the blues

fyi!

if you missed out on les jeans des chanel, i am here to tell you that....

revlon made pretty much the same shade in blue slate, as chanel did in 

blue boy.

so there you go.

strangebeautiful

i've mostly gotten over the crazy nail art trend that's been sweeping the nation.

(with this exception!)

so, personally, i'm back on the solid nail color tip.

(ha!)

although i've mostly left my gothic style sensibilities where they belong, back in high school in '91, my grown up (black) heart couldn't help but flutter a little, when i saw this totally luxurious range of inky polishes from...

strangebeautiful

love these, as i do, it seems a little indulgent to invest so deeply into the nether regions of color. i know that it's dark and cold in certain parts of the world, but here in southern california, it's still warm and sunny....

a little bit of sullen contrast is good for a girl, but ten different blacks? maybe this is not what i need for the start of 2012.

lucky for me, strangebeautiful has five different "volumes", all inspired by such influences as josef albers, oscar wilde, knoll fabrics, "the dull red color of a lobster shell immediately after it has been removed from boiling water", the belly of a pigeon & aged armagnac:

damn.

decisions, decisions.

i'm leaning toward "volume 2", at the top left of the grid, above.

what's your favorite?