Lovelorn Unicorn » Beauty

Shiny, Happy Hair

Kate — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:09:56 +0000

Oh my, her hair. Love these pictures of Kiki, via The Velvet Bow.

Also relevant: “I’m currently cleaning out my closet of childish dresses. I want to start dressing like I’m 30. Some of the things I have are like, I can’t wear this anymore, it’s not cute.” I KNOW BUT I’M NOT *QUITE* READY.

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Kate — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 02:56:53 +0000

1. Galaxy nails, attempt no. 1. Also here.

2. Birthday present KW sunglasses. Thanks for spoiling me Mum!

Perfect

Kate — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:08:40 +0000

I had a perfect weekend. I painted my nails in pastel shades. I drank wine, danced to eighties tunes with good people and stayed out late. I slept in. I was in love. I looked at art. I ate croissants with brie. I watched a trashy movie in bed with my friend while our men folk played monopoly loudly. I drank wine from a teacup in a greenhouse lit with a lamp while it rained. I slept in again. I went to the vegetable markets and planned our meals for the week. A cat came to visit. My friend returned from Europe. For Sunday Movie Club we watched a strange film and ate pork belly and cinnamon buns.

I took no photographs, but my nails were inspired by this.

By the stylish wanderer.

Like a mermaid of the soil.

Kate — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:37:37 +0000

from All the Pretty Birds

Title from The Archipelego of Kisses by Jeffrey McDaniel

I Want Cotton Candy Hair

Kate — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:00:43 +0000

Images from Pop, Nylon, Dazed and Confused, Lula, unknown and Marie Antoinette.

Done Out in Deco

Kate — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:35:47 +0000

Row 1 – Lincoln Park After Dark – Matte, Russian Navy – Matte, You Don’t Know Jacques – Matte
Row 2 – The ‘It’ Color, Nicole Alert, Done Out in Deco
Row 3 – Hey! Get in Lime!, Moon Over Mumbai, Alpine Snow – Matte

I’m a bit crazy over nail polish these days. Maybe I’m turning into a girl or something? Cos despite the amount of frothy dresses I post on here, lately I’m likely to be found in docs and my Deborah Sweeney racecar hoodie (I’m such a bogan).

Of course most of the nail colours I like aren’t particularly girly. Probably the girliest above is the lilac shade this post is titled for, which I picked up this week and is my new favourite ugly-pretty colour. I can’t wait for the matte colours to arrive in New Zealand – has anyone spotted them? Here’s Karen O killing it with her black matte nails. Look, her nails are deep set, like mine! That’s where the similarities end, unfort for me.

What are your favourite colours & brands?