Love letters to dead writers

Here's a real indie gem for you - Scofflaw Nail Varnish in the limited edition Love Letter to Kurt Vonnegut.

These photos are from early summer, and my did I have fabulous nails back then - surely base coated with a sturdy gel manicure. But this polish... Photos don't do it justice, since it's a muted periwinkle blue sorta color that never ends up right on my photos, and added are black and blue glitters and gold speckles, along with blue shimmer. Totally gorgeous.

At the moment, the Etsy shop is sold out, but you should definitely keep Scofflaw on your radar at all times, since this is a very inventive indie brand. Someone who's created a polish like the above definitely deserves the epithet genius.

Recovered from instagram

As a follow-up to yesterday's post, here are some miscellaneous manicures that never made it onto a decent photo shoot, but got hastily captured with my phone and then published on instagram for my friends to drool over. Far from good, these photos represent manicures that were a lot better in reality.

Pahlish Anticipating and Pacing.

OPI Lost on Lombard.

OPI Alcatraz... Rocks pedicure, big toes have been topcoated.

Smitten Polish Isla de Muerto.

I don't even remember what this was, but the shimmer layered on top is a LE glassfleck from H&M, bought last summer.

Fun one, OPI Haven't the Foggiest with Darling Diva Polish I'm Fwee on top.

Darling Diva Polish Lucky Star.

Fimo butterflies encapsuled in a gel manicure, with slight bits of iridescent glitters. Hell to make, but pretty for work.

Scofflaw Thunderkitty.

OPI Save Me from the Nicki Minaj collection, over some cheap bright pink gel polish from Chinese ebay.

Essie As Gold as it Gets over Color Club Bright Night.

OPI Innie Minnie Mightie Bow.

And again, Essie As Gold as it Gets, this time over China Glaze Sun-Kissed.


Yep, that's pretty much what I've worn lately.