Showing posts with label nailpolish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nailpolish. Show all posts
Retro Dessert. Who Is Kiki? Part II. Manicure 2.0.
Weekends are wonderful. Not least because Mr K makes me coffee. I don't make coffee. I am the world's worst barista. My last effort would have made coffee Big M taste like triple espresso.
Long weekends are even better because it means I get coffee for three days instead of two. This was my breakfast on Sunday and Monday. I call it my Overweight American Cop Breakfast.
Don't worry about my arteries. These donuts were purchased when I stampeded to the supermarket during a blood sugar dip. A lapse in judgement that has been duly noted.
Don't you love the 'addicted' mugs? So true. So unapologetic.
I may be a carp* coffee maker, but apparently I do good dessert. For dinner at Mr K's parents place last night, I was fashionably vintage with a truly 70s trifle. Check out my totally authentic floral motif made with tinned peaches.
Do you know that a trifle has no natural ingredients at all? Every single one is processed. Nup, I don't care either.
Who is Kiki? Part II
I'm not really keen on posting pictures of myself on the Internet. I've heard of people commenting on bloggers sites, saying Mean things like 'You're ugly/have fat legs/are in love with yourself...' and other equally life affirming opinions they felt compelled to share. Of course, those beautiful sentiments can be easily deleted but I try to limit my exposure to noxious people, so the photos I share of myself will be mostly anonymous for now. Maybe I'll get braver in time.
First off, apologies for the rats nest masquerading as my hair. That's what happens when beauty takes a back seat to a speeding fine and car rego renewal that arrive in the same week.
To dinner last night I wore a dress I bought from Jetty Surf, of all places on earth, when it caught my eye walking past. I'm in love with ruffles and this dress has them on the front and back.
The clear cut glass necklace is from my favourite boutique in Carlisle St, Balaclava - e(L)iana Design. Melbourne girls should definitely pay a visit. The silver leather will-not-die-after-3-summers thongs are Witchery faithfuls. They are my Israelites Wandering in the Wilderness sandals. Naturally, you're dying to know what's on my nails, right? I know I lie awake at night deciding what to wear next... Well, I decided to amp up my existing mani (see previous post) with a couple of coats of Ulta3's Crazy. So this is the jellies all you Vogue girls have been talking about! Instant infatuation. It's completely Russia-behind-the-Iron-Curtain-stuck-in-the-80s and I love it!
xx Kiki
* Not a typo. Credited to LowSelfEsteem on VF - thanks for making me laugh out loud with that, hon! :)
In Search of the Perfect Pink
The first Barbie doll I ever owned was called Pretty in Pink Barbie. I think my sister and I shared her, actually. Or more likely, fought over her.
Poor Pretty in Pink Barbie. She lived in an old suitcase under the bed with an 80s Ken doll who, with his bouffant synthetic hairdo, bore an unfortunate resemblance to David Hasselhoff. I still feel bad about the... um ... shenanigans Barbie may have gotten up to with The Hoff. And he didn't even have a sports car.
However, while poor Barbie's boyfriend may have sported a cross between plugs and an afro, she of course always looked gorgeous in her pink faux fur stole, pink satin leggings and pink sequinned halter.
Since rekindling my love affair with nailpolish, I have been on the hunt for the quintessential Barbie Doll Pink for myself. This may be it.
Since rekindling my love affair with nailpolish, I have been on the hunt for the quintessential Barbie Doll Pink for myself. This may be it.
I'm not sure, though. I'll have to see how this wears, since alot of polishes seem to go darker on me after a couple of days. Have you found the perfect Barbie Doll Pink? I'd love to read your recommendations.
xx Kiki
Pretty Painted Ladies
Is it just me or is nailpolish enjoying a fashion renaissance at the moment? Obviously it's never gone out of fashion, it just seems that there's been an explosion of nailpolish blogs, new nailpolish ranges and pretty polished fingers and toes everywhere.
Even my mother says where she once used to paint her toenails on rare occasions, she now feels poorly groomed wearing summer shoes without it. Looking around at women's feet of all ages and it seems alot of people agree.
So is it just me, or have you discovered - or rediscovered - your love of nailpolish recently?
What I'm wearing: Ulta3 Natural Spring (more on this amazing brand later) . This is slightly pinker than it looks here. It reminds me of fairy floss.
xx Kiki
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