TEXT, VIVIAN KELLY
It was a slow start to the New Year - a nagging sinus infection kept me close to the CT Home Office but it wasn't a total wash.
The highlight - we're fostering a baby - a 6 month old Cairn Terrier, named Jacqueline ["Jackie-O" in our house, in honor of said fashion icon]. It's COOOLD out here in the Country so a shopping trip was required to beef up her collection of winter sweaters. Saturday, after much discussion about whether pink or green would be best, we compromised - on a pink and green sweater with a large embroidered strawberry on the back.
It was also a week to see what new fashion books there are out there. After a trip to Borders' Book Store in Stamford, it seems the pickings as far as fashion books go is slim. The notable exception was the self-titled coffee table beauty, Tom Munro, with the introduction by Madonna and a gorgeous black and white image of Madge on the cover warrants 
further investigation. Another book to look at is Locals Only, with a great cover of two quintessential Cali Girls - all real, no lipo.
Must have been what the Beach Boys
were crooning about in all those early songs of theirs.
further investigation. Another book to look at is Locals Only, with a great cover of two quintessential Cali Girls - all real, no lipo.
Must have been what the Beach Boys
were crooning about in all those early songs of theirs. We made the obligatory trip to the mall, stopping-into Forever21 and Charlotte Russe, just to see how desperate retailers are in January. I bought a joke-riff pair of purple knit 
Ugg-style slipper boots at Charlotte Russe for $5. NO, it's NOT a typo - Five Dollars.
Ugg-style slipper boots at Charlotte Russe for $5. NO, it's NOT a typo - Five Dollars.Last but not least, I continued my on-going investigation into how to get the most durable AND hassle-free nails currently available. This HUnt started in Orlando, when bored, I hopped into my rented Sebring convertible and went to the nearest nail salon. Once there, I quizzed the nail tech on the various options - gel or acrylic. We decided on a full set of acrylics for $30 and I was one happy camper for 4 days.
After the initial honeymoon period, the ugly regrowth bump emerged and I got a poor set of fills
at the local CT mall which set me back $30.
at the local CT mall which set me back $30. Disillusioned, I paid $15 to have them take off after an unsuccessful 3 day attempt to soak them off at home. The removal process was the nail tech drilling-through the acrylic and then removing the left-overs with a Metro Card. No kidding, really! He managed not to hurt me. Once I arrived home, I applied a coat of Sally Hansen's Gel. The alternative is to pay $42 at the Adam Broderick Salon for professionals to apply the CND [Creative Nail Design] gel - mixed with a nail color] on me for $42. For now, the cheapie at-home experiment continues. Results in - sometime next week.
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