Varnish

Its been months since I've purchased any new nail polish (amazing, I know) but I was thrilled to pick up the new Zoya spring fleck collection.

for a great selection of swatches that show everything you can do with the fleck polishes, go to http://www.thepolishaholic.com/2012/01/zoya-spring-2012-fleck-effect.html

I am loving these!

Sparkle and Shine

Alright so everyone has been all, "blah blah Angela write in your blog more blah blah blah" Um OK finish my final projects for me??!! But since you asked for it and since I need a break from designing the website for The Church of Transfiguration's stained glass (it is pretty though) >>
Here is a post about nails. As you probably know, Claire and I have entered the hell period of the school year. Consequently, we've taken the necessary precautions against losing our f-ing minds by stocking up on a) snacks b) assorted caffeinated beverages and c) pretty new nail polish !!

During busy periods of school, I particularly like sparkly/glittery polishes because when I lose track of what I'm trying to write I just kind of zone out and stare at my hands and wave my fingers around for 5...10 minutes or so.

So I went to the Trade Secrets on Bloor near the No Frills and I got the two pink polishes from Zoya's Gems and Jewels collection. OMG!! They are absolutely amazing. Izzy is really pretty on its own, but with Kissy on top, it is crazy fun. Kissy is described as "A glitter that combines red, pink, purple and hologram particles with unique bar glitter. A glitzy shade that can be worn alone or layered to add sparkle to your manicure." Yeah, you heard right, UNIQUE GLITTER BAR. Does your polish have glitter bars? No? Yeah I didn't think so.

Photo doesn't even do it justice

I also tried Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry OPI collection over two of my nails, which looks really neat too. And FYI on each nail I have one coat of Izzy and two coats of sparkle.

Find the rest of the collection on their web page  

Kunstwollen

I spent a solid two hours today reading about "Kunstwollen," which, as I soon discovered, apparently has no clear translation into English. Reading all this German Aesthetic theory for Methods class is really tapping me out, that and the weather today = blah. On the bright side, in order to isolate myself from the lure of my internet connection and the thousands of cute cat videos waiting to be watched on youtube, I went to my local coffee shop, Cafe Novo at Bloor and Quebec Ave and had a superbly delicious scone and cup of coffee. The Baristas there are a little, shall we say, aloof, but every time I have been there the food and bev has been delectable.

I honestly don't know why I ever go to Starbucks since the concept of selling fresh baked goods seems to be beyond their capacity. Scones are meant to be buttery and light people! Starbucks scones are like muffins gone terribly wrong. Starbucks scones are like the coffee shop equivalent of Smeagol turned into Gollum. Also, did you know that a grande pumpkin spice latte has almost as much syrup as milk in it? A starbucks employee told me that the other day and I nearly vomited.

Now that it is undeniably autumn, it is time to switch to my fall nail laquer hues, yaaayyy!! Since I have triumphantly returned to the pursuit of higher education, it is more important than ever that I have pretty nails to stare at as they hover over the keys of my laptop trying to devise a thesis statement that is both epically brilliant and at least a little bit plausible.

French Quarter for your Thoughts

It's not secret that I am a sucker for OPI. My favourite fall colours are in their France collection: http://x.opi.com/France.asp

I also recently picked up a true gray colour from the, "Touring" collection. FYI- this image does not feature my own digits.

Oh, speaking of fall things, I recently tried Pumpkin Beer! I tried the Great Lakes Brewery ale http://www.greatlakesbeer.com/index.php/our-beers/brands/#pumpkin . It definitely tastes like pumpkin and festive fall-ness. I also want to try the St. Ambroise pumpkin ale http://mcauslan.com/en/produits/bieres-saisionnieres/citrouille-pumpki/ because I loooovvveeee their Apricot Wheat Ale. At this point, I'm just hoping that if I try enough pumpkin beers I will find what I always imagined Butter Beer in Harry Potter to taste like. Yummers!