The Pretty Pear

Fall preview: nails

I've become a little obsessed with nail polish. I always keep my toes painted when it's warm out but I haven't been one to do my finger nails, until recently. What sparked this love of polish? Well:

1. It's an inexpensive splurge, unless you like pricey Chanel or Dior polishes. I'm perfectly happy with cheaper polishes so I can afford more bottles.
2. I love color and nail polish comes in every shade, hue and shimmer imaginable.
3. Giving yourself a mani/pedi or going to a professional for the royal treatment is a wonderful way to relax and take care of yourself.

OPI's France collection is making a big splash amongst polish lovers. I picked up Parlez-vous OPI?, a dusty, grayish, lavender shade. It looks primarily lavender on my skin tone but it looks more gray on others. Gray is huge for fall but if you don't want to wear a straight gray shade, a dusty color like Parlez-vous OPI? might suit you well. And if you're wearing a lot of gray clothing, a shade like this complements the overall look without becoming too monotone.

Another popular shade from the collection is You Don't Know Jacques, which can only be described as a brownish-gray, like wet cement. I tried it on in ULTA and didn't love it but after seeing pictures of it on other people, I'm starting to think I might need it. It's a very unusual, yet sophisticated shade that looks fantastic on short nails.

You can see swatches of the full France collection on Scrangie's blog here. You can find the France collection and other polishes super cheap at Head2Toe Beauty. I've ordered from them very recently and everything came securely packaged and the prices can't be beat.

Dressing Women Of a Certain Size - WSJ.com

On Style: Dressing Women Of a Certain Size - WSJ.com.

The average woman's size in the U.S. approximates a 14, but fashion designers generally don't make anything larger than a size 12. It doesn't take an economist to see that supply is out of kilter with demand for large-size designer duds.

I haven't had a chance to read the full article yet but I wanted to share anyway. Via Jezebel.

IGIGI wants you to buy something nice

It's customer appreciation week at IGIGI and to celebrate, they're offering all of their customers a $25 gift certificate. All you need to do is log into your account, or create an account if you don't have one. I picked up the summer wrap dress in black, which retailed for $135 and is already on sale for $95. I also used the code WRAP to save an additional 10%. All told, I paid less than $70 after shipping. Oh, and it shipped less than two hours after I ordered it. Viva la IGIGI!

Five years

I forgot to mention it at the time but this blog's 5th birthday was on July 17th. That's right, five years. I'm pretty sure that's about 20 years in internet time! I was planning to do a big 5th birthday post, giveaway, etc. and chances are I might still do that, just not today. Today I want to relax and be lazy :)

Thanks for reading my blog, commenting, emailing, etc. I would've given up a long time ago without the support of you awesome people.

Nikki Blonsky, Father Arrested

Usmagazine.com: Hairspray's Nikki Blonsky, Father Arrested.

Hairspray's Nikki Blonsky and her father were arrested Wednesday after getting into a fight with a woman at Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos.

Seriously?? Nikki, honey, come ON.