Finally!!! I was so disappointed in the formula, despite all the hype, of Chanel Pirate. Not because it was bad, but because it was a "crelly." I guess I'm a straight creme kinda gal. It took way too many coats for me and I still didn't get the opacity I craved. But it was a gorgeous red.
Then I found Chanel Dragon. I don't know how many times I passed right by this one before I finally bought it on a whim. And it's just perfection in a bottle.
It's a lovely pure red creme with the perfect formula. It could probably be a one-coater, but two is perfect for me. Even my man said he loved it - with NO prompting or asking! He said a woman only needs one bottle of polish and THAT is the one. Well, I had to stifle my giggles on that one. If he only KNEW!
Chanel Dragon
Chanel Dragon
Chanel Dragon
Chanel Dragon
Now tell me you don't adore that red! I think the ease of application and the total opacity reeled me in.
My guy and I ate early, which messed up my whole eating schedule. I'm not quite Sheldon-esque about it, but food and I don't have the best relationship, so I have to be careful not to just blow off eating altogether since it didn't work out according to routine.
I adore anything with a balsamic reduction so I got a steak and started reducing the balsamic. Then I completely forgot about it. What's left of it is now a permanent part of the pot. Arrghh! So I put the steak in the fridge for tomorrow and ate some toast. Meh.
While I was watching a movie, I chopped off all my nails to the quick. I never file them or do anything else "manicure-like" to them. Not long ago, I had to google "cuticle" because I wasn't sure exactly which part it was - LOL! So for the first time, I opened my manicure kit someone got me long ago. I have to admit I still don't know what everything is for, but I used some of it and even used cuticle creme! Then I polished them a deep true red, Rimmel Burgundy Flirt - no it's not really burgundy - just because a dark color isn't something I would have EVER used on short nails before. I now look like I have little red buttons on the tips of my stubs. But my toes look GOOD wearing NYC Flatiron Green! *grin*
The movie surprised me, though, so that's good. I watched The Skeleton Key with Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt and Peter Sarsgaard. Ten minutes in, I had it figured out. Thirty minutes in, I was sure I was right. Except I wasn't! I love movies that surprise me. But I also love Capra-esque endings, so I had a love-hate relationship with it overall.
Then it was time for Craig Ferguson and doggie snuggles and everything was right with the world again.
I'm going to guess that most likely NONE of you have heard Time by Ray Price. If not, ENJOY! Then we'll talk...
Hopefully, you actually listened to the words. Sobering, aren't they? And true. Time really IS a monster. (But there's no one on the planet with a voice like his! *swoon*)
Today was "one of those" days for me.
*It's too hot to live.
*I've done a really stupid thing and given myself a headache with, of all things, scented nail polish. Yes, you heard me. Ugh.
*The boat wasn't hitting on all 24 today when we ran it - one of the injectors is clogged or something like that.
*Murphy dug a hole large enough, right outside the back door, for him to fit his entire HUGE self. Seriously, it's about 3 feet in diameter and at least 2 feet deep.
BUT, life's not all bad.
*I made a fantastic balsamic reduction and very nice steak for dinner.
*My headache is almost gone.
*Both dogs are sleeping contentedly at my feet.
*I am watching Craig Ferguson in Paris at the Moulin Rouge actually dancing with the Can-Can Girls!
It just always bears repeating that looking on the positive side of things is, as Martha Stewart would say, a "good thing." When I think how truly bad things could be, I drop to my knees and say a prayer of thanks.
