Oh, Coco....

how do you do it?

Summer makeup collection by Chanel. As always, click the pic to zoom in.

I've been looking for the perfect fun fuchsia lip color. It's a great way to glam up a casual summer outfit for night. Think jeans, a white tank that has feminine details gently slipping off your tan shoulder, and a great punch of lip color.

And don't worry, green and blue nails aren't going anywhere soon.

Hot nails!

I've been looking for the perfect orange-sherbet-coral nail color for spring. Chanel has one but it won't be out for a few more weeks. As I was buying my salad for lunch I noticed the girl ringing me up had the perfect color! I asked her what it was and she told me it's from the new OPI Hong Kong collection and it's called Hot & Spicy.It looks even better in person. You can buy it in salons, as I will be doing.

She also recommended the chocolate hazelnut cookies. So I got one. Some people just know their stuff.

But I LOVE it.

In a recent post in the Stylephile blog on Boston.com, Courtney Hollands used the following picture to illustrate how shag carpeting is a 1960s nightmare.

But all I could think was: Where is this place? Do such wonders still exist? Can I move there? A balcony? You know there's at least 3 wet bars in that room.

It seems like it's in a swanky New York high-rise or in a Hollywood mansion . But what if it was the interior of a cabin in the woods? Or if you stuck it in the back of your property as a sort of grown-up fort/studio? Your living space needs to be, well, livable, but if you're designing a camp for example, you should be able to have fun.

Color Obsession

This is my blender. I love it.
Photo by Kitchenaid.

In addition to it's ability to make frosty margaritas, what I love about it is the color. In fact, I'm obsessed with it. I stayed in a hotel recently where the plastic room pen was sea foam green. Forget that we're in Miami, look at this pen! I also posted about the Chanel Jade nail polish.

I don't know what it is about that color, but lately it's been taking up at least 10% of my brain functioning. Mint green, jade, sea foam. Whatever you call it, I love it.

I want to have it in my wardrobe, but it's hard to find the right piece. The trouble is that the color can look a little "old lady" if not done right. For instance, if you wore a mint green trench coat, people would probably ask you if you needed help crossing the street or carrying your groceries. Trust me. Don't do it.

I think the color is best done in a way that would look sexy and lux. Picture a slinky jade party top, paired with long gold chain earrings and a large gold cuff bracelet. Le sigh.

Now I just need to find it.....

Chanel-Je t'aime

Such an unusual and beautiful nail color:


Photo: Chanel
Buy it here.

It's called Jade and it does make me think of the jade bracelets and rings you find in shops in Chinatown.

I've been wanting to go beyond the normal warm tone nail polish and this is a great way to do it without just going to black.

Shelf Life

We're getting our new place set up. One of the first things we wanted to complete was our big bookshelf. I like to think of books as an art installation.

We arranged the books by color and put items here and there where we thought they looked good.


The books and items can be arranged countless times when the mood strikes.

Color Love

I love color. One of my favorite mental screensavers is picturing different color combinations.

One that I've been thinking about a lot lately is fuchsia and turquoise. I love how the aqua color pops against the bold pink. I made a couple of little purses in the combo for presents last Christmas.

Here is a shirt and necklace I wore the other night. The shirt is from Anthropologie and the necklace is from Filene's Basement.



I also love the way it looks with this necklace that I just got at a flea market on Cape Cod.