goldfinger

i always felt i can identify with johan van der smut. not that i participate roller disco or have ever engaged in an evil plot to take over the world, but it is because i love gold. i also love silver. not just the metals, but items that are gold or silver in color. i can't get enough shoes that are gold or silver-sandals, flats, heels, athletic shoes, etc. it doesn't matter. i must have them. it is a sickness. i even recently had a pair of air max 97s custom made in gold, and one pair made in silver. yes, i am fully aware they are tacky, but that is what makes them so fabulous.

i also love chanel cosmetics. although their nail polishes are pretty salty in price, i am willing to pay up since the colors are usually pretty and the stuff seems to resist chipping for a week to two. no other nail polishes i have tried seem to last more than 2 days before chipping. each season i like to buy their limited edition colors and always buy an extra or two as part of my elaborate, but never realized, plan to sell the excess bottles on ebay once they are unavailable in the stores. a year or so ago, it was all about black satin. spring 2008 it was all about the blue satin and azur (which really looks best when you paint the azur over the blue satin). the newest limited release colors came out a few weeks ago--gold fiction (gold), fantastic (a pinky burgundy) and kaleidoscope (a silvery, gunmetal color). yes, gold and silver nail polishes. it was a happy day for me. so i picked up a bottle of each, and one extra of the gold fiction (yes, the always unrealized ebay plan strikes again). i also picked up some of the gold powder highlighter and a tube of glossimers in gold light.

now for the report: the gold polish is lovely on, but, much to my dismay, it chipped within a few days of wear. this is odd for chanel polish. and the fact that this color costs $30--more than the price of your average chanel polish colors--for some reason really doesn't make me too happy about this. the glossimers in gold light is lovely by itself. i am sure it would look great over a base of lipstick, too. the gold highlighter powder is a little too glittery for my liking, but i will probably still use it sometimes. the "fantastic" polish looks great on my toenails. i figure it will look great on the fingers, too. lastly, i have yet to try the silver polish, but that comes next. i will make sure to pair it with some of my best fabulously tacky silver shoes.