I have a new list.
Because, you know, what I really needed in my life was a new list to go with the many lists I already have.
Some of my other lists…
This new list is called my “Beauty Bucket List,” and only beauty-related things that border on outrageous and/or far-fetched are allowed to go on it.
That’s because it’s a bucket list, not a grocery list, so I figure the things I add to it should be a little out there, ya know? I mean, what’s the point in daydreaming, if we aren’t going to dream big?
Today I’m adding my first item to it…
1. To wear the five new Dolce & Gabbana nail polishes from the Love in Taormina collection actually in the town of Taormina
And that means holiday in Sicily! 🙂
I’m still working out whether I should wear one color per day while I’m there (this is still in the fantasy planning stages, BTW) or all five colors on my fingers at the same time.
I do know that I don’t want to mix colors on my toes, because whenever I do that I look like I have monkey feet…
Ideally, the trip would take place in summer, since the Love in Taormina collection was inspired by flowers that are supposed to bloom in the summertime there.
I’d try to find a sun-dappled garden somewhere, and look for flowers in the same shades as my freshly painted nails.
And eat gelato…
Lots and lots of gelato.
Ideally, my hair will also look great, and I won’t be dressed like a 12-year-old skater boy.
It’s a floral affair
What lovely colors.
I really can see the floral influences in the shades, and when I see them on my nails, I almost feel like I’m there, in Taormina, standing on the sidewalk by a cobblestone street to admire a lush garden, and take a break from my busy Italian holiday…
But unlike gelato, these colors aren’t necessarily sweet, not like the desaturated pastel florals you’d find on Laura Ashly prints or Jessica McClintock dresses from the 1980s.
No, these aren’t exactly the kinds of colors one imagines herself wearing for a chaste peck on the cheek. I think these are more intense than that, like when your lover grabs your hand, and a jolt of electricity shoots up your arm. Bzzzz! And you feel like jumping his/her bones right there.
These vibrant, energetic colors are a little on the lusty side, but that’s Dolce & Gabbana. 🙂 They aren’t known for prim and proper.
These pigments are CAH-RAY-ZAY!
I realized just how pigmented these polishes are last night after my nightly shower…
Yeah, who paints their paws right before bed? Answer: this girl.
With these as pigmented, opaque and smooth as they are, you could probably get away with applying a single thick coat or two lighter ones. Either way, though, you’re covered. Your nails should be completely covered.