The Daily Polish

Posted by Lindsay on May 16, 2012 in The Daily Polish | 0 comments

I have more purple polishes than I do any other polish colour. I don’t remember the official count, but I’m pretty sure it’s over 20. But that didn’t stop me from buying Essie’s Play Date. Because I don’t have a purple like THIS.

This plaid-inspired nail art is very easy. Get yourself a polish with a striper brush, I like these Color Club ones, and just flick the polish onto your nail in whatever consistency you like. A lot of polish will give you a very thick line. A little polish will look like the photo below. Ta dah! You can do nail art now.

Pants off party: Joe’s Jeans sequin denim shorts.

Posted by Lindsay on May 10, 2012 in Fashion & accessories | 1 comment

I don’t even have anything to say about these Joe’s Jeans shorts. Except when I saw them on the Lola & Emily blog I screamed out loud. At my new job.

I’ll be near Montreal over the long weekend and I need a dress for a wedding so maybe I’ll stop by Lola & Emily because these blog posts are making me more jealz by the minute. YOU HEAR ME MARNIE? I’M COMING TO THE STORE, OKAY?

The Daily Polish

Posted by Lindsay on May 9, 2012 in The Daily Polish | 0 comments

China Glaze Aquadelic and Nubar Polka Dot black. Looks like a robin’s egg, dontcha think?

Etsy bling: monogrammed ring

Posted by Lindsay on May 9, 2012 in Jewelry | 2 comments

I’ve recently been obsessed with the stackable rings from Pandora.

I really love the idea of being able to build a totally unique design that no one else will have. When I was still living in Montreal, I would go to the Pandora store on my lunch hour and try a bunch on. Except they were all attached to stretchy strings which is code for “these are expeezy so we have to tie them down so loonies like you won’t walk out with them.” I get it, Pandora store, IF THAT IS EVEN YOUR REAL NAME.

So I took to Etsy to make my own creation. For the price of one of the Pandora rings, I bought seven individual rings from various jewelry makers on Etsy.

I had one little heart ring stamped with an M because the BF’s name starts with an M. Cute, right? It’s just a small daily reminder of how thankful I am that he’s in my life. Things have been incredibly rough the past few months. In addition to the stress of leaving my life behind, moving and starting a new job, my family is falling apart in more ways than one and he’s been there for me every step of the way. Thanks, M.

New favourite product: Airplus for Her Hug my Heels

Posted by Lindsay on May 6, 2012 in Fashion & accessories | 3 comments

Remember when I bought those hot pink platform shoes from Aldo? Me too.

Don’t worry. They’re still awesome. They’re just too big on my non-fat foot and there was a lot of clomping around and the occasional tripping. Very graceful. Do you have one foot bigger than the other? I do. Geesh.

But then I found Airplus for Her Hug my Heels – a little cushy strip that glues inside the heel of your shoe and keeps your heel in your shoe, where it’s supposed to be. As opposed to falling out and losing your shoe on the way to the bathroom. Because that’s really ladylike in front of your new coworkers.

The Daily Polish: post-move tidy

Posted by Lindsay on May 6, 2012 in The Daily Polish | 0 comments

Since I moved in with the BF a month ago (already!) I’ve been living like a second-class citizen as far as my polish is concerned. My collection was previously stashed in a set of plastic drawers, which broke during the move. Don’t worry, there was only one casualty. I’ll miss you, OPI Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous. Sigh.

My polish collection has since been pushed around from room to room in a furry of unpacking my entire life, stashed in a couple of plastic bins, previously known as drawers. Behold the unsightliness.

Among the polish-obsessed, it is well know that the Ikea Helmer has the perfect drawer height to store any and all nail polish bottles. But those metal drawers are kind of slippy, so when my mom was visiting, she helped line all the drawers with a sticky drawer liner. And tah dah! Nothing slips around noisily and it’s not even close to being filled. You know what that means, obvs.

Goody two shoes: TOMS Eliana ballet flats

Posted by Lindsay on May 1, 2012 in Fashion & accessories | 0 comments

The other day on Twitter, I talked about how I don’t really understand why some show companies make imitation TOMS. I mean, do people buy the imitation ones? Maybe I’m naive, but I assumed people bought TOMS because they have become somewhat of a cultural icon and because of the One for One movement.

But maybe I have no idea what I’m talking about. It happens.

Either way, I was never really a fan of the regular TOMS but when they started making the ballet flats, I jumped on that train immediately. And I jumped even more for this awesome cobalt colour. Because if you can’t find a pair of pants in this colour, you should probably buy a pair of shoes, right?