this right now – I haven’t been able to wear coloured nail polish in about six years because my school is super strict with that kinda stuff.
I have exams at the moment and school’s been wearing me down, so this morning I painted my nails the brightest, most obnoxious pink I could find. It made me happy, haha.
Then I see this! It must be fate. The universe likes my nails. :]
I paint my toenails all year round because I’m not allowed to paint my fingernails because of my work.
I love love love dark blue shades and my favourite is “Fuel” by Rimmel
Love the last story! And I too buy cosmetics for their name – for example, I have a Paul&Joe lipstick that doesn’t suit me in the least, but is called “Lune Rousse” (Red Moon). How couldn’t I?
And my favourite nail polish is a Sephora limited edition called “Trianon” (Marie-Antoinette was the collection theme): it’s shimmery and changes between green and blue depedng on the light!
Not that I should ever be reduced to a book-jacket micro-biography (although it would be great to be a published writer), I long for my life to be beautiful and romantically summed up in a paragraph that makes you wish for more. For instance, makes you wish for the full-length book version (ahahaha)
That said, I think every day we should write a paragraph like this about ourselves… to see what develops! (and also to describe our favorite nailpolishes, umbrellas, etc)
perfectionnn!!! i think i love reading these most at iCiNG!
I’m totally giggling at the last couple of sentences for Blue Lace. ;)
This post reminds me I need to go out and buy some new nail polish. I got a French Manicure for my school ball, which was on the weekend, but it’s starting to chip and I want some pretty new polish to compensate!
Emirii – That is an awesome idea. :)
I love Jailbait! And Hard Candy make-up makes me think of some of the best things about 1997. :)
I love when you do these sooo much.
I just love it!
I’d love to sit with you eating cupcakes on a busy street and make up stories about the stylish people who pass by.
It would be ultimate.
I like Karyn the best! And I’m wearing a pale pink nailpolish also. Great post and nailpolishes, Gala!
P.S. I’m listening to atmosphere right now. actually, i’ve been listening only atmosphere since i read your post. i know the lyrics by heart already! thanks, xo
I love this!
I want to be Rose’s best friend :]]
I like the colour&name of ‘Met on the Internet’ Jane reminded me of this movietrailer i saw the other day In Search of a Midnight Kiss I wish i could be the creative writer behind all the awesome cosmetic titles. I would have a blast creating the best dazzling names and come up with lovely story campaigns to accompany them. I would love to paint my nails according to a colour named ‘Paris by Sunset’ for example and glitter my eyes with ‘a Pompidou’
Mmh but for now i only have Red Seduction.
I love eRomance Met On The Internet. Makes me want to write naughty novels on a typewriter while sipping on a mojito by the pool. Must have!
oh oh oh my fave is big apple red by OPI. its a true vibrant red. very beautiful…im in loveeeeeeeee
x
OPI polishes rule and I have plenty of ‘em…. However, I’m CRAP at applying the darker colours so I have all the pale, relatively insipid colours that just look all sparkly. My most recent purchase was Princesses Rule OK and it’s pink with holographic bits in it… very noice. Just recently suffered the indignity of having my nails STAINED from a darker polish without putting a base coat on… what a dumb thing to do.. oh, and it wasn’t an OPI either…
My absolutely ALL time favourite polish was a Lancome #393 (Bluebird) and it was an amazing purple/blue almost chameleon type effect and it literally magnetized to my nail and went on as though it my nails just grew in that colour. Sadly, it was a Limited Edition job on a special promotion and once it was gone, it was gone . I also liked a polish called China Glaze Ooh La La Pink Pearl but the store that sold that has now closed down.
Not seen the OPI Nicole range in NZ which is a pain because the colours look great on the ‘net.
More discussion on OPI and other nail thingies welcomed :)
I’m a red nail girl for now and forever but i swear to god that Jane’s advertisement is me!
simply sweet x
I love the last one…I wish I owned it, so I could paint my nails right now.
The descriptions are awesome, as always.
I am such a gold girl. pure gold & aztec gold are my faves! who cares if I have pale skin?! it rocks.
I also owned a colour like blue lace… it was my favourite colour to have on my toes. I’d look down and smile secretly everytime I saw them, cause we aren’t allowed it at school :)
lol You’re just great.
(I like the first to colors and the tealish one)
i love how eRomance Met On The Internet matches your hair! i usually wear white polish with various colors as french tips, it’s simple, but it’s also a great conversation starter. I’ve always been one to get a really high quality base and top coat, and then get cheap polish. NYC has really cheap polish in great colors, my friend has a discontinued one called Lime Cocktail, it’s a shimmery green-yellow.
essie nailpolishes are my favorite, they’re so cheap and last really long. i can’t remember the name of the shade, but they have the best red i’ve ever worn.
you’re so funny and creative with the stories. and next time I get a manicure, I’m going to tell everyone it’s because I like to look good while flipping them off! hilarious.
eRomance Met On The Internet looks like a perfect color. Yum. I love these whimsical little story posts you do, they are always so much fun to read =o)!
Those are really pretty colors. I want some new nail polish. I have a color similar to the Blue Lace one you posted.
Gala, you’re a SUPRAGENIUS.
i adore these!
i love the eRomance!
Ayesha is correct, it does look like a perfect color!!
I need to invest in some of this!
I’m stuck on Russian Navy and So Berry Darling at them moment.
I was so surprised when I read the Blue Lace story because I have that exact nail polish and I spend a HUGE amount of time daydreaming about being a mermaid, especially when I’m wearing it.
These character ones are my favorite
Aaaaaah, my favorite, your character sketches!! I like jailbait and blue lace best, and not for the colors. Just the people. ahahaha.
Oh, I just adore your little character-based articles! They always make me smile!
Umm… I bought 5 new nail polishes today. I love them!
Inspiring? Ha-ha!
I love the stories that go with each colour so so cute… nice work miss! Super fun! :) B x
awww!
adorable!
i love when you do this, it’s always such a delight to read who you’ve dreampt up.
I really love these girls you make up. I feel like I am one of them waiting to be written.
I’m glad you finally added a tag for them- that means more to come!
So so so cute!! These character matchups are the BEST! It’s pretty much unanimous.
it said marmalade!? LOL, that is so awesome. so now if I ever buy a fish I shall name it marmalade :)
Wet and Wild Sapphire Blue is my color of choice. Nothing like blue toenail polish to make a girl happy.
I went to the Bliss Spa the other week and everyone getting a pedicure was getting the same shade of red. The Russian lady who applied my polish was soooo happy when I chose blue.
I’m not sure Karyn quite understood ‘Lolita’.
Too cute!
I love these posts. Everytime I need an injection of sugar-sweet for my stories I come here and read about your little characters.
And I think my favourite is probably Rose.
I wish I could find a nice shade that doesn’t peel off an hour latter. All the good nail polishes come in neutrals, and all the crazy colours that I find are crap. It makes me a little sad sometimes… But that’s okay. More reason to cover my hands in bright paint!
Some girls love bags, some love shoes, but nail polish has always been my weakness!
I love eRomance Met On The Internet (where is that on the website btw? what collection is it part of?) & it just confirms my love of OPI. Blue Lace has long been a favourite. Over the summer I’ve started to break out into purples and blues. But a nice bright red is always stunning
this is fabulous. i love your imaginary people descriptions. especially rose. her mother sounds like mine
Ha, I just got my Sephora shipment of the Hard Candy Multi Pack in the mail yesterday! I wore “stop”, a shiny red, + the matching ring to work today. I have red sunglasses I plan on wearing to play Golf this afternoon in that match… I love nailpolish so much! I just wish sometimes it would dry faster, because I usually don’t remember to do it until right before it goes out. I aggree, though, bright polishes are the best!
Getting a manicure is a sure fire way to make me feel elegant and glamorous.My fav nail polish lately is Stolen Kisses by Nicole.I love it! And the description for Huckle Buckle is totally my alter ego!
I want these shades so badly!
I have a huge, candy green emerald ring my parents just gave me, and now I need to find a good shade of nail polish to wear it with, as aqua just doesn’t work.
I think I’ll try Louvre Me Louvre Me Not!